2026 Zheng Wu: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	38	6002	356	113	5230

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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113

5230

Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For innovative and insightful studies into surface interactions of spinpolarized atoms

Overview

Zheng Wu was a researcher affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada. Their work concentrated primarily within the Social Sciences, with a focus on Sociology and Political Science, Health, Demography, General Health Professions, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their research addressed a variety of topics, notably:

Health disparities and outcomes
Intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving
Retirement, disability, and employment
Family support in illness
Migration and labor dynamics
Employment and welfare studies
Racial and ethnic identity research

Zheng Wu authored and co-authored multiple publications across respected academic venues, including:

Ageing and Society
Research on Aging
Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie
Canadian Studies in Population
Sociological Methods & Research

Among their recent papers were:

"Childlessness and social and emotional loneliness in middle and later life," 2022, Ageing and Society
"Internal Migration and the Health of Middle-Aged and Older Persons in China: The Healthy Migrant Effect Reconsidered," 2020, Research on Aging
"Perceived racial and cultural discrimination and sense of belonging in Canadian society," 2021, Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie
"Perceived Age Discrimination: Implications for Mental Health and Life Satisfaction in Middle and Later Life-a Research Note," 2020, Canadian Studies in Population
"Joint Modeling of Multivariate Survival Data With an Application to Retirement," 2020, Sociological Methods & Research

Zheng Wu collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

Margaret J. Penning
Grace Li
Feng Hou
Li Gao
Shannon João Sterrett

They were recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2012, with a citation acknowledging innovative and insightful studies into surface interactions of spin-polarized atoms.

Best Publications

Caregiver Stress and Mental Health: Impact of Caregiving Relationship and Gender

Margaret J. Penning;Zheng Wu

314
Citations
The effects of marital and nonmarital union transition on health

Zheng Wu;Randy Hart

283
Citations
Repartnering after first union disruption

Zheng Wu;Christoph M. Schimmele

272
Citations
Immigrant status and unmet health care needs.

Zheng Wu;Margaret J. Penning;Christoph M. Schimmele

239
Citations
“In Sickness and in Health”: Does Cohabitation Count?

Zheng Wu;Margaret J. Penning;Michael S. Pollard;Randy Hart

225
Citations
Immigration and loneliness in later life

Zheng Wu;Margaret Penning

168
Citations
Race, ethnicity, and depression in Canadian society.

Zheng Wu;Samuel Noh;Violet Kaspar;Christoph M Schimmele

152
Citations
Cohabitation: An Alternative Form of Family Living

Zheng Wu

140
Citations
Dissolution of premarital cohabitation in Canada.

Zheng Wu;T. R. Balakrishnan

139
Citations
The Healthy migrant effect on depression: variation over time?

Zheng Wu;Christoph M. Schimmele

137
Citations
Home Ownership Patterns and Ethnicity in Selected Canadian Cities

T. R. Balakrishnan;Zheng Wu

121
Citations
Economic Circumstances and the Stability of Nonmarital Cohabitation

Zheng Wu;Michael S. Pollard

113
Citations
Social Support among Unmarried Childless Elderly Persons

Zheng Wu;Michael S. Pollard

110
Citations
The stability of cohabitation relationships: the role of children.

Zheng Wu

108
Citations
Aging and late-life depression.

Zheng Wu;Christoph M. Schimmele;Neena L. Chappell

104
Citations
Education, Work, and Childbearing after Age 30*

Zheng Wu;Lindy Macneill

103
Citations
Food Insufficiency and Depression

Zheng Wu;Christoph M. Schimmele

103
Citations
Depression in Korean immigrants in Canada. II. Correlates of gender, work, and marriage.

Samuel Noh;Zheng Wu;Mark Speechley;Violet Kaspar

101
Citations
Racial/Ethnic Variation in Functional and Self-Reported Health

Zheng Wu;Christoph M. Schimmele

96
Citations
Family Structure and Children's Psychosocial Outcomes

Zheng Wu;Feng Hou;Christoph M. Schimmele

94
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel Noh University of Toronto

Neena L. Chappell University of Victoria

John E. Schulenberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

William J. McCarthy University of California, Los Angeles

Lloyd D. Johnston University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Patrick M. O'Malley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Jerald G. Bachman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

External Links

Personal website of Zheng Wu Google Scholar page

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