Jing Wang

Jing Wang is a visiting postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin, affiliated with the Lise Meitner Research Group "China in the Global System of Science," while holding a primary Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy since 2024. Her work bridges philosophy, history of science, and Science and Technology Studies to investigate scholarly publishing systems and research valuation frameworks within China's scientific ecosystem.

Wang earned her PhD in 2024 from Radboud University's Institute for Science in Society, where her dissertation analyzed the social-economic configurations of scientific publication systems—including publishing infrastructures, organizational structures, and capital flows—within the Chinese context. This foundational research directly informs her current investigations into metric-driven science governance.

Her research centers on Research Evaluation, Scientific Publishing, and Science Metrics, with critical examinations of how journal lists, bibliometric indicators, and attention economies shape knowledge production in China. She explores tensions between global scientific standards and localized valuation practices, particularly regarding Open Science initiatives and research integrity frameworks. Her work reveals how Chinese science governance navigates competing demands through institutionalized metrics that carry significant socio-economic consequences.

Wang's publications consistently analyze China's scientific publishing landscape through the lens of political economy, demonstrating how journal metrics function as economic assets within research assessment systems. Her 2023-2025 work identifies incoherent valuation regimes where multiple, conflicting journal lists create strategic ambiguity for researchers while reinforcing state-driven science policy objectives. This research trajectory highlights the material consequences of bibliometric governance on academic careers and knowledge dissemination.

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As an early-career researcher, Wang focuses on her own investigative projects rather than student supervision. Her current work is supported through institutional fellowships at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and MPIWG, though specific grant mechanisms weren't detailed in the text.

Wang operates within the Lise Meitner Research Group "China in the Global System of Science" at MPIWG, where her project "Number Governance: The Institutionalization of Journal Metrics in the Chinese Science Assessment" examines how quantitative indicators become embedded in Chinese research evaluation frameworks. This collaborative environment positions her at the intersection of global science studies and China-focused policy analysis.