| | | Type | Year Published |
| Rothschild, Norman Harry | Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic Mothers | Book | 2015 |
| Rothstein-Safra, Rachael | The Rhetoric Of Transgression: Reconstructing Female Authority Through Wu Zetian's Legacy | Thesis | 2017 |
| Sawada, Mizuho | Tse-t'ien Wu hou: shih ying chu hai shih nü huo/Sokuten Buko/Tse-t'ien Jui-sui chu; Li T'ien-sung i; Chou Tung-p'ing chiao Ti 1 pan | Book | 1989 |
| Sevillano-López, D. | Aurel Stein: hallazgo y dispersión de la Biblioteca de Dunhuang. El caso de los manuscritos del reinado de Wu Zetian | Book Section | 2017 |
| Sevillano-López, David | Los Sacrificios Fengshan y la Política Religiosa de la Emperatriz Wu Zetian (The Fengshan Sacrifices and the Religious Policy of Empress Wu Zetian) | Journal Article | 2015 |
| Sevillano-López, David | Crisis y Corrupción Durante el Reinado de la Emperatriz Wu Zetian (Crisis and Corruption Under the Reign of Empress Wu Zetian) | Journal Article | 2016 |
| Sevillano-López, David | La concepción del poder imperial durante el reinado de la emperatriz Wu Zetian (The conception of the Imperial Power under the reign of Empress Wu Zetian) | Journal Article | 2017 |
| Shen-sheng, Hu; Tan-feng, Feng; Lung-chen, Huang | Female Emperor Wu Tse-T'ien | Journal Article | 1975 |
| Shih, Li | Wu Tse-T'ien: A Pro-Legalist, Anti-Confucian Stateswoman of the T'ang Dynasty | Journal Article | 1978 |
| Shih, Man-Hua | The Chinese Empress and Buddhism | Journal Article | 1998 |
| Smith, Alison T. | Remembering China's Only Female Emperor | Journal Article | 2006 |
| Song, Xianlin | Re-gendering Chinese History: Zhao Mei's Emperor Wu Zetian | Journal Article | 2010 |
| Soulliere, Ellen F. | Reflections on Chinese Despotism and the Power of the Inner Court | Journal Article | 1984 |
| Tezel, Aybike Seyma | A Study on China's Only Female Ruler Wu Ze Tian | Thesis | 2009 |
| Toan, Nghiem; Ricaud, Lewis | Wou Tso-T'ien: une traduction juxta-lineaire commentee de la Biographie officielle de l'Imperatrice | Book | 1959 |
| Toshio, Araki | Asian Female Sovereigns and the Empress Wu | Journal Article | 2003 |
| Tsai, Wen-Hui | Women in Traditional Chinese Politics: The Lives and Careers of Empresses Lu, Wu and Tz'u-Hsi | Journal Article | 1991 |
| Tung, Jowen | Monument Without Inscription: The Case of Wu Zhao | Book Section | 1999 |
| Twitchett, Denis | Chen gui and other works attributed to Empress Wu Zetian | Journal Article | 2003 |
| Wang, Rui | Wu Zetian's Contribution to the Cultural Development of the Tang Dynasty | Thesis | 2008 |
| Wang, Zhigang | Wu Zetian po tian gui de jiu jiu jia yi fa ze | Book | 2001 |
| Wills, Jr., John E. | Empress Wu | Book Section | 1994 |
| Wong, Joseph | The Rise of Empress Wu: A Reappraisal | Book Section | 1992 |
| Wong, Tin Kei | On Fidelity and Historicity: A reconsideration of the representation of Wu Zetian in Chinese historical fiction | Thesis | 2013 |
| Woo, X. L. | Empress Wu the Great: Tang Dynasty China | Book | 2008 |
| Yang, Hua | Empress Wu and her principles of appointment and dismissal of officials, 652-705 | Thesis | 1999 |
| Yuanchun, Liu | Wu zhou xin zì yánjiu zòngshù (An overview of Wu Zetian's newly-coined characters) | | 2013 |
| Yutang, Lin | Lady Wu, A True Story | Book | 1957 |
| Zhou, Diana | Exploration of the Chinese 'Dangerous Woman': Femme Fatale or Anti-Heroine? | Book Section | 2009 |
