Selected English publications

* Corresponding author

From citation intent to knowledge contribution: Classifying what cited papers actually contribute

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, online first.

2026
Zhibang Quan, Zhentao Liang, Ming Ma, Jinyu Wei, Gang Li, and Jin Mao*

A large-scale dataset of sub-institution name disambiguation and hierarchical structures from OpenAlex

Scientific Data, online first.

2026
Zhentao Liang, Jin Mao*, and Gang Li

Strategic Withdrawal as Empowerment for Individuals With Depression in Internet Support Groups: Qualitative Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28, e92690.

2026
Yufan Zhang and Zhentao Liang*

Eclipsing or enlightening? Unravelling the peer effects of star doctoral students in STEM fields in China

Higher Education, online first.

2026
Wenjun He, Jin Mao*, Zhentao Liang, and Gang Li*

Multi-Dimensional Comparative Analysis of Patent-to-Patent Citations and Patent-to-Paper Citations

Journal of Data and Information Science, 11(3), 18-36.

2026
Dangyi Zou, Jin Mao*, Zhentao Liang, and Xi Chen

Citation importance-aware document representation learning for large-scale science mapping

Information Processing & Management, 63, 104557.

2026
Zhentao Liang, Nees Jan van Eck, Xuehua Wu, Jin Mao*, and Gang Li

Measuring knowledge complexity in the biomedical domain based on a question-method knowledge representation model

Journal of Informetrics, 19, 101667.

2025
Ming Ma, Jin Mao*, Zhentao Liang, Zhejun Zheng, and Gang Li

Bias against scientific novelty: A prepublication perspective

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 74(1), 99-114.

2023
Zhentao Liang, Jin Mao*, and Gang Li*

Quantifying scientific breakthroughs by a novel disruption indicator based on knowledge entities

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 74(2), 150-167.

2023
Shiyun Wang, Yaxue Ma*, Jin Mao*, Yun Bai, Zhentao Liang, and Gang Li

Research complexity increases with scientists’ academic age: Evidence from library and information science

Journal of Informetrics, 17(1), 101375.

2023
Zhentao Liang, Zhichao Ba*, Jin Mao, and Gang Li

Semantic-enhanced topic evolution analysis: A combination of the dynamic topic model and word2vec

Scientometrics, 127(3), 1543-1563.

2022
Qiang Gao, Xiao Huang*, Ke Dong, Zhentao Liang, and Jiang Wu

A novel approach to measuring science-technology linkage: From the perspective of knowledge network coupling

Journal of Informetrics, 15(3), 101167.

2021
Zhichao Ba and Zhentao Liang*

Combining deep neural network and bibliometric indicator for emerging research topic prediction

Information Processing & Management, 58(5), 102611.

2021
Zhentao Liang, Jin Mao*, Kun Lu, Zhichao Ba, and Gang Li

Exploring the effect of city-level collaboration and knowledge networks on innovation: Evidence from the energy conservation field

Journal of Informetrics, 15(3), 101198.

2021
Zhichao Ba, Jin Mao, Yaxue Ma*, and Zhentao Liang

Finding citations for PubMed: A large-scale comparison between five freely available bibliographic data sources

Scientometrics, 126(12), 9519-9542.

2021
Zhentao Liang, Jin Mao*, Kun Lu, and Gang Li

Potential index: Revealing the future impact of research topics based on current knowledge networks

Journal of Informetrics, 15(3), 101165.

2021
Qiang Gao, Zhentao Liang, Ping Wang*, Jingrui Hou, Xiuxiu Chen, and Manman Liu

Quantifying cross-disciplinary knowledge flow from the perspective of content: Introducing an approach based on knowledge memes

Journal of Informetrics, 14(4), 101092.

2020
Jin Mao, Zhentao Liang*, Yujie Cao, and Gang Li
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