Chen Zhu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 715 citations indexed

About

Chen Zhu is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Chen Zhu has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 715 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Chen Zhu's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (5 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (4 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (4 papers). Chen Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (5 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (4 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (4 papers). Chen Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Chen Zhu's co-authors include Chien‐Chiang Lee, Wang Jinnan, Guoxia Ma, Fengjun Liu, Youngsoo Shin, Robert Beaglehole, Xing Shi, Bojun Hou, Weixin Yang and Yunpeng Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Chen Zhu

23 papers receiving 706 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 effects of low-carbon pilot policy on technological innovation: Evidence from prefecture-level data in China
    2022 212 citations Chen Zhu, Chien‐Chiang Lee Technological Forecasting and Social Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chen Zhu China 9 340 232 146 70 61 23 715
Wenwen Wang China 11 346 1.0× 165 0.7× 94 0.6× 75 1.1× 31 0.5× 15 691
Kyung-Min Nam Hong Kong 16 446 1.3× 361 1.6× 183 1.3× 186 2.7× 39 0.6× 40 905
Jiachao Peng China 16 603 1.8× 140 0.6× 218 1.5× 186 2.7× 71 1.2× 40 830
Jiaming Li China 13 744 2.2× 292 1.3× 391 2.7× 188 2.7× 72 1.2× 43 1.1k
Walid Oueslati France 14 438 1.3× 205 0.9× 162 1.1× 147 2.1× 21 0.3× 29 986
Shihe Fu China 15 739 2.2× 337 1.5× 68 0.5× 221 3.2× 51 0.8× 41 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chen Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chen Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chen Zhu

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

All Works

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Huang, Lingxiang, et al.. (2025). Evaluating the Economic Performance of Park City Policy—Based on the Penalized Version of Synthetic Control Method. Sustainability. 17(8). 3474–3474. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Weixin, Chen Zhu, & Yunpeng Yang. (2024). Does Urban Digital Construction Promote Economic Growth? Evidence from China. Economies. 12(3). 59–59. 9 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen, et al.. (2023). Deregulation and green innovation: Does cultural reform pilot project matter. Economic Analysis and Policy. 78. 84–105. 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen, Chien‐Chiang Lee, Jin Tae Hong, & Xing Shi. (2023). Multidimensional cultural distance and self-employment of internal migrants in China. International Review of Economics & Finance. 86. 58–81. 8 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen & Chien‐Chiang Lee. (2022). The effects of low-carbon pilot policy on technological innovation: Evidence from prefecture-level data in China. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 183. 121955–121955. 212 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Chen, et al.. (2022). The effect of cultural distance on rural-to-urban migrants’ self-employment in China: evidence from eight industries. Applied Economics Letters. 31(8). 724–727. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen, Jim Huangnan Shen, Chien‐Chiang Lee, & Shouying Liu. (2022). Does religion belief matter to self-employment of rural elderly? Evidence from China. Journal of Asian Economics. 83. 101548–101548. 5 indexed citations
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Hou, Bojun, Hong Jin, Shuai Wang, Xing Shi, & Chen Zhu. (2020). University-industry linkages, regional entrepreneurship and economic growth: evidence from China. Post-Communist Economies. 33(5). 637–659. 14 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen & Chien‐Chiang Lee. (2020). The internal and external effects of air pollution on innovation in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(8). 9462–9474. 31 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen, et al.. (2020). Does innovation stimulate employment? Evidence from China. Economic Modelling. 94. 1007–1017. 43 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen. (2020). Adjudicating sartorial elegance from the court – the sumptuary impulse in the law of modern sports sponsorship against ambush marketing. Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property. 10(1). 62–86. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen, et al.. (2020). Can payment tools substitute for regulatory ones? Estimating the policy preference for agricultural land preservation, Tianjin, China. Land Use Policy. 100. 104860–104860. 11 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen, et al.. (2018). Internal and External Effect of Estate Investment upon Regional Innovation in China. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 55(3). 513–530. 8 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen, Jim Huangnan Shen, & Chien‐Chiang Lee. (2018). Beyond Communication: The Cultural Effect of Dialect Competence on Urban Migration Entrepreneurship in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen, et al.. (2013). China tackles the health effects of air pollution. The Lancet. 382(9909). 1959–1960. 314 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen. (2013). ‘Copyleft’ Reconsidered. Social & Legal Studies. 22(3). 289–308. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen, Youngsoo Shin, & Robert Beaglehole. (2012). Tobacco control in China: small steps towards a giant leap. The Lancet. 379(9818). 779–780. 28 indexed citations
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Zhu, Chen. (2008). Chinese biopharmaceutical and healthcare industries and governmental policies. Journal of Biotechnology. 136. S5–S5. 1 indexed citations

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