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D-Index
38
Citations
5230
World Ranking
6001
National Ranking
356

Zheng Wu 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 Zheng Wu sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 113 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zheng Wu 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 Zheng Wu sits on this spectrum.

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: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

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

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

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

  • The effects of marital and nonmarital union transition on health

    Zheng Wu;Randy Hart

  • Repartnering after first union disruption

    Zheng Wu;Christoph M. Schimmele

  • Immigrant status and unmet health care needs.

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

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

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

  • Immigration and loneliness in later life

    Zheng Wu;Margaret Penning

  • Race, ethnicity, and depression in Canadian society.

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

  • Cohabitation: An Alternative Form of Family Living

    Zheng Wu

  • Dissolution of premarital cohabitation in Canada.

    Zheng Wu;T. R. Balakrishnan

  • The Healthy migrant effect on depression: variation over time?

    Zheng Wu;Christoph M. Schimmele

  • Home Ownership Patterns and Ethnicity in Selected Canadian Cities

    T. R. Balakrishnan;Zheng Wu

  • Economic Circumstances and the Stability of Nonmarital Cohabitation

    Zheng Wu;Michael S. Pollard

  • Social Support among Unmarried Childless Elderly Persons

    Zheng Wu;Michael S. Pollard

  • The stability of cohabitation relationships: the role of children.

    Zheng Wu

  • Aging and late-life depression.

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

  • Education, Work, and Childbearing after Age 30*

    Zheng Wu;Lindy Macneill

  • Food Insufficiency and Depression

    Zheng Wu;Christoph M. Schimmele

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

    Samuel Noh;Zheng Wu;Mark Speechley;Violet Kaspar

  • Racial/Ethnic Variation in Functional and Self-Reported Health

    Zheng Wu;Christoph M. Schimmele

  • Family Structure and Children's Psychosocial Outcomes

    Zheng Wu;Feng Hou;Christoph M. Schimmele

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel Noh
Samuel Noh University of Toronto
Neena L. Chappell
Neena L. Chappell University of Victoria
John E. Schulenberg
John E. Schulenberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William J. McCarthy
William J. McCarthy University of California, Los Angeles
Lloyd D. Johnston
Lloyd D. Johnston University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patrick M. O'Malley
Patrick M. O'Malley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jerald G. Bachman
Jerald G. Bachman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John Myles
John Myles University of Toronto

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