Anwar Khan

6.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
130 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Anwar Khan is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Plant Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Anwar Khan has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 43 papers in Plant Science and 33 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Anwar Khan's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (52 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (32 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (31 papers). Anwar Khan is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (52 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (32 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (31 papers). Anwar Khan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Pakistan. Anwar Khan's co-authors include Jamal Hussain, Yang Chenggang, Kui Zhou, Sadia Bano, Shoukat Iqbal Khattak, Manzoor Ahmad, Zia Ullah Khan, Chuanwang Sun, Faqeer Muhammad and Zia Ur Rahman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Anwar Khan

120 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

The physiology and biochemistry of seed development, dormancy, and germination

1982 377 citations Anwar Khan profile →
Exploring the impact of innovation, renewable energy consumption, and income on CO2 emissions: new evidence from the BRICS economies

2020 364 citations Anwar Khan et al. profile →
Impact of technological innovation, financial development and foreign direct investment on renewable energy, non-renewable energy and the environment in belt & Road Initiative countries

2021 279 citations Anwar Khan et al. Renewable Energy profile →
Are digital economy and financial structure driving renewable energy technology innovations: A major eight countries perspective

2024 43 citations Chuanwang Sun, Anwar Khan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anwar Khan China	37	2.9k	1.6k	1.2k	936	775	130	5.0k
Thomas W. Hertel United States	54	4.6k 1.6×	1.2k 0.7×	766 0.6×	2.0k 2.1×	472 0.6×	356	11.6k
Mario Giampietro Spain	43	641 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	397 0.3×	1.9k 2.1×	440 0.6×	189	5.8k
Laixiang Sun United States	40	1.8k 0.6×	702 0.4×	371 0.3×	2.5k 2.6×	423 0.5×	165	6.1k
Hengyun Ma China	33	2.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	251 0.2×	928 1.0×	502 0.6×	115	3.7k
Gal Hochman United States	27	1.8k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	119 0.1×	995 1.1×	458 0.6×	76	3.1k
Erik Mathijs Belgium	42	829 0.3×	204 0.1×	1.4k 1.2×	392 0.4×	335 0.4×	193	6.8k
Madhu Khanna United States	44	2.3k 0.8×	749 0.5×	529 0.4×	958 1.0×	347 0.4×	231	7.5k
Abbas Ali Chandio China	39	2.2k 0.8×	757 0.5×	420 0.3×	571 0.6×	772 1.0×	125	4.0k
Nasir Mahmood Pakistan	22	1.8k 0.6×	904 0.6×	427 0.4×	710 0.8×	495 0.6×	68	2.9k
Alexandros Gasparatos Japan	35	515 0.2×	420 0.3×	304 0.3×	675 0.7×	739 1.0×	128	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Anwar Khan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anwar Khan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Khan, Anwar, et al.. (2025). Exploring the sustainability impact of green bonds on ecological and resource capacities. Renewable Energy. 243. 122590–122590. 2 indexed citations

Khan, Anwar, et al.. (2025). On the Influence of Industrial Innovations, Fossil Fuels, and Military Expenditures on CO2 Emissions: An Econometric Analysis. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 17(1). 2182–2208.

Abbas, Ali, et al.. (2025). Response of energy transition and education in promoting the ecological balance in the BRICS countries. Renewable Energy. 247. 122859–122859.

Khan, Anwar, et al.. (2025). Contribution of green bonds and green growth in clean energy capacity under the moderating role of political stability. Renewable Energy. 246. 122888–122888. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Guoqing, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of green energy development and education in driving the ecological balance of developing Asian countries. Environment Development and Sustainability.

Sun, Chuanwang, et al.. (2024). The response of energy aid and natural resources consumption in load capacity factor of the Asia Pacific emerging countries. Energy Policy. 190. 114150–114150. 53 indexed citations

Li, Qianwen, Anwar Khan, Mengjie Xu, & Chuanwang Sun. (2024). The regulatory power of fiscal and monetary policies in driving renewable energy: The moderating influence of political stability in belt and road initiative countries. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 110. 107653–107653. 12 indexed citations

Khan, Anwar, et al.. (2024). Achieving zero emission targets: The influence of green bonds on clean energy investment and environmental quality. Journal of Environmental Management. 364. 121485–121485. 25 indexed citations

Khan, Anwar, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of CO2 emission reduction strategies by countries pursuing energy efficiency, nuclear power, and renewable electricity. Energy. 300. 131418–131418. 20 indexed citations

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Khan, Anwar & Chuanwang Sun. (2023). The asymmetric nexus of energy-growth and CO2 emissions: An empirical evidence based on hidden cointegration analysis. Gondwana Research. 125. 15–28. 18 indexed citations

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Sun, Chuanwang, Anwar Khan, & Yi Ren. (2023). Empowering Progress: Education, innovations and financial development in the battle against energy poverty. Journal of Cleaner Production. 425. 138941–138941. 37 indexed citations

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Sun, Chuanwang, et al.. (2023). Pakistan's safe nuclear energy generation: An essential source to target sustainable development. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 164. 104850–104850. 8 indexed citations

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Khan, Anwar, et al.. (2023). Analyzing the Role of Governance, ICT, and Urbanization on Environment in South Asian Countries. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 15(1). 2682–2703. 26 indexed citations

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Khan, Anwar, et al.. (2023). Geopolitical risk, economic uncertainty, and militarization: Significant agents of energy consumption and environmental quality. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 102. 107166–107166. 43 indexed citations

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Yasmeen, Rizwana, et al.. (2023). Adequacy of photovoltaic power on provincial and regional levels of income inequality in China. Solar Energy. 262. 111906–111906. 8 indexed citations

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Khan, Ajmal, et al.. (2023). Estimating the Nexus Among Demographic Dividend, Economic Growth, and Environmental Degradation for Pakistan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(3). 63–87. 2 indexed citations

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Khan, Anwar, et al.. (2023). Assessing Sustainability: A Comprehensive Analysis of Nuclear Energy, Energy Depletion, and Agriculture in Pakistan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 16–39. 1 indexed citations

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Khan, Anwar, et al.. (1995). PRESOWING SEED CONDITIONING TO IMPROVE STAND ESTABLISHMENT AND YIELD OF VEGETABLES. Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology. 13(1). 438–451. 6 indexed citations

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Khan, Anwar, J. D. Maguire, G. S. Abawi, & Satriyas Ilyas. (1992). Matriconditioning of Vegetable Seeds to Improve Stand Establishment in Early Field Plantings. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 117(1). 41–47. 67 indexed citations

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Khan, Anwar, et al.. (1992). Alleviation of Thermoinhibition in Preconditioned Lettuce Seeds Involves Ethylene, Not Polyamine Biosynthesis. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 117(5). 841–845. 18 indexed citations

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