Khalid Ahmed

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Khalid Ahmed is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Khalid Ahmed has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 29 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 14 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Khalid Ahmed's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (36 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (27 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (14 papers). Khalid Ahmed is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (36 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (27 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (14 papers). Khalid Ahmed collaborates with scholars based in Pakistan, China and Australia. Khalid Ahmed's co-authors include Muhammad Shahbaz, Nanthakumar Loganathan, Ahmed Taneem Muzaffar, İlhan Öztürk, Shawkat Hammoudeh, Samia Nasreen, Mantu Kumar Mahalik, Mita Bhattacharya, Long Wei and Mujeeb Ur Rehman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Khalid Ahmed

51 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

How urbanization affects CO 2 emissions in Malaysia? The application of STIRPAT model

2016 558 citations Muhammad Shahbaz, Khalid Ahmed et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
Trade openness–carbon emissions nexus: The importance of turning points of trade openness for country panels

2016 427 citations Muhammad Shahbaz, Khalid Ahmed et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Khalid Ahmed Pakistan	23	2.7k	1.6k	1.0k	593	278	52	3.1k
Syed Tauseef Hassan China	25	2.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	796 1.3×	213 0.8×	42	3.5k
Burcu Özcan Türkiye	21	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	783 0.8×	599 1.0×	219 0.8×	57	2.7k
Alex O. Acheampong Australia	29	3.9k 1.5×	2.2k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	1.3k 2.1×	206 0.7×	74	4.8k
Manzoor Ahmad China	34	3.5k 1.3×	2.2k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	717 1.2×	162 0.6×	54	4.1k
Korhan K. Gökmenoğlu Cyprus	28	2.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	782 0.8×	659 1.1×	302 1.1×	70	3.1k
Bright Akwasi Gyamfi Türkiye	37	3.2k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	940 0.9×	793 1.3×	236 0.8×	126	3.9k
Zhilun Jiao China	25	3.5k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	934 0.9×	844 1.4×	456 1.6×	57	4.2k
Emrah Koçak Türkiye	27	3.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.8×	148 0.5×	68	4.3k
Ümit Bulut Türkiye	27	2.6k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	792 0.8×	804 1.4×	139 0.5×	66	3.4k
Ojonugwa Usman Türkiye	36	3.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	898 1.5×	300 1.1×	106	4.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ahmed, Khalid, et al.. (2025). Dynamic linkages and spillover effects of biodiversity risk in socially responsible investment and commodity markets. Journal of Environmental Management. 374. 124144–124144. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Yichen, et al.. (2025). Europe's environmental dichotomy: The impact of regulations, climate investments, and renewable energy on carbon mitigation in the EU-22. Energy Policy. 198. 114498–114498. 8 indexed citations

Ahmed, Khalid, et al.. (2024). Pathways to China's carbon neutrality and clean energy transition: Evidence from the three decades long stricter environmental regulations. Sustainable Futures. 8. 100296–100296. 5 indexed citations

Ahmed, Khalid, et al.. (2024). How the pandemic-led volatility in the natural resource commodity indices affect U.S and China markets. Resources Policy. 90. 104736–104736. 1 indexed citations

Ahmed, Khalid, et al.. (2024). China's post-pandemic energy rebound and climate targets under the current regulations and green innovation capacity. Energy. 302. 131829–131829. 7 indexed citations

Ahmed, Khalid. (2023). Perspective on China's commitment to carbon neutrality under the innovation-energy-emissions nexus. Journal of Cleaner Production. 390. 136202–136202. 21 indexed citations

Ahmed, Khalid. (2023). Carbon footprints across transport infrastructure development and industrial output in Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(27). 71296–71321. 3 indexed citations

Ahmed, Khalid, et al.. (2021). Transport infrastructure and industrial output in Pakistan: An empirical investigation. Research in Transportation Economics. 90. 101040–101040. 14 indexed citations

Ahmed, Khalid, et al.. (2018). Decomposing the links between oil price shocks and macroeconomic indicators: Evidence from SAARC region. Resources Policy. 61. 423–432. 26 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Khalid, et al.. (2018). A predictive analysis of CO2 emissions, environmental policy stringency, and economic growth in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(16). 16091–16100. 95 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Khalid & İlhan Öztürk. (2018). What new technology means for the energy demand in China? A sustainable development perspective. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(29). 29766–29771. 56 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Khalid & İlhan Öztürk. (2016). The emission abatement policy paradox in Australia: evidence from energy-emission nexus. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(17). 17850–17856. 6 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Khalid, Muhammad Shahbaz, & Phouphet Kyophilavong. (2016). Revisiting the emissions-energy-trade nexus: evidence from the newly industrializing countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(8). 7676–7691. 80 indexed citations

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Shahbaz, Muhammad, Mita Bhattacharya, & Khalid Ahmed. (2016). CO₂emissions in Australia: economic and non-economic drivers in the long-run. Applied Economics. 49(13). 1273–1286. 89 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Khalid, et al.. (2016). Energy consumption in China and underlying factors in a changing landscape: Empirical evidence since the reform period. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 58. 224–234. 36 indexed citations

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Ling, Chong Hui, Khalid Ahmed, Rusnah Muhamad, & Muhammad Shahbaz. (2015). Decomposing the trade-environment nexus for Malaysia: what do the technique, scale, composition, and comparative advantage effect indicate?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(24). 20131–20142. 129 indexed citations

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Rehman, Mujeeb Ur, et al.. (2014). A study of causality between disintegrated intellectual capital and firm performance. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1(1). 1–19. 2 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Khalid. (2014). Environmental Kuznets Curve for CO2 Emission in Mongolia: An Empirical Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Khalid, et al.. (2012). Disaggregate energy consumption and industrial output in Pakistan: An empirical analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Khalid & Long Wei. (2010). Adaptation as a Response to Climate Change: A Literature Review. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 2 indexed citations

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