Dr. Yanrong Wang is currently a Professor at Ningxia Medical University. She has been awarded Outstanding Secretary of the Specialized Branch of Ningxia Medical Association and Outstanding Staff Member of Ningxia Medical University. She is a member of the Evidence-Based Nursing Professional Committee, Chinese Nursing Association; a Standing Member of the Psychological Assessment Special Committee, Chinese Mental Health Association; a member of the Psychosomatic Medicine Branch, Chinese Medical Association; a member of the Family Collaborative Therapy Group, Psychosomatic Medicine Branch, Chinese Medical Association; a member of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Research Alliance, Branch of Basic and Clinical Psychiatry, Chinese Society for Neuroscience and the vice chair and secretary of the Psychosomatic Medicine Branch of Ningxia Medical Association. She has long been engaged in research on mental health, such as Pathogenesis and intervention research of depressive disorders, sleep disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, Psychological stress and health in children and adolescents, and Psychiatric nursing. Dr. Wang has published 30+ academic papers and spoken at 10+ academic conferences domestically, and has independently undertaken 10+ research projects funded by domestic funds. She has close research collaborations with Shandong University.

Pathogenesis and intervention research of depressive disorders, sleep disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Psychological stress and health in children and adolescents

Psychiatric nursing

2016 - 2022 Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong , Ph.D. in Nursing psychology

2008 - 2011 Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China, MS in Medicine

1998 - 2003 Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China, BM in Clinical Medicine

2024 Outstanding Residency Training Instructor of General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University.

2023 Outstanding Secretary of the Specialized Branch of Ningxia Medical Association.

2021 The 16th Ningxia Excellent Academic Paper Award in Natural Sciences.

2024-2027  Development and Clinical Application of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment Technology for Major Depressive Disorder Based on Multi-Omics. Key R&D Program of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB: 1200,000.

2024-2026  Study on the Intergenerational Transmission of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Its Relationship with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) in Adolescents with Depression, and the Underlying Mechanism. Special Talent Initiation Project. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB: 300,000.

2023-2026  Role and Mechanism of Circadian Rhythm Disorder Mediated by DNA Methylation of Circadian Genes in Adolescent Depression. Central Government-Guided Local Science and Technology Development Fund. Role: Principal Investigator. RMB: 300,000.

Jing, Y., Tan, L., & Wang, Y. * (2025). Adverse childhood experiences and chronic pain in adolescent patients with depressive disorder: the mediating role of circadian rhythm disruption. BMC psychiatry, 25(1), 827.

Shi, H., Fang, J., Wang, Y. *, Chen, Y., Wang, Y., & Dai, D. (2025). Acetylation of Histones in the Nucleus Accumbens Increases the Expression of Dopamine Transporters to Regulate Executive Function in Sapap3 Knockout Mice. Synapse (New York, N.Y.), 79(5), e70029.

Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, M., Liu, D., & Fang, J. (2024). Informational Analysis and Prediction of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Pathogenesis. Psychiatry investigation, 21(5), 464–474

Shi, H., Sun, J., & Wang, Y. * (2024). Heterogeneity in sleep problems and suicide risk among adults with depression: a cross-sectional study. Sleep and biological rhythms, 23(1), 47–54.

Liu, Q. Y., Fang, J. Q., Wang, S. X., Zhang, X., Ma, N., Zhang, M. X., & Wang, Y. R. * (2024). Effect of cortisol awakening response on multiple object tracking in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: the mediating role of working memory. Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science, 33(03), 246-251.

Sun, J., Wang, S., Mu, G., Liu, J., Su, R., Zhang, X., Fang, J., & Wang, Y. * (2023). Symptoms of depression and anxiety in Chinese adolescents: heterogeneity and associations with executive function. BMC psychiatry, 23(1), 410.

Wang, Y., Liu, H., Wang, Y. R., Wei, J., Zhao, R. R., & Fang, J. Q. (2023). Relationship between chronotypes and aggression in adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC psychiatry, 23(1), 214.

Wang, Y., Shi, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, X., Wang, J., Sun, Y., Wang, J., Sun, J., & Cao, F. (2021). The association of different parenting styles among depressed parents and their offspring's depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 495.

Wang, Y. R., Chang, S. H., Ma, X. M., Li, J. Y., Zhang, R. X., & Fang, J. Q. (2021). Correlational research on facial and clinical characteristics of adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 623.

Wang, Y. R., Sun, J. W., Lin, P. Z., Zhang, H. H., Mu, G. X., & Cao, F. L. (2019). Suicidality among young adults: Unique and cumulative roles of 14 different adverse childhood experiences. Child Abuse & Neglect, 98, 104183.

Wang, Y. R., Lin, P. Z., & Cao, F. L. (2018). Validity and reliability of the Revised Chinese Version of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 32(9), 5.