Luna Yue Huang
Economist / Data Scientist
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Impact
[21 Apr 2021] Our Nature paper is ranked #22 among 3.4 million works in the “Top 100 Most Discussed Articles in 2020” by Altmetric.
Altmetric tracked 3.4 million works in 2020, and compiled the top 100 most discussed articles across 20 disciplines. Our Nature paper is ranked #22.
[7 Sep 2020] Our Nature paper is ranked #393, in the top 0.002%, of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric
As of Sep 7, 2020, our Nature paper studying the effects of anti-contagion policies on the spread of COVID-19 has been covered by 323 news stories from 208 outlets, and tweeted 3,426 times. In terms of media and public attention, Altmetric ranks it as #393 out of 15,799,141 research outputs across all sources ever tracked, outperforming 99.998% of its peers.
The effect of large-scale anti-contagion policies on the COVID-19 pandemic
[14 June 2020] Our Nature paper in the news
Our recent Nature publication on the effects of anti-contagion policies on the spread of COVID19 has been covered by numerous media outlets.
Shutdowns prevented 60 million coronavirus infections in the U.S., study finds
Coronavirus Lockdowns Saved Millions Of Lives, Journal ‘Nature’ Reports
Lockdowns Saved Many Lives and Easing Them Is Risky, Say Scientists
Lockdowns saved many lives and easing them is risky, say scientists
Covid-19 shutdown measures prevented about 60 million US infections, study says
2 new studies show shutdowns were astonishingly effective
Shutdowns Prevented Approximately 60 Million Coronavirus Cases In US, Study Shows
Lockdowns in Europe saved ‘millions of lives’
[29 March 2019] “RCTs in the long run” on VoxTalks
Randomized controlled trials have revolutionized development policy. But do the interventions that work in the short run have a benefit 10 or 20 years later? My co-author and advisor, Ted Miguel, explains how our team aims to find out.