Wei Liang

5.3k total citations
289 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Wei Liang is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Liang has authored 289 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 207 papers in Ecology, 159 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 46 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Wei Liang's work include Avian ecology and behavior (163 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (103 papers) and Plant and animal studies (83 papers). Wei Liang is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (163 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (103 papers) and Plant and animal studies (83 papers). Wei Liang collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Norway. Wei Liang's co-authors include Canchao Yang, Anders Pape Møller, Longwu Wang, Bård G. Stokke, Eivin Røskaft, Yan Cai, Arne Moksnes, Anton Antonov, Frode Fossøy and Jianping Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wei Liang

257 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Liang China 31 2.2k 1.8k 551 491 440 289 3.8k
Ellen S. Dierenfeld United States 35 1.2k 0.6× 664 0.4× 621 1.1× 463 0.9× 269 0.6× 191 4.2k
Wendt Müller Belgium 31 1.8k 0.8× 2.2k 1.2× 373 0.7× 213 0.4× 366 0.8× 166 3.7k
Sara Magalhães Portugal 36 906 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 817 1.5× 265 0.5× 156 0.4× 111 3.2k
James S. Quinn Canada 27 988 0.4× 877 0.5× 355 0.6× 265 0.5× 215 0.5× 84 2.2k
Joanna E. Lambert United States 27 1.4k 0.6× 986 0.5× 232 0.4× 859 1.7× 391 0.9× 64 3.2k
S. James Reynolds United Kingdom 28 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 181 0.3× 464 0.9× 78 0.2× 82 2.7k
Ethan D. Clotfelter United States 29 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 198 0.4× 540 1.1× 133 0.3× 66 2.8k
Clemens Küpper United Kingdom 23 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 901 1.6× 191 0.4× 67 0.2× 64 2.2k
Weihong Ji New Zealand 29 1.4k 0.6× 809 0.4× 346 0.6× 215 0.4× 343 0.8× 126 2.7k
Caroline Isaksson Sweden 33 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 194 0.4× 191 0.4× 107 0.2× 76 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Liang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Liang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Liang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Liang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei Liang 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 Wei Liang. Wei Liang 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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Lu, Yilin, et al.. (2025). Geographical Variation in Egg Rejection by Azure‐Winged Magpies ( Cyanopica cyanus ) Across China. Ecology and Evolution. 15(7). e71726–e71726.
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Li, Bin, Longwu Wang, Jianping Liu, & Wei Liang. (2025). Cuckoo Hosts Fine‐Tune Their Egg Rejection After Experiencing a Parasitism Event. Ecology and Evolution. 15(1). e70825–e70825. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Age-stratified reference ranges for adenoid hypertrophy in children: a single-center retrospective study. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 13. 1639498–1639498.
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Population Monitoring of the Red Junglefowl Based on Acoustic Signal Recognition Technology. Ecology and Evolution. 15(4). e71280–e71280. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2025). Egg Spots Are Important Cues for Egg Recognition in Barn Swallows. Ecology and Evolution. 15(4). e71235–e71235.
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Recognition and rejection of foreign eggs of different colors in Barn Swallows. Avian Research. 15. 100202–100202. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Jiangping, et al.. (2024). Effects of local nest predation risk on nest defence behaviour of Japanese tits. Animal Behaviour. 219. 123031–123031.
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Liu, Qiqi, et al.. (2024). Behavioral responses to predator and heterospecific alarm calls are habitat-specific in Eurasian tree sparrows. Behavioural Processes. 218. 105043–105043. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Jianping, et al.. (2024). Breeding stages affect egg recognition in azure-winged magpies (Cyanopica cyanus). Animal Cognition. 27(1). 71–71.
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Yang, Canchao, Huisheng Wang, Kang Luo, et al.. (2024). How does evolution against brood parasites reshape or modify an instinctive behaviour in birds?. Animal Behaviour. 210. 33–41. 4 indexed citations
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Acoustic features and morphological parameters of the domestic chickens. Poultry Science. 103(6). 103758–103758. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Longwu, et al.. (2023). Importance of cooperation: How host nest defenses effectively prevent brood parasitism from the cuckoos. iScience. 26(4). 106458–106458. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Longwu, et al.. (2023). First description of injury feigning behavior in Godlewski's buntings. Ecology and Evolution. 13(4). e10028–e10028. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinmei, et al.. (2023). Tit alarm calls trigger anti-predator behavior in free-range domestic chickens. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 265. 106009–106009. 2 indexed citations
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2023). Egg recognition and nestling discrimination in the Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus): Size matters. Avian Research. 14. 100111–100111. 5 indexed citations
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Gao, Shuang, et al.. (2023). Model-free adaptive discrete-time full-order sliding mode constrained control for path following of unmanned surface vessels. International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. 15. 100554–100554. 4 indexed citations
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2021). Snake slough in nests of crested mynas: effect on breeding success and nestling growth. The European Zoological Journal. 88(1). 616–621. 3 indexed citations
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2021). Sex differences in response to experimentally induced sexual conflict in Cinereous TitsParus cinereus. Bird Study. 68(1). 122–128. 1 indexed citations
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2020). Breeding in a noisy world: Attraction to urban arterial roads and preference for nest-sites by the scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata). Global Ecology and Conservation. 22. e00987–e00987. 14 indexed citations
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Liang, Wei, et al.. (2019). Nest defense and egg recognition in the grey-backed thrush (Turdus hortulorum): defense against interspecific or conspecific brood parasitism?. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 73(11). 8 indexed citations

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