Yanxiang Yang

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 738 citations indexed

About

Yanxiang Yang is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanxiang Yang has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 738 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Physiology, 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Yanxiang Yang's work include Physical Activity and Health (6 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (4 papers). Yanxiang Yang is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (6 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (4 papers). Yanxiang Yang collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United States. Yanxiang Yang's co-authors include Tao Huang, Joerg Koenigstorfer, Shenglong Le, Boyi Zhang, Wu Yao, Xiuqiang Wang, Sulin Cheng, Zan Gao, Siman Lei and Moritz Schumann and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, American Journal of Preventive Medicine and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Yanxiang Yang

18 papers receiving 719 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. Effects of chronic exercise interventions on executive function among children and adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis
    2019 215 citations Yanxiang Yang, Tao Huang et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yanxiang Yang Germany 12 173 173 138 133 115 19 738
Daniel J. McDonough United States 17 94 0.5× 272 1.6× 155 1.1× 180 1.4× 131 1.1× 43 789
Sebastian Wolf Germany 16 186 1.1× 103 0.6× 135 1.0× 72 0.5× 82 0.7× 34 1.0k
Ambra Gentile Italy 16 165 1.0× 133 0.8× 69 0.5× 166 1.2× 50 0.4× 50 949
Stefania Cataldi Italy 19 106 0.6× 152 0.9× 107 0.8× 156 1.2× 64 0.6× 82 843
Ya‐Wen Hsu Taiwan 19 140 0.8× 133 0.8× 158 1.1× 185 1.4× 112 1.0× 54 891
Francesco Fischetti Italy 19 113 0.7× 154 0.9× 102 0.7× 181 1.4× 63 0.5× 92 909
Jorge Carlos‐Vivas Spain 22 131 0.8× 273 1.6× 212 1.5× 348 2.6× 137 1.2× 119 1.6k
Liv Berit Augestad Norway 18 198 1.1× 199 1.2× 176 1.3× 87 0.7× 75 0.7× 46 906
Jeanette M. Garcia United States 15 174 1.0× 165 1.0× 240 1.7× 200 1.5× 86 0.7× 74 795
Elizabeth Anderson United States 7 80 0.5× 281 1.6× 164 1.2× 57 0.4× 156 1.4× 16 714

Countries citing papers authored by Yanxiang Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanxiang Yang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yanxiang Yang. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yanxiang Yang. The network helps show where Yanxiang Yang may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanxiang Yang

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Yang, Yanxiang & Joerg Koenigstorfer. (2024). The curvilinear effects of relative positions in smartphone app leaderboards on physical activity. Computers in Human Behavior. 165. 108532–108532.
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Yang, Yanxiang, et al.. (2024). A bibliometric review of perceptions of the built environment supported by multi-source data. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. 24(3). 2098–2113. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, Joerg Koenigstorfer, & Tim Pawlowski. (2022). Predicting transfer fees in professional European football before and during COVID-19 using machine learning. European Sport Management Quarterly. 24(3). 603–623. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Tao, et al.. (2022). Screen-based sedentary behaviors but not total sedentary time are associated with anxiety among college students. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 994612–994612. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, Laura Staun Valentiner, Charlotte Glümer, et al.. (2022). The Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention Supported by the InterWalk Smartphone App on Increasing Physical Activity Among Persons With Type 2 Diabetes: Parallel-Group, Randomized Trial. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 10(9). e30602–e30602. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang & Joerg Koenigstorfer. (2021). Determinants of Fitness App Usage and Moderating Impacts of Education-, Motivation-, and Gamification-Related App Features on Physical Activity Intentions: Cross-sectional Survey Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(7). e26063–e26063. 37 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, Huijun Hu, & Joerg Koenigstorfer. (2021). Effects of Gamified Smartphone Applications on Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 62(4). 602–613. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, et al.. (2021). Keeping It Real or Bridging the Gap? Brand Positioning of U.S. Sport Teams in Germany and China. Journal of Sport Management. 36(2). 105–117. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, et al.. (2020). Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Irrigation Scheduling. Transactions of the ASABE. 63(3). 549–556. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiuqiang, Siman Lei, Shenglong Le, et al.. (2020). Bidirectional Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns on Health Behaviors and Quality of Life among Chinese Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(15). 5575–5575. 138 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang & Joerg Koenigstorfer. (2020). Determinants of physical activity maintenance during the Covid-19 pandemic: a focus on fitness apps. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 10(4). 835–842. 91 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, et al.. (2019). Effects of chronic exercise interventions on executive function among children and adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(22). 1397–1404. 215 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Yanxiang, et al.. (2019). High-intensity interval training in the therapy and aftercare of cancer patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 13(2). 205–223. 66 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, et al.. (2018). Reliability and validity of a new accelerometer-based device for detecting physical activities and energy expenditure. PeerJ. 6. e5775–e5775. 26 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, et al.. (2017). Reinforcement Learning Control for Water-Efficient Agricultural Irrigation. 1334–1341. 28 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, et al.. (2017). A Reliable Soil Moisture Sensing Methodology for Agricultural Irrigation. 5. 1342–1349. 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Jun, Kun Wang, Zuosong Chen, et al.. (2017). Associations Between Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Executive Functioning in Young Adults. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 125(2). 278–288. 17 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanxiang, Zhi‐Gang Qian, Jian‐Jiang Zhong, & Xiao‐Xia Xia. (2016). Hyper-production of large proteins of spider dragline silk MaSp2 by Escherichia coli via synthetic biology approach. Process Biochemistry. 51(4). 484–490. 42 indexed citations
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