Defeng Li

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Defeng Li is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, General Health Professions and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Defeng Li has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Language and Linguistics, 19 papers in General Health Professions and 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Defeng Li's work include Translation Studies and Practices (32 papers), Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (18 papers) and Natural Language Processing Techniques (13 papers). Defeng Li is often cited by papers focused on Translation Studies and Practices (32 papers), Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (18 papers) and Natural Language Processing Techniques (13 papers). Defeng Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Macao and Hong Kong. Defeng Li's co-authors include Chunling Zhang, Feng‐Shou Xiao, Yu Han, Yi Yu, Qi Wang, Shuo Wu, Chong Zhang, Kanglong Liu, Li‐Ming Zhao and Xianzhu Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Chemistry of Materials and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Defeng Li

88 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

"It's Always More Difficult Than You Plan and Imagine": T... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300
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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. "It's Always More Difficult Than You Plan and Imagine": Teachers' Perceived Difficulties in Introducing the Communicative Approach in South Korea
    1998 375 citations Defeng Li profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Defeng Li China 17 704 444 207 188 182 97 1.3k
Baohua Yu Hong Kong 20 388 0.6× 351 0.8× 30 0.1× 364 1.9× 196 1.1× 41 1.2k
Miyuki Sasaki Japan 21 970 1.4× 721 1.6× 22 0.1× 476 2.5× 185 1.0× 44 1.7k
David Singleton Ireland 25 1.3k 1.8× 778 1.8× 22 0.1× 212 1.1× 616 3.4× 87 2.2k
J. THOMAS Ghana 6 1.0k 1.5× 559 1.3× 89 0.4× 39 0.2× 252 1.4× 6 1.2k
Kathryn Riley United States 17 129 0.2× 78 0.2× 19 0.1× 227 1.2× 35 0.2× 66 1.3k
Thomas P. Wilson United States 15 192 0.3× 52 0.1× 19 0.1× 43 0.2× 28 0.2× 40 967
Yoshiko Matsumoto United States 13 780 1.1× 389 0.9× 38 0.2× 27 0.1× 213 1.2× 35 1.0k
Heike Wiese Germany 14 279 0.4× 41 0.1× 24 0.1× 102 0.5× 213 1.2× 46 741
Steve Walsh United Kingdom 21 1.6k 2.3× 1.1k 2.5× 24 0.1× 803 4.3× 396 2.2× 51 2.4k
James A. Walker Canada 14 707 1.0× 119 0.3× 13 0.1× 10 0.1× 794 4.4× 41 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Defeng Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Defeng Li

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Haoyun, et al.. (2025). Multifaceted multilingual experiences modulate neurocognitive mechanisms of task switching. Bilingualism Language and Cognition. 28(5). 1346–1362. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng, et al.. (2024). Unraveling Eileen Chang’s stylistic multiverse: insights from multivariate analysis with multifactorial design. Digital Scholarship in the Humanities. 39(3). 1001–1018.
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Li, Jiaxin, et al.. (2024). Covert and overt retrieval are equally beneficial for learning a third language vocabulary. International Journal of Multilingualism. 22(4). 2553–2571.
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Li, Defeng, et al.. (2024). Web 2.0 technologies and translator training: assessing trainees’ use of instant messaging as a collaborative tool in accomplishing translation tasks. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11(1). 2 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng, et al.. (2024). Charting the Trajectory of Corpus Translation Studies: Exploring Future Avenues for Advancement. 2(1). 51–77. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng, et al.. (2023). Understanding and Translating Chinese Martial Arts. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng, et al.. (2023). The effectiveness of translation technology training: a mixed methods study. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 10(1). 4 indexed citations
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Gao, Fei, Paulo Armada-da-Silva, Juan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Shared and distinct neural correlates of first and second language morphological processing in bilingual brain. npj Science of Learning. 8(1). 33–33. 1 indexed citations
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Bai, Fuhai, Lu Huang, Jiao Deng, et al.. (2023). Prelimbic area to lateral hypothalamus circuit drives social aggression. iScience. 26(10). 107718–107718. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Tingting, et al.. (2022). The influence of family support during endoscopic submucosal dissection on patient's anxiety. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 992018–992018. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng, et al.. (2021). Lexico-semantic Activation of Translation Equivalents During the Attentional Blink. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 52(1). 101–113. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yanhua, et al.. (2017). Effects of seeding rate on plant number, production performance, and quality of alfalfa. Acta Pratacultural Science. 26(2). 123–135. 2 indexed citations
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He, Yan, Mengyun Wang, Defeng Li, & Zhen Yuan. (2017). Optical mapping of brain activation during the English to Chinese and Chinese to English sight translation. Biomedical Optics Express. 8(12). 5399–5399. 20 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng, Tuan‐Wei Sun, Wenjun Zhang, Zhongming Shen, & Juan Zhang. (2017). Colorimetric analysis of lipopolysaccharides based on its self-assembly to inhibit ion transport. Analytica Chimica Acta. 992. 85–93. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng, et al.. (2009). Research on Translation Teaching:Progress,Problems and Prospects(A). SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng. (2009). Shifts of Appraisal Meaning and Character Depiction Effect in Translation——Comparing Two Versions of Gone with the Wind. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng & Mu Hu. (2006). Curriculum Development in Translation Education: A Learner-Centered Approach. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 2 indexed citations
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Li, Defeng. (1998). It’s Always More Difficult than You Plan and Imagine: Teachers’ Perceived Difficulties in Introducing the Communicative Approach. SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London). 4 indexed citations

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