Can Wang

11.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
258 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Can Wang is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Can Wang has authored 258 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 106 papers in Environmental Engineering and 48 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Can Wang's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (101 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (76 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (56 papers). Can Wang is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (101 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (76 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (56 papers). Can Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Can Wang's co-authors include Wenjia Cai, Jining Chen, Wenjun Liu, Xianbing Liu, Noppol Arunrat, Ke Wang, Ji Zou, A.P.J. Mol, Sukanya Sereenonchai and Xuedu Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Can Wang

242 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Provincial and gridded population projection for China under shared socioeconomic pathways from 2010 to 2100

2020 357 citations Jiachen Wang, Wenjia Cai et al. Scientific Data profile →
Mitigation of China’s carbon neutrality to global warming

2022 124 citations Can Wang, Kangxin An et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Can Wang	3.7k	3.6k	1.9k	1.2k	1.0k	258	9.2k
Xian Zhang	2.9k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	855 0.7×	873 0.9×	279	9.0k
Shinichiro Fujimori	3.1k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	688 0.6×	755 0.7×	200	8.4k
Leon Clarke	3.6k 1.0×	2.9k 0.8×	2.6k 1.4×	603 0.5×	971 1.0×	139	9.0k
Arnold Tukker	2.7k 0.7×	5.3k 1.5×	2.0k 1.0×	540 0.5×	808 0.8×	231	17.5k
Hancheng Dai	3.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	641 0.6×	103	6.0k
Malin Song	9.2k 2.5×	5.0k 1.4×	2.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	913 0.9×	244	14.1k
Jing Meng	6.4k 1.7×	7.5k 2.1×	2.8k 1.5×	2.4k 2.0×	1.1k 1.1×	226	13.1k
Zhifu Mi	6.4k 1.7×	6.7k 1.9×	2.4k 1.3×	2.5k 2.1×	1.1k 1.0×	152	12.1k
Ruyin Long	4.8k 1.3×	3.0k 0.8×	2.3k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	733 0.7×	276	11.4k
Roberto Schaeffer	2.9k 0.8×	3.3k 0.9×	3.1k 1.6×	402 0.3×	1.5k 1.5×	194	10.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Can Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Can Wang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Can Wang

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Weishi, Ying Xu, Federico Cugurullo, David G. Streets, & Can Wang. (2025). Spatiotemporal interaction between new-type urbanization and low-carbon technology development on curbing urban SO2 pollution in China. Urban Climate. 61. 102468–102468. 1 indexed citations

Shen, Jianxiang, Shihui Zhang, Mengzhen Zhao, et al.. (2025). Improving cost–benefit analyses for health-considered climate mitigation policymaking. Nature Climate Change. 15(7). 709–718.

An, Kangxin, Wenjia Cai, Xi Lu, & Can Wang. (2025). High-resolution gridded dataset of China’s offshore wind potential and costs under technical change. Scientific Data. 12(1). 69–69. 4 indexed citations

Xia, Chengqi, Can Wang, Ying Fan, et al.. (2025). Heterogeneity in carbon footprint trends and trade-induced emissions in China’s urban agglomerations. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Weishi, Ying Xu, David G. Streets, & Can Wang. (2024). How does decarbonization of the central heating industry affect employment? A spatiotemporal analysis from the perspective of urbanization. Energy and Buildings. 306. 113912–113912. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Jiachen, et al.. (2024). China's energy-water-land system co-evolution under carbon neutrality goal and climate impacts. Journal of Environmental Management. 352. 120036–120036. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Yaxin, Yuli Shan, Xinzhu Zheng, et al.. (2023). Energy price shocks induced by the Russia-Ukraine conflict jeopardize wellbeing. Energy Policy. 182. 113743–113743. 24 indexed citations

Li, Mingyu, Libin Cao, Can Wang, & Bofeng Cai. (2023). Breaking down nationally determined contribution (NDC) targets into subnational actions: a two-staged allocation approach study in China. Environment Development and Sustainability. 26(3). 7491–7507. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Shihui, et al.. (2023). Assessing national net-zero progress to enhance actions. Environmental Research Letters. 18(9). 91003–91003. 3 indexed citations

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Shen, Jianxiang, Xiaotong Chen, Haoran Li, et al.. (2023). Incorporating Health Cobenefits into Province-Driven Climate Policy: A Case of Banning New Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle Sales in China. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(3). 1214–1224. 27 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaxin, et al.. (2022). The perceived effectiveness and hidden inequity of postpandemic fiscal stimuli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(18). e2105006119–e2105006119. 7 indexed citations

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Фу, Лин & Can Wang. (2022). Performance of the combination of decarbonisation policy instruments and implications for carbon neutrality in China. Advances in Climate Change Research. 13(6). 923–937. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yaxin, Xinzhu Zheng, Wenjia Cai, et al.. (2020). Key drivers of the rebound trend of China’s CO₂ emissions. Environmental Research Letters. 15(10). 104049–104049. 8 indexed citations

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Cai, Wenjia, Can Wang, Guorui Huang, et al.. (2019). Assessment of the potential and distribution of an energy crop at 1-km resolution from 2010 to 2100 in China – The case of sweet sorghum. Applied Energy. 239. 395–407. 22 indexed citations

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Chen, Huadong, Can Wang, Wenjia Cai, & Jianhui Wang. (2018). Simulating the impact of investment preference on low-carbon transition in power sector. Applied Energy. 217. 440–455. 34 indexed citations

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Weng, Yuwei, Shiyan Chang, Wenjia Cai, & Can Wang. (2018). Exploring the impacts of biofuel expansion on land use change and food security based on a land explicit CGE model: A case study of China. Applied Energy. 236. 514–525. 60 indexed citations

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Huang, Hai, David Roland‐Holst, Cecilia Springer, et al.. (2018). Emissions trading systems and social equity: A CGE assessment for China. Applied Energy. 235. 1254–1265. 59 indexed citations

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Wang, Can, Xinzhu Zheng, Wenjia Cai, Xue Gao, & Peter Berrill. (2017). Unexpected water impacts of energy-saving measures in the iron and steel sector: Tradeoffs or synergies?. Applied Energy. 205. 1119–1127. 20 indexed citations

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Cai, Wenjia, et al.. (2017). Employment impacts of renewable energy policies in China: A decomposition analysis based on a CGE modeling framework. Applied Energy. 210. 256–267. 140 indexed citations

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Cai, Wenjia, et al.. (2016). Analyzing the penetration barriers of clean generation technologies in China’s power sector using a multi-region optimization model. Applied Energy. 185. 1809–1820. 64 indexed citations

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