Li Wei

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 710 citations indexed

About

Li Wei is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Wei has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 710 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Language and Linguistics, 9 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 8 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Li Wei's work include Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (7 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (6 papers). Li Wei is often cited by papers focused on Multilingual Education and Policy (7 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (7 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (6 papers). Li Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Li Wei's co-authors include Wei Shao, Erik Cambria, Shaoxiong Ji, Zhu Hua, Carlos Teixeira, Hyun‐Su Kim, Jong‐Tae Park, L. Parrish, Gregory G. Taylor and Cynthia Garvan and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Psychological Medicine and BMC Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Li Wei

36 papers receiving 650 citations

Hit Papers

BiERU: Bidirectional emotional recurrent unit fo... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2021 2017 50 100 150
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. BiERU: Bidirectional emotional recurrent unit for conversational sentiment analysis
    2021 192 citations Li Wei et al. profile →
  2. Translanguaging as a Practical Theory of Language
    2017 145 citations Li Wei 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 Wei China 13 223 196 191 177 85 43 710
Václav Březina United Kingdom 15 521 2.3× 123 0.6× 324 1.7× 611 3.5× 167 2.0× 42 1.2k
Jeffery Pittam Australia 14 113 0.5× 224 1.1× 119 0.6× 283 1.6× 227 2.7× 38 804
Jenifer Larson‐Hall Japan 12 200 0.9× 188 1.0× 376 2.0× 692 3.9× 221 2.6× 25 1.3k
Dustin Crowther United States 13 140 0.6× 146 0.7× 137 0.7× 337 1.9× 221 2.6× 28 725
Rüdiger Grotjahn Germany 11 126 0.6× 68 0.3× 147 0.8× 305 1.7× 43 0.5× 30 624
Jan Michelfeit Czechia 6 359 1.6× 48 0.2× 149 0.8× 445 2.5× 147 1.7× 9 857
Yo In’nami Japan 13 141 0.6× 50 0.3× 224 1.2× 519 2.9× 155 1.8× 38 953
Miloš Jakubíček Czechia 7 461 2.1× 53 0.3× 155 0.8× 514 2.9× 169 2.0× 29 1.0k
Vojtěch Kovář Czechia 6 436 2.0× 52 0.3× 155 0.8× 498 2.8× 167 2.0× 22 965
Clay Beckner New Zealand 8 211 0.9× 184 0.9× 67 0.4× 350 2.0× 207 2.4× 15 771

Countries citing papers authored by Li Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Li Wei. 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 Wei. The network helps show where Li Wei may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li Wei 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 Wei. Li Wei 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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Wei, Li, et al.. (2025). Beyond the hype: Unauthorized immigrants and the myth of rising house price. Finance research letters. 75. 106885–106885.
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Wei, Li, et al.. (2025). A neural model of private information disclosure decisions. Acta Psychologica. 262. 106108–106108. 1 indexed citations
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Sindoni, Maria Grazia, Wing Yee Jenifer Ho, & Li Wei. (2025). Conceptual framework of translanguaging in mediated action: The case of #Bilingualparenting on social media. Discourse Context & Media. 68. 100959–100959.
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Liu, Yong, et al.. (2025). Pre-pandemic food inhibitory control and overeating during COVID-19: A longitudinal fMRI study. Brain and Cognition. 188. 106331–106331. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen, et al.. (2023). Contributions of Foreign Language Writing Emotions to Writing Achievement. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Wei, Li, Harold T. Nefs, Rosanneke A. G. Emmen, et al.. (2023). Does parental autonomy support mediate the relation between parent and infant executive function? A study of mothers and fathers in the Netherlands and China. Infant Behavior and Development. 71. 101833–101833. 2 indexed citations
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Wei, Li, Rory T. Devine, Andrew Ribner, et al.. (2021). The role of infant attention and parental sensitivity in infant cognitive development in the Netherlands and China. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 215. 105324–105324. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Weining, Shihao Xu, & Li Wei. (2021). Growth Experiences of the Second Generation and Portfolio Entrepreneurship in Family Firms: Insights from the Imprinting Theory. Waiguo jingji yu guanli. 43(7). 126–140. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Li. (2020). Ground squirrel – A cool model for a bright vision. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 106. 127–134. 13 indexed citations
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Hua, Zhu, et al.. (2019). Translanguaging and embodied teaching and learning: lessons from a multilingual karate club in London. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 23(1). 65–80. 59 indexed citations
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Wei, Li. (2011). Rethinking the Indian Sweat Lodge Ceremony in Canada from a Contemporary Perspective. 1 indexed citations
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Daunic, Ann P., Stephen W. Smith, Cynthia Garvan, et al.. (2011). Reducing developmental risk for emotional/behavioral problems: A randomized controlled trial examining the Tools for Getting Along curriculum. Journal of School Psychology. 50(2). 149–166. 44 indexed citations
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Wei, Li & V. J. Cook. (2009). Linguistics for the real world. Continuum eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Wei, Li. (2003). The Competitive Prospect and Main Characteristics of New Regulation Changing of Artistic Gymnastics. Sport Science and Technology.
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Wei, Li, Jean‐Marc Dewaele, & Alex Housen. (2002). Opportunities and Challenges of Bilingualism. Contributions to the Sociology of Language.. BMC Bioinformatics. 12. 319–319. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Li, et al.. (2001). Interpersonal harmony and textual coherence in Chinese business interaction. Multilingua. 20(3). 285–311. 9 indexed citations
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Wei, Li, Zhu Hua, & Barbara Dodd. (2000). Phonological acquisition of Putonghua-speaking children. Acta Psychologica Sinica. 32(2). 170–176. 1 indexed citations
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