Minzhe Du

1.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
41 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Minzhe Du is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Minzhe Du has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 14 papers in Environmental Engineering and 8 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Minzhe Du's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (21 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (13 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (8 papers). Minzhe Du is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (21 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (13 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (8 papers). Minzhe Du collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Minzhe Du's co-authors include Zhongfei Chen, Liao Li-ping, Liping Liao, Bing Wang, Ning Zhang, Bing Wang, Huang Jie, Yating Zhao, Wenjie Wu and Yanni Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Energy Policy.

In The Last Decade

Minzhe Du

41 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Blue sky defense in low-carbon pilot cities: A spatial sp... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2023 2023 2025 2025 40 80 120
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. Blue sky defense in low-carbon pilot cities: A spatial spillover perspective of carbon emission efficiency
    2022 146 citations Minzhe Du, Zhongfei Chen et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  2. Exploring the effects of energy quota trading policy on carbon emission efficiency: Quasi-experimental evidence from China
    2023 136 citations Minzhe Du, Yating Zhao et al. Energy Economics profile →
  3. Environmental pollution and socioeconomic health inequality: Evidence from China
    2023 65 citations Liping Liao, Minzhe Du et al. Sustainable Cities and Society profile →
  4. Decarbonization like China: How does green finance reform and innovation enhance carbon emission efficiency?
    2025 33 citations Minzhe Du et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
  5. Trade liberalization and energy efficiency: Quasi-natural experiment evidence from the pilot free trade zones in China
    2025 22 citations Minzhe Du, Liao Li-ping et al. Economic Analysis and Policy profile →
  6. Regional Differences in Agricultural Carbon Emissions in China: Measurement, Decomposition, and Influencing Factors
    2025 18 citations Huang Jie, Hongyang Lu et al. Land profile →

Peers

Minzhe Du
Yingming Zhu China
Weixin Yang China
Jiao Zhu China
Suocheng Dong China
Yuling Pan China
Ke-Liang Wang China
Decai Tang China
Yantuan Yu China
Virginia McConnell United States
Jing Cao China
Yingming Zhu China
Minzhe Du
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Countries citing papers authored by Minzhe Du

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Fields of papers citing papers by Minzhe Du

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Minzhe Du. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Minzhe Du. The network helps show where Minzhe Du may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minzhe Du

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Minzhe Du. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Minzhe Du 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 Minzhe Du. Minzhe Du 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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Jie, Huang, Hongyang Lu, & Minzhe Du. (2025). Regional Differences in Agricultural Carbon Emissions in China: Measurement, Decomposition, and Influencing Factors. Land. 14(4). 682–682. 18 indexed citations breakdown →
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Du, Minzhe, et al.. (2025). Trade liberalization and energy efficiency: Quasi-natural experiment evidence from the pilot free trade zones in China. Economic Analysis and Policy. 85. 1739–1751. 22 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liao, Liping & Minzhe Du. (2024). How digital finance shapes residents' health: Evidence from China. China Economic Review. 87. 102246–102246. 29 indexed citations
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Du, Minzhe, et al.. (2024). The effects of energy quota trading on total factor productivity and economic potential in industrial sector: Evidence from China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 445. 141227–141227. 49 indexed citations
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Liao, Liping, et al.. (2024). The effect of clean heating policy on individual health: Evidence from China. China Economic Review. 89. 102309–102309. 8 indexed citations
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Du, Minzhe, et al.. (2023). Exploring the effects of energy quota trading policy on carbon emission efficiency: Quasi-experimental evidence from China. Energy Economics. 124. 106791–106791. 136 indexed citations breakdown →
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Du, Minzhe, Bing Wang, Zhongfei Chen, & Liao Li-ping. (2023). Productivity evaluation of urban water supply industry in China: a metafrontier-biennial cost Malmquist productivity index approach. Annals of Operations Research. 355(2). 2351–2371. 10 indexed citations
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Liao, Liping, Minzhe Du, & Zhongfei Chen. (2023). Environmental pollution and socioeconomic health inequality: Evidence from China. Sustainable Cities and Society. 95. 104579–104579. 65 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jie, Huang, Qianqian Li, Minzhe Du, & Xiaoqing Chen. (2023). Spatial and temporal variation of economic resilience and its drivers: Evidence from Chinese cities. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11. 16 indexed citations
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Jie, Huang, et al.. (2023). Spatiotemporal characteristics and determinants of agricultural carbon offset rate in China based on the geographic detector. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(20). 58142–58155. 15 indexed citations
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Du, Minzhe, et al.. (2022). The effect of air pollution on migrants’ permanent settlement intention: Evidence from China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 373. 133832–133832. 23 indexed citations
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Du, Minzhe, et al.. (2022). Evaluating the water-saving and wastewater-reducing effects of water rights trading pilots: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment. Journal of Environmental Management. 319. 115706–115706. 40 indexed citations
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Du, Minzhe, et al.. (2022). Blue sky defense in low-carbon pilot cities: A spatial spillover perspective of carbon emission efficiency. The Science of The Total Environment. 846. 157509–157509. 146 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li-ping, Liao, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Energy Quota Trading on Energy Saving in China: Insight from a Quasi-Natural Experiment. Energies. 15(22). 8610–8610. 13 indexed citations
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Du, Minzhe, Liao Li-ping, Bing Wang, & Zhongfei Chen. (2020). Evaluating the effectiveness of the water-saving society construction in China: A quasi-natural experiment. Journal of Environmental Management. 277. 111394–111394. 41 indexed citations
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Wu, Wenjie, et al.. (2020). Non-familial coresidence and life satisfaction: Evidence from China. Habitat International. 100. 102188–102188. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Bing, et al.. (2019). Does the SO2 emissions trading scheme encourage green total factor productivity? An empirical assessment on China’s cities. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(6). 6375–6388. 82 indexed citations

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