Yanfen Li

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yanfen Li is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanfen Li has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Yanfen Li's work include Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (10 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (9 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (8 papers). Yanfen Li is often cited by papers focused on Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (10 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (9 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (8 papers). Yanfen Li collaborates with scholars based in China, South Korea and Vietnam. Yanfen Li's co-authors include Hanxiang Wang, Tan N. Nguyen, Hyeonjoon Moon, L. Minh Dang, Abolghasem Sadeghi‐Niaraki, Hyoung‐Kyu Song, Qian Liu, Min Han, Jianchun Bao and Zhihui Dai and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yanfen Li

55 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Explainable artificial intelligence: a comprehensive review 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300 400
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. Explainable artificial intelligence: a comprehensive review
    2021 488 citations Hanxiang Wang, Yanfen Li et al. profile →

Peers

Yanfen Li
Abdullah Mohamed Egypt
Hongjie Liu China
Tan N. Nguyen South Korea
Chong Wang China
Liqing Chen China
Argel A. Bandala Philippines
Zhou Yang China
Liang Zhang China
Zihao Wu China
Tao Cheng China
Abdullah Mohamed Egypt
Yanfen Li
Citations per year, relative to Yanfen Li Yanfen Li (= 1×) peers Abdullah Mohamed

Countries citing papers authored by Yanfen Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanfen Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanfen Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanfen Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanfen 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 Yanfen Li. Yanfen 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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Wang, Hanxiang, Yanfen Li, Tan N. Nguyen, & L. Minh Dang. (2025). Residual-like multi-kernel block and dynamic attention for deep neural networks. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 148. 110456–110456.
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Li, Yanfen, et al.. (2025). End-to-end plant disease detection using transformers with collaborative hybrid assignment training. Applied Soft Computing. 186. 114137–114137.
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Li, Yanfen, Lujuan Dang, Hanxiang Wang, et al.. (2025). Transformer-based detection of abnormal rice growth using drone-based multispectral imaging. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 239. 111055–111055.
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Ma, Ruijun, et al.. (2024). Basic research for identification and classification of organophosphorus pesticides in water based on ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy information. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(33). 45761–45775. 3 indexed citations
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Dang, L. Minh, Hanxiang Wang, Yanfen Li, et al.. (2023). Lightweight pixel-level semantic segmentation and analysis for sewer defects using deep learning. Construction and Building Materials. 371. 130792–130792. 22 indexed citations
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Chen, Yu, et al.. (2023). Deep Learning Based Underground Sewer Defect Classification Using a Modified RegNet. Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print). 75(3). 5455–5473. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Yanfen, et al.. (2023). Potassium Increases Nitrogen and Potassium Utilization Efficiency and Yield in Foxtail Millet. Agronomy. 13(9). 2200–2200. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Yanfen, et al.. (2023). Fracture Morphology and Fiber Reinforcement Mechanism of Composite Shells with Different Interfaces. International Journal of Metalcasting. 18(2). 1547–1555. 1 indexed citations
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Dang, L. Minh, Yanfen Li, Lilia Tightiz, et al.. (2023). Toward explainable heat load patterns prediction for district heating. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 7434–7434. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Yanfen, Hanxiang Wang, L. Minh Dang, Hyoung‐Kyu Song, & Hyeonjoon Moon. (2023). ORCNN-X: Attention-Driven Multiscale Network for Detecting Small Objects in Complex Aerial Scenes. Remote Sensing. 15(14). 3497–3497. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Yanfen, et al.. (2022). Optimized potassium application rate increases foxtail millet grain yield by improving photosynthetic carbohydrate metabolism. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1044065–1044065. 22 indexed citations
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Dang, L. Minh, Sujin Lee, Yanfen Li, et al.. (2022). Daily and seasonal heat usage patterns analysis in heat networks. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 9165–9165. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Yanfen, Hanxiang Wang, L. Minh Dang, et al.. (2020). A Deep Learning-Based Hybrid Framework for Object Detection and Recognition in Autonomous Driving. IEEE Access. 8. 194228–194239. 95 indexed citations
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Liu, Dongdong, et al.. (2016). The influence of temperature on the simulated high resolution spectra of enhanced SCIATRAN model in near infrared band. Optik. 127(18). 7292–7299. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yanli, Yanfen Li, & Zongxue Xu. (2015). [Effect of environmental factors on macroinvertebrate community structure in the Huntai River basin in the Huntai River basin].. PubMed. 36(1). 94–106. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Yanli, Yanfen Li, Zongxue Xu, & Lei Li. (2015). Assessment of the Huntai River in China using a multimetric index based on fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 31(2). 169–190. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Yanli, Yanfen Li, & Zongxue Xu. (2014). [Effect of environmental factors on fish community structure in the Huntai River Basin at multiple scales].. PubMed. 35(9). 3504–12. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Yanfen, Hongyan Bai, Qian Liu, et al.. (2010). A nonenzymatic cholesterol sensor constructed by using porous tubular silver nanoparticles. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 25(10). 2356–2360. 68 indexed citations

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