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Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Yee Man Margaret Ng (Ph.D., University of Texas) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism and Department of Computer Science (faculty affiliate) at The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. Her research examines technology use, social media, and information diffusion using large-scale, unstructured data and computational methods. She was an Infodemics Researcher with United Nations Global Pulse, an innovation initiative of the UN Secretary-General to harness big data and emerging communication technologies for sustainable development and humanitarian action.
Education/Academic qualification
Journalism, MA, Missouri School of Journalism
Journalism, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
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A longitudinal analysis of usage patterns, topics, and information dissemination related to five names for cultured meat on social media
Chen, T., Su, L. Y. F., Ng, Y. M. M. & Wang, Y. C., Jan 2024, In: Current Research in Food Science. 9, 100859.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond dislike counts: How YouTube users react to the visibility of social cues
Zhang, M. M. & Ng, Y. M. M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: New Media and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating Human Insights Into Text Analysis: Semi-Supervised Topic Modeling of Emerging Food-Technology Businesses’ Brand Communication on Social Media
Su, L. Y. F., Chen, T., Ng, Y. M. M., Gong, Z. & Wang, Y. C., Apr 2024, In: Social Science Computer Review. 42, 2, p. 416-437 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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#TrendingNow: How Twitter Trends Impact Social and Personal Agendas?
Zhang, M. M. & Ng, Y. M. M., 2023, In: International Journal of Communication. 17, p. 2048-2067 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Cross-National Study of Fear Appeal Messages in YouTube Trending Videos About COVID-19
Ng, Y. M. M., Feb 21 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: American Behavioral Scientist.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Global Web Use Similarity
Ng, Y. M. (Creator) & Taneja, H. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dec 5 2022
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-3150928_V1
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Press/Media
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Study: YouTube did not actively direct users toward anti-vaccine content during COVID-19
9/15/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Geography, language dictate social media and popular website usage, study finds
2/9/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research