Danlin Yu

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Danlin Yu is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Transportation. According to data from OpenAlex, Danlin Yu has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 22 papers in Transportation. Recurrent topics in Danlin Yu's work include Spatial and Panel Data Analysis (20 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (17 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (14 papers). Danlin Yu is often cited by papers focused on Spatial and Panel Data Analysis (20 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (17 papers) and Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (14 papers). Danlin Yu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Danlin Yu's co-authors include Chuanglin Fang, Jianli Ding, Yehua Dennis Wei, Yao‐Jun Zhang, Jingzhe Wang, Changshan Wu, Huan Feng, Xiangyu Ge, Dexiong Teng and Zipeng Zhang 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

Danlin Yu

86 papers receiving 3.3k 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. Urban agglomeration: An evolving concept of an emerging phenomenon
    2017 744 citations Danlin Yu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Danlin Yu United States 28 1.1k 916 899 640 502 90 3.5k
Jianghao Wang China 36 913 0.9× 640 0.7× 382 0.4× 622 1.0× 301 0.6× 105 3.2k
Carlo Lavalle Italy 28 2.2k 2.1× 433 0.5× 486 0.5× 426 0.7× 323 0.6× 132 3.7k
Yongze Song Australia 34 1.3k 1.2× 910 1.0× 406 0.5× 457 0.7× 367 0.7× 118 3.9k
Bo Wu China 25 1.2k 1.2× 591 0.6× 778 0.9× 349 0.5× 774 1.5× 160 3.4k
Taiyang Zhong China 31 1.4k 1.3× 684 0.7× 604 0.7× 219 0.3× 326 0.6× 84 3.3k
Christopher Lloyd United Kingdom 30 700 0.7× 748 0.8× 430 0.5× 217 0.3× 406 0.8× 126 3.0k
Yanfang Liu China 26 1.5k 1.4× 429 0.5× 318 0.4× 533 0.8× 464 0.9× 121 2.9k
Siao Sun China 29 1.7k 1.6× 1.0k 1.1× 571 0.6× 311 0.5× 374 0.7× 85 4.2k
Gang Xu China 34 1.6k 1.5× 685 0.7× 484 0.5× 578 0.9× 220 0.4× 141 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Danlin Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Danlin Yu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Danlin Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Danlin Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Danlin Yu 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 Danlin Yu. Danlin Yu 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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Yu, Danlin, et al.. (2025). Beyond mining: A pioneer attempt to assessing lead exposure risks in Nigeria. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 114. 107923–107923. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Danlin. (2025). Lead exposure in the 21st century: Modeling a path from crisis to prevention. PubMed. 4(3). 100159–100159.
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Yu, Danlin, et al.. (2024). Smart cities, smart systems: A comprehensive review of system dynamics model applications in urban studies in the big data era. Geography and sustainability. 6(1). 100246–100246. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Danlin, et al.. (2024). From crisis to prevention: mining big data for public health insights during the flint water crisis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Danlin, et al.. (2024). Environmental justice indicators: Evaluating their effectiveness in identifying at-risk communities for drinking water violations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100035–100035. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Jianhao, et al.. (2023). Important role of precipitation in controlling a more uniform spring phenology in the Qinba Mountains, China. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1074405–1074405. 14 indexed citations
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Yu, Danlin, et al.. (2023). Poor Water Quality Persists in Diverse Urban Communities. Water. 15(19). 3446–3446. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yao‐Jun, et al.. (2022). Changes in Demographic Factors’ Influence on Regional Productivity Growth: Empirical Evidence from China, 2000–2010. Sustainability. 14(7). 4195–4195. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Shenyang, et al.. (2020). Mitigation Interventions in the United States: An Exploratory Investigation of Determinants and Impacts. Research on Social Work Practice. 31(1). 26–41. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Jingzhe, Jianli Ding, Xuankai Ma, et al.. (2019). Capability of Sentinel-2 MSI data for monitoring and mapping of soil salinity in dry and wet seasons in the Ebinur Lake region, Xinjiang, China. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 19013. 8 indexed citations
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Ding, Jianli, Aixia Yang, Jingzhe Wang, Vasit Sagan, & Danlin Yu. (2018). Machine-learning-based quantitative estimation of soil organic carbon content by VIS/NIR spectroscopy. PeerJ. 6. e5714–e5714. 53 indexed citations
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Yu, Danlin, et al.. (2014). Sustainable Urban Redevelopment: Assessing the Impact of Third-Party Rating Systems. Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 142(1). 10 indexed citations
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Yu, Danlin & Yehua Dennis Wei. (2008). Spatial Data Analysis of Regional Development in Greater Beijing, China, in a GIS Environment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Wei, Yehua Dennis & Danlin Yu. (2005). State policy and the globalization of Beijing: emerging themes. Habitat International. 30(3). 377–395. 46 indexed citations
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Yu, Danlin & Yehua Dennis Wei. (2003). Analyzing Regional Inequality in Post-Mao China in a GIS Environment. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 44(7). 514–534. 61 indexed citations
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Yu, Danlin & Yehua Dennis Wei. (2003). Analyzing Regional Inequality in Post- Mao China in a GIS Environment. 3 indexed citations

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