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47

King-Wa Fu 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 King-Wa Fu sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 147 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

King-Wa Fu 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 King-Wa Fu sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

King-Wa Fu is a researcher affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their work primarily spans the fields of social sciences and psychology, with a significant focus on subfields such as sociology and political science, communication, clinical psychology, education, and health.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Social Media and Politics
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance

Their recent academic publications cover various themes relevant to these topics. Notable papers include:

  • "Vulnerability and resilience in children during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020), published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • "Specificity, Conflict, and Focal Point: A Systematic Investigation into Social Media Censorship in China" (2020), published in Journal of Communication
  • "Parent Technology Use, Parent-Child Interaction, Child Screen Time, and Child Psychosocial Problems among Disadvantaged Families" (2020), published in The Journal of Pediatrics
  • "Did the world overlook the media's early warning of COVID-19?" (2020), published in Journal of Risk Research
  • "Digital competence as a protective factor against gaming addiction in children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong" (2022), published in The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

King-Wa Fu has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, reflecting interdisciplinary work across their fields. Frequent collaborators include Rosa S. Wong, Keith T. S. Tung, Patrick Ip, Winnie W. Y. Tso, and Wilfred Hing Sang Wong.

The researcher's work has appeared mainly in journals such as New Media & Society and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, as well as specialized venues like European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and the Journal of Communication.

Best Publications

  • Internet addiction: prevalence, discriminant validity and correlates among adolescents in Hong Kong

    King-wa Fu;Wincy S C Chan;Paul W C Wong;Paul S F Yip

  • Changes in suicide rates following media reports on celebrity suicide: a meta-analysis

    Thomas Niederkrotenthaler;King Wa Fu;Paul S F Yip;Daniel Y T Fong

  • Assessing Censorship on Microblogs in China: Discriminatory Keyword Analysis and the Real-Name Registration Policy

    King-wa Fu;Chung-hong Chan;Michael Chau

  • Vulnerability and resilience in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Winnie W. Y. Tso;Rosa S. Wong;Keith T. S. Tung;Nirmala Rao

  • The effects of a celebrity suicide on suicide rates in Hong Kong

    Paul S. F. Yip;King-Wa Fu;Kai-Chun Yang;Brian Y. T. Ip

  • 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

  • Reality check for the Chinese microblog space: a random sampling approach.

    King-wa Fu;Michael Chau

  • How people react to Zika virus outbreaks on Twitter? A computational content analysis.

    King-Wa Fu;Hai Liang;Nitin Saroha;Zion Tsz Ho Tse

  • Using Twitter for Public Health Surveillance from Monitoring and Prediction to Public Response

    Sophie E. Jordan;Sierra E. Hovet;Isaac Chun Hai Fung;Hai Liang

  • Ebola and the social media.

    Isaac Chun Hai Fung;Zion Tsz Ho Tse;Chi Ngai Cheung;Adriana S. Miu

  • Evaluating the effectiveness of barrier installation for preventing railway suicides in Hong Kong

    Chi-Kin Law;Paul S. F. Yip;Wincy S. C. Chan;King-Wa Fu

  • Social Media’s Initial Reaction to Information and Misinformation on Ebola, August 2014: Facts and Rumors

    Isaac Chun-Hai Fung;King-Wa Fu;Chung-Hong Chan;Benedict Shing Bun Chan

  • Suicide rates among working-age adults in South Korea before and after the 2008 economic crisis

    Chee Hon Chan;Eric D Caine;Sungeun You;King Wa Fu

  • The use of social media in public health surveillance.

    Isaac Chun-Hai Fung;Zion Tsz Ho Tse;King-Wa Fu

  • Sentiment, Contents, and Retweets: A Study of Two Vaccine-Related Twitter Datasets.

    Elizabeth B. Blankenship;Mary Elizabeth Goff;Jingjing Yin;Zion Tsz Ho Tse

  • Ebola virus disease and social media: A systematic review.

    Isaac Chun-Hai Fung;Carmen Hope Duke;Kathryn Cameron Finch;Kassandra Renee Snook

  • Chinese social media reaction to the MERS-CoV and avian influenza A(H7N9) outbreaks

    Isaac Chun Hai Fung;King Wa Fu;Yuchen Ying;Braydon Schaible

  • Effectiveness of virtual and augmented reality-enhanced exercise on physical activity, psychological outcomes, and physical performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Yu Leung Ng;Flora Ma;Frederick K. Ho;Patrick Ip

  • Challenging Official Propaganda? Public Opinion Leaders on Sina Weibo

    Joyce Y. M. Nip;King-wa Fu

  • Restricting the means of suicide by charcoal burning

    Paul S. F. Yip;Chi-Kin Law;King-Wa Fu;Yik-wa Law

  • Long-term impact of celebrity suicide on suicidal ideation: results from a population-based study

    King Wa Fu;Paul S.F. Yip

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul S. F. Yip
Paul S. F. Yip University of Hong Kong
Nirmala Rao
Nirmala Rao University of Hong Kong
Shu-Sen Chang
Shu-Sen Chang National Taiwan University
Cecilia Cheng
Cecilia Cheng University of Hong Kong
Tatia M.C. Lee
Tatia M.C. Lee University of Hong Kong
Atin Adhikari
Atin Adhikari Georgia Southern University
Annette L. Beautrais
Annette L. Beautrais University of Canterbury
Steven Stack
Steven Stack Wayne State University
Ivan Hung
Ivan Hung University of Hong Kong
David Coghill
David Coghill University of Melbourne

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