Muhammad Khalid Anser

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
168 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Khalid Anser is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Khalid Anser has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 52 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 30 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Khalid Anser's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (81 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (48 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (30 papers). Muhammad Khalid Anser is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (81 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (48 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (30 papers). Muhammad Khalid Anser collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Muhammad Khalid Anser's co-authors include Khalid Zaman, Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, Zahid Yousaf, Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi Abro, Qasim Raza Syed, Michael Yao‐Ping Peng, Nicholas Apergis, Danish Iqbal Godil, Munir Ahmad and Muhammad Azhar Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Khalid Anser

160 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Caring for the environment: How human capital, natural re... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Caring for the environment: How human capital, natural resources, and economic growth interact with environmental degradation in Pakistan? A dynamic ARDL approach
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Muhammad Khalid Anser China 50 3.6k 1.7k 988 853 688 168 6.0k
Rafael Alvarado Ecuador 49 5.0k 1.4× 2.5k 1.5× 1.5k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 494 0.7× 146 7.1k
Abdelmohsen A. Nassani Saudi Arabia 38 2.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 666 0.7× 512 0.6× 553 0.8× 220 4.6k
Malik Shahzad Shabbir Pakistan 38 3.7k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 717 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 631 0.9× 188 5.7k
Vishal Dagar India 38 3.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 940 1.0× 799 0.9× 433 0.6× 71 4.8k
George Halkos Greece 42 3.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 983 1.0× 609 0.7× 1.1k 1.6× 303 7.2k
Fengsheng Chien China 36 3.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 630 0.6× 942 1.1× 547 0.8× 74 4.9k
Muhammad Tariq Majeed Pakistan 45 4.9k 1.3× 2.6k 1.5× 1.3k 1.3× 1.2k 1.4× 388 0.6× 191 6.1k
Cem Işık Türkiye 52 5.2k 1.4× 2.5k 1.4× 1.4k 1.4× 952 1.1× 460 0.7× 168 7.0k
Nadeem Iqbal Pakistan 35 2.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 502 0.5× 1.0k 1.2× 487 0.7× 143 4.9k
Gagan Deep Sharma India 39 2.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 561 0.6× 667 0.8× 644 0.9× 145 5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Muhammad Khalid Anser

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Fields of papers citing papers by Muhammad Khalid Anser

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Khalid Anser

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All Works

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Anser, Muhammad Khalid, et al.. (2025). Urban heat islands and energy consumption patterns: Evaluating renewable energy strategies for a sustainable future. Energy Reports. 13. 3760–3772. 3 indexed citations
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Anser, Muhammad Khalid, Raima Nazar, & Sajid Ali. (2025). Green hydrogen hope: How strategic budget allocations translate to emission reductions. Renewable Energy. 246. 122832–122832. 3 indexed citations
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Alvi, Shahzad, et al.. (2025). The role of green finance, energy transition, and digitalization in OECD greenhouse gas emissions. Journal of Cleaner Production. 518. 145865–145865. 10 indexed citations
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Anser, Muhammad Khalid, et al.. (2024). Energy consumption, technological innovation, and economic growth in BRICS: A GMM panel VAR framework analysis. Energy Strategy Reviews. 56. 101587–101587. 51 indexed citations
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Ma, Juan, et al.. (2024). Strategic socioeconomic planning to address ecological footprints in an uncertain economic landscape. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 95. 102048–102048. 1 indexed citations
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Jabeen, Gul, Dong Wang, Stefania Pinzón, et al.. (2024). Promoting green taxation and sustainable energy transition for low-carbon development. Geoscience Frontiers. 16(1). 101928–101928. 8 indexed citations
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Yu, Donglei, Muhammad Khalid Anser, Abdelmohsen A. Nassani, et al.. (2023). Navigating the global mineral market: A study of resource wealth and the energy transition. Resources Policy. 82. 103500–103500. 57 indexed citations
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Nazar, Raima, et al.. (2023). Environmental consequences of trade-induced uncertainty: Evidence from econometric estimation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 191. 114106–114106. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhong, et al.. (2022). The nexus between asymmetric financial inclusion and economic growth: Evidence from the top 10 financially inclusive economies. Borsa Istanbul Review. 23(2). 368–377. 20 indexed citations
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Chaudhry, Imran Sharif, et al.. (2021). Dynamic common correlated effects of technological innovations and institutional performance on environmental quality: Evidence from East-Asia and Pacific countries. Environmental Science & Policy. 124. 313–323. 70 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Munir, Nadeem Akhtar, Gul Jabeen, et al.. (2021). Intention-Based Critical Factors Affecting Willingness to Adopt Novel Coronavirus Prevention in Pakistan: Implications for Future Pandemics. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 6167–6167. 56 indexed citations
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Anser, Muhammad Khalid, et al.. (2021). Trade Openness, Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Agriculture in Africa. Problemy Ekorozwoju. 17(1). 246–255. 12 indexed citations
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Anser, Muhammad Khalid, Bosede Ngozi Adeleye, Mosab I. Tabash, & Aviral Kumar Tiwari. (2021). Services trade–ICT–tourism nexus in selected Asian countries: new evidence from panel data techniques. Current Issues in Tourism. 25(15). 2388–2403. 39 indexed citations
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Wen, Jun, et al.. (2020). Working women and per capita household consumption expenditures; an untouched reality. Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci. 38(1). 7 indexed citations
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Anser, Muhammad Khalid, Zahid Yousaf, Abdul Majid, & Muhammad Yasir. (2020). Does corporate social responsibility commitment and participation predict environmental and social performance?. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 27(6). 2578–2587. 83 indexed citations
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Anser, Muhammad Khalid, Talat Islam, Muhammad Azhar Khan, et al.. (2020). Identifying the Potential Causes, Consequences, and Prevention of Communicable Diseases (Including COVID‐19). BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 8894006–8894006. 10 indexed citations
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Anser, Muhammad Khalid, et al.. (2020). Social media usage and individuals' intentions toward adopting Bitcoin: The role of the theory of planned behavior and perceived risk. International Journal of Communication Systems. 33(17). 66 indexed citations

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