Mengdi Liu

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 999 citations indexed

About

Mengdi Liu is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Mengdi Liu has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 999 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Mengdi Liu's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (10 papers), Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement (6 papers) and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (5 papers). Mengdi Liu is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (10 papers), Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement (6 papers) and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (5 papers). Mengdi Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Mengdi Liu's co-authors include Bing Zhang, Bing Zhang, Ronald J. Shadbegian, Mark Buntaine, Peijian Shi, Sarah E. Anderson, Qi Wang, Johan Gielis, Xiaojing Yu and David A. Ratkowsky and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Mengdi Liu

40 papers receiving 982 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. Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Citizen Participation on Environmental Governance in China
    2024 82 citations Mark Buntaine, Michael Greenstone et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mengdi Liu China 14 476 168 141 139 134 41 999
Jessica Coria Sweden 19 521 1.1× 113 0.7× 90 0.6× 34 0.2× 176 1.3× 41 1.2k
Allen Blackman United States 14 374 0.8× 601 3.6× 317 2.2× 159 1.1× 70 0.5× 21 1.1k
Clara Brandi Germany 14 332 0.7× 249 1.5× 46 0.3× 40 0.3× 84 0.6× 50 930
Lori S. Bennear United States 17 554 1.2× 197 1.2× 82 0.6× 14 0.1× 175 1.3× 37 1.2k
Tiina Häyhä Sweden 16 225 0.5× 170 1.0× 52 0.4× 44 0.3× 79 0.6× 22 1.3k
Rui Alexandre Castanho Poland 21 354 0.7× 87 0.5× 39 0.3× 45 0.3× 97 0.7× 151 1.4k
Zhigang Chen China 19 673 1.4× 38 0.2× 69 0.5× 116 0.8× 108 0.8× 59 1.9k
Leo K. Simon United States 15 678 1.4× 64 0.4× 133 0.9× 52 0.4× 75 0.6× 42 1.2k
Richard Culas Australia 12 382 0.8× 71 0.4× 36 0.3× 98 0.7× 58 0.4× 54 938

Countries citing papers authored by Mengdi Liu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mengdi Liu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mengdi Liu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mengdi Liu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mengdi Liu 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 Mengdi Liu. Mengdi Liu 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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Liu, Mengdi, et al.. (2025). Substitution or expansion: Effects of new energy vehicle subsidies on air quality. Journal of Environmental Management. 377. 124538–124538. 4 indexed citations
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Elliott, Robert, et al.. (2025). Public environmental complaints and regulatory intensity. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 134. 103221–103221. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Mengdi, et al.. (2024). Dynamics of social media adoption in Chinese municipalities for environmental governance. Local Government Studies. 51(6). 1163–1191. 2 indexed citations
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Shi, Peijian, et al.. (2024). Comparison between computer recognition and manual measurement methods for the estimation of leaf area. Annals of Botany. 134(3). 501–510. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Qi, Mengdi Liu, Jintao Xu, & Bing Zhang. (2023). Blow the Lid Off: Public Complaints, Bargaining Power, and Government Responsiveness on Social Media. Environmental and Resource Economics. 85(1). 133–166. 11 indexed citations
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Buntaine, Mark, Michael Greenstone, Guojun He, et al.. (2023). Does the Squeaky Wheel Get More Grease? The Direct and Indirect Effects of Citizen Participation on Environmental Governance in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Mengdi, et al.. (2023). Beyond technology: reducing environmental information asymmetry by centralizing environmental monitoring. International Public Management Journal. 27(6). 853–873. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Mengdi, et al.. (2023). Enablers and Hindrances of Lifestyle Changes Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 39(1). 38–48. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yuping, Brady K. Quinn, Ülo Niinemets, et al.. (2022). Ellipticalness index – a simple measure of the complexity of oval leaf shape. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 54(6). 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Xurui, Mengdi Liu, Beibei Liu, & Bing Zhang. (2022). Policy Implementation Inconsistency and Emission Leakage: Evidence from The Closure of Polluting Firms. Environmental Management. 70(2). 201–214. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Ting, Xiaoyu Zhao, Mengdi Liu, Juan Zhao, & Xinming Wang. (2022). Wheat straw return can lead to biogenic toluene emissions. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 124. 281–290. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Mengdi, et al.. (2021). Cyanobacteria blooms potentially enhance volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from a eutrophic lake: Field and experimental evidence. Environmental Research. 202. 111664–111664. 35 indexed citations
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Liu, Mengdi, et al.. (2021). Environmental Regulation, Compliance Strategies, and Productivity: Evidence from China. Land Economics. 98(1). 41–61. 6 indexed citations
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Liu, Mengdi, Karl J. Niklas, Ülo Niinemets, et al.. (2020). Comparison of the Scaling Relationships of Leaf Biomass versus Surface Area between Spring and Summer for Two Deciduous Tree Species. Forests. 11(9). 1010–1010. 23 indexed citations
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Shi, Peijian, Mengdi Liu, David A. Ratkowsky, et al.. (2019). Leaf area–length allometry and its implications in leaf shape evolution. Trees. 33(4). 1073–1085. 63 indexed citations
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Liu, Mengdi, et al.. (2018). The sound of one hand clapping: transparency without accountability. Environmental Politics. 27(5). 804–829. 37 indexed citations

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