Research Assistant Professor
- ST518
- +852 2766 4340
- guoyingqi.hk@hotmail.com
- Healthy Aging
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Dr Yingqi Guo received her Bachelor of Engineering from the China University of Geosciences and her Master of Science from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. She accomplished her PhD at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, and her PhD thesis is about the community environment and mental health in Hong Kong. Dr Guo has research experience in the benefits of greenness and recreational facilities to Hong Kong older adults’ mental health. She also participated in the WHO’s multi-country research on healthy ageing indicators. Dr Guo joined RS, PolyU, as research assistant professor in November 2021. She is interested in the research on the application of 3S techniques (GIS/RS/GPS), wearable devices, big data and artificial intelligence in rehabilitation sciences.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, China University of Geosciences
- Master of Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong
Research Interests
Research Output
- Guo, Y., Liu, Y., Lu, S., Chan, O. F., Chui, C. H. K., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2021). Objective and perceived built environment, sense of community, and mental wellbeing in older adults in Hong Kong: A multilevel structural equation study. Landscape and Urban Planning, 209, 104058. (IF: 5.14; Q1: 1/40 in Urban Planning)
- Guo, Y., Chan, K. S. T., Chan, C. H., Chang, Q., Lee, R. S., & Yip, P. S. F. (2021). Combined effects of individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status on older adults’ mortality: A retrospective follow-up study in Hong Kong. BMJ Open, 11(4), e043192. (IF: 2.49; Q1: 286/2448 in Medicine miscellaneous)
- Guo, Y., Fu, Y.*, & Xu, Y. (2020). Satisfaction with neighbourhood environment moderates the associations between objective neighbourhood environment and leisure‐time physical activity in older adults in Beijing, China. Health & Social Care in the Community, 29(1), 206-214. (IF: 2.05; Q1: 12/57 in Social Work)
- Guo, Y., Chang, S. S., Chan, C. H., Chang, Q., & Yip, P. S.* (2020). Individual and neighborhood characteristics and their association with depression in older adults in Hong Kong. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74(2), 120-129. (IF: 3.97; Q1: 8/526 in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health)
- Guo, Y., Chau, P. H., & Yip, P. S.* (2019). Social vulnerability, neighborhood service provision and suicide in older adults in Hong Kong. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 35(1), 99-112. (IF: 2.42; Q1: 8/110 in Geriatrics and Gerontology)
- Guo, Y., Chan, C. H., Chang, Q., Yip, P. S.*, & Liu, T. (2019). Neighborhood environment and cognitive function in older adults: A multilevel analysis in Hong Kong. Health & Place, 58, 102146. (IF: 2.99; Q1: 16/699 in Geography, Planning and Development)
- Guo, Y., Chang, S. S., Sha, F., & Yip, P. S.* (2018). Poverty concentration in an affluent city: Geographic variation and correlates of neighborhood poverty rates in Hong Kong. PloS One, 13(2), e0190566. (IF: 2.77; Q1: 29/2863 in Medicine)
- Guo, Y., Chan, C. H., & Yip, P. S.* (2018). Spatial variation in accessibility of libraries in Hong Kong. Library & Information Science Research, 39(4), 319-329. (IF: 1.37; Q1: 72/1233 in Information Systems)
- Guo, Y., Chang, S. S.*, Chen, M., & Yip, P. S. (2017). Do poorer areas have poorer access to services in Hong Kong? A small-area analysis based on multiple spatial accessibility indicators. Social Indicators Research, 138(1), 1-21. (IF: 1.65; Q1: 12/497 in Social Sciences)
