Congyu Zhao

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Congyu Zhao is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Congyu Zhao has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 26 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 20 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Congyu Zhao's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (46 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (26 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (20 papers). Congyu Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (46 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (26 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (20 papers). Congyu Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Japan. Congyu Zhao's co-authors include Kangyin Dong, Kun Wang, Xiucheng Dong, Farhad Taghizadeh–Hesary, Zhengguang Liu, Jianda Wang, Rabindra Nepal, Rongwen Jia, Chenchen Song and Han Phoumin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Congyu Zhao

61 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

How does artificial intelligence promote renewable energy development? The role of climate finance

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Congyu Zhao China	23	895	432	277	192	110	66	1.2k
Licheng Sun China	11	684 0.8×	299 0.7×	330 1.2×	133 0.7×	52 0.5×	25	1.1k
Sajid Ali Pakistan	17	1.3k 1.5×	530 1.2×	393 1.4×	189 1.0×	41 0.4×	37	1.6k
Kangjuan Lv China	17	975 1.1×	341 0.8×	424 1.5×	143 0.7×	76 0.7×	38	1.3k
Xiaoyong Zhou China	12	808 0.9×	365 0.8×	412 1.5×	78 0.4×	49 0.4×	24	1.1k
Yuling Pan China	17	1.1k 1.2×	484 1.1×	385 1.4×	161 0.8×	68 0.6×	29	1.5k
Guochang Fang China	22	946 1.1×	401 0.9×	518 1.9×	85 0.4×	121 1.1×	40	1.4k
Azka Amin China	19	931 1.0×	531 1.2×	250 0.9×	152 0.8×	27 0.2×	38	1.2k
Chang Qin China	8	726 0.8×	286 0.7×	320 1.2×	107 0.6×	37 0.3×	18	943
Zhujun Jiang China	16	1.1k 1.2×	762 1.8×	653 2.4×	260 1.4×	48 0.4×	26	1.6k
Hua-Rong Peng China	15	595 0.7×	436 1.0×	341 1.2×	113 0.6×	25 0.2×	18	934

Countries citing papers authored by Congyu Zhao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Congyu Zhao

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

Liu, Zhengguang, Yuntian Chen, Congyu Zhao, et al.. (2025). Carbon capture utilization and storage promotes poverty alleviation and sustainable development in China. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Congyu & Kun Wang. (2024). Is green transportation efficiency the panacea for alleviating carbon lock-in? The case of China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 348–358. 6 indexed citations

Dong, Kangyin, Congyu Zhao, Rabindra Nepal, & Kerstin K. Zander. (2024). Are natural disasters stumbling blocks to carbon inequality mitigation? A global perspective. Ecological Economics. 227. 108392–108392. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Congyu, Kangyin Dong, & Chien‐Chiang Lee. (2024). Carbon lock-in endgame: Can energy trilemma eradication contribute to decarbonization?. Energy. 293. 130662–130662. 18 indexed citations

Zhao, Congyu, et al.. (2024). How the digital economy is empowering green strategies for breaking carbon lock-in. Journal of Environmental Management. 365. 121670–121670. 14 indexed citations

Zhao, Congyu, et al.. (2024). Artificial intelligence and carbon emissions inequality: Evidence from industrial robot application. Journal of Cleaner Production. 438. 140817–140817. 50 indexed citations

Song, Chenchen, Zhengguang Liu, Meng Yuan, & Congyu Zhao. (2024). From text to effectiveness: Quantifying green industrial policies in China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 446. 141445–141445. 14 indexed citations

Li, Guanglei, et al.. (2024). Integration of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Energy System Optimization. Processes. 12(2). 402–402. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Congyu, Chenchen Song, Mei Xu, et al.. (2024). The impact of regional policy implementation on the decoupling of carbon emissions and economic development. Journal of Environmental Management. 355. 120472–120472. 17 indexed citations

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Zhao, Congyu, et al.. (2024). Does climate aid alleviate carbon lock-in? A global perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production. 449. 141782–141782. 17 indexed citations

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Song, Chenchen, et al.. (2024). Unveiling energy transition strategy: A deep dive into China's ambitious renewable energy policy and its impact on carbon emission dynamics. Journal of Cleaner Production. 475. 143684–143684. 18 indexed citations

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Song, Chenchen, et al.. (2024). The role of BRICS countries in the optimal low-carbon transition path for sustainable development. Journal of Cleaner Production. 460. 142583–142583. 11 indexed citations

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Zhao, Congyu. (2023). Is low-carbon energy technology a catalyst for driving green total factor productivity development? The case of China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 428. 139507–139507. 39 indexed citations

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Dong, Kangyin, Guohua Ni, Farhad Taghizadeh–Hesary, & Congyu Zhao. (2023). Does smart transportation matter in inhibiting carbon inequality?. Energy Economics. 126. 106952–106952. 36 indexed citations

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Zhao, Congyu, Rongwen Jia, & Kangyin Dong. (2023). Does financial inclusion achieve the dual dividends of narrowing carbon inequality within cities and between cities? Empirical evidence from China. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 195. 122774–122774. 25 indexed citations

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Zhao, Congyu, et al.. (2023). Is digital economy an answer to energy trilemma eradication? The case of China. Journal of Environmental Management. 349. 119369–119369. 46 indexed citations

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Zhao, Congyu, Jianda Wang, Kangyin Dong, & Kun Wang. (2023). How does renewable energy encourage carbon unlocking? A global case for decarbonization. Resources Policy. 83. 103622–103622. 35 indexed citations

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Zhao, Congyu, Kangyin Dong, Kun Wang, & Farhad Taghizadeh–Hesary. (2023). How can Chinese cities escape from carbon lock-in? The role of low-carbon city policy. Urban Climate. 51. 101629–101629. 23 indexed citations

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Zhao, Congyu, Rongwen Jia, & Kangyin Dong. (2023). How does smart transportation technology promote green total factor productivity? The case of China. Research in Transportation Economics. 101. 101353–101353. 10 indexed citations

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Dong, Kangyin, Rongwen Jia, Congyu Zhao, & Kun Wang. (2023). Can smart transportation inhibit carbon lock-in? The case of China. Transport Policy. 142. 59–69. 26 indexed citations

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