Zan Gao

7.7k citations
192 papers · 5.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 39

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Papers in

Zan Gao

184 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of Physical Activity on Motor Skills and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review 2017 · 300 citations
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Zan Gao
Comparison fields: 5 of 138
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 804
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 2.1k
  • Applied Psychology 537
  • Human-Computer Interaction 324
  • Physiology 1.3k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Zan Gao, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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The Impact of an Exergaming Intervention on Urban School Children’s Physical Activity Levels and Academic Outcomes
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Instructional choices and student engagement in physical education
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A cross-cultural analysis of achievement goals and self-efficacy between American and Chinese College students in Physical Education
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About Zan Gao

Zan Gao is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Applied Psychology, Social Psychology and Physiology, having authored 192 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (73 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (62 papers), Physical Activity and Health (59 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (53 papers), Physical Education and Pedagogy (29 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (27 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (14 papers) and Sports and Physical Education Research (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (804 citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (2.1k citations), Applied Psychology (537 citations), Human-Computer Interaction (324 citations) and Physiology (1.3k citations). Zan Gao has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Egypt. Frequent co-authors include Zachary Pope, Nan Zeng, Daniel J. McDonough, David F. Stodden, Ping Xiang, Jung Eun Lee, Shen Chen, Leslie Podlog, Tao Zhang and Wenxi Liu. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal of sport and health science, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

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