Di Xu

4.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
85 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Di Xu is a scholar working on Education, Computer Science Applications and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Di Xu has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Education, 22 papers in Computer Science Applications and 8 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Di Xu's work include Higher Education Research Studies (42 papers), Online and Blended Learning (30 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (22 papers). Di Xu is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Research Studies (42 papers), Online and Blended Learning (30 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (22 papers). Di Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Di Xu's co-authors include Shanna Smith Jaggars, Mark Warschauer, Ying Xu, Qiujie Li, John Fink, Christian Fischer, Peter McPartlan, Susan L. Albin, Brian K. Sato and Fernando Rodriguez and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Di Xu

81 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. How do online course design features influence student performance?
    2016 315 citations Di Xu et al. profile →
  2. Performance Gaps Between Online and Face-to-Face Courses: Differences Across Types of Students and Academic Subject Areas
    2014 244 citations Di Xu et al. The Journal of Higher Education profile →
  3. The impact of online learning on students’ course outcomes: Evidence from a large community and technical college system
    2013 211 citations Di Xu et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Di Xu 1.9k 707 342 241 240 85 2.6k
Shanna Smith Jaggars 2.5k 1.3× 792 1.1× 346 1.0× 249 1.0× 333 1.4× 77 3.2k
Ramazan Yılmaz 1.2k 0.6× 861 1.2× 564 1.6× 465 1.9× 116 0.5× 97 2.6k
Marianne Bakia 2.1k 1.1× 688 1.0× 528 1.5× 410 1.7× 160 0.7× 14 2.8k
Fatma Gizem Karaoğlan Yılmaz 834 0.4× 741 1.0× 504 1.5× 351 1.5× 94 0.4× 100 2.2k
Yukie Toyama 2.5k 1.3× 816 1.2× 670 2.0× 498 2.1× 182 0.8× 13 3.3k
Hatice Yıldız Durak 869 0.4× 603 0.9× 384 1.1× 290 1.2× 130 0.5× 117 2.0k
Svenja Bedenlier 1.4k 0.7× 492 0.7× 309 0.9× 641 2.7× 283 1.2× 43 2.4k
Dirk Tempelaar 1.4k 0.7× 867 1.2× 716 2.1× 233 1.0× 113 0.5× 91 2.4k
Sylvia Beyer 460 0.2× 499 0.7× 188 0.5× 172 0.7× 125 0.5× 33 1.9k
Doris U. Bolliger 2.5k 1.3× 665 0.9× 591 1.7× 566 2.3× 402 1.7× 65 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Di Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Di Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Di Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Di Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Di Xu 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 Di Xu. Di Xu 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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Xu, Di, et al.. (2025). Humanizing college online instruction: The effects of professional development on faculty perceptions and instructional practices. The Internet and Higher Education. 65. 100998–100998. 1 indexed citations
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Minaya, Verónica, et al.. (2025). The Impact of Dual Enrollment on College Application Choice and Admission Success. The Journal of Higher Education. 97(1). 58–89.
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Zhou, Xuehan, Qiujie Li, & Di Xu. (2025). Does professional development for online instruction improve student course outcomes?. The Internet and Higher Education. 65. 100993–100993. 1 indexed citations
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Hart, Cassandra M. D., et al.. (2024). COVID-19 in California Community Colleges: College Responses, College Resources, and Student Outcomes. Research in Higher Education. 66(1).
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Xu, Di, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Active Learning Professional Development Training on College Students’ Academic Outcomes. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. 17(1). 43–64. 4 indexed citations
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Fischer, Christian, et al.. (2022). Salient syllabi: Examining design characteristics of science online courses in higher education. PLoS ONE. 17(11). e0276839–e0276839. 7 indexed citations
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Schaefer, David R., et al.. (2022). STEM learning communities promote friendships but risk academic segmentation. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 12442–12442. 3 indexed citations
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Baker, Rachel, Di Xu, Jihyun Park, et al.. (2020). The benefits and caveats of using clickstream data to understand student self-regulatory behaviors: opening the black box of learning processes. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. 17(1). 61 indexed citations
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Yu, Renzhe, Qiujie Li, Christian Fischer, Shayan Doroudi, & Di Xu. (2020). Towards Accurate and Fair Prediction of College Success: Evaluating Different Sources of Student Data.. Educational Data Mining. 45 indexed citations
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Fischer, Christian, Di Xu, Fernando Rodriguez, Kameryn Denaro, & Mark Warschauer. (2020). Data on online and face-to-face course enrollments in a public research university during summer terms. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 29. 105320–105320. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Di, et al.. (2019). Getting Academically Underprepared Students Ready through College Developmental Education: Does the Course Delivery Format Matter?. American Journal of Distance Education. 33(3). 178–194. 9 indexed citations
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Solanki, S. K., Peter McPartlan, Di Xu, & Brian K. Sato. (2019). Success with EASE: Who benefits from a STEM learning community?. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0213827–e0213827. 40 indexed citations
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Xu, Di, et al.. (2018). Increasing Interpersonal Interactions in an Online Course: Does Increased Instructor Email Activity and Voluntary Meeting Time in a Physical Classroom Facilitate Student Learning?.. Online Learning. 22(3). 193–215. 3 indexed citations
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Gong, Xin, Di Xu, & Wen‐Jui Han. (2016). The effects of preschool attendance on adolescent outcomes in rural China. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 37. 140–152. 22 indexed citations
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Gong, Xin, Di Xu, & Wen‐Jui Han. (2014). Household Income and Preschool Attendance in China. Child Development. 86(1). 194–208. 17 indexed citations
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Xu, Di, et al.. (2013). Chinese Junior High School Students' Perceptions of Geographic Fieldwork: A Case Study. Journal of Geography. 112(4). 156–164. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Di. (1996). Teaching real world students: A study of the relationship between students' academic achievement and daily-life interfering and remedial factors.. College student journal. 12 indexed citations

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