Eric Zou

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 605 citations indexed

About

Eric Zou is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Zou has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 605 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 12 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Eric Zou's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (11 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (11 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (5 papers). Eric Zou is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (11 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (11 papers) and Economic and Environmental Valuation (5 papers). Eric Zou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Eric Zou's co-authors include Shanjun Li, Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, Liguo Lin, Panle Jia Barwick, David Molitor, Sarah L. Berga, Robert N. Taylor, Jie Yu and Ivan Rudik and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, American Economic Review and American Journal Of Pathology.

In The Last Decade

Eric Zou

22 papers receiving 591 citations

Hit Papers

From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information 2024 2026 2025 2024 20 40 60
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. From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information
    2024 72 citations Panle Jia Barwick, Shanjun Li et al. American Economic Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Zou United States 11 267 200 71 70 69 24 605
Dalia Ghanem United States 8 345 1.3× 198 1.0× 49 0.7× 52 0.7× 86 1.2× 18 635
Hongjia Zhu China 10 253 0.9× 143 0.7× 67 0.9× 83 1.2× 52 0.8× 15 457
Lisa Heinzerling United States 8 339 1.3× 39 0.2× 101 1.4× 133 1.9× 54 0.8× 48 681
Guanglai Zhang China 9 301 1.1× 128 0.6× 56 0.8× 24 0.3× 91 1.3× 21 456
Brian O’Callaghan United Kingdom 7 339 1.3× 83 0.4× 226 3.2× 75 1.1× 115 1.7× 14 622
Zaijun Li China 13 316 1.2× 54 0.3× 94 1.3× 53 0.8× 100 1.4× 38 504
Tetsuya Tsurumi Japan 14 264 1.0× 118 0.6× 71 1.0× 74 1.1× 91 1.3× 32 552
Klara Zwickl Austria 8 141 0.5× 133 0.7× 69 1.0× 144 2.1× 65 0.9× 14 392
Robert W. Mead United States 11 310 1.2× 174 0.9× 49 0.7× 54 0.8× 80 1.2× 18 501

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Zou

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Zou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Zou

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Zou. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Zou 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 Eric Zou. Eric Zou 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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Rubin, Edward S., et al.. (2024). What’s Missing in Environmental Self-Monitoring: Evidence from Strategic Shutdowns of Pollution Monitors. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 1–16. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Jialin, Jianwei Xing, & Eric Zou. (2023). (Re)scheduling pollution exposure: The case of surgery schedules. Journal of Public Economics. 219. 104825–104825. 4 indexed citations
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Xing, Jianwei, et al.. (2023). Urban Forests: Environmental Health Values and Risks. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Jie, Sarah L. Berga, Eric Zou, et al.. (2023). Neurotrophins and Their Receptors, Novel Therapeutic Targets for Pelvic Pain in Endometriosis, Are Coordinately Regulated by IL-1β via the JNK Signaling Pathway. American Journal Of Pathology. 193(8). 1046–1058. 11 indexed citations
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Zou, Eric, et al.. (2023). “Quick Response” Economic Stimulus: The Effect of Small-Value Digital Coupons on Spending. American Economic Journal Macroeconomics. 15(4). 249–304. 7 indexed citations
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Molitor, David, et al.. (2022). Air Pollution and the Labor Market: Evidence from Wildfire Smoke. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 106(6). 1558–1575. 29 indexed citations
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Greenstone, Michael, Guojun He, Shanjun Li, & Eric Zou. (2021). China’s War on Pollution: Evidence from the First Five Years. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Zou, Eric. (2021). Unwatched Pollution: The Effect of Intermittent Monitoring on Air Quality. American Economic Review. 111(7). 2101–2126. 123 indexed citations
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Greenstone, Michael, Guojun He, Shanjun Li, & Eric Zou. (2021). China’s War on Pollution: Evidence from the First 5 Years. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy. 15(2). 281–299. 149 indexed citations
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Greenstone, Michael, Guojun He, Shanjun Li, & Eric Zou. (2021). China's War on Pollution: Evidence from the First Five Years. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Rudik, Ivan, et al.. (2020). Conservation cobenefits from air pollution regulation: Evidence from birds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(49). 30900–30906. 37 indexed citations
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Rudik, Ivan, et al.. (2020). Conservation co-benefits from air pollution regulation: Evidence from birds. SocArXiv (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations
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Xing, Jianwei, et al.. (2020). "Quick Response" Economic Stimulus: The Effect of Small-Value Digital Coupons on Spending. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Rudik, Ivan, et al.. (2020). Conservation Co-Benefits from Air Pollution Regulation: Evidence from Birds. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Zou, Eric, et al.. (2020). Emergency Visits for Thunderstorm-Related Respiratory Illnesses Among Older Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine. 180(9). 1248–1248. 14 indexed citations
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Zou, Eric. (2019). Blowing Smoke: Health Impacts of Wildfire Plume Dynamics. 9 indexed citations
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Barwick, Panle Jia, Shanjun Li, Liguo Lin, & Eric Zou. (2019). From Fog to Smog: The Value of Pollution Information. SSRN Electronic Journal. 57 indexed citations
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Yu, Jie, et al.. (2018). IL-1β Stimulates Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Production in Eutopic Endometriosis Stromal Cell Cultures. American Journal Of Pathology. 188(10). 2281–2292. 44 indexed citations

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