Yan Xia

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Yan Xia is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Xia has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Clinical Psychology, 12 papers in Social Psychology and 9 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Yan Xia's work include Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (9 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (8 papers) and Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques (7 papers). Yan Xia is often cited by papers focused on Psychometric Methodologies and Testing (9 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (8 papers) and Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques (7 papers). Yan Xia collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Mexico. Yan Xia's co-authors include Yanyun Yang, Xiaolin Xie, Eunju Jung, Xiaohong Liu, Xiaoyun Zhang, Haiping Wang, Sarah Taylor, Yanhui Bian, Cixin Wang and Stephan M. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, Operations Research and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Yan Xia

44 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

RMSEA, CFI, and TLI in structural equation modeling with ordered categorical data: The story they tell depends on the estimation methods

2018 895 citations Yan Xia, Yanyun Yang Behavior Research Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Xia United States	15	477	384	325	240	177	50	1.6k
Zsuzsa Bakk Netherlands	13	436 0.9×	368 1.0×	292 0.9×	231 1.0×	220 1.2×	27	1.6k
Mark H. C. Lai United States	20	363 0.8×	353 0.9×	346 1.1×	211 0.9×	311 1.8×	80	1.4k
Theodoros Kyriazos Greece	16	588 1.2×	482 1.3×	280 0.9×	213 0.9×	234 1.3×	44	1.8k
Amanda N. Baraldi United States	11	443 0.9×	308 0.8×	261 0.8×	220 0.9×	165 0.9×	25	1.7k
Terrence D. Jorgensen Netherlands	17	398 0.8×	294 0.8×	214 0.7×	200 0.8×	208 1.2×	50	1.3k
Luis Manuel Lozano Fernández Spain	18	384 0.8×	465 1.2×	255 0.8×	207 0.9×	157 0.9×	58	1.6k
Chi-Ming Kam Hong Kong	6	478 1.0×	297 0.8×	299 0.9×	296 1.2×	192 1.1×	6	2.0k
Rebecca J. Purc‐Stephenson Canada	16	463 1.0×	526 1.4×	383 1.2×	276 1.1×	200 1.1×	32	2.3k
Jesús M. Alvarado Spain	16	410 0.9×	398 1.0×	183 0.6×	343 1.4×	156 0.9×	112	1.6k
Francisco Pablo Holgado Tello Spain	18	656 1.4×	571 1.5×	258 0.8×	352 1.5×	316 1.8×	86	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Xia

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Xia

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xia, Yan, et al.. (2025). Optimization Calculating of Artificial Intelligence IPGA Algorithm. International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence. 39(7).

Meadan, Hedda, et al.. (2025). Association between joint attention and autism traits in young adults: A gaze-contingent eye-tracking study. PubMed. 125. 202622–202622.

Pan, Dan, et al.. (2025). Application of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Assessment, Management and Prognosis of Older Adult Patients with Sarcopenia: A Review of Research Progress and Practice. Gerontology. 71(11). 955–968.

Xia, Yan, et al.. (2024). Behavior management training for teachers in the induction phase. Psychology in the Schools. 61(6). 2489–2507. 2 indexed citations

Xia, Yan, et al.. (2024). Correlation Between Gaze Behaviors and Social Communication Skills of Young Autistic Children: A Meta-Analysis of Eye-Tracking Studies. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 55(3). 843–861. 2 indexed citations

Xia, Yan, et al.. (2024). Global Perspectives on Adolescents and Their Families. 8 indexed citations

Troop‐Gordon, Wendy, Megan M. Davis, Anne L. Weldon, et al.. (2020). Emotion mindsets and depressive symptoms in adolescence: The role of emotion regulation competence.. Emotion. 22(6). 1255–1269. 12 indexed citations

Xia, Yan, et al.. (2019). The influence of ICAM1 rs5498 on diabetes mellitus risk: evidence from a meta-analysis. Inflammation Research. 68(4). 275–284. 19 indexed citations

Xia, Yan & Yanyun Yang. (2018). RMSEA, CFI, and TLI in structural equation modeling with ordered categorical data: The story they tell depends on the estimation methods. Behavior Research Methods. 51(1). 409–428. 895 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Cixin, et al.. (2018). Ecological Influences on Chinese Adolescents’ Problem Behaviors: A Multilevel Analysis. Journal of Family Issues. 39(9). 2545–2571. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Cixin, et al.. (2017). Parental Autonomy Granting and School Functioning among Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Adolescents’ Cultural Values. Frontiers in Psychology. 8. 2161–2161. 6 indexed citations

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Paek, Insu, et al.. (2017). Investigating the Behaviors of M₂ and RMSEA₂ in Fitting a Unidimensional Model to Multidimensional Data. Applied Psychological Measurement. 41(8). 632–644. 15 indexed citations

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Zach, Sima, et al.. (2015). Motivation dimensions for running a marathon: A new model emerging from the Motivation of Marathon Scale (MOMS). Journal of sport and health science. 6(3). 302–310. 42 indexed citations

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Yang, Yanyun & Yan Xia. (2014). On the number of factors to retain in exploratory factor analysis for ordered categorical data. Behavior Research Methods. 47(3). 756–772. 58 indexed citations

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Bush, Kevin R., et al.. (2014). Paternal Behaviors and Adolescents' Academic Motivation at Low, Moderate, and High Levels of Students' Achievement in Mainland China. 4(2). 95–108. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Cixin, Yan Xia, Wenzhen Li, et al.. (2014). Parenting Behaviors, Adolescent Depressive Symptoms, and Problem Behavior. Journal of Family Issues. 37(4). 520–542. 40 indexed citations

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Bischoff, Richard J., et al.. (2009). Connecting Behaviors and Newlyweds’ Sense of Shared-Meaning and Relationship Satisfaction. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy. 8(3). 247–263. 5 indexed citations

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Xia, Yan, et al.. (2006). Introduction to Chinese Youth (with a Commentary). Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 35. 453–475. 3 indexed citations

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Xia, Yan, et al.. (1997). Locus of control and problem-solving interaction in families with adolescents. Journal of Adolescence. 20(5). 489–504. 3 indexed citations

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Watkins, D. Neil, et al.. (1995). TOWARDS THE VALIDATION OF A CHINESE VERSION OF THE SELF-DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE-1. Psychologica. 38(1). 22–30. 12 indexed citations

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