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Cecilia Cheng

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Psychology

D-Index
54
Citations
11035
World Ranking
4606
National Ranking
43

Cecilia Cheng publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cecilia Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 160 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Cecilia Cheng D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cecilia Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cecilia Cheng is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, incorporating subfields such as sociology and political science, clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, and social psychology.

The main topics of Cheng's work focus on several areas related to mental health and technology, including:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Social Media and Politics

Cheng has contributed to multiple recent papers illustrating these interests. Notable publications include:

  • "Prevalence of social media addiction across 32 nations: Meta-analysis with subgroup analysis of classification schemes and cultural values" (2021), published in Addictive Behaviors
  • "Adjustment to a 'New Normal:' Coping Flexibility and Mental Health Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Maladaptive coping with the infodemic and sleep disturbance in the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020), published in Journal of Sleep Research
  • "Social Capital-Accrual, Escape-From-Self, and Time-Displacement Effects of Internet Use During the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Period: Prospective, Quantitative Survey Study" (2020), published in Journal of Medical Internet Research

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Cheng include:

  • Omid V. Ebrahimi
  • Jeremy W. Luk
  • Si Chen
  • Yan-Ching Lau
  • Hsin-Yi Wang

Cheng regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Computers in Human Behavior
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Behavioral Sciences

Their work often addresses the intersection of technology use and mental health, especially examining factors related to social media addiction, gaming disorder, coping strategies during global health crises, and the psychological impacts of digital environments on adolescents and society broadly.

Best Publications

  • Internet addiction prevalence and quality of (real) life: a meta-analysis of 31 nations across seven world regions.

    Cecilia Cheng;Angel Yee-lam Li

  • Coping flexibility and psychological adjustment to stressful life changes: A meta-analytic review.

    Cecilia Cheng;Hi-Po Bobo Lau;Man-Pui Sally Chan

  • The association between internet addiction and psychiatric co-morbidity: a meta-analysis

    Roger C Ho;Melvyn W B Zhang;Tammy Y Tsang;Anastasia H Toh

  • Assessing coping flexibility in real-life and laboratory settings: a multimethod approach.

    Cecilia Cheng

  • Epidemiology of internet behaviors and addiction among adolescents in six Asian countries.

    Kwok-Kei Mak;Ching-Man Lai;Hiroko Watanabe;Dong-Il Kim

  • Prevalence of social media addiction across 32 nations: meta-analysis with subgroup analysis of classification schemes and cultural values.

    Cecilia Cheng;Yan-ching Lau;Linus Chan;Jeremy W. Luk

  • Cultural meaning of perceived control: A meta-analysis of locus of control and psychological symptoms across 18 cultural regions.

    Cecilia Cheng;Shu Fai Cheung;Jasmine Hin-man Chio;Man-Pui Sally Chan

  • Cognitive and Motivational Processes Underlying Coping Flexibility: A Dual-Process Model

    Cecilia Cheng

  • Coping strategies, illness perception, anxiety, and depression of patients with idiopathic constipation: A population-based study

    Cecilia Cheng;Annie On On Chan;Wai Mo Hui;Shiu Kum Lam

  • Cognitive processes underlying coping flexibility: differentiation and integration.

    Cecilia Cheng;Mike W. L. Cheung

  • Vagal activity is quadratically related to prosocial traits, prosocial emotions, and observer perceptions of prosociality.

    Aleksandr Kogan;Christopher Oveis;Evan W. Carr;June Gruber

  • The prevalence and correlates of severe social withdrawal (hikikomori) in Hong Kong: A cross-sectional telephone-based survey study:

    Paul W C Wong;Tim M H Li;Melissa Chan;Y W Law

  • Understanding well-being and optimal functioning: Applying the Multilevel Personality in Context (MPIC) model

    Kennon M. Sheldon;Cecilia Cheng;Jonathan Hilpert

  • Role of Perceived Social Support on Depression in Chinese Adolescents: A Prospective Study Examining the Buffering Model

    Cecilia Cheng

  • Population based study of noncardiac chest pain in southern Chinese: Prevalence, psychosocial factors and health care utilization

    Wai Man Wong;Kwok Fai Lam;Cecilia Cheng;Wai Mo Hui

  • Psychological Responses to Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: A Prospective, Multiple Time-Point Study

    Cecilia Cheng;Mike W. L. Cheung

  • Scales for measuring user engagement with social network sites

    Leif Sigerson;Cecilia Cheng

  • Dialectical Thinking and Coping Flexibility: A Multimethod Approach

    Cecilia Cheng

  • Multinational comparison of internet gaming disorder and psychosocial problems versus well-being: Meta-analysis of 20 countries

    Cecilia Cheng;Mike W.-L. Cheung;Hsin-yi Wang

  • Do the socially rich get richer? A nuanced perspective on social network site use and online social capital accrual.

    Cecilia Cheng;Hsin-Yi Wang;Leif Sigerson;Chor-Lam Chau

  • Differing coping mechanisms, stress level and anorectal physiology in patients with functional constipation

    Annie Oo Chan;Cecilia Cheng;Wai Mo Hui;Wayne Hc Hu

  • Perception of benefits and costs during SARS outbreak: An 18-month prospective study.

    Cecilia Cheng;Wai Man Wong;Kenneth W. Tsang

  • The mediating role of Internet addiction in depression, social anxiety, and psychosocial well-being among adolescents in six Asian countries: a structural equation modelling approach

    Chingman Lai;Kwokkei Mak;Hiroko Watanabe;Jaeseung Jeong

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike W.-L. Cheung
Mike W.-L. Cheung National University of Singapore
Paul S. F. Yip
Paul S. F. Yip University of Hong Kong
Michael Chau
Michael Chau University of Hong Kong
King-Wa Fu
King-Wa Fu University of Hong Kong
Emily A. Impett
Emily A. Impett University of Toronto
Kennon M. Sheldon
Kennon M. Sheldon University of Missouri
Roger C.M. Ho
Roger C.M. Ho Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Dacher Keltner
Dacher Keltner University of California, Berkeley
Gregory D. Webster
Gregory D. Webster University of Florida
Christian Montag
Christian Montag University of Macau

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