| Need support, need satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and physical activity participation among middle school students T Zhang, MA Solmon, M Kosma, RL Carson, X Gu Journal of teaching in physical education 30 (1), 51-68, 2011 | 260 | 2011 |
| Physical activity, physical fitness, and health-related quality of life in school-aged children X Gu, M Chang, MA Solmon Journal of Teaching in Physical Education 35 (2), 117-126, 2016 | 227 | 2016 |
| The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on physical activity in US children K Tulchin-Francis, W Stevens Jr, X Gu, T Zhang, H Roberts, J Keller, ... Journal of Sport and Health Science 10 (3), 323-332, 2021 | 153 | 2021 |
| The role of teachers’ support in predicting students’ motivation and achievement outcomes in physical education T Zhang, MA Solmon, X Gu Journal of Teaching in Physical Education 31 (4), 329-343, 2012 | 115 | 2012 |
| The role of executive function in linking fundamental motor skills and reading proficiency in socioeconomically disadvantaged kindergarteners M Chang, X Gu Learning and individual differences 61, 250-255, 2018 | 75 | 2018 |
| Toward Active Living: Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program Research and Implications S Chen, X Gu Quest 70 (2), 191-212, 2018 | 65 | 2018 |
| Impact of a pedometer-based goal-setting intervention on children’s motivation, motor competence, and physical activity in physical education X Gu, YL Chen, AW Jackson, T Zhang Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 23 (1), 54-65, 2018 | 61 | 2018 |
| Effects of a fundamental motor skill-based afterschool program on children’s physical and cognitive health outcomes J Lee, T Zhang, TL Chu, X Gu, P Zhu International journal of environmental research and public health 17 (3), 733, 2020 | 59 | 2020 |
| Motivational processes in children's physical activity and health-related quality of life X Gu, MA Solmon Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy 21 (4), 407-424, 2016 | 58 | 2016 |
| Effects of a need-supportive motor skill intervention on children’s motor skill competence and physical activity J Lee, T Zhang, TL Chu, X Gu Children 7 (3), 21, 2020 | 51 | 2020 |
| Sedentary behavior and physical activity predicting depressive symptoms in adolescents beyond attributes of health-related physical fitness GL Farren, T Zhang, X Gu, KT Thomas Journal of Sport and Health Science 7 (4), 489-496, 2018 | 49 | 2018 |
| Physical Literacy at the Start Line: Young Children’s Motor Competence, Fitness, Physical Activity, and Fitness Knowledge X Gu, S Chen, X Zhang Journal of Teaching in Physical Education 38 (2), 146-154, 2019 | 45 | 2019 |
| The role of perceived and actual motor competency on children’s physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness during middle childhood X Gu, KT Thomas, YL Chen Journal of Teaching in Physical Education 36 (4), 388-397, 2017 | 43 | 2017 |
| Fundamental motor skill, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in socioeconomically disadvantaged kindergarteners X Gu Psychology, health & medicine 21 (7), 871-881, 2016 | 42 | 2016 |
| College students' physical activity and health-related quality of life: An achievement goal perspective T Zhang, P Xiang, X Gu, M Rose Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 87 (2), 182-190, 2016 | 41 | 2016 |
| Understanding adolescents’ mental health and academic achievement: Does physical fitness matter? M Xiang, X Gu, A Jackson, T Zhang, X Wang, Q Guo School Psychology International 38 (6), 647-663, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Group cohesion, achievement motivation, and motivational outcomes among female college students X Gu, MA Solmon, T Zhang, P Xiang Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 23 (2), 175-188, 2011 | 37 | 2011 |
| Effects of cardiorespiratory fitness and weight status on knowledge of physical activity and fitness, attitude toward physical education, and physical activity S Chen, X Gu BMC Public Health 18, 1-7, 2018 | 31 | 2018 |
| The roles of physical activity and sedentary behavior on Hispanic children’s mental health: a motor skill perspective X Gu, MJ Keller, KH Weiller-Abels, T Zhang Quality of Life Research 27, 185-193, 2018 | 31 | 2018 |
| Promoting Children's Physical Activity in Physical Education: The Role of Active Video Gaming. T Zhang, W Moore, X Gu, TL Chu, Z Gao JTRM in Kinesiology, 2016 | 29 | 2016 |
