Some academics believe that David Wang is currently "the most important scholar of the Chinese novel outside mainland China," a view which is undoubtedly linked to the depth and assiduity which he brings to the study of Chinese prose fiction.
有學界人士認為王德威是目前「中國大陸以外研究中文小說最重要的人」，這與他對中國小說所下的功夫之深絕對有關。