Dexing Zhang

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
100 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Dexing Zhang is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dexing Zhang has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Clinical Psychology, 18 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Dexing Zhang's work include COVID-19 and Mental Health (19 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (10 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (10 papers). Dexing Zhang is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 and Mental Health (19 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (10 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (10 papers). Dexing Zhang collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United Kingdom. Dexing Zhang's co-authors include Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Kam-Pui Lee, Danling Sun, Wei Wu, Fang Yang, Ping Wu, Yikai Zhou, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Connie Y Y Ho and Regina Wing Shan Sit and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Dexing Zhang

97 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Assessment of heavy metal pollution and human health risks in urban soils around an electronics manufacturing facility

2018 349 citations Dexing Zhang et al. profile →
Mindfulness-based interventions: an overall review

2021 302 citations Dexing Zhang, Kam-Pui Lee et al. profile →
Impact of COVID-19 on loneliness, mental health, and health service utilisation: a prospective cohort study of older adults with multimorbidity in primary care

2020 272 citations Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Dexing Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dexing Zhang Hong Kong	23	822	275	252	249	246	100	2.3k
Hong Choon Chua Singapore	26	789 1.0×	419 1.5×	381 1.5×	89 0.4×	208 0.8×	75	2.8k
Aaron Reuben United States	24	1.4k 1.7×	261 0.9×	177 0.7×	342 1.4×	264 1.1×	49	3.3k
Megan M. Kelly United States	25	1.3k 1.5×	385 1.4×	65 0.3×	234 0.9×	97 0.4×	86	2.3k
Mark Schultz United States	16	600 0.7×	133 0.5×	157 0.6×	188 0.8×	56 0.2×	32	2.1k
Susan O’Connor United States	31	803 1.0×	253 0.9×	98 0.4×	237 1.0×	138 0.6×	67	2.8k
Ciyong Lu China	35	1.4k 1.7×	613 2.2×	81 0.3×	178 0.7×	250 1.0×	195	4.1k
Ioannis Bakolis United Kingdom	28	460 0.6×	302 1.1×	91 0.4×	125 0.5×	227 0.9×	125	2.1k
Chun‐Qing Zhang Hong Kong	27	857 1.0×	624 2.3×	98 0.4×	87 0.3×	113 0.5×	88	2.2k
Kaja Z. LeWinn United States	30	470 0.6×	123 0.4×	107 0.4×	576 2.3×	341 1.4×	119	2.9k
Sílvia Ferrari Italy	28	681 0.8×	494 1.8×	75 0.3×	80 0.3×	119 0.5×	162	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Dexing Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dexing Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dexing Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dexing Zhang 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 Dexing Zhang. Dexing Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Dexing, et al.. (2025). Evaluating an online four-session loving-kindness and compassion meditation training on improving psychological well-being among healthcare professionals in Hong Kong: a pilot randomised controlled study. Cogent Psychology. 12(1). 1 indexed citations

Deng, Yunyang, Haoxiang Wang, Fei‐Wan Ngai, et al.. (2024). Associations of combined lifestyle index with migraine prevalence and headache frequency: a cross-sectional study from the MECH-HK study. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 25(1). 24–24. 3 indexed citations

Yang, Changlong, Li Liu, Fa Zhou, et al.. (2024). Exploration of the Enrichment Process of HeavyMetal Elements in Carbonate Rocks WeatheredSoil: Insights from Acid Leaching Experiments. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 34(3). 2925–2938. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Dexing, Wen Yuan, Wangnan Cao, et al.. (2023). Personality traits and the response to lifestyle interventions for adult obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences. 219. 112497–112497. 2 indexed citations

Hou, Leying, Shuting Li, Weidi Sun, et al.. (2023). Associations between adverse childhood experiences and diabetes among middle-aged and older Chinese: a social-ecological perspective. Epidemiology and Health. 45. e2023071–e2023071.

Hu, Peipei, Dexing Zhang, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Social Isolation on Sarcopenia: A Longitudinal Study among the Middle-Aged and Older Population in China. Gerontology. 69(6). 748–756. 14 indexed citations

Zhang, Dexing, Larissa G. Duncan, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, et al.. (2023). Effects of the Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) Program Among Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Mindfulness. 14(1). 50–65. 8 indexed citations

Wu, Yuanyang, et al.. (2023). Depression as a Mediator and Social Participation as a Moderator in the Bidirectional Relationship Between Sleep Disorders and Pain: Dynamic Cohort Study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 9. e48032–e48032. 6 indexed citations

Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Wenyue Wang, et al.. (2023). The Effects of Mindfulness for Youth (MYmind) versus Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Improving Attention and Reducing Behavioral Problems among Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Their Parents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 92(6). 379–390. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Qingling, Huilin Cheng, Jing Qin, et al.. (2023). A Machine Learning–Based Preclinical Osteoporosis Screening Tool (POST): Model Development and Validation Study. JMIR Aging. 6. e46791–e46791. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dexing, et al.. (2023). Factors influencing choice of b/ts DMARDs in managing inflammatory arthritis from a patient perspective: a systematic review of global evidence and a patient-based survey from Hong Kong. BMJ Open. 13(10). e069681–e069681. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Aiwei, Yang Gao, Jingjing Wang, et al.. (2021). Effects of a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Obesity and Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents With Intellectual Disability: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(3). e25838–e25838. 4 indexed citations

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Lee, Kam-Pui, Dexing Zhang, Wen Sun, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of a mindfulness intervention for older adults to improve emotional well‐being and cognitive function in a Chinese population: A randomized waitlist‐controlled trial. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 37(1). 20 indexed citations

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Yang, Xue, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Kam-Pui Lee, Dexing Zhang, & Samuel Yeung Shan Wong. (2021). The Relationship Between Technology Use and Problem Technology Use and Potential Psychosocial Mechanisms: Population-Based Telephone Survey in Community Adults During COVID-19. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 696271–696271. 9 indexed citations

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Xu, Zijun, Dexing Zhang, Regina Wing Shan Sit, et al.. (2020). Incidence of and Risk factors for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Older Adults with Multimorbidity in Hong Kong. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 4137–4137. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Dexing, Susan M. Bögels, Christian S. Chan, et al.. (2018). Effects of a mindfulness-based intervention (MYmind) for children with ADHD and their parents: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 8(11). e022514–e022514. 21 indexed citations

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Sit, Regina Wing Shan, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Dexing Zhang, et al.. (2018). Clinical effectiveness of patella mobilisation therapy versus a waiting list control for knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a pragmatic randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open. 8(3). e019103–e019103. 10 indexed citations

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Luo, Dan, Xi Chen, Dexing Zhang, et al.. (2018). Changes and determinants of health-related quality of life among people newly diagnosed with HIV in China: a 1-year follow-up study. Quality of Life Research. 28(1). 35–46. 15 indexed citations

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Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan, Dexing Zhang, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, et al.. (2017). Comparing the Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Sleep Psycho-Education with Exercise on Chronic Insomnia: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 86(4). 241–253. 52 indexed citations

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Wong, Martin C. S., Wilson Tam, Haoxiang Wang, et al.. (2014). Exposure to air pollutants and mortality in hypertensive patients according to demography: A 10 year case-crossover study. Environmental Pollution. 192. 179–185. 10 indexed citations

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