Xiaofei Zhang

Dr. Xiaofei Zhang is a professor at Nankai University's Business School in China, with affiliations at Harbin Institute of Technology's School of Management and Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Faculty of Business. His work focuses on health informatics, digital patient-physician communication, and social media's role in healthcare.

• Key Research Areas: Online health communities, mHealth adoption, rumor dynamics in pandemics, and digital healthcare ethics
• Methodological Focus: Longitudinal studies, affective response analysis, and SOR (Stimulus-Organism-Response) framework applications

Recent studies analyze linguistic convergence in telehealth consultations, monetization strategies in health Q&A forums, and multi-physician team impacts on patient satisfaction. His work appears in journals like Information Processing & Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Computers in Human Behavior.

Collaborators include Dr. Xitong Guo (Harbin Institute of Technology), Dr. Kee-hung Lai (Hong Kong Polytechnic University), and Dr. Fanbo Meng. No formal awards or student lists are documented in public records.