Jiafu An

723 total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 428 citations indexed

About

Jiafu An is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Jiafu An has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 428 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 10 papers in Accounting and 7 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Jiafu An's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (7 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers) and Economic Growth and Development (6 papers). Jiafu An is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (7 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers) and Economic Growth and Development (6 papers). Jiafu An collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Jiafu An's co-authors include Chi‐Chuan Lee, Wenxuan Hou, Tinghua Duan, P. Raghavendra Rau, Xianda Liu, Chen-Ta Lin, Chong Xu, Jiandong Chen, Malin Song and Zhiyang Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Jiafu An

29 papers receiving 409 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 impact of green finance on energy transition: Does climate risk matter?
    2023 109 citations Chi‐Chuan Lee, Jiafu An et al. Energy Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jiafu An China 11 263 106 94 92 60 31 428
Ariful Hoque Australia 11 445 1.7× 184 1.7× 53 0.6× 105 1.1× 118 2.0× 61 617
Sajid M. Chaudhry United Kingdom 13 402 1.5× 112 1.1× 49 0.5× 43 0.5× 97 1.6× 36 576
Pierre Le Roux South Africa 13 458 1.7× 158 1.5× 102 1.1× 43 0.5× 116 1.9× 62 589
Hazwan Haini Brunei 11 465 1.8× 60 0.6× 129 1.4× 25 0.3× 114 1.9× 37 606
Felicia Hui Ling Chong Malaysia 8 238 0.9× 74 0.7× 82 0.9× 41 0.4× 28 0.5× 13 351
Syed Ahsan Jamil Oman 9 225 0.9× 125 1.2× 67 0.7× 21 0.2× 53 0.9× 32 402
Gudian Zeng China 4 429 1.6× 80 0.8× 56 0.6× 71 0.8× 75 1.3× 4 621
Linnan Yan China 4 443 1.7× 36 0.3× 118 1.3× 149 1.6× 125 2.1× 6 569
Xun Zhang China 11 495 1.9× 113 1.1× 107 1.1× 199 2.2× 117 1.9× 29 656
Qizhi Tao China 11 276 1.0× 208 2.0× 27 0.3× 61 0.7× 101 1.7× 30 518

Countries citing papers authored by Jiafu An

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jiafu An

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jiafu An

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jiafu An. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jiafu An 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 Jiafu An. Jiafu An 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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An, Jiafu, et al.. (2025). Mental Health of Residents of Ukraine Exposed to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. JAMA Network Open. 8(2). e2459318–e2459318.
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Wang, Han, et al.. (2025). China’s railway photovoltaic potential for sustainable urban–rural energy transition. Environmental Research Letters. 20(10). 104039–104039.
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Xu, Chong, et al.. (2025). Temporal-spatial characteristics and driver pattern of methane emission in heterogeneous Chinese cities. Journal of Cleaner Production. 490. 144748–144748. 1 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu, et al.. (2025). Measuring gender and racial biases in large language models: Intersectional evidence from automated resume evaluation. PNAS Nexus. 4(3). pgaf089–pgaf089. 6 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu, et al.. (2024). Foreign-assisted infrastructure and local employment: Evidence from China's aid to Africa. Journal of Comparative Economics. 53(1). 118–138. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Chong, et al.. (2024). Multi-dimensional inequality and energy-carbon technology-related driver of China’s CO2 emission. Energy Conversion and Management. 323. 119228–119228. 2 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu, et al.. (2024). Colonial Legacy and Informal Finance. Management Science. 71(5). 4318–4343. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiandong, et al.. (2023). Inherited trust and informal finance. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 51(1-2). 334–362. 6 indexed citations
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Xu, Chong, Zhiwen Li, Boyang Chen, Qian Yang, & Jiafu An. (2023). Low-carbon development in China's transportation sector: Multidimensional characteristics and policy implications. Energy. 289. 129950–129950. 7 indexed citations
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Cheng, Shulei, Kexin Wang, Fanxin Meng, Gengyuan Liu, & Jiafu An. (2023). The unanticipated role of fiscal environmental expenditure in accelerating household carbon emissions: Evidence from China. Energy Policy. 185. 113962–113962. 22 indexed citations
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Lee, Chi‐Chuan, et al.. (2023). The impact of green finance on energy transition: Does climate risk matter?. Energy Economics. 129. 107258–107258. 109 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xu, Chong, et al.. (2022). Carbon inequality in China: Novel drivers and policy driven scenario analysis. Energy Policy. 170. 113259–113259. 37 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu, Wenxuan Hou, & Xianda Liu. (2021). Historical Determinants of Fintech Development: Evidence from Initial Coin Offerings. Finance research letters. 46. 102472–102472. 6 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu, et al.. (2021). Professional norms and risk-taking of bank employees: Do expectations of peers’ risk preferences matter?. Journal of Financial Stability. 56. 100938–100938. 4 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu, Wenxuan Hou, & Xianda Liu. (2020). Historical Determinants of Modern Finance: Evidence from Initial Coin Offerings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu, Tinghua Duan, Wenxuan Hou, & Xianda Liu. (2020). Cyber risks and initial coin offerings: Evidence from the world. Finance research letters. 41. 101858–101858. 9 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu. (2020). Is there an employee-based gender gap in informal financial markets? International evidence. Journal of Corporate Finance. 65. 101737–101737. 12 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu, Seth Armitage, Wenxuan Hou, & Xianda Liu. (2020). Do checks on bureaucrats improve firm value? Evidence from a natural experiment. Accounting and Finance. 60(5). 4821–4844. 3 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu & P. Raghavendra Rau. (2019). Finance, technology and disruption. European Journal of Finance. 27(4-5). 334–345. 44 indexed citations
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An, Jiafu, Wenxuan Hou, & Yun Zhang. (2019). China’s rule of law in New Era: the rise of regulation and formalism. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies. 17(3). 313–318. 4 indexed citations

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