Publications in peer-reviewed journals

[1] Ping, R.*, Hu, B., and Oshio, T. (2026). Paradoxical Well-Being: Time Use, Psychological Distress, and Subjective Well-Being in Informal Caregiving. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 81(4):gbaf240.

[2] Oshio, T., Ping, R., and Honda, A. (2026). Income-related inequality and horizontal inequity in healthcare utilisation under population aging and labor market changes in Japan. Int J Equity Health, 25:8.

[3] Oshio, T., Ping, R., and Honda, A. (2026). Trends in income-related concentration and inequality in health in Japan:  evidence from population-based national surveys from 2001 to 2022. Population Health Metrics, 24:6.

[4] Oshio, T. and Ping, R. (2025). Can cessation of caregiving for parents relieve family caregivers’ psychological distress? A longitudinal study using 17-wave nationwide survey data in Japan. Journal of Epidemiology, 35(4): 187-194.

[5] Nesser, N.B., Feng, X., Yang, W., Ping, R., Bai, X., and Wangmo, T. (2025). Future care planning for and by older adults and its associated challenges: a scoping review. Research on Aging, 48(1), 82-95.

[6] Ping, R., Hu, B., and Oshio, T. (2024). Evaluating the impact of a pilot programme for home- and community-based services on long-term care needs among older adults in China. PLoS One, 19(11): e0311616.

[7] Ping, R. (2024). Evaluating the impacts of integrating health and social care systems on social care use among older adults with chronic diseases in China. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus, 1(4): 100082.

[8] Ping, R. and Oshio, T. (2023). Education inequalities in self-rated health and their mediators in late adulthood: Comparison of China and Japan. PLoS One, 18(9), e0291661.

[9] Ping, R. and Oshio, T. (2023). Education level as a predictor of the onset of health problems among China’s middle-aged population: A Cox proportional hazards regression analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1187336.

[10] Oshio, T. and Ping, R. (2023). Trust, interaction with neighbors, and vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multilevel analysis in China. Vaccines, 11(8), 1332.​

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Working papers

Ping, R.*, Hu, B., and Oshio, T. Horizontal inequity in long-term care access under universal coverage in Japan (2001-2022) (R&R).

Ping, R.*, Ma, X., and Oshio, T. Housing and health outcomes in middle-aged and older adults: Evidence based on a Chinese national longitudinal survey (R&R).

 

Other publications

Ping, R. (2026, 18 January) The Paradox of Caregiving: How Daily Time Use Shapes Well-Being in Japan. GOLTC Blog, Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science.

​Ping, R. and Salehi, N. (2024). GOLTC Blog Post: Japan’s Long-Term Care System: Innovations and Workforce Challenges.

Ping, R. and Hu, B. (2024). Long-term care system profile: mainland China. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ping, R. and Oshio T. (2023). Long-term care system profile: Japan. Global Observatory of Long-Term Care, Care Policy & Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science.