Yubo Hou

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yubo Hou is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yubo Hou has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Social Psychology, 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 18 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Yubo Hou's work include Cultural Differences and Values (15 papers), Identity, Memory, and Therapy (14 papers) and Humor Studies and Applications (10 papers). Yubo Hou is often cited by papers focused on Cultural Differences and Values (15 papers), Identity, Memory, and Therapy (14 papers) and Humor Studies and Applications (10 papers). Yubo Hou collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Yubo Hou's co-authors include Qi Wang, Tonglin Jiang, Dan Xiong, Lili Song, Julie Spencer‐Rodgers, Lei Wang, Kaiping Peng, Hao Li, Carole Peterson and Jessie Bee Kim Koh and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Psychologist and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Yubo Hou

65 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Social media addiction: Its impact, mediation, and interv... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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. Social media addiction: Its impact, mediation, and intervention
    2019 380 citations Yubo Hou, Qi Wang 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
Yubo Hou China 18 734 629 355 273 264 70 1.6k
Mara Cadinu Italy 26 1.1k 1.6× 811 1.3× 133 0.4× 435 1.6× 285 1.1× 41 2.2k
Marc‐André Reinhard Germany 22 726 1.0× 783 1.2× 107 0.3× 271 1.0× 408 1.5× 109 1.7k
Michaela Gummerum United Kingdom 25 821 1.1× 894 1.4× 444 1.3× 249 0.9× 493 1.9× 86 2.1k
Janetta Lun United States 19 535 0.7× 684 1.1× 225 0.6× 183 0.7× 250 0.9× 29 1.7k
Renée M. Tobin United States 13 596 0.8× 808 1.3× 116 0.3× 323 1.2× 600 2.3× 21 1.7k
David F. Lopez United States 13 754 1.0× 665 1.1× 106 0.3× 255 0.9× 209 0.8× 20 1.6k
Martin F. Davies United Kingdom 18 560 0.8× 541 0.9× 168 0.5× 278 1.0× 341 1.3× 51 1.5k
Julie Spencer‐Rodgers United States 18 810 1.1× 974 1.5× 79 0.2× 202 0.7× 248 0.9× 31 1.7k
Michael A. Zárate United States 18 1.2k 1.6× 845 1.3× 130 0.4× 284 1.0× 234 0.9× 49 1.8k
Robert S. Horton United States 14 758 1.0× 729 1.2× 107 0.3× 403 1.5× 435 1.6× 20 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yubo Hou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yubo Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yubo Hou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yubo Hou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yubo Hou 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 Yubo Hou. Yubo Hou is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ge, Xiaoyu & Yubo Hou. (2025). Social influence during public crises: Weekly dynamics and adaptive patterns of conformity to the collective following the COVID-19 outbreak. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(25). e2500008122–e2500008122.
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Zheng, Wen, et al.. (2025). Narcissism unveiled: Exploring the dynamics of emotion and everyday creativity.. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo, et al.. (2025). Bridging the gap through common features: The semantic structure of creative metaphors.. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo, et al.. (2024). System-justifying belief alleviates online privacy concerns: The mediating role of relatedness satisfaction and general trust. Computers in Human Behavior. 154. 108140–108140. 2 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo, et al.. (2023). Are we braver in cyberspace? Social media anonymity enhances moral courage. Computers in Human Behavior. 148. 107880–107880. 10 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo, et al.. (2023). The Impact of the Chinese Thinking Style of Relations on Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Coping Styles. Behavioral Sciences. 13(6). 442–442. 3 indexed citations
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Ge, Xiaoyu, Xiaoming Li, & Yubo Hou. (2023). Confucian ideal personality traits (Junzi personality) and leadership effectiveness: Why leaders with traditional traits can achieve career success in modern China. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 45(5). 741–763. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Zheng, et al.. (2023). Thinking Styles and Creativity: The Mediating Role of Psychological Adjustment in College Students. Behavioral Sciences. 13(10). 875–875. 2 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo, et al.. (2023). The Buffering Effect of Awe on Negative Emotions in Self-Threatening Situations. Behavioral Sciences. 13(1). 44–44. 6 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo, et al.. (2023). The Profiles, Predictors, and Intergroup Outcomes of Cultural Attachment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 51(3). 374–393. 3 indexed citations
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Shi, Linyu, et al.. (2022). Does Cyberostracism Reduce Prosocial Behaviors? The Protective Role of Psychological Resilience. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(7). 4388–4388. 7 indexed citations
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Ge, Xiaoyu, Xiaoming Li, & Yubo Hou. (2021). Confucian ideal personality traits (Junzi personality): Exploration of psychological measurement. Acta Psychologica Sinica. 53(12). 1321–1321. 13 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo. (2012). Discussions on Problems in Male Sterile Line of Sorghum in Spring-seeding Early-maturing Region in China. 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo. (2012). Psychological Structure and Psychometric Validity of the Confucian Coping. 10 indexed citations
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Kulkofsky, Sarah, Qi Wang, Martin Conway, et al.. (2011). Cultural variation in the correlates of flashbulb memories: An investigation in five countries. Memory. 19(3). 233–240. 7 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo, et al.. (2002). PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT OF THE COPE SCALE. Acta Psychologica Sinica. 34(4). 84. 1 indexed citations
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Hou, Yubo. (2001). AFFECTION OF WINDOW-WALL RATIO ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN REGION OF HOT SUMMER AND COLD WINTER. Jianzhu jishu. 8 indexed citations

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