Ke Li

7.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
174 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Ke Li is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke Li has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 61 papers in Environmental Engineering and 36 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ke Li's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (63 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (45 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (32 papers). Ke Li is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (63 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (45 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (32 papers). Ke Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Ke Li's co-authors include Boqiang Lin, Hongshan Ai, Shuai Shao, Zheming Yan, Kerui Du, B. T. Zou, Yongze Yu, Weihua Zou, Hongjuan Bai and Chuxiong Deng and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Ke Li

162 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Impacts of urbanization and industrialization on energy c... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2016 2022 2023 2024 200 400 600
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. Impacts of urbanization and industrialization on energy consumption/CO2 emissions: Does the level of development matter?
    2015 680 citations Ke Li, Boqiang Lin profile →
  2. Impact of energy conservation policies on the green productivity in China’s manufacturing sector: Evidence from a three-stage DEA model
    2016 328 citations Ke Li, Boqiang Lin Applied Energy profile →
  3. Ultra-short term power load forecasting based on CEEMDAN-SE and LSTM neural network
    2022 148 citations Ke Li et al. profile →
  4. Economic growth and environmental pollution in China: New evidence from government work reports
    2023 92 citations Yongze Yu, Ke Li et al. Energy Economics profile →
  5. The impact of digital government on corporate green innovation: Evidence from China
    2024 69 citations Xiaoli Hao, Ke Li et al. Technological Forecasting and Social Change profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ke Li China 42 3.9k 2.2k 1.6k 649 610 174 6.1k
Chuanwang Sun China 47 5.4k 1.4× 2.3k 1.0× 2.3k 1.5× 467 0.7× 678 1.1× 166 7.8k
Feng Dong China 43 4.3k 1.1× 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 382 0.6× 931 1.5× 122 6.2k
Wei Chen China 48 2.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 240 0.4× 380 0.6× 268 7.0k
Jiandong Chen China 44 3.2k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 231 0.4× 893 1.5× 137 6.0k
Ke Wang China 49 3.5k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 1.8k 2.7× 313 0.5× 258 7.9k
Chao Feng China 50 5.1k 1.3× 3.3k 1.5× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 510 0.8× 180 7.1k
Ming Zhang China 45 3.5k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 234 0.4× 904 1.5× 155 6.0k
Bo Wang China 47 3.8k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 2.3k 1.4× 389 0.6× 435 0.7× 292 8.6k
Bing Zhang China 43 3.8k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 857 0.5× 413 0.6× 520 0.9× 212 7.7k
Malin Song China 33 3.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 426 0.7× 265 0.4× 106 5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Ke Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ke Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ke Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ke Li 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 Ke Li. Ke Li 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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Liao, Yulei, Ke Li, Yongbo Zhao, et al.. (2025). Energy optimal path planning of ocean-energy driven unmanned surface vehicles. Ocean Engineering. 327. 120965–120965. 1 indexed citations
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Zhai, Shixian, Ke Li, Lei Zhu, et al.. (2025). Particulate matter (PM) and ozone air quality in Urumqi of Northwest China: Seasonality, trends, and sources. Atmospheric Environment. 350. 121150–121150. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Ke, et al.. (2024). Realizing low-carbon development of industrial parks in China: Model construction and its application. Energy. 301. 131664–131664. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaofei, et al.. (2024). Effect of consumer subsidies on coal mine efficiency and its transmission mechanism. Energy Policy. 196. 114412–114412. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Min, Jing Li, Shuyi Huang, et al.. (2024). Building strong metal-support interaction between TiN and RuO2 for efficient acidic oxygen evolution reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 71. 804–810. 11 indexed citations
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Hao, Xiaoli, et al.. (2024). The impact of digital government on corporate green innovation: Evidence from China. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 206. 123570–123570. 69 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hao, Xiaoli, et al.. (2024). Does environmental decentralisation improve ESG performance? Evidence from listed companies in China. Energy Economics. 139. 107932–107932. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Zongyi, et al.. (2024). Microgrid energy optimization management considering consumer segmentation optimization and dynamic time intervals. Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects. 46(1). 15865–15894.
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Yu, Yongze, et al.. (2023). Economic growth and environmental pollution in China: New evidence from government work reports. Energy Economics. 124. 106803–106803. 92 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hao, Xiaoli, et al.. (2023). Environmental governance, executive incentive, and enterprise performance: Evidence from Chinese mineral enterprises. Resources Policy. 85. 103858–103858. 47 indexed citations
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Xie, Xuan, Ke Li, Z. A. Liu, & Hongshan Ai. (2021). Curse or blessing: how does natural resource dependence affect city‐level economic development in China?. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 65(2). 413–448. 30 indexed citations
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Li, Ke & Boqiang Lin. (2017). How to promote energy efficiency through technological progress in China?. Energy. 143. 812–821. 185 indexed citations
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Li, Ke & Boqiang Lin. (2016). Impact of energy conservation policies on the green productivity in China’s manufacturing sector: Evidence from a three-stage DEA model. Applied Energy. 168. 351–363. 328 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Ke & Boqiang Lin. (2015). Measuring green productivity growth of Chinese industrial sectors during 1998–2011. China Economic Review. 36. 279–295. 111 indexed citations
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Li, Ke, et al.. (2014). A Multi-Stage Framework of Textual Criminal Cases Categorization: Criminal and Legal Elements Approach. 5(4). 119–126. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ke. (2008). Design of CAI System and the Optimization of System Safety.

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