Yim Wah Mak

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Yim Wah Mak is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Physiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Yim Wah Mak has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Clinical Psychology, 21 papers in Physiology and 16 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Yim Wah Mak's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (18 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (16 papers) and School Health and Nursing Education (10 papers). Yim Wah Mak is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (18 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (16 papers) and School Health and Nursing Education (10 papers). Yim Wah Mak collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Yim Wah Mak's co-authors include Alice Yuen Loke, Doris Y. P. Leung, Hui Cao, Hong Yan Li, Chung Lim Vico Chiang, TH Lam, Abu S. Abdullah, Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Sau Fong Leung and Paul H. Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PEDIATRICS and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Yim Wah Mak

83 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

The Psychological Impacts of a COVID-19 Outbreak on College Students in China: A Longitudinal Study

2020 262 citations Doris Y. P. Leung, Yim Wah Mak et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yim Wah Mak Hong Kong	21	705	347	300	282	237	91	1.7k
Ladislav Csémy Czechia	16	723 1.0×	389 1.1×	171 0.6×	230 0.8×	236 1.0×	69	1.7k
Louise Thornton Australia	20	552 0.8×	633 1.8×	239 0.8×	253 0.9×	276 1.2×	71	2.0k
Taina Huurre Finland	21	478 0.7×	339 1.0×	140 0.5×	295 1.0×	230 1.0×	43	1.4k
Tara-Leigh McHugh Canada	26	508 0.7×	357 1.0×	282 0.9×	353 1.3×	592 2.5×	107	2.1k
Rúnar Vilhjálmsson Iceland	19	467 0.7×	432 1.2×	369 1.2×	215 0.8×	479 2.0×	61	1.6k
Alessio Zambon Italy	10	469 0.7×	566 1.6×	232 0.8×	191 0.7×	437 1.8×	13	1.6k
Nadra E. Lisha United States	22	492 0.7×	246 0.7×	558 1.9×	273 1.0×	337 1.4×	81	1.7k
Alberto Borraccino Italy	25	598 0.8×	653 1.9×	355 1.2×	383 1.4×	740 3.1×	77	2.3k
Bart De Clercq Belgium	23	363 0.5×	701 2.0×	183 0.6×	322 1.1×	392 1.7×	54	1.8k
Raheem J. Paxton United States	28	265 0.4×	279 0.8×	435 1.4×	231 0.8×	383 1.6×	74	1.7k

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Ho, Grace W. K., et al.. (2025). Social distancing and mental health two years into a global pandemic: a sequential exploratory mixed-methods investigation in Hong Kong. BMJ Open. 15(3). e092160–e092160.

Mak, Yim Wah, Crystal Kwan, Fadi Al Zoubi, et al.. (2025). Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy plus exercise for older adults with chronic low back pain: A preliminary cluster randomized controlled trial with qualitative interviews. Journal of Pain. 30. 105350–105350. 2 indexed citations

Chan, Engle Angela, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of adaptive self-regulated learning in online learning courses for undergraduate nursing students – A mixed-methods study. Nurse Education Today. 148. 106636–106636. 1 indexed citations

Belay, Getaneh Mulualem, Yim Wah Mak, Ka Yan Ho, et al.. (2025). Perceptions, barriers, and coping preferences towards quitting among ethnic minority young adults with alcohol use disorder: a phenomenological study. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1593064–1593064.

Cheng, Huilin, Yim Wah Mak, Xuelin Zhang, et al.. (2023). Perceptions and experiences of acceptance and commitment therapy among people with mental disorders: A qualitative systematic review. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. 30. 80–96. 6 indexed citations

Belay, Getaneh Mulualem, Katherine Ka Wai Lam, Qi Liu, et al.. (2023). Magnitude and determinants of alcohol use disorder among adult population in East Asian countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1144012–1144012. 6 indexed citations

Ho, Ka Yan, Katherine Ka Wai Lam, Daniel Bressington, et al.. (2022). Use of a positive psychology intervention (PPI) to promote the psychological well-being of children living in poverty: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 12(8). e055506–e055506. 2 indexed citations

Chong, Yuen Yu, Yim Wah Mak, & Alice Yuen Loke. (2020). The role of parental psychological flexibility in childhood asthma management: An analysis of cross-lagged panel models. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 137. 110208–110208. 8 indexed citations

Loke, Alice Yuen, Louise Davies, & Yim Wah Mak. (2019). Is it the decision of women to choose a cesarean section as the mode of birth? A review of literature on the views of stakeholders. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 19(1). 286–286. 34 indexed citations

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Leung, Doris Y. P., et al.. (2019). Validation of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the Support Person’s Unmet Needs Survey—Short Form. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(21). 4103–4103. 3 indexed citations

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Mak, Yim Wah, et al.. (2018). Health-promoting lifestyle and quality of life among Chinese nursing students. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 19(6). 629–636. 79 indexed citations

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Leung, Doris Y. P., et al.. (2016). Fathers' smoking behaviors at home and near their children after a smoke-free legislation in Hong Kong : a two-group comparison. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University).

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Mak, Yim Wah, Paul H. Lee, & Alice Yuen Loke. (2015). Predictors of participation in a telephone-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for smoking cessation study. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 1288–1288. 8 indexed citations

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Mak, Yim Wah, Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Siu Lam, et al.. (2014). Association between Screen Viewing Duration and Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among Adolescents in Hong Kong. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11(11). 11201–11219. 66 indexed citations

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Mak, Yim Wah, et al.. (2012). Barriers Hindering Nursing Students from Adopting Health-Promoting Lifestyles. 2 indexed citations

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Leung, Sharron, et al.. (2010). A Brief Cognitive‐behavioral Stress Management Program for Secondary School Teachers. Journal of Occupational Health. 53(1). 23–35. 29 indexed citations

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Chan, Sophia Siu Chee, David Wong, Dyt Fong, et al.. (2009). Short-term impact of new smoke-free legislation on the utilization of a quitline in Hong Kong. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 11(4). 356–361. 20 indexed citations

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Chan, Sophia Siu Chee, David Wong, Dyt Fong, et al.. (2008). The Establishment and Promotion of the First Youth Quitline in Hong Kong Challenges and Opportunities. Evaluation & the Health Professions. 31(3). 258–271. 14 indexed citations

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Mak, Yim Wah, et al.. (2006). Acceptability, adherence and satisfaction of a proactive telephone-based smoking cessation program for parents with young children. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 2 indexed citations

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Mak, Yim Wah, Alice Yuen Loke, TH Lam, & Abu S. Abdullah. (2004). Validity of self-reports and reliability of spousal proxy reports on the smoking behavior of Chinese parents with young children. Addictive Behaviors. 30(4). 841–845. 28 indexed citations

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