--- title: "Jian Cheng — author profile and papers · Semitic languages" description: "Jian Cheng, Chinese Academy of Sciences: 2 papers on Elamur Research (2009–2014), h-index 14 — affiliations, topics, co-authors and who…" canonical: "https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jian-cheng/" --- [Elamur Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jian-cheng/) [home](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [authors](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/) / Jian Cheng # Jian Cheng Jian Cheng has 2 papers in our library, in 2009–2014, most of them on [Semitic languages](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/), [English](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/); often with [Jared Bernstein](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jared-bernstein/), [Ulrike Pado](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/ulrike-pado/), [Xin Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/xin-chen/). 2 papers in our library · 2009–2014 [OpenAlex](https://openalex.org/A5101579966) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3755-2517) · [**h-index 14**](https://openalex.org/authors/A5101579966) · [34 works](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5101579966) · [737 citations](https://openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5101579966&sort=cited_by_count:desc) OpenAlex, 2026-10-14 [📄 2 works in our library](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jian-cheng/#papers) · 🔗 Cited 5 times in our library · [⭐ Paper Stars ranking: #7364](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/paper-stars/page/74/#star-7364) The profile is the library's match of the name; two people with one name are not always told apart. Elsewhere: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=search_authors&mauthors=Jian+Cheng) · [Semantic Scholar](https://www.semanticscholar.org/search?q=Jian+Cheng) · [dblp](https://dblp.org/search?q=Jian+Cheng) · [ACL Anthology](https://aclanthology.org/search/?q=Jian+Cheng) ## Affiliations [🏛️**Chinese Academy of Sciences** Beijing · China 2026 · 1 paper*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/government/chinese-academy-of-sciences/) · [🔬**Institute of Software** Beijing · China 2026 · 1 paper*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/labs/institute-of-software/) · [🎓**University of Chinese Academy of Sciences** Beijing · China 2026 · 1 paper*current*](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/universities/university-of-chinese-academy-of-sciences/) · [🏢**Analytic Measures** Palo Alto · United States 2015–2023 · 13 papers](https://ror.org/02gqfbn37) · [🏢**Google** Mountain View · United States 2023–2025 · 2 papers](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/companies/google/) From the bylines of their papers (OpenAlex, 2026-10-14), ORCID and Wikidata; institutions on papers are matched by machine. 1 more institution on single bylines are not listed. ## Fields, topics and concepts Of its works in our library, with the number of works on each. 📚 Shelves 7 The field of science this work belongs to (OpenAlex fields).[Arts and Humanities · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/) · [Computer Science · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/) · [Artificial Intelligence · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/artificial-intelligence/) · [Information Systems · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/computer-science/information-systems/) · [Language and Linguistics · 2 works](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/arts-and-humanities/language-and-linguistics/) · [Social Sciences · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/) · [Education · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/shelves/social-sciences/education/) 🧭 Topics 2 Research subjects and languages the work is about.[English · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/english/) · [Semitic languages · 1 work](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/topics/semitic-languages/) ## Works by year ### 2010s [**2014** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jian-cheng/year/2014/) ### 2000s [**2009** 1 paper](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jian-cheng/year/2009/) ## Papers The most cited first (OpenAlex and our library). 1. **[Automatic Assessment of the Speech of Young English Learners](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/cheng-2014-automatic-assessment-speech-young-english/)** *(2014 · 35 citations)* The paper describes how Pearson automated the speaking section of AZELLA, Arizona's yearly English proficiency test for K-12 English learners. 2. **[Automated Assessment of Spoken Modern Standard Arabic](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/papers/cheng-2009-automated-assessment-spoken-modern-standard/)** *(2009 · 34 citations)* Interview-based oral proficiency exams such as the ILR OPI need trained examiners and up to 45 minutes per candidate, so repeated testing is expensive. ## Co-authors here 3 co-authors with a page, the most papers together first. - [Jared Bernstein](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/jared-bernstein/) ×2 - [Ulrike Pado](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/ulrike-pado/) - [Xin Chen](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/authors/xin-chen/) ## Venues Where their works here were published, the most works first, with the editions of those that have a page. - [Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA)](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/) ×2: [BEA 2014](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/2014/), [BEA 2009](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/venues/bea/2009/) ## Cited by Papers of our library cite their works 5 times (of the 149,439 papers whose bibliographies we read). 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