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饒文旺 Wenwang Rao

Wenwang Rao

Lecturer

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Email: raoww@mpu.edu.mo
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 Introduction

Dr. Wenwang Rao is currently a Lecturer in the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University. His research primarily focuses on artificial intelligence and mental health, as well as AI-related mental health epidemiological studies. He has published over 80 papers in academic journals, including The Lancet (IF: 98.4), The Lancet Psychiatry (IF: 30.8), Age and Ageing (IF: 6.0), and Translational Psychiatry (IF: 5.77), with a Web of Science H-index of 23. Dr. Rao has participated in multiple national and provincial-level research projects and was honored with the "Young Presentation Award" at the 19th International Congress of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists. He holds Vice President of the Intelligent Mental Health Branch, Standing Committee Member of the Mental Health Informatization Application Branch at the Guangdong Health Information Network Association, as well as Committee Member of the Public Health Physician Branch under the Guangdong Medical Doctor Association. He serves on the editorial boards of Alpha Psychiatry and Academic Mental Health and Well-Being and acts as a reviewer for several SCI-indexed journals, such as JAMA Network Open, Preventive Medicine, Journal of Global Health, Journal of Affective Disorders, Asian Journal of Psychiatry, and Psychiatry Research, etc.

 Education & Experience

Education
2017 – 2020: Ph.D. degree at University of Macau, Major in Biomedical Sciences
2014 – 2017: M.M. degree at Jilin University, Major in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
2010 – 2014: B.Sc. degree at Wuhan University of Bioengineering, Major in Bioengineering

Professional experiences
2025 – Present: Lecture, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University
2022 – 2025: Associate Professor, Shantou University Medical College
2021 – 2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University and Douglas Mental Health Centre

 Research Fields

  • 1. Artificial Intelligence and Mental Health
  • 2. AI-Based Data Mining and Analysis in Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • 3. Evidence-Based Medical Research on Mental Disorders

 Selected Recent Publications

  1. Lu J J , …, Grace Ka In Lok*, Rao W W* Interventions for suicidal and self-injurious related behaviors in adolescents with psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis[J]. Translational Psychiatry. 2025, 15, 73. (JCR=Q1, Co-corresponding author; 5 Year IF=6.3)

  2. Sun H L, He F, Rao W W#, et al. Gender differences in behavioral and emotional problems among school children and adolescents in China: National survey findings from a comparative network perspective [J]. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2024, 369: 227-233. (JCR=Q1, Co-first author; 5 Year IF=5.4)

  3. Chen M Y, He F,Rao W W# et al. The network structures of mental and behavioral problems among children and adolescents in China using propensity score matching: A comparison between one-child and multi-child families based on a nationwide survey[J]. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2024, 360: 206-213. (JCR=Q1, Co-first author; 5 Year IF=5.4)

  4. Rao W W#, He F#, Qi Y J#, et al. Mental health among school children and adolescents in China: A comparison of one-child and multiple children families from a nationwide survey[J]. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2024,104130. (JCR=Q1, Co-first author; 5 Year IF=4.8)

  5. Li M Z#, Rao W W#, Su Y Y, et al. Psychological interventions for loneliness and social isolation among older adults during medical pandemics: A systematic review and meta-analysis [J]. Age and Aging, 2023, 52(6): afad076. (JCR=Q1, Co-first author; 5 Year IF=8.3)

  6. Zeng L N, …, Zhao Di*, Rao W W*. Psychological symptoms and correlates of Chinese healthcare professionals in the intensive care unit before and after the COVID-19 outbreak: A comparison of two cross-sectional studies[J]. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2023, 329: 343-349. (JCR=Q1, Co-corresponding author; 5 Year IF=5.4)

  7. Su Y Y, Rao W W, Li M Z, et al. Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis [J]. International Psychogeriatrics, 2023, 35(5): 229-241. (JCR=Q1, 5 Year IF=4.7)

  8. Rao W W, Lin X, Liu H, et al. Suicidal ideation and self-harm behaviours in children aged 12 years or younger[J]. The Lancet Psychiatry. 2022, 9(11):855. (JCR=Q1, 5 Year IF=36.8)

  9. Zhang Y S#, Rao W W#, Zhang L L, et al. Incidence rate of schizophrenia after the Tangshan earthquake in China: a 44-year retrospective birth cohort study [J]. Translational Psychiatry, 2022,12(1):365. (JCR=Q1, Co-first author; 5 Year IF=6.3)

  10. Rao W W, Li M Z, Su Y Y, et al. How psychosocial stress profile influences the subsequent occurrence of neuropsychiatric comorbidities: A longitudinal population-based cohort study[J]. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2022, 311:294-302. (JCR=Q1, 5 Year IF=5.4)

  11. Rao W W#, Yang Y#, Ma T J#, et al. Worldwide prevalence of suicide attempt in pregnant and postpartum women: a meta-analysis of observational studies [J]. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2021, 56(5): 711-720. (JCR=Q1, Co- first author; 5 Year IF=4.5)

  12. Rao W W, Meng X F, Li K, et al. Association between clinical symptoms and apolipoprotein A1 or apolipoprotein B levels is regulated by apolipoprotein E variant rs429358 in patients with chronic schizophrenia[J]. Annals of General Psychiatry, 2021, 20(1): 56. (JCR=Q1, 5 Year IF=3.8)

  13. Su Y Y, Rao W W, D’Arcy C. Depression risk and body mass index among immigrants and non-immigrants in Canada: results from the Canadian Community Health Surveys, 2010–2014[J]. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2020, 55(10): 1283-1295. (JCR=Q1, Co- first author; 5 Year IF=4.5)

  14. Xiang Y T#, Li W#, Zhang Q E#, Jin Y#, Rao W W#, et al. Timely research papers about COVID-19 in China[J]. The Lancet, 2020, 395(10225): 684-685. (JCR=Q1, Co-first author; 5 Year IF=106.9)

  15. Zhang Y S#, Rao W W#, Zeng L N#, et al. Prevalence and correlates of bipolar disorder in the adult population of Hebei province, China[J]. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2020, 263: 129-133. (JCR=Q1, Co- first author; 5 Year IF=5.4)

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