Le Xu

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 945 citations indexed

About

Le Xu is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Marketing and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Le Xu has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 945 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Strategy and Management, 4 papers in Marketing and 4 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Le Xu's work include International Business and FDI (4 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (3 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (3 papers). Le Xu is often cited by papers focused on International Business and FDI (4 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (3 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (3 papers). Le Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Mexico. Le Xu's co-authors include Shuai Shao, Lili Yang, Meiting Fan, Raghu Garud, Anna Roberts, Arun Kumaraswamy, Ding Li, Chen Wang, Juan I. Sánchez and Zhenbing Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Research and Energy Economics.

In The Last Decade

Le Xu

10 papers receiving 928 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.

Heterogeneous green innovations and carbon emission performance: Evidence at China's city level

2021 672 citations Le Xu, Meiting Fan et al. Energy Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Le Xu United States	6	670	286	224	209	188	12	945
Jianhua Cao China	11	899 1.3×	337 1.2×	277 1.2×	217 1.0×	319 1.7×	20	1.2k
Daqian Shi China	17	665 1.0×	267 0.9×	234 1.0×	188 0.9×	167 0.9×	45	915
Weijian Du China	14	917 1.4×	223 0.8×	178 0.8×	212 1.0×	265 1.4×	37	1.1k
Haitao Yin China	9	594 0.9×	352 1.2×	399 1.8×	225 1.1×	103 0.5×	17	1.2k
Beibei Shi China	14	581 0.9×	151 0.5×	179 0.8×	154 0.7×	179 1.0×	33	926
Shikuan Zhao China	18	874 1.3×	249 0.9×	259 1.2×	190 0.9×	153 0.8×	36	1.2k
Qunxi Kong China	22	1.1k 1.7×	169 0.6×	362 1.6×	197 0.9×	128 0.7×	38	1.5k
Zhengnan Lu China	11	729 1.1×	269 0.9×	186 0.8×	155 0.7×	222 1.2×	35	884
Yucai Hu China	10	868 1.3×	358 1.3×	378 1.7×	256 1.2×	238 1.3×	14	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Le Xu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Le Xu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Le Xu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Le Xu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Le 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 Le Xu. Le Xu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Xu, Le, et al.. (2025). CEO–TMT vertical pay gap and firm productivity: A tournament theory perspective. Journal of Business Research. 197. 115453–115453.

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Shao, Shuai, Zhenbing Yang, Le Xu, & Lili Yang. (2024). Environmental protection experience of secretaries and effectiveness of environmental governance: Evidence from COD discharge in China. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 220. 237–253. 5 indexed citations

3.

Fainshmidt, Stav, et al.. (2024). Foreign competition and business diversification options. Global Strategy Journal. 15(2). 245–269. 1 indexed citations

4.

Xu, Le. (2024). Why Do Global Cities Engage with Global Climate Governance? The Case Studies of Shanghai and Chicago. 4(3). 24–29.

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Sánchez, Juan I., et al.. (2023). Assessing Common-Metric Effect Sizes to Refine Mediation Models. Organizational Research Methods. 27(3). 351–368. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Le, et al.. (2023). Internationalization under attack: the external threat of short sellers. Multinational Business Review. 31(3). 362–380. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Le. (2022). CEO general work experience and FDI-based internationalization. Journal of strategy and management. 16(2). 323–340. 2 indexed citations

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Xu, Le, Lili Yang, Ding Li, & Shuai Shao. (2022). Asymmetric effects of heterogeneous environmental standards on green technology innovation: Evidence from China. Energy Economics. 117. 106479–106479. 67 indexed citations

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Xu, Le, et al.. (2021). Corporate social responsibility and corporate reputation: the moderating roles of CEO and state political ideologies. Social Responsibility Journal. 18(3). 501–517. 11 indexed citations

10.

Xu, Le, Meiting Fan, Lili Yang, & Shuai Shao. (2021). Heterogeneous green innovations and carbon emission performance: Evidence at China's city level. Energy Economics. 99. 105269–105269. 672 indexed citations breakdown →

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Garud, Raghu, Arun Kumaraswamy, Anna Roberts, & Le Xu. (2020). Liminal movement by digital platform‐based sharing economy ventures: The case of Uber Technologies. Strategic Management Journal. 43(3). 447–475. 161 indexed citations

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Garud, Raghu, Arun Kumaraswamy, Anna Roberts, & Le Xu. (2020). Liminal Movement by Digital Platform-Based Sharing Economy Ventures: The Case of Uber Technologies. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations

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