Peer-Reviewed Publications (In Reverse Chronological Order)

(IF = impact factor in Journal Citation Reports; Q = quartile; *Corresponding author; #PhD student under Dr. Wang's supervision; ^Other mentored student)

1. Wang, S. M.*, Kuo, L. C., & Hsu, H. M. (2025). Faster rhythmic auditory cueing induced less severe movement abnormalities in people with subclinical psychosis. Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences, 1552, 351-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.70036
   [IF2024 = 4.8; Q1 in Multidisciplinary Sciences]

2. Wang, S. M.*, Chan, H. Y.^, Chan, C. Y.^, Fong, L. Y.^, Chan, W. L.^, Wu, K. Y.^, Yip, L. C.^, Wong, W. Y.^, Ng, C. L. W.^, & Fong, K. N. K. (2025). Effects of music rhythm on movement abnormalities in people with psychotic-like experiences: A pilot randomised controlled trial using motion analysis. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 19, e70111. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.70111  
   [IF2024 = 2.2; Q3 in Psychiatry]

3. Chan, S. H. W., Cheung, M. Y. C.^, Chiu, A. T. S., Leung, M. H. T.^, Kuo, M. C. C., Yip, D. Y. C.^, Hui, C. C. Y.^, Kam, S. W. I.^, Yeung, K., Mui, D. S. P., Wang, S. M.*, & Yip, C. C. K. (2023). Clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based music therapy on improving emotional regulation in blind older women: A randomized controlled trial. Integrative Medicine Research, 12, 8. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2023.100993
   [IF 2024 = 3.0; Q2 in Integrative & Complementary Medicine]
   
   

4. Fan, W.#, Fong, K. N. K., & Wang, S. M.* (2023). Effects of training involving patterned sensory enhancement on improving upper-limb movements in patients with Parkinson's disease: Protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13, e072416. https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072416
   [IF 2023 = 2.4; Q1 in Medicine, General & Internal]
   
   

5. Wang, S. M.*, Chan, S. T.^, Wong, Y. L.^, Hsu, H. M., Lee, C. Y.^, Check, C. Y.^, & Leung, C. K.^ (2023). Rhythmic auditory stimulation incorporated in training improved movements in individuals with psychotic-like experiences. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 273, 995-1005. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-022-01524-3
   [IF 2023 = 3.5; Q1 in Clinical Neurology]
   
   

6. Wang, S. M.*, Lam, B. Y., Kuo, L. C., Hsu, H. M., & Ouyang, W. C. (2023). Facial and upper-limb movement abnormalities in individuals with psychotic-like experiences: A motion analysis study. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 273, 1369-1377. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-022-01517-2
   [IF 2023 = 3.5; Q1 in Clinical Neurology]
   
   

7. Chan, S. H. W., Ng, S. M., Yu, C. H., Chan, C. M., Wang, S. M.*, & Chan, W. C. (2022). The effects of an integrated mindfulness-based tai chi chuan programme on sleep disturbance among community-dwelling elderly people: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 23, 12. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06737-4
   [IF 2023 = 2.0; Q3 in Medicine, Research & Experimental]
   
   

8. Fan, W.#, Li, J., Wei, W., Xiao, S. H., Liao, Z. J., Wang, S. M.*, & Fong, K. N. K. (2022). Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on upper-limb movements in patients with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 101, 27-30. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.06.020
   [IF 2023 = 3.1; Q2 in Clinical Neurology]
   
   

9. Chan, M. M. Y., Chan, M. C., Yeung, M. K., Wang, S. M., Liu, D., & Han, Y. M. Y.* (2022). Aberrant prefrontal functional connectivity during verbal fluency test is associated with reading comprehension deficits in autism spectrum disorder: An fNIRS study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 984777. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.984777
   [IF 2023 = 2.6; Q2 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary]
   
   

10. Wang, S. M.*, Ouyang, W. C., Hsu, H. M., & Hsu, L. T. (2022). An instrumental measure of hand and facial movement abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 8. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.803661
    [IF 2023 = 3.2; Q2 in Psychiatry]
    
    

11. Huang, W. Y., Tsang, H. W. H., Wang, S. M., Huang, Y. C., Chen, Y. C., Chem, C. H., Chen, C. Y., Chen, J. S., Chang, Y. L., Huang, R. Y.*, Lin, C. Y.*, Potenza, M. N., & Pakpour, A. H. (2022). Effectiveness of using calligraphic activity to treat people with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial in Southern Taiwan. Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 13, 1-16. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20406223221080646
    [IF 2023 = 3.3; Q2 in Pharmacology & Pharmacy]
    
    

12. Wang, S. M.*, Chan, Y. W.^, Tsui, Y. O.^, & Chu, F. Y.^ (2021). Effects of anodal cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation on movements in patients with cerebellar ataxias: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 10690. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010690
    [IF 2021 = 4.6; Q1 in Public, Environmental & Occupational Health]
    
    

13. Chen, I. H., Chen, C. Y., Liu, C. H., Ahorsu, D. K., Griffiths, M. D., Chen, Y. P., Kuo, Y. J., Lin, C. Y.*, Pakpour, A. H., & Wang, S. M. (2021). Internet addiction and psychological distress among Chinese schoolchildren before and during the COVID-19 outbreak: A latent class analysis. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 10, 731-746. https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00052
    [IF 2023 = 6.6; Q1 in Psychiatry]
    
    

14. Wang, S. M.*, Lin, C. Y., Tse, T. H. Y., Chu, H. L.^, Liu, C. H.^, Ng, T. H.^, Tse, C. K.^, Wong, W. M.^, & Chan, S. H. W. (2021). Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on upper-limb movement speed in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 271, 1445-1453. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-020-01193-0
    [IF 2023 = 3.5; Q1 in Clinical Neurology]
    
    

15. Leung, C., Lei, K. S., Wang, S. M., & Lam, B. Y. H.* (2021). Theory of mind in schizotypy: A behavioral and event-related potential (ERP) study. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 23, 100190. https://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2020.100190
    [IF 2023 = 2.3; Q2 in Psychology, Experimental]
    
    

16. Wang, S. M., Ouyang, W. C., Wu, M. Y., & Kuo, L. C.* (2020). Relationship between motor function and psychotic symptomatology in young-adult patients with schizophrenia. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 270, 373-382. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-019-01004-1
    [IF 2023 = 3.5; Q1 in Clinical Neurology]
    
    

17. Tsai, M. C., Strong, C., Latner, J. D., Lin, Y. C., Pakpour, A. H., Lin, C. Y.*, & Wang, S. M. (2019). Attitudes toward and beliefs about obese persons across Hong Kong and Taiwan: Wording effects and measurement invariance. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 17, 134. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-019-1198-6
    [IF 2023 = 3.2; Q1 in Health Policy & Services]
    
    

18. Chen, Y. P., Wang, S. M., Wu, Y., Lin, H. Y., Wu, C. C., Chuang, T. Y., Ho, W. P., Kuo, Y. J., Leu, T. H.*, & Lin, C. Y. (2019). Worsen depression after viscosupplementation treatment for geriatric people with knee osteoarthritis? International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 19, 31-40. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2018.10.001
    [IF 2023 = 5.3; Q1 in Psychology, Clinical]
    
    

19. Cheng, M. Y., Wang, S. M., Lam, Y. Y., Luk, H. T., Man, Y. C., & Lin, C. Y.* (2018). The relationships between weight bias, perceived weight stigma, eating behavior, and psychological distress among undergraduate students in Hong Kong. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 206, 705-710. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0000000000000869
    [IF 2023 = 1.6; Q3 in Psychiatry]
    
    

20. Wang, S. M.*, & Tickle-Degnen, L. (2018). Emotional cues from expressive behavior of women and men with Parkinson’s disease. PLoS One, 13: e0199886. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199886
    [IF 2023 = 2.9; Q1 in Multidisciplinary Sciences]
    
    

21. Wang, S. M., Kuo, L. C., Ouyang, W. C., Hsu, H. M., & Ma, H. I.* (2018). Effects of object size and distance on reaching kinematics in patients with schizophrenia. Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 31, 22-29. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1569186118759610
    [IF 2023 = 0.8; Q4 in Rehabilitation]   

22. Wang, S. M., Kuo, L. C., Ouyang, W. C., Hsu, H. M., Lin, K. C., & Ma, H. I.* (2014). Effects of object size on unimanual and bimanual movements in patients with schizophrenia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68, 230-238. https://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2014.009811
    [IF 2023 = 2.1; Q1 in Rehabilitation]       

23. Wang, S. M., Kuo, L. C., Ouyang, W. C., Hsu, H. M., & Ma, H. I.* (2013). A fast-moving target in the Valpar assembly task improved unimanual and bimanual movements in patients with schizophrenia. Disability and Rehabilitation, 35, 1608-1613. https://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2012.748837
    [IF 2023 = 2.1; Q1 in Rehabilitation]      
    
    

24. Kuo, L. C., Cooney, W. P. III, An, K. N., Lai, K. Y., Wang, S. M., & Su F. C.* (2009). Effects of age and gender on the movement workspace of the trapeziometacarpal joint. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H-Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 223, 133-142. https://dx.doi.org/10.1243/09544119jeim489
    [IF 2023 = 1.7; Q3 in Engineering, Biomedical]      
    
    

25. Tsai, C. L., Wu, M. Y., Kuo, L. C., Tsai, P. L., Chen-Sea, M. J., Wang, S. M., & Chang, J. H.* (2007). Effectiveness of work-hardening case report: A worker with occupation induced HIVD. Journal of Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association, 25, 75-85.

26. Wang, S. M., Kuo, L. C., Chang, J. H., Tsai, P. L., Chen-Sea, M. J., Tsai, C. L., & Wu, M. Y.* (2006). Effectiveness of work-hardening intervention for a worker suffered from occupational vibration hazards: A case report. Journal of Taiwan Occupational Therapy Research and Practice, 2, 40-46.

Conference Presentations (The Past Ten Years. In Reverse Chronological Order)

1. Wang, S. M. & Lee, H. C. (March 28-31, 2026). Quality of life, functions, bradykinesia, and dyskinesia in patients with schizophrenia. 34th European Congress of Psychiatry, Prague, Czech Republic.
   
   

2. Fan, W.#, Fong, K. N. K., & Wang, S. M. (November 8-9, 2025). Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on finger-tapping speed and neural activity in healthy older people. 14th Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation, Hong Kong.
   
   

3. Fan, W.#, Fong, K. N. K., & Wang, S. M. (July 2-4, 2025). Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on improving upper-limb movements in patients with Parkinson's disease. PolyU Research Student Conference (PRSC) 2025, Hong Kong. (Award: Best Poster Award)

4. Wang, S. M., Kuo, L. C., & Hsu, H. M. (April 5-8, 2025). Faster rhythmic auditory stimulation induced less severe movement abnormalities in people with psychotic-like experiences. 33rd European Congress of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain.

5. Liao, P.^, Yue, R. N., Li, W., Liu, J. C., Chen, Y., Li-Tsang, C. W. P., & Wang, S. M. (January 17, 2025). Effects of family-centered tele-rehabilitation for burn-injured children: A randomized controlled trial. Community Rehabilitation Network 30th Anniversary cum Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation 65th Anniversary Conference, Hong Kong. (Award: Outstanding Poster Presentation for Students)

6. Fan, R.#, Fong, K. N. K., & Wang, S. M. (December 9-10, 2024). Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation incorporated in upper-limb movement training in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A randomized controlled trial. The First Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning Innovations in Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong.

7. Wang, S. M., Chan, H. Y.^, Chan, C. Y.^, & Fong, L. Y.^ (December 6-8, 2024). Music rhythm reduced movement abnormalities in people with psychotic experiences: A randomized controlled trial. Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association 2024 Annual Meeting and International Conference, Taoyuan, Taiwan. 

8. Wang, S. M., Chan, S. H. W., Ng, S. M., Yu, C. H., Chan, C. M., & Chan, W. C. (November 23-24, 2023). Effectiveness of mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan on reducing severity of sleep disturbances in elderly people. 13th Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation 2023, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

9. Fan, W.#, Fong, K. N. K., & Wang, S. M. (November 23-24, 2023). Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on neural activity in elderly people. 13th Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation 2023, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

10. Liao, P.^, Yue, R. N., Li, W., Liu, J. C., Chen, Y., Li-Tsang, C. W. P., & Wang, S. M. (November 23-24, 2023). Effects of a tele-rehabilitation program in children with burns in China. 13th Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation 2023, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

11. Fan, W.#, Fong, K. N. K., & Wang, S. M. (August 27-31, 2023). Effects and neural mechanisms of training involving rhythmic auditory stimulation on upper-limb movements in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study on healthy elderly people. International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Copenhagen, Denmark.

12. Wang, S. M., Chan, W. L.^, Wu, K. Y.^, Yip, L. C.^, Wong, W. Y.^, & Ng, L. W.^ (May 11-15, 2023). Effects of music beat on movement speed in people with psychotic-like experiences: A randomized controlled pilot trial. 2023 Annual Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society: Overcoming global adversity, Toronto, Canada.

13. Fan, W.#, Fong, K. N. K., & Wang, S. M. (May 8-9, 2023). Effects and neural mechanisms of rhythmic auditory stimulation on upper-limb movements in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The Research Student Conference of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PRSC 2023), Hong Kong.

14. Fan, W.#, Wang, S. M., & Fong, K. N. K. (August 26-28, 2022). Dose training involving the rhythmic auditory stimulation technique improve upper-limb movements in patients with Parkinson’s disease? The 15th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe) 2022, online.

15. Kwok, H. M.^, Lam, S. M.^, & Wang, S. M. (November 27-28, 2021). Effects of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation on facial and hand movements in individuals at risk of psychosis: A pilot study. The 12th Pan-Pacific Conference on Rehabilitation (PPCR), online.
    
    

16. Wang, S. M., & Lam, B. Y. H. (April 17-21, 2021). Facial motor abnormalities in individuals at risk for psychotic onset. 2021 Virtual Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society, online.

17. Leung, C., Lei, K. S., Wang, S. M., & Lam, B. Y. H. (November 19-21, 2020). Theory of mind in schizotypy: A behavioral and event-related potential (ERP) study. The 4th International Conference on Neurology and Brain Disorders, online.
    
    

18. Wang, S. M., Hui, Y. S.^, Leung, C. F.^, Ng, Y. Y.^, Pang, W. S.^, & Yu, C. Y.^ (July 4-7, 2020). Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on facial and hand motor performance in individuals at risk for psychotic onset: A pilot study. The 28th European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA 2020), online.
    
    

19. Lei, K. S., Zhang, W., Naseem, S., Cheung, S. K., Wang, S. M., & Lam, B. Y. H. (October 17-18, 2019). Brain activities associated with theory of mind and attention in schizotypal adolescents and young adults: An event-related potential study. The Society for Social Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.
    
    

20. Wang, S. M., Lam, B. Y. H., Hsu, H. M., Cheung, V. K. W. (April 10-14, 2019). Associations between motor abnormalities and psychotic symptoms in non-help-seeking individuals at risk for psychosis. The 2019 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society: United in Progress, Orlando, FL, USA.
    
    

21. Lam, B. Y. H., Wang, S. M., & Lei, K. S. (April 10-14, 2019). Reward-punishment processing deficits in schizotypy with callous unemotional traits. The 2019 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society: United in Progress, Orlando, FL, USA.
    
    

22. Wang, S. M., & Kuo, L. C. (March 3-6, 2018). Motor function and psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. The 26th European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA 2018), Nice, France.
    
    

23. Wang, S. M. (October 20-22, 2017). Emotional cues from expressive behavior in people with Parkinson’s disease: Gender difference. The symposium session entitled “Social capacities and self-management in people with Parkinson’s disease” in the 1st Asia-Pacific Occupational Therapy Symposium, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
    
    

24. Gunnery, S. D., Brainard, T., Eldridge, J., Henige, R., Hur, S., Sullivan, C., Wang, S. M., & Tickle-Degnen, L. (April, 2016). Expression and perception of nonverbal cues to mood in Parkinson’s disease. AOTA’s 2016 Annual Conference & Expo, Chicago, United States.

25. Wang, S. M., Kuo, L. C., Ouyang, W. C., Hsu, H. M., & Ma, H. I. (April, 2014). Effects of object size and distance on reach-to-grasp movement in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. The 4th Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference, Florence, Italy.

Book Chapters

1. Wang, S. M., Lam, K. C. K., Lam, V. W. M., Ho, S. F., Ibrahim, K. B., Maniam, Y. (2025). Case illustration: Schizophrenia. In H. W. H. Tsang, S. W. C. Cheng, & D. W. K. Man (Eds.), Occupational Therapy in East Asia: Concepts, Principles and Practice (pp. 281-306). London, United Kingdom: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032721170