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72
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Xitao Fan publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xitao Fan sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 245 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Xitao Fan D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xitao Fan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Xitao Fan is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen in China. Their research primarily concentrates on the field of psychology, with a significant focus on clinical psychology. Other subfields they engage with include education, developmental and educational psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, as well as sociology and political science.

The topics of Xitao Fan's scholarly work span a range of areas, notably eating disorders and behaviors, innovative teaching and learning methods, obesity, physical activity and diet, educational games and gamification, body image and dysmorphia studies, impact of technology on adolescents, and child development and digital technology.

Among frequent venues where their research appears are the PsycTESTS Dataset, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity, Children and Youth Services Review, Body Image, and Educational Psychology Review.

Notable recent publications by Xitao Fan include:

  • Meta-analysis of gender differences in body appreciation, 2020, Body Image
  • Associations Between Problematic Internet Use and Mental Health Outcomes of Students: A Meta-analytic Review, 2023, Adolescent Research Review
  • Validation of the 12-item Short Form of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire in the Chinese context: confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis, 2020, Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity
  • Effects of Scaffolding in Digital Game-Based Learning on Student's Achievement: a Three-Level Meta-analysis, 2022, Educational Psychology Review
  • The Relationship Between Attitude Toward Science and Academic Achievement in Science: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology

Xitao Fan collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors, including Jinbo He, Zhihui Cai, Xinjie Chen, Peipei Mao, and Shaojing Sun.

Regarding recognition, Xitao Fan was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Parental involvement and students' academic achievement: A meta-analysis.

    Xitao Fan;Michael Chen

  • EFFECTS OF SAMPLE SIZE, ESTIMATION METHODS, AND MODEL SPECIFICATION ON STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING FIT INDEXES

    Xitao Fan;Bruce Thompson;Lin Wang

  • Comparing response rates from Web and mail surveys: A meta-analysis.

    Tse-Hua Shih;Xitao Fan

  • Planning Early for Careers in Science

    Robert H. Tai;Christine Qi Liu;Adam V. Maltese;Xitao Fan

  • Criterion-related validity of the Borg ratings of perceived exertion scale in healthy individuals: a meta-analysis.

    Michael J. Chen;Xitao Fan;Sondra T. Moe

  • Parental Involvement and Students' Academic Achievement: A Growth Modeling Analysis

    Xitao Fan

  • The Search for "Optimal" Cutoff Properties: Fit Index Criteria in Structural Equation Modeling

    Stephen A. Sivo;Xitao Fan;E. Lea Witta;John T. Willse

  • Sensitivity of Fit Indices to Model Misspecification and Model Types

    Xitao Fan;Stephen A. Sivo

  • Comparing response rates in e-mail and paper surveys: A meta-analysis

    Tse-Hua Shih;Xitao Fan

  • Authoritative school discipline: High school practices associated with lower bullying and victimization.

    Anne Gregory;Dewey Cornell;Xitao Fan;Peter Sheras

  • Item Response Theory and Classical Test Theory: An Empirical Comparison of their Item/Person Statistics

    Xitao Fan

  • Supportive school climate and student willingness to seek help for bullying and threats of violence.

    Megan Eliot;Dewey G. Cornell;Anne Gregory;Xitao Fan

  • Sensitivity of Fit Indexes to Misspecified Structural or Measurement Model Components: Rationale of Two-Index Strategy Revisited

    Xitao Fan;Stephen A. Sivo

  • Gender and attitudes toward technology use: A meta-analysis

    Zhihui Cai;Xitao Fan;Jianxia Du

  • Accelerating preschoolers' early literacy development through classroom-based teacher-child storybook reading and explicit print referencing

    Laura M. Justice;Joan N. Kaderavek;Xitao Fan;Amy Sofka

  • Structural equation modeling: basic concepts and applications in personality assessment research.

    Susan L. Crowley;Xitao Fan

  • Perceived prevalence of teasing and bullying predicts high school dropout rates.

    Dewey G. Cornell;Anne Gregory;Francis Huang;Xitao Fan

  • An Exploratory Study about Inaccuracy and Invalidity in Adolescent Self-Report Surveys

    Xitao Fan;Brent C. Miller;Kyung-Eun Park;Bryan W. Winward

  • The Relationship of School Structure and Support to Suspension Rates for Black and White High School Students

    Anne Gregory;Dewey G. Cornell;Xitao Fan

  • High Suspension Schools and Dropout Rates for Black and White Students

    Talisha Lee;Dewey Cornell;Anne Gregory;Xitao Fan

  • Parental Involvement and Students' Academic

    Xitao Fan;Michael Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianzhong Xu
Jianzhong Xu Mississippi State University
Dewey G. Cornell
Dewey G. Cornell University of Virginia
Anne Gregory
Anne Gregory Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brent C. Miller
Brent C. Miller Utah State University
Harold D. Grotevant
Harold D. Grotevant University of Massachusetts Amherst
Manfred H. M. van Dulmen
Manfred H. M. van Dulmen Kent State University
Robert H. Tai
Robert H. Tai University of Virginia
Laura M. Justice
Laura M. Justice The Ohio State University
Bruce Thompson
Bruce Thompson Texas A&M University
Timothy R. Konold
Timothy R. Konold University of Virginia

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