Li Lei

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
188 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Li Lei is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Lei has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 84 papers in Social Psychology and 61 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Li Lei's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (78 papers), Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (58 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (46 papers). Li Lei is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (78 papers), Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (58 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (46 papers). Li Lei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and India. Li Lei's co-authors include Pengcheng Wang, Xingchao Wang, Xiaochun Xie, Yuhui Wang, Fengqing Zhao, Jia Nie, Jiping Yang, Jingyu Geng, Jiabao Lin and Meng Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Computers in Human Behavior and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Li Lei

177 papers receiving 5.1k 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. Peer relationship and adolescent smartphone addiction: The mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of the need to belong
    2017 192 citations Pengcheng Wang, Xingchao Wang 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
Li Lei China 44 3.0k 1.8k 1.8k 1.5k 598 188 5.2k
Xingchao Wang China 34 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 293 0.5× 115 3.6k
Rebecca P. Ang Singapore 42 1.8k 0.6× 2.4k 1.3× 2.0k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 626 1.0× 153 5.6k
Leonard Reinecke Germany 36 3.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 980 0.5× 673 0.4× 645 1.1× 88 5.2k
Philippe Verduyn Belgium 29 3.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 820 0.5× 1.4k 2.4× 64 5.3k
Amy Orben United Kingdom 23 2.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 592 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 513 0.9× 51 3.9k
Albert K. Liau Singapore 23 2.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 331 0.6× 41 3.6k
Scott E. Caplan United States 19 4.7k 1.5× 1.0k 0.6× 783 0.4× 2.1k 1.4× 295 0.5× 35 5.4k
Agata Błachnio Poland 31 2.1k 0.7× 823 0.5× 580 0.3× 879 0.6× 437 0.7× 88 3.0k
Elisa Wegmann Germany 27 3.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 319 0.2× 1.2k 0.8× 668 1.1× 71 4.3k
Vasileios Stavropoulos Australia 32 2.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 340 0.2× 1.4k 0.9× 497 0.8× 146 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Lei

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Lei

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

All Works

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Wei, Xinyi, Xiaoyuan Chu, Jingyu Geng, et al.. (2024). Societal impacts of chatbot and mitigation strategies for negative impacts: A large-scale qualitative survey of ChatGPT users. Technology in Society. 77. 102566–102566. 13 indexed citations
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Lei, Li, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and factors associated with job burnout among nurses in China: A cross‐sectional study. Nursing Open. 11(6). e2211–e2211. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuhui, et al.. (2024). Relationships among selfie-viewing on social media, thin-ideal internalization, and restrained eating in adolescents: The buffering role of media literacy. Cyberpsychology Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. 18(1). 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Fengqing, Xiaochun Xie, Xingchao Wang, et al.. (2020). Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Cyberbullying Among Chinese Adolescents: A Mediation Model of Loneliness and Depression. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(1-2). NP1105–NP1124. 64 indexed citations
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Wang, Xingchao, Fengqing Zhao, Jiping Yang, et al.. (2020). Childhood Maltreatment and Bullying Perpetration among Chinese Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model of Moral Disengagement and Trait Anger. Child Abuse & Neglect. 106. 104507–104507. 41 indexed citations
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Wang, Xingchao, Fengqing Zhao, Jiping Yang, & Li Lei. (2019). School Climate and Adolescents’ Cyberbullying Perpetration: A Moderated Mediation Model of Moral Disengagement and Friends’ Moral Identity. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 36(17-18). NP9601–NP9622. 48 indexed citations
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Wang, Xingchao, Jiping Yang, Pengcheng Wang, & Li Lei. (2019). Childhood maltreatment, moral disengagement, and adolescents' cyberbullying perpetration: Fathers' and mothers' moral disengagement as moderators. Computers in Human Behavior. 95. 48–57. 116 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, Xiaochun Xie, Xingchao Wang, et al.. (2019). Cyberbullying and depression among Chinese college students: A moderated mediation model of social anxiety and neuroticism. Journal of Affective Disorders. 256. 54–61. 107 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuhui, Xingchao Wang, Hongli Liu, et al.. (2018). Selfie posting and self-esteem among young adult women: A mediation model of positive feedback and body satisfaction. Journal of Health Psychology. 25(2). 161–172. 50 indexed citations
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Wang, Xingchao, Wei Wang, Xiaochun Xie, et al.. (2018). Self-esteem and depression among Chinese adults: A moderated mediation model of relationship satisfaction and positive affect. Personality and Individual Differences. 135. 121–127. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Pengcheng, Xiaochun Xie, Xingchao Wang, et al.. (2018). The need to belong and adolescent authentic self-presentation on SNSs: A moderated mediation model involving FoMO and perceived social support. Personality and Individual Differences. 128. 133–138. 94 indexed citations
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Wang, Pengcheng, Xinyue Wang, Xiaochun Xie, et al.. (2018). Social networking sites addiction and adolescent depression: A moderated mediation model of rumination and self-esteem. Personality and Individual Differences. 127. 162–167. 145 indexed citations
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Lei, Li. (2009). Adolescents’ Peer Attachment, Online Games Preference and Pathological Internet Use. Zhongguo linchuang xinlixue zazhi. 7 indexed citations
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Lei, Li & Ya‐Na Wu. (2007). Adolescents' Paternal Attachment and Internet Use. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 10(5). 633–639. 118 indexed citations

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