In recent years, Professor You Yongheng has thought and studied the psychological health education in schools, the misunderstanding of the purpose of education in China, the problems brought by the educational emphasis system in China, the work pressure and management, and the psychological health of civil servants and employees in enterprises. In recent years, he has published many influential academic papers in China Journal of Education, Tsinghua University Education Research, Beijing Normal University Education Journal, China Education Frontier, China Education Frontier and other magazines. After the earthquake, he led teachers and graduate students to Beichuan, Mianzhu, Dujiangyan and other places for long-term psychological consultation, presided over the research on "Psychological Rehabilitation after Sichuan Earthquake", published research papers on psychological trauma in the disaster area in advances in psychological science and China Journal of Mental Health, and went to Japan for relevant academic research and academic exchanges.

In recent years, many organs, institutions and schools in our province have asked him to give special reports on a wide range of issues, and the news media often interview him on some important educational psychological problems and social problems, asking him to comment on related social problems. In 2008-2009, he participated in the training activities of thousands of principals in Chengdu as the chief expert. Participated in various educational supervision and inspection work organized by the government for many times. Give full play to the academic influence of university professors and reflect their sense of social responsibility as intellectuals.