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The ZAS index of scholars on topic of female sports and so on was calculated, and quantitative indexes such as <jats:italic>h<\/jats:italic> index <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> index and <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic> index were calculated. Comparative analysis of the evaluation effect was performed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>It is found that compared with the <jats:italic>h<\/jats:italic> index and <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> index, the <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic> index achieves a better balance between the quantity, quality and citation distribution of scholars' results and effectively recognizes that the citation quality is higher and the number of citations of each paper is more balanced. In addition, compared to the <jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic> index, this article is based on a ZAS index model with an improved three-dimensional topic\u2013author\u2013citation relationship in research fields such as female sports.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>It can identify some outstanding scholars who are engaged in small-scale or emerging topic research such as female sports and are excellent in different research areas. Talents create an objective and fair evaluation environment. 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