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• 2025

  Evaluating complementaries among urban water, energy, infrastructure, and social Sustainable Development Goals in China

  Yu, K., Song, Y., Lin, J. & Qu, S., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Sciences (China). 149, p. 585-597 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • China 100%
  • Sustainable Development Goals 100%
  • Energy Infrastructure 100%
  • Urban Water 100%
  • Network Analysis 7%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating the impact of carbon emission trading on urban ecological efficiency in an emerging economy

  Lei, X., Qiu, R., Chen, X., Baležentis, T. & Shen, Z. Y., 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 486, 144431.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions 100%
  • Emission Trading 100%
  • Emerging Economies 100%
  • Carbon Dioxide Emission 100%
  • Emissions Trading 100%

• Green bonds and intelligent manufacturing: Evidence from listed firms in China

  Zhou, Y., Li, X., Wu, Z., Wu, J. & Li, H., Feb 2025, In: Economics Letters. 247, 112150.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Green Bond Issuance 100%

• Green finance and job creation: Analyzing employment effects in China's manufacturing industry within green finance innovation and reform pilot zones

  Fu, B., Zhang, Y., Maani, S. & Wen, L., Jan 2025, In: Energy Economics. 141, 108090.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Manufacturing Occupations 100%

• Identification of key paths for embodied carbon emissions in China based on a five-dimensional analysis model

  Zhang, Z. & Chen, W., Mar 2025, In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 72, p. 78-88 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Dimensional Analysis 100%
  • Embodied Carbon 100%
  • Electric Heat 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions 100%
  • Water Supply 100%

• Impact of lattice distortion and vacancies on magnetism and magnetocaloric effect in Ho₃B_xC_4-x compounds for hydrogen liquefaction

  Tian, L., Li, Z., Sun, H., Mo, Z., Liu, J., Liu, G. & Shen, J., Mar 2025, In: Materialia. 39, 102339.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Magnetocaloric Effect 100%
  • Magnetism 100%
  • Energy Levels 66%
  • Magnetic Property 33%
  • Boron 33%

• Implications of China's foreign waste ban on the global waste paper trade networks for circular economy and sustainability

  Li, X., Yu, C., Wang, Z., Tao, C., Li, H., Diao, G. & Cheng, B., Mar 2025, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 172, 103428.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Difference in Differences 100%
  • Difference-In-Differences 100%
  • Sustainable Development Goals 100%
  • Circular Economy 100%

• Industrial risks assessment for the large-scale development of electric arc furnace steelmaking technology

  Yu, B., Dai, Y., Fu, J., Qi, J. & Li, X., 1 Jan 2025, In: Applied Energy. 377, 124611.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Industry 100%
  • Scale Development 100%
  • Steel Making 100%
  • Electric Arc Furnace 100%
  • Coal Processing 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Putting Korean HRM into the East Asian context

  Kim, S., Wang, Y., Yanadori, Y. & Rowley, C., 20 Feb 2025, Routledge Handbook of Korean Business and Management. Taylor and Francis, p. 249-270 22 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Cultural Values 100%
  • South Korea 50%
  • Korea 50%
  • Outplacement 25%
  • Labor Relation 25%

• Strategic mineral policies for Indonesia: Enhancing global competitiveness, economic growth, and environmental sustainability through innovation and renewable energy

  Zou, C., Gao, W. & Ai, F., May 2025, In: Renewable Energy. 244, 122593.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions 100%
  • Environmental Sustainability 100%
  • Price 100%
  • Pricing 50%
  • Value Added 50%
• 2024

  A compatible carbon efficiency information service framework based on the industrial internet identification

  Chi, C., Liu, Y., Ma, B., Chai, S., Zhang, P. & Yin, Z., Aug 2024, In: Digital Communications and Networks. 10, 4, p. 884-894 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Digital Transformation 100%
  • Rapid Development 100%
  • Supply Chain 100%
  • Interaction Model 100%
  • Basic Operation 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Are emerging BRICST economies greening? An empirical analysis from green innovation efficiency perspective

  Hamid, S. & Wang, K., Feb 2024, In: Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 26, 2, p. 533-550 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Dynamic Panel Data Model 100%
  • Adoption 100%
  • Clean Technology 50%
  • Turkey 50%
  • South Africa 12%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessing regional energy security characteristics: Evidence from Chinese province-level data

  Du, J., Gu, H., Shen, Z., Song, M. & Vardanyan, M., Dec 2024, In: Energy Economics. 140, 107964.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Energy Cost 100%

• Assessing the influence of artificial intelligence on the energy efficiency for sustainable ecological products value

  Song, M., Pan, H., Shen, Z. & Tamayo-Verleene, K., Mar 2024, In: Energy Economics. 131, 107392.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Artificial Intelligence 100%
  • Energy Efficiency 100%
  • Energy Conservation 100%
  • Emission Reduction 50%
  • Sustainable Development 50%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Can business managerial capacity improve green innovation in different industries? Evidence from Chinese listed companies

  Hao, X., Wen, S., Zhu, J., Wu, H. & Hao, Y., Mar 2024, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 33, 3, p. 2600-2620 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Industry 100%
  • Green Innovation 100%
  • Development of Economics 20%
  • Environmental Sustainability 20%
  • Innovation system 20%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Can Industrial Digitalization Promote Regional Green Technology Innovation?

  Hao, X., Liang, Y., Yang, C., Wu, H. & Hao, Y., 1 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Innovation and Knowledge. 9, 1, 100463.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Economic Development 100%
  • Industrial Structure 100%
  • Externalities 100%
  • Technology-Innovation 100%
  • Digitalization 100%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Carbon reduction effects of digital financial inclusion: Evidence from the county-scale in China

  Lei, X., Chen, X., Xu, L., Qiu, R. & Zhang, B., 20 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 451, 142098.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Financial Inclusion 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80%
  • Emission Reduction 60%
  • Technological Innovation 40%
  • Digital Finance 25%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Circular economy strategies for mitigating metals shortages in electric vehicle batteries under China's carbon-neutral target

  Hu, Z., Yu, B., Daigo, I., Tan, J., Sun, F. & Zhang, S., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 352, 120079.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carbon Neutrality 100%
  • Material Flow Analysis 25%
  • Technology Utilization 14%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Climate change and economic policy uncertainty: Evidence from major countries around the world

  Zhang, Y., Liu, L., Lan, M., Su, Z. & Wang, K., Mar 2024, In: Economic Analysis and Policy. 81, p. 1045-1060 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Economic Policy Uncertainty 100%
  • Fixed Effects 20%
  • Climate Risks 20%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Co-agglomeration, technological innovation and haze pollution: An empirical research based on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration

  Tian, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, T. & Zhu, Y., Jan 2024, In: Ecological Indicators. 158, 111492.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Metropolitan Area 100%
  • Technological Innovation 100%
  • Economic Development 25%
  • Panel Study 25%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Considering natural gas rents, mineral rents, mineral depletion, and natural resources depletion as new determinants of sustainable development

  Akram, R., Ai, F., Srivastava, M. & Sharma, R., Sept 2024, In: Resources Policy. 96, 105200.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sustainable Practice 100%
  • Natural Gas Resource 25%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Crucial to Me and my society: How collectivist culture influences individual pro-environmental behavior through environmental values

  Yang, Y., Yuan, Y., Liu, P., Wu, W. & Huo, C., 15 May 2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 454, 142211.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pro-Environmental Behavior 100%
  • Construal 100%
  • Policy Implication 50%
  • Regression Analysis 50%
  • Altruism 50%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Data Science Applications in Circular Economy: Trends, Status, and Future

  Zhao, B., Yu, Z., Wang, H., Shuai, C., Qu, S. & Xu, M., 16 Apr 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 15, p. 6457-6474 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Limitations 100%
  • Past Decade 100%
  • Comprehensive Review 100%
  • Accurate Prediction 100%
  • Infrastructure 100%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Density, Division and Distance: Understanding China’s Urban Land-Use Change from an Economic Geography Perspective

  Gao, X., Zhu, J. & Liu, J., Jun 2024, In: Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. 17, 2, p. 439-469 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Economic Geography 100%
  • Land Use Change 100%
  • Industrial Land Use 20%
  • General Economics 20%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Digital financial inclusion and green growth: analysis of Chinese agriculture

  Shen, Z., Hong, T., Blancard, S. & Bai, K., 2024, In: Applied Economics. 56, 46, p. 5555-5573 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • China 100%
  • Panel Data 100%
  • Rural Area 100%
  • Underpinning 100%
  • Total Factor Productivity 100%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Driving Economic Growth through Transportation Infrastructure: An In-Depth Spatial Econometric Analysis

  Shi, J., Bai, T., Zhao, Z. & Tan, H., May 2024, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 16, 10, 4283.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Econometrics 100%
  • Spatial Econometrics 100%
  • Sustainable Development 50%
  • Labor Mobility 50%
  • Civil Aviation 16%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Economic effects of sustainable energy technology progress under carbon reduction targets: An analysis based on a dynamic multi-regional CGE model

  Gao, Z., Zhao, Y., Li, L. & Hao, Y., 1 Jun 2024, In: Applied Energy. 363, 123071.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • CGE Model 100%
  • Computable General Equilibrium Analysis 100%
  • Energy Technology 100%
  • Renewable Energy 100%
  • Carbon Neutrality 100%
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Economic policy uncertainty and carbon neutrality in China: Do sustainable energy and eco-innovation make a difference?

  Song, X., Irfan, M., Alnafrah, I. & Hao, Y., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Sustainable Development.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tax Incentive 100%
  • Macroeconomic Performance 100%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Embracing artificial intelligence in the labour market: the case of statistics

  Liu, J., Chen, K. & Lyu, W., Dec 2024, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11, 1, 1112.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Labor Market 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 100%
  • Employability 33%
  • Skills Development 8%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Enhancing Enterprise Integration: Analyzing the Impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative on High-Quality Development in the People's Republic of China

  Shen, Z., Wang, S. & Liu, S. U., 1 Mar 2024, In: Asian Development Review. 41, 1, p. 335-363 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Belt and Road Initiative 100%
  • Development of Economics 25%
  • International Trade 25%
  • Foreign Trade 25%
  • Capital Goods 25%

• Enhancing governance efficiency and digital remittances for sustainable development

  Saud, S., Khan, I., Zaidi, S. A. H., Haseeb, A. & Li, H., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Environment, Development and Sustainability.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sustainable Development 100%
  • Remittance 100%
  • Sustainable Development Goals 63%
  • Financial Development 36%
  • European Union 30%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental deterioration in the age of industrialization and production: do industrial competition and renewable energy reduce the ecological burden?

  Yuhuan, Z., Rasheed, M. Q. & Saud, S., 1 Jan 2024, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31, 2, p. 2258-2278 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Residual Income 100%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Environmental regulation and green innovation: Does state ownership matter?

  Zhao, Z., Zhao, Y., Lv, X., Li, X., Zheng, L., Fan, S. & Zuo, S., Aug 2024, In: Energy Economics. 136, 107762.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ownership 100%
  • Environmental Standard 100%
  • Green Innovation 100%
  • Environmental Regulation 100%
  • Public Ownership 100%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Fostering Urban Inclusive Green Growth: Does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Matter?

  Wu, H., Luo, S., Li, S., Xue, Y. & Hao, Y., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 189, 4, p. 677-698 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Access to Education 100%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Government environmental signals, government–Enterprise collusion and corporate pollution transfer

  Li, X., Wang, R., Shen, Z. & Song, M., Nov 2024, In: Energy Economics. 139, 107935.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Low-Carbon City Pilot Policy 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Household residential energy choices in green transition: insights from a household survey in rural China

  Chen, Q., Yang, H., Su, L. & Pei, H., Oct 2024, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31, 50, p. 60539-60554 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Energy Engineering 100%
  • Energy Transition 100%
  • Solid Fuel 50%
  • Energy Source 50%
  • Renewable Energy 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• How could we benefit from a low-carbon economy? Evidence from Chinese regional labor markets

  Wei, C., Zhang, Y., Lan, M., Su, Z., Du, H. & Wang, K., Dec 2024, In: Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 71, p. 523-537 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Regional Unemployment 100%
  • Regional Labor Market 100%
  • Effect of Employment 12%
  • Employment Promotion 12%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• How do air quality, economic growth and energy use affect life expectancy in the Republic of Kazakhstan?

  Kanat, O., Yan, Z., Erum, N., Asghar, M. M., Zaidi, S. A. H. & Said, J., Mar 2024, In: Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health. 17, 3, p. 513-523 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Granger Causality Test 100%
  • Standard of Living 50%
  • Lag Model 50%
  • Unit Root 50%
  • Environmental Issue 16%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• How Does Digital Financial Inclusion Affect Energy Usage? Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China

  Hao, Y., Liu, S., Zhao, A. & Yan, G., 2024, In: Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 60, 4, p. 769-792 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Financial Inclusion 100%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• How does digitalization promote productivity growth in China?

  Bai, K., Shen, Z., Zhou, S., Su, Z., Yang, R. & Song, M., 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Innovation and Knowledge. 9, 4, 100586.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Productivity Change 100%
  • Industry 11%
  • Panel Study 11%

• How does industrial intelligence affect total-factor energy productivity? Evidence from China's manufacturing industry

  Huang, R., Shen, Z. & Yao, X., Feb 2024, In: Computers and Industrial Engineering. 188, 109901.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Manufacturing Industry 100%
  • Human Capital 33%
  • Economic Development 33%
  • Industrial Structure 33%
  • Panel Study 33%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• How temporal perspective affects the effectiveness of upcycled vs. recycled product advertisements

  Li, Y., Wu, S., Yuan, Y. & Hu, Z., May 2024, In: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 78, 103714.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Hybrid Legitimacy-Seeking Strategies of Social Enterprises in Developing Countries: A Comparative Case Study of Two Microfinance Institutions

  Huang, Y. & Yin, X., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Nonprofit Management and Leadership.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Microcredit 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Third Sector 25%

• Inclusive green productivity growth in China: identification of sources and evolutionary patterns

  Gao, Z., Zhang, F., Li, L. & Hao, Y., Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 21, 1, p. 399-416 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Technological Advancement 100%
  • Evolution 100%
  • Energy Engineering 50%
  • Directional 50%
  • Energy Conservation 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Information communication technology, economic growth, natural resources, and renewable energy production: Evaluating the asymmetric and symmetric impacts of artificial intelligence in robotics and innovative economies

  Rasheed, M. Q., Yuhuan, Z., Ahmed, Z., Haseeb, A. & Saud, S., 1 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 447, 141466.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Environmental Valuation 100%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Intertemporal evolution and influencing determinants of environmental productivity in South Asia’s electric power sectors: technological heterogeneity perspective

  Hamid, S., Wang, Q. & Wang, K., Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 21, 1, p. 115-134 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Environmental Standard 100%
  • Energy Sector 100%
  • Environmental Regulation 100%
  • Electric Power 100%
  • Electric Power Sector 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Job losses or gains? The impact of supply-side energy transition on employment in China

  Zhang, R., Li, W., Li, Y. & Li, H., 1 Nov 2024, In: Energy. 308, 132804.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Energy Transition 100%
  • Industry 75%
  • Economic Development 25%
  • Panel Study 25%
  • Energy Industry 25%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Measuring the gap between optimal and observed energy structure: Evidence from 36 OECD countries

  Liu, S., Shen, Z. Y. & Mu, Y., 25 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 459, 142526.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sustainable Development 100%
  • Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development 100%
  • Energy Engineering 100%
  • Productivity Change 66%
  • Economic Development 33%

• Moving towards green growth? Harnessing natural resources and economic complexity for sustainable development through the lens of the N-shaped EKC framework for the European Union

  Saud, S., Haseeb, A., Haider Zaidi, S. A., Khan, I. & Li, H., Apr 2024, In: Resources Policy. 91, 104804.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Economic Complexity 100%
  • Environmental Kuznets Curve 100%
  • Renewable Energy Source 10%
  • Natural Resource Economics 10%
  • Financial Aid 10%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Pathways for regions to achieve carbon emission peak: New insights from the four economic growth poles in China

  Hu, Y. J., Duan, F., Wang, H., Li, C., Zhang, R. & Tang, B. J., 10 Jan 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 907, 167979.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Emission Peak 100%
  • Growth Pole 100%
  • Reducing Emission 50%
  • Renewable Energy 50%
  • Improving Efficiency 50%
  10 Citations (Scopus)