[3][4][5] Wang is a recipient of the AFOSR Young Investigator award (2016)[6] and was named one of Poets & Quants Best 40 Under 40 Professors (2019).
[7] In 2007, Wang earned an undergraduate degree in Physics from Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
[9][10] His study of the organization of innovative activity shows that bigger teams generally advance and improve established concepts, and smaller teams are more often responsible for breakthroughs in science and technology.
He has also studied collective dynamics in social networks, human mobility, and long-term scientific impact.
[15] In 2014, Wang received the Invention Achievement Award from IBM Research.