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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5664 5259 88 86 233 6487

Kara Chan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kara Chan between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kara Chan published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2015. 12 of the 260 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2015. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 6 publications
1975 2025

260 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kara Chan: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 3
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 3
2001 1
2002 3
2003 6
2004 3
2005 5
2006 12
2007 8
2008 9
2009 12
2010 7
2011 11
2012 19
2013 20
2014 17
2015 22
2016 16
2017 9
2018 9
2019 10
2020 5
2021 5
2022 7
2023 12
2024 6
2025 6
Total 260
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Kara Chan publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kara Chan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 224–233 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 233 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213 233
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Kara Chan D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kara Chan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300 39
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Kara Chan is affiliated with Hong Kong Baptist University in China and has made contributions in the fields of Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting. Their research spans several subfields, including Marketing, Sociology and Political Science, Education, Gender Studies, and Social Psychology.

The main topics covered in Kara Chan's work include:

  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Media, Gender, and Advertising
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Consumer Retail Behavior Studies

Kara Chan has published research in a variety of venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers
  • Asian Journal of Business Research
  • PLoS ONE
  • Health & New Media Research
  • International Journal of Higher Education and Sustainability

Their recent papers include:

  • "How influencers' social media posts have an influence on audience engagement among young consumers," 2023, Young Consumers Insight and Ideas for Responsible Marketers
  • "How do crazy rich Asians perceive sustainable luxury? Investigating the determinants of consumers' willingness to pay a premium price," 2023, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
  • "Perception of advertisements with celebrity endorsement among mature consumers," 2020, Journal of Marketing Communications
  • ""I'm (Not) Offended by Whom I See!" The Role of Culture and Model Ethnicity in Shaping Consumers' Responses toward Offensive Nudity Advertising in Asia and Western Europe," 2021, Journal of Advertising
  • "The effects of life events on the development of materialism and compulsive consumption: a life course study in the United States and Hong Kong," 2020, Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science

Kara Chan frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their common coauthors include:

  • Fei Fan
  • Md. Ruhul Kabir
  • Maggie Fung
  • Yan Wang
  • Jun-Hwa Cheah

Best Publications

  • Mass communication and pro-environmental behaviour: waste recycling in Hong Kong

    Kara K W Chan

  • Market Segmentation of Green Consumers in Hong Kong

    Kara K W Chan

  • Impact of celebrity endorsement in advertising on brand image among Chinese adolescents

    Kara K W Chan;yu Leung ng;Edwin K. Luk

  • Materialism and Social Comparison among Adolescents

    Kara K W Chan;Gerard P Prendergast

  • Parent‐child communications about consumption and advertising in China

    Kara K W Chan;James U. McNeal

  • Consumers' response to offensive advertising: a cross cultural study

    Kara K W Chan;Lyann Li;Sandra Diehl;Ralf Terlutter

  • Low-dose metronomic chemotherapy: a systematic literature analysis.

    K. Lien;S. Georgsdottir;L. Sivanathan;K. Chan

  • Social comparison, imitation of celebrity models and materialism among Chinese youth

    Kara K W Chan;Gerard P Prendergast

  • Use of the internet and traditional media among young people

    Kara K W Chan;Wei Fang

  • Environmental performance measurement indicators in construction

    Vivian Wing Yan Tam;C. M. Tam;S. X. Zeng;K .K. Chan

  • Benefits and stressors - Perceived effects of ICT use on employee health and work stress: An exploratory study from Austria and Hong Kong.

    Katharina Ninaus;Sandra Diehl;Ralf Terlutter;Kara Chan

  • Environmental attitudes and behaviour of secondary school students in Hong Kong

    Kara K. W. Chan

  • Using theory of planned behavior to predict healthy eating among Danish adolescents

    Alice Grønhøj;Tino Bech‐Larsen;Kara Chan;Lennon Tsang

  • Advertising appeals and cultural values in television commercialsA comparison of Hong Kong and Korea

    Young Sook Moon;Kara K W Chan

  • PHARMACOKINETICS OF PROPOFOL IN CHILDREN

    R.D.M. Jones;K. Chan;L.J. Andrew

  • One Country, Two Systems: Cultural Values Reflected in Chinese and Hong Kong Television Commercials

    Kara K W Chan;Hong Cheng

  • The effect of ageing on plasma pethidine concentration.

    K Chan;MJ Kendall;M Mitchard;WD Wells

  • Hong Kong children's understanding of television advertising

    Kara K W Chan

  • Determinants for materialism among adolescents in Singapore

    Carrie Ferle;Kara K W Chan

  • Communicating healthy eating to adolescents

    Kara K W Chan;Gerard P Prendergast;Alice Grønhøj;Tino Bech-Larsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard Prendergast
Gerard Prendergast Ajman University of Science and Technology
Peter Huxley
Peter Huxley Bangor University
Sheung-Tak Cheng
Sheung-Tak Cheng Education University of Hong Kong
Dafna Lemish
Dafna Lemish Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hye-Jin Paek
Hye-Jin Paek Hanyang University
Glen T. Cameron
Glen T. Cameron University of Missouri
Piyush Sharma
Piyush Sharma Curtin University

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