Ching Man Lai

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Ching Man Lai is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ching Man Lai has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Clinical Psychology, 7 papers in Education and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ching Man Lai's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (6 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (5 papers). Ching Man Lai is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (6 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (5 papers). Ching Man Lai collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. Ching Man Lai's co-authors include Roger Ho, Hiroko Watanabe, Kwok‐Kei Mak, Cecilia Cheng, Joyce S. Pang, Norharlina Bahar, K K Mak, Paul S. F. Yip, Fang Pan and Yanxia Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ching Man Lai

30 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The association between internet addiction and psychiatric co-morbidity: a meta-analysis

2014 462 citations Roger Ho, Melvyn Zhang et al. BMC Psychiatry profile →
Epidemiology of Internet Behaviors and Addiction Among Adolescents in Six Asian Countries

2014 335 citations Kwok‐Kei Mak, Ching Man Lai et al. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ching Man Lai Hong Kong	15	1.1k	707	599	249	213	30	1.7k
Gabriel Thorens Switzerland	21	1.1k 1.1×	520 0.7×	634 1.1×	187 0.8×	203 1.0×	54	1.7k
Chih‐Hung Ko Taiwan	16	1.5k 1.4×	914 1.3×	500 0.8×	224 0.9×	288 1.4×	22	1.8k
Lutz Wartberg Germany	25	1.2k 1.1×	851 1.2×	599 1.0×	301 1.2×	299 1.4×	76	1.9k
Sophia Achab Switzerland	22	1.1k 1.0×	470 0.7×	761 1.3×	218 0.9×	134 0.6×	61	1.8k
Ina M. Koning Netherlands	22	637 0.6×	555 0.8×	479 0.8×	303 1.2×	175 0.8×	68	1.7k
Renske Spijkerman Netherlands	22	804 0.7×	584 0.8×	440 0.7×	555 2.2×	256 1.2×	57	1.9k
Hyekyung Choo Singapore	14	1.4k 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	355 0.6×	191 0.8×	231 1.1×	28	1.7k
Thomas Mößle Germany	20	1.7k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	955 1.6×	343 1.4×	282 1.3×	50	2.6k
Jessica Taylor Piotrowski Netherlands	24	989 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	282 0.5×	113 0.5×	241 1.1×	62	1.9k
Dongdong Li United States	16	1.3k 1.2×	914 1.3×	508 0.8×	169 0.7×	197 0.9×	33	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ching Man Lai

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Lai, Ching Man, et al.. (2025). Interaction effect of gestational age on the association between sleep and neurodevelopmental outcomes in early childhood: A longitudinal study from birth to 24 months. Early Human Development. 210. 106354–106354. 1 indexed citations

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Novitskiy, Nikolay, Ching Man Lai, Hugh Simon Lam, et al.. (2021). Early Development of Neural Speech Encoding Depends on Age but Not Native Language Status: Evidence From Lexical Tone. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 1–20. 7 indexed citations

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Mak, Kwok‐Kei, Ester Cerin, Alison M. McManus, et al.. (2015). Mediating effects of body composition between physical activity and body esteem in Hong Kong adolescents: a structural equation modeling approach. European Journal of Pediatrics. 175(1). 31–37. 10 indexed citations

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Zeng, Yonglun, Kin Pan Chung, Baiying Li, et al.. (2015). Unique COPII component AtSar1a/AtSec23a pair is required for the distinct function of protein ER export in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(46). 14360–14365. 62 indexed citations

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Lai, Ching Man, Hiroko Watanabe, Jaeseung Jeong, et al.. (2015). The mediating role of Internet addiction in depression, social anxiety, and psychosocial well-being among adolescents in six Asian countries: a structural equation modelling approach. Public Health. 129(9). 1224–1236. 107 indexed citations

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Ho, Roger, Melvyn Zhang, Fang Pan, et al.. (2014). The association between internet addiction and psychiatric co-morbidity: a meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry. 14(1). 183–183. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mak, Kwok‐Kei, Ching Man Lai, Hiroko Watanabe, et al.. (2014). Epidemiology of Internet Behaviors and Addiction Among Adolescents in Six Asian Countries. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 17(11). 720–728. 335 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lai, Ching Man, Chih‐Hung Ko, Chien Chou, et al.. (2014). Psychometric Properties of the Revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS-R) in Chinese Adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 42(7). 1237–1245. 115 indexed citations

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Ku, Kelly Y. L., Irene T. Ho, Kit‐Tai Hau, & Ching Man Lai. (2013). Integrating direct and inquiry-based instruction in the teaching of critical thinking: an intervention study. Instructional Science. 42(2). 251–269. 55 indexed citations

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Lai, Ching Man, Kwok‐Kei Mak, Joyce S. Pang, et al.. (2013). The associations of sociocultural attitudes towards appearance with body dissatisfaction and eating behaviors in Hong Kong adolescents. Eating Behaviors. 14(3). 320–324. 47 indexed citations

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Mak, Kwok‐Kei, Alison M. McManus, & Ching Man Lai. (2013). Validity of self-estimated adiposity assessment against general and central adiposity in Hong Kong adolescents. Annals of Human Biology. 40(3). 276–279. 4 indexed citations

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You, Jianing, et al.. (2012). The Associations between Non-suicidal Self-Injury and Borderline Personality Disorder Features among Chinese Adolescents. Journal of Personality Disorders. 26(2). 226–237. 32 indexed citations

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Lai, Ching Man, Freedom Leung, Jianing You, & Fanny M. Cheung. (2012). Are DSM-IV-TR Borderline Personality Disorder, ICD-10 Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, and CCMD-III Impulsive Personality Disorder Analogous Diagnostic Categories Across Psychiatric Nomenclatures?. Journal of Personality Disorders. 26(4). 551–567. 12 indexed citations

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Cheung, Him, Wen Xiao, & Ching Man Lai. (2012). Twelve-Month-Olds' Understanding of Intention Transfer through Communication. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e46168–e46168. 12 indexed citations

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Mak, Kwok‐Kei & Ching Man Lai. (2012). Knowledge, risk perceptions, and preventive precautions among Hong Kong students during the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic. American Journal of Infection Control. 40(3). 273–275. 12 indexed citations

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Lai, Ching Man, Freedom Leung, Jianing You, & Fanny M. Cheung. (2012). Are DSM-IV-TR Borderline Personality Disorder, ICD-10 Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, and CCMD-III Impulsive Personality Disorder Analogous Diagnostic Categories Across Psychiatric Nomenclatures?. Journal of Personality Disorders. 551–567. 1 indexed citations

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Mak, Kwok‐Kei & Ching Man Lai. (2011). Assessment of Dietary Restraint: Psychometric Properties of the Revised Restraint Scale in Hong Kong Adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 19(2). 199–207. 10 indexed citations

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You, Jianing, et al.. (2011). The Prevalence of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Different Subgroups of Self-Injurers in Chinese Adolescents. Archives of Suicide Research. 15(1). 75–86. 78 indexed citations

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Mak, K K & Ching Man Lai. (2011). The risks of disordered eating in Hong Kong adolescents. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 16(4). e289–e292. 17 indexed citations

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Lai, Ching Man. (1996). Life satisfaction in old age. 3 indexed citations

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