By Professor Lei Zhang

Journal articles

Liu H; Zou Z; Zhang L, 2026, 'Reply to ‘Comments on “HPV vaccination is highly effective and cost-effective for cervical cancer prevention in women living with HIV in China: A cost-effectiveness analysis”’', International Journal of Cancer, 158, pp. 281 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.70129

Wang M; Lai H; Fairley CK; Soe NN; Latt PM; Shen M; Su S; Zhao R; Zhang L; Zhou Y; Zhou P; Li Z; Zhang L, 2025, 'The role of sequential sexual acts on Neisseria gonorrhoea transmissions between anatomical sites in men who have sex with men: a mathematical modelling study.', Sex Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH25128

Yu Z; Chen R; Gui P; Wang W; Razzak I; Alinejad-Rokny H; Zeng X; Shang X; Zhang L; Yang X; Yu H; Huang W; Lu H; van Wijngaarden P; He M; Zhu Z; Ge Z, 2025, 'A cross population study of retinal aging biomarkers with longitudinal pre-training and label distribution learning', Npj Digital Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01751-7

Shu Y; Wu M; Wang W; Dou L; Zhang Z; Zhang L; Wang Y, 2025, 'Associations of menstrual characteristics with non-suicidal self-injury: results from six universities in China', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23260-8

Yu Z; Nguyen TD; Ju L; Gal Y; Sashindranath M; Bonnington P; Zhang L; Mar V; Ge Z, 2025, 'Correction to: Hierarchical skin lesion image classification with prototypical decision tree (npj Digital Medicine, (2025), 8, 1, (26), 10.1038/s41746-024-01395-z)', Npj Digital Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01494-5

Meng R; Shi F; Zhang B; Li C; Wang J; Song L; Zhang L; Shen M, 2025, 'Cost-effectiveness of universal genetic screening for familial hypercholesterolemia in young adults aged 18–40 years in China', BMC Medicine, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-03966-7

Latt PM; Aung ET; Htaik K; Soe NN; Lee D; King AJ; Fortune R; Ong JJ; Chow EPF; Bradshaw CS; Rahman R; Deneen M; Dobinson S; Randall C; Zhang L; Fairley CK, 2025, 'Evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for providing sexual health information: a consensus study using real-world clinical queries', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22933-8

Sun J; Li Y; Yu Z; Towns JM; Soe NN; Latt PM; Zhang L; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Ong JJ; Zhang L, 2025, 'Exploring artificial intelligence for differentiating early syphilis from other skin lesions: a pilot study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10438-5

Latt PM; Ray A; Lu H; Soe NN; Xu X; Bao Y; Ong JJ; Chow EPF; Varma R; Zhang L; Fairley CK, 2025, 'External validation of a web- and artificial intelligence-based HIV/STI risk assessment tool: performance evaluation using data from Sydney sexual health centre', BMC Infectious Diseases, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-12087-8

Iwelunmor J; Wapmuk AE; Kokelu E; Ojo T; Olusanya O; Gbaja-Biamila T; Akinsolu FT; Musa AZ; Xian H; Abodunrin OR; Kalulu P; Obiorah A; Afadapa M; Obodoechina N; Nwaozuru U; Anikamadu O; Smith J; Azuogu BN; Ajenifuja K; Jia M; Bamogo A; Babatunde A; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Zou Z; Airhihenbuwa CO; Tucker JD; Ezechi OC, 2025, 'For girls and women (4GW) HPV RCT protocol: a crowdsourced, pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to improve uptake of HPV vaccination and screening among mother-daughter dyads in Nigeria', Implementation Science, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-025-01428-5

Yu Z; Nguyen TD; Ju L; Gal Y; Sashindranath M; Bonnington P; Zhang L; Mar V; Ge Z, 2025, 'Hierarchical skin lesion image classification with prototypical decision tree', Npj Digital Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01395-z

She B; Sun J; Lu F; Lin S; Liu Y; Li G; Hu Y; Tang W; Tan R; Ong J; Su S; Zhang L, 2025, 'Identifying subgroups of Chinese men who have sex with men based on sexual behavior and drug use patterns using a clustering analysis approach', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22388-x

Lu F; Yang H; She B; Lu Q; Bao Y; Seto WK; Wong WCW; Yuen MF; He Y; He X; Ji F; Zhang L, 2025, 'Investigating multimorbidity trajectories in people living with MASLD diagnosis: A trajectory analysis using the UK Biobank', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 27, pp. 6968 - 6978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.70095

Yang S; Xin Z; Cheng W; Zhong P; Liu R; Zhu Z; Zhu LZ; Shang X; Chen S; Huang W; Zhang L; Wang W, 2025, 'Photoreceptor metabolic window unveils eye–body interactions', Nature Communications, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55035-x

Yang S; Zhang X; Du X; Yan P; Zhang J; Wang W; Wang J; Zhang L; Sun H; Liu Y; Xu X; Di Y; Zhong J; Wu C; Reinhardt JD; Zheng Y; Wu T, 2025, 'Prediction of cognitive conversion within the Alzheimer’s disease continuum using deep learning', Alzheimer S Research and Therapy, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13195-025-01686-x

Yang S; Xin Z; Xiong R; Zhu Z; Li H; Chen Y; Zhong Z; Du L; Zhu LZ; Shang X; Huang W; Zhang L; Chen S; He C; Tan S; He M; Congdon N; Jonas JB; Tham YC; Cheng CY; Wang W, 2025, 'Proteome atlas for mechanistic discovery and risk prediction of diabetic retinopathy', Nature Communications, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64634-1

Hu W; Lin Z; Clark M; Henwood J; Shang X; Chen R; Kiburg K; Zhang L; Ge Z; van Wijngaarden P; Zhu Z; He M, 2025, 'Real-world feasibility, accuracy and acceptability of automated retinal photography and AI-based cardiovascular disease risk assessment in Australian primary care settings: a pragmatic trial', Npj Digital Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01436-1

Bao Y; Sun Y; Wang M; K·Fairley C; Lu P; O’Brien TJ; Su S; Liu X; Wang L; Liu H; Zhang X; Shang X; Zhu Z; Lu Q; Li Z; Lai H; Wang J; Ma T; Wang L; Xie X; Wang W; Wu W; Yang J; Zhang L, 2025, 'Sex and age-specific multimorbidity profiles among working-age inpatients in China: a comparative network analysis', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24201-1

Liu Y; Zhang D; Sui L; Li D; Wang M; Wang W; Xue M; Hao J; Zhang L; Wu M, 2025, 'The mediating effects of sleep quality in the relationship between loneliness and depression among middle-aged and older adults', Scientific Reports, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93681-3

Liu J; Xu T; Wang Y; Ji F; Zhang L, 2025, 'The spatio-temporal trends and determinants of liver cancer attributable to specific etiologies: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021', Global Health Research and Policy, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41256-025-00416-y

Soe NN; Latt PM; Lee DM; Yu Z; Schmidt M; Bissessor M; Aung ET; Ge Z; Rahman R; Chow EPF; Ong JJ; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2025, 'Using deep learning systems for diagnosing common skin lesions in sexual health', Communications Medicine, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01144-7

Zhang Y; Lan Y; Mou Y; Deng Y; Chen Z; Fu Y; Shi Z; Zhang L; Zhao Y, 2025, 'Association Between cMIND Diet and Dementia Among Chinese Older Adults: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.', Nutrients, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu17223529

Tu Z; He S; Zhao R; Tieosapjaroen W; Zhang Y; Zhao M; Ong JJ; Zhang L, 2025, 'Preferences for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among Gay, Bisexual, and Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: a Discrete Choice Experiment', AIDS and Behavior, 29, pp. 3486 - 3497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-025-04793-w

Schmidt HMA; Chan C; Ung P; Nisa T; Ong JJ; Tieosapjaroen W; Green KE; Phanuphak N; Cassell MM; Suwandi N; Boonyapisomparn H; Poonkasetwattana M; Zhang L; Bavinton BR, 2025, 'Preparing for next-generation PrEP: awareness and willingness to use long-acting injectable cabotegravir among men who have sex with men and trans women across Asia', Sexual Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH25065

Zou Z; Hu Y; Yang H; Zhao M; Cao Y; Tieosapjaroen W; Soe NN; Latt PM; Ong JJ; Zhuang G; Zhang L, 2025, 'Preferences and willingness-to-pay for human papillomavirus vaccination among men who have sex with men in China: a discrete choice experiment', Vaccine, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127806

Mahe J; Guo K; Guo L; Liu L; Yang Z; Xu A; Xu P; Huo Y; Wang J; Perceval G; Zhao Y; Huang J; Kong X; Bai G; Xu A; Du C; Shi F; Cui H; Wang S; Li Z; Wang L; Zhang L; Zhang L, 2025, 'Occupational and Nonoccupational Physical Activity and Their Association With All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality in US Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study from the NHANES 2007 to 2018', Journal of the American Heart Association, 14

Sun J; Yu Z; Li Y; Towns JM; Zhang L; Ong JJ; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2025, 'Correction: Radiomics analysis for the early diagnosis of common sexually transmitted infections and skin lesions (PLOS Digital Health (2025) 4:7 (e0000926) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000926)', Plos Digital Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001079

Liu J; Fang Z; Lu Q; Wang Y; Zhang L, 2025, 'Projecting Global Trends and Inequalities in Adult Overweight and Obesity, 2023–2040: Findings From the NCD-RisC Database', Obesity, 33, pp. 1955 - 1967, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.24358

Soe NN; Kusnandar II; Latt PM; Fairley CK; Chow EPF; Maatouk I; Johnson CC; Shah P; Peters RPH; Subissi L; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Use of AI in Identification of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Anogenital Dermatoses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.', JAMA Netw Open, 8, pp. e2533512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.33512

Li C; Wang K; Tanuma J; Shibanuma A; Gilmour S; Chan C; Phanuphak N; Tieosapjaroen W; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Bavinton BR, 2025, 'Exploring user preferences for PrEP service delivery models in Japan: a discrete choice experiment among men who have sex with men', Sexual Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH25063

Lai H; Fairley CK; Li R; Chen MY; Chow EPF; Donovan B; Callander D; Guy R; Tran J; Aung ET; Shen M; Zhang L, 2025, 'Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Regular Self-digital Anorectal Examination on Syphilis Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Mathematical Modeling Study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 232, pp. e393 - e402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf310

Mahendran R; Zhang L; Xu R; Zhang Y; Ye T; Yu P; Coelho MSZS; Saldiva PHN; Li S; Guo Y, 2025, 'Short-term wildfire-related PM2.5 exposure and risk of influenza in Brazil: A nationwide study', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138987

Ma L; Lv M; Li Y; Yang C; Li W; Sun J; Han T; Guo Z; Li D; Yan Z; Li R; Zhang L, 2025, 'Chronic financial stress and cardiovascular disease risk: A prospective cohort study and Mendelian randomization analysis', Atherosclerosis, 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.120460

Lu Q; Bao Y; Lu F; Sumithran P; O'Brien TJ; Yue Q; Li R; Lv Y; Wang C; Zhang L, 2025, 'Exploring population and sex-specific disease trajectories for multimorbidities among individuals with overweight or obesity: A retrospective cohort study in UK biobank', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 27, pp. 5235 - 5246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.16576

Liu J; Chai Z; Wang Y; Zhang L, 2025, 'Global Burden of Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents Aged 0 to 19: A Multidatabase Comparative Study, 2021', Diabetes and Metabolism Journal, 49, pp. 1126 - 1128, http://dx.doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2025.0444

Chen Y; Zhang C; Zou Z; Hu W; Zhang D; Zhao S; Zhang S; Wu Q; Zhang L, 2025, 'Hepatitis E Vaccination Preferences and Willingness-to-Pay Among Residents: A Discrete Choice Experiment Analysis', Vaccines, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13090906

Yusufu M; Weinreb RN; Kang M; Vingrys AJ; Shang X; Zhang L; Shi D; He M, 2025, 'Structural and causal links between retinal vascular geometry and neural layer thickness', Microvascular Research, 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2025.104834

She B; Liu Y; Lin S; Lu F; Liu Y; Sun J; Li G; Hu Y; Su S; Zhang L, 2025, 'Clustering analysis of sexual behavioral patterns and risk of sexually transmitted infections in Chinese men who have sex with men', Journal of Infection and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102786

Zhang Y; Huang Y; Zhang W; Shi Y; Mou Y; Lan Y; Sharma M; Zhang L; Zhao Y, 2025, 'Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors Among Middle-Aged and Older Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Gender Differences Based on a Health Ecological Model', Healthcare Switzerland, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13161951

Latt PM; Soe NN; Fairley CK; Chow EP; Johnson CC; Shah P; Maatouk I; Zhang L; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Machine learning for personalized risk assessment of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia: A systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107922

Yusufu M; Kang M; Dayimu A; Shi D; Zhu LZ; Chen R; Vingrys AJ; Shang X; He M; Zhang L, 2025, 'Photoreceptor Layer Thinning as Biomarker for Circulatory Premature Mortality: UK Biobank Cohort Study', Translational Vision Science and Technology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/tvst.14.8.10

Tieosapjaroen W; Bavinton BR; Schmidt HMA; Chan C; Green KE; Phanuphak N; Poonkasetwattana M; Suwandi NS; Fraser D; Boonyapisomparn H; Cassell M; Zhang L; Tang W; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men and trans women in 15 countries and territories in Asia and Australia: a discrete choice experiment', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.70025

Bai R; Zhang L; Zhou M, 2025, 'The prevalence and disability burden of mental disorders in children and adolescents in China—authors' reply', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101650

Chua TP; Vodstrcil LA; Murray GL; Plummer EL; Jensen JS; Unemo M; Chow EPF; Low N; Whiley DM; Sweeney EL; Hocking JS; Danielewski JA; Garland SM; Fairley CK; Zhang L; Bradshaw CS; Machalek DA, 2025, 'Evolving patterns of macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Microbe, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.101047

Su G; Chen B; Song Y; Yin Q; Wang W; Zhao X; Fan S; Lian J; Li D; Bi J; Li P; Zhao Z; Zhang L; Shi J; Lu W, 2025, 'Klf5-adjacent super-enhancer functions as a 3D genome structure-dependent transcriptional driver to safeguard ESC identity.', Nat Commun, 16, pp. 5540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60389-x

Sun J; Yu Z; Li Y; Towns JM; Zhang L; Ong JJ; Ge Z; Fairley CK; Zhang L, 2025, 'Radiomics analysis for the early diagnosis of common sexually transmitted infections and skin lesions', Plos Digital Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000926

Iwelunmor J; Obiezu-Umeh C; Gbaja-Biamila T; Oladele D; Nwaozuru U; Musa AZ; Abodunrin OR; Akinsolu FT; Ojo T; Olusanya O; Bamidele T; Ezeama N; Okeke C; Johnny I; Ekene M; Rahman N; Musari-Martins T; Ajibaye S; Lateef A; Ojo V; Babatunde Y; Airhihenbuwa CO; Muessig K; Rosenberg N; BeLue R; Xian H; Conserve DF; Zou Z; Ong JJ; Zhang L; Curley J; Nkengasong S; Mason S; Tang W; Bayus B; Ogedegbe G; Tucker JD; Ezechi O, 2025, 'The 4 youth by youth (4YBY) crowdsourced HIV prevention intervention: A stepped-wedge longitudinal trial on HIV self-testing uptake among adolescents and young people in Nigeria', Contemporary Clinical Trials, 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.107919

Tieosapjaroen W; Phillips TR; Chow EPF; Fairley CK; Istiko SN; Wu J; Tapa J; Mao L; Zhang L; Wang D; Sudarto B; Ong JJ, 2025, 'Using Online Media to Increase the Awareness and Uptake of Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Among Asian-Born Men Who Have Sex With Men Living in Australia: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. ofaf321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf321

Lv M; Li Y; Guo Z; Ma L; Zhang L, 2025, 'Bidirectional associations between adiposity and mental health: a prospective cohort study of the UK Biobank', Obesity, 33, pp. 1195 - 1206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.24296

Liu J; Shang X; Zhang X; Chen Y; Zhang B; Tang W; Li L; Chen R; Jan C; Hu W; Yusufu M; Wang Y; Zhu Z; He M; Zhang L, 2025, 'Metabolomic network reveals novel biomarkers for type 2 diabetes mellitus in the UK Biobank study', Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, 27, pp. 3335 - 3346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dom.16351

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