| Principal leadership effects on student achievement: a multilevel analysis using Programme for International Student Assessment 2015 data H Wu, X Gao, J Shen Educational Studies 46 (3), 316-336, 2020 | 69 | 2020 |
| School as a loosely coupled organization? An empirical examination using national SASS 2003–04 data J Shen, X Gao, J Xia Educational Management Administration & Leadership 45 (4), 657-681, 2017 | 55 | 2017 |
| School process and teacher job satisfaction at alternative schools: A multilevel study using SASS 2007–08 data J Xia, M Izumi, X Gao Leadership and Policy in Schools 14 (2), 167-203, 2015 | 29 | 2015 |
| School autonomy: A comparison between China and the United States J Xia, X Gao, J Shen Chinese Education & Society 50 (3), 284-305, 2017 | 20 | 2017 |
| Developing and validating an instrument measuring school leadership J Shen, X Ma, X Gao, L Bierlien Palmer, S Poppink, W Burt, R Leneway, ... Educational Studies 45 (4), 402-421, 2019 | 18 | 2019 |
| Evaluating program effects: Conceptualizing and demonstrating a typology X Gao, J Shen, H Wu, HY Krenn Evaluation and Program Planning 72, 88-96, 2019 | 15 | 2019 |
| Reliability of using motion sensors to measure children’s physical activity levels in exergaming N Zeng, X Gao, Y Liu, JE Lee, Z Gao Journal of Clinical Medicine 7 (5), 100, 2018 | 15 | 2018 |
| Using logic model and visualization to conduct portfolio evaluation H Wu, J Shen, J Jones, X Gao, Y Zheng, HY Krenn Evaluation and program planning 74, 69-75, 2019 | 13 | 2019 |
| Closing achievement gaps: Examining the roles of school background and process H Wu, J Shen, J Spybrook, X Gao Education and Urban Society 53 (8), 909-937, 2021 | 11 | 2021 |
| Testing the predictive power of an instrument titled “Orientation to School Renewal” J Shen, X Ma, N Mansberger, X Gao, LB Palmer, W Burt, R Leneway, ... School Effectiveness and School Improvement 31 (4), 505-528, 2020 | 9 | 2020 |
| A comparison between US and Chinese principal decision-making power: A measurement perspective based on PISA 2015 X Gao, J Xia, J Shen, X Ma Chinese Education & Society 51 (5), 410-425, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
| Developing and validating an instrument measuring school renewal: Testing the factorial validity and reliability J Shen, X Ma, N Mansberger, L Bierlein Palmer, W Burt, R Leneway, ... International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1-19, 2021 | 7 | 2021 |
| Demographic and professional characteristics of urban school principals in the United States J Xia, X Gao, J Shen Handbook of urban educational leadership, 23-42, 2015 | 6 | 2015 |
| Using WWC sanctioned rigorous methods to develop comparison groups for evaluation X Gao, J Shen, HY Krenn Evaluation and Program Planning 65, 148-155, 2017 | 4 | 2017 |
| Exploring the predictors of teachers’ teaching autonomy: A three-level international study Q Lin, X Gao Teaching and Teacher Education 135, 104338, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
| Principals’ and teachers’ decision making power in small, medium, and large school districts J Xia, X Gao, J Shen Leading small and mid-sized urban school districts, 65-83, 2015 | 2 | 2015 |
| School Accountability and Student Social-Emotional Learning: Evidence From the OECD's Survey on Social and Emotional Skills X Gao, Q Lin, J Xia ECNU Review of Education, 20965311231222493, 2024 | 1 | 2024 |
| Build an effective, efficient and equitable early care and education (ECE) system: a case study of system development and evaluation X Gao, J Shen, MR Johnson, H Krenn, E Burkhardt Early Years 43 (4-5), 889-903, 2023 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Meta-Analysis of the Predictors of On-time High School Graduation in the United States Y Zheng, X Gao, J Shen, MR Johnson, H Y. Krenn NASSP Bulletin 107 (2), 130-155, 2023 | 1 | 2023 |
| Correlates and effects of data-informed decision-making: An empirical examination of the loose coupling theory using a national data set X Gao Western Michigan University, 2016 | 1 | 2016 |
