Xun Li

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Xun Li is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Xun Li has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Atmospheric Science, 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 21 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Xun Li's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (14 papers), Urbanization and City Planning (11 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (11 papers). Xun Li is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (14 papers), Urbanization and City Planning (11 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (11 papers). Xun Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Xun Li's co-authors include Wei Lang, Tingting Chen, Eddie C.M. Hui, Chengguo Zhang, Fan Zhang, Cathy Whitlock, Janet M. Wilmshurst, David B. McWethy, Matt S. McGlone and Jiemin Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Xun Li

98 papers receiving 2.5k 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. Collaborative workshop and community participation: A new approach to urban regeneration in China
    2020 163 citations Xun Li, Wei Lang et al. Cities profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xun Li China 25 751 471 408 383 378 108 2.5k
Chaolin Gu China 28 1.0k 1.4× 346 0.7× 587 1.4× 608 1.6× 219 0.6× 77 2.8k
Ren Yang China 21 1.2k 1.5× 273 0.6× 251 0.6× 477 1.2× 175 0.5× 51 2.1k
Karin Pfeffer Netherlands 29 1.1k 1.4× 498 1.1× 578 1.4× 151 0.4× 214 0.6× 120 2.6k
Hashem Dadashpoor Iran 23 1.3k 1.8× 360 0.8× 460 1.1× 352 0.9× 241 0.6× 72 2.1k
Wei Lang China 25 740 1.0× 388 0.8× 582 1.4× 330 0.9× 94 0.2× 83 2.2k
Tingting Chen China 26 605 0.8× 247 0.5× 432 1.1× 223 0.6× 141 0.4× 88 2.6k
Shuangshuang Tu China 25 1.9k 2.5× 420 0.9× 160 0.4× 558 1.5× 195 0.5× 42 3.4k
Eric Vaz Canada 25 937 1.2× 164 0.3× 265 0.6× 339 0.9× 187 0.5× 90 1.9k
Dazhuan Ge China 23 1.5k 2.0× 334 0.7× 124 0.3× 375 1.0× 185 0.5× 43 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xun Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xun Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xun Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xun Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xun 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 Xun Li. Xun 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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Li, Xun, et al.. (2025). Enhancing Villager Participation in Remote Rural China Through the Co-Creation of ‘Small Gardens’: A Case Study of Hongtang Village. Planning Theory & Practice. 26(4). 536–556. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xun, et al.. (2025). Integrating Time-Series Nighttime Light Data With Static Remote Sensing and Village View Images for Hollow Villages Identification. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 18. 9151–9165.
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Li, Xun, et al.. (2024). What are the drivers of enterprise diversification in Chinese cities: Coming from path-dependence or path-creation forces?. Journal of Cleaner Production. 447. 141143–141143. 2 indexed citations
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Qin, Xiaodi, Yihui Ling, Qiuhan Hua, et al.. (2023). Long non-coding RNAs mediate the association between short-term PM2.5 exposure and circulating biomarkers of systemic inflammation. Environmental Pollution. 335. 122299–122299. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Xun, Momei Qin, Lin Li, et al.. (2022). Examining the implications of photochemical indicators for O 3 –NO x –VOC sensitivity and control strategies: a case study in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), China. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 22(22). 14799–14811. 15 indexed citations
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King, Darren Ngaru, Kate Clark, Catherine Chagué‐Goff, et al.. (2022). Tsunami or storm deposit? A late Holocene sedimentary record from Swamp Bay, Rangitoto ki te Tonga/D'Urville Island, Aotearoa – New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 66(4). 629–645. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Haohui, et al.. (2021). A Novel Framework Based on Mask R-CNN and Histogram Thresholding for Scalable Segmentation of New and Old Rural Buildings. Remote Sensing. 13(6). 1070–1070. 51 indexed citations
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Wang, Yiyi, Xun Li, Zhihao Shi, et al.. (2021). Premature Mortality Associated with Exposure to Outdoor Black Carbon and Its Source Contributions in China. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 170. 105620–105620. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Tingting, John Radke, Wei Lang, & Xun Li. (2020). Environment resilience and public health: Assessing healthcare's vulnerability to climate change in the San Francisco Bay Area. Growth and Change. 51(2). 607–625. 13 indexed citations
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Tu, Ying, Hanlin Zhou, Wei Lang, et al.. (2020). A novel cross-sensor calibration method to generate a consistent night-time lights time series dataset. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 41(14). 5482–5502. 19 indexed citations
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Chang, Ming, et al.. (2017). Impacts of future land use on meteorological conditions over the Pearl River Delta Region.. China Environmental Science. 37(8). 2896–2904. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Lei, Shiru Qu, & Xun Li. (2013). The improved spatial histogram features and integrated system for vehicle detection. Chinese Control Conference. 3766–3770.
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McWethy, David B., Cathy Whitlock, Janet M. Wilmshurst, et al.. (2010). Rapid landscape transformation in South Island, New Zealand, following initial Polynesian settlement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(50). 21343–21348. 218 indexed citations
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Li, Xun. (2009). REVIEW AND PREVIEW OF THE URBANIZATION IN PEARL RIVER DELTA IN THE PAST 30 YEARS OF REFORM AND OPENING UP. Economic Geography. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Xun. (2002). Effect of Environment Condition on Pollen Vigor and Seed Set during Flowing Time of Rice. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 8 indexed citations

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