Wei Zhang

9.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
318 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Wei Zhang is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Zhang has authored 318 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 39 papers in Strategy and Management and 30 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Wei Zhang's work include Knowledge Management and Sharing (21 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (15 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (14 papers). Wei Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Knowledge Management and Sharing (21 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (15 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (14 papers). Wei Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Wei Zhang's co-authors include Stephanie Watts, Qian Zhou, Tao Shi, Wenyao Zhang, Weili Wu, Xin Zhao, Jian Du, Suli Zheng, Chenxiao Wang and Qingpu Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Academy of Management Journal and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wei Zhang

281 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Recommended psychological crisis intervention response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak in China: a model of West China Hospital
    2020 402 citations Wei Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Coupling coordination degree measurement and spatiotemporal heterogeneity between economic development and ecological environment ----Empirical evidence from tropical and subtropical regions of China
    2019 338 citations Tao Shi, Wei Zhang et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  3. PUBLICATION IN LEADING MANAGEMENT JOURNALS AS A MEASURE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY.
    1988 135 citations Wei Zhang et al. profile →
  4. Top management team characteristics, technological innovation and firm's greenwashing: Evidence from China's heavy-polluting industries
    2023 85 citations Wei Zhang, Wenyao Zhang et al. profile →
  5. The relationship between physical activity and Internet addiction among adolescents in western China: a chain mediating model of anxiety and inhibitory control
    2024 56 citations Wei Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Zhang China 41 1.1k 1.0k 943 651 566 318 6.3k
Corrado Cuccurullo Italy 12 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 884 0.9× 665 1.0× 155 0.3× 24 9.0k
Jaffar Abbas China 53 2.0k 1.9× 865 0.9× 2.9k 3.1× 842 1.3× 1.1k 1.9× 110 8.1k
Manuel J. Cobo Spain 35 1.4k 1.3× 1.5k 1.5× 825 0.9× 807 1.2× 128 0.2× 108 9.6k
Nitesh Pandey India 28 1.8k 1.6× 1.6k 1.6× 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 2.0× 167 0.3× 66 9.6k
Debmalya Mukherjee United States 27 1.5k 1.4× 2.5k 2.5× 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.7× 174 0.3× 54 10.1k
Mohammad Nurunnabi Saudi Arabia 38 936 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 867 0.9× 677 1.0× 793 1.4× 125 4.8k
Chris Beaumont United Kingdom 23 862 0.8× 896 0.9× 1.4k 1.5× 299 0.5× 195 0.3× 103 8.3k
Hannah Snyder Norway 13 1.4k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 468 0.5× 1.4k 2.1× 156 0.3× 29 6.7k
Lutz Bornmann Germany 58 1.5k 1.4× 958 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 198 0.3× 103 0.2× 394 14.9k
Jianguo Du China 41 530 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 2.0k 2.2× 1.1k 1.7× 136 0.2× 204 5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Zhang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Wei Zhang. Wei Zhang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhang, Wenyao, et al.. (2025). How do Chinese high-tech firms respond to the techno-geopolitics age? From knowledge seeking to knowledge creation. Technovation. 143. 103205–103205. 1 indexed citations
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Xie, Xinrui, et al.. (2024). Technological researches of metal artefacts excavated from Majiayuan, Zhangjiachuan, Gansu Province, China. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 53. 104375–104375.
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Xue, Jinfeng, et al.. (2024). The longitudinal impact of reinforcement sensitivity on internet addiction among college students: the mediating role of self-control. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1298380–1298380. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2023). How do dockless bikesharing services affect public transit and taxi use? Evidence from 36 central cities in China. Research in Transportation Business & Management. 50. 101030–101030. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2023). Development of Adaptive E-Learning Content to Increase Learning Effectiveness. 2(2). 87–98. 1 indexed citations
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Lü, Jun, Yuqing Lou, Yanwei Zhang, et al.. (2023). Paclitaxel Has a Reduced Toxicity Profile in Healthy Rats After Polymeric Micellar Nanoparticle Delivery. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 18. 263–276. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenyao, et al.. (2021). How Environmental Knowledge Management Promotes Employee Green Behavior: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(9). 4738–4738. 45 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2020). Entrepreneurial Traits, Entrepreneurial Environment Perception, and New Venture Performance: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Firms. Entrepreneurship Research Journal. 12(1). 9 indexed citations
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Shi, Tao, et al.. (2019). Coupling coordination degree measurement and spatiotemporal heterogeneity between economic development and ecological environment ----Empirical evidence from tropical and subtropical regions of China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 244. 118739–118739. 338 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Wei, Weijun Zhong, & Shue Mei. (2016). R&D Investment of Mixed Duopoly under Bertrand Competition. 25(4). 710. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei. (2011). Evaluation of satisfaction with Nation-wide Fitness service and countermeasures. Wuhan Ti-Yuan xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei. (2010). Wertapriori und Wertsein in der materialen Wertethik Max Schelers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Zhang, Wei. (2009). On Power Relation in the Design of Language Research Project and the Analysis of Data. English Language Teaching. 2(3). 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei & Óscar Gutiérrez. (2005). Understanding Information Technology Acceptance in the Social Sectore. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 204. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei & Stephanie Watts. (2003). Knowledge adoption in online communities of practice. Systèmes d information & management. 21(2). 67–88. 45 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei. (2001). Attaching Importance to the Protection of the "Former Residences of the Celebrities. 1 indexed citations

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