同济大学医学院博士研究生导师，上海市青年科技启明星计划获得者(2021)，上海市青年科技英才扬帆计划获得者(2018)。以第一或者通讯作者共发表SCI论文25篇，其中影响因子大于10分的8篇，累计影响因子超过200，篇均8.1。作为项目负责人主持科研项目6项，包括国家自然科学基金项目2项，上海市科委人才项目2项和校局级项目2项。曾获上海市科学技术奖三等奖和中华预防医学会科学技术奖三等奖。
代表性论文：
Zhao Yan, Zhao Yongbo, Fan Kechen, Jin Liping. Association of history of spontaneous or induced abortion with subsequent risk of gestational diabetes. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Mar 1;5(3):e220944. (IF: 13.353)
Zhao Yan, Zhu Qianqian, Lin Jiaying, Cai Jing. Association of exposure to particulate matter air pollution with semen quality among men in China. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2148684. (IF: 13.353)
Zhao Yan, Cai Jing, Zhu Xinlei, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V Martin, Hua Jing, Kan Haidong. Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Renal Function: A Population-Based Study Among Pregnant Women in China. Environ Int. 2020, 141:105805. (IF: 13.352)
Zhao Yan, Cao Zijuan, Li Huichu, Su Xuijuan, Yang Yingying, Liu Chao, Hua Jing. Air pollution exposure in association with maternal thyroid function during early pregnancy. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2019, 367:188-193. (IF:14.224)
Zhao Yan, Liu Pengcheng, Wang Junyong, Xiao Xirong, Meng Xxiangzhou, Zhang Yunhui. Umbilical cord blood PBDEs concentrations are associated with placental DNA methylation. Environment International, 2016. 97: 1-6. (IF: 13.352)
Cai Jing#, Zhao Yan#, Kan J, Chen Renjie, Martin R, van Donkelaar A, Ao Junjie, Zhang Jun, Kan Haidong, Hua Jing. Prenatal Exposure to Specific PM2.5 Chemical Constituents and Preterm Birth in China: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Environ Sci Technol. 2020 Nov 17;54(22):14494-14501. (IF: 11.357)
Qiao Ping#, Zhao Yan#, Jiang Xiang#, Xu Chuanlu, Yang Yingying, Bao Yirong, Xie Han, Ying Hao*. Impact of Growth Discordance in Twins on Preeclampsia Based on Chorionicity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020, S0002-9378(20)30375-6. (IF: 10.693)
Qiao Ping#, Zhao Yan#, Cai Jing, van Donkelaar A, Martin R, Ying Hao, Kan Haidong. Twin growth discordance in association with maternal exposure to fine particulate matter and its chemical constituents during late pregnancy. Environ Int. 2019, 133(Pt A):105148. (IF: 13.352)
