Kai Guo

1.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
40 papers, 854 citations indexed

About

Kai Guo is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Artificial Intelligence and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Guo has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 854 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 17 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 11 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Kai Guo's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (14 papers), AI in Service Interactions (11 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (10 papers). Kai Guo is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (14 papers), AI in Service Interactions (11 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (10 papers). Kai Guo collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Australia. Kai Guo's co-authors include Samuel Kai Wah Chu, Deliang Wang, Danling Li, Yuchun Zhong, Jian Wang, Chun Lai, Jiahong Su, Hengky Susanto, Yongyan Li and Tan Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, TESOL Quarterly and Scientometrics.

In The Last Decade

Kai Guo

35 papers receiving 812 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.

Effects of chatbot-assisted in-class debates on students’ argumentation skills and task motivation

2023 92 citations Kai Guo, Yuchun Zhong et al. Computers & Education profile →
Effects of an AI-supported approach to peer feedback on university EFL students' feedback quality and writing ability

2024 49 citations Kai Guo, Chun Lai et al. The Internet and Higher Education profile →
Effects of GenAI-empowered interactive support on university EFL students' self-regulated strategy use and engagement in reading

2024 33 citations Chun Lai, Kai Guo et al. The Internet and Higher Education profile →
Investigating students’ uptake of teacher- and ChatGPT-generated feedback in EFL writing: a comparison study

2025 16 citations Kai Guo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Guo Hong Kong	14	382	316	210	185	163	40	854
Weijiao Huang Hong Kong	7	446 1.2×	284 0.9×	120 0.6×	115 0.6×	188 1.2×	12	727
Tamara Tate United States	12	217 0.6×	159 0.5×	144 0.7×	169 0.9×	213 1.3×	25	644
Murod Ismailov Japan	10	167 0.4×	237 0.8×	110 0.5×	87 0.5×	172 1.1×	15	671
Marzuki Marzuki Indonesia	8	187 0.5×	161 0.5×	80 0.4×	159 0.9×	202 1.2×	65	644
Dongkwang Shin South Korea	11	245 0.6×	124 0.4×	102 0.5×	55 0.3×	116 0.7×	40	526
Chaojun Ma Hong Kong	5	179 0.5×	151 0.5×	70 0.3×	94 0.5×	83 0.5×	6	487
Kaori Nakao Japan	8	222 0.6×	129 0.4×	105 0.5×	48 0.3×	163 1.0×	14	533
Charles Fadel	3	158 0.4×	246 0.8×	85 0.4×	75 0.4×	131 0.8×	4	545
Ruofei Zhang Hong Kong	16	209 0.5×	182 0.6×	352 1.7×	46 0.2×	292 1.8×	41	888
Jamie Costley South Korea	16	94 0.2×	206 0.7×	251 1.2×	32 0.2×	457 2.8×	75	805

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Guo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Guo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Guo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Guo 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 Kai Guo. Kai Guo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhong, Yuchun, Kai Guo, Libo Xu, & Luke K. Fryer. (2026). From virtual to reality: A systematic review of the impact of virtual reality on skill acquisition, retention, and transfer. Educational Research Review. 50. 100767–100767.

Guo, Kai, et al.. (2025). Empowering GraphRAG with Knowledge Filtering and Integration. 25450–25464. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Kai, et al.. (2025). EFL secondary students’ use of ChatGPT for writing task completion pathways. The Journal of Educational Research. 118(6). 596–609. 2 indexed citations

Lai, Chun, et al.. (2025). AI chatbots as reading companions in self‐directed out‐of‐class reading: A self‐determination theory perspective. British Journal of Educational Technology. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Deliang, et al.. (2025). Effects of a prompt engineering intervention on undergraduate students' AI self‐efficacy, AI knowledge and prompt engineering ability: A mixed methods study. British Educational Research Journal.

Lai, Chun, et al.. (2025). Self-regulation plus individual interests? A design-based study on the development of a GenAI-empowered platform for self-directed out-of-class reading. Computers & Education. 241. 105474–105474. 1 indexed citations

Li, Danling, et al.. (2025). Generative AI-powered non-player characters in digital storyline-based learning: an innovative approach to EFL writing. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. 1–15.

Guo, Kai & Danling Li. (2024). Understanding EFL students’ use of self-made AI chatbots as personalized writing assistance tools: A mixed methods study. System. 124. 103362–103362. 37 indexed citations

Zhong, Yuchun, Kai Guo, & Samuel Kai Wah Chu. (2024). Affordances and constraints of integrating esports into higher education from the perspectives of students and teachers: An ecological systems approach. Education and Information Technologies. 29(13). 16777–16811. 7 indexed citations

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Guo, Kai, et al.. (2024). Sudowrite: Co-Writing Creative Stories with Artificial Intelligence. RELC Journal. 56(3). 794–798. 2 indexed citations

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Guo, Kai, et al.. (2024). Investigating EFL teachers’ lesson planning for chatbot-assisted learning of argumentative writing: a TPACK perspective. Interactive Learning Environments. 33(2). 1520–1541. 3 indexed citations

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Guo, Kai, et al.. (2024). Using AI ‐supported peer review to enhance feedback literacy: An investigation of students' revision of feedback on peers' essays. British Journal of Educational Technology. 56(4). 1612–1639. 6 indexed citations

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Guo, Kai, et al.. (2024). Effects of an AI-supported approach to peer feedback on university EFL students' feedback quality and writing ability. The Internet and Higher Education. 63. 100962–100962. 49 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guo, Kai. (2024). EvaluMate: Using AI to support students’ feedback provision in peer assessment for writing. Assessing Writing. 61. 100864–100864. 10 indexed citations

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Zhong, Yuchun, et al.. (2024). More than just fun: Investigating students’ perceptions towards the potential of leveraging esports for promoting the acquisition of 21st century skills. Education and Information Technologies. 30(1). 1089–1121. 4 indexed citations

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Lai, Chun, et al.. (2024). Effects of GenAI-empowered interactive support on university EFL students' self-regulated strategy use and engagement in reading. The Internet and Higher Education. 65. 100991–100991. 33 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Yanzhi, et al.. (2023). Understanding English as a Foreign Language Students’ Idea Generation Strategies for Creative Writing With Natural Language Generation Tools. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 61(7). 1464–1482. 19 indexed citations

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Guo, Kai, Yuchun Zhong, Zamzami Zainuddin, & Samuel Kai Wah Chu. (2023). Applying game-related methods in the writing classroom: A scoping review. Education and Information Technologies. 29(4). 4481–4504. 3 indexed citations

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Zhong, Yuchun, Kai Guo, Jiahong Su, & Samuel Kai Wah Chu. (2022). The impact of esports participation on the development of 21st century skills in youth: A systematic review. Computers & Education. 191. 104640–104640. 43 indexed citations

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Guo, Kai, Xinyu Chen, & Shen Qiao. (2022). Exploring a Collaborative Approach to Peer Feedback in EFL Writing: How Do Students Participate?. RELC Journal. 55(3). 658–672. 8 indexed citations

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