Selected English publications

* Corresponding author

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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