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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
37
Citations
5651
World Ranking
2388
National Ranking
289

Keke Zhang publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keke Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 190 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Keke Zhang D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Keke Zhang sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

Keke Zhang is affiliated with the Macau University of Science and Technology in China. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on ophthalmology-related topics and molecular biology aspects.

Their main subfields of study include:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Zhang's research topics cover various ophthalmological conditions and treatments, with significant work related to corneal surgery and disorders, intraocular surgery and lenses, as well as glaucoma and retinal disorders. Additional topics of interest include ocular surface and contact lens studies, retinal diseases and treatments, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

Main topics of work are:

  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments

Frequent publication venues where Zhang has contributed include:

  • Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
  • Earth and Planetary Physics
  • Nature Communications
  • Acta Ophthalmologica
  • Frontiers in Medicine

Notable recent papers authored by Zhang include:

  • "Aberrant TGF-β1 signaling activation by MAF underlies pathological lens growth in high myopia" (2021), Nature Communications
  • "Evaluation of phenotype-driven gene prioritization methods for Mendelian diseases" (2022), Briefings in Bioinformatics
  • "CCL2-mediated inflammatory pathogenesis underlies high myopia-related anxiety" (2023), Cell Discovery
  • "Associations between anterior segment parameters and rotational stability of a plate-haptic toric intraocular lens" (2021), Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
  • "Gut microbiome and plasma metabolome alterations in myopic mice" (2023), Frontiers in Microbiology

Among frequent collaborators, Zhang has often worked with Wenwen He, Xiangjia Zhu, Jiaqi Meng, Jiao Qi, and Yi Lü.

Best Publications

  • A numerical dynamo benchmark

    U.R. Christensen;J. Aubert;P. Cardin;E. Dormy

  • Spiralling columnar convection in rapidly rotating spherical fluid shells

    K. Zhang

  • The magnetic field and internal structure of Ganymede

    Gerald Schubert;Keke Zhang;Margaret G. Kivelson;John D. Anderson

  • Convection driven magnetohydrodynamic dynamos in rotating spherical shells

    K.-K. Zhang;F. H. Busse

  • On the onset of convection in rotating spherical shells

    K.-K. Zhang;F. H. Busse

  • Magnetohydrodynamics in Rapidly Rotating spherical Systems

    Keke Zhang;Gerald Schubert

  • On inertial waves in a rotating fluid sphere

    Keke Zhang;Paul Earnshaw;Xinhao Liao;F. H. Busse

  • On coupling between the Poincare equation and the heat equation

    Keke Zhang

  • Finite amplitude convection and magnetic field generation in a rotating spherical shell

    Ke-Ke Zhang;F. H. Busse

  • Symmetry properties of the dynamo equations for palaeomagnetism and geomagnetism

    David Gubbins;Keke Zhang

  • Conditions for pore water convection within carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies – implications for planetesimal size and heat production

    Edward D. Young;Ke Ke Zhang;Gerald Schubert

  • The effect of hyperviscosity on geodynamo models

    K. Zhang;C. A. Jones

  • Convection in a rotating spherical fluid shell with an inhomogeneous temperature boundary condition at infinite Prandtl number

    Keke Zhang;David Gubbins

  • Origin of Jupiter's cloud-level zonal winds remains a puzzle even after Juno.

    Dali Kong;Keke Zhang;Gerald Schubert;John D. Anderson

  • Magnetoconvection dynamos and the magnetic fields of Io and Ganymede

    G. R. Sarson;C. A. Jones;C. A. Jones;K. Zhang;K. Zhang;G. Schubert;G. Schubert

  • On inertial waves and oscillations in a rapidly rotating spheroid

    Keke Zhang;Xinhao Liao;Paul Earnshaw

  • On convection in the earth's core driven by lateral temperature variations in the lower mantle

    Keke Zhang;David Gubbins

  • On equatorially trapped boundary inertial waves

    K. Zhang

  • On coupling between the Poincaré equation and the heat equation : non-slip boundary condition

    K. Zhang

  • Spherical shell rotating convection in the presence of a toroidal magnetic field

    Keke Zhang

  • Earth's Core and Lower Mantle

    Keke Zhang;Andrew Soward;Christopher Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald Schubert
Gerald Schubert University of California, Los Angeles
Friedrich H. Busse
Friedrich H. Busse University of Bayreuth
David Gubbins
David Gubbins University of Leeds
Paul H. Roberts
Paul H. Roberts University of California, Los Angeles
Rixiang Zhu
Rixiang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongxin Pan
Yongxin Pan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ulrich R. Christensen
Ulrich R. Christensen Max Planck Society
Yoshimori Honkura
Yoshimori Honkura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Eric Emsellem
Eric Emsellem European Southern Observatory
Adam G. Riess
Adam G. Riess Johns Hopkins University

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