Wen Li

14.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
247 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Wen Li is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Li has authored 247 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 130 papers in Geophysics and 58 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wen Li's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (232 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (175 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (126 papers). Wen Li is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (232 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (175 papers) and Earthquake Detection and Analysis (126 papers). Wen Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Wen Li's co-authors include Jacob Bortnik, R. M. Thorne, V. Angelopoulos, Qianli Ma, R. B. Horne, Lunjin Chen, W. S. Kŭrth, C. A. Kletzing, G. B. Hospodarsky and Y. Nishimura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Wen Li

240 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

A soluble and air-stable organic semiconductor with high ... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2019 250 500 750
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. A soluble and air-stable organic semiconductor with high electron mobility
    2000 944 citations Wen Li et al. profile →
  2. Earth's Van Allen Radiation Belts: From Discovery to the Van Allen Probes Era
    2019 181 citations Wen Li et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics profile →

Peers

Wen Li
R. E. Denton United States
M. A. Shay United States
K. C. Yeh United States
Tetsuya Sato Japan
Susumu Saito Japan
D. G. Torr United States
P. K. Shukla Germany
W. J. Nellis United States
Toshikazu Ebisuzaki Japan
M. P. Desjarlais United States
R. E. Denton United States
Wen Li
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Countries citing papers authored by Wen Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wen Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wen 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 Wen Li. Wen 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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Kang, Ning, Qianli Ma, Jacob Bortnik, Murong Qin, & Wen Li. (2025). Ray Tracing of Whistler Mode Waves in Jupiter's Magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(5). 1 indexed citations
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Qin, Murong, Wen Li, Y. Nishimura, et al.. (2025). Sub‐MeV Electron Precipitation Driven by EMIC Waves in Plasmaspheric Plumes at High L Shells. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 130(3). 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Qianli, Wen Li, Xiao‐Jia Zhang, et al.. (2024). Generation and Impacts of Whistler‐Mode Waves During Energetic Electron Injections in Jupiter's Outer Radiation Belt. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(7). 6 indexed citations
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Li, Wen, et al.. (2024). Modeling Global Electron Precipitation Driven by Whistler Mode Waves: Integrating Physical and Deep Learning Approaches. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 129(12).
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Shen, Xiaochen, Wen Li, Qianli Ma, et al.. (2024). Large Amplitude Whistler Waves in Earth's Plasmasphere and Plasmaspheric Plumes. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(8). 4 indexed citations
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Capannolo, Luisa, Robert A. Marshall, Wen Li, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the Atmospheric Energy Input and Ionization Due To EMIC‐Driven Electron Precipitation From ELFIN Observations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Xiaochen, Wen Li, Luisa Capannolo, et al.. (2023). Modulation of Energetic Electron Precipitation Driven by Three Types of Whistler Mode Waves. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(8). 16 indexed citations
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Li, Wen, Qianli Ma, Xiaochen Shen, et al.. (2023). Deep learning model of hiss waves in the plasmasphere and plumes and their effects on radiation belt electrons. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 10. 5 indexed citations
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Artemyev, Anton, Wen Li, Xiao‐Jia Zhang, et al.. (2023). Bursty Energetic Electron Precipitation by High‐Order Resonance With Very‐Oblique Whistler‐Mode Waves. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(8). 12 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Y., J. Goldstein, C. R. Martinis, et al.. (2022). Multi‐Scale Density Structures in the Plasmaspheric Plume During a Geomagnetic Storm. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 127(3). 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Tao, et al.. (2022). Statistical Characterization of the Magnetic Field in Space during Magnetic Storms. Atmosphere. 13(10). 1578–1578. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Han, et al.. (2022). Measurement of atmospheric conductivity on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. 134(2). 3 indexed citations
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Li, Wen, Qianli Ma, Xiaochen Shen, et al.. (2021). Quantification of Diffuse Auroral Electron Precipitation Driven by Whistler Mode Waves at Jupiter. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(19). 19 indexed citations
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Li, Jinxing, Jacob Bortnik, Qianli Ma, et al.. (2021). Multipoint Observations of Quasiperiodic Emission Intensification and Effects on Energetic Electron Precipitation. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 126(2). 6 indexed citations
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Xia, Zhiyang, Lunjin Chen, & Wen Li. (2020). Statistical Study of Chorus Modulations by Background Magnetic Field and Plasma Density. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(22). 9 indexed citations
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Li, Wen, et al.. (2020). Unraveling the Formation Mechanism for the Bursts of Electron Butterfly Distributions: Test Particle and Quasilinear Simulations. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(21). 21 indexed citations
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Li, Wen, et al.. (2020). Nonlinear Interactions Between Radiation Belt Electrons and Chorus Waves: Dependence on Wave Amplitude Modulation. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(4). 49 indexed citations
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Shi, Run, Wen Li, Qianli Ma, et al.. (2018). Van Allen Probes observation of plasmaspheric hiss modulated by injected energetic electrons. Annales Geophysicae. 36(3). 781–791. 9 indexed citations
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Xie, Lun, Jinxing Li, Z. Y. Pu, et al.. (2017). The Radiation Belt Electron Scattering by Magnetosonic Wave: Dependence on Key Parameters. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 122(12). 22 indexed citations
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Mourenas, D., Anton Artemyev, O. V. Agapitov, V. Krasnoselskikh, & Wen Li. (2014). Approximate analytical solutions for the trapped electron distribution due to quasi‐linear diffusion by whistler mode waves. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 119(12). 9962–9977. 25 indexed citations

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