Wenhong Chen

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Wenhong Chen is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenhong Chen has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 45 papers in Molecular Biology and 44 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Wenhong Chen's work include Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (43 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (41 papers) and Social Media and Politics (26 papers). Wenhong Chen is often cited by papers focused on Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (43 papers), Plant Diversity and Evolution (41 papers) and Social Media and Politics (26 papers). Wenhong Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Wenhong Chen's co-authors include Anabel Quan‐Haase, Justin Tan, Jeremy Schulz, Laura Robinson, Shelia R. Cotten, Michael Stern, Timothy M. Hale, Hiroshi Ono, Gustavo S. Mesch and Barry Wellman and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Wenhong Chen

104 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Digital inequalities and why they matter 2006 2026 2012 2019 2015 2006 200 400 600
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. Digital inequalities and why they matter
    2015 655 citations Wenhong Chen et al. profile →
  2. The Social Affordances of the Internet for Networked Individualism
    2006 455 citations Wenhong Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenhong Chen China 22 1.7k 874 361 357 247 112 3.2k
Daniel Lee Kleinman United States 26 939 0.6× 177 0.2× 140 0.4× 147 0.4× 220 0.9× 71 2.5k
Jon D. Miller United States 25 1.3k 0.8× 210 0.2× 141 0.4× 1.1k 3.1× 99 0.4× 73 4.0k
Brandon Stewart United States 22 2.4k 1.4× 1.1k 1.3× 77 0.2× 197 0.6× 56 0.2× 75 6.1k
Hwee Hoon Tan Singapore 28 1.4k 0.8× 409 0.5× 148 0.4× 209 0.6× 140 0.6× 59 4.1k
Julie Lee Australia 36 2.3k 1.3× 197 0.2× 264 0.7× 132 0.4× 87 0.4× 147 5.7k
Karin D. Knorr-Cetina United States 21 1.8k 1.1× 229 0.3× 79 0.2× 526 1.5× 187 0.8× 49 4.8k
Wesley Shrum United States 27 900 0.5× 346 0.4× 42 0.1× 207 0.6× 155 0.6× 90 2.5k
Zaheer Baber Canada 14 856 0.5× 138 0.2× 31 0.1× 574 1.6× 574 2.3× 46 3.3k
Jean Burgess Australia 33 2.3k 1.4× 1.9k 2.2× 28 0.1× 224 0.6× 48 0.2× 112 4.6k
Wang Ying China 33 2.7k 1.6× 72 0.1× 257 0.7× 127 0.4× 73 0.3× 152 4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenhong Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenhong Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenhong Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wenhong Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wenhong Chen 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 Wenhong Chen. Wenhong Chen 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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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2025). 浅层滑坡诱发沟谷型泥石流的物源条件. Earth Science-Journal of China University of Geosciences. 50(6). 2356–2356.
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2024). Diospyros adinandrifolia, a new species of Ebenaceae from Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa. 649(1). 121–129.
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Shui, Yu-Min, et al.. (2024). Impatiens mogangensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Phytotaxa. 670(4). 293–300.
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Shui, Yu-Min, et al.. (2020). Deinostigma fasciculatum, a new species of Gesneriaceae in Yunnan, China. PhytoKeys. 157. 199–206.
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2020). Two new species of Allocheilos (Gesneriaceae) from the karst regions in Yunnan, China. PhytoKeys. 157. 155–166. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Lin, et al.. (2020). The extract of aquatic macrophyte Carex cinerascens induced colony formation in bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(34). 42276–42282. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong. (2019). Now I Know My ABCs: U.S.-China Policy on AI, Big Data, and Cloud Computing. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 1. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2018). Seven new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Northern Vietnam and Southern China. PhytoKeys. 94(94). 65–85. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2018). Two new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) from Fan Si Pan, the highest mountain in Vietnam. PhytoKeys. 94(94). 95–106. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, Xiaohua Jin, & Yu-Min Shui. (2018). Rediscovery and amended descriptions of Begonia kingdon-wardii (Begoniaceae) from North Myanmar. PhytoKeys. 94(94). 59–64. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2017). Composition and geographical affinity of the tree species Caryota obtusa forests in the Honghe region, SW China. Biodiversity Science. 25(8). 823–829. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2017). Oreocharis crispata, a new species of Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae) from Guangxi, China. Phytotaxa. 311(2). 4 indexed citations
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Lai, Chih‐Hui & Wenhong Chen. (2016). Welcome to the Club: From Multimodal Voluntary Participation to Community Involvement. International journal of communication. 10. 3931–3955. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2016). Oreocharis ninglangensis, a showy new species of Gesneriaceae from northwestern Yunnan in China. Phytotaxa. 261(3). 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2015). What happens on Facebook stays on Facebook? The implications of Facebook interaction for perceived, receiving, and giving social support. Computers in Human Behavior. 51. 106–113. 115 indexed citations
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Chen, Hsuan‐Ting & Wenhong Chen. (2015). Couldn't or Wouldn't? The Influence of Privacy Concerns and Self-Efficacy in Privacy Management on Privacy Protection. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 18(1). 13–19. 116 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2015). Minding the Gender Gap. American Behavioral Scientist. 59(8). 977–991. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2013). Still Relevant? An Audience Analysis of Public and Government Access Channels. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 57(3). 263–281. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Wenhong, et al.. (2009). Pararuellia glomerata (Acanthaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Botanical studies. 50(2). 261–267. 8 indexed citations

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