Wen Xu

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 973 citations indexed

About

Wen Xu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Linguistics and Language and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Xu has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 973 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 20 papers in Linguistics and Language and 20 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Wen Xu's work include Multilingual Education and Policy (20 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (18 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (17 papers). Wen Xu is often cited by papers focused on Multilingual Education and Policy (20 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (18 papers) and Second Language Learning and Teaching (17 papers). Wen Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United States. Wen Xu's co-authors include Katina Zammit, Garth Stahl, Darsh T. Wasan, Alex Nikolov, Xin Liu, Jun Ma, Jinlong Song, Rajendra P. Borwankar, Weihao Pan and Qiulin Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science and Sensors and Actuators B Chemical.

In The Last Decade

Wen Xu

95 papers receiving 944 citations

Hit Papers

Applying Thematic Analysis to Education: A Hybrid Approac... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Applying Thematic Analysis to Education: A Hybrid Approach to Interpreting Data in Practitioner Research
    2020 325 citations Wen Xu 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
Wen Xu China 13 220 117 110 104 103 107 973
R. van den Berg Netherlands 14 576 2.6× 75 0.6× 42 0.4× 60 0.6× 140 1.4× 32 1.0k
Lei Lei China 28 130 0.6× 101 0.9× 95 0.9× 445 4.3× 31 0.3× 96 1.9k
Kathryn Riley United States 17 227 1.0× 77 0.7× 269 2.4× 78 0.8× 444 4.3× 66 1.3k
John Lee Hong Kong 19 82 0.4× 512 4.4× 51 0.5× 65 0.6× 13 0.1× 124 2.0k
Michael J. Driver United States 20 156 0.7× 271 2.3× 63 0.6× 13 0.1× 22 0.2× 51 1.7k
Qiu Wang China 21 381 1.7× 186 1.6× 209 1.9× 37 0.4× 153 1.5× 119 1.8k
R.G. Klaassen Netherlands 11 210 1.0× 22 0.2× 221 2.0× 138 1.3× 7 0.1× 34 790
Haiyan Qian China 19 682 3.1× 95 0.8× 46 0.4× 6 0.1× 102 1.0× 65 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wen Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wen Xu 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 Xu. Wen Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Xu, Wen. (2025). Micro language planning and governmentality in ‘globalisation from below’. Language Policy. 24(3). 525–543.
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Xu, Wen. (2024). Translanguaging practices and language ideologies in adult migrants’ Chinese learning classrooms and beyond. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 46(10). 3797–3813. 3 indexed citations
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Xu, Wen. (2024). Superdiversity, fluidity and flexibility: translanguaging practices and grassroots multilingualism in an international trade hub in China. International Journal of Multilingualism. 22(4). 2068–2085. 4 indexed citations
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Xia, Qi‐Dong, Wen Xu, Hao Hu, et al.. (2024). One-tube direct detection of double stranded DNA mutations by a mismatch endonuclease I/CRISPR cas12a cascading system. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 426. 137093–137093. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Wen. (2024). Study in China and ‘Agency in Mobility’: Insights from African International Students’ Narratives. Journal of Studies in International Education. 29(1). 24–41. 2 indexed citations
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Ma, Jun, Defeng Yan, Wen Xu, et al.. (2023). A facile and high-efficient method to fabricate slippery liquid-infused porous surface with enhanced functionality. Surface and Coatings Technology. 472. 129897–129897. 18 indexed citations
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Xu, Wen. (2023). Educating global Africans: possibilities of Chinese language learning in international higher education. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 10(1). 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Wen, et al.. (2023). (Non-)participation and identity negotiation: Sophie’s L2 learning and use experiences in China. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 46(4). 1322–1333. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiulin, Jun Ma, Wen Xu, et al.. (2023). Solid‐Like Slippery Coating with Highly Comprehensive Performance (Adv. Funct. Mater. 31/2023). Advanced Functional Materials. 33(31). 1 indexed citations
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Pan, Weihao, Qiulin Wang, Jun Ma, et al.. (2023). Solid‐Like Slippery Coating with Highly Comprehensive Performance. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(31). 83 indexed citations
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Xu, Wen, Fuchu Liu, Wei Bai, et al.. (2023). Precision Grinding Technology of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Ceramics by Longitudinal Torsional Ultrasonic Vibrations. Materials. 16(16). 5572–5572. 16 indexed citations
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Xu, Wen. (2023). Progressing to China-related careers: unveiling the hidden curriculum in Chinese international higher education. Higher Education. 87(6). 1709–1725. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Wen. (2023). When East meets West: A practitioner inquiry of culturally responsive pedagogy in an Australian Chinese as a Foreign Language classroom. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 34(1). 206–223. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Wen. (2021). Fostering affective engagement in Chinese language learning: A Bernsteinian account. Language and Education. 36(3). 279–293. 5 indexed citations
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Fang, Jian, et al.. (2007). In-Flight Behavior of Ceramic Particle in Plasma Spray Forming. Key engineering materials. 280-283. 1807–1810. 2 indexed citations
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Cao, Shuxia, et al.. (2005). Characterizing the electrospray ionization mass spectral fragmentation pattern of indole derivatives synthesized from 2‐keto glycosides. Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 40(4). 452–457. 4 indexed citations

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