Shaofeng Li

5.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
64 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Shaofeng Li is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaofeng Li has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Language and Linguistics, 33 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 30 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Shaofeng Li's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (45 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (26 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (22 papers). Shaofeng Li is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (45 papers), Second Language Learning and Teaching (26 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (22 papers). Shaofeng Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and New Zealand. Shaofeng Li's co-authors include Rod Ellis, Natsuko Shintani, Yan Zhu, Craig Lambert, Peter Skehan, Phil Hiver, Mostafa Papi, Saeed Roshan, Shawn Loewen and Fei Fei and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, Modern Language Journal and Bone.

In The Last Decade

Shaofeng Li

60 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Effectiveness of Corrective Feedback in SLA: A Meta‐A... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2019 2019 2020 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. The Effectiveness of Corrective Feedback in SLA: A Meta‐Analysis
    2010 497 citations Shaofeng Li Language Learning profile →
  2. Task-Based Language Teaching
    2019 130 citations Shaofeng Li et al. profile →
  3. Twenty-five years of research on oral and written corrective feedback in System
    2019 130 citations Shaofeng Li et al. System profile →
  4. Task-based language teaching theory and practice
    2020 125 citations Shaofeng Li et al. profile →

Peers

Shaofeng Li
Jessica Williams United States
Ronald P. Leow United States
Joy Reid United States
Catherine J. Doughty United States
Carol A. Klee Portugal
Scott Jarvis United States
Thierry Olive France
Deborah McCutchen United States
Andrea Tyler United States
Thomas Scovel United States
Jessica Williams United States
Shaofeng Li
Citations per year, relative to Shaofeng Li Shaofeng Li (= 1×) peers Jessica Williams

Countries citing papers authored by Shaofeng Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shaofeng Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shaofeng Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shaofeng Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shaofeng Li 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 Shaofeng Li. Shaofeng Li 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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Xue, Minhui, et al.. (2025). The Philosopher's Stone: Trojaning Plugins of Large Language Models. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Chengchen, et al.. (2025). Boredom and achievement in L2 learning: a meta-analysis. Applied Linguistics Review. 16(5). 2373–2399. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng, et al.. (2025). The timing of corrective feedback in second language learning. Language Teaching. 59(1). 29–45. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Qing, et al.. (2024). Effect of localized task‐based language teaching on Chinese secondary school English learners’ oral production in examination‐oriented contexts. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 35(1). 168–192. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng, et al.. (2024). The effects of task repetition and corrective feedback on L2 writing development. Language Learning Journal. 53(6). 729–744. 3 indexed citations
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Mao, Zhicheng, Icy Lee, & Shaofeng Li. (2024). Written corrective feedback in second language writing: A synthesis of naturalistic classroom studies. Language Teaching. 57(4). 449–477. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng, et al.. (2024). AI in informal digital English learning: A meta-analysis of its effectiveness on proficiency, motivation, and self-regulation. Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence. 7. 100323–100323. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng, Matthew T. Prior, Shondel Nero, et al.. (2023). Methodological innovation in applied linguistics research: Perspectives, strategies, and trends. Language Teaching. 56(4). 551–556. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng. (2023). Working memory and second language writing: A systematic review. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 45(3). 647–679. 21 indexed citations
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Ren, Wei, et al.. (2022). A Meta-analysis of the Effectiveness of Second Language Pragmatics Instruction. Applied Linguistics. 44(6). 1010–1029. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng, et al.. (2021). THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT LANGUAGE APTITUDE AND THE EFFECTS OF THE TIMING OF CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 43(3). 498–522. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng, et al.. (2021). The methodology of the research on language aptitude: A systematic review. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. 41. 25–54. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng, et al.. (2020). THE EFFECTS OF IMMEDIATE AND DELAYED CORRECTIVE FEEDBACK ON L2 DEVELOPMENT. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 44(1). 2–34. 35 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng, et al.. (2016). Strategic and unpressured within-task planning and their associations with working memory. Language Teaching Research. 22(2). 230–253. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng, et al.. (2012). The Dynamic Nature of Learner Beliefs: The Relationship between Beliefs about EFL Learning and Proficiency in a Chinese Context. ResearchSpace (University of Auckland). 3 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng. (2009). The Differential Effects of Implicit and Explicit Feedback on Second Language (L2) Learners at Different Proficiency Levels.. 19. 53–79. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Shaofeng. (2005). Review of Internet for English Teaching. Language learning & technology. 9(1). 25–26. 1 indexed citations

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