Yachao Li

747 total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 462 citations indexed

About

Yachao Li is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yachao Li has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 462 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Social Psychology and 9 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Yachao Li's work include Behavioral Health and Interventions (9 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (8 papers) and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (7 papers). Yachao Li is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral Health and Interventions (9 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (8 papers) and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (7 papers). Yachao Li collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and New Zealand. Yachao Li's co-authors include Jennifer A. Samp, Mengfei Guan, Lucy Popova, Yaguang Zhu, Bo Yang, Scott R. Weaver, Mei Zhao, David L. Ashley, Daniel Owusu and Zachary B. Massey and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Affective Disorders and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Yachao Li

33 papers receiving 450 citations

Hit Papers

Communicating COVID-19 information on TikTok: a content a... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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. Communicating COVID-19 information on TikTok: a content analysis of TikTok videos from official accounts featured in the COVID-19 information hub
    2021 154 citations Yachao Li 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
Yachao Li United States 11 233 116 80 78 68 35 462
Megan A. Moreno United States 7 336 1.4× 54 0.5× 129 1.6× 100 1.3× 72 1.1× 11 525
Wenbo Li United States 11 214 0.9× 33 0.3× 103 1.3× 46 0.6× 61 0.9× 34 425
Chelsea L. Ratcliff United States 13 261 1.1× 86 0.7× 98 1.2× 76 1.0× 61 0.9× 40 606
Petya Eckler United States 9 294 1.3× 33 0.3× 80 1.0× 70 0.9× 56 0.8× 17 486
Zexin Ma United States 13 284 1.2× 98 0.8× 114 1.4× 93 1.2× 47 0.7× 44 595
Kevin K. John United States 10 155 0.7× 73 0.6× 55 0.7× 27 0.3× 36 0.5× 30 456
David M. Keating United States 12 274 1.2× 121 1.0× 90 1.1× 68 0.9× 66 1.0× 30 543
Ryan J. Hurley United States 14 306 1.3× 49 0.4× 150 1.9× 47 0.6× 45 0.7× 19 560
Catherine E. Goodall United States 12 224 1.0× 66 0.6× 87 1.1× 27 0.3× 43 0.6× 20 423
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz Israel 12 159 0.7× 85 0.7× 92 1.1× 65 0.8× 139 2.0× 30 449

Countries citing papers authored by Yachao Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yachao Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yachao Li

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

All Works

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Massey, Zachary B., et al.. (2024). Finally, some hope. Communicating systemic aspects of climate‐change mitigation. Curator The Museum Journal. 68(2). 357–386. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao, et al.. (2024). Tobacco and Alcohol Content in Top Vietnamese YouTube Music Videos: Content Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e55555–e55555.
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Massey, Zachary B., et al.. (2024). Exploring the effects of cannabis health warnings on protective health intentions among US adults in legal recreational states. International Journal of Drug Policy. 128. 104450–104450. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao, Chu Chen, Ying Wen, et al.. (2024). Impact of baseline and longitudinal allostatic load changes on incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: A 7-year population-based cohort study in China. Journal of Affective Disorders. 355. 487–494. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao & Jennifer A. Samp. (2023). Gaslighting LGBTQ+ Individuals: Correlates of Gaslighting Experiences, Gaslighters’ Characteristics, and Gaslighting Techniques. Communication Studies. 74(4). 356–376. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao, et al.. (2023). When Cigarette Smoking Meets COVID-19: How the Two Types of Threat and Efficacy Perceptions Interactively Predict Danger Control and Fear Control Processes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 2970–2970. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao & Jennifer A. Samp. (2022). The impact of COVID-19-related anti-Asian discrimination on sexual communication and relationships among Asian individuals in the United States. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 39(11). 3394–3414. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao & Jennifer A. Samp. (2021). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on same-sex couples’ conflict avoidance, relational quality, and mental health. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 38(6). 1819–1843. 31 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao, et al.. (2020). Constructing and Communicating COVID-19 Stigma on Twitter: A Content Analysis of Tweets during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Outbreak. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(18). 6847–6847. 52 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao & Jennifer A. Samp. (2020). Antecedents to and Outcomes of Same-sex Couples’ Coming Out Talk. Western Journal of Communication. 85(1). 1–21. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao, Bo Yang, Katherine Henderson, & Lucy Popova. (2020). A Content Analysis of U.S. Adults’ Open-Ended Responses to E-Cigarette Risk Messages. Health Communication. 37(3). 285–295. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao, Bo Yang, Daniel Owusu, & Lucy Popova. (2019). Higher negative emotions in response to cigarette pictorial warning labels predict higher quit intentions among smokers. Tobacco Control. 29(5). tobaccocontrol–2019. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao & Jennifer A. Samp. (2019). Communication Efficacy as a Mechanism for the Chilling Effect on Complaint Avoidance A Cross-cultural Comparison of American and Chinese Romantic Relationships. Journal of Intercultural Communication. 19(1). 1–15. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao & Jennifer A. Samp. (2018). Internalized Homophobia, Language Use, and Relationship Quality in Same-sex Romantic Relationships. Communication Reports. 32(1). 15–28. 19 indexed citations
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He, Daihai, Jing Luo, Weizhong Chen, et al.. (2017). Simulation of HIV/AIDS distribution using GIS based cellular automata model. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 28(9). 4053–4057. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yachao & Jennifer A. Samp. (2017). Sexual Relationship Power, Safer Sexual Communication, and Condom Use: A Comparison of Heterosexual Young Men and Women. Western Journal of Communication. 83(1). 58–74. 8 indexed citations

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