Zhen Wu

682 total citations
29 papers, 423 citations indexed

About

Zhen Wu is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Wu has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 423 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 14 papers in Social Psychology and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Zhen Wu's work include Child and Animal Learning Development (16 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (6 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 papers). Zhen Wu is often cited by papers focused on Child and Animal Learning Development (16 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (6 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 papers). Zhen Wu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Zhen Wu's co-authors include Julie Gros‐Louis, Yanjie Su, Xin Yang, Jiannong Shi, Yarrow Dunham, Zhen Zhang, Ziyan Guo, Yao Zheng, Xi Chen and Junhui Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Child Development, Frontiers in Psychology and PLoS Computational Biology.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Wu

24 papers receiving 405 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Wu China 12 259 134 108 102 73 29 423
Kelsey Lucca United States 10 227 0.9× 102 0.8× 43 0.4× 66 0.6× 46 0.6× 19 353
Lili Ma Canada 11 304 1.2× 139 1.0× 103 1.0× 90 0.9× 26 0.4× 18 453
Fang Fuxi China 7 384 1.5× 249 1.9× 68 0.6× 151 1.5× 117 1.6× 10 538
Maria Gräfenhain Germany 7 251 1.0× 186 1.4× 94 0.9× 126 1.2× 29 0.4× 11 355
Marek Meristo Sweden 10 432 1.7× 205 1.5× 87 0.8× 202 2.0× 23 0.3× 16 492
Timothy P. Racine Canada 13 214 0.8× 194 1.4× 41 0.4× 99 1.0× 50 0.7× 31 393
Bahar Köymen United Kingdom 15 372 1.4× 160 1.2× 87 0.8× 153 1.5× 44 0.6× 33 517
Makeba Parramore Wilbourn United States 12 312 1.2× 54 0.4× 37 0.3× 153 1.5× 35 0.5× 19 487
Jonathan S. Beier United States 10 180 0.7× 167 1.2× 62 0.6× 189 1.9× 54 0.7× 15 387
Carolyn M. Palmquist United States 9 378 1.5× 114 0.9× 92 0.9× 113 1.1× 134 1.8× 13 698

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Wu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Wu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Wu

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

All Works

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Wang, Zhenlin, Rory T. Devine, Hana D’Souza, et al.. (2025). Mind-mindedness, parenting, and family adversity: Associations and moderation effects across three sites.. Journal of Family Psychology.
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Ellefson, Michelle R., Hana D’Souza, Elian Fink, et al.. (2025). Links Between Child Executive Function and Adjustment: A Three-Site Study. Child Development. 96(5). 1590–1604.
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Guo, Ziyan, Jialu Yu, Wenxin Wang, Patricia Lockwood, & Zhen Wu. (2024). Reinforcement learning of altruistic punishment differs between cultures and across the lifespan. PLoS Computational Biology. 20(7). e1012274–e1012274.
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Guo, Ziyan, et al.. (2024). To risk or not: The impact of socioeconomic status on preschoolers’ risky decision‐making for gains and losses. Developmental Science. 27(4). e13485–e13485. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Intelligence mindset in Chinese children: The role of parental praise and autonomy support. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 87. 101555–101555. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen, et al.. (2022). They can and will: Preschoolers encourage pro-environmental behavior with rewards and punishments. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 82. 101842–101842. 14 indexed citations
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Yang, Xin, et al.. (2021). To Punish or to Restore: How Children Evaluate Victims' Responses to Immorality. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 696160–696160. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen, et al.. (2020). Empathy as a buffer: How empathy moderates the emotional effects on Preschoolers’ sharing. British Journal of Psychology. 112(2). 412–432. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen, et al.. (2020). How intergroup relation moderates group bias in Third-Party Punishment. Acta Psychologica. 205. 103055–103055. 13 indexed citations
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Wen, Wen, et al.. (2018). Differential inter-trial effects in the visual search of children, adolescents, and young adults. Acta Psychologica. 191. 171–178. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen, et al.. (2018). Emotion makes a difference: Induced sadness reduces preschool boys' sharing behavior. Evolution and Human Behavior. 40(2). 148–155. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen, et al.. (2018). Physical Exercise Predicts Social Competence and General Well-Being in Chinese Children 10 to 15 Years Old: a Preliminary Study. Child Indicators Research. 11(6). 1935–1949. 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen, et al.. (2017). Motivation Counts: Autonomous But Not Obligated Sharing Promotes Happiness in Preschoolers. Frontiers in Psychology. 8. 867–867. 21 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen, et al.. (2017). Preschoolers’ group bias in punishing selfishness in the Ultimatum Game. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 166. 280–292. 27 indexed citations
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Shi, Jiannong, et al.. (2016). Five-Year-Old Preschoolers’ Sharing is Influenced by Anticipated Reciprocation. Frontiers in Psychology. 7. 460–460. 25 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen & Yanjie Su. (2014). How do preschoolers’ sharing behaviors relate to their theory of mind understanding?. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 120. 73–86. 71 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen & Julie Gros‐Louis. (2014). Caregivers provide more labeling responses to infants' pointing than to infants' object-directed vocalizations. Journal of Child Language. 42(3). 538–561. 38 indexed citations
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Gros‐Louis, Julie & Zhen Wu. (2012). Twelve-month-olds’ vocal production during pointing in naturalistic interactions: Sensitivity to parents’ attention and responses. Infant Behavior and Development. 35(4). 773–778. 20 indexed citations
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Wu, Zhen, et al.. (2010). Becoming a gaze user: Joint attention and cooperation in one- and two-year-olds. 161–164. 1 indexed citations

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