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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3335 3068 46 45 155 11860

Guangwei Hu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Guangwei Hu between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Guangwei Hu published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2024. 59 of the 227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2024. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 37 publications 2025: 22 publications
1999 2025

227 publications in total across all disciplines

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Guangwei Hu: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 5
2003 3
2004 2
2005 10
2006 2
2007 5
2008 2
2009 3
2010 6
2011 5
2012 4
2013 2
2014 13
2015 9
2016 5
2017 11
2018 10
2019 8
2020 11
2021 13
2022 18
2023 20
2024 37
2025 22
Total 227
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Guangwei Hu publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guangwei Hu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 154–163 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 155 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411 155
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Guangwei Hu D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Guangwei Hu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251 47
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Guangwei Hu is affiliated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China. Their research spans various aspects of social sciences and arts and humanities, with significant contributions in the fields of literature and literary theory, education, language and linguistics, safety research, and developmental and educational psychology.

Their work focuses extensively on several main topics, including:

  • Second Language Learning and Teaching
  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Academic integrity and plagiarism
  • Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Multilingual Education and Policy

Guangwei Hu has coauthored with several researchers frequently, including:

  • Shaoxiong Brian Xu
  • Hassan Nejadghanbar
  • Mostafa Nazari
  • Madhu Neupane Bastola
  • Qian Wang

The scientist has published multiple papers in prominent venues such as:

  • Accountability in Research
  • System
  • English for Specific Purposes
  • Ethics & Behavior
  • Lingua

Notable recent papers include:

  • Challenges for enforcing editorial policies on AI-generated papers, 2023, Accountability in Research
  • English medium instruction, identity construction and negotiation of Teochew-speaking learners of English, 2022, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
  • Mapping the field of English for specific purposes (1980-2018): A co-citation analysis, 2020, English for Specific Purposes
  • Supervisory feedback across disciplines: does it meet students' expectations?, 2020, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
  • Direct and indirect data-driven learning: An experimental study of hedging in an EFL writing class, 2020, Language Teaching Research

Guangwei Hu has also contributed to book publications, including a recent title published by Cambridge University Press:

  • Investigating Plagiarism in Second Language Writing, 2024

Best Publications

  • Potential Cultural Resistance to Pedagogical Imports: The Case of Communicative Language Teaching in China

    Guangwei Hu

  • English Language Education in China: Policies, Progress, and Problems

    Guangwei Hu

  • Hedging and boosting in abstracts of applied linguistics articles: A comparative study of English- and Chinese-medium journals

    Guangwei Hu;Feng Cao

  • Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language

    Lubna Alsagoff;Sandra Lee Mckay;Guangwei Hu;Willy A. Renandya

  • English-medium instruction in Chinese higher education: a case study

    Guangwei Hu;Jun Lei

  • Using peer review with Chinese ESL student writers

    Guangwei Hu

  • English Language Education in East Asia: Some Recent Developments.

    Guangwei Hu;Sandra Lee McKay

  • English-Medium Instruction at a Chinese University: Rhetoric and Reality.

    Guangwei Hu;Linna Li;Jun Lei

  • Recent Important Developments in Secondary English-language Teaching in the People's Republic of China

    Guangwei Hu

  • Contextual Influences on Instructional Practices: A Chinese Case for an Ecological Approach to ELT

    Guangwei Hu

  • English Language Teaching in China: Regional Differences and Contributing Factors

    Guangwei Hu

  • Is English-medium instruction effective in improving Chinese undergraduate students' English competence?

    Jun Lei;Guangwei Hu

  • Exploring the relationship between metacognitive awareness and listening performance with questionnaire data

    Christine C.M. Goh;Guangwei Hu

  • Issues of cultural appropriateness and pedagogical efficacy: exploring peer review in a second language writing class

    Guangwei Hu;Sandra Tsui Eu Lam

  • Interactive metadiscourse in research articles: A comparative study of paradigmatic and disciplinary influences

    Feng Cao;Feng Cao;Guangwei Hu

  • Psychological constraints on the utility of metalinguistic knowledge in second language production

    Guangwei Hu

  • The Misleading Academic Discourse on Chinese–English Bilingual Education in China

    Guangwei Hu

  • The craze for English-medium education in China: driving forces and looming consequences

    Guangwei Hu

  • Disciplinary and paradigmatic influences on interactional metadiscourse in research articles

    Guangwei Hu;Feng Cao

  • ‘CLT is best for China’— an untenable absolutist claim

    Guangwei Hu

  • Investigating Chinese University Students’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Plagiarism From an Integrated Perspective

    Guangwei Hu;Jun Lei

  • Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contexts

    Guangwei Hu

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