Artificial Intelligence in Health Informatics

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Informatics Research cluster advances healthcare by integrating AI and data science to improve patient care, address health inequalities and optimise healthcare delivery. Our interdisciplinary team leverages machine learning, natural language processing and predictive analytics to enhance decision-making, drive AI-based training for healthcare professionals, enable precision diagnostics in medical imaging and support effective public health communication. Through these efforts, we tackle critical challenges and promote informed, equitable healthcare.

• Leung C.L.K., Li K.K., Tang A., Tam W.W.S., Wong S.Y.S., Wei W.I, Kwok K.O. (2026). Institutional Trust and Vaccination Delay as Key Metrics for Vaccination Rollout Success. Communications Medicine, 6(1):376. (SJR: Q1 – 9.24%) 
• Tam W.S.W., Tung N., Lee S.X., Štiglic G., Huynh T., Tang A. (2026). Development and Evaluation of a Generative AI Chatbot for Database Searching in Systematic Review. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 2026;58(2):e70076. (SJR: Q1 – 9.24%) 
• Ahmed M.F., Whitby C.P., Popovich D.G., Ahmad R., & Rashidinejad A. (2026). Physicochemical Stability and Bio-Functionality of Liposome-Encapsulated Macadamia Husk Phenolic Extract. Foods. 2026;15(5):810. (SJR: Q1 – Top 5.08%)  
• Culas M.S., Kaur L., Popovich D.G., & Rashidinejad A. (2025). Comparative efficiency of extraction techniques for bioactive compounds in Cinnamomum zeylanicum. Food Chemistry. 2025;493(Pt 3):145891. (SJR: Q1 – Top 2.59%) 
• Vo H.T., Nguyen S., Tran A.T., Nguyen H., Ho H.B., Fowler P.W., Walker T.M., Nguyen T. (2025). Deep learning-based framework for Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterial growth detection for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Computational & Structural Biotechnology Journal. 2025;27:2208-2218. (SJR: Q1 – Top 7.74%) 
• Lui, C.X., Yang, N., Tang, A., & Tam, W.W.S. (2025). Effectiveness evaluation of smart home technology in preventing and detecting falls in community and residential care settings for older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 26(1):105347. (SJR: Q1 - Top 1.74%) 
• Tran, T.H., Vu, D.H., Tran, M.H., Dao, V.H., Vu, H., & Nguyen, T.T. (2025). GIFCOS-DT: One stage detection of gastrointestinal tract lesions from endoscopic images with distance transform, IEEE Access, 12, 163698-163714. (SJR: Q1 – Top 16.07%) 
• Tang, A., Tung, N., Nguyen, H.Q., Kwok, K.O., Luong, S., Bui, N., Nguyen, G., & Tam, W. (2024). Health information for all: do large language models bridge or widen the digital divide? The BMJ, 387, e080208. (SJR: Q1 – Top 3.5%) 
• Tang, A., Li, K.K., Kwok, K.O., Cao, L., Luong, S., & Tam, W. (2024). The importance of transparency: Declaring the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in academic writing. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 56(2), 314–318. (SJR: Q1 - Top 10.27%) 
• Woo, B., Huynh, T., Tang, A., Bui, N., Nguyen, G., & Tam, W. (2024). Transforming nursing with large language models: from concept to practice. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 23(5), 549–552. (SJR: Q1 – Top 3.57%) 
• Wei, W.I., Leung, C.L.K., Tang, A., McNeil, E.B., Wong, S.Y.S., & Kwok, K.O. (2024). Extracting symptoms from free-text responses using ChatGPT among COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 30(1), 142.e1–142.e3. (SJR: Q1 – Top 3.0%)