Ernest Lam

540 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 279 citations indexed

About

Ernest Lam is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest Lam has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 279 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Information Systems and 4 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Ernest Lam's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (5 papers), Web and Library Services (4 papers) and Social Media and Politics (3 papers). Ernest Lam is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (5 papers), Web and Library Services (4 papers) and Social Media and Politics (3 papers). Ernest Lam collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Australia and Guam. Ernest Lam's co-authors include Dickson K.W. Chiu, Cheuk Hang Au, Kevin K.W. Ho, Wenyang Wang and Patrick Lo and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Online Information Review and Library Hi Tech.

In The Last Decade

Ernest Lam

8 papers receiving 268 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.

Operation management of academic libraries in Hong Kong under COVID-19

2022 46 citations Ernest Lam, Dickson K.W. Chiu et al. Library Hi Tech profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ernest Lam Hong Kong	8	148	136	56	56	41	8	279
Helena Francke Sweden	10	92 0.6×	93 0.7×	103 1.8×	58 1.0×	46 1.1×	31	286
Yan Quan Liu United States	9	85 0.6×	236 1.7×	72 1.3×	109 1.9×	17 0.4×	28	371
Timothy J. Dickey United States	7	87 0.6×	198 1.5×	97 1.7×	121 2.2×	30 0.7×	16	377
Joan M. Cherry Canada	12	56 0.4×	149 1.1×	27 0.5×	51 0.9×	28 0.7×	34	369
Sultan M. Al‐Daihani Kuwait	11	141 1.0×	164 1.2×	98 1.8×	55 1.0×	53 1.3×	18	305
Farzana Shafique Pakistan	12	80 0.5×	214 1.6×	58 1.0×	147 2.6×	73 1.8×	42	377
Jette Seiden Hyldegård Denmark	6	43 0.3×	128 0.9×	133 2.4×	64 1.1×	39 1.0×	19	303
Robert P. Holley United States	10	85 0.6×	263 1.9×	72 1.3×	136 2.4×	37 0.9×	74	386
Sonja Špiranec Croatia	9	39 0.3×	131 1.0×	42 0.8×	115 2.1×	60 1.5×	53	274
Joacim Hansson Sweden	9	35 0.2×	111 0.8×	60 1.1×	99 1.8×	29 0.7×	48	278

Countries citing papers authored by Ernest Lam

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ernest Lam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ernest Lam

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All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Lam, Ernest, et al.. (2022). Operation management of academic libraries in Hong Kong under COVID-19. Library Hi Tech. 41(1). 108–129. 46 indexed citations breakdown →

2.

Lam, Ernest, et al.. (2021). Library café or elsewhere: usage of study space by different majors under contemporary technological environment. Library Hi Tech. 40(6). 1567–1581. 14 indexed citations

3.

Chiu, Dickson K.W., et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of overnight learning commons: A comparative study. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 46(6). 102253–102253. 11 indexed citations

4.

Lam, Ernest, et al.. (2020). Social media as a platform in academic library marketing: A comparative study. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 46(5). 102188–102188. 62 indexed citations

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Lam, Ernest, et al.. (2020). Changes in reading behaviour of periodicals on mobile devices: A comparative study. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 53(2). 233–244. 16 indexed citations

6.

Wang, Wenyang, et al.. (2020). Supporting higher education with social networks: trust and privacy vs perceived effectiveness. Online Information Review. 45(1). 207–219. 29 indexed citations

7.

Au, Cheuk Hang, et al.. (2019). Social network services for academic libraries: A study based on social capital and social proof. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 46(1). 102091–102091. 49 indexed citations

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Lam, Ernest, Cheuk Hang Au, & Dickson K.W. Chiu. (2019). Analyzing the use of Facebook among university libraries in Hong Kong. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 45(3). 175–183. 52 indexed citations

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