Ruofan Ma

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Ruofan Ma is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruofan Ma has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Clinical Psychology, 6 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ruofan Ma's work include Eating Disorders and Behaviors (6 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (2 papers). Ruofan Ma is often cited by papers focused on Eating Disorders and Behaviors (6 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 papers) and Impact of Technology on Adolescents (2 papers). Ruofan Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Ruofan Ma's co-authors include Richard J. McNally, Payton J. Jones, Kristen M. Culbert, Kelly L. Klump, Megan E. Mikhail, Jonathan M. Oakman, Cheryl L. Sisk, NiCole T. Buchanan, Jonathan D. Huppert and David A. Moscovitch and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Eating Disorders, Journal of Anxiety Disorders and Multivariate Behavioral Research.

In The Last Decade

Ruofan Ma

15 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Bridge Centrality: A Network Approach to Understanding Comorbidity

2019 882 citations Payton J. Jones, Ruofan Ma et al. Multivariate Behavioral Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruofan Ma United States	9	833	388	385	161	151	16	1.0k
Regina Espinosa Spain	12	386 0.5×	180 0.5×	275 0.7×	84 0.5×	196 1.3×	37	721
Roman Kotov United States	19	435 0.5×	157 0.4×	663 1.7×	46 0.3×	372 2.5×	35	1.2k
Donal G. MacCoon United States	11	445 0.5×	210 0.5×	881 2.3×	34 0.2×	94 0.6×	14	1.2k
Kathleen Merikangas United States	11	270 0.3×	152 0.4×	227 0.6×	55 0.3×	83 0.5×	26	721
William D. Ellison United States	15	356 0.4×	130 0.3×	939 2.4×	55 0.3×	228 1.5×	33	1.3k
Tim Kaiser Germany	13	308 0.4×	151 0.4×	199 0.5×	45 0.3×	64 0.4×	41	545
Łukasz Gawęda Poland	23	486 0.6×	304 0.8×	525 1.4×	92 0.6×	1.0k 6.9×	121	1.6k
Lauren N. Forrest United States	21	401 0.5×	91 0.2×	988 2.6×	99 0.6×	381 2.5×	62	1.2k
Danielle Schlosser United States	19	330 0.4×	158 0.4×	371 1.0×	60 0.4×	656 4.3×	24	1.2k
Xiao-Lan Cao Australia	9	326 0.4×	199 0.5×	256 0.7×	30 0.2×	101 0.7×	10	685

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16 of 16 papers shown

Ma, Ruofan & Nicole M. Else‐Quest. (2024). Destigmatizing borderline personality disorder with social justice and intersectional cultural humility: How researchers can construct and deconstruct stigma. Feminism & Psychology. 35(1). 3–21.

Ma, Ruofan, et al.. (2023). An examination of individual, relational, and cultural risk for disordered eating in Asian American college students. Journal of American College Health. 73(1). 255–266. 1 indexed citations

Cheong, Yeram, et al.. (2023). The voices of Chinese American parents during COVID-19: Recommendations for addressing anti-Asian racism and supporting adolescents in school.. Asian American Journal of Psychology. 15(1). 1–11. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Cixin, et al.. (2022). Parents’ Perspectives Regarding Anti-Asian Racism During COVID-19: Supporting Elementary Students at School. School Psychology Review. 52(4). 435–452. 15 indexed citations

Ma, Ruofan, et al.. (2021). Lessons for mental health systems from the COVID-19 front line: Chinese healthcare workers’ challenges, resources, resilience, and cultural considerations.. Traumatology An International Journal. 27(4). 432–443. 7 indexed citations

Ma, Ruofan, et al.. (2021). Eating disorders treatment experiences and social support: Perspectives from service seekers in mainland China. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 54(8). 1537–1548. 21 indexed citations

Ma, Ruofan, et al.. (2020). Dissemination Strategies and Usage of Psychological Assistance Hotlines During the COVID-19 Outbreak in China. Frontiers in Communication. 5. 3 indexed citations

Ma, Ruofan & Allison C. Kelly. (2019). The fragility of perceived social rank following exercise in anorexia nervosa: an ecological momentary assessment study of shame and pride. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 25(6). 1601–1607. 7 indexed citations

Ma, Ruofan, et al.. (2019). The Role of Puberty and Ovarian Hormones in the Genetic Diathesis of Eating Disorders in Females. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 28(4). 617–628. 10 indexed citations

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Meza, Jocelyn I., María Monroy, Ruofan Ma, & Rodolfo Mendoza‐Denton. (2019). Stigma and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: negative perceptions and anger emotional reactions mediate the link between active symptoms and social distance. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders. 11(4). 373–382. 9 indexed citations

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Romano, Mia, David A. Moscovitch, Ruofan Ma, & Jonathan D. Huppert. (2019). Social problem solving in social anxiety disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 68. 102152–102152. 19 indexed citations

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Ma, Ruofan, et al.. (2019). Ovarian Hormones and Reward Processes in Palatable Food Intake and Binge Eating. Physiology. 35(1). 69–78. 34 indexed citations

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Jones, Payton J., Ruofan Ma, & Richard J. McNally. (2019). Bridge Centrality: A Network Approach to Understanding Comorbidity. Multivariate Behavioral Research. 56(2). 353–367. 882 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ma, Ruofan, et al.. (2019). Etiologic and treatment conceptualizations of disordered eating symptoms among mainland Chinese therapists. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 53(3). 391–403. 9 indexed citations

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Ding, Yue, et al.. (2011). Down‐Regulation of TNF‐Alpha by Small Interfering RNA Inhibits Particle‐Induced Inflammation In Vitro. Artificial Organs. 35(7). 706–714. 16 indexed citations

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Ye, Wei, Ruofan Ma, Yue Ding, et al.. (2007). [Effect of interleukin-6 on the chondrocytes in the cartilage endplate of rabbits in vitro].. PubMed. 27(8). 1187–9. 3 indexed citations

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