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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 44 1667 1547 641 561 215 5675

Pei Zhong publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pei Zhong between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pei Zhong published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2023. 21 of the 289 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2023. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 14 publications
1988 2025

289 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pei Zhong: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 4
1994 2
1995 1
1996 6
1997 3
1998 7
1999 9
2000 6
2001 5
2002 9
2003 10
2004 10
2005 11
2006 16
2007 13
2008 8
2009 8
2010 16
2011 9
2012 9
2013 14
2014 6
2015 5
2016 6
2017 9
2018 4
2019 8
2020 7
2021 15
2022 10
2023 18
2024 7
2025 14
Total 289
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Pei Zhong publications per year - data summary

  • Pei Zhong, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Duke University, has 289 publications recorded across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988, 1989 and 1995, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 38 years in the span carry no publications at all (1990 and 1991).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.0 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 64 publications, 22% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 42 publications (3.2 per year); 2001-2013: 138 publications (10.6 per year); 2014-2025: 109 publications (9.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Pei Zhong 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 Pei Zhong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 207–216 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 215 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125 215
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Pei Zhong publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 47–56 to 659+ publications.
  • Pei Zhong, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Duke University, records 215 publications - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Pei Zhong, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 217–226 publications range, and Pei Zhong ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 147–156 publications, holding 155 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 46% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 197–206 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 659 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Pei Zhong 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 Pei Zhong sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 44 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103 44
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Pei Zhong D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,445 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 30 to 93+ D-Index.
  • Pei Zhong, a Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scholar from Duke University, records 44 D-Index - the 54th percentile of the discipline.
  • 54% of ranked Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists score the same or lower than Pei Zhong, and about 46% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 43 D-Index range, and Pei Zhong ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 34 D-Index, holding 189 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 45 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 93 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Pei Zhong is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and engineering. Their work intersects multiple fields, particularly focusing on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, biomedical engineering, mechanics of materials, materials chemistry, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's research topics predominantly cover kidney stones and urolithiasis treatments, ultrasound and cavitation phenomena, ultrasound and hyperthermia applications, laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma, pediatric urology and nephrology studies, solid-state laser technologies, and laser material processing techniques.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Urology
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Journal of Endourology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Pei Zhong include:

  • The Role of Cavitation in Energy Delivery and Stone Damage During Laser Lithotripsy, 2021, Journal of Endourology
  • Combined Non-Invasive Prediction and New Biomarkers of Oral and Fecal Microbiota in Patients With Gastric and Colorectal Cancer, 2022, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Optimal pulse length of insonification for Piezo1 activation and intracellular calcium response, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Cavitation Plays a Vital Role in Stone Dusting During Short Pulse Holmium:YAG Laser Lithotripsy, 2021, Journal of Endourology
  • Mechanically induced integrin ligation mediates intracellular calcium signaling with single pulsating cavitation bubbles, 2021, Theranostics

Pei Zhong frequently collaborates with a set of co-authors, including:

  • Michael E. Lipkin
  • Junqin Chen
  • Glenn M. Preminger
  • Gaoming Xiang
  • Georgy Sankin

In recognition of their professional contributions, Pei Zhong was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2011.

Best Publications

  • The role of stress waves and cavitation in stone comminution in shock wave lithotripsy.

    Songlin Zhu;Franklin H Cocks;Glenn M Preminger;Pei Zhong

  • Dynamics of bubble oscillation in constrained media and mechanisms of vessel rupture in SWL.

    Pei Zhong;Yufeng Zhou;Songlin Zhu

  • Shock wave interaction with laser-generated single bubbles.

    G. N. Sankin;W. N. Simmons;S. L. Zhu;P. Zhong

  • IN VITRO COMPARISON OF STONE RETROPULSION AND FRAGMENTATION OF THE FREQUENCY DOUBLED, DOUBLE PULSE ND:YAG LASER AND THE HOLMIUM:YAG LASER

    Charles G. Marguet;Jeff C. Sung;W. Patrick Springhart;James O. L’Esperance

  • Impact of Holmium Laser Settings and Fiber Diameter on Stone Fragmentation and Endoscope Deflection

    Ramsay L. Kuo;Peter Aslan;Pei Zhong;Glenn M. Preminger

  • Transient Cavitation and Acoustic Emission Produced by Different Laser Lithotripters

    Pei Zhong;Hon Leung Tong;Franklin Hadley Cocks;Margaret S Pearle

  • Interaction of lithotripter shockwaves with single inertial cavitation bubbles

    Evert Klaseboer;Siew Wan Fong;Cary K. Turangan;Boo Cheong Khoo

  • Mechanisms of Differing Stone Fragility in Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy

    Pei Zhong;Glenn M. Preminger

  • Measurement of high intensity focused ultrasound fields by a fiber optic probe hydrophone

    Yufeng Zhou;Liang Zhai;Rebecca Simmons;Pei Zhong

  • A simple method for fabricating artificial kidney stones of different physical properties

    Eric Esch;Walter Neal Simmons;Georgy Sankin;Hadley F. Cocks

  • Dynamic photoelastic study of the transient stress field in solids during shock wave lithotripsy

    Xufeng Xi;Pei Zhong

  • Inertial cavitation and associated acoustic emission produced during electrohydraulic shock wave lithotripsy

    Pei Zhong;Iulian Cioanta;Franklin H. Cocks;Glenn M. Preminger

  • Improvement of stone fragmentation during shock-wave lithotripsy using a combined EH/PEAA shock-wave generator—in vitro experiments

    Xufeng Xi;Pei Zhong

  • Acoustic and mechanical properties of artificial stones in comparison to natural kidney stones.

    D. Heimbach;R. Munver;P. Zhong;J. Jacobs

  • THE EFFECT OF TREATMENT STRATEGY ON STONE COMMINUTION EFFICIENCY IN SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY

    Yufeng Zhou;Franklin H. Cocks;Glenn M. Preminger;Pei Zhong

  • Propagation of shock waves in elastic solids caused by cavitation microjet impact. II: Application in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

    P. Zhong;C. J. Chuong;G. M. Preminger

  • Innovations in shock wave lithotripsy technology: updates in experimental studies.

    Yufeng Zhou;Franklin H. Cocks;Glenn M. Preminger;Pei Zhong

  • Shock wave-inertial microbubble interaction: methodology, physical characterization, and bioeffect study.

    Pei Zhong;Haifan Lin;Xufeng Xi;Songlin Zhu

  • Effects of tissue constraint on shock wave-induced bubble expansion in vivo.

    Pei Zhong;Iulian Cioanta;Songlin Zhu;Franklin H. Cocks

  • CONTROLLED, FORCED COLLAPSE OF CAVITATION BUBBLES FOR IMPROVED STONE FRAGMENTATION DURING SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY

    Pei Zhong;Franklin H. Cocks;Iulian Cioanta;Glenn M. Preminger

  • Cell membrane deformation and bioeffects produced by tandem bubble-induced jetting flow.

    Fang Yuan;Chen Yang;Pei Zhong

  • Characterization of fracture toughness of renal calculi using a microindentation technique

    P. Zhong;C. J. Chuong;G. M. Preminger

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn M. Preminger
Glenn M. Preminger Duke University
Andrew J. Szeri
Andrew J. Szeri University of California, Berkeley
Chuan-Yuan Li
Chuan-Yuan Li Duke University
H. Kim Lyerly
H. Kim Lyerly Duke University
Timothy M. Clay
Timothy M. Clay Duke University
Georges L. Chahine
Georges L. Chahine Dynaflow, Inc.
Michael A. Morse
Michael A. Morse Duke University
Mark F. Hamilton
Mark F. Hamilton The University of Texas at Austin
Jianwen Luo
Jianwen Luo Tsinghua University
John Blake
John Blake University of Birmingham

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