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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Computer Science 144 47 44 6 5 1689 92420

David Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Zhang between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Zhang published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 50.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 199 publications in 2025. 227 of the 2,217 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 199. Peak 199 publications in 2025. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 7 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 17 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 8 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 17 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 38 publications 2001: 32 publications 2002: 57 publications 2003: 77 publications 2004: 102 publications 2005: 69 publications 2006: 75 publications 2007: 56 publications 2008: 61 publications 2009: 63 publications 2010: 82 publications 2011: 78 publications 2012: 62 publications 2013: 58 publications 2014: 42 publications 2015: 51 publications 2016: 83 publications 2017: 82 publications 2018: 79 publications 2019: 38 publications 2020: 58 publications 2021: 66 publications 2022: 142 publications 2023: 118 publications 2024: 198 publications 2025: 199 publications 2026: 28 publications
1983 2026

2,217 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Zhang: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 7
1985 7
1986 17
1987 6
1988 1
1989 8
1990 2
1991 3
1992 5
1993 2
1994 14
1995 2
1996 14
1997 11
1998 17
1999 6
2000 38
2001 32
2002 57
2003 77
2004 102
2005 69
2006 75
2007 56
2008 61
2009 63
2010 82
2011 78
2012 62
2013 58
2014 42
2015 51
2016 83
2017 82
2018 79
2019 38
2020 58
2021 66
2022 142
2023 118
2024 198
2025 199
2026 28
Total 2,217
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David Zhang publications per year - data summary

  • David Zhang, a Computer Science scholar from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, has 2,217 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 199 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1983 and 1988, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 50.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 50.4 per year counting only the 44 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 685 publications, 31% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 100 publications (6.7 per year); 1998-2012: 875 publications (58.3 per year); 2013-2026: 1,242 publications (88.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

David Zhang publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 32–41 to 991+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 609. Most scientists, 609, have 142–151 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 991+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 32–41 publications: 7 scientists 42–51 publications: 22 scientists 52–61 publications: 82 scientists 62–71 publications: 134 scientists 72–81 publications: 249 scientists 82–91 publications: 324 scientists 92–101 publications: 421 scientists 102–111 publications: 420 scientists 112–121 publications: 497 scientists 122–131 publications: 544 scientists 132–141 publications: 555 scientists 142–151 publications: 609 scientists 152–161 publications: 559 scientists 162–171 publications: 534 scientists 172–181 publications: 556 scientists 182–191 publications: 583 scientists 192–201 publications: 519 scientists 202–211 publications: 508 scientists 212–221 publications: 490 scientists 222–231 publications: 437 scientists 232–241 publications: 423 scientists 242–251 publications: 408 scientists 252–261 publications: 377 scientists 262–271 publications: 301 scientists 272–281 publications: 335 scientists 282–291 publications: 320 scientists 292–301 publications: 293 scientists 302–311 publications: 250 scientists 312–321 publications: 238 scientists 322–331 publications: 206 scientists 332–341 publications: 209 scientists 342–351 publications: 208 scientists 352–361 publications: 162 scientists 362–371 publications: 176 scientists 372–381 publications: 127 scientists 382–391 publications: 158 scientists 392–401 publications: 128 scientists 402–411 publications: 104 scientists 412–421 publications: 94 scientists 422–431 publications: 99 scientists 432–441 publications: 83 scientists 442–451 publications: 108 scientists 452–461 publications: 73 scientists 462–471 publications: 77 scientists 472–481 publications: 69 scientists 482–491 publications: 84 scientists 492–501 publications: 62 scientists 502–511 publications: 54 scientists 512–521 publications: 57 scientists 522–531 publications: 51 scientists 532–541 publications: 51 scientists 542–551 publications: 32 scientists 552–561 publications: 38 scientists 562–571 publications: 28 scientists 572–581 publications: 43 scientists 582–591 publications: 33 scientists 592–601 publications: 41 scientists 602–611 publications: 32 scientists 612–621 publications: 28 scientists 622–631 publications: 25 scientists 632–641 publications: 27 scientists 642–651 publications: 17 scientists 652–661 publications: 20 scientists 662–671 publications: 17 scientists 672–681 publications: 15 scientists 682–691 publications: 14 scientists 692–701 publications: 21 scientists 702–711 publications: 13 scientists 712–721 publications: 12 scientists 722–731 publications: 19 scientists 732–741 publications: 14 scientists 742–751 publications: 12 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 10 scientists 772–781 publications: 11 scientists 782–791 publications: 10 scientists 792–801 publications: 11 scientists 802–811 publications: 8 scientists 812–821 publications: 8 scientists 822–831 publications: 7 scientists 832–841 publications: 11 scientists 842–851 publications: 10 scientists 852–861 publications: 5 scientists 862–871 publications: 9 scientists 872–881 publications: 4 scientists 882–891 publications: 6 scientists 892–901 publications: 3 scientists 902–911 publications: 6 scientists 912–921 publications: 3 scientists 922–931 publications: 2 scientists 932–941 publications: 2 scientists 942–951 publications: 2 scientists 952–961 publications: 3 scientists 962–971 publications: 3 scientists 972–981 publications: 3 scientists 982–990 publications: 5 scientists 991+ publications: 100 scientists
32–41 publications 991+

This scientist: 1,689 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

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Number of Computer Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
32–41 7
42–51 22
52–61 82
62–71 134
72–81 249
82–91 324
92–101 421
102–111 420
112–121 497
122–131 544
132–141 555
142–151 609
152–161 559
162–171 534
172–181 556
182–191 583
192–201 519
202–211 508
212–221 490
222–231 437
232–241 423
242–251 408
252–261 377
262–271 301
272–281 335
282–291 320
292–301 293
302–311 250
312–321 238
322–331 206
332–341 209
342–351 208
352–361 162
362–371 176
372–381 127
382–391 158
392–401 128
402–411 104
412–421 94
422–431 99
432–441 83
442–451 108
452–461 73
462–471 77
472–481 69
482–491 84
492–501 62
502–511 54
512–521 57
522–531 51
532–541 51
542–551 32
552–561 38
562–571 28
572–581 43
582–591 33
592–601 41
602–611 32
612–621 28
622–631 25
632–641 27
642–651 17
652–661 20
662–671 17
672–681 15
682–691 14
692–701 21
702–711 13
712–721 12
722–731 19
732–741 14
742–751 12
752–761 10
762–771 10
772–781 11
782–791 10
792–801 11
802–811 8
812–821 8
822–831 7
832–841 11
842–851 10
852–861 5
862–871 9
872–881 4
882–891 6
892–901 3
902–911 6
912–921 3
922–931 2
932–941 2
942–951 2
952–961 3
962–971 3
972–981 3
982–990 5
991+ 100 1,689
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David Zhang publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 14,188 Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 32–41 to 991+ publications.
  • David Zhang, a Computer Science scholar from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, records 1,689 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Computer Science scientists score the same or lower than David Zhang, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 202–211 publications range, and David Zhang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 142–151 publications, holding 609 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 272–281 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 991 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

David Zhang D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Zhang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 52 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 131+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 990. Most scientists, 990, have 36–37 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 131+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 144 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Computer Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 14,188 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 879
32–33 983
34–35 918
36–37 990
38–39 968
40–41 907
42–43 821
44–45 763
46–47 689
48–49 543
50–51 543
52–53 518
54–55 500
56–57 458
58–59 400
60–61 337
62–63 308
64–65 292
66–67 249
68–69 213
70–71 192
72–73 189
74–75 165
76–77 139
78–79 119
80–81 121
82–83 113
84–85 88
86–87 87
88–89 75
90–91 69
92–93 57
94–95 46
96–97 38
98–99 34
100–101 36
102–103 27
104–105 37
106–107 18
108–109 31
110–111 19
112–113 16
114–115 12
116–117 20
118–119 15
120–121 5
122–123 20
124–125 8
126–127 5
128–129 7
130 3
131+ 98 144
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David Zhang D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 14,188 Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 52 ranges running from 30–31 to 131+ D-Index.
  • David Zhang, a Computer Science scholar from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, records 144 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Computer Science scientists score the same or lower than David Zhang, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44–45 D-Index range, and David Zhang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36–37 D-Index, holding 990 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54–55 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in China Leader Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) For contributions to biometrics technologies and systems.

Overview

David Zhang is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in China. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Computer Science and Medicine, with a substantial focus on subfields such as Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology, Signal Processing, and Media Technology.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects, including:

  • Advanced Image Processing Techniques
  • Biometric Identification and Security
  • Face recognition and analysis
  • Image and Signal Denoising Methods
  • Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
  • Face and Expression Recognition
  • Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods

David Zhang has contributed to numerous publications in well-known venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
  • IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent notable papers by the scientist include:

  • "Mavacamten for treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial" (2020) published in The Lancet
  • "DS-TransUNet: Dual Swin Transformer U-Net for Medical Image Segmentation" (2022) published in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • "Multi-stage image denoising with the wavelet transform" (2022) published in Pattern Recognition
  • "The Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering COVID-19 Dashboard: data collection process, challenges faced, and lessons learned" (2022) published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "recount3: summaries and queries for large-scale RNA-seq expression and splicing" (2021) published in Genome Biology

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors who have worked extensively with David Zhang. These colleagues include Guangming Lu, Jinxing Li, Bob Zhang, Yong Xu, and Wangmeng Zuo.

David Zhang has also published books with notable publishers. These include two books with World Scientific slated for 2025: "Advanced Randomized Neural Networks for Pattern Analysis" and "Advanced Medical Biometrics." Additionally, a 2022 publication titled "Contractor Risk and Performance Indicators: Prototype Functional Specification and Developer Document" was released under RAND Corporation eBooks.

Among professional recognitions, the scientist was named a Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) in 2006 for contributions to biometrics technologies and systems.

Best Publications

  • FSIM: A Feature Similarity Index for Image Quality Assessment

    Lin Zhang;Lei Zhang;Xuanqin Mou;D. Zhang

  • Two-dimensional PCA: a new approach to appearance-based face representation and recognition

    Jian Yang;D. Zhang;A.F. Frangi;Jing-yu Yang

  • A Completed Modeling of Local Binary Pattern Operator for Texture Classification

    Zhenhua Guo;Lei Zhang;David Zhang

  • Online palmprint identification

    D. Zhang;Wai-Kin Kong;J. You;M. Wong

  • Progressive switching median filter for the removal of impulse noise from highly corrupted images

    Zhou Wang;D. Zhang

  • 2023 focused update of the 2021 ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: developed by the task force for the diagnosis and treatment�…

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  • The Resonant Retina: Exploiting Vibration Noise to Optimally Detect Edges in an Image

    David Zhang;Wai-Kin Kong;Jane You;Michael Wong

  • A Survey of Sparse Representation: Algorithms and Applications

    Zheng Zhang;Yong Xu;Jian Yang;Xuelong Li

  • Fisher Discrimination Dictionary Learning for sparse representation

    Meng Yang;Lei Zhang;Xiangchu Feng;David Zhang

  • Mavacamten for treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

    Iacopo Olivotto;Artur Oreziak;Roberto Barriales-Villa;Theodore P. Abraham

  • KPCA plus LDA: a complete kernel Fisher discriminant framework for feature extraction and recognition

    Jian Yang;A.F. Frangi;Jing-Yu Yang;David Zhang

  • Rotation invariant texture classification using LBP variance (LBPV) with global matching

    Zhenhua Guo;Lei Zhang;David Zhang

  • Two-stage image denoising by principal component analysis with local pixel grouping

    Lei Zhang;Weisheng Dong;David Zhang;Guangming Shi

  • Fast Visual Tracking via Dense Spatio-temporal Context Learning

    Kaihua Zhang;Lei Zhang;Qingshan Liu;Dapeng Zhang

  • DS-TransUNet: Dual Swin Transformer U-Net for Medical Image Segmentation

    Unknown

  • Palmprint recognition using eigenpalms features

    Guangming Lu;David Zhang;Kuanquan Wang

  • Robust sparse coding for face recognition

    Meng Yang;Lei Zhang;Jian Yang;David Zhang

  • Automated biometrics: technnologies and systems

    Unknown

  • Competitive coding scheme for palmprint verification

    A.W.-K. Kong;D. Zhang

  • A survey of palmprint recognition

    Adams Kong;David Zhang;Mohamed Kamel

  • Automated Biometrics: Technologies and Systems

    David D. Zhang

  • Feature selection and analysis on correlated gas sensor data with recursive feature elimination

    Unknown

  • Globally Maximizing, Locally Minimizing: Unsupervised Discriminant Projection with Applications to Face and Palm Biometrics

    Jian Yang;D. Zhang;Jing-yu Yang;B. Niu

  • Interactive image segmentation by maximal similarity based region merging

    Jifeng Ning;Lei Zhang;David Zhang;Chengke Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Lei Zhang
Lei Zhang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Wangmeng Zuo
Wangmeng Zuo Harbin Institute of Technology
Yong Xu
Yong Xu Harbin Institute of Technology
Jian Yang
Jian Yang University of Birmingham
Kuanquan Wang
Kuanquan Wang Harbin Institute of Technology
Jingyu Yang
Jingyu Yang Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Bob Zhang
Bob Zhang University of Macau
Jane You
Jane You Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Xiao-Yuan Jing
Xiao-Yuan Jing Wuhan University
Xiangqian Wu
Xiangqian Wu Harbin Institute of Technology

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