Li An

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Li An is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Li An has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 26 papers in Ecology and 17 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Li An's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (35 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (31 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (13 papers). Li An is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (35 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (31 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (13 papers). Li An collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Li An's co-authors include Jianguo Liu, Marc Linderman, Zhiyun Ouyang, Hemin Zhang, Jian Yang, Jiaguo Qi, Ashton Shortridge, Guangming He, Scott Bearer and Daniel G. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Li An

90 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Modeling human decisions in coupled human and natural systems: Review of agent-based models

2011 578 citations Li An profile →
Ecological Degradation in Protected Areas: The Case of Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas

2001 555 citations Jianguo Liu, Marc Linderman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li An United States	32	2.0k	1.1k	616	510	439	95	4.1k
Gary Polhill United Kingdom	23	1.5k 0.8×	656 0.6×	535 0.9×	253 0.5×	439 1.0×	91	4.5k
Marc J. Metzger United Kingdom	39	3.7k 1.8×	1.4k 1.3×	610 1.0×	654 1.3×	848 1.9×	128	6.5k
Vanessa Hull United States	29	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	422 0.7×	688 1.3×	508 1.2×	66	4.0k
Jürgen Groeneveld Germany	29	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	310 0.5×	771 1.5×	1.3k 3.0×	62	4.3k
Chris Sandbrook United Kingdom	34	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	506 0.8×	348 0.7×	348 0.8×	70	3.7k
Duan Biggs Australia	32	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	531 0.9×	259 0.5×	524 1.2×	87	4.4k
Peter Deadman Canada	18	3.2k 1.5×	890 0.8×	631 1.0×	175 0.3×	367 0.8×	32	5.2k
Virgilio Gómez‐Rubio Spain	22	988 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	666 1.1×	499 1.0×	740 1.7×	54	5.0k
Clair Hanson United Kingdom	7	3.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	629 1.0×	359 0.7×	490 1.1×	8	7.6k
Kimberly A. Nicholas Sweden	35	1.4k 0.7×	728 0.7×	344 0.6×	140 0.3×	292 0.7×	72	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Li An

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li An

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Li An. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Li An. The network helps show where Li An may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li An

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li An. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li An 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 Li An. Li An 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

Cao, Yu, George Pelekos, Lijian Jin, et al.. (2025). Dissecting the causal association of periodontitis with biological aging and its underlying mechanisms: findings from Mendelian randomization and integrative genetic analysis. Journal of Periodontal & Implant Science. 55(5). 383–383.

Wei, Xin, Eve Bohnett, & Li An. (2024). Assessing U.S. public perceptions of global warming using social survey and climate data. MethodsX. 14. 103081–103081. 3 indexed citations

An, Li, Volker Grimm, Yu Bai, et al.. (2023). Modeling agent decision and behavior in the light of data science and artificial intelligence. Environmental Modelling & Software. 166. 105713–105713. 18 indexed citations

Ye, Jiahao, et al.. (2023). Machine Learning Advances in Predicting Peptide/Protein‐Protein Interactions Based on Sequence Information for Lead Peptides Discovery. Advanced Biology. 7(6). e2200232–e2200232. 19 indexed citations

Zhang, Qi, Shiqi Tao, Stephen J. Walsh, et al.. (2022). Agent-based modeling of the effects of conservation policies on social-ecological feedbacks between cropland abandonment and labor migration. Landscape Ecology. 38(12). 4247–4263. 8 indexed citations

An, Li, et al.. (2022). Divergent impacts of the grain to green program, landholdings, and demographic factors on livelihood diversification in rural China. World Development. 156. 105917–105917. 6 indexed citations

An, Li, et al.. (2021). Learning Adjustable Reduced Downsampling Network for Small Object Detection in Urban Environments. Remote Sensing. 13(18). 3608–3608. 10 indexed citations

An, Li, Eve Bohnett, Rebecca L. Lewison, et al.. (2021). Sex-Specific Habitat Suitability Modeling for Panthera tigris in Chitwan National Park, Nepal: Broader Conservation Implications. Sustainability. 13(24). 13885–13885. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Ruishan, et al.. (2021). Telecoupling urbanization and mountain areas deforestation between 2000 and 2020: Evidence from Zhejiang Province, China. Land Degradation and Development. 32(16). 4727–4739. 17 indexed citations

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Roberts, Dar A., et al.. (2020). Green Vegetation Cover Has Steadily Increased since Establishment of Community Forests in Western Chitwan, Nepal. Remote Sensing. 12(24). 4071–4071. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Hsiang Ling, Rebecca L. Lewison, Li An, et al.. (2020). Assessing the effects of payments for ecosystem services programs on forest structure and species biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation. 29(7). 2123–2140. 27 indexed citations

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Chen, Hsiang Ling, et al.. (2020). Understanding direct and indirect effects of Payment for Ecosystem Services on resource use and wildlife. Anthropocene. 31. 100255–100255. 10 indexed citations

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Tsai, Yu Hsin, Douglas A. Stow, Li An, et al.. (2019). Monitoring land-cover and land-use dynamics in Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve. Applied Geography. 111. 102077–102077. 25 indexed citations

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Li, Shanshan, et al.. (2019). Hyperspectral images classification with convolutional neural network and textural feature using limited training samples. Remote Sensing Letters. 10(5). 449–458. 28 indexed citations

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Jin, Xinxin, et al.. (2016). Construction and development of agricultural products quality and safety inspection system in Daxing district, Beijing.. Shipin anquan zhiliang jiance xuebao. 7(2). 484–489. 1 indexed citations

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Zvoleff, Alex & Li An. (2013). Analyzing Human–Landscape Interactions: Tools That Integrate. Environmental Management. 53(1). 94–111. 26 indexed citations

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Li, Yanjie, Yiming Ha, Bei Fan, Feng Wang, & Li An. (2009). Application of Radiation Technology in Molecular Modification of Polysaccharides: A Review. Food Science. 30(21). 403. 2 indexed citations

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Parker, Dawn C., Barbara Entwisle, Ronald R. Rindfuss, et al.. (2008). Case studies, cross-site comparisons, and the challenge of generalization: comparing agent-based models of land-use change in frontier regions. Journal of Land Use Science. 3(1). 41–72. 50 indexed citations

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Bearer, Scott, Marc Linderman, Jinyan Huang, et al.. (2007). Effects of fuelwood collection and timber harvesting on giant panda habitat use. Biological Conservation. 141(2). 385–393. 93 indexed citations

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An, Li. (2000). Studies on ecological properties of altifrigetic subnival vegetation at the source area of Urumqi river. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 13 indexed citations

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