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D-Index
49
Citations
11047
World Ranking
5630
National Ranking
55

Li-fang Zhang 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 Li-fang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 186 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Li-fang Zhang 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 Li-fang Zhang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Li-fang Zhang is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including social psychology, education, experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, and developmental and educational psychology.

The main topics of Li-fang Zhang's work include:

  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance
  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Li-fang Zhang include:

  • Mengting Li
  • Zhengli Xie
  • Weiqiao Fan
  • Fei Cao
  • Anthony Goerzen

The scientist's frequent publication venues reflect their broad interest in psychological and educational research and comprise:

  • Educational Psychology
  • Thinking Skills and Creativity
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • European Journal of Education
  • Higher Education

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Li-fang Zhang include:

  • "Thinking styles and vocational identity among senior-year students in elite universities in mainland China," 2022, published in Thinking Skills and Creativity
  • "The evaluation and obstacle analysis of urban resilience from the multidimensional perspective in Chinese cities," 2022, published in Sustainable Cities and Society
  • "Self-efficacy and Work Motivation among Inclusive Education Teachers in China," 2022, published in International Journal of Disability Development and Education
  • "Subjective well-being among PhD students in mainland China: the roles of psychological capital and academic engagement," 2024, published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Attitudes towards inclusive education and organizational commitment: comparing three types of teachers in Chinese inclusive education schools," 2022, published in Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Li-fang Zhang's body of work comprises 54 publications in psychology and 32 in social sciences. Their research output makes contributions to understanding motivation, creativity, emotional intelligence, and educational practices within Chinese educational contexts and broader social psychological frameworks.

Best Publications

  • A Threefold Model of Intellectual Styles.

    Li-fang Zhang;Robert J. Sternberg

  • Perspectives on thinking, learning, and cognitive styles

    Robert J. Sternberg;Li-fang Zhang

  • The nature of intellectual styles

    Li-fang Zhang

  • Are learning approaches and thinking styles related? A study in two Chinese populations.

    Li-Fang Zhang;Robert J. Sternberg

  • Styles of Learning and Thinking Matter in Instruction and Assessment

    Robert J. Sternberg;Elena L. Grigorenko;Li-fang Zhang

  • What Do We Mean by Giftedness? A Pentagonal Implicit Theory

    Robert J. Sternberg;Li-fang Zhang

  • Thinking Styles: Their relationships with modes of thinking and academic performance

    Li-Fang Zhang

  • Styles of Thinking as a Basis of Differentiated Instruction

    Robert J. Sternberg;Li-fang Zhang

  • Thinking styles and cognitive development.

    Li-Fang Zhang

  • University students' learning approaches in three cultures: an investigation of Biggs's 3P model.

    Li-Fang Zhang

  • Thinking styles and academic achievement among Filipino students.

    Allan B. I. Bernardo;Li-Fang Zhang;Carmelo M. Callueng

  • Further cross-cultural validation of the theory of mental self-government.

    Li-Fang Zhang

  • Thinking styles and teachers' characteristics

    Li-Fang Zhang;Robert J. Sternberg

  • Contributions of thinking styles to critical thinking dispositions.

    Li-Fang Zhang

  • Thinking styles: university students' preferred teaching styles and their conceptions of effective teachers.

    Li-Fang Zhang

  • Thinking styles, abilities, and academic achievement among Hong Kong university students

    LF Zhang;RJ Sternberg

  • Thinking Styles and the Big Five Personality Traits

    Li-Fang Zhang

  • DOES THE BIG FIVE PREDICT LEARNING APPROACHES

    Li-fang Zhang

  • Thinking styles, self-esteem, and socio-economic status

    Li-fang Zhang;Gerard A Postiglione

  • Handbook of Intellectual Styles: Preferences in Cognition, Learning, and Thinking

    Li-fang Zhang;Robert J. Sternberg;Stephen G. Rayner

  • Thinking styles and the big five personality traits revisited.

    Li-fang Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg Cornell University
David Watkins
David Watkins University of Melbourne
Elena L. Grigorenko
Elena L. Grigorenko University of Houston
Allan B. I. Bernardo
Allan B. I. Bernardo De La Salle University
John B. Biggs
John B. Biggs University of Hong Kong

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