Michelle Shum

728 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 416 citations indexed

About

Michelle Shum is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Shum has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 416 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Clinical Psychology, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Michelle Shum's work include Social Work Education and Practice (6 papers), COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (3 papers). Michelle Shum is often cited by papers focused on Social Work Education and Practice (6 papers), COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (3 papers). Michelle Shum collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, United States and United Kingdom. Michelle Shum's co-authors include Ana M. Sobočan, María Jesús Úriz Pemán, Ed de Jonge, Jane Shears, Sarah Banks, Merlinda Weinberg, Tian Cai, Rory Truell, Terry Yat Sang Lum and Andy Hau Yan Ho and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, BMC Health Services Research and Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Shum

12 papers receiving 393 citations

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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.

Practising ethically during COVID-19: Social work challenges and responses

2020 196 citations Sarah Banks, Tian Cai et al. International Social Work profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michelle Shum Hong Kong	7	185	160	138	129	44	16	416
Katharine Hill United States	13	177 1.0×	279 1.7×	151 1.1×	135 1.0×	25 0.6×	30	549
Kate van Heugten New Zealand	11	120 0.6×	103 0.6×	102 0.7×	200 1.6×	52 1.2×	27	390
Joan Levy Zlotnik United States	12	343 1.9×	176 1.1×	353 2.6×	107 0.8×	38 0.9×	33	595
Karen Kay Kirst-Ashman	7	159 0.9×	115 0.7×	138 1.0×	147 1.1×	45 1.0×	10	470
Andy Bilson United Kingdom	14	244 1.3×	266 1.7×	133 1.0×	164 1.3×	33 0.8×	58	545
Hsin‐Yi Hsiao United States	11	155 0.8×	67 0.4×	45 0.3×	213 1.7×	56 1.3×	27	534
Rick Csiernik Canada	17	390 2.1×	131 0.8×	105 0.8×	154 1.2×	108 2.5×	83	688
Waldo C. Klein United States	11	150 0.8×	61 0.4×	94 0.7×	77 0.6×	32 0.7×	25	372
Ruby C. M. Chau Hong Kong	10	231 1.2×	144 0.9×	50 0.4×	217 1.7×	21 0.5×	45	487
Carole Zufferey Australia	13	275 1.5×	83 0.5×	101 0.7×	158 1.2×	95 2.2×	51	421

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Shum

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16 of 16 papers shown

Pan, Jia‐Yan, Nana Wang, & Michelle Shum. (2025). Mental health of Hong Kong university students: a 5.5-year trend study across the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. 30(1).

Shum, Michelle, et al.. (2025). Internship: Breaking the vicious unemployment cycle for vulnerable youth. Children and Youth Services Review. 169. 108122–108122.

Banks, Sarah, et al.. (2024). Social work beyond the pandemic: Exploring social work values for a new eco-social world. International Social Work. 67(4). 890–904. 1 indexed citations

Sterling, Madeline R., Michelle Shum, Margaret V. McDonald, et al.. (2024). Improving TRansitions ANd outcomeS for heart FailurE patients in home health CaRe (I-TRANSFER-HF): a type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial: study protocol. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 1160–1160.

Fung, Hong Wang, Emma Černis, & Michelle Shum. (2023). Self-stigma predicts post-traumatic and depressive symptoms in traumatized individuals seeking interventions for dissociative symptoms: a preliminary investigation. European journal of psychotraumatology. 14(2). 2251778–2251778. 5 indexed citations

Hung, Suet Lin, et al.. (2023). Access to Information and Communication Technology, Digital Skills, and Perceived Well-Being among Older Adults in Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(13). 6208–6208. 15 indexed citations

Shum, Michelle, et al.. (2023). Challenges encountered by nonprofit employees during the COVID‐19 crisis: A mirror reflecting nonprofit leaders' performance. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. 34(3). 729–743. 4 indexed citations

Shum, Michelle, et al.. (2023). Living in a segregated community? Interaction between families and service organizations supporting people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Social Work. 23(5). 876–897.

Shum, Michelle, et al.. (2023). Challenges facing Hong Kong’s intellectually disabled people in using public services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disability & Society. 39(8). 2074–2094. 4 indexed citations

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Shum, Michelle, et al.. (2021). Social workers’ adaptation in times of pandemic crisis: A Hong Kong case. International Social Work. 66(1). 181–192. 8 indexed citations

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Banks, Sarah, Tian Cai, Ed de Jonge, et al.. (2020). Ethical challenges for social workers during Covid-19: A global perspective. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 42 indexed citations

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Banks, Sarah, Tian Cai, Ed de Jonge, et al.. (2020). Practising ethically during COVID-19: Social work challenges and responses. International Social Work. 63(5). 569–583. 196 indexed citations breakdown →

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Banks, Sarah J., Tian Cai, Ed de Jonge, et al.. (2020). Practising During Pandemic Conditions : Ethical Guidance for Social Workers. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 5 indexed citations

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Chui, CH, Michelle Shum, & Terry Yat Sang Lum. (2018). Work integration social enterprises as vessels of empowerment? Perspectives from employees. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development. 29(2). 133–148. 20 indexed citations

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Shum, Michelle, et al.. (2015). The “Leap Forward” in Nursing Home Development in Urban China: Future Policy Directions. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 16(9). 784–789. 40 indexed citations

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Lum, Terry Yat Sang, Elsie Yan, Andy Hau Yan Ho, et al.. (2015). Measuring Filial Piety in the 21st Century. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 35(11). 1235–1247. 76 indexed citations

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