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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 50 2753 2516 34 33 128 10593

Icy Lee publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Icy Lee between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Icy Lee published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2021. 27 of the 162 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2021. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 16 publications
1994 2025

162 publications in total across all disciplines

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Icy Lee: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 0
2000 2
2001 0
2002 4
2003 1
2004 3
2005 2
2006 1
2007 3
2008 4
2009 1
2010 3
2011 7
2012 2
2013 8
2014 12
2015 7
2016 8
2017 12
2018 4
2019 6
2020 4
2021 17
2022 8
2023 9
2024 11
2025 16
Total 162
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Icy Lee publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Icy Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 124–133 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453 128
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Icy Lee D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Icy Lee sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187 50
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Icy Lee is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and has an extensive body of research focused on second language acquisition, particularly within the fields of language education and assessment. Their work primarily intersects the areas of Arts and Humanities as well as Social Sciences, with a significant focus on Education and Language and Linguistics subfields.

Their research topics cover areas such as:

  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Second Language Learning and Teaching
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Reflective Practices in Education
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments

Icy Lee has contributed to the academic community through publications in several well-regarded venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Second Language Writing
  • RELC Journal
  • Assessing Writing
  • The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
  • The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching

Their recent papers reflect an engagement with topics such as written corrective feedback and teacher feedback literacy. Notable recent publications include:

  • Utility of focused/comprehensive written corrective feedback research for authentic L2 writing classrooms, 2020, Journal of Second Language Writing
  • The Development of Feedback Literacy for Writing Teachers, 2021, TESOL Quarterly
  • Research trends in L2 written corrective feedback: A bibliometric analysis of three decades of Scopus-indexed research on L2 WCF, 2022, Journal of Second Language Writing

They have collaborated frequently with other researchers, including Zhicheng Mao, Rui Yuan, Shulin Yu, Pauline Mak, and Xiaoli Su. This network of co-authors has supported research that advances understanding in areas related to language teaching and written feedback.

Their scholarly contributions navigate complex intersections between assessment practices and language pedagogy, emphasizing practical implications for teaching contexts, especially in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) settings in China.

Best Publications

  • Error correction in L2 secondary writing classrooms: The case of Hong Kong

    Icy Lee

  • Understanding teachers’ written feedback practices in Hong Kong secondary classrooms

    Icy Lee

  • Ten mismatches between teachers' beliefs and written feedback practice

    Icy Lee

  • STUDENT REACTIONS TO TEACHER FEEDBACK IN TWO HONG KONG SECONDARY CLASSROOMS

    Icy Lee

  • ESL learners' performance in error correction in writing: Some implications for teaching

    Icy Lee

  • Classroom Writing Assessment and Feedback in L2 School Contexts

    Icy Lee

  • Preparing pre-service English teachers for reflective practice

    Icy Lee

  • Peer Feedback in Second Language Writing (2005-2014).

    Shulin Yu;Icy Lee

  • L2 writing teachers' perspectives, practices and problems regarding error feedback

    Icy Lee

  • Error Correction in the L2 Writing Classroom: What Do Students Think?

    Icy Lee

  • ‘I need to be strong and competent’: A narrative inquiry of a student-teacher’s emotions and identities in teaching practicum

    Rui Yuan;Icy Lee

  • Teaching coherence to ESL students: a classroom inquiry

    Icy Lee

  • Pre-service teachers' changing beliefs in the teaching practicum: Three cases in an EFL context

    Rui Eric Yuan;Icy Lee

  • Becoming a writing teacher: Using “identity” as an analytic lens to understand EFL writing teachers’ development

    Icy Lee

  • Introducing assessment for learning for EFL writing in an assessment of learning examination-driven system in Hong Kong

    Icy Lee;David 龔大胃 Coniam

  • Writing teacher education and teacher learning: Testimonies of four EFL teachers

    Icy Lee

  • Supporting Greater Autonomy in Language Learning.

    Icy Lee

  • Feedback in Hong Kong secondary writing classrooms: Assessment for learning or assessment of learning?

    Icy Lee

  • Revisiting Teacher Feedback in EFL Writing from Sociocultural Perspectives

    Icy Lee

  • Fostering Preservice Reflection through Response Journals

    Icy Lee

  • The native speaker: myth and reality: Alan Davies. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd, 2003, 237 pp. ISBN no 1-85359-623-X

    Icy Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne Burns
Anne Burns University of New South Wales
Dana R. Ferris
Dana R. Ferris University of California, Davis

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