Xiaofeng Li

15.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
547 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Xiaofeng Li is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofeng Li has authored 547 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 266 papers in Oceanography, 155 papers in Atmospheric Science and 60 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Xiaofeng Li's work include Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (184 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (157 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (90 papers). Xiaofeng Li is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (184 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (157 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (90 papers). Xiaofeng Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xiaofeng Li's co-authors include William G. Pichel, Xiaofeng Yang, Gang Zheng, Biao Zhang, William Perrie, Yibin Ren, Xianwen Ding, P. Clemente‐Colón, Qing Xu and Ferdinando Nunziata and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofeng Li

507 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Deep-learning-based information mining from ocean remote-sensing imagery
    2020 275 citations Xiaofeng Li, Gang Zheng et al. profile →
  2. Purely satellite data–driven deep learning forecast of complicated tropical instability waves
    2020 185 citations Gang Zheng, Xiaofeng Li et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Xiaofeng Li 5.6k 3.1k 1.6k 1.5k 1.2k 547 11.2k
Ling Li 1.6k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 898 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 2.3k 1.9× 639 18.2k
Chunmiao Zheng 1.5k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 3.3k 2.1× 2.9k 1.9× 631 0.5× 526 22.6k
Ibrahim Hoteit 3.6k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 248 0.2× 3.5k 2.3× 264 0.2× 395 7.8k
Hong Zhang 1.3k 0.2× 794 0.3× 515 0.3× 1.5k 1.0× 464 0.4× 525 9.6k
Alistair G.L. Borthwick 1.1k 0.2× 1.5k 0.5× 906 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 332 9.6k
Ying Chen 741 0.1× 2.4k 0.8× 719 0.5× 1.7k 1.1× 207 0.2× 325 6.8k
Clint Dawson 2.2k 0.4× 3.2k 1.0× 139 0.1× 1.2k 0.8× 2.1k 1.7× 234 8.3k
Ning Li 913 0.2× 948 0.3× 697 0.4× 715 0.5× 168 0.1× 505 6.7k
Yong Wang 607 0.1× 1.3k 0.4× 150 0.1× 1.8k 1.2× 361 0.3× 734 9.1k
Wei Wang 808 0.1× 6.3k 2.0× 297 0.2× 5.3k 3.5× 296 0.2× 632 17.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaofeng Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaofeng Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofeng Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaofeng Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaofeng 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 Xiaofeng Li. Xiaofeng 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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Zhou, Bo, Xiaofeng Li, Wei Yang, et al.. (2025). Salt‐Based Electrolyte Additives for Regulating the Interface Chemistry of Zinc Metal Anodes in High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc Batteries. ChemSusChem. 18(13). e202500423–e202500423. 1 indexed citations
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Qi, Weihui, et al.. (2025). Prediction of lumbar disc degeneration based on interpretable machine learning models: retrospective cohort study. The Spine Journal. 25(10). 2335–2348. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhenhua, et al.. (2025). Deep Learning Forecast of Semidiurnal Internal Tides From the Mariana Arc. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 1 indexed citations
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Luan, Xin, Huijie Fan, Qiang Wang, et al.. (2025). FMambaIR: A Hybrid State-Space Model and Frequency Domain for Image Restoration. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 63. 1–14. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Mengjiao, Haoyu Wang, & Xiaofeng Li. (2025). Enhancing Retrievals of Air-Sea Heat Fluxes From AMSR2 Microwave Observations Based on Deep Learning. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 63. 1–17.
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Yang, Maiping, Mingxiang Liu, Jiawei Wu, et al.. (2024). Scalable Hierarchical‐Colored Passive Cooling Metapaint for Outdoor Facility. EcoMat. 7(1). 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Yingjie, et al.. (2024). Transitions in surface thermal signatures during the evolution of long-lived eddies in the global ocean. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 206. 104279–104279. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaofeng, Haoyu Wang, Yi Yang, & Xudong Zhang. (2024). Deep learning-based solution for the KdV-family governing equations of ocean internal waves. Ocean Modelling. 194. 102493–102493. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Haoyu & Xiaofeng Li. (2024). Expanding Horizons: U-Net Enhancements for Semantic Segmentation, Forecasting, and Super-Resolution in Ocean Remote Sensing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2024). High-Resolution Tropical Cyclone Rainfall Detection From C-Band SAR Imagery With Deep Learning. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 62. 1–15.
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Yang, Nan & Xiaofeng Li. (2024). Lightweight AI-powered precipitation nowcasting. 2(2). 100066–100066. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2024). Research on the Path and Regional Heterogeneity of Digital Economy Enabling New Quality Productivity Based on Provincial Panel Data. Frontiers in Business Economics and Management. 15(2). 138–146.
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Liu, Yingjie, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of surface physical and biogeochemical parameters within mesoscale eddies in the Southern Ocean. Biogeosciences. 20(23). 4857–4874. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Yirong, Liangyun Liu, Xiaofeng Li, Jean‐Philippe Gastellu‐Etchegorry, & Jun Yan. (2021). Journal of Remote Sensing: A Platform to Promote International High-Quality Research and Innovation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2021. 1 indexed citations
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Ni, Sidao, et al.. (2020). Improving seismic remote sensing of typhoon with a three-dimensional Earth model. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 148(2). 478–491. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, Jinsheng Ji, Xiaofeng Li, Wenxian Yu, & Huilin Xiong. (2018). Ship Detection From PolSAR Imagery Using the Complete Polarimetric Covariance Difference Matrix. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 57(5). 2824–2839. 68 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2017). Internal Solitary Wave Reflection Near Dongsha Atoll, the South China Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 122(10). 7978–7991. 49 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhanghua, et al.. (2014). Dating recent sediments from the subaqueous Yangtze Delta and adjacent continental shelf, China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

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