Chen Li

7.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
239 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Chen Li is a scholar working on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Li has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 80 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 75 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Chen Li's work include AI in cancer detection (53 papers), Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (50 papers) and Image Processing Techniques and Applications (34 papers). Chen Li is often cited by papers focused on AI in cancer detection (53 papers), Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (50 papers) and Image Processing Techniques and Applications (34 papers). Chen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Chen Li's co-authors include Marcin Grzegorzek, Md Mamunur Rahaman, Yudong Yao, Hongzan Sun, Shouliang Qi, Jinghua Zhang, Tao Jiang, Changhao Sun, Frank Kulwa and Jiliang Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Chen Li

218 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

DeepCervix: A deep learni... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2022 2021 2022 2022 50 100 150 200
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. DeepCervix: A deep learning-based framework for the classification of cervical cells using hybrid deep feature fusion techniques
    2021 201 citations Chen Li, Frank Kulwa et al. Computers in Biology and Medicine profile →
  2. GasHis-Transformer: A multi-scale visual transformer approach for gastric histopathological image detection
    2022 177 citations Haoyuan Chen, Chen Li et al. profile →
  3. LCU-Net: A novel low-cost U-Net for environmental microorganism image segmentation
    2021 174 citations Jinghua Zhang, Chen Li et al. profile →
  4. A comprehensive review of computer-aided whole-slide image analysis: from datasets to feature extraction, segmentation, classification and detection approaches
    2022 159 citations Chen Li, Hongzan Sun et al. profile →
  5. Applications of artificial neural networks in microorganism image analysis: a comprehensive review from conventional multilayer perceptron to popular convolutional neural network and potential visual transformer
    2022 141 citations Jinghua Zhang, Chen Li et al. profile →
  6. CVM-Cervix: A hybrid cervical Pap-smear image classification framework using CNN, visual transformer and multilayer perceptron
    2022 131 citations Chen Li, Ning Xu et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Chen Li 2.1k 1.8k 1.3k 475 471 239 4.8k
Baiying Lei 3.1k 1.5× 2.4k 1.4× 2.6k 2.0× 274 0.6× 367 0.8× 296 8.1k
Hoo-Chang Shin 2.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 174 0.4× 300 0.6× 10 5.0k
Weidong Cai 2.4k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 3.0k 2.3× 352 0.7× 498 1.1× 303 7.0k
Mingchen Gao 1.8k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 166 0.3× 268 0.6× 54 4.8k
Wenqi Li 1.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 2.1k 1.6× 145 0.3× 285 0.6× 65 5.2k
Hamid Soltanian‐Zadeh 1.3k 0.6× 2.3k 1.3× 2.4k 1.8× 299 0.6× 388 0.8× 456 7.3k
Ziyue Xu 2.5k 1.2× 3.0k 1.7× 1.9k 1.4× 189 0.4× 311 0.7× 72 6.6k
Marcin Grzegorzek 1.3k 0.6× 727 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 369 0.8× 389 0.8× 233 3.8k
Isabella Nogues 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 150 0.3× 247 0.5× 6 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chen Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen Li

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All Works

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Liu, Pengfei, et al.. (2025). Artificial neural networks for finger vein recognition: A survey. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 150. 110586–110586. 2 indexed citations
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Gong, Ting‐Ting, Qi Bao, Wei Yao, et al.. (2025). Artificial Intelligence Performance in Image-Based Cancer Identification: Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27. e53567–e53567. 4 indexed citations
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Lv, Zhao, et al.. (2025). STMTNet: Spatio-Temporal Multiscale Triad Network for Cropland Change Detection in Remote Sensing Images. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 18. 26005–26020.
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Bai, Jun, Zhuofan Chen, Zhenzi Li, et al.. (2024). Leveraging Estimated Transferability Over Human Intuition for Model Selection in Text Ranking. 12356–12374. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chen, et al.. (2024). AATCT-IDS: A benchmark Abdominal Adipose Tissue CT Image Dataset for image denoising, semantic segmentation, and radiomics evaluation. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 177. 108628–108628. 3 indexed citations
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Jiang, Haoyang, et al.. (2024). Deep learning for liver cancer histopathology image analysis: A comprehensive survey. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 133. 108436–108436. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongbo, Yu Xu, Zihui Li, et al.. (2024). Effects of short-term exposure to printing shop particles on inflammatory responses and DNA damage in healthy young adults. Toxicology Letters. 403. 105–110. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Junxin, et al.. (2024). Artificial Intelligence Empowered Digital Twins for ECG Monitoring in a Smart Home. ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenxi, et al.. (2024). Prognostic factors in surgically treated tongue squamous cell carcinoma in stage T1‐2N0‐1M0: A retrospective analysis. Cancer Medicine. 13(3). e7016–e7016. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaoyan, Weiming Hu, Haoyuan Chen, et al.. (2023). EBHI-Seg: A novel enteroscope biopsy histopathological hematoxylin and eosin image dataset for image segmentation tasks. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1114673–1114673. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Rengang, et al.. (2023). Strong generalization in quantum neural networks. Quantum Information Processing. 22(12). 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xuying, et al.. (2023). COMBINe enables automated detection and classification of neurons and astrocytes in tissue-cleared mouse brains. Cell Reports Methods. 3(4). 100454–100454. 4 indexed citations
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Qi, Shouliang, Yanan Wu, Chen Li, et al.. (2023). NCCT-CECT image synthesizers and their application to pulmonary vessel segmentation. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 231. 107389–107389. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Chen & Gim Hee Lee. (2021). From Synthetic to Real: Unsupervised Domain Adaptation for Animal Pose Estimation. 1482–1491. 56 indexed citations
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Kulwa, Frank, Chen Li, Xin Zhao, et al.. (2019). A State-of-the-Art Survey for Microorganism Image Segmentation Methods and Future Potential. IEEE Access. 7. 100243–100269. 47 indexed citations
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Zhang, Baihua, Shouliang Qi, Yong Yue, et al.. (2018). Particle Disposition in the Realistic Airway Tree Models of Subjects with Tracheal Bronchus and COPD. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–15. 12 indexed citations

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