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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2884 2637 1403 1264 223 13414
Computer Science 49 5784 5618 2630 2536 204 13387

Ping Zhang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ping Zhang between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ping Zhang published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2024. 50 of the 310 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2024. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 24 publications
1987 2025

310 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ping Zhang: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 0
1989 2
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 3
1996 5
1997 3
1998 2
1999 5
2000 9
2001 7
2002 9
2003 7
2004 11
2005 17
2006 14
2007 12
2008 12
2009 17
2010 11
2011 9
2012 3
2013 19
2014 11
2015 14
2016 2
2017 3
2018 2
2019 1
2020 3
2021 3
2022 16
2023 25
2024 26
2025 24
Total 310
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Ping Zhang 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 Ping Zhang 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, 214–223 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: 223 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
214–223 246 223
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
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Ping Zhang 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 Ping Zhang 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 49
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
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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Overview

Ping Zhang is affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States and works primarily within the field of engineering. Their research spans a variety of subfields including social psychology, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, civil and structural engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their recent scholarly output includes papers published in diverse academic venues. Notable recent publications are:

  • Self-centring damper with multi-energy-dissipation mechanisms: Insights and structural seismic demand perspective (2023), Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • Detecting stock market manipulation via machine learning: Evidence from China Securities Regulatory Commission punishment cases (2021), International Review of Financial Analysis
  • Mechanism, modification and application of silver-based photocatalysts (2023), Materials Today Sustainability
  • Z-scheme silver-based p-n junction of AgFeO2-modified Ag3VO4 with enhanced photocatalytic performance (2022), Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Barriers and facilitators to implementing measurement-based care for depression in Shanghai, China: a situational analysis (2021), BMC Psychiatry

Frequently publishing venues include:

  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • Sustainability

Collaborations form an important part of their work. Frequent coauthors are:

  • Song Ren
  • Mengke Li
  • Yanyan Cui
  • Yaling Wang
  • Jill Murphy

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

Best Publications

  • The role of moderating factors in user technology acceptance

    Heshan Sun;Ping Zhang

  • Satisfiers and dissatisfiers: a two-factor model for website design and evaluation

    Ping Zhang;Gisela M. von Dran

  • The Evolution of Social Commerce: The People, Management, Technology, and Information Dimensions

    Chingning Wang;Ping Zhang

  • User Expectations and Rankings of Quality Factors in Different Web Site Domains

    Ping Zhang;Gisela M. von Dran

  • Social commerce research: An integrated view

    Lina Zhou;Ping Zhang;Hans-Dieter Zimmermann

  • Causal Relationships between Perceived Enjoyment and Perceived Ease of Use: An Alternative Approach

    Heshan Sun;Ping Zhang

  • A person-artefact-task (PAT) model of flow antecedents in computer-mediated environments

    Christina M. Finneran;Ping Zhang

  • The affective response model: a theoretical framework of affective concepts and their relationships in the ICT context

    Ping Zhang

  • FLOW IN COMPUTER-MEDIATED ENVIRONMENTS: PROMISES AND CHALLENGES

    Christina M. Finneran;Ping Zhang

  • Social commerce: Looking back and forward

    Renata Gonçalves Curty;Ping Zhang

  • The importance of affective quality

    Ping Zhang;Na Li

  • CONSUMER ONLINE SHOPPING ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR: AN ASSESSMENT OF RESEARCH

    Na Li;Ping Zhang

  • Human-Computer Interaction: Developing Effective Organizational Information Systems

    Dov Te'eni;Jane M. Carey;Ping Zhang

  • The effects of animation on information seeking performance on the World Wide Web: securing attention or interfering with primary tasks?

    Ping Zhang

  • UNDERSTANDING CONSUMERS ATTITUDE TOWARD ADVERTISING

    Chingning Wang;Ping Zhang;Risook Choi

  • Website features that gave rise to social commerce: a historical analysis

    Renata Gonçalves Curty;Ping Zhang

  • Websites that satisfy users: a theoretical framework for Web user interface design and evaluation

    Ping Zhang;R.V. Small;G.M. von Dran;S. Barcellos

  • The Effects of Extrinsic Motivations and Satisfaction in Open Source Software Development

    Weiling Ke;Ping Zhang

  • The Intellectual Development of Human-Computer Interaction Research: A Critical Assessment of the MIS Literature (1990-2002)

    Na (Lina) Li;Ping Zhang

  • Affective Quality and Cognitive Absorption: Extending Technology Acceptance Research

    Ping Zhang;Na Li;Heshan Sun

  • Human-computer Interaction and Management Information Systems: Foundations

    Dennis F. Galletta;Ping Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve Nelson
Steve Nelson Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Edward W. Gregg
Edward W. Gregg Imperial College London
Michael M. Engelgau
Michael M. Engelgau National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Lahouari Bounoua
Lahouari Bounoua Goddard Space Flight Center
William H. Herman
William H. Herman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Dennis F. Galletta
Dennis F. Galletta University of Pittsburgh
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah Singapore Management University
Jay K. Kolls
Jay K. Kolls Tulane University
Peter H. Bennett
Peter H. Bennett National Institutes of Health
K.M. Venkat Narayan
K.M. Venkat Narayan Emory University

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