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Z. Chang

Physics and Astronomy · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1966
High-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear reactor physics and engineeringStochastic processes and statistical mechanics

Publications

253

Citations

11,139

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
AI-generated

Z. Chang works in experimental high-energy nuclear physics, studying what happens when protons and heavy atomic nuclei (such as gold) are smashed together at very high speeds, largely using the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). This research probes the quark-gluon plasma (an extremely hot state of matter thought to have existed shortly after the Big Bang), particle spin and flow patterns, and rare products such as antimatter nuclei.

Quark-gluon plasma and heavy-ion collisionsJet modification in nuclear matterParticle flow and correlationsSpin polarization of produced particlesProton-proton collision measurements

Publication output was high and steady through the late 2010s and early 2020s (roughly 15-25 per year), with lower recorded counts in the most recent years (likely reflecting incomplete indexing of very recent work).

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,283 established Physics and Astronomy PIs within our index
Citations: 11,139cohort median 4,806
h-index: 59cohort median 34
Publications / year (recent): 13.8cohort median 5.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~100 · 1% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 18 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.8/year recently
2017: 11 publications172018: 25 publications25182019: 15 publications192020: 17 publications202021: 24 publications212022: 24 publications222023: 23 publications232024: 15 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 3 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Physical Review C×47
  • Physical Review Letters×32
  • Physics Letters B×28
  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.×22
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×22
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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