--- title: "Mian Zhang — author profile and papers — Elamur Research" description: "Mian Zhang, The University of Texas at Dallas: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2025–2026), h-index 10 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mian-zhang/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mian-zhang/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Mian Zhang # Mian Zhang Mian Zhang has 2 papers in our library, in 2025–2026, most of them on [Language models & pretraining](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/language-models/); often with [Shaun M. Eack](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/shaun-m-eack/), [Zhiyu Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/zhiyu-chen/), [Fei Fang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/fei-fang/). 2 papers in our library · 2025–2026 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5100708736) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0970-3265) · [**h-index 10**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5100708736) · [42 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5100708736) · [455 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5100708736&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mian-zhang/#papers) · [🔗 Cited 13 times in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mian-zhang/cited-by/) · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #8759](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/88/#star-8759) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Mian+Zhang) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Mian+Zhang) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Mian+Zhang) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Mian+Zhang) ## Affiliations [🎓**The University of Texas at Dallas** Richardson · United States 2024–2025 · 4 papers*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/the-university-of-texas-at-dallas/) · [🎓**Soochow University** Suzhou · China 2022–2025 · 8 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/soochow-university/) · [🎓**Roosevelt University** Chicago · United States 2018 · 4 papers](https://ror.org/020vmqv16) · [🏥**First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University** Suzhou · China 2022 · 3 papers](https://ror.org/051jg5p78) · [🎓**Fuyang Normal University** Fuyang · China 2009–2021 · 3 papers](https://ror.org/02njz9p87) · [🎓**University of Bristol** Bristol · United Kingdom 2009–2011 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-bristol/) · [🎓**East China Normal University** Shanghai · China 2010 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/east-china-normal-university/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 11 more institutions on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 7 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/) · [Applied Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/applied-psychology/) · [Social Psychology · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/psychology/social-psychology/) 🧭 Topics 1 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[Language models & pretraining · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/language-models/) ## Works by year ### 2020s [**2026** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mian-zhang/year/2026/) · [**2025** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mian-zhang/year/2025/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[CBT-Bench: Evaluating Large Language Models on Assisting Cognitive Behavior Therapy](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/zhang-2025-cbt-bench-evaluating-large-language/)** *(2025 · 23 citations)* Demand for mental health care far exceeds the number of available professionals. This paper asks how well large language models could support therapists practicing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The authors worked with clinical psychologists, social work professors and hired CBT experts to build CBT-Bench, a… 2. **[Preference Learning Unlocks LLMs' Psycho-Counseling Skills](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/zhang-2026-preference-learning-unlocks-llms-psycho/)** *(2026 · 2 citations)* The paper addresses a central gap in LLM-based mental-health support. Models often answer clients inconsistently, and real counseling transcripts that could guide training are rarely available because of privacy. Their quality also varies from therapist to therapist. Together with social-work and psychiatry experts… ## Co-authors here 6 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Shaun M. Eack](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/shaun-m-eack/) ×2 - [Zhiyu Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/zhiyu-chen/) ×2 - [Fei Fang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/fei-fang/) - [William Yang Wang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/william-yang-wang/) - [Xianjun Yang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/xianjun-yang/) - [Xinlu Zhang](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/xinlu-zhang/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/): [Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics 2026](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/findings/2026/) - [Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/naacl/): [NAACL 2025](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/naacl/2025/) ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 13 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read); [3 citing papers with a page here →](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/mian-zhang/cited-by/). Updated 31 October 2026