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Citations
6279
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7961
National Ranking
69

Mao-Sheng Ran 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 Mao-Sheng Ran sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 110 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mao-Sheng Ran 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 Mao-Sheng Ran sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mao-Sheng Ran is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a significant number of publications in clinical psychology, social psychology, psychiatry and mental health, general health professions, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's work covers various topics related to mental health, including mental health treatment and access, COVID-19 and mental health, schizophrenia research and treatment, family caregiving in mental illness, suicide and self-harm studies, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, and the long-term effects of COVID-19.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mao-Sheng Ran include the following:

  • Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated With Mental Health Symptoms Among the General Population in China During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study in China, 2020, General Psychiatry
  • The impact of quarantine on mental health status among general population in China during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder after infectious disease pandemics in the twenty-first century, including COVID-19: a meta-analysis and systematic review, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Internet Addiction Increases in the General Population During COVID-19: Evidence From China, 2021, American Journal on Addictions

Mao-Sheng Ran frequently collaborates with several co-authors, among whom the most frequent include Lin Lü, Yanping Bao, Kai Yuan, Jie Shi, and Yunfei Mu.

The scientist publishes often in recognized venues such as Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal of Affective Disorders, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Molecular Psychiatry.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated With Mental Health Symptoms Among the General Population in China During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

    Le Shi;Zheng An Lu;Jian Yu Que;Xiao Lin Huang

  • Psychological impact of the covid-19 pandemic on healthcare workers: A cross-sectional study in China

    Jianyu Que;Le Shi;Jiahui Deng;Jiajia Liu

  • The impact of quarantine on mental health status among general population in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Yunhe Wang;Le Shi;Jianyu Que;Qingdong Lu

  • Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder after infectious disease pandemics in the twenty-first century, including COVID-19: a meta-analysis and systematic review.

    Kai Yuan;Yi Miao Gong;Yi Miao Gong;Lin Liu;Yan Kun Sun

  • Effectiveness of psychoeducational intervention for rural Chinese families experiencing schizophrenia--a randomised controlled trial.

    Mao-Sheng Ran;Meng-Ze Xiang;Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan;Julian Leff

  • Internet Addiction Increases in the General Population During COVID-19: Evidence From China.

    Yang-Yang Li;Yan Sun;Shi-Qiu Meng;Yan-Ping Bao

  • Stigma of mental illness and cultural factors in Pacific Rim region: a systematic review

    Mao-Sheng Ran;Brian J. Hall;Tin Tin Su;Benny Prawira

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of stigma in infectious diseases, including COVID-19: a call to action.

    Kai Yuan;Xiao Lin Huang;Xiao Lin Huang;Wei Yan;Yu Xin Zhang;Yu Xin Zhang

  • A controlled evaluation of psychoeducational family intervention in a rural Chinese community.

    Mengze Xiang;Maosheng Ran;Sigan Li

  • Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among adolescents after the Wenchuan earthquake in China.

    Z. Zhang;M.-S. Ran;Y.-H. Li;G.-J. Ou

  • Natural course of schizophrenia: 2-year follow-up study in a rural Chinese community

    Maosheng Ran;Mengze Xiang;Mingsheng Huang;Youhe Shan

  • Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among bereaved and non-bereaved survivors following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake

    Cecilia L.W. Chan;Chong-Wen Wang;Andy H.Y. Ho;Zhi-Yong Qu

  • Mortality in people with schizophrenia in rural China: 10-year cohort study.

    Mao-Sheng Ran;Eric Yu-Hai Chen;Yeates Conwell;Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among adult survivors of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China.

    Cecilia Lai Wan Chan;Chong-Wen Wang;Zhiyong Qu;Ben Qibin Lu

  • The Relationship between Parenting Styles and Adolescents’ Social Anxiety in Migrant Families: A Study in Guangdong, China

    Jihong Xu;Shiguang Ni;Maosheng Ran;Chengping Zhang

  • Different outcomes of never-treated and treated patients with schizophrenia: 14-year follow-up study in rural China

    Mao-Sheng Ran;Xue Weng;Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan;Eric Yu-Hai Chen

  • Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among the general population in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Le Shi;Jian-Yu Que;Zheng-An Lu;Yi-Miao Gong

  • The family economic status and outcome of people with schizophrenia in Xinjin, Chengdu, China: 14-year follow-up study.

    Mao Sheng Ran;Lawrence H. Yang;Yu Jun Liu;Debbie Huang

  • Gender differences in outcomes in people with schizophrenia in rural China: 14-year follow-up study

    Mao-Sheng Ran;Wen-Jun Mao;Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan;Eric Yu-Hai Chen

  • Cognitive enhancement therapy for schizophrenia.

    Mao-Sheng Ran;Eric Yu-Hai Chen

  • Prevalence and course of schizophrenia in a Chinese rural area

    Mao-Sheng Ran;Meng-Ze Xiang;Sheng-Xian Li;You-He Shan

  • Internalized stigma in people with severe mental illness in rural China

    Mao-Sheng Ran;Tian-Ming Zhang;Irene Yin-Ling Wong;Xin Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Cecilia L. W. Chan
Cecilia L. W. Chan University of Hong Kong
Lin Lu
Lin Lu Peking University
Yeates Conwell
Yeates Conwell University of Rochester Medical Center
Graham Thornicroft
Graham Thornicroft King's College London
Thomas R. Kosten
Thomas R. Kosten Baylor College of Medicine
Lawrence H. Yang
Lawrence H. Yang New York University
Seena Fazel
Seena Fazel University of Oxford
Arun V. Ravindran
Arun V. Ravindran University of Toronto
Paul S. F. Yip
Paul S. F. Yip University of Hong Kong
Larry Davidson
Larry Davidson Yale University

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