Weiyan Xiong

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 690 citations indexed

About

Weiyan Xiong is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Weiyan Xiong has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 690 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Education, 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Weiyan Xiong's work include Higher Education Governance and Development (10 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (6 papers) and International Student and Expatriate Challenges (4 papers). Weiyan Xiong is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Governance and Development (10 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (6 papers) and International Student and Expatriate Challenges (4 papers). Weiyan Xiong collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Weiyan Xiong's co-authors include Ka Ho Mok, Guoguo Ke, Joyce Oiwun Cheung, W. James Jacob, Wenqin Shen, Jin Jiang, Sheng Yao Cheng, Jyh‐Chong Liang, Wei Zhao and Wei Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Frontiers in Psychology and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Weiyan Xiong

32 papers receiving 646 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.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on international higher education and student mobility: Student perspectives from mainland China and Hong Kong

2020 254 citations Ka Ho Mok, Weiyan Xiong et al. International Journal of Educational Research profile →

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Ashley Gunter South Africa

Yaşar Kondakçı Türkiye

Ming Cheng United Kingdom

Mahsood Shah Australia

Glenda Crosling Australia

Jill Jameson United Kingdom

Paolo Landri Italy

Daniel Teodorescu United States

Anna Hogan Australia

Terry Gatfield Australia

Ashley Gunter South Africa

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Countries citing papers authored by Weiyan Xiong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weiyan Xiong

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Zhang, Lin, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the quality of digital education resources based on learners’ online reviews through topic modeling and opinion mining. Education and Information Technologies. 30(11). 15207–15230.

Xiong, Weiyan. (2025). Student or customer? Mainland Chinese students’ self-identification and reflexivity in Hong Kong’s self-financed taught postgraduate programmes. Higher Education. 1 indexed citations

Liang, Jyh‐Chong, et al.. (2024). Engagement predicts computational thinking skills in unplugged activity: Analysis of gender differences. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 52. 101537–101537. 5 indexed citations

Jin, Meiling, et al.. (2024). Investigating behavioral patterns to facilitate performance predictions during online peer assessment through learning analytics approach. Studies In Educational Evaluation. 83. 101394–101394. 1 indexed citations

Xiong, Weiyan, et al.. (2024). International Higher Education and Cross-Border Connections: Evidence from Asia. Higher Education Policy. 38(4). 693–709. 1 indexed citations

Xiong, Weiyan, et al.. (2024). Involution life in the ivory tower: a Chinese university’s teacher perceptions on academic profession and well-being under the Double First-class Initiative. Asia Pacific Education Review. 6 indexed citations

Xiong, Weiyan, et al.. (2023). Investigating behavior patterns of students during online self-directed learning through process mining. Education and Information Technologies. 28(12). 15765–15787. 7 indexed citations

Liang, Jyh‐Chong, et al.. (2023). Effects of interactive unplugged programming activities on computational thinking skills and student engagement in elementary education. Education and Information Technologies. 28(9). 12293–12318. 11 indexed citations

Xiong, Weiyan, et al.. (2023). Effects of use motivations and alexithymia on smartphone addiction: mediating role of insecure attachment. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1227931–1227931. 6 indexed citations

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Xiong, Weiyan, et al.. (2022). Using the Online Self-Directed Learning Environment to Promote Creativity Performance for University Students. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Mok, Ka Ho, Weiyan Xiong, & Guoguo Ke. (2022). Reimagining Higher Education in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Chinese Students’ Desires for Overseas Learning and Implications for University Governance. Higher Education Policy. 35(3). 591–609. 8 indexed citations

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Mok, Ka Ho, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 crisis and challenges for graduate employment in Taiwan, Mainland China and East Asia: a critical review of skills preparing students for uncertain futures. Journal of Education and Work. 34(3). 247–261. 36 indexed citations

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Mok, Ka Ho, Weiyan Xiong, Guoguo Ke, & Joyce Oiwun Cheung. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on international higher education and student mobility: Student perspectives from mainland China and Hong Kong. International Journal of Educational Research. 105. 101718–101718. 254 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xiong, Weiyan & Ka Ho Mok. (2020). Critical Reflections on Mainland China and Taiwan Overseas Returnees’ Job Searches and Career Development Experiences in the Rising Trend of Anti-globalisation. Higher Education Policy. 33(3). 413–436. 20 indexed citations

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Xiong, Weiyan & Ka Ho Mok. (2020). Sustainability Practices of Higher Education Institutions in Hong Kong: A Case Study of a Sustainable Campus Consortium. Sustainability. 12(2). 452–452. 35 indexed citations

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Jacob, W. James, et al.. (2020). Optimal professional development ICT training initiatives at flagship universities. Education and Information Technologies. 25(5). 4397–4416. 9 indexed citations

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Jacob, W. James, et al.. (2018). Strategic best practices of flagship university professional development centers. Professional Development in Education. 45(5). 801–813. 5 indexed citations

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Jacob, W. James, Ka Ho Mok, Sheng Yao Cheng, & Weiyan Xiong. (2017). Changes in Chinese higher education: Financial trends in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. International Journal of Educational Development. 58. 64–85. 21 indexed citations

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Jacob, W. James, et al.. (2015). Professional development programmes at world-class universities. Palgrave Communications. 1(1). 42 indexed citations

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Jacob, W. James, et al.. (2014). Establishing a Standard for Development Programs at Four Academic Excellence：Professional World-Class Universities. 12(2). 27–46. 2 indexed citations

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