Xiangli Gu

1.7k total citations
70 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Xiangli Gu is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiangli Gu has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 17 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Xiangli Gu's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (39 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (17 papers). Xiangli Gu is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (39 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (17 papers). Xiangli Gu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Xiangli Gu's co-authors include Tao Zhang, Melinda A. Solmon, Senlin Chen, Mei Mei Chang, Xiaoxia Zhang, Tsz Lun Chu, Katherine T. Thomas, Maria Kosma, Russell L. Carson and Jean Keller and has published in prestigious journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Xiangli Gu

65 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiangli Gu United States 21 576 377 361 310 236 70 1.2k
Haichun Sun United States 22 705 1.2× 608 1.6× 250 0.7× 524 1.7× 149 0.6× 50 1.6k
Sami Yli‐Piipari United States 21 578 1.0× 658 1.7× 285 0.8× 408 1.3× 205 0.9× 69 1.3k
Mark Babic Australia 11 410 0.7× 281 0.7× 467 1.3× 156 0.5× 499 2.1× 21 1.4k
Xihe Zhu United States 25 583 1.0× 475 1.3× 351 1.0× 521 1.7× 205 0.9× 116 1.7k
Lennart Raudsepp Estonia 22 593 1.0× 597 1.6× 430 1.2× 236 0.8× 345 1.5× 64 1.6k
Julien Bois France 17 403 0.7× 514 1.4× 289 0.8× 209 0.7× 208 0.9× 52 1.1k
Erin E. Centeio United States 18 380 0.7× 223 0.6× 313 0.9× 356 1.1× 166 0.7× 62 953
Robert J. Brustad United States 18 669 1.2× 865 2.3× 382 1.1× 278 0.9× 218 0.9× 47 1.5k
Glen Nielsen Denmark 22 340 0.6× 332 0.9× 378 1.0× 130 0.4× 295 1.3× 62 1.2k
Danielle D. Wadsworth United States 18 515 0.9× 140 0.4× 270 0.7× 230 0.7× 164 0.7× 88 944

Countries citing papers authored by Xiangli Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiangli Gu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiangli Gu

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

All Works

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Zhang, Xiaoxia, et al.. (2024). The Associations of Physical Activity and Health-Risk Behaviors toward Depressive Symptoms among College Students: Gender and Obesity Disparities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21(4). 401–401. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2022). Social-Ecological Factors Predict College Students’ Physical Activities and Sedentary Behavior. Sustainability. 14(19). 12873–12873. 10 indexed citations
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Shen, Liang, et al.. (2022). Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms: A Psychosocial Mechanism. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(3). 1276–1276. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Senlin, Xiangli Gu, Yang Liu, et al.. (2022). Adolescents’ Behaviors, Fitness, and Knowledge Related to Active Living before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(5). 2560–2560. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2021). Does Perceived Competence Mediate between Ball Skills and Children’s Physical Activity and Enjoyment?. Children. 8(7). 575–575. 8 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiangli, et al.. (2020). School-Based Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Health-Related Outcomes among Hispanic Children in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(4). 1197–1197. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2020). Effects of a Need-Supportive Motor Skill Intervention on Children’s Motor Skill Competence and Physical Activity. Children. 7(3). 21–21. 40 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiangli, et al.. (2020). Psychosocial Mechanism of Adolescents’ Depression: A Dose-Response Relation with Physical Activity. Children. 7(4). 37–37. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoxia, Xiangli Gu, Tao Zhang, & Jean Keller. (2020). The mediating roles of sleep quality and sedentary behavior between physical fitness and depression among female college freshmen. Journal of American College Health. 70(5). 1528–1535. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2020). Accessing Physical Activity and Health Disparities among Underserved Hispanic Children: The Role of Actual and Perceived Motor Competence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(9). 3013–3013. 15 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2020). Physical Fitness Promotion among Adolescents: Effects of a Jump Rope-Based Physical Activity Afterschool Program. Children. 7(8). 95–95. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2020). Effects of a Fundamental Motor Skill-Based Afterschool Program on Children’s Physical and Cognitive Health Outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(3). 733–733. 50 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiangli, You Fu, Weiyun Chen, et al.. (2020). A Causal Pathway of Physical Activity to Motor Competence in Childhood:Evidence from a School-based Intervention. Journal of Sports Sciences. 39(4). 460–468. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2020). The Roles of Individual and Psychosocial Factors in Predicting Quality of Life Among Working Women in Shanghai. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(5). 1751–1751. 5 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiangli, et al.. (2019). The direct and indirect effects of motor competence on adolescents’ mental health through health-related physical fitness. Journal of Sports Sciences. 37(17). 1927–1933. 21 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2019). Understanding Adolescents’ Need Support, Need Satisfaction, and Health-Related Outcomes: A Self-Determination Health Behavior Perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(1). 104–104. 21 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiangli, Yulin Chen, Allen W. Jackson, & Tao Zhang. (2017). Impact of a pedometer-based goal-setting intervention on children’s motivation, motor competence, and physical activity in physical education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 23(1). 54–65. 26 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiangli, et al.. (2012). Using expectancy-value model to examine students' physical activity engagement and cardiovascular fitness in physical education.. International journal of sport psychology. 43(5). 385–402. 15 indexed citations

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