[2] Peng is also a software engineer who has authored numerous R packages focused on applying statistical methods necessary for a variety of topics.
He has also created numerous resources including books, online courses, podcasts, blogs, and other articles to aid those learning data analysis.
[5][6] He, along with Jeff Leek and Rafa Irizarry, actively contribute to Simply Statistics, a website containing courses, articles, interviews, blog posts, and other materials for statisticians and those interested in data focused on various biostatistics topics.
[11] Peng actively contributes journal articles to several publications, most commonly related to providing evidence to the prevalence of air pollution.
[16] Additionally, Peng has received several awards for his publications, including multiple honors for NIEHS Extramural Paper of the Month.