Haijun Wang

Professor, Ph.D
whjun1@bjmu.edu.cn
Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Peking University

Personal profile

Professor Hai-Jun Wang is the Vice Dean of School of Public Health, Chair of Department of Maternal and Child Health in School of Public Health, Peking University. She is the chief scientist of a National Key Research and Development Program of China. She is also the Chairman of Obesity Prevention and Control Committee, Chinese Association for Student Nutrition & Health Promotion; the Vice Chairman of Branch of Early Life Development and Disease Prevention, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association; the Vice Chairman of Chinese Hospital Association Health Data Application and Management Specialized Committee; the Vice Chairman of Branch of Maternal and Child Health Care Information, Chinese Health Information and Big Data Association; Member of the National Nutrition and Health Expert Committee; Members of the National Health Public Education Expert Committee, etc.

She graduated from Beijing Medical University with the Bachelor degree of preventive medicine in 1995 and got Ph.D. degree in School of Public Health of Peking University in 2004. She has been working in School of Public Health, Peking University since 2004. She had been the visiting scholar in University of Marburg (Germany), Duisburg-Essen University (Germany), University of Queensland (Australia), Duke University (USA), John Hopkins University (USA).

She has undertaken many projects as a Principal Investigator in China, sponsored by National Key R&D Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Research Special Fund for Public Welfare of Health, Beijing Natural Science Foundation, China Medical Board, United Nations Population Fund, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, etc.

She has published more than 200 academic papers as the first or corresponding author, 120 of which in international journals, including JAMA Pediatrics, BMC Medicine, Environmental Health Perspectives, Environment International, etc. She published 7 books as editor-in-chief, and applied 4 utility model patents and 5 copyrights of computer software.

She has been awarded as a principal participant “the First Award of Scientific and technological Progress of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association”, “Song Qing-Ling Pediatric Medicine Award”, “The First Natural Science Award of Maternal and Child Health Science and Technology Award”, “The Third Award of Huaxia Medical Science and Technology Award”, “the Third Award of Scientific and technological Progress of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association”, “the Third Award of Scientific and technological Progress in Beijing”, etc.

Main research directions

Her research interests are genetic and environmental influencing factors, prevention and control technologies of major health problems in women and children, including childhood obesity, abnormal growth and development, impaired fertility, diseases during pregnancy, adverse pregnancy outcomes, etc.

Representative scientific research projects

2024-2027 Research on Early Identification and Precise Control Technologies for Impaired Fertility in Population, funded by National Key Research and Development Program of China

2025-2028 Effect of prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and its typical active constituents on growth trajectories in early childhood and its mechanism, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

2024-2025 Urban-based Nutrition Programme in Xinfeng (Construction of community and family health environment), funded by United Nations Children’s Fund with support from National Health Commission

2023-2024 Current Status of China's Maternal and Child Health Standards System and Its International Comparison, funded by the Maternal and Child Health Department of the National Health Commission

2021-2023 Data-driven behavioral intervention and medical outcome evaluation for patient omni-directional monitoring, funded by the Science and Technology Innovation 2030 "New Generation Artificial Intelligence" Major Project.

2020-2023 Impact of prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on childhood obesity and its mechanism: a birth cohort study, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

2020-2022 Epidemiological methods and experiences in research on child and adolescent health, funded by Sino-German Centre for Research Promotion.

2021 Development and validation of risk prediction model for gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia based on maternal and child health big data, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

2019-2021 The 2nd national youth reproductive health survey in China, funded by United Nations Population Fund.

2016-2020 Development and evaluation of school-based intervention for childhood overweight and obesity, funded by National Key R&D Program of China.

10 representative papers

1.Liu Z, Gao P, Gao AY, Lin Y, Feng XX, Zhang F, Xu LQ, Niu WY, Fang H, Zhou S, Li WH, Yuan JH, Xu CX, Wu N, Li HJ, Wen LM, Patton G, Wang HJ*, Wu YF. Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Intervention for Prevention of Obesity in Primary School Children in China: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics. 2022 Jan 1;176(1):e214375. (IF=26.821)

2.Wang YY, Li Q, Guo Y, Zhou H, Wang X, Wang Q, Shen H, Zhang Y, Yan D, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Li S, Chen G, Zhao J, He Y, Yang Y, Xu J, Wang Y, Peng Z, Wang HJ*, Ma X*. Association of Long-term Exposure to Airborne Particulate Matter of 1 μm or Less With Preterm Birth in China. JAMA Pediatr. 2018, 172(3):e174872. (IF=12.004)

3.Zhao Y, Bao H, Ma L, Song B, Di J, Wang L, Gao Y, Ren W, Wang S, Wang HJ*, Wu J*. Real-world effectiveness of primary screening with high-risk human papillomavirus testing in the cervical cancer screening programme in China: a nationwide, population-based study. BMC Med. 2021 Jul 15;19(1):164. (IF=11.150)

4.Yuan X, Zhou S, Li X, Lyu J, Lin L, Ji Y, Wang H, Liu J, Li Q, Wang HJ. The association of apparent temperature with fetal growth: A birth cohort study in Beijing, China. Sust Cities Soc. 2025;123:106266. (IF=10.500)

5.Li Q, Wang YY, Guo Y#, Zhou H, Wang X, Wang QM, Shen HP, Zhang YP, Yan DH, Li S, Chen G, Lin L, He Y, Yang Y, Peng ZQ, Wang HJ*, Ma X*. Folic Acid Supplementation and the Association between Maternal Airborne Particulate Matter Exposure and Preterm Delivery: A National Birth Cohort Study in China. Environ Health Perspect. 2020 Dec;128(12):127010. (IF=9.031)

6.Wang YY, Li Q, Guo Y, Zhou H, Wang QM, Shen HP, Zhang YP, Yan DH, Li S, Chen G, Zhou S, He Y, Yang Y, Peng ZQ, Wang HJ*, Ma X*. Ambient temperature and the risk of preterm birth: A national birth cohort study in the mainland China. Environ Int. 2020 Sep;142:105851. (IF=9.621)

7.Lin L, Li Q, Yang J, Han N, Chen G, Jin C, Xu X, Liu Z, Liu J, Luo S, Raat H, Guo Y, Wang H*. The associations of residental greenness with fetal growth in utero and birth weight: a birth cohort study in Beijing, China. Environ Int. 2020 May 14;141:105793. (IF=9.621)

8.Zhou S, Lin LZ, Bao Z, Meng T, Wang SS, Chen GB, Li Q, Liu Z, Bao HL, Han N, Wang HJ*, Guo YM. The association of prenatal exposure to particulate matter with infant growth: A birth cohort study in Beijing, China. Environmental Pollution. 2021 May 15;277:116792. (IF=9.988)

9.Qin C, Fan C, Wang J, Li Q, Liu J*, Wang H*, Feng Q*. Trends and inequalities in physical fitness and nutritional status among 0.72 million Chinese adults aged 20–59 years: an analysis of five successive national surveillance surveys, 2000–2020. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025;57:101542. (IF=7.600)

10.Lyu J, Sun Y, Ji Y, Liu N, Zhang S, Lin H, Wang Y, Yang X, Ma S, Han N, Mi Y, Zheng D, Yang Z, Zhang H, Jiang Y, Ma L*, Wang H*. Optimal Gestational Weight Gain for Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - China, 2011-2021. China CDC Weekly. 2023 Mar 3;5(9):189-193. (IF=4.700)