Profiles
Dr Yinghui Wei
Associate Professor of Statistics
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Yinghui can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
- Applied statistics
- Statistical methodology
- Clinical trials
- Observational studies
Email publicrelations@plymouth.ac.uk to enquire.
Associate Professor of Statistics
School Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Stage 1 Tutor for Mathematics and Statistics
Statistics Seminar Organiser
Qualifications
FHEA, Higher Education Academy, 2014
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Plymouth, UK; 2014
PhD in Statistics, School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, UK; 2008
MSc in Statistics (with Distinction), School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, UK; 2004
BSc in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Northwest University, China; 2003
Appointments:
Associate Professor of Statistics, University of Plymouth, UK; 2019 - Present
Lecturer in Statistics, University of Plymouth, UK; 2013 - 2019
Investigator Scientist, Medical Research Council, UK; 2009 - 2013
Research Fellow (Welcome Trust), University of Nottingham, UK; 2008 -2009
Professional membership
Member of Cochrane Statistical Methods Group
Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Roles on external bodies
Statistical Editor, Cochrane Developmental Psychosocial Learning Problems Group
Chair, Royal Statistical Society South West Local Group
Teaching interests
Undergraduate
- Probability
- Mathematical Sciences in Context
- Medical Statistics
Postgraduate
- SPSS short course, Doctoral College
- Project design and development, guest lectures on statistics, School of Biomedical Sciences
Staff serving as external examiners
2019, External PhD Examiner, University of Liverpool
Research interests
My primary research interest is in developing statistical methodology with a focus on the application to medicine, clinical trials, observational studies and evidence synthesis. Specific areas include,
- Bayesian inference
- Modelling and analysis of infectious diseases (including Cowpox virus, healthcare-associated infection)
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Multivariate meta-analysis (including multiple outcomes, multiple treatments and diagnostic tests)
- Survival analysis
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Dr Z. Al-Kaabawi (2018): Bayesian Hierarchical Models for Linear Networks (Director of Studies)
Current PhD Students:
L. Sorrell: Modelling multivariate survival endpoints with application to kidney transplantation (Director of Studies)
J. Sethi: Graphene based biosensors for detection of blood biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (co-supervisor)
M. Howe: A probabilistic dental treatment risk index (co-supervisor)
L. Zhang: Bayesian multi-level survival models (Director of Studies)
S. Riley: Using big data to develop and validate clinical prediction models for survival outcomes following kidney transplant (Director of Studies)
Grants & contracts
Externally funded projects:
2021 London Mathematical Society: Women in Mathematics Day, Lead Applicant.
2020 – 2022 China Scholarship Council: Joint Training of Doctoral Students in Statistical Science with Yunnan University, Joint Supervisor.
2020 – 2024 University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and EPSRC DTP funded PhD Studentship: "Using big data to develop and validate clinical prediction models for survival outcomes in kidney transplant", Project PI/Primary Supervisor.
2018 – 2020 GlaxoSmithKline: “An assessment of the sensitivity to change of a scale to measure quality of life in patients with severe asthma”. Co-I.
2018 – 2019 GlaxoSmithKline: “Further validation of a scale to measure quality of life in patients with severe asthma”. Co-I.
2016 – 2018 NIHR RfPB (PB-PG-0215-36117): “A systematic review of physical activity for alcohol and substance use disorders: evidence synthesis with stakeholder engagement to formulate practical recommendations”. Co-I.
Key publications
Other Publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2021 'Survival After Thoracoscopic Surgery or Open Lobectomy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis' The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 111, (1) 302-313 , DOI
2020 'Bayesian hierarchical models for linear networks' Journal of Applied Statistics 1-28 , DOI Open access
2020 'Physical activity and the prevention, reduction, and treatment of alcohol and other drug use across the lifespan (The PHASE review): A systematic review' Mental Health and Physical Activity 0-0 , DOI Open access
2020 'The Zika Virus Individual Participant Data Consortium: A Global Initiative to Estimate the Effects of Exposure to Zika Virus during Pregnancy on Adverse Fetal, Infant, and Child Health Outcomes' Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 5, (4) 152-152 , DOI
2020 'Qualitative systematic review of the acceptability, feasibility, barriers, facilitators and perceived utility of using physical activity in the reduction of and abstinence from alcohol and other drug use' Mental Health and Physical Activity 100355-100355 , DOI Open access
2020 'Comparison of the effects of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary symptoms on health-related quality of life in patients with severe asthma' Respiratory Medicine 162, 105870-105870 , DOI Open access
2019 'Video feedback for parental sensitivity and attachment security in children under five years' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , DOI
2019 'Evidence for similarity in symptoms and mechanism: the extra-pulmonary symptoms of severe asthma and polysymptomatic presentation of fibromyalgia' Immunity, Inflammation & Disease , DOI Open access
2019 'Understanding the relation between Zika virus infection during pregnancy and adverse fetal, infant and child outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of longitudinal studies of pregnant women and their infants and children' BMJ Open 9, (6) e026092-e026092 , DOI Open access
2018 'Chronic respiratory symptoms and lung abnormalities among people with a history of tuberculosis in Uganda: a national survey' Clinical Infectious Diseases , DOI Open access
2018 'Stakeholder Perspectives on Graphical Tools for Visualising Student Assessment and Feedback Data' Research in Learning Technology , DOI Open access
2018 'Noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (NRIs) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , DOI
2018 'The Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS) and Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system for supporting caregivers and improving outcomes in caregivers and their infants' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , DOI
2018 'A methodology review on the incremental prognostic value of computed tomography biomarkers in addition to Framingham risk score in predicting cardiovascular disease: the use of association, discrimination and reclassification' BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 18, (1) 39-39 , DOI Open access
2018 'Physical activity and the prevention, reduction, and treatment of alcohol and/or substance use across the lifespan (The PHASE review): protocol for a systematic review' Systematic Reviews 7, (1) , DOI Open access
2017 'Reconstructing time-to-event data from published Kaplan–Meier curves' Stata Journal 17, (4) 786-802 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
2017 'Parent–infant psychotherapy for improving parental and infant mental health' BJPsych Advances 23, (4) 216-216 , DOI
2016 'Parent–infant psychotherapy: a systematic review of the evidence for improving parental and infant mental health' Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology 34, (5) 464-482 , DOI
2016 'Group-based parent training programmes for improving emotional and behavioural adjustment in young children' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , DOI
2016 'Evaluating hospital infection control measures for antimicrobial-resistant pathogens using stochastic transmission models: Application to vancomycin-resistant enterococci in intensive care units' Statistical Methods in Medical Research 27, (1) 269-285 , DOI Open access
2015 'Meta-analysis of time-to-event outcomes from randomized trials using restricted mean survival time: application to individual participant data' Statistics in Medicine 34, (21) 2881-2898 , DOI
2015 'Portion, package or tableware size for changing selection and consumption of food, alcohol and tobacco' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , DOI
2015 'Personal financial incentives for changing habitual health-related behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis' Preventive Medicine 75, 75-85 , DOI
2015 'Parent-infant psychotherapy for improving parental and infant mental health' Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , DOI
2014 'Predictive distributions for between‐study heterogeneity and simple methods for their application in Bayesian meta‐analysis' Statistics in Medicine 34, (6) 984-998 , DOI Open access
2014 'Comparative efficacy and safety of treatments for localised prostate cancer: an application of network meta-analysis' BMJ Open 4, (5) e004285-e004285 , DOI Open access
2014 'Portion, package or tableware size for changing selection and consumption of food, alcohol and tobacco' , DOI
2013 'Bayesian multivariate meta-analysis with multiple outcomes' Statistics in Medicine 32, (17) 2911-2934 , DOI
2013 'Analysis of survival data from trials with non-proportional hazards: an empirical comparison of methods' Trials 14, (Suppl 1) O38-O38 , DOI
2012 'Estimating within‐study covariances in multivariate meta‐analysis with multiple outcomes' Statistics in Medicine 32, (7) 1191-1205 , DOI
2012 'Statistical analysis of an endemic disease from a capture–recapture experiment' Journal of Applied Statistics 39, (12) 2759-2773 , DOI
2012 'Non-invasive prenatal diagnostic test accuracy for fetal sex using cell-free DNA a review and meta-analysis' BMC Research Notes 5, (1) 476-476 , DOI Open access
Books
2020 Modern Engineering Mathematics. 6th Ed. Pearson
Conference Papers
2019 'P167 The contribution of extra-pulmonary symptoms of quality of life in severe asthma are important and may be overlooked' British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2019, QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE, 4 to 6 December 2019, Programme and Abstracts BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society , DOI
2019 'Non-Respiratory Symptoms Are as Important as Respiratory Symptoms in Their Impact on Quality of Life in Severe Asthma'
Reports & invited lectures
Reports:
Wei Y. (2019) "South West local group meeting: Network Time Series"
Wei Y. (2019) “South West local group meeting: Modelling numbers of births”
Wei Y. (2018) “South West local group meeting: Evidence synthesis in health”
Seminars/Talks:
2020, Invited talk, "The arts and techniques of online teaching for mathematics and statistics", Shanghai Polytechnic University
2019, Contributed talk, "Estimating the correlation between bivariate survival endpoints", Royal Statistical Society International Conference, Belfast.
2019, Invited talk, "Statistical Applications in Medical Sciences", INSPIRE Interdisciplinary Meeting, Plymouth.
2018, Invited talk, "Survival analysis of patients following kidney transplantation" (with Lexy Sorrell), South West Transplant Centre Annual Transplant Day, Totnes.
2018, Invited talk, "Survival analysis: from individual level data to aggregate data", Yunnan University, China.
2018, Invited talk, "Survival analysis: from individual level data to aggregate data", AUFE, China.
2017, Invited talk, "Restricted mean survival time: from individual level data to aggregate data", CMStatistics 2017, University of London, London.
2017, Session chair, "Recent Advances in Research Synthesis Methods", CMStatistics 2017, University of London, London.
2017, Contributed talk, "Using published Kaplan-Meier curves to reconstruct time-to-event data for secondary analyses", Royal Statistical Society International Conference, Glasgow.
2017, Contributed poster, "Hierarchical Bayesian models for road traffic accidents", Royal Statistical Society International Conference, Glasgow.
2016, Invited lecture, "Introduction to Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials", postgraduate summer school, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu.
2015, Invited seminar, "The use of restricted mean survival time in meta-analysis of clinical trials with time-to-event outcomes". University of Exeter, Exeter.
2014, Invited seminar, "Meta-analysis of survival data using restricted mean survival time", University of Essex, Colchester.
2013, Contributed talk, "Analysis of survival data from trials with non-proportional hazards". Clinical Trials Methodology Conference: Methodology Matters, Edinburgh.
2013, Contributed talk, "Network Meta-analysis", Methodology Theme Meeting, MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London.
2012, Contributed poster, "Bayesian multivariate meta-analysis with many outcomes", 33rd Annual Conference of International Society for Clinical Biostatistics, Bergen.
2011, Contributed talk, "Bayesian multivariate meta-analysis with many outcomes", Methods in Meta-analysis Meeting, Royal Statistical Society, London.
2010, Internal Seminar, "Multivariate meta-analysis with multiple outcomes", MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge.
2010, Invited lecture, "Introduction to Meta-analysis", Shanghai Nottingham Systematic Review Course, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai.
2007, Poster presentation, "An epidemic model for discrete data in dynamic population", Manchester Research Student Conference in Statistics and Probability, University of Manchester.
2007, Contributed talk, "Statistical inference about epidemics in dynamic population", Research Student Conference in Statistics and Probability, Durham, UK.
Conferences organised
2018 RSS South West Local Group Meeting Programme