Chaolin Gu

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
77 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Chaolin Gu is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Chaolin Gu has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 24 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 19 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Chaolin Gu's work include China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (24 papers), Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis (13 papers) and Urbanization and City Planning (13 papers). Chaolin Gu is often cited by papers focused on China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (24 papers), Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis (13 papers) and Urbanization and City Planning (13 papers). Chaolin Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Chaolin Gu's co-authors include Ian G. Cook, Yan Zhang, Hong Zhang, Lingqian Hu, Jianfa Shen, Zhong‐Ren Peng, Guishan Yang, Wei Zhai, Weizhong Su and Jing Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Tourism Management and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

Chaolin Gu

73 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

China’s urbanization in 1949–2015: Processes and driving forces

2017 145 citations Chaolin Gu et al. Chinese Geographical Science profile →
Urbanization: Processes and driving forces

2019 142 citations Chaolin Gu profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chaolin Gu China	28	1.0k	626	608	587	371	77	2.8k
David Dodman United Kingdom	25	1.4k 1.3×	1.3k 2.1×	524 0.9×	316 0.5×	489 1.3×	59	3.4k
Patricia Romero‐Lankao United States	30	1.2k 1.1×	821 1.3×	381 0.6×	255 0.4×	410 1.1×	65	2.8k
Chao Ye China	18	820 0.8×	275 0.4×	544 0.9×	344 0.6×	204 0.5×	46	1.9k
Bo Tang Hong Kong	31	680 0.7×	311 0.5×	632 1.0×	330 0.6×	396 1.1×	91	3.2k
Johannes Flacke Netherlands	26	981 0.9×	540 0.9×	224 0.4×	577 1.0×	304 0.8×	97	2.5k
Danlin Yu United States	28	1.1k 1.0×	320 0.5×	899 1.5×	640 1.1×	916 2.5×	90	3.5k
Yuzhe Wu China	35	1.4k 1.4×	315 0.5×	957 1.6×	400 0.7×	447 1.2×	98	3.9k
Wei Lang China	25	740 0.7×	294 0.5×	330 0.5×	582 1.0×	189 0.5×	83	2.2k
Richard Sliuzas Netherlands	35	2.0k 1.9×	579 0.9×	256 0.4×	498 0.8×	396 1.1×	124	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Chaolin Gu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chaolin Gu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chaolin Gu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chaolin Gu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chaolin Gu 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 Chaolin Gu. Chaolin Gu 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

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Gu, Chaolin. (2024). China’s Urbanization. 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Qiwen, et al.. (2021). China's urbanization SD modelling and simulation based on land use. 自然资源学报. 36(4). 1062–1062. 19 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin, Xinyue Ye, Qiwen Cao, et al.. (2020). System dynamics modelling of urbanization under energy constraints in China. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 9956–9956. 29 indexed citations

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Tian, Li, et al.. (2019). Analyzing Mega City-Regions through Integrating Urbanization and Eco-Environment Systems: A Case Study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(1). 114–114. 33 indexed citations

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Luo, Xiaolong, Jianfa Shen, & Chaolin Gu. (2014). Urban and Regional Governance in China: Introduction. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 14(1). 1–9. 2 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin. (2013). A Framework for the Integration Planning Between Urban and Rural Areas in China:From“City Exploiting Rural Area”to Solving“Three Issues in Rural Area”. Economic Geography. 5 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin. (2011). Urban Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Methods in Beijing. Urban Environment & Urban Ecology. 3 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin. (2011). Study on urban agglomeration:Progress and prospects. Geographical Research. 30(5). 771–784. 32 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin & Fulong Wu. (2010). Urbanization in China: Processes and Policies. UCL Discovery (University College London). 13 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin, et al.. (2010). Empirical study on the intra-product specialization of Yangtze River Delta: A case study of auto manufacturing industry. Geographical Research. 29(12). 2132–2142. 2 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin, et al.. (2010). New urban poverty in the Chinese transitional economy: Evidence from Beijing and Nanjing. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 57(1). 1–23. 1 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin, et al.. (2010). Study on the methods and their application for the urban development spatial division:A case of Nanjing. Geographical Research. 29(11). 2035–2044. 6 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin. (2009). Spatio-temporal dynamics of city-size distribution in Yangtze River Delta. Geographical Research. 5 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin. (2008). Studies of China's Urbanization(II). 2 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin. (2008). Eco-City Planning and Construction. Urban Studies.

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Gu, Chaolin, et al.. (2004). Influential factors combination and competitive advantages in stages of urban competitiveness. Chinese Geographical Science. 14(3). 202–208. 4 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin. (2002). RURAL-URBANIZATION: "SOUTH JIANGSU MODEL"COMPARED WITH "PEARL RIVER MODEL. Economic Geography. 3 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin, et al.. (2002). The evaluation and analysis of the tourism resources in Jilin Province. Chinese Geographical Science. 12(2). 186–192. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Hong & Chaolin Gu. (2002). Challenges and problems: China’s urban governance. Chinese Geographical Science. 12(2). 152–156. 2 indexed citations

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Gu, Chaolin. (2001). NEW INDUSTRIAL ZONE:RESULT OF GLOBALIZATION,RESTRUCTURE AND SHIFT OF INDUSTRIES IN SHENZHEN. Economic Geography. 1 indexed citations

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