Centre for Social Policy and Social Change

Research output

Research output per year 1997 2019 2020 2023

• 656 Scopus Citations
• 14 Scopus h-Index
• 35 Journal Article (refereed)
• 5 Book Chapter
• 4 Working paper series
• 2 Book (Editor)
• 5 More
  • 1 Consulting or Contract Research Report
  • 1 Foreword / Postscript
  • 1 Conference Paper (other)
  • 1 Comment / Debate
  • 1 Editorial/Preface (Journal)

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Nexus of heat-vulnerable chronic diseases and heatwave mediated through tri-environmental interactions : A nationwide fine-grained study in Australia

  WANG, S., CAI, W., TAO, Y., SUN, Q. C., WONG, P. P. Y., THONGKING, W. & HUANG, X., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 325, Pt B, 12 p., 116663.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Heat Wave 100%
  • Heat 87%
  • Chronic Disorder 50%
  • Investigation 37%
  • Conceptual Framework 25%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Social Context of School Satisfaction among Primary and Secondary School Children in Hong Kong

  ADDAE, E. A., KÜHNER, S. & LAU, M., May 2023, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 148, 106881.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Schools 100%
  • Satisfaction 58%
  • Children 47%
  • Family 41%
  • Communities 35%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Typographic landscape, indexicality and Chinese writing: a case study of place-making practices in transitional China

  ZHOU, F., 2023, In: Social Semiotics. 33, 2, p. 256-277 22 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • New Towns 100%
  • Practice 100%
  • Urban Areas 66%
  • Research 66%
  • China 66%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2022

  A Study of Digitally Enhanced People–Space Interaction: A Place-Centric Perspective

  WANG, W., 1 Feb 2022, In: Space and Culture. 25, 1, p. 65-76 12 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Case Study 100%
  • Field Observation 100%
  • Research Direction 100%
  • Rapid Development 100%
  • Field Interview 100%
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  Achieving the age-friendly city agenda: an interventional study in Hong Kong’s Islands district

  AMOAH, P. A., MOK, K. H., WEN, Z. & LI, L. W., 2021, In: Journal of Asian Public Policy. 14, 3, p. 333-352 26 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Urban Areas 100%
  • Age 100%
  • Health 71%
  • Wellbeing 57%
  • Islands 28%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Are People With Chronic Diseases Satisfied With the Online Health Information Related to COVID‐19 During the Pandemic?

  KOR, P. P. K., LEUNG, A. Y. M., PARIAL, L. L., WONG, E. M. L., DADACZYNSKI, K., OKAN, O., AMOAH, P. A., WANG, S. S., DENG, R., CHEUNG, T. C. C. & MOLASSIOTIS, A., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 53, 1, p. 75-86 12 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Chronic Disease 100%
  • Chronic Disorder 100%
  • Health 41%
  • Health Literacy 33%
  • Diseases 33%
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Householders' perception about sustaining the useful life of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in Ghana

  OPOKU, R., AMOAH, P. A. & MYAMEKYE, K. A., 1 Jan 2021, In: International Health. 13, 1, p. 57-62 6 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Insecticide Treated Net 100%
  • Life 75%
  • Perception 50%
  • Malaria 25%
  • Control 25%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Housing wealth, social structures and changing narratives

  FORREST, R., Jan 2021, In: International Journal of Urban Sciences. 25, 1, p. 1-15 15 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Wealth 100%
  • Housing 100%
  • Ownership 77%
  • Social Systems 33%
  • Accumulation 22%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of superspreading environment under COVID-19 through human mobility data

  LOO, B. P. Y., TSOI, K. H., WONG, P. P. Y. & LAI, P. C., 25 Feb 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 4699.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • COVID-19 100%
  • Maps 66%
  • Map 66%
  • Public 50%
  • Hotspot 50%
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Personal income, local communities and happiness in a rich global city: evidence from Hong Kong

  KÜHNER, S., LAU, M., JIANG, J. & WEN, Z., 2021, In: Journal of Asian Public Policy. 14, 3, p. 314-332 19 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Communities 100%
  • Happiness 100%
  • Hong Kong 100%
  • World City 100%
  • Subjective Well-Being 66%
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Africans in post-COVID-19 pandemic China: is there a future for China’s ‘new minority’?

  CASTILLO, R. & AMOAH, P. A., Sept 2020, In: Asian Ethnicity. 21, 4, p. 560-565 6 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • China 100%
  • Migration 60%
  • Minority Groups 40%
  • Change 40%
  • Wellbeing 40%
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• A Microclimate Study of Traffic and Pedestrianization Scenarios in a Densely Populated Urban City

  WONG, P. P. Y., 31 Jan 2020, In: Advances in Meteorology. 2020, 8 p., 8741049.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Pedestrian 100%
  • Urban Microclimate 75%
  • Investigation 75%
  • Season 75%
  • Traffic 75%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Beyond the Limits of the Productivist Regime : Capturing Three Decades of East Asian Welfare Development with Fuzzy Sets

  YANG, N. & KÜHNER, S., Oct 2020, In: Social Policy & Society. 19, 4, p. 613-627 15 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Economic and Social Development 100%
  • Asians 100%
  • Welfare 100%
  • Quantitative 40%
  • Government 40%
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Demography, Socioeconomic Status and Health Services Utilisation among Older Ghanaians : Implications for Health Policy

  GYASI, R. M. & PHILLIPS, D. R., Mar 2020, In: Ageing International. 45, 1, p. 50-71 22 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Healthcare 100%
  • Socioeconomic Status 85%
  • Health Care Utilization 42%
  • Inequality 28%
  • Health Service 28%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Everyday practice in the high density, volumetric Hong Kong: Ambiguity, intensity and life between interfaces

  WANG, W., Jan 2020, In: Cities. 96, 102462.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Urban Areas 100%
  • Metropolitan Area 100%
  • Practice 80%
  • Life 60%
  • Everyday Practice 60%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Examining Attitudes towards Welfare in an In/Security Regime: Evidence from Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A., Oct 2020, In: Social Policy and Society. 19, 4, p. 661-676 16 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Welfare 100%
  • Ghana 80%
  • Attitudes 40%
  • Social Capital 20%
  • Case Studies 20%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Perceptions of Neglect and Well-Being among Independent Child Migrants in Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A., Apr 2020, In: Child Indicators Research. 13, 2, p. 455-479 25 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Children 100%
  • Neglect 33%
  • Wellbeing 20%
  • Quantitative Study 13%
  • Qualitative 6%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Psychological wellbeing in diaspora space: a study of African economic migrants in Hong Kong

  AMOAH, P. A., KODUAH, A. O., ANADUAKA, U. S., ADDAE, E. A., GWENZI, G. D. & AMANKWAA, A., Sept 2020, In: Asian Ethnicity. 21, 4, p. 542-559 18 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Migrants 100%
  • Economics 83%
  • Wellbeing 66%
  • Hong Kong 50%
  • Identity 33%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of health literacy: a gender perspective in Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A. & PHILLIPS, D. R., Feb 2020, In: Women and Health. 60, 2, p. 123-139 17 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Health Literacy 100%
  • Sociodemographics 100%
  • Perspective 100%
  • Demographics 100%
  • Men 63%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• The Politics of MPF Reform : Lessons from Public Attitudes in Hong Kong

  KÜHNER, S. & CHOU, K. L., Jul 2020, In: Social Policy and Society. 19, 3, p. 414-430 17 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Hong Kong 100%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• The post-80s generation: exploring the attitudes toward family and housing

  XIAN, S. & FORREST, R., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Youth Studies. 23, 6, p. 780-796 17 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Hong Kong 100%
  • Sociocultural Factor 50%
  • Family 25%
  • Choice of Housing 25%
  • Cohort Analysis 25%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• The Role of a Health Protection Scheme in Health Services Utilization Among Community-Dwelling Older Persons in Ghana

  GYASI, R. M., PHILLIPS, D. R. & BUOR, D., 14 Feb 2020, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 75, 3, p. 661-673 13 p., gby082.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Health Service 100%
  • Health 100%
  • National Health Insurance 85%
  • Standards 71%
  • Error 71%
  31 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Children’s and Adults’ perceptions of child necessities in Hong Kong

  LAU, M. K. W., GORDON, D., ZHANG, M. F. & BRADSHAW, J., Nov 2019, In: Social Policy and Administration. 53, 6, p. 835-853 19 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Child 100%
  • Children 100%
  • Poverty 33%
  • Deprivation 16%
  • East Asia 16%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Local patterns of social capital and sustenance of the Community-Based Health Planning Services (CHPS) policy: a qualitative comparative study in Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A., 1 Mar 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 2, e023376.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Health Planning 100%
  • Comparative Study 100%
  • Community-Based 100%
  • Social Capital 100%
  • Ghana 100%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Long-term effects of traffic exposures on mortality in a Chinese cohort

  THACH, T.-Q., TSANG, H., LAI, P.-C., LEE, R.S.-Y. & WONG, P.P.-Y., 1 Sept 2019, In: Journal of Transport and Health. 14, 100609.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Vehicles 100%
  • Mortality 80%
  • Traffic 70%
  • Roads 40%
  • Death 30%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Social support, physical activity and psychological distress among community-dwelling older Ghanaians

  GYASI, R. M., 1 Mar 2019, In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 81, p. 142-148 7 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Physical Activity 100%
  • Social Support 87%
  • Psychological Distress 43%
  • Distress Syndrome 43%
  • Old Person 18%
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Social support networks and psychological wellbeing in community-dwelling older Ghanaian cohorts

  GYASI, R. M., PHILLIPS, D. R. & ABASS, K., Jul 2019, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 31, 7, p. 1047-1057 11 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Social Support 100%
  • Wellbeing 57%
  • Old Person 21%
  • Associations 21%
  • Health 21%
  63 Citations (Scopus)

• The relationship among functional health literacy, self-rated health, and social support among younger and older adults in Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A., 31 Aug 2019, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16, 17, 3188.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Social Support 100%
  • Health Literacy 80%
  • Older Adults 50%
  • Health Status 40%
  • Support 40%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• The relationship between functional health literacy, health-related behaviours and sociodemographic characteristics of street-involved youth in Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A., KODUAH, A. O., GYASI, R. M., GWENZI, G. D. & ANADUAKA, U. S., May 2019, In: International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. 57, 3, p. 116-132 17 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Health Literacy 100%
  • Youth 100%
  • Sociodemographics 100%
  • Health-Related Behavior 100%
  • Education 20%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Vertical monitoring of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) in urban street canyons of Hong Kong

  WONG, P. P. Y., LAI, P. C., ALLEN, R., CHENG, W., LEE, M., TSUI, A., TANG, R., THACH, T. Q., TIAN, L., BRAUER, M. & BARRATT, B., 20 Jun 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 670, p. 696-703 8 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Air Pollution 100%
  • Hong Kong 100%
  • Street Canyon 100%
  • Traffic 100%
  • Roads and Streets 100%
  27 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Hong Kong skateboarding and network capital

  O'CONNOR, P. J., Dec 2018, In: Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 42, 6, p. 419-436 18 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • World City 100%
  • Network 75%
  • Networks 75%
  • Hong Kong 50%
  • East Asia 25%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Housing and Asset Based Stratification in the Enrichment Economy

  FORREST, R., 9 Dec 2018, In: Critical Housing Analysis. 5, 2, p. 4-13 10 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Social Systems 100%
  • Housing 100%
  • Stratification 66%
  • Ownership 66%
  • Economic and Social Development 33%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Late home ownership and social re-stratification

  FORREST, R. & HIRAYAMA, Y., Apr 2018, In: Economy and Society. 47, 2, p. 257-279 23 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Ownership 100%
  • Real Estate Sector 20%
  • Manpower 20%
  • Nuclear Family 20%
  • UK 20%
  66 Citations (Scopus)

• Promoting national identity through higher education and graduate employment: reality in the responses and implementation of government policy in China

  MOK, K. H., 2 Nov 2018, In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 40, 6, p. 583-597 15 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • National Identity 100%
  • China 100%
  • Macao 66%
  • Chinese Government 66%
  • Hong Kong 66%
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  民主的再思考及对香港的启示

  Translated title of the contribution: Democracy revisited and its implications to Hong Kong何泺生, 25 Jul 2014, In: 港澳研究. 2014, 3, p. 9-16 8 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Democracy 100%
  • substantive 33%
  • Formal 25%
  • Freedom of Speech 8%