Chengchen Li

4.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
38 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Chengchen Li is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Language and Linguistics and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chengchen Li has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Social Psychology, 17 papers in Language and Linguistics and 13 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Chengchen Li's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (16 papers), Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (10 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (10 papers). Chengchen Li is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (16 papers), Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (10 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (10 papers). Chengchen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Chengchen Li's co-authors include Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Guiying Jiang, Li Wei, Banban Li, Jinfen Xu, Jian Huang, Mariusz Kruk, Mirosław Pawlak, Lawrence Jun Zhang and Ye Han and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Modern Language Journal and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Chengchen Li

35 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Understanding Chinese high school students’ Foreign Language Enjoyment: Validation of the Chinese version of the Foreign Language Enjoyment scale
    2018 354 citations Chengchen Li, Guiying Jiang et al. System profile →
  2. Teacher enthusiasm and students’ social-behavioral learning engagement: The mediating role of student enjoyment and boredom in Chinese EFL classes
    2021 312 citations Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Chengchen Li Language Teaching Research profile →
  3. A Positive Psychology perspective on Chinese EFL students’ trait emotional intelligence, foreign language enjoyment and EFL learning achievement
    2019 271 citations Chengchen Li Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development profile →
  4. Emotions in Second Language Acquisition: a critical review and research agenda
    2020 216 citations Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Chengchen Li profile →
  5. Foreign language learning boredom: Conceptualization and measurement
    2021 199 citations Chengchen Li, Jean‐Marc Dewaele et al. Applied Linguistics Review profile →
  6. Anxiety, enjoyment, and boredom in language learning amongst junior secondary students in rural China: How do they contribute to L2 achievement?
    2022 192 citations Chengchen Li, Li Wei profile →
  7. The complex relationship between classroom emotions and EFL achievement in China
    2019 183 citations Chengchen Li, Jean‐Marc Dewaele et al. Applied Linguistics Review profile →
  8. A Control–Value Theory Approach to Boredom in English Classes Among University Students in China
    2021 180 citations Chengchen Li Modern Language Journal profile →
  9. The predictive effects of classroom environment and trait emotional intelligence on Foreign Language Enjoyment and Anxiety
    2020 148 citations Chengchen Li, Banban Li et al. System profile →
  10. Foreign language learning boredom and enjoyment: The effects of learner variables and teacher variables
    2022 103 citations Chengchen Li Language Teaching Research profile →
  11. Classroom environment and willingness to communicate in English: The mediating role of emotions experienced by university students in China
    2022 95 citations Chengchen Li, Jean‐Marc Dewaele et al. Language Teaching Research profile →
  12. Foreign Language Enjoyment and Anxiety: Associations With General and Domain-Specific English Achievement
    2022 63 citations Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Chengchen Li profile →
  13. Foreign language learning boredom: Refining its measurement and determining its role in language learning
    2024 34 citations Chengchen Li, Jean‐Marc Dewaele et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Chengchen Li 1.7k 1.1k 687 647 598 38 3.0k
Mirosław Pawlak 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 574 0.8× 610 0.9× 814 1.4× 153 3.2k
Mariusz Kruk 1.4k 0.8× 567 0.5× 486 0.7× 478 0.7× 472 0.8× 80 2.4k
Tammy Gregersen 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 457 0.7× 883 1.4× 876 1.5× 46 3.4k
Majid Elahi Shirvan 797 0.5× 658 0.6× 298 0.4× 331 0.5× 395 0.7× 81 1.6k
Reza Pishghadam 944 0.5× 876 0.8× 416 0.6× 940 1.5× 564 0.9× 244 2.6k
Phil Hiver 708 0.4× 980 0.9× 410 0.6× 774 1.2× 830 1.4× 62 2.3k
Gholam Hassan Khajavy 952 0.5× 855 0.8× 386 0.6× 391 0.6× 420 0.7× 58 1.9k
Jalil Fathi 846 0.5× 371 0.3× 241 0.4× 552 0.9× 417 0.7× 64 1.8k
Honggang Liu 623 0.4× 330 0.3× 180 0.3× 444 0.7× 354 0.6× 104 1.4k
Elouise Botes 575 0.3× 530 0.5× 243 0.4× 220 0.3× 253 0.4× 38 1.2k

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All Works

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Li, Chengchen, et al.. (2025). Language attitude and willingness to communicate: A longitudinal investigation of Chinese young EFL learners. Learning and Individual Differences. 118. 102639–102639. 4 indexed citations
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Resnik, Pia, Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Chengchen Li, & Elouise Botes. (2025). The role of positive and negative emotions in foreign language learning: A research agenda. Language Teaching. 1–26.
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Li, Chengchen, et al.. (2025). Boredom and achievement in L2 learning: a meta-analysis. Applied Linguistics Review. 16(5). 2373–2399. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen, et al.. (2024). Task complexity and L2 writing performance of young learners: Contributions of cognitive and affective factors. Modern Language Journal. 108(3). 741–770. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Banban & Chengchen Li. (2024). Achievement goals and emotions of Chinese EFL students: A control-value theory approach. System. 123. 103335–103335. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen, et al.. (2024). Examining the role of achievement goals in L2 learning: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. System. 125. 103438–103438. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen & Li Wei. (2024). The enhancement of creativity through foreign language learning: Do personality traits matter?. Bilingualism Language and Cognition. 28(2). 510–521. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen, et al.. (2023). Contributions of foreign language writing emotions to writing achievement. System. 116. 103074–103074. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen, Mirosław Pawlak, & Mariusz Kruk. (2023). Achievement emotions and control-value appraisals in foreign language learning. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 1–15. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen, et al.. (2023). Contributions of Foreign Language Writing Emotions to Writing Achievement. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Li, Chengchen & Li Wei. (2022). Language attitudes: construct, measurement, and associations with language achievements. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 46(10). 3324–3349. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen, Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Mirosław Pawlak, & Mariusz Kruk. (2022). Classroom environment and willingness to communicate in English: The mediating role of emotions experienced by university students in China. Language Teaching Research. 29(5). 2140–2160. 95 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khajavy, Gholam Hassan, et al.. (2021). Examining the domain-specificity of language mindset: a case of L2 reading comprehension. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 16(3). 208–220. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen & Jean‐Marc Dewaele. (2021). How Classroom Environment and General Grit Predict Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety of Chinese EFL Students. 3(2). 86–98. 77 indexed citations
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Dewaele, Jean‐Marc & Chengchen Li. (2021). Teacher enthusiasm and students’ social-behavioral learning engagement: The mediating role of student enjoyment and boredom in Chinese EFL classes. Language Teaching Research. 25(6). 922–945. 312 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Chengchen & Jinfen Xu. (2019). Trait Emotional Intelligence and Classroom Emotions: A Positive Psychology Investigation and Intervention Among Chinese EFL Learners. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 2453–2453. 104 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen, Guiying Jiang, & Jean‐Marc Dewaele. (2018). Understanding Chinese high school students’ Foreign Language Enjoyment: Validation of the Chinese version of the Foreign Language Enjoyment scale. System. 76. 183–196. 354 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Chengchen. (2018). Innovative practices in language teacher education: spanning the spectrum from intra- to inter-personal professional development. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 39(9). 845–846. 6 indexed citations
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