Weile Li

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
152 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Weile Li is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Weile Li has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 63 papers in Atmospheric Science and 51 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Weile Li's work include Landslides and related hazards (102 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (46 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (24 papers). Weile Li is often cited by papers focused on Landslides and related hazards (102 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (46 papers) and Flood Risk Assessment and Management (24 papers). Weile Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Weile Li's co-authors include Runqiu Huang, Qiang Xu, Qiang Xu, Xiujun Dong, Chuan Tang, Qiang Xu, Jingtao Liang, Bo Zhao, Huiyan Lu and Jing Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Remote Sensing of Environment and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Weile Li

145 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Landslide detection from an open satellite imagery and di... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2022 2023 50 100 150 200 250
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. Landslide detection from an open satellite imagery and digital elevation model dataset using attention boosted convolutional neural networks
    2020 283 citations Weile Li et al. profile →
  2. Detection and segmentation of loess landslides via satellite images: a two-phase framework
    2022 124 citations Qiang Xu, Weile Li et al. profile →
  3. Remote sensing for landslide investigations: A progress report from China
    2023 123 citations Qiang Xu, Xiujun Dong 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
Weile Li China 38 4.0k 1.7k 1.4k 911 661 152 5.1k
Xuanmei Fan China 43 5.4k 1.3× 1.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 1.6k 1.8× 242 0.4× 116 6.3k
Qiang Xu China 42 3.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 853 0.6× 1.9k 2.0× 326 0.5× 156 5.0k
Runqiu Huang China 41 3.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.5× 169 0.3× 116 5.4k
Qiang Xu China 48 6.6k 1.7× 2.4k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 2.5k 2.7× 1.1k 1.7× 162 7.9k
Federico Agliardi Italy 25 4.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 993 0.7× 944 1.0× 266 0.4× 74 4.5k
Janusz Wąsowski Italy 27 3.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 517 0.4× 1.3k 1.4× 1.2k 1.9× 82 4.1k
Leonardo Cascini Italy 33 4.8k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 1.8k 2.0× 593 0.9× 82 5.4k
Hengxing Lan China 39 3.5k 0.9× 958 0.6× 887 0.6× 1.7k 1.9× 296 0.4× 196 5.2k
Gianvito Scaringi Czechia 30 2.9k 0.7× 959 0.6× 801 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 141 0.2× 77 3.4k
Xin Yao China 22 2.2k 0.5× 877 0.5× 940 0.7× 408 0.4× 267 0.4× 82 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weile Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weile Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weile Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weile 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 Weile Li. Weile 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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Xu, Qiang, et al.. (2025). Identification, distribution, and mechanisms of large landslides in the upper reaches of Jinsha River. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 84(4). 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuai, et al.. (2025). A slow-moving landslide risk assessment procedure using thematic maps and InSAR data: a case study. Georisk Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards. 19(3). 730–750. 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Jun, et al.. (2024). π–π Interactions for Dramatically Enhanced Cohesion and Underwater Adhesion in Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 6(24). 15293–15303. 1 indexed citations
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Gui, Xuefeng, Yihao Yang, Weile Li, et al.. (2024). Preparation of liquid polysiloxane-based anti-misting agents for application in release coatings. Progress in Organic Coatings. 187. 108199–108199. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Gang, et al.. (2023). Inversion analysis of soil nitrogen content using hyperspectral images with different preprocessing methods. Ecological Informatics. 78. 102381–102381. 19 indexed citations
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Wen, Haijia, Weile Li, Chong Xu, & Hiromu Daimaru. (2023). Landslides in Forests around the World: Causes and Mitigation. Forests. 14(3). 629–629. 4 indexed citations
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Ju, Yuanzhen, Qiang Xu, Shichao Jin, et al.. (2022). Loess Landslide Detection Using Object Detection Algorithms in Northwest China. Remote Sensing. 14(5). 1182–1182. 51 indexed citations
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Deng, Hui, et al.. (2022). Slope-Unit Scale Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Based on the Random Forest Model in Deep Valley Areas. Remote Sensing. 14(17). 4245–4245. 55 indexed citations
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Dai, Cong, et al.. (2021). Active Landslides Detection in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province Using InSAR Technology. 46(7). 994–1002. 6 indexed citations
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Ju, Yuanzhen, et al.. (2020). Automatic Object Detection of Loess Landslide Based on Deep Learning. 45(11). 1747–1755. 30 indexed citations
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Li, Weile, et al.. (2019). 基于天-空-地一体化的重大地质灾害隐患早期识别与监测预警. 44(7). 957–966. 22 indexed citations
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Huang, Runqiu, et al.. (2017). EMPIRICAL PREDICTION MODEL FOR MOVEMENT DISTANCE OF GULLY-TYPE ROCK AVALANCHES. 工程地质学报. 25(1). 154–163.
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Zhan, Weiwei, Xuanmei Fan, Runqiu Huang, et al.. (2017). Empirical prediction for travel distance of channelized rock avalanches in the Wenchuan earthquake area. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 17(6). 833–844. 34 indexed citations
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Xu, Qiang, Dalei Peng, Weile Li, et al.. (2017). The catastrophic landfill flowslide at Hongao dumpsite on 20 December 2015 in Shenzhen, China. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 17(2). 277–290. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Weile. (2008). RESEARCH ON DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION RULES OF GEOHAZARDS INDUCED BY WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE ON 12TH MAY,2008. Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering. 87 indexed citations

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