Changfei Nie

864 total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 608 citations indexed

About

Changfei Nie is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Marketing and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Changfei Nie has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 608 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 6 papers in Marketing and 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Changfei Nie's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (22 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (6 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (6 papers). Changfei Nie is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (22 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (6 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (6 papers). Changfei Nie collaborates with scholars based in China. Changfei Nie's co-authors include Yuan Feng, Chien‐Chiang Lee, Ying Li, Ruyi Li, Wen Luo, Jiaxin Liu, Yajing Zhou, Liyuan Wang, Zhixiang Lu and Ling Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Scientific Reports and Energy Economics.

In The Last Decade

Changfei Nie

28 papers receiving 595 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. Synergy of pollution control and carbon reduction in China: Spatial–temporal characteristics, regional differences, and convergence
    2023 176 citations Changfei Nie, Chien‐Chiang Lee Environmental Impact Assessment Review profile →

Peers

Changfei Nie
Yuequn Cao China
Weifen Lin China
Litai Chen China
Haiqian Ke China
Renyan Mu China
Jiahong Qin China
Lianghu Wang China
Tinghui Li China
Zhou Jian-ping China
Maogang Tang China
Yuequn Cao China
Changfei Nie
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Countries citing papers authored by Changfei Nie

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Fields of papers citing papers by Changfei Nie

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Changfei Nie

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nie, Changfei, Ling Xie, & Yuan Feng. (2025). The digital path to carbon neutrality: Examining the carbon abatement effect of digital place-based policy in China. Energy Economics. 147. 108537–108537. 4 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei, Zijian Huang, & Yuan Feng. (2025). Evaluating the pollution abatement effect of artificial intelligence policy: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China. Urban Climate. 61. 102402–102402. 2 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuan & Changfei Nie. (2024). The effect of government informatization construction on corporate digital technology innovation: New evidence from China. Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility. 34(3). 657–676. 19 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei, Zhixiang Lu, & Yuan Feng. (2024). The smarter the cleaner: Evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence on haze pollution. Urban Climate. 58. 102202–102202. 6 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei, et al.. (2024). Intellectual property protection and corporate ESG performance: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China. Business Process Management Journal. 31(1). 245–266. 1 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei, et al.. (2024). Green Public Finance and “Dual Control” of Carbon Emissions: New Evidence from China. Systems. 12(4). 123–123. 2 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuan, Jiaxin Liu, & Changfei Nie. (2024). How does digital economy affect synergy of carbon mitigation and pollution reduction? Evidence from next-generation internet demonstration city construction in China. Environment Development and Sustainability. 28(2). 4665–4695. 4 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei, et al.. (2024). The impact of green finance on economic growth: Evidence from the green finance reform and innovation pilot zone. American Journal of Economics and Sociology. 83(4). 709–736. 7 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei, et al.. (2024). Digital economy, energy intensity and carbon emissions: new insights from the TIMG index. Applied Economics Letters. 31(17). 1707–1715.
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Feng, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Can an Energy Transition Strategy Induce Urban Green Innovation? Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China. Sustainability. 16(8). 3263–3263. 1 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei & Chien‐Chiang Lee. (2023). Synergy of pollution control and carbon reduction in China: Spatial–temporal characteristics, regional differences, and convergence. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 101. 107110–107110. 176 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Chien‐Chiang & Changfei Nie. (2023). Place-based policy and green innovation: Evidence from the national pilot zone for ecological conservation in China. Sustainable Cities and Society. 97. 104730–104730. 68 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Economic Growth Target Constraints on Environmental Pollution: Evidence from China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(4). 2831–2831. 14 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei, et al.. (2023). The impact of China’s energy saving and emission reduction demonstration city policy on urban green technology innovation. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 15168–15168. 20 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei & Yuan Feng. (2023). The impact of national comprehensive medical reform on residents' medical expenses: Evidence from China. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 1038543–1038543. 2 indexed citations
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Feng, Yuan, Ying Li, & Changfei Nie. (2023). The Effect of Place-Based Policy on Urban Land Green Use Efficiency: Evidence from the Pilot Free-Trade Zone Establishment in China. Land. 12(3). 701–701. 26 indexed citations
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Nie, Changfei, Yajing Zhou, & Yuan Feng. (2022). Can anti-corruption induce green technology innovation? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment of China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(12). 34932–34951. 10 indexed citations

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