Kang Luo

1.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 709 citations indexed

About

Kang Luo is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Kang Luo has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 709 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 4 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Kang Luo's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (11 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (4 papers). Kang Luo is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (11 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (4 papers). Kang Luo collaborates with scholars based in China, Lebanon and Taiwan. Kang Luo's co-authors include Mingli Zeng, Chien‐Chiang Lee, Yaobin Liu, Pei‐Fen Chen, Shuoshuo Li, Guoen Wei, Pingjun Sun, Ruzi Li, Xiao Ouyang and Bao‐Jie He and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Energy Economics and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Kang Luo

20 papers receiving 694 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. Assessing the impact of digital economy on green development efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
    2022 246 citations Kang Luo, Yaobin Liu et al. Energy Economics profile →
  2. How does climate change affect food security? Evidence from China
    2023 137 citations Chien‐Chiang Lee, Mingli Zeng et al. Environmental Impact Assessment 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
Kang Luo China 12 431 117 108 95 58 20 709
Xuhui Ding China 15 399 0.9× 140 1.2× 100 0.9× 57 0.6× 66 1.1× 36 570
Mingli Zeng China 7 391 0.9× 93 0.8× 56 0.5× 80 0.8× 62 1.1× 9 578
Changfei Nie China 11 460 1.1× 99 0.8× 51 0.5× 105 1.1× 69 1.2× 31 608
Jiachao Peng China 16 603 1.4× 218 1.9× 86 0.8× 186 2.0× 95 1.6× 40 830
Haichao Yu China 11 354 0.8× 105 0.9× 72 0.7× 63 0.7× 54 0.9× 33 560
Solmaria Halleck Vega Netherlands 14 613 1.4× 84 0.7× 134 1.2× 77 0.8× 25 0.4× 27 1.0k
Annela Anger-Kraavi United Kingdom 14 566 1.3× 190 1.6× 134 1.2× 264 2.8× 98 1.7× 23 1.0k
Waqar Akram Pakistan 15 533 1.2× 172 1.5× 51 0.5× 198 2.1× 27 0.5× 50 994
Tinghui Li China 16 531 1.2× 104 0.9× 37 0.3× 129 1.4× 89 1.5× 32 747

Countries citing papers authored by Kang Luo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kang Luo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kang Luo. 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 Kang Luo. The network helps show where Kang Luo may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kang Luo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kang Luo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kang Luo 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 Kang Luo. Kang Luo 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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Wan, Biao, et al.. (2025). The Influence of Digital Technology on Rural Common Prosperity and Its Spatial Spillover Effect. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 61(12). 3797–3820. 2 indexed citations
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Luo, Kang, Chien‐Chiang Lee, Mingli Zeng, & Weihui Hu. (2024). How does the development of digital economy in central cities promote the coordinated development of regions? Evidence from 19 urban agglomerations in China. Technology in Society. 78. 102674–102674. 21 indexed citations
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Lee, Chien‐Chiang, Mingli Zeng, & Kang Luo. (2024). The impact of urbanization on food security in China. International Review of Economics & Finance. 93. 1159–1175. 16 indexed citations
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Guo, Qingbin, Yanqing Peng, & Kang Luo. (2024). The impact of artificial intelligence on energy environmental performance: Empirical evidence from cities in China. Energy Economics. 141. 108136–108136. 10 indexed citations
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Luo, Kang, et al.. (2024). Regional coordinated development and green transformation: Evidence from major national strategic zones. Economic Analysis and Policy. 81. 1290–1307. 13 indexed citations
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Lee, Chien‐Chiang, Mingli Zeng, & Kang Luo. (2023). How does climate change affect food security? Evidence from China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 104. 107324–107324. 137 indexed citations breakdown →
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Luo, Kang, Yaobin Liu, Mingli Zeng, Guoen Wei, & Weihui Hu. (2023). The impact of transportation accessibility on industrial investment in the urban agglomeration around Poyang Lake in China—based on the perspective of ecological security constraints. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(24). 65728–65745. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Chien‐Chiang, Mingli Zeng, & Kang Luo. (2023). Food security and digital economy in China: A pathway towards sustainable development. Economic Analysis and Policy. 78. 1106–1125. 51 indexed citations
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Wei, Guoen, Bao‐Jie He, Pingjun Sun, et al.. (2023). Evolutionary trends of urban expansion and its sustainable development: Evidence from 80 representative cities in the belt and road initiative region. Cities. 138. 104353–104353. 68 indexed citations
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Bai, Ling, et al.. (2023). Effects of ICT agglomeration on carbon emission reduction: New evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(51). 110869–110887. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yaobin, et al.. (2023). Impact of Environmental Taxation on Financial Performance of Energy-Intensive Firms: The Role of Digital Transformation. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 60(3). 598–616. 8 indexed citations
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Luo, Kang, Yaobin Liu, Pei‐Fen Chen, & Mingli Zeng. (2022). Assessing the impact of digital economy on green development efficiency in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Energy Economics. 112. 106127–106127. 246 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Chien‐Chiang, Mingli Zeng, & Kang Luo. (2022). The Impact of Green Development on Modernization in China: Evidence from 108 Cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 58(13). 3664–3688. 13 indexed citations
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Bai, Ling, et al.. (2022). The Spatial Differentiation and Driving Forces of Ecological Welfare Performance in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(22). 14801–14801. 8 indexed citations
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Luo, Kang, et al.. (2020). The Spatial Correlations of Health Resource Agglomeration Capacities and Their Influencing Factors: Evidence from China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(22). 8705–8705. 18 indexed citations
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Luo, Kang, et al.. (2020). The spatial convergence and drivers of environmental efficiency under haze constraints - Evidence from China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 86. 106513–106513. 32 indexed citations
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Luo, Kang, et al.. (2019). Concentration of Healthcare Resources in China: The Spatial–Temporal Evolution and Its Spatial Drivers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(23). 4606–4606. 11 indexed citations

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