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I am a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University. I received my PhD in information studies from Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. My research converges at the intersection of communication, information, and technology, echoing my education background, an intersection of arts and technology. My research interests focus on Consumer Health Informatics, Social Networks, Human-Computer Interaction, and Social Media.
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Education Background

  • Ph.D. in Information Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • M.A. Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
  • B.E. Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China

Research Interests

  • Information Diffusion
  • Social Network
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • ​Health Informatics

Current research Projects

  1. Emotion shapes cancer information diffusion on Social Media
  2. GMO-related discussion on Weibo
  3. Citation Network Analysis
  4. Online health information seeking on smartphones
  5. Dynamic of covid-19 discussions on Weibo

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Selective Publications

  1. Wang, X. & Song, Y. (2020). Viral Misinformation and Echo Chambers: The Diffusion of Rumors About Genetically Modified Organisms on Social Media. Internet Research, 30, 1547-1564
  2. Wang, X., Shi, J., Kong, H. (2020). Online health information seeking: A review and meta-analysis. Health Communication. 
  3. Wang, X., Chen, L., Shi, J., & Peng, T-Q. (2019). What makes cancer information viral on social media? Computers in Human Behavior, 93, 149-156.
  4. Chen, L.*, Wang, X.*, & Peng, T-Q. (2018). Nature and Diffusion of Gynecologic Cancer–Related Misinformation on Social Media: Analysis of Tweets. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20, e11515.
  5. ​Wang, X., Goh, D. H.-L. (2017). Video games acceptance: A meta-analysis of the extended technology acceptance model. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social networking, 20, 662-671.​​
Phone: (852) 3411 8051
Email: vincentwx@hkbu.edu.hk