Malin Song

6.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
106 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Malin Song is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Malin Song has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 31 papers in Environmental Engineering and 24 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Malin Song's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (59 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (30 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (19 papers). Malin Song is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (59 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (30 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (19 papers). Malin Song collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Lebanon. Malin Song's co-authors include Shuhong Wang, Xin Zhao, Yuping Shang, Boyang Chen, Xiaowei Ma, Ron Fisher, Muhammad Shahbaz, Zhiyang Shen, Hongyan Zhang and Lianbiao Cui and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Malin Song

98 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategi... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2021 2020 2020 2018 2021 250 500 750 1000
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. Challenges toward carbon neutrality in China: Strategies and countermeasures
    2021 1.1k citations Malin Song et al. profile →
  2. Public-private partnerships investment in energy as new determinant of CO2 emissions: The role of technological innovations in China
    2020 474 citations Malin Song et al. Energy Economics profile →
  3. Could environmental regulation and R&D tax incentives affect green product innovation?
    2020 404 citations Malin Song et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  4. Technological challenges of green innovation and sustainable resource management with large scale data
    2018 325 citations Malin Song et al. profile →
  5. The evolution of renewable energy and its impact on carbon reduction in China
    2021 193 citations Malin Song et al. Energy profile →
  6. Renewable energy transition and sustainable development: Evidence from China
    2025 19 citations Hongshan Ai, Sachin Kumar Mangla et al. Energy Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Malin Song China 33 3.0k 1.3k 1.1k 876 720 106 5.2k
Xiaodong Yang China 34 4.1k 1.4× 968 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 559 0.6× 881 1.2× 79 4.9k
Zhiyang Shen China 38 2.9k 1.0× 899 0.7× 818 0.7× 508 0.6× 489 0.7× 116 4.0k
Ke Li China 42 3.9k 1.3× 2.2k 1.7× 1.6k 1.5× 412 0.5× 476 0.7× 174 6.1k
Patrik Söderholm Sweden 44 2.3k 0.8× 905 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 680 0.8× 533 0.7× 174 5.5k
Xiaohang Ren China 47 6.3k 2.1× 941 0.7× 2.3k 2.1× 955 1.1× 868 1.2× 174 7.5k
Chuanwang Sun China 47 5.4k 1.8× 2.3k 1.7× 2.3k 2.1× 749 0.9× 809 1.1× 166 7.8k
Xunpeng Shi Australia 48 4.8k 1.6× 1.9k 1.4× 2.3k 2.1× 598 0.7× 599 0.8× 215 7.4k
Feng Dong China 43 4.3k 1.4× 2.1k 1.6× 1.6k 1.5× 368 0.4× 712 1.0× 122 6.2k
Lili Yang China 27 3.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 961 0.9× 551 0.6× 612 0.8× 110 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Malin Song

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malin Song

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tao, Weiliang, Shimei Weng, Xueli Chen, & Malin Song. (2025). Breaking the inertia of traditional economic development: Does network infrastructure construction achieve urban carbon unlocking?. Sustainable Cities and Society. 121. 106197–106197. 4 indexed citations
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Lu, Jintao, Zhencui Li, Xueli Chen, Xue Qin Yu, & Malin Song. (2025). The influence of China’s low-carbon city pilot policy on the green innovation of enterprises in the context of carbon neutrality. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. 10(6). 100814–100814. 3 indexed citations
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Weng, Shimei, Malin Song, Weiliang Tao, Jianbao Chen, & Hao Chen. (2025). Breaking the inertia of urban energy systems: Does the new energy demonstration city construction improve carbon unlocking efficiency?. Renewable Energy. 244. 122672–122672. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhenhua, et al.. (2025). Evaluation and influencing factors of sustainable economic development: A spatial analysis in the Yellow River Basin. Economic Analysis and Policy. 85. 997–1011. 7 indexed citations
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Ai, Hongshan, et al.. (2025). Renewable energy transition and sustainable development: Evidence from China. Energy Economics. 143. 108232–108232. 19 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Zhenhua, et al.. (2024). Linking reference-dependent point for expected income to household carbon emissions: Evidence from China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 486. 144434–144434. 4 indexed citations
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Song, Malin, Muhammad Ali Nasir, & Wissal Ben Arfi. (2024). Geopolitical risk implications for natural resource governance and conflict resolution. Resources Policy. 93. 105079–105079. 3 indexed citations
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Shang, Hua, et al.. (2024). Examining the role of national governance capacity in building the global low-carbon agricultural supply chains. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 192. 103833–103833. 4 indexed citations
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Cui, Lianbiao, et al.. (2024). Regional policy options for carbon peaking in the Yangtze River Delta under uncertainty. Journal of Environmental Management. 364. 121445–121445. 14 indexed citations
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Lu, Jintao, et al.. (2024). Effective environmental strategy or illusory tactics? Corporate greenwashing and innovation willingness. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34(1). 1338–1356. 10 indexed citations
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Cheng, Xiang, Wenfu Wang, Xueli Chen, Wei Zhang, & Malin Song. (2024). Carbon tariffs and energy subsidies: Synergy or antagonism?. Energy. 306. 132563–132563. 6 indexed citations
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Song, Malin, et al.. (2024). Enhancing water security: Statistical measurement and spatiotemporal analysis. Environmental Research. 262(Pt 2). 119915–119915. 2 indexed citations
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Song, Malin, et al.. (2024). How does digitalization promote productivity growth in China?. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. 9(4). 100586–100586. 2 indexed citations
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Tao, Weiliang, Malin Song, Shimei Weng, Xueli Chen, & Lianbiao Cui. (2024). Assessing the impact of environmental regulation on ecological risk induced by PM2.5 pollution: Evidence from China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 451. 142029–142029. 12 indexed citations
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Song, Malin & Juntao Du. (2024). Mechanisms for realizing the ecological products value: Green finance intervention and support. International Journal of Production Economics. 271. 109210–109210. 32 indexed citations
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Song, Malin, et al.. (2018). Influence of basic research investment on corporate performance. Management Decision. 57(8). 1839–1856. 23 indexed citations
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Song, Malin. (2008). The Present Situation on the Research of the Productive Service Industry. 1 indexed citations

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