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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 80 384 331 6 5 218 19292

Zhaohua Wang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhaohua Wang between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhaohua Wang published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 15.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2023. 32 of the 282 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2023. 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 14 publications
2008 2025

282 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhaohua Wang: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 3
2009 3
2010 3
2011 9
2012 10
2013 7
2014 12
2015 11
2016 11
2017 20
2018 28
2019 27
2020 30
2021 20
2022 24
2023 32
2024 18
2025 14
Total 282
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Zhaohua Wang 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 Zhaohua Wang 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: 218 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
214–223 246 218
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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Zhaohua Wang 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 Zhaohua Wang 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, 80 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: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29 80
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 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

Zhaohua Wang is affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Technology in China and has a research portfolio spanning environmental science and engineering, with a focus on energy, environment, and sustainable development. Their work integrates multiple disciplines including economics and econometrics, electrical and electronic engineering, and environmental engineering.

The main fields of study in Wang's research include:

  • Environmental Science (114 publications)
  • Engineering (109 publications)

Within these broader domains, Wang's subfields of study incorporate:

  • Economics and Econometrics (60 publications)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (51 publications)
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (40 publications)
  • Environmental Engineering (37 publications)
  • Pollution (27 publications)

The thematic focus across Wang's published work addresses topics such as:

  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (66 publications)
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability (62 publications)
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (58 publications)
  • Energy and Environment Impacts (52 publications)
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics (36 publications)
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (24 publications)
  • Advancements in Battery Materials (22 publications)

Wang's frequent publication venues reflect a multidisciplinary approach, featuring journals and platforms including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (10 publications)
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling (7 publications)
  • Nature Communications (5 publications)
  • Energy (5 publications)
  • Journal of Environmental Management (5 publications)

Coauthor collaborations play a significant role in Wang's research output, with frequent collaborators including:

  • Bin Zhang (59 joint works)
  • Bo Wang (35 joint works)
  • Hao Li (21 joint works)
  • Nana Deng (14 joint works)
  • Ying Bai (12 joint works)

Among Wang's notable papers are:

  • "Co-Construction of Sulfur Vacancies and Heterojunctions in Tungsten Disulfide to Induce Fast Electronic/Ionic Diffusion Kinetics for Sodium-Ion Batteries" (2020, Advanced Materials)
  • "Probing the Energy Storage Mechanism of Quasi-Metallic Na in Hard Carbon for Sodium-Ion Batteries" (2021, Advanced Energy Materials)
  • "Mapping global carbon footprint in China" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Biomass energy production and its impacts on the ecological footprint: An investigation of the G7 countries" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "The relationship between biomass energy consumption and human development: Empirical evidence from BRICS countries" (2020, Energy)

Best Publications

  • Role of renewable energy and non-renewable energy consumption on EKC: Evidence from Pakistan

    Bin Zhang;Bo Wang;Bo Wang;Zhaohua Wang

  • An empirical research on the influencing factors of regional CO2 emissions: Evidence from Beijing city, China

    Zhaohua Wang;Fangchao Yin;Yixiang Zhang;Xian Zhang

  • Does globalization increase the ecological footprint? Empirical evidence from Malaysia

    Zahoor Ahmed;Zhaohua Wang;Faisal Mahmood;Muhammad Hafeez

  • Investigating the impact of human capital on the ecological footprint in India: An empirical analysis

    Zahoor Ahmed;Zhaohua Wang

  • Antecedents of employee electricity saving behavior in organizations: An empirical study based on norm activation model

    Yixiang Zhang;Zhaohua Wang;Guanghui Zhou

  • Determinants and policy implications for household electricity-saving behaviour: Evidence from Beijing, China

    Zhaohua Wang;Bin Zhang;Jianhua Yin;Yixiang Zhang

  • From intention to action: How do personal attitudes, facilities accessibility, and government stimulus matter for household waste sorting?

    Bin Zhang;Kee hung Lai;Bo Wang;Zhaohua Wang

  • Willingness and behavior towards e-waste recycling for residents in Beijing city, China

    Zhaohua Wang;Bin Zhang;Jianhua Yin;Xiang Zhang

  • Does biomass energy consumption help to control environmental pollution? Evidence from BRICS countries

    Zhaohua Wang

  • Dynamic relationship between tourism, economic growth, and environmental quality

    Zhaohua Wang

  • Determinants of residents' e-waste recycling behaviour intentions: Evidence from China

    Zhaohua Wang;Dongxue Guo;Xiaomeng Wang

  • Delinking indicators on regional industry development and carbon emissions: Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei economic band case

    Zhaohua Wang;Lin Yang

  • Analysis of factors influencing residents’ habitual energy-saving behaviour based on NAM and TPB models: Egoism or altruism?

    Bo Wang;Xiaomeng Wang;Dongxue Guo;Bin Zhang

  • Regional Total Factor Energy Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of Industrial Sector in China

    Zhao-Hua Wang;Hua-Lin Zeng;Yi-Ming Wei;Yi-Xiang Zhang

  • The moderating role of corruption between economic growth and CO2 emissions: Evidence from BRICS economies

    Zhaohua Wang;Bin Zhang;Bo Wang

  • How does information publicity influence residents’ behaviour intentions around e-waste recycling?

    Zhaohua Wang;Dongxue Guo;Xiaomeng Wang;Bin Zhang

  • Renewable energy consumption, economic growth and human development index in Pakistan: Evidence form simultaneous equation model

    Zhaohua Wang;Bin Zhang;Bo Wang

  • Purchasing intentions of Chinese citizens on new energy vehicles: How should one respond to current preferential policy?

    Zhaohua Wang;Chenyao Zhao;Jianhua Yin;Bin Zhang

  • Investigation of the ecological footprint’s driving factors: What we learn from the experience of emerging economies

    Zhaohua wang

  • Investigating the non-linear relationship between urbanization and CO2 emissions: An empirical analysis

    Zahoor Ahmed;Zhaohua Wang;Sajid Ali

  • A performance evaluation of the energy, environmental, and economic efficiency and productivity in China: An application of global data envelopment analysis

    Zhaohua Wang;Chao Feng

Frequent Co-Authors

Kee-hung Lai
Kee-hung Lai Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Zhimin Huang
Zhimin Huang Adelphi University
Ke Wang
Ke Wang Tsinghua University
Yi-Ming Wei
Yi-Ming Wei Beijing Institute of Technology
Ming Xu
Ming Xu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Yutao Wang
Yutao Wang Fudan University
Joe Zhu
Joe Zhu Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Fujun Lai
Fujun Lai University of Southern Mississippi
Dabo Guan
Dabo Guan Tsinghua University
Sai Liang
Sai Liang Guangdong University of Technology

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