Kai Xu

1.0k total citations
59 papers, 708 citations indexed

About

Kai Xu is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Xu has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 708 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 18 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 8 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Kai Xu's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (20 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (9 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (7 papers). Kai Xu is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (20 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (9 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (7 papers). Kai Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Taiwan and Singapore. Kai Xu's co-authors include Shanxing Gao, Jianjun Yang, Kuo‐Feng Huang, Michael A. Hitt, Lingqian Kong, Qiang Chen, Chunlei Zhang, Chao Yang, Fang‐Le Peng and Yangang Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as Materials Science and Engineering A, Energy and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Kai Xu

50 papers receiving 677 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Xu China 16 263 249 111 94 81 59 708
Jiashun Huang China 14 174 0.7× 253 1.0× 30 0.3× 42 0.4× 59 0.7× 36 810
Ravi Jain United States 14 154 0.6× 188 0.8× 50 0.5× 44 0.5× 205 2.5× 78 723
Stephen Cahoon Australia 19 316 1.2× 67 0.3× 43 0.4× 24 0.3× 57 0.7× 87 1.1k
Haisen Wang China 11 186 0.7× 414 1.7× 31 0.3× 26 0.3× 25 0.3× 33 644
Laura Tūpėnaitė Lithuania 16 128 0.5× 108 0.4× 74 0.7× 31 0.3× 35 0.4× 42 863
Ronan Bolton United Kingdom 14 170 0.6× 268 1.1× 13 0.1× 45 0.5× 43 0.5× 28 1.1k
Martijn Brons Netherlands 12 113 0.4× 342 1.4× 24 0.2× 32 0.3× 16 0.2× 18 1.1k
Hans‐Joachim Schramm Austria 8 245 0.9× 104 0.4× 15 0.1× 16 0.2× 58 0.7× 30 674

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kai Xu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Kai Xu. The network helps show where Kai Xu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Xu 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 Kai Xu. Kai Xu 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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Xu, Kai, et al.. (2025). Can environmental regulation improve the industrial ecology efficiency? Evidence from China's environmental protection tax reform. Journal of Environmental Management. 373. 123792–123792. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Sheng, Kai Xu, Wanchun Zhao, et al.. (2025). A New Model to Predict Mudstone Failure Behavior from Brittle to Ductile Caused by Confining Pressures. Processes. 13(2). 308–308.
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Shi, Danda, Kai Xu, Xin Yu, Peng Cui, & Zhiming Chao. (2025). Strength estimation of textured polymer layer-reinforced materials in practical marine engineering based on physical experiments and artificial intelligence modelling. Frontiers in Marine Science. 12. 1 indexed citations
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Qiao, Gui‐ying, et al.. (2024). Plastic damage mechanism and grain orientation evolution along the thickness direction in heavy-walled submarine pipelines during the progressive forming process. Materials Science and Engineering A. 919. 147524–147524. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Kai, et al.. (2024). Research on the impact of public environmental participation on foreign direct investment: evidence from China. Environmental Research Communications. 6(2). 25019–25019. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Chun, et al.. (2023). Research on the Impact of Green Bonds on Credit Risk of Manufacturing Enterprises. Journal of risk analysis and crisis response. 13(3).
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Kong, Lingqian, et al.. (2023). The impact of public environmental preferences and government environmental regulations on corporate pollution emissions. Journal of Environmental Management. 351. 119766–119766. 24 indexed citations
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Xu, Kai, et al.. (2022). Regional convergence analysis of sustainable innovation efficiency in European Union countries. Journal of Environmental Management. 325(Pt B). 116636–116636. 17 indexed citations
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Fang, Yangang, Kai Xu, Xiaoyi Guo, & Ying‐yi Hong. (2020). Identifying determinants of straw open field burning in northeast China: Toward greening agriculture base in newly industrializing countries. Journal of Rural Studies. 74. 111–123. 30 indexed citations
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Yi, Fei, et al.. (2020). Shear behaviour of sand-concrete interface with side post-grouting considering the unloading effect. SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS. 60(6). 1440–1449. 13 indexed citations
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Gu, Xiaoqiang, Chao Hu, Jiru Zhang, & Kai Xu. (2019). Laboratory Tests on Compaction and Crushing Behaviors of Construction Waste Slag–Clay Mixtures. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 31(11). 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Chao, et al.. (2019). Feasibility study on the geothermal utility tunnel system. Sustainable Cities and Society. 46. 101445–101445. 37 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunlei, et al.. (2016). A dredged material solidification treatment for fill soils in East China: A case history. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology. 35(6). 865–872. 53 indexed citations
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Xu, Kai, et al.. (2013). Three-Dimensional Modeling of Spatial Reinforcement of Soil Nails in a Field Slope under Surcharge Loads. Journal of Applied Mathematics. 2013. 1–12.
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Xu, Kai, Kuo‐Feng Huang, & Shanxing Gao. (2010). Who Can Cultivate University Ties More in China? A Local Firm or a Foreign Firm?. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 58(2). 250–261. 7 indexed citations
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Gao, Shanxing, Kai Xu, & Jianjun Yang. (2008). Managerial ties, absorptive capacity, and innovation. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 25(3). 395–412. 160 indexed citations

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