Zhen Cong

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Zhen Cong is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Cong has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in Demography and 16 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Zhen Cong's work include Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (23 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (15 papers) and Disaster Management and Resilience (15 papers). Zhen Cong is often cited by papers focused on Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (23 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (15 papers) and Disaster Management and Resilience (15 papers). Zhen Cong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Zhen Cong's co-authors include Merril Silverstein, Shanshan Li, Thomas W. Hale, Kathleen Kendall–Tackett, Guangheng Ni, Dawen Yang, Daan Liang, Yaolin Pei, Bei Wu and Dayi Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Environmental Management and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Cong

60 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Intergenerational Transfers and Living Arrangements of Older People in Rural China: Consequences for Psychological Well-Being

2006 535 citations Merril Silverstein, Zhen Cong et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhen Cong United States	20	1.3k	753	723	253	228	63	1.9k
Scott T. Yabiku United States	26	763 0.6×	413 0.5×	130 0.2×	403 1.6×	245 1.1×	61	2.1k
Ashton M. Verdery United States	25	745 0.6×	332 0.4×	413 0.6×	94 0.4×	51 0.2×	82	1.6k
Stephen Clayton United Kingdom	17	334 0.3×	185 0.2×	270 0.4×	24 0.1×	74 0.3×	47	1.3k
Anthony Glendinning United Kingdom	17	345 0.3×	78 0.1×	280 0.4×	30 0.1×	285 1.3×	24	1.5k
Fernando I. Rivera United States	14	549 0.4×	177 0.2×	122 0.2×	82 0.3×	77 0.3×	32	1.0k
Charlene K. Baker United States	26	919 0.7×	97 0.1×	752 1.0×	307 1.2×	147 0.6×	50	2.1k
Maya Rossin‐Slater United States	20	624 0.5×	326 0.4×	301 0.4×	507 2.0×	32 0.1×	62	2.1k
Jacques Véron France	11	410 0.3×	690 0.9×	513 0.7×	174 0.7×	34 0.1×	69	1.8k
Patricia A. Thomas United States	22	620 0.5×	296 0.4×	843 1.2×	44 0.2×	78 0.3×	61	2.0k
Linda M. Whiteford United States	18	549 0.4×	106 0.1×	37 0.1×	52 0.2×	142 0.6×	62	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Cong

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cong, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Family Caregiving and Disaster Preparedness Information‐Seeking Behaviors: In the Contexts of Community‐Level Social Vulnerabilities. Social Science Quarterly. 106(3).

Cong, Zhen, et al.. (2024). The impacts of age and preparation information on perceived and actual preparedness for a pandemic: A latent class analysis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 105. 104374–104374.

Cheng, Xudong, et al.. (2024). A novel stability analysis method of single-layer ribbed reticulated shells with roof plates. Thin-Walled Structures. 200. 111902–111902. 1 indexed citations

Cong, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Age Differences in Perceived Preparedness for the Continuation of COVID-19 Pandemic: Important Role of Social Support. The British Journal of Social Work. 54(1). 399–418. 2 indexed citations

Cong, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Disaster exposure and patterns of disaster preparedness: A multilevel social vulnerability and engagement perspective. Journal of Environmental Management. 339. 117798–117798. 13 indexed citations

Cong, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Age Differences in Psychological Distress After Multiple Disaster Exposures: The Effect of Multidimensional Negative COVID-19 Impacts. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 17. e554–e554. 2 indexed citations

Cong, Zhen, Yaolin Pei, Merril Silverstein, Shuzhuo Li, & Bei Wu. (2022). Children’s Divorce and their Financial Support to Older Parents in Rural China. Research on Aging. 45(2). 119–132. 1 indexed citations

Cong, Zhen, et al.. (2022). How are Asian-Americans different from other races in disaster preparedness in the context of caregiving responsibilities and preparation information access?. Natural Hazards. 112(3). 2217–2236. 10 indexed citations

Cong, Zhen, et al.. (2022). The Proximity of Disaster Experiences and Financial Preparedness for Emergencies in the US. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 17. e257–e257. 2 indexed citations

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Cong, Zhen, et al.. (2021). Barriers to preparing for disasters: Age differences and caregiving responsibilities. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 61. 102338–102338. 22 indexed citations

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Wu, Bei, Marc Cohen, Zhen Cong, Kyungmin Kim, & Changmin Peng. (2021). Improving Care for Older Adults in China: Development of Long-Term Care Policy and System. Research on Aging. 43(3-4). 123–126. 28 indexed citations

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Cong, Zhen, et al.. (2021). Financial Preparedness for Emergencies: Age Patterns and Multilevel Vulnerabilities. Research on Aging. 44(3-4). 334–348. 3 indexed citations

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Cong, Zhen, Daan Liang, & Jianjun Luo. (2020). Which Household Emergency Plans are More Helpful in Tornadoes? Through the Lens of Gerontology. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 16(1). 139–146. 5 indexed citations

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Pei, Yaolin, Zhen Cong, & Bei Wu. (2019). Risk and Resiliency in the Relationship Between Widowhood and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Mexican Americans. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 34(2). 149–170. 3 indexed citations

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Luo, Jianjun, Zhen Cong, & Daan Liang. (2014). Number of Warning Information Sources and Decision Making During Tornadoes. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 48(3). 334–337. 18 indexed citations

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Kendall–Tackett, Kathleen, Zhen Cong, & Thomas W. Hale. (2012). Depression, Sleep Quality, and Maternal Well-Being in Postpartum Women with a History of Sexual Assault: A Comparison of Breastfeeding, Mixed-Feeding, and Formula-Feeding Mothers. Breastfeeding Medicine. 8(1). 16–22. 33 indexed citations

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Kendall–Tackett, Kathleen, Zhen Cong, & Thomas W. Hale. (2011). The Effect of Feeding Method on Sleep Duration, Maternal Well-being, and Postpartum Depression. Clinical Lactation. 2(2). 22–26. 58 indexed citations

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Hale, Thomas W., et al.. (2010). Discontinuation Syndrome in Newborns Whose Mothers Took Antidepressants While Pregnant or Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine. 5(6). 283–288. 12 indexed citations

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Tian, Fuqiang, et al.. (2010). A groundwater-vegetation interaction model for assessing the impacts of water transfer on ecological restoration in the lower Tarim River. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 1 indexed citations

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Cong, Zhen. (2009). The Study of Forming the Vocational College Sports Human-cultural Circumstance Under the Background of Beijing Olympic Games. 1 indexed citations

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