Meng Tian

733 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 485 citations indexed

About

Meng Tian is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Meng Tian has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 485 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Education, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Meng Tian's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (9 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (5 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (4 papers). Meng Tian is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (9 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (5 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (4 papers). Meng Tian collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Finland. Meng Tian's co-authors include Mika Risku, Kaija Collin, Yaohui Zhao, Xiaoyan Lei, John S. Strauss, Stephan Gerhard Huber, James P. Smith, John Strauss, Tuomo Virtanen and Kerui Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Coastal Research, Cell Communication and Signaling and Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

In The Last Decade

Meng Tian

28 papers receiving 424 citations

Hit Papers

A meta-analysis of distributed leadership from 2002 to 2013 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200
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. A meta-analysis of distributed leadership from 2002 to 2013
    2015 202 citations Meng Tian, Mika Risku et al. Educational Management Administration & Leadership profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Meng Tian China 9 239 146 91 84 51 32 485
Karen Robson Canada 12 141 0.6× 216 1.5× 53 0.6× 35 0.4× 67 1.3× 45 496
Woosang Hwang United States 13 70 0.3× 247 1.7× 78 0.9× 89 1.1× 56 1.1× 59 461
Bridget Lavelle United States 4 331 1.4× 89 0.6× 30 0.3× 25 0.3× 41 0.8× 4 548
Yu Cheung Wong Hong Kong 15 200 0.8× 270 1.8× 130 1.4× 48 0.6× 128 2.5× 42 600
Bruce S. Cooper United States 15 513 2.1× 110 0.8× 65 0.7× 14 0.2× 24 0.5× 94 687
Meguellati Achour Malaysia 13 130 0.5× 198 1.4× 54 0.6× 97 1.2× 48 0.9× 31 440
Honglin Chen China 11 59 0.2× 237 1.6× 47 0.5× 58 0.7× 77 1.5× 53 463
Joppe de Ree Netherlands 11 215 0.9× 179 1.2× 58 0.6× 39 0.5× 46 0.9× 21 550
Karin Crawford United Kingdom 12 176 0.7× 99 0.7× 14 0.2× 18 0.2× 86 1.7× 37 385
Ellen Greaves United Kingdom 9 415 1.7× 239 1.6× 71 0.8× 16 0.2× 30 0.6× 21 582

Countries citing papers authored by Meng Tian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Meng Tian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Meng Tian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Meng Tian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Meng Tian 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 Meng Tian. Meng Tian is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tian, Meng, et al.. (2024). Academies in England and Independent Schools in Finland: A Distributed Leadership Perspective. Education Sciences. 14(12). 1376–1376. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng, et al.. (2024). OfSTED from within: Inspectors’ views on challenges and future direction. Educational Management Administration & Leadership. 2 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng. (2024). Embracing complexity: rethinking education inspection in England. Educational Review. 77(5). 1500–1516. 3 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng. (2023). Arts-based Research Methods for Educational Researchers. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng. (2023). A critical friend or the sword of Damocles: Headteachers’ use of micropolitical strategies in inspection. Educational Management Administration & Leadership. 53(6). 1317–1334. 7 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng, et al.. (2021). Retheorising distributed leadership through epistemic injustice. Educational Management Administration & Leadership. 51(4). 774–790. 8 indexed citations
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Wu, Kerui & Meng Tian. (2020). Research on Environment Education Strategy Water Resource Utilization Based on Dynamics. Journal of Coastal Research. 115(sp1). 498–498. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng & Stephan Gerhard Huber. (2019). Mapping the international knowledge base of educational leadership, administration and management: a topographical perspective. Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 51(1). 4–23. 19 indexed citations
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Risku, Mika & Meng Tian. (2019). Adult Education as a Tool for the Changing World. 184–189. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng & Mika Risku. (2018). A distributed leadership perspective on the Finnish curriculum reform 2014. Journal of Curriculum Studies. 51(2). 229–244. 21 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng, Mika Risku, & Kaija Collin. (2015). A meta-analysis of distributed leadership from 2002 to 2013. Educational Management Administration & Leadership. 44(1). 146–164. 202 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lei, Xiaoyan, John S. Strauss, Meng Tian, & Yaohui Zhao. (2015). Living arrangements of the elderly in China: evidence from the CHARLS national baseline. China Economic Journal. 8(3). 191–214. 99 indexed citations
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Smith, James P., Meng Tian, & Yaohui Zhao. (2013). Community effects on elderly health: Evidence from CHARLS national baseline. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. 1-2. 50–59. 27 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng. (2012). Children's Migration Decisions and Elderly Support in China: Evidences from CHARLS Pilot Data. Frontiers of Economics in China. 7(1). 122–140. 5 indexed citations
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Lei, Xiaoyan, John Strauss, Meng Tian, & Yaohui Zhao. (2012). Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China: Evidence from Charls. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Tian, Meng, et al.. (2011). Integration of Modern Information Technologies and Mathematics Teaching. Advanced materials research. 225-226. 259–262. 1 indexed citations
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Lei, Xiaoyan, John Strauss, Meng Tian, & Yaohui Zhao. (2011). Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China: Evidence from CHARLS. RAND Corporation eBooks. 15 indexed citations

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