Jimmy Lai jailed, international outcry

Scholar power: 54.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	54.0%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

68.0%

10.8 h

29

54.0%

Ranking score

0.594

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Terence C. Halliday

14%

Scholar power: 14.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Terence C. Halliday	24%	34	14.0%

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Scholar power

64.0%

16.5 h

268

14.0%

Ranking score

0.159

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Michael McFaul

18%

Scholar power: 18.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	18.0%

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Scholar power

73.0%

13.5 h

29

18.0%

Ranking score

0.153

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Michael McFaul

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	54.0%

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Scholar power

85.0%

22.9 h

19

54.0%

Ranking score

0.506

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Alan Sked

21%

Scholar power: 21.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Alan Sked	22%	11	21.9%

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Scholar power

66.0%

4.5 h

0

21.9%

Ranking score

0.127

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Reposted by Klaus Adam

3%

Scholar power: 3%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Klaus Adam	-	28	-

by Michael McFaul

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	54.0%

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Scholar power

55.0%

11.9 h

10

54.0%

Ranking score

0.234

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Michael McFaul

18%

Scholar power: 18.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	18.0%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

62.0%

14.7 h

10

18.0%

Ranking score

0.061

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Niall Ferguson

5%

Scholar power: 5.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Niall Ferguson	10%	33	5.7%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

67.0%

18.9 h

182

5.7%

Ranking score

0.059

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Michael McFaul

54%

Scholar power: 54.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	54.0%

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Scholar power

56.0%

22.4 h

7

54.0%

Ranking score

0.12

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Simon Schama

3%

Scholar power: 3.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Simon Schama	7%	19	3.1%

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Scholar power

61.0%

9.6 h

446

3.1%

Ranking score

0.052

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Reposted by Helen Clark

1%

Scholar power: 1.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Helen Clark	3%	19	1.3%

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Scholar power

87.0%

23.1 h

382

1.3%

Ranking score

0.051

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Reposted by Tobias Hübinette

4%

Scholar power: 4.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Tobias Hübinette	12%	15	4.6%

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Scholar power

84.0%

23.7 h

15

4.6%

Ranking score

0.041

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Reposted by Fabián Muniesa

3%

Scholar power: 3.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Fabián Muniesa	6%	34	3.5%

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Scholar power

89.0%

18.8 h

13

3.5%

Ranking score

0.031

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Le Monde in English

@english.lemonde.fr

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul, sentenced to 20 years in prison

At age 78, the vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party was sentenced to jail on Monday under the national security law. The businessman headed the media group Next Digital and was a influential figure of Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp.

www.lemonde.fr

February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Reposted by Michael McFaul

18%

Scholar power: 18.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	30%	36	18.0%

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Scholar power

52.0%

22.1 h

6

18.0%

Ranking score

0.026

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Gregory B. Lee

12%

Scholar power: 12.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Law 38%, Political science 33%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gregory B. Lee	13%	10	12.3%

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Scholar power

53.0%

20.4 h

1

12.3%

Ranking score

0.009

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利大英

@gblee.bsky.social

Too little, too late.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

UK expands Hong Kong visa scheme in wake of Jimmy Lai’s prison sentence

Exclusive: Home Office ruling means thousands more Hongkongers will be eligible to come to the UK over next five years

www.theguardian.com

February 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM

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