Jian‐E Peng

2.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
38 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Jian‐E Peng is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jian‐E Peng has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Language and Linguistics, 19 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jian‐E Peng's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (21 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (13 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (6 papers). Jian‐E Peng is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (21 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (13 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (6 papers). Jian‐E Peng collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Jian‐E Peng's co-authors include Lindy Woodrow, Xuesong Gao, Yumin Chen, S. Yahya Hejazi, Majid Sadoughi, Zhen Wang, Yi Liu, Yi Liu, Peter D. MacIntyre and Yi Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Sustainability, TESOL Quarterly and Language Learning.

In The Last Decade

Jian‐E Peng

35 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Willingness to Communicate in English: A Model in the Chi... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2012 2021 100 200 300 400
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. Willingness to Communicate in English: A Model in the Chinese EFL Classroom Context
    2010 456 citations Jian‐E Peng, Lindy Woodrow Language Learning profile →
  2. Towards an ecological understanding of willingness to communicate in EFL classrooms in China
    2012 199 citations Jian‐E Peng System profile →
  3. Student Engagement in the Language Classroom
    2021 80 citations Jian‐E Peng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jian‐E Peng China 18 974 647 404 329 324 38 1.5k
Lindy Woodrow Australia 12 1.1k 1.1× 648 1.0× 304 0.8× 495 1.5× 478 1.5× 20 1.6k
Alastair Henry Sweden 23 1.2k 1.2× 832 1.3× 332 0.8× 456 1.4× 548 1.7× 67 2.0k
Meihua Liu China 18 1.3k 1.3× 775 1.2× 334 0.8× 455 1.4× 641 2.0× 46 1.8k
Yasser Teimouri United States 10 636 0.7× 309 0.5× 610 1.5× 203 0.6× 347 1.1× 19 1.3k
Vera Busse Germany 19 1.1k 1.2× 1.0k 1.6× 187 0.5× 683 2.1× 508 1.6× 48 2.0k
Tomoko Yashima Japan 11 1.4k 1.5× 933 1.4× 325 0.8× 357 1.1× 351 1.1× 30 1.8k
Zohreh R. Eslami United States 22 975 1.0× 746 1.2× 139 0.3× 531 1.6× 443 1.4× 107 1.8k
Gholam Hassan Khajavy Iran 22 855 0.9× 422 0.7× 952 2.4× 391 1.2× 420 1.3× 58 1.9k
Lianjiang Jiang Hong Kong 23 747 0.8× 783 1.2× 113 0.3× 648 2.0× 265 0.8× 82 1.6k
Behzad Ghonsooly Iran 20 548 0.6× 285 0.4× 490 1.2× 580 1.8× 457 1.4× 131 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Jian‐E Peng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jian‐E Peng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jian‐E Peng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jian‐E Peng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jian‐E Peng based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jian‐E Peng. Jian‐E Peng is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peng, Jian‐E, et al.. (2025). Willingness to communicate with artificial intelligence (AI)? insights from tracking EFL learners’ perceived acceptance and chat output. Computer Assisted Language Learning. 1–27. 5 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E. (2024). Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Hejazi, S. Yahya, Majid Sadoughi, & Jian‐E Peng. (2023). The Structural Relationship Between Teacher Support and Willingness to Communicate: The Mediation of L2 Anxiety and the Moderation of Growth Language Mindset. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 52(6). 2955–2978. 37 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, et al.. (2023). Unpacking EFL teachers' agency enacted in nested ecosystems in developing regions of Southern China. Learning Culture and Social Interaction. 43. 100775–100775. 9 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E, et al.. (2023). Exploring the relationships between learners’ engagement, autonomy, and academic performance in an English language MOOC. Computer Assisted Language Learning. 1–26. 31 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E, et al.. (2023). Digital Storytelling: A Literacy-Building Tool to Promote Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language. RELC Journal. 55(3). 819–826. 5 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E, et al.. (2022). ELAN (EUDICO Linguistic Annotator). RELC Journal. 53(2). 469–474. 3 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E & Zhen Wang. (2022). The predictive roles of enjoyment, anxiety, willingness to communicate on students’ performance in English public speaking classes. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching. 62(2). 485–508. 18 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E, et al.. (2022). Promoting EFL learners’ willingness to communicate through transmediation in a digital storytelling workshop. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 45(8). 3109–3126. 12 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E & Xuesong Gao. (2019). Understanding TEFL Academics’ Research Motivation and Its Relations With Research Productivity. SAGE Open. 9(3). 40 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E, et al.. (2016). The Mediation of Multimodal Affordances on Willingness to Communicate in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom. TESOL Quarterly. 51(2). 302–331. 41 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E. (2014). Willingness to Communicate in the Chinese EFL University Classroom: An Ecological Perspective. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 38 indexed citations
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Peng, Jian‐E & Lindy Woodrow. (2010). Willingness to Communicate in English: A Model in the Chinese EFL Classroom Context. Language Learning. 60(4). 834–876. 456 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peng, Jian‐E. (2007). Weaving Conversation Analysis into Language Class. Academic exchange quarterly. 11(1). 172. 2 indexed citations

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