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Mathematics
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 83 119 98 69 54 299 38767
Computer Science 80 1064 1029 571 549 264 32203

Jong-Shi Pang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jong-Shi Pang between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jong-Shi Pang published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 1996. 14 of the 324 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 1996. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications
1976 2025

324 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jong-Shi Pang: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 2
1978 2
1979 6
1980 3
1981 6
1982 4
1983 2
1984 4
1985 3
1986 2
1987 3
1988 4
1989 2
1990 4
1991 3
1992 5
1993 6
1994 6
1995 6
1996 18
1997 5
1998 10
1999 10
2000 4
2001 6
2002 3
2003 4
2004 14
2005 9
2006 8
2007 7
2008 11
2009 9
2010 11
2011 6
2012 14
2013 13
2014 12
2015 8
2016 7
2017 7
2018 7
2019 12
2020 9
2021 4
2022 6
2023 2
2024 7
2025 7
Total 324
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Jong-Shi Pang publications per year - data summary

  • Jong-Shi Pang, a Mathematics scholar from University of Southern California, has 324 publications recorded across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1976 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1996, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1976, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 6.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.5 per year counting only the 50 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 26 publications, 8% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1976-1992: 56 publications (3.3 per year); 1993-2009: 136 publications (8.0 per year); 2010-2025: 132 publications (8.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jong-Shi Pang publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jong-Shi Pang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 537+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 112. Most scientists, 112, have 142–146 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 297–301 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 3 scientists 47–51 publications: 5 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 20 scientists 62–66 publications: 14 scientists 67–71 publications: 25 scientists 72–76 publications: 19 scientists 77–81 publications: 35 scientists 82–86 publications: 50 scientists 87–91 publications: 60 scientists 92–96 publications: 86 scientists 97–101 publications: 84 scientists 102–106 publications: 83 scientists 107–111 publications: 90 scientists 112–116 publications: 99 scientists 117–121 publications: 90 scientists 122–126 publications: 91 scientists 127–131 publications: 109 scientists 132–136 publications: 110 scientists 137–141 publications: 98 scientists 142–146 publications: 112 scientists 147–151 publications: 102 scientists 152–156 publications: 88 scientists 157–161 publications: 106 scientists 162–166 publications: 83 scientists 167–171 publications: 102 scientists 172–176 publications: 77 scientists 177–181 publications: 81 scientists 182–186 publications: 78 scientists 187–191 publications: 71 scientists 192–196 publications: 92 scientists 197–201 publications: 64 scientists 202–206 publications: 69 scientists 207–211 publications: 64 scientists 212–216 publications: 62 scientists 217–221 publications: 58 scientists 222–226 publications: 53 scientists 227–231 publications: 50 scientists 232–236 publications: 46 scientists 237–241 publications: 46 scientists 242–246 publications: 46 scientists 247–251 publications: 43 scientists 252–256 publications: 29 scientists 257–261 publications: 45 scientists 262–266 publications: 30 scientists 267–271 publications: 33 scientists 272–276 publications: 34 scientists 277–281 publications: 30 scientists 282–286 publications: 31 scientists 287–291 publications: 21 scientists 292–296 publications: 34 scientists 297–301 publications: 26 scientists 302–306 publications: 10 scientists 307–311 publications: 17 scientists 312–316 publications: 23 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 16 scientists 327–331 publications: 26 scientists 332–336 publications: 13 scientists 337–341 publications: 13 scientists 342–346 publications: 16 scientists 347–351 publications: 17 scientists 352–356 publications: 12 scientists 357–361 publications: 18 scientists 362–366 publications: 18 scientists 367–371 publications: 9 scientists 372–376 publications: 11 scientists 377–381 publications: 8 scientists 382–386 publications: 8 scientists 387–391 publications: 9 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 8 scientists 402–406 publications: 11 scientists 407–411 publications: 6 scientists 412–416 publications: 6 scientists 417–421 publications: 9 scientists 422–426 publications: 8 scientists 427–431 publications: 5 scientists 432–436 publications: 8 scientists 437–441 publications: 8 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 4 scientists 452–456 publications: 4 scientists 457–461 publications: 2 scientists 462–466 publications: 2 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 3 scientists 477–481 publications: 3 scientists 482–486 publications: 6 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 5 scientists 502–506 publications: 1 scientist 507–511 publications: 6 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 1 scientist 522–526 publications: 3 scientists 527–531 publications: 1 scientist 532–536 publications: 4 scientists 537+ publications: 100 scientists
42–46 publications 537+

This scientist: 299 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

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Number of Mathematics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 3
47–51 5
52–56 7
57–61 20
62–66 14
67–71 25
72–76 19
77–81 35
82–86 50
87–91 60
92–96 86
97–101 84
102–106 83
107–111 90
112–116 99
117–121 90
122–126 91
127–131 109
132–136 110
137–141 98
142–146 112
147–151 102
152–156 88
157–161 106
162–166 83
167–171 102
172–176 77
177–181 81
182–186 78
187–191 71
192–196 92
197–201 64
202–206 69
207–211 64
212–216 62
217–221 58
222–226 53
227–231 50
232–236 46
237–241 46
242–246 46
247–251 43
252–256 29
257–261 45
262–266 30
267–271 33
272–276 34
277–281 30
282–286 31
287–291 21
292–296 34
297–301 26 299
302–306 10
307–311 17
312–316 23
317–321 13
322–326 16
327–331 26
332–336 13
337–341 13
342–346 16
347–351 17
352–356 12
357–361 18
362–366 18
367–371 9
372–376 11
377–381 8
382–386 8
387–391 9
392–396 9
397–401 8
402–406 11
407–411 6
412–416 6
417–421 9
422–426 8
427–431 5
432–436 8
437–441 8
442–446 4
447–451 4
452–456 4
457–461 2
462–466 2
467–471 4
472–476 3
477–481 3
482–486 6
487–491 3
492–496 5
497–501 5
502–506 1
507–511 6
512–516 4
517–521 1
522–526 3
527–531 1
532–536 4
537+ 100
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Jong-Shi Pang publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 42–46 to 537+ publications.
  • Jong-Shi Pang, a Mathematics scholar from University of Southern California, records 299 publications - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Jong-Shi Pang, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 172–176 publications range, and Jong-Shi Pang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 142–146 publications, holding 112 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 537 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Jong-Shi Pang D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 86+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 174. Most scientists, 174, have 30 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 174 scientists 31 D-Index: 151 scientists 32 D-Index: 174 scientists 33 D-Index: 117 scientists 34 D-Index: 136 scientists 35 D-Index: 127 scientists 36 D-Index: 145 scientists 37 D-Index: 153 scientists 38 D-Index: 150 scientists 39 D-Index: 150 scientists 40 D-Index: 138 scientists 41 D-Index: 136 scientists 42 D-Index: 93 scientists 43 D-Index: 108 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 112 scientists 46 D-Index: 103 scientists 47 D-Index: 75 scientists 48 D-Index: 59 scientists 49 D-Index: 67 scientists 50 D-Index: 60 scientists 51 D-Index: 57 scientists 52 D-Index: 59 scientists 53 D-Index: 62 scientists 54 D-Index: 60 scientists 55 D-Index: 50 scientists 56 D-Index: 42 scientists 57 D-Index: 54 scientists 58 D-Index: 50 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 41 scientists 61 D-Index: 35 scientists 62 D-Index: 40 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 31 scientists 65 D-Index: 27 scientists 66 D-Index: 29 scientists 67 D-Index: 19 scientists 68 D-Index: 25 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 18 scientists 71 D-Index: 12 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 13 scientists 74 D-Index: 18 scientists 75 D-Index: 9 scientists 76 D-Index: 11 scientists 77 D-Index: 10 scientists 78 D-Index: 9 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 10 scientists 82 D-Index: 5 scientists 83 D-Index: 5 scientists 84 D-Index: 13 scientists 85 D-Index: 6 scientists 86+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Mathematics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 174
31 151
32 174
33 117
34 136
35 127
36 145
37 153
38 150
39 150
40 138
41 136
42 93
43 108
44 115
45 112
46 103
47 75
48 59
49 67
50 60
51 57
52 59
53 62
54 60
55 50
56 42
57 54
58 50
59 42
60 41
61 35
62 40
63 21
64 31
65 27
66 29
67 19
68 25
69 17
70 18
71 12
72 14
73 13
74 18
75 9
76 11
77 10
78 9
79 16
80 12
81 10
82 5
83 5 83
84 13
85 6
86+ 99
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Jong-Shi Pang D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 30 to 86+ D-Index.
  • Jong-Shi Pang, a Mathematics scholar from University of Southern California, records 83 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Jong-Shi Pang, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Jong-Shi Pang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 30 D-Index, holding 174 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 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 86 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - INFORMS John von Neumann Theory Prize
  • 2009 - SIAM Fellow For advances in variational inequalities and complementarity problems in optimization.
  • 2003 - Dantzig Prize, by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and the Mathematical Optimization Society (MOS)

Overview

Jong-Shi Pang is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans several main fields of study, including Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering, with notable focus areas in computational theory, statistics, numerical analysis, operations research, and control systems engineering.

Their work advances topics such as optimization and variational analysis, advanced optimization algorithms, optimization and mathematical programming, risk and portfolio optimization, sparse and compressive sensing techniques, statistical methods and inference, and fuzzy systems and optimization.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jong-Shi Pang include Ying Cui, Shaoning Han, Junyi Liu, Ziyu He, and Zhengling Qi.

Notable recent publications by Jong-Shi Pang include:

  • MultiComposite Nonconvex Optimization for Training Deep Neural Networks, 2020, SIAM Journal on Optimization
  • A Study of Piecewise Linear-Quadratic Programs, 2020, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications
  • Exact Penalization of Generalized Nash Equilibrium Problems, 2020, Operations Research
  • Two-Stage Stochastic Programming with Linearly Bi-parameterized Quadratic Recourse, 2020, SIAM Journal on Optimization
  • On Robustness of Individualized Decision Rules, 2022, Journal of the American Statistical Association

Jong-Shi Pang has frequently published in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), SIAM Journal on Optimization, Mathematical Programming, Mathematics of Operations Research, and Operations Research.

In addition to journal articles, Jong-Shi Pang has authored book publications, including Modern Nonconvex Nondifferentiable Optimization published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in 2021.

Throughout their career, Jong-Shi Pang has been recognized with awards such as the INFORMS John von Neumann Theory Prize in 2019, the SIAM Fellow designation in 2009 for advances in variational inequalities and complementarity problems in optimization, and the Dantzig Prize awarded by SIAM and the Mathematical Optimization Society in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Finite-Dimensional Variational Inequalities and Complementarity Problems

    Francisco Facchinei;Jong-Shi Pang

  • The Linear Complementarity Problem

    Richard W. Cottle;Jong-Shi Pang;Richard E. Stone

  • Finite-dimensional variational inequality and nonlinear complementarity problems: a survey of theory, algorithms and applications

    P. T. Harker;J.-S. Pang

  • Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints

    Zhi-Quan Luo;Jong-Shi Pang;Daniel Ralph

  • Engineering and Economic Applications of Complementarity Problems

    M. C. Ferris;J. S. Pang

  • Strategic gaming analysis for electric power systems: an MPEC approach

    B.F. Hobbs;C.B. Metzler;J.-S. Pang

  • Oligopolistic competition in power networks: a conjectured supply function approach

    C.J. Day;B.F. Hobbs;Jong-Shi Pang

  • Error bounds in mathematical programming

    Jong-Shi Pang

  • Differential variational inequalities

    Jong-Shi Pang;David E. Stewart

  • Newton's method for B -differentiable equations

    J. S. Pang

  • Quasi-variational inequalities, generalized Nash equilibria, and multi-leader-follower games

    Jong-Shi Pang;Masao Fukushima

  • Nonsmooth Equations: Motivation and Algorithms

    Jong-Shi Pang;Liqun Qi

  • A Unified Algorithmic Framework for Block-Structured Optimization Involving Big Data: With applications in machine learning and signal processing

    Mingyi Hong;Meisam Razaviyayn;Zhi-Quan Luo;Jong-Shi Pang

  • Iterative methods for variational and complementarity problems

    J. S. Pang;D. Chan

  • Convex Optimization, Game Theory, and Variational Inequality Theory

    Gesualdo Scutari;Daniel Palomar;Francisco Facchinei;Jong-shi Pang

  • The Generalized Quasi-Variational Inequality Problem

    D. Chan;J. S. Pang

  • On Dynamic Multi‐Rigid‐Body Contact Problems with Coulomb Friction

    Unknown

  • Decomposition by Partial Linearization: Parallel Optimization of Multi-Agent Systems

    Gesualdo Scutari;Francisco Facchinei;Peiran Song;Daniel P. Palomar

  • Formulation and comparison of algorithms for frictional contact problems

    P. W. Christensen;Anders Klarbring;Jong Shi Pang;Niclas Strömberg

  • NE/SQP: A robust algorithm for the nonlinear complementarity problem

    Jong-Shi Pang;Steven A. Gabriel

  • Complementarity formulations and existence of solutions of dynamic multi-rigid-body contact problems with Coulomb friction

    Jong-Shi Pang;Jong-Shi Pang;Jeffrey C. Trinkle;Jeffrey C. Trinkle

  • Quasi-variational inequalities, generalized Nash equilibria, and multi-leader-follower games

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Gesualdo Scutari
Gesualdo Scutari Purdue University West Lafayette
Francisco Facchinei
Francisco Facchinei Sapienza University of Rome
Zhi-Quan Luo
Zhi-Quan Luo Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
John E. Mitchell
John E. Mitchell Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Benjamin F. Hobbs
Benjamin F. Hobbs Johns Hopkins University
Meisam Razaviyayn
Meisam Razaviyayn University of Southern California
Richard W. Cottle
Richard W. Cottle Stanford University
Daniel P. Palomar
Daniel P. Palomar Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Mingyi Hong
Mingyi Hong University of Minnesota
Henry X. Liu
Henry X. Liu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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