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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 72 2013 1824 16 16 245 33188

Xitao Fan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xitao Fan between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xitao Fan published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 7.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2017. 5 of the 270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2017. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1992 2025

270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xitao Fan: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 3
1995 5
1996 7
1997 6
1998 8
1999 8
2000 4
2001 12
2002 5
2003 6
2004 2
2005 5
2006 5
2007 4
2008 5
2009 7
2010 7
2011 7
2012 10
2013 11
2014 8
2015 10
2016 13
2017 25
2018 19
2019 16
2020 20
2021 18
2022 2
2023 6
2024 2
2025 3
Total 270
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Xitao Fan publications per year - data summary

  • Xitao Fan, a Psychology scholar from Chinese University of Hong Kong, has 270 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1992, with 1 publication.
  • 1 of the 34 years in the span carries no publications at all (1993).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.2 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 31 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 65 publications (5.4 per year); 2004-2015: 81 publications (6.8 per year); 2016-2025: 124 publications (12.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 241–250 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 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.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196 245
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Xitao Fan publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Xitao Fan, a Psychology scholar from Chinese University of Hong Kong, records 245 publications - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Xitao Fan, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Xitao Fan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 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.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183 72
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Xitao Fan D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Xitao Fan, a Psychology scholar from Chinese University of Hong Kong, records 72 D-Index - the 82nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 82% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Xitao Fan, and about 18% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Xitao Fan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

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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