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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 75 548 474 9 8 652 20316
Engineering and Technology 77 658 623 106 105 614 21989

Kin Keung Lai publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kin Keung Lai between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kin Keung Lai published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 22.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 75 publications in 2008. 9 of the 727 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 75. Peak 75 publications in 2008. 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 39 publications 2007: 51 publications 2008: 75 publications 2009: 52 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 37 publications 2018: 41 publications 2019: 30 publications 2020: 45 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 3 publications
1994 2025

727 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kin Keung Lai: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 2
1995 6
1996 3
1997 4
1998 1
1999 2
2000 13
2001 3
2002 13
2003 9
2004 21
2005 29
2006 39
2007 51
2008 75
2009 52
2010 27
2011 31
2012 25
2013 27
2014 29
2015 28
2016 23
2017 37
2018 41
2019 30
2020 45
2021 40
2022 2
2023 10
2024 6
2025 3
Total 727
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Kin Keung Lai 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 Kin Keung Lai 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, 570+ 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: 652 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 652
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Kin Keung Lai 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 Kin Keung Lai 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, 75 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: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 75
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in China Leader Award

Overview

Kin Keung Lai is affiliated with Shaanxi Normal University in China and has contributed to research across multiple disciplines, including accounting, environmental engineering, aerospace engineering, finance, and applied mathematics.

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of topics and have appeared in various academic journals. These include:

  • Hermite-Hadamard type integral inequalities for the class of strongly convex functions on time scales, 2022, Journal of Mathematical Inequalities
  • Missing Data Preprocessing in Credit Classification: One-Hot Encoding or Imputation?, 2020, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
  • Integrating data augmentation and hybrid feature selection for small sample credit risk assessment with high dimensionality, 2022, Computers & Operations Research
  • Financial Distress Prediction and Feature Selection in Multiple Periods by Lassoing Unconstrained Distributed Lag Non-linear Models, 2020, Mathematics
  • Robust Overbooking for No-shows and Cancellations in Healthcare, 2024, Preprints.org

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kin Keung Lai include:

  • Pak Wai Chan
  • Lean Yu
  • Shashi Kant Mishra
  • Bhagwat Ram
  • Rongtian Zhou

Publications predominantly appear in several venues where the scientist has multiple contributions:

  • Preprints.org
  • Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
  • Computers & Operations Research
  • Mathematics
  • Journal of Mathematical Inequalities

Kin Keung Lai has authored a book titled Unconstrained Optimization and Quantum Calculus, published by Springer Nature in 2024.

The scientific work largely addresses topics such as:

  • Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Imbalanced Data Classification Techniques
  • Credit Risk and Financial Regulations
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Air Traffic Management and Optimization
  • Statistical Methods and Inference

Best Publications

  • Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications

    Panos Pardalos;Shashi Kant Mishra;Shou-Yang Wang;Kin Keung Lai

  • Forecasting crude oil price with an EMD-based neural network ensemble learning paradigm

    Lean Yu;Shouyang Wang;Kin Keung Lai

  • A new approach for crude oil price analysis based on Empirical Mode Decomposition

    Xun Zhang;K.K. Lai;Shou-Yang Wang

  • A new fuzzy support vector machine to evaluate credit risk

    Yongqiao Wang;Shouyang Wang;K.K. Lai

  • Manufacturer’s revenue-sharing contract and retail competition

    Zhong Yao;Stephen C. H. Leung;Kin Keung Lai;Kin Keung Lai

  • Credit risk assessment with a multistage neural network ensemble learning approach

    Lean Yu;Shouyang Wang;Kin Keung Lai

  • A novel nonlinear ensemble forecasting model incorporating GLAR and ANN for foreign exchange rates

    Lean Yu;Shouyang Wang;K.K. Lai

  • A distance-based group decision-making methodology for multi-person multi-criteria emergency decision support

    Lean Yu;Kin Keung Lai

  • Estimating the impact of extreme events on crude oil price: An EMD-based event analysis method

    Xun Zhang;Lean Yu;Shouyang Wang;Kin Keung Lai

  • The effect of corporate social responsibility on brand loyalty: the mediating role of brand image

    Yuanqiong He;Kin Keung Lai

  • Global economic activity and crude oil prices: A cointegration analysis

    Yanan He;Shouyang Wang;Kin Keung Lai

  • A fuzzy approach to the multiobjective transportation problem

    Lushu Li;K. K. Lai

  • A model for portfolio selection with order of expected returns

    Yusen Xia;Baoding Liu;Shouyang Wang;K. K. Lai

  • The impact of supplier integration on customer integration and new product performance: The mediating role of manufacturing flexibility under trust theory

    Yuanqiong He;Kin Keung Lai;Hongyi Sun;Yun Chen

  • Quality investment and price decision in a risk-averse supply chain

    Gang Xie;Wuyi Yue;Shouyang Wang;Kin Keung Lai

  • An intelligent-agent-based fuzzy group decision making model for financial multicriteria decision support: The case of credit scoring

    Lean Yu;Lean Yu;Shouyang Wang;Kin Keung Lai

  • Evolving Least Squares Support Vector Machines for Stock Market Trend Mining

    Lean Yu;Huanhuan Chen;Shouyang Wang;Kin Keung Lai

  • Revenue-sharing versus wholesale price mechanisms under different channel power structures

    Kewen Pan;Kewen Pan;K.K. Lai;Stephen C.H. Leung;Di Xiao

  • Service climate, employee commitment and customer satisfaction: Evidence from the hospitality industry in China

    Yuanqiong He;Wenli Li;Kin Keung Lai

  • CRUDE OIL PRICE FORECASTING WITH TEI@I METHODOLOGY ∗

    Wang Shouyang;YU Lean;K. K. Lai

Frequent Co-Authors

Shouyang Wang
Shouyang Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lean Yu
Lean Yu Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science
Stephen C. H. Leung
Stephen C. H. Leung City University of Hong Kong
Liang Liang
Liang Liang Hefei University of Technology
Zhongsheng Hua
Zhongsheng Hua Zhejiang University
Fenghua Wen
Fenghua Wen Central South University
Xiuli Chao
Xiuli Chao University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jian Ma
Jian Ma City University of Hong Kong
Baoding Liu
Baoding Liu Tsinghua University
Yong Shi
Yong Shi Chinese Academy of Sciences

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