Alex Shum

537 total citations
16 papers, 430 citations indexed

About

Alex Shum is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Shum has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 430 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Education, 9 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 4 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alex Shum's work include Evaluation of Teaching Practices (6 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (4 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (3 papers). Alex Shum is often cited by papers focused on Evaluation of Teaching Practices (6 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (4 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (3 papers). Alex Shum collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Spain. Alex Shum's co-authors include Yun Kwok Wing, C. M. Leung, P. K. Kwong, Luke K. Fryer, Francisco Cano, Yuchun Zhong, Samuel Kai Wah Chu, M. Carmen Pichardo, Ana belén García Berbén and Shuichi Ozono and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Learning and Instruction and Contemporary Educational Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Alex Shum

14 papers receiving 423 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex Shum Hong Kong 5 101 92 56 54 51 16 430
Hyun Woong Roh South Korea 12 82 0.8× 66 0.7× 88 1.6× 86 1.6× 37 0.7× 53 457
Kimberley Szeto Australia 10 75 0.7× 161 1.8× 72 1.3× 130 2.4× 79 1.5× 22 671
Hyewon Kim South Korea 14 62 0.6× 113 1.2× 89 1.6× 77 1.4× 65 1.3× 79 512
Liviu A. Fodor Romania 12 219 2.2× 206 2.2× 54 1.0× 51 0.9× 82 1.6× 31 620
Saad Khan United Kingdom 5 87 0.9× 191 2.1× 52 0.9× 132 2.4× 59 1.2× 11 694
Cathryne P. Lang Australia 11 155 1.5× 176 1.9× 51 0.9× 33 0.6× 42 0.8× 24 492
Alyssa T. Brooks United States 13 151 1.5× 51 0.6× 24 0.4× 102 1.9× 24 0.5× 31 477
María Cruz Pérez-Yus Spain 10 72 0.7× 254 2.8× 86 1.5× 42 0.8× 94 1.8× 18 424
Michael Murphy Australia 12 187 1.9× 60 0.7× 46 0.8× 65 1.2× 49 1.0× 31 582
Hung‐Chi Wu Taiwan 16 51 0.5× 263 2.9× 120 2.1× 71 1.3× 48 0.9× 33 797

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Shum

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Shum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Shum

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Shum. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Shum based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Shum. Alex Shum is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhong, Yuchun, et al.. (2025). A Review of Reviews on Virtual Reality in Educational Context: Constraints, Implications, and Research Agendas. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 64(2). 439–492. 1 indexed citations
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Zhong, Yuchun, et al.. (2025). The power of play: integrating competitive sandbox game for experiential learning to foster twenty-first century skills. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. 22(1). 2 indexed citations
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Fryer, Luke K., et al.. (2025). How does interest in a course interact with course learning?. Learning and Instruction. 98. 102106–102106. 1 indexed citations
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Zhong, Yuchun, et al.. (2025). From gaming to reality: effectiveness of skills transfer from competitive sandbox gaming environment to near and far contexts. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. 22(1). 4 indexed citations
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Fryer, Luke K., et al.. (2024). The use of leaderboards in education: A systematic review of empirical evidence in higher education. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 40(6). 3406–3442. 5 indexed citations
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Fryer, Luke K., et al.. (2024). The Playing Motivations of Male and Female Gamers and the Effects of Stereotypes on Their Motivations in Honor of Kings. Simulation & Gaming. 55(4). 637–661. 1 indexed citations
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Shum, Alex & Luke K. Fryer. (2023). Grade goal effects on the interplay between motivation and performance in undergraduate gateway mathematics courses. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 75. 102228–102228. 4 indexed citations
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Shum, Alex, Luke K. Fryer, Jan D. Vermunt, et al.. (2023). Variable- and Person-centred meta-re-analyses of university students' learning strategies from a cross-cultural perspective. Higher Education. 87(5). 1227–1250. 3 indexed citations
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Fryer, Luke K., et al.. (2022). “Was that interesting?” & “Does it matter?”: The implications of on-task learning experiences. Studies In Educational Evaluation. 76. 101230–101230. 1 indexed citations
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Shum, Alex, Luke K. Fryer, Francisco Cano, Ana belén García Berbén, & M. Carmen Pichardo. (2021). Nature vs nurture: learning conceptions and environment as precursors to learning strategy patterns and their outcomes. Higher Education Research & Development. 41(7). 2408–2425. 3 indexed citations
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Shum, Alex, et al.. (2020). From learner to teacher: (re)training graduate teaching assistants’ teaching approaches and developing self-efficacy for and interest in teaching. Higher Education Research & Development. 40(7). 1546–1563. 16 indexed citations
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Shum, Alex & Luke K. Fryer. (2019). Impact of a Short Teaching and Communication Skills Training Course: Research Postgraduate Students' (RPGS) Transitions in Teaching and Learning. 1 indexed citations
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Leung, C. M., Yun Kwok Wing, P. K. Kwong, & Alex Shum. (1999). Validation of the Chinese‐Cantonese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and comparison with the Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 100(6). 456–461. 353 indexed citations

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