The COVID-19 pandemic is a global threat presenting health, economic, and social challenges
that continue to escalate. Metapopulation epidemic modeling studies in the susceptible–…

Scholars increasingly use Twitter data to study the life sciences and politics. However,
Twitter data collection tools often pose challenges for scholars who are unfamiliar with their …

This paper studies conspiracy and debunking narratives about COVID-19 origination on a
major Chinese social media platform, Weibo, from January to April 2020. Popular …

… Kaiping Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication
… Kaiping Chen was supported by funding from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research …

People are increasingly exposed to science and political information from social media.
One consequence is that these sites play host to “alternative influencers,” who spread …

Chen | How public perceptions of social distancing evolved over a critical time period:
communication lessons learnt from the American state of Wisconsin | Journal of Science …

… Chen, Molder, and Duan contributed equally to this paper. Kaiping Chen would like to thank
the support for this research provided by the University of Wisconsin Madison Office of the …

Climate change is a critical global problem that requires immediate action to mitigate its
effects. In recent years, youth climate activists have mobilized worldwide protests to demand …

A prerequisite for the durability of authoritarian regimes as well as their effective governance
is the regime’s ability to gather reliable information about the actions of lower-tier officials. …

This theoretical viewpoint paper presents a new perspective on urban governance in an
information age. Smart city governance is not only about technology but also about re-…