Abdul Rauf

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Abdul Rauf is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Abdul Rauf has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 23 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 15 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Abdul Rauf's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (31 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (22 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (15 papers). Abdul Rauf is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (31 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (22 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (15 papers). Abdul Rauf collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Türkiye. Abdul Rauf's co-authors include İlhan Öztürk, Waqas Amin, Fayyaz Ahmad, Xiaoxing Liu, Obaid Ur Rehman, Muhammad Umar Draz, Lijuan Su, Muhammad Irfan, Munir Ahmad and Jinkai Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Abdul Rauf

48 papers receiving 2.1k 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. The key to sustainability: In-depth investigation of environmental quality in G20 countries through the lens of renewable energy, economic complexity and geopolitical risk resilience
    2024 54 citations Anqi Wang, Abdul Rauf et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abdul Rauf China 24 1.5k 795 485 442 279 49 2.1k
Gul Jabeen China 27 1.6k 1.1× 818 1.0× 544 1.1× 489 1.1× 219 0.8× 50 2.3k
Muhammad Sohail Amjad Makhdum Pakistan 17 1.8k 1.2× 962 1.2× 598 1.2× 534 1.2× 161 0.6× 38 2.2k
Oana M. Driha Spain 16 1.6k 1.1× 759 1.0× 485 1.0× 339 0.8× 222 0.8× 25 2.0k
Najid Ahmad China 20 1.9k 1.2× 999 1.3× 500 1.0× 490 1.1× 202 0.7× 67 2.4k
Jamal Hussain China 20 1.7k 1.2× 952 1.2× 552 1.1× 479 1.1× 125 0.4× 47 2.2k
Serdar Ongan United States 26 1.9k 1.3× 938 1.2× 492 1.0× 312 0.7× 327 1.2× 55 2.5k
Sofia Anwar Pakistan 19 1.3k 0.9× 746 0.9× 348 0.7× 396 0.9× 192 0.7× 80 1.8k
Sudeshna Ghosh Türkiye 28 2.2k 1.5× 1.0k 1.3× 406 0.8× 380 0.9× 246 0.9× 97 2.8k
Md Shabbir Alam Bahrain 25 1.7k 1.2× 878 1.1× 485 1.0× 392 0.9× 115 0.4× 68 2.3k
Muhammad Nasir Malik Pakistan 14 1.7k 1.1× 817 1.0× 595 1.2× 369 0.8× 110 0.4× 32 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Abdul Rauf

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Fields of papers citing papers by Abdul Rauf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Abdul Rauf. 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 Abdul Rauf. The network helps show where Abdul Rauf may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Abdul Rauf

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

All Works

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El‐Fadel, M., et al.. (2025). Pathways toward Net-zero emissions in the construction industry: A framework integrating circular economy and industry 4.0 innovations. Building and Environment. 285. 113652–113652. 2 indexed citations
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Naeem, Muhammad Abubakr, et al.. (2025). Can central bank green communication reduce carbon emissions of high-energy-consuming firms?. Journal of Environmental Management. 380. 125088–125088. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yusheng, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the green horizon: A bibliometric analysis of global foreign direct investment research and its emphasis on climate change. Journal of Cleaner Production. 446. 141338–141338. 6 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdul, et al.. (2024). Transitioning from conventional energy to clean renewable energy in G7 countries: A signed network approach. Energy. 307. 132655–132655. 23 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xu, et al.. (2024). Decomposing risk spillover effect in international stock market: A novel intertemporal network topology approach. Finance research letters. 63. 105371–105371. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Anqi, et al.. (2024). The key to sustainability: In-depth investigation of environmental quality in G20 countries through the lens of renewable energy, economic complexity and geopolitical risk resilience. Journal of Environmental Management. 352. 120045–120045. 54 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rauf, Abdul, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Intertwined Nexus between Globalization, Energy Usage, Economic Complexity, and Environmental Quality in Emerging Asian Economies: A Pathway Towards a Greener Future. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(45). 100431–100449. 6 indexed citations
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Ali, Madad, Muhammad Irfan, İlknur Öztürk, & Abdul Rauf. (2022). Modeling public acceptance of renewable energy deployment: a pathway towards green revolution. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja. 36(3). 43 indexed citations
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Irfan, Muhammad, Asif Razzaq, Wanich Suksatan, et al.. (2021). Asymmetric impact of temperature on COVID-19 spread in India: Evidence from quantile-on-quantile regression approach. Journal of Thermal Biology. 104. 103101–103101. 43 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdul, İlhan Öztürk, Fayyaz Ahmad, et al.. (2021). Do Tourism Development, Energy Consumption and Transportation Demolish Sustainable Environments? Evidence from Chinese Provinces. Sustainability. 13(22). 12361–12361. 62 indexed citations
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Hou, Yumei, et al.. (2021). Revisiting the energy-economy-environment relationships for attaining environmental sustainability: evidence from Belt and Road Initiative countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(3). 3808–3825. 68 indexed citations
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Jalil, Abdul, et al.. (2021). Energy consumption, economic growth, and environmental sustainability challenges for Belt and Road countries: a fresh insight from “Chinese Going Global Strategy”. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(46). 65987–65999. 11 indexed citations
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Fu, Gang, et al.. (2021). Exploring the long-run relationship between financial inclusion and agricultural growth: evidence from Pakistan. International Journal of Emerging Markets. 18(7). 1677–1696. 31 indexed citations
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Rehman, Abdul, Hengyun Ma, İlhan Öztürk, et al.. (2020). Another outlook to sector-level energy consumption in Pakistan from dominant energy sources and correlation with economic growth. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(26). 33735–33750. 58 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdul, Xiaoxing Liu, Waqas Amin, Obaid Ur Rehman, & Muddassar Sarfraz. (2018). Nexus between Industrial Growth, Energy Consumption and Environmental Deterioration: OBOR Challenges and Prospects to China. 9 indexed citations
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Rauf, Abdul, Jin Zhang, Jinkai Li, & Waqas Amin. (2018). Structural changes, energy consumption and carbon emissions in China: Empirical evidence from ARDL bound testing model. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 47. 194–206. 145 indexed citations

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