Xigen Li

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 773 citations indexed

About

Xigen Li is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Xigen Li has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 773 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 21 papers in Communication and 13 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Xigen Li's work include Social Media and Politics (13 papers), Media Influence and Health (13 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (11 papers). Xigen Li is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (13 papers), Media Influence and Health (13 papers) and Media Studies and Communication (11 papers). Xigen Li collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Xigen Li's co-authors include Wanqi Gong, Xiaohua Wu, Xudong Liu, Bolin Cao, Lijie Zhou, Li Zeng, Richard Alan Nelson, Ran Wei, Yusi Zhang and Ven‐hwei Lo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Communication, Psychology and Marketing and New Media & Society.

In The Last Decade

Xigen Li

37 papers receiving 702 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. Engaging fans on microblog: the synthetic influence of parasocial interaction and source characteristics on celebrity endorsement
    2017 224 citations Wanqi Gong, Xigen Li Psychology and Marketing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xigen Li Hong Kong 14 541 303 196 151 73 41 773
Chang-Dae Ham United States 10 531 1.0× 132 0.4× 347 1.8× 112 0.7× 122 1.7× 13 723
Marijke De Veirman Belgium 8 970 1.8× 157 0.5× 425 2.2× 215 1.4× 174 2.4× 17 1.2k
Shelley Wigley United States 13 331 0.6× 251 0.8× 109 0.6× 67 0.4× 36 0.5× 20 630
Hanna Reinikainen Finland 8 676 1.2× 173 0.6× 271 1.4× 219 1.5× 100 1.4× 16 805
Justine Rapp Farrell United States 7 501 0.9× 92 0.3× 273 1.4× 100 0.7× 91 1.2× 15 662
Aziz Muqaddam United States 8 795 1.5× 98 0.3× 425 2.2× 151 1.0× 169 2.3× 12 941
Anne Hamby United States 15 360 0.7× 88 0.3× 298 1.5× 212 1.4× 23 0.3× 50 689
Rodrigo Uribe Chile 11 295 0.5× 119 0.4× 231 1.2× 69 0.5× 44 0.6× 35 570
Melissa R. Gotlieb United States 14 660 1.2× 740 2.4× 80 0.4× 109 0.7× 12 0.2× 31 1.1k
Jihye Kim United States 13 525 1.0× 56 0.2× 296 1.5× 93 0.6× 137 1.9× 37 726

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xigen Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xigen Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xigen Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xigen 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 Xigen Li. Xigen 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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Gong, Wanqi, Xigen Li, & Yusi Zhang. (2025). Unraveling the impact of social media involvement on public health participation in China: mediating roles of social support, social trust, and social responsibility. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 12(1). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen, et al.. (2023). The effects of message attributes and source characteristics of news posts on audience engagement on social media. Asian Journal of Communication. 33(4). 390–408. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen, et al.. (2023). Enveloped in mediated pandemic: Immersion as a mediator of the effects of media exposure on perceived severity and behavioral intention. Chinese Journal of Communication. 17(2). 189–205. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Xudong, et al.. (2021). Media Exposure and Third-Person Perception: The Mediating Role of Social Realism and Proxy Efficacy. International journal of communication. 15. 22. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen, et al.. (2021). Pro-Environmental Behavior Predicted by Media Exposure, SNS Involvement, and Cognitive and Normative Factors. Environmental Communication. 15(7). 954–968. 40 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen, et al.. (2020). Perceived agenda-setting effect in international context: Impact of media coverage on American audience’s perception of China. International Communication Gazette. 83(7). 708–729. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen. (2018). Media Exposure, Perceived Efficacy, and Protective Behaviors in a Public Health Emergency. International journal of communication. 12. 20. 21 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaohua & Xigen Li. (2017). Effects of Mass Media Exposure and Social Network Site Involvement on Risk Perception of and Precautionary Behavior Toward the Haze Issue in China. International journal of communication. 11. 23. 29 indexed citations
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Gong, Wanqi & Xigen Li. (2017). Engaging fans on microblog: the synthetic influence of parasocial interaction and source characteristics on celebrity endorsement. Psychology and Marketing. 34(7). 720–732. 224 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zeng, Li, Lijie Zhou, & Xigen Li. (2014). Framing strategies at different stages of a crisis: Coverage of the ‘July 5th’ Urumqi event by Xinhua, Reuters, and AP. International Communication Gazette. 77(1). 51–73. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen. (2013). Innovativeness, personal initiative, news affinity and news utility as predictors of the use of mobile phones as news devices. Chinese Journal of Communication. 6(3). 350–373. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen. (2010). Factors influencing the willingness to contribute information to online communities. New Media & Society. 13(2). 279–296. 43 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen, et al.. (2009). Technology Attributes, Perceived Value and Quality of Information, and Social Utility as Predictors of Podcast Adoption and Use. 1–28.
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Li, Xigen. (2006). Internet Newspapers: The Making of a Mainstream Medium. 32 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen, et al.. (2005). The World Wide Web as a Vehicle for Advertising Movies to College Students. 1(3). 115–122. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen. (2002). Web Page Design Affects News Retrieval Efficiency. Newspaper Research Journal. 23(1). 38–49. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen, et al.. (2002). Media in a Crisis Situation Involving National Interest:: A Content Analysis of the TV Networks Coverage of The 9/11 Incident during the First Eight Hours. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen, et al.. (2000). Changing Work Environment of Environmental Reporters. Newspaper Research Journal. 21(1). 2–12. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Xigen. (1998). Web Page Design and Graphic Use of three U.S. Newspapers. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 75(2). 353–365. 63 indexed citations

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