Kam Wing Chan

6.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
53 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Kam Wing Chan is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Kam Wing Chan has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Kam Wing Chan's work include China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (40 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (18 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (9 papers). Kam Wing Chan is often cited by papers focused on China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (40 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (18 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (9 papers). Kam Wing Chan collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Kam Wing Chan's co-authors include Li Zhang, Will Buckingham, Ying Hu, R. J. R. Kirkby, Fang Cai, Yunyan Yang, Xueqiang Xu, Man Wang, Haifeng Du and Guanghua Wan and has published in prestigious journals such as Population and Development Review, Economic Geography and International Journal of Urban and Regional Research.

In The Last Decade

Kam Wing Chan

52 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

TheHukouSystem and Rural-Urban Migration in China: Proces... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2008 2009 2010 250 500 750
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.

  1. TheHukouSystem and Rural-Urban Migration in China: Processes and Changes
    1999 944 citations Kam Wing Chan et al. The China Quarterly profile →
  2. Is China Abolishing the Hukou System?
    2008 676 citations Kam Wing Chan, Will Buckingham The China Quarterly profile →
  3. The ChineseHukouSystem at 50
    2009 485 citations Kam Wing Chan Eurasian Geography and Economics profile →
  4. The Household Registration System and Migrant Labor in China: Notes on a Debate
    2010 351 citations Kam Wing Chan Population and Development Review profile →

Peers

Kam Wing Chan
C. Cindy Fan United States
Caroline Moser United States
Allan Findlay United Kingdom
Ray Forrest United Kingdom
Glenn Deane United States
Shi Li China
Peter Lanjouw United States
Hein de Haas United Kingdom
Glen Bramley United Kingdom
Xiaogang Wu Hong Kong
C. Cindy Fan United States
Kam Wing Chan
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Countries citing papers authored by Kam Wing Chan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kam Wing Chan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kam Wing Chan

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chan, Kam Wing, et al.. (2024). Have China’s internal migrants been more settled since 2010? A contribution based on migrants’ age profiles. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 66(4-5). 497–506. 2 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing, et al.. (2023). Forever young: China’s migration regime and age patterns. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 66(4-5). 469–496. 9 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing, et al.. (2021). The collective hukou in urban China. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 63(2). 259–270. 4 indexed citations
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Du, Haifeng, et al.. (2020). Unequal pain: a sketch of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on migrants’ employment in China. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 61(4-5). 448–463. 66 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing, et al.. (2019). Two systems in one country: the origin, functions, and mechanisms of the rural-urban dual system in China. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 60(4). 422–454. 80 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing, Michael Gentile, Nadir Kinossian, Tim Oakes, & Craig Young. (2018). Editorial – theory generation, comparative analysis and bringing the “Global East” into play. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 59(1). 1–6. 6 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing, et al.. (2018). Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics: The Hukou System and Migration. 53 indexed citations
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Galton, Maurice, et al.. (2014). Learning to Teach Small Classes: Lessons from East Asia. 5 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing. (2010). The Household Registration System and Migrant Labor in China: Notes on a Debate. Population and Development Review. 36(2). 357–364. 351 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chan, Kam Wing. (2010). A China Paradox: Migrant Labor Shortage amidst Rural Labor Supply Abundance. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 51(4). 513–530. 76 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing. (2010). Fundamentals of China's Urbanization and Policy *. 113 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing. (2009). The ChineseHukouSystem at 50. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 50(2). 197–221. 485 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chan, Kam Wing & Will Buckingham. (2008). Is China Abolishing the Hukou System?. The China Quarterly. 195. 582–606. 676 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chan, Kam Wing. (2007). Misconceptions and Complexities in the Study of China's Cities: Definitions, Statistics, and Implications. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 48(4). 383–412. 142 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing. (2004). Teaching strategies and classroom organisation. 1 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing & Ying Hu. (2003). Urbanization in China in the 1990s: New Definition, Different Series, and Revised Trends *. 93 indexed citations
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Cai, Fang & Kam Wing Chan. (2000). The Political Economy of Urban Protectionist Employment Policies in China. 8 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing. (1994). Urbanization and Rural- Urban Migration in China since 1982. Modern China. 20(3). 243–281. 92 indexed citations
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Chan, Kam Wing & R. J. R. Kirkby. (1986). Urbanization in China: Town and Country in a Developing Economy 1949-2000 AD. Economic Geography. 62(3). 281–281. 94 indexed citations

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