Kung-Ching Chang

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 989 citations indexed

About

Kung-Ching Chang is a scholar working on Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Physics and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kung-Ching Chang has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 989 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Applied Mathematics, 7 papers in Mathematical Physics and 7 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Kung-Ching Chang's work include Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations (6 papers), Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows (5 papers) and Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering (4 papers). Kung-Ching Chang is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations (6 papers), Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows (5 papers) and Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering (4 papers). Kung-Ching Chang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Kung-Ching Chang's co-authors include Tan Zhang, Liqun Qi, K. PEARSON, Guanglu Zhou, Dong Zhang, Sihong Shao, Jiaquan Liu, Mei Jiang, Shujie Li and Zhi-Qiang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Journal of Differential Equations and Nonlinear Analysis.

In The Last Decade

Kung-Ching Chang

19 papers receiving 888 citations

Hit Papers

Variational methods for non-differentiable functionals an... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Variational methods for non-differentiable functionals and their applications to partial differential equations
    1981 603 citations Kung-Ching Chang Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kung-Ching Chang China 9 769 621 219 147 142 19 989
Bor Plestenjak Slovenia 13 280 0.4× 41 0.1× 42 0.2× 29 0.2× 202 1.4× 44 404
Guang-Xin Huang China 10 239 0.3× 56 0.1× 43 0.2× 88 0.6× 167 1.2× 35 413
Ivan Slapničar Croatia 13 304 0.4× 88 0.1× 10 0.0× 39 0.3× 155 1.1× 36 447
Jorge Delgado Spain 13 226 0.3× 85 0.1× 7 0.0× 43 0.3× 151 1.1× 60 531
Zaki Chbani Morocco 12 361 0.5× 68 0.1× 6 0.0× 179 1.2× 206 1.5× 27 513
Alexandre Cabot France 15 474 0.6× 50 0.1× 6 0.0× 249 1.7× 282 2.0× 32 634
Yongxin Yuan China 13 206 0.3× 46 0.1× 25 0.1× 8 0.1× 148 1.0× 71 427
John Maroulas Greece 10 204 0.3× 90 0.1× 5 0.0× 31 0.2× 89 0.6× 44 419
L. Lerer Israel 12 330 0.4× 163 0.3× 4 0.0× 90 0.6× 129 0.9× 50 516
Ninoslav Truhar Croatia 11 252 0.3× 31 0.0× 33 0.2× 15 0.1× 176 1.2× 39 422

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kung-Ching Chang

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Chang, Kung-Ching, et al.. (2020). Nonsmooth critical point theory and applications to the spectral graph theory. Science China Mathematics. 64(1). 1–32. 4 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching, Sihong Shao, & Dong Zhang. (2017). Cheeger’s cut, maxcut and the spectral theory of 1-Laplacian on graphs. Science China Mathematics. 60(11). 1963–1980. 7 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching, Liqun Qi, & Tan Zhang. (2013). A survey on the spectral theory of nonnegative tensors. Numerical Linear Algebra with Applications. 20(6). 891–912. 82 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching & Zhi-Qiang Wang. (2012). Multiple Non Semi-Trivial Solutions for Elliptic Systems. Advanced Nonlinear Studies. 12(2). 363–381. 4 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching, K. PEARSON, & Tan Zhang. (2011). Primitivity, the Convergence of the NQZ Method, and the Largest Eigenvalue for Nonnegative Tensors. SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications. 32(3). 806–819. 95 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching, Liqun Qi, & Guanglu Zhou. (2010). Singular values of a real rectangular tensor. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 370(1). 284–294. 51 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching, et al.. (2007). Morse theory for indefinite nonlinear elliptic problems. Annales de l Institut Henri Poincaré C Analyse Non Linéaire. 26(1). 139–158. 10 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching & Jiaquan Liu. (2005). Boundary flow for the minimal surfaces in Rn with Plateau boundary condition. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A Mathematics. 135(3). 537–562. 2 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching, et al.. (2004). Dirichlet problem with indefinite nonlinearities. Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations. 20(3). 257–282. 30 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching & Jiaquan Liu. (2004). An evolution of minimal surfaces with Plateau condition. Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations. 19(2). 117–163. 2 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching & Jiaquan Liu. (2003). Another approach to the heat flow for Plateau problem. Journal of Differential Equations. 189(1). 46–70. 1 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching. (2001). Principal eigenvalue for weight matrix in elliptic systems. Nonlinear Analysis. 46(3). 419–433. 19 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching. (1999). An extension of the Hess-Kato Theorem to elliptic systems and its applications to multiple solution problems. Acta Mathematica Sinica English Series. 15(4). 439–454. 23 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching. (1991). A REMARK ON THE PERTURBATION OF CRITICAL MANIFOLDS. Acta Mathematica Scientia. 11(3). 298–300. 1 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching & Mei Jiang. (1990). The lagrange intersections for (ℂP n , ℝP n ). manuscripta mathematica. 68(1). 89–100. 4 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching. (1983). Free boundary problems and the set-valued mappings. Journal of Differential Equations. 49(1). 1–28. 46 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching & Shujie Li. (1982). A Remark on Expanding Maps. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 85(4). 583–583. 3 indexed citations
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Chang, Kung-Ching. (1981). Variational methods for non-differentiable functionals and their applications to partial differential equations. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 80(1). 102–129. 603 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chang, Kung-Ching. (1980). Remarks on free boundary problems for the flux equations in plasma physics. Communications in Partial Differential Equations. 5(7). 741–751. 2 indexed citations

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