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D-Index
54
Citations
18257
World Ranking
2101
National Ranking
1011

Yong Zhao 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 Yong Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 193 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Yong Zhao 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 Yong Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Early Career Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

Yong Zhao is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States and specializes primarily in the field of Mathematics. Their academic work extensively covers subfields such as Statistics and Probability, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The research topics Yong Zhao focuses on include:

  • Statistical Methods and Inference
  • Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models
  • Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
  • Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications
  • Malaria Research and Control

The scientist has contributed to a number of peer-reviewed papers in various journals. Some of their recent publications include:

  • Change of climate data over 37 years in Hong Kong and the implications on the simulation-based building energy evaluations, 2020, Energy and Buildings
  • Long-range correlations and stride pattern variability in recreational and elite distance runners during a prolonged run, 2020, Gait & Posture
  • Statistical inference for missing data mechanisms, 2020, Statistics in Medicine
  • Unified approach for regression models with nonmonotone missing at random data, 2021, AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis
  • Diagnostic checking of multiple imputation models, 2022, AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis

Yong Zhao frequently collaborates with other researchers. Key coauthors include:

  • Meng Liu
  • Deling Lu
  • Dawei Qian
  • Rongyu Zhou
  • Siwei Lou

Their publications appear regularly in several notable venues such as:

  • PubMed
  • Statistics in Medicine
  • AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Methods & Applications
  • Communication in Statistics- Theory and Methods

Yong Zhao received the Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association in 2003.

Best Publications

  • Conditions for Classroom Technology Innovations

    Yong Zhao;Kevin Pugh;Stephen Sheldon;Joe L. Byers

  • Factors Affecting Technology Uses in Schools: An Ecological Perspective

    Yong Zhao;Kenneth A. Frank

  • What Makes the Difference? A Practical Analysis of Research on the Effectiveness of Distance Education

    Yong Zhao;Jing Lei;Bo Yan;Chun Lai

  • Teacher Adoption of Technology: A Perceptual Control Theory Perspective

    Yong Zhao;Gary A. Cziko

  • Social Capital and the Diffusion of Innovations Within Organizations: The Case of Computer Technology in Schools

    Kenneth A. Frank;Yong Zhao;Kathryn Borman

  • World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students

    Yong Zhao

  • Recent Developments in Technology and Language Learning: A Literature Review and Meta-analysis

    Yong Zhao

  • Race, gender, and information technology use: The new digital divide

    Linda A. Jackson;Yong Zhao;Anthony Kolenic;Hiram E. Fitzgerald

  • COVID-19 as a catalyst for educational change.

    Yong Zhao;Yong Zhao

  • Technology uses and student achievement: A longitudinal study

    Jing Lei;Yong Zhao

  • Preparing Globally Competent Teachers: A New Imperative for Teacher Education

    Yong Zhao

  • Does home Internet use influence the academic performance of low-income children?

    Linda A. Jackson;Alexander von Eye;Frank A. Biocca;Gretchen Barbatsis

  • Information technology use and creativity: Findings from the Children and Technology Project

    Linda A. Jackson;Edward A. Witt;Alexander Ivan Games;Hiram E. Fitzgerald

  • The changes we need: Education post COVID-19

    Yong Zhao;Yong Zhao;Jim Watterston

  • Who's afraid of the big bad dragon? : why China has the best (and worst) education system in the world

    Yong Zhao

  • Noticing and Text-Based Chat

    Chun Lai;Yong Zhao

  • One-to-one computing: what does it bring to schools?

    Jing Lei;Yong Zhao

  • Bridging the Gap: Technology Trends and Use of Technology in Schools

    Cher Ping Lim;Yong Zhao;Jo Tondeur;Ching Sing Chai

  • The Effects of Listeners' Control of Speech Rate on Second Language Comprehension

    Yong Zhao

  • Self-concept, self-esteem, gender, race and information technology use

    Linda A. Jackson;Alexander von Eye;Hiram E. Fitzgerald;Yong Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda A. Jackson
Linda A. Jackson Michigan State University
Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Hiram E. Fitzgerald Michigan State University
Alexander von Eye
Alexander von Eye Michigan State University
Frank Biocca
Frank Biocca New Jersey Institute of Technology
Carol Sue Englert
Carol Sue Englert Michigan State University
Kenneth A. Frank
Kenneth A. Frank Michigan State University
Punya Mishra
Punya Mishra Arizona State University
Matthew J. Koehler
Matthew J. Koehler Michigan State University
William R. Penuel
William R. Penuel University of Colorado Boulder
Ching Sing Chai
Ching Sing Chai Chinese University of Hong Kong

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