Zexin Ma

950 total citations
44 papers, 595 citations indexed

About

Zexin Ma is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Sociology and Political Science and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Zexin Ma has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 595 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 14 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Zexin Ma's work include Media Influence and Health (32 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (11 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (11 papers). Zexin Ma is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Health (32 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (11 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (11 papers). Zexin Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Zexin Ma's co-authors include Xiaoli Nan, Irina A. Ileş, Bo Yang, Xinyan Zhao, Kuo‐Ting Huang, Dale Hample, Lan Yao, Xiaohui Wang, Douglas Zytko and Min Qi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Journal of Communication.

In The Last Decade

Zexin Ma

41 papers receiving 570 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zexin Ma United States 13 284 279 114 107 98 44 595
Kevin K. John United States 10 155 0.5× 100 0.4× 55 0.5× 79 0.7× 73 0.7× 30 456
Elizabeth L. Cohen United States 19 334 1.2× 307 1.1× 175 1.5× 56 0.5× 173 1.8× 46 794
Petya Eckler United States 9 294 1.0× 81 0.3× 80 0.7× 42 0.4× 33 0.3× 17 486
Tobias Reynolds‐Tylus United States 13 228 0.8× 133 0.5× 39 0.3× 145 1.4× 115 1.2× 40 508
Kikuko Omori United States 6 443 1.6× 80 0.3× 166 1.5× 91 0.9× 72 0.7× 20 637
Sarah E. Vaala United States 14 348 1.2× 67 0.2× 107 0.9× 60 0.6× 43 0.4× 30 816
Kelly E. Tenzek United States 13 187 0.7× 41 0.1× 45 0.4× 52 0.5× 104 1.1× 35 552
Jolanda Veldhuis Netherlands 17 377 1.3× 196 0.7× 53 0.5× 75 0.7× 74 0.8× 27 918
Yachao Li United States 11 233 0.8× 59 0.2× 80 0.7× 48 0.4× 116 1.2× 35 462
Catherine E. Goodall United States 12 224 0.8× 119 0.4× 87 0.8× 166 1.6× 66 0.7× 20 423

Countries citing papers authored by Zexin Ma

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zexin Ma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zexin Ma

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zexin Ma. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zexin Ma 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 Zexin Ma. Zexin Ma 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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Huang, Kuo‐Ting, et al.. (2025). Media-Induced and Psychological Factors That Foster Empathy Through Virtual Reality in Nursing Education: 2×2 Between-Subjects Experimental Study. JMIR Medical Education. 11. e59083–e59083. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Zexin, et al.. (2025). Words that trigger: a meta-analysis of threatening language, reactance, and persuasion in health. Journal of Communication. 75(5). 348–357. 2 indexed citations
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Saucier, Camille J., et al.. (2024). Overcoming Health Information Inequities: Valley fever Information Repertoires Among Vulnerable Communities in California. Health Communication. 39(12). 2793–2810. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Zexin, Yun Lu, & Xinyan Zhao. (2024). Impact of Emotional Awareness on Responses to Vaccine-Related Narrative Misinformation. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. 68(3). 356–376. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xinyan, et al.. (2024). Analyzing narrative contagion through digital storytelling in social media conversations: An AI-powered computational approach. New Media & Society. 28(1). 99–118. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Zexin, et al.. (2022). Show Me a Photo of the Character: Exploring the Interaction between Text and Visuals in Narrative Persuasion. Journal of Health Communication. 27(2). 125–133. 16 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xinyan, Zexin Ma, Sifan Xu, & Lucinda Austin. (2022). How Information Repertoire Affects Vaccine Hesitancy: Processes of Information Verification and Cognitive Elaboration. Health Communication. 39(1). 62–72. 12 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xinyan, et al.. (2022). Primacy effect of emotions in social stories: User engagement behaviors with breast cancer narratives on Facebook. Computers in Human Behavior. 137. 107405–107405. 13 indexed citations
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Ma, Zexin, et al.. (2022). “You Know Nothing about How Alcohol Might Lead to Cancer!” Effects of Threatening and Hedging Languages on Intentions to Reduce and Stop Drinking. Journal of Health Communication. 27(7). 460–470. 6 indexed citations
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Ma, Zexin, et al.. (2022). Is My Story Better Than His Story? Understanding the Effects and Mechanisms of Narrative Point of View in the Opioid Context. Health Communication. 38(9). 1847–1855. 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Zexin, Kuo‐Ting Huang, & Lan Yao. (2021). Feasibility of a Computer Role-Playing Game to Promote Empathy in Nursing Students: The Role of Immersiveness and Perspective. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. 24(11). 750–755. 22 indexed citations
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Nan, Xiaoli, Irina A. Ileş, Bo Yang, & Zexin Ma. (2021). Public Health Messaging during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond: Lessons from Communication Science. Health Communication. 37(1). 1–19. 97 indexed citations
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Ileş, Irina A., Xiaoli Nan, Zexin Ma, et al.. (2021). Self-Affirmation Does Not Change Smokers’ Explicit or Implicit Attitudes Toward Smoking Following Exposure to Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels. Communication Research Reports. 38(1). 53–65. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Zexin. (2019). Effects of immersive stories on prosocial attitudes and willingness to help: testing psychological mechanisms. Media Psychology. 23(6). 865–890. 57 indexed citations
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Ma, Zexin & Dale Hample. (2018). Modeling Parental Influence on Teenagers’ Food Consumption: An Analysis Using the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) Survey. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 50(10). 1005–1014. 16 indexed citations
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Ma, Zexin, et al.. (2018). Using narrative persuasion to promote positive attitudes toward depression in different cultural contexts. Health Education. 118(3). 239–249. 4 indexed citations
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Ileş, Irina A., Xiaoli Nan, Zexin Ma, et al.. (2018). Self-affirmation and defensive processing of graphic cigarette warning labels by African American smokers: A community-based study. Health Education Journal. 78(3). 301–314. 11 indexed citations
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Nan, Xiaoli, et al.. (2016). Role of Narrative Perspective and Modality in the Persuasiveness of Public Service Advertisements Promoting HPV Vaccination. Health Communication. 32(3). 320–328. 81 indexed citations

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