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Feng Kong publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Feng Kong sits on this spectrum.

31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31 publications 705+

This scientist: 85 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Feng Kong D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Feng Kong is affiliated with Shaanxi Normal University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of psychology, with a primary focus on psychological well-being and related topics. Their research spans a wide range of subjects including resilience, mental health, and adolescent development.

The publications of Feng Kong have appeared in various academic journals and encompass topics related to subjective well-being, gratitude, and social support. Notable recent papers include:

  • How Does Trait Gratitude Relate to Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents? The Mediating Role of Resilience and Social Support (2020, Journal of Happiness Studies)

Other frequently cited papers in the broader research context of their field, though not authored by Kong directly, provide a thematic context, such as studies on hedonic and eudaimonic motivations, mindfulness and psychological well-being, family socioeconomic status, and longitudinal analyses of gratitude and well-being in adolescents.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Feng Kong include:

  • Linting Zhang
  • Wenjie Li
  • Ningzhe Zhu
  • Chengcheng Li
  • Ning Jia

Kong's work has been published frequently in a range of psychological journals, with the most common venues being:

  • The Journal of Positive Psychology
  • Current Psychology
  • Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being
  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Journal of Happiness Studies

Their academic output covers mainly the field of psychology with 154 publications, focusing on several subfields: clinical psychology, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and applied psychology.

Major research topics addressed by Feng Kong include:

  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Child Abuse and Trauma

This profile illustrates the breadth of Feng Kong's research interests and collaborative activities, emphasizing their role in advancing understanding in psychological well-being and adolescent mental health within the Chinese population and beyond.

Best Publications

  • The Relationships Among Gratitude, Self-esteem, Social Support and Life Satisfaction Among Undergraduate Students

    Feng Kong;Ke Ding;Jingjing Zhao

  • Loneliness and Self-Esteem as Mediators between Social Support and Life Satisfaction in Late Adolescence.

    Feng Kong;Xuqun You

  • Emotional intelligence and life satisfaction in Chinese university students: The mediating role of self-esteem and social support

    Feng Kong;Jingjing Zhao;Xuqun You

  • Dispositional mindfulness and life satisfaction: The role of core self-evaluations

    Feng Kong;Xu Wang;Jingjing Zhao

  • Self-Esteem as Mediator and Moderator of the Relationship between Social Support and Subjective Well-Being among Chinese University Students.

    Feng Kong;Jingjing Zhao;Xuqun You

  • Dispositional mindfulness and perceived stress: The role of emotional intelligence

    Xueming Bao;Song Xue;Feng Kong

  • How Is Emotional Intelligence Linked to Life Satisfaction? The Mediating Role of Social Support, Positive Affect and Negative Affect

    Feng Kong;Xinyu Gong;Sonia Sajjad;Kairong Yang

  • The Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Impact of Mindfulness on Life Satisfaction and Mental Distress

    Yu Wang;Feng Kong

  • Affective mediators of the relationship between trait emotional intelligence and life satisfaction in young adults

    Feng Kong;Jingjing Zhao

  • Neural correlates of psychological resilience and their relation to life satisfaction in a sample of healthy young adults.

    Feng Kong;Feng Kong;Xu Wang;Xu Wang;Siyuan Hu;Jia Liu

  • Psychometric Assessment of the Short Grit Scale Among Chinese Adolescents

    Jingguang Li;Yajun Zhao;Feng Kong;Shuailing Du

  • Social support mediates the impact of emotional intelligence on mental distress and life satisfaction in Chinese young adults

    Feng Kong;Jingjing Zhao;Xuqun You

  • Neural correlates of the happy life: the amplitude of spontaneous low frequency fluctuations predicts subjective well-being.

    Feng Kong;Siyuan Hu;Xu Wang;Yiying Song

  • Self-esteem and humor style as mediators of the effects of shyness on loneliness among Chinese college students

    Jingjing Zhao;Feng Kong;Yonghui Wang

  • The role of social support and self-esteem in the relationship between shyness and loneliness

    Jingjing Zhao;Feng Kong;Yonghui Wang

  • Parenting stress and life satisfaction in mothers of children with cerebral palsy: The mediating effect of social support

    Yongli Wang;Zhaoming Huang;Feng Kong

  • Gender Differences in Large-Scale and Small-Scale Spatial Ability: A Systematic Review Based on Behavioral and Neuroimaging Research.

    Li Yuan;Feng Kong;Yangmei Luo;Siyao Zeng

  • Exploring the mediation effect of social support and self-esteem on the relationship between humor style and life satisfaction in Chinese college students

    Jingjing Zhao;Yonghui Wang;Feng Kong

  • The validity of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale in a Chinese sample: Tests of measurement invariance and latent mean differences across gender and age

    Feng Kong

  • Resting-state functional connectivity of the default mode network associated with happiness

    Yangmei Luo;Feng Kong;Senqing Qi;Xuqun You

  • Affective Mediators of the Influence of Gratitude on Life Satisfaction in Late Adolescence

    Peizhen Sun;Feng Kong

Frequent Co-Authors

Jia Liu
Jia Liu Tsinghua University
Wataru Sato
Wataru Sato Kyoto University
Carien M. van Reekum
Carien M. van Reekum University of Reading
Qiyong Gong
Qiyong Gong Sichuan University

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