Muhammad Usman

12.6k total citations · 16 hit papers
145 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Muhammad Usman is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Muhammad Usman has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 59 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 37 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Muhammad Usman's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (105 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (57 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (35 papers). Muhammad Usman is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (105 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (57 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (35 papers). Muhammad Usman collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Spain. Muhammad Usman's co-authors include Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente, Atif Jahanger, Muhammad Sohail Amjad Makhdum, Rakhshanda Kousar, Magdalena Rãdulescu, Najia Saqib, İlhan Öztürk, Paiman Ahmad, Bo Yang and Muntasir Murshed and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Muhammad Usman

139 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The linkages between natural resources, human capital, globalization, economic growth, financial development, and ecological footprint: The moderating role of technological innovations
    2022 539 citations Atif Jahanger, Muhammad Usman et al. Resources Policy profile →
  2. Does financial inclusion, renewable and non-renewable energy utilization accelerate ecological footprints and economic growth? Fresh evidence from 15 highest emitting countries
    2020 400 citations Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Sohail Amjad Makhdum et al. profile →
  3. Environmental concern in the era of industrialization: Can financial development, renewable energy and natural resources alleviate some load?
    2022 385 citations Muhammad Usman, Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente profile →
  4. The environmental Kuznets curve, based on the economic complexity, and the pollution haven hypothesis in PIIGS countries
    2021 385 citations Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente, Muhammad Usman et al. profile →
  5. Dynamic relationship between technological innovations, financial development, renewable energy, and ecological footprint: fresh insights based on the STIRPAT model for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation countries
    2020 352 citations Muhammad Usman et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research profile →
  6. How do financial development, energy consumption, natural resources, and globalization affect Arctic countries' economic growth and environmental quality? An advanced panel data simulation
    2021 341 citations Muhammad Usman, Atif Jahanger et al. Energy profile →
  7. Dynamic association between ICT, renewable energy, economic complexity and ecological footprint: Is there any difference between E-7 (developing) and G-7 (developed) countries?
    2022 271 citations Yongming Huang, Muhammad Usman et al. profile →
  8. What abates ecological footprint in BRICS-T region? Exploring the influence of renewable energy, non-renewable energy, agriculture, forest area and financial development
    2021 267 citations Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Sohail Amjad Makhdum profile →
  9. Pollution concern during globalization mode in financially resource-rich countries: Do financial development, natural resources, and renewable energy consumption matter?
    2021 259 citations Muhammad Usman, Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente et al. profile →
  10. Do industrialization, economic growth and globalization processes influence the ecological footprint and healthcare expenditures? Fresh insights based on the STIRPAT model for countries with the highest healthcare expenditures
    2021 224 citations Muhammad Usman, Atif Jahanger et al. profile →
  11. Examining the role of nuclear and renewable energy in reducing carbon footprint: Does the role of technological innovation really create some difference?
    2022 221 citations Muhammad Usman, Magdalena Rãdulescu profile →
  12. Pollution Haven or Halo? How European countries leverage FDI, energy, and human capital to alleviate their ecological footprint
    2023 160 citations Najia Saqib, İlhan Öztürk et al. Gondwana Research profile →
  13. Achieving ecological sustainability through technological innovations, financial development, foreign direct investment, and energy consumption in developing European countries
    2023 152 citations Muhammad Usman, Magdalena Rãdulescu et al. Gondwana Research profile →
  14. Are Mercosur economies going green or going away? An empirical investigation of the association between technological innovations, energy use, natural resources and GHG emissions
    2022 140 citations Muhammad Usman, Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente et al. Gondwana Research profile →
  15. Variations in technical efficiency of farmers with distinct land size across agro-climatic zones: Evidence from India
    2021 136 citations Muhammad Usman, Abdul Rehman et al. profile →
  16. Harnessing the synergistic impacts of environmental innovations, financial development, green growth, and ecological footprint through the lens of SDGs policies for countries exhibiting high ecological footprints
    2023 131 citations Najia Saqib, Muhammad Usman 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
Muhammad Usman China 54 8.0k 4.2k 2.6k 1.9k 803 145 9.6k
Zahoor Ahmed China 51 8.3k 1.0× 4.3k 1.0× 3.2k 1.2× 1.7k 0.9× 779 1.0× 135 9.7k
Andrew Adewale Alola Türkiye 52 8.8k 1.1× 5.2k 1.2× 2.9k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 742 0.9× 256 10.8k
Zeeshan Khan China 43 9.1k 1.1× 4.8k 1.2× 2.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 880 1.1× 96 10.2k
Munir Ahmad China 61 7.3k 0.9× 3.7k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 166 10.6k
Muntasir Murshed Bangladesh 66 10.1k 1.3× 5.8k 1.4× 3.5k 1.3× 2.6k 1.3× 907 1.1× 196 13.0k
Avik Sinha India 56 10.5k 1.3× 5.8k 1.4× 3.4k 1.3× 2.8k 1.4× 1.0k 1.3× 137 12.2k
Anis Omri Tunisia 41 6.4k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 650 0.8× 90 8.1k
Haider Mahmood Saudi Arabia 42 5.7k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 599 0.7× 191 7.9k
Eyüp Doğan Türkiye 52 10.4k 1.3× 6.4k 1.5× 3.5k 1.3× 3.0k 1.5× 874 1.1× 91 11.8k
Danish Khan China 57 11.0k 1.4× 6.2k 1.5× 3.9k 1.5× 2.9k 1.5× 948 1.2× 93 12.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Muhammad Usman

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All Works

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Usman, Muhammad, et al.. (2025). How digitalization, renewable energy, and natural resources shape environmental excellence? Evidence from China using a Quantile-on-Quantile framework. Geoscience Frontiers. 16(4). 102055–102055. 5 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tong, Aijun Li, Yongda Huang, et al.. (2024). Effect of NaClO disinfectant treatment on the yields, components and combustion characteristics of typical medical waste pyrolysis products. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(2). 112403–112403. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Shaohua, Muhammad Wasif Zafar, Muhammad Usman, Olga A. Kalugina, & Irfan Khan. (2024). Internalizing negative environmental externalities through environmental technologies: The contribution of renewable energy in OECD countries. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 64. 103726–103726. 42 indexed citations
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Feng, Qi, Muhammad Usman, Najia Saqib, & Urszula Mentel. (2024). Modelling the contribution of green technologies, renewable energy, economic complexity, and human capital in environmental sustainability: Evidence from BRICS countries. Gondwana Research. 132. 168–181. 33 indexed citations
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Magazzino, Cosimo, et al.. (2024). Unleashing the power of innovation and sustainability: Transforming cereal production in the BRICS countries. Ecological Indicators. 167. 112618–112618. 14 indexed citations
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Chandio, Abbas Ali, et al.. (2024). Does fiscal expenditure matter for agricultural development? Examining the impact of technological progress on food production. Review of Development Economics. 28(4). 1774–1802. 6 indexed citations
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Bokhari, Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Usman, Asim Mansha, et al.. (2024). Methodological optimization for efficient degradation of Acid Violet 49 using advanced oxidation processes and varied photocatalyst combinations. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 30339–30339. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Jun, Muhammad Usman, Najia Saqib, Muhammad Shahbaz, & Mohammad Razib Hossain. (2023). Asymmetric environmental performance under economic complexity, globalization and energy consumption: Evidence from the World's largest economically complex economy. Energy. 279. 128050–128050. 48 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Paiman, et al.. (2023). Analyzing asymmetric ecological performance under structural change, technological innovation, and trade diversification: fresh insights from the USA. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(54). 115164–115184. 6 indexed citations
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Chandio, Abbas Ali, et al.. (2023). Examining the impact of farm management practices on wheat production: Does agricultural investment matter?. Heliyon. 9(12). e22982–e22982. 7 indexed citations
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Jahanger, Atif, Muhammad Usman, Rakhshanda Kousar, & Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente. (2023). Implications for optimal abatement path through the deployment of natural resources, human development, and energy consumption in the era of digitalization. Resources Policy. 86. 104165–104165. 14 indexed citations
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Huang, Yongming, Syed Muhammad Faraz Raza, & Muhammad Usman. (2023). Asymmetric role of natural resources dependence, industrialization, and foreign direct investment in China’s economic growth. Resources Policy. 85. 103932–103932. 44 indexed citations
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Uddin, Ijaz, Atta Ullah, Najia Saqib, Rakhshanda Kousar, & Muhammad Usman. (2023). Heterogeneous role of energy utilization, financial development, and economic development in ecological footprint: How far away are developing economies from developed ones. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(20). 58378–58398. 48 indexed citations
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Shinwari, Riazullah, et al.. (2023). Revisiting the Relationship Between FDI, Natural Resources, and Economic Growth in Afghanistan: Does Political (in) Stability Matter?. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 15(2). 5174–5203. 24 indexed citations
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Usman, Muhammad, Magdalena Rãdulescu, Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente, & Abdul Rehman. (2022). Investigation on the causality relationship between environmental innovation and energy consumption: Empirical evidence from EU countries. Energy & Environment. 34(8). 3130–3159. 39 indexed citations
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Jamil, M., et al.. (2019). Karpman-Washimi magnetization in relativistic quantum plasmas. Physics of Plasmas. 26(9). 5 indexed citations
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Niazi, Mahmood, Mohamed El‐Attar, Muhammad Usman, & Naveed Ikram. (2012). An Empirical Study Identifying High Perceived Value Requirements Engineering Practices in Global Software Development Projects. International Conference on Software Engineering Advances. 283–288. 5 indexed citations

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