Xia Xi (Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
Research areas:
Health effects and risk of environmental factors (e.g., air pollution, climate change)
Education/Work experience:
2023/09-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2024/03-2024/10, Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford
2017/09-2022/01, Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2014/09-2017/06, M.A., Xi’an Jiao Tong University
2009/09-2014/06, M.B., Sun Yat-sen University
Research experience & achievements:
Dr. Xia has hosted a National Natural Science Foundation of China project and is a key member of three national research projects focusing on air pollutants and health. She has published 19 research articles including Lancet Public Health, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific and EI. She received funding from the Sino-British Fellowship Trust in 2024.
Selected publications:
[1] Xia X, Liu C, Niu Y, et al. Zhengming Chen. Effect modification of long-term air pollution exposure on the association of physical activity with COPD hospitalization: a prospective cohort study of 0.5 million Chinese adults. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 62, 2025, 101676, ISSN 2666-6065
[2] Xia X, Meng X, Liu C, et al. Associations of long-term nitrogen dioxide exposure with a wide spectrum of diseases: a prospective cohort study of 0· 5 million Chinese adults. The Lancet Public Health, 2024, 9(12): e1047-e1058.
[3] Xia X, Chan KH, Niu Y, et al. Modelling personal temperature exposure using household and outdoor temperature and questionnaire data: Implications for epidemiological studies[J]. Environment international, 2024, 192: 109060.
[4] Xia X, Niu X, Chan KH, et al. Effects of indoor air purification intervention on blood pressure, blood‑oxygen saturation, and heart rate variability: A double-blinded cross-over randomized controlled trial of healthy young adults. Sci Total Environ. 2023 May 20;874:162516. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162516. Epub 2023 Mar 1. PMID: 36868269.
[5] Xia X, Chan KH, Lam KBH, et al. Effectiveness of indoor air purification intervention in improving cardiovascular health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Oct 1;789:147882. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147882. Epub 2021 May 25. PMID: 34058577; PMCID: PMC7611692.
[6] Xia X, Qiu H, Kwok T, et al. Time course of blood oxygen saturation responding to short-term fine particulate matter among elderly healthy subjects and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Jun 25;723:138022. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138022. Epub 2020 Mar 18. PMID: 32217387.
Email: Xiaxi@xjtu.edu.cn
Address: 76 Yanta West Road, Yanta District, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China 710061
