Pei Li

4.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
64 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Pei Li is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Pei Li has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Pei Li's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (9 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (7 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (5 papers). Pei Li is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (9 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (7 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (5 papers). Pei Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Pei Li's co-authors include Yi Lu, Wang Jin, Yvonne Jie Chen, Matthew E. Kahn, Daxuan Zhao, Zhiming Zheng, Qiaobao Zhang, Ming‐Sheng Wang, Haodong Liu and Zhongli Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Pei Li

60 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Does flattening government improve economic performance? ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2016 2018 2015 250 500 750
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 flattening government improve economic performance? Evidence from China
    2016 922 citations Pei Li, Yi Lu et al. Journal of Development Economics profile →
  2. Career concerns and multitasking local bureaucrats: Evidence of a target-based performance evaluation system in China
    2018 458 citations Pei Li, Yi Lu et al. Journal of Development Economics profile →
  3. Water Pollution Progress at Borders: The Role of Changes in China's Political Promotion Incentives
    2015 350 citations Matthew E. Kahn, Pei Li et al. American Economic Journal Economic Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pei Li China 20 1.6k 369 330 314 295 64 3.1k
Shanjun Li China 42 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 3.1× 1.5k 4.6× 201 0.6× 78 0.3× 272 5.9k
Catherine Wolfram United States 31 1.6k 1.0× 1.6k 4.2× 1.3k 3.8× 395 1.3× 243 0.8× 84 4.4k
Paul R. Portney United States 28 3.2k 2.0× 520 1.4× 1.1k 3.3× 885 2.8× 132 0.4× 63 5.6k
Rabindra Nepal Australia 34 2.1k 1.3× 693 1.9× 1.1k 3.4× 194 0.6× 42 0.1× 136 3.8k
Mihaela Simionescu Romania 23 955 0.6× 121 0.3× 405 1.2× 175 0.6× 106 0.4× 198 1.9k
Yuyu Chen China 22 206 0.1× 347 0.9× 301 0.9× 303 1.0× 140 0.5× 86 2.2k
Yiping Huang China 31 1.4k 0.9× 366 1.0× 84 0.3× 409 1.3× 259 0.9× 135 3.0k
Raymond J. Kopp United States 23 1.8k 1.1× 501 1.4× 782 2.4× 119 0.4× 57 0.2× 54 3.7k
Richard K. Lester United States 17 367 0.2× 568 1.5× 330 1.0× 302 1.0× 118 0.4× 58 2.1k
Lan Xue China 35 864 0.5× 134 0.4× 367 1.1× 530 1.7× 230 0.8× 118 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Pei Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pei Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pei Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pei Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pei Li 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 Pei Li. Pei Li 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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Li, Pei, et al.. (2024). Political polarization and state government bonds. Global Finance Journal. 63. 101039–101039. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Pei, et al.. (2024). The impact of industrial sulfur dioxide emissions regulation on agricultural production in China. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 124. 102939–102939. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Pei, Yi Lu, Peng Lü, & Wang Jin. (2024). Information, incentives, and environmental governance: Evidence from China’s ambient air quality standards. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 128. 103066–103066. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Pei, et al.. (2023). Use of Real-World Evidence in Regulatory Decisions for Traditional Chinese Medicine: Current Status and Future Directions. Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 58(1). 34–41. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Pei, et al.. (2023). Use of Real-World Evidence for Drug Regulatory Decisions in China: Current Status and Future Directions. Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 57(6). 1167–1179. 7 indexed citations
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Ge, Pu, Yujia Wang, Wai‐Kit Ming, et al.. (2022). Personality Effects on Chinese Public Preference for the COVID-19 Vaccination: Discrete Choice Experiment and Latent Profile Analysis Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(8). 4842–4842. 13 indexed citations
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Li, Pei, et al.. (2021). Influencing factors for public risk perception of COVID-19 ——perspective of the pandemic whole life cycle. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 67. 102693–102693. 19 indexed citations
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Hou, Jie, Chao Hu, Pei Li, & Daohui Lin. (2021). Multidimensional bioresponses in nematodes contribute to the antagonistic toxic interaction between pentachlorophenol and TiO2 nanoparticles in soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424(Pt C). 127587–127587. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Pei, et al.. (2021). The Great Western Development policy: how it affected grain crop production, land use and rural poverty in western China. China Agricultural Economic Review. 13(2). 319–348. 19 indexed citations
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Kahn, Matthew E. & Pei Li. (2020). Air pollution lowers high skill public sector worker productivity in China. Environmental Research Letters. 15(8). 84003–84003. 52 indexed citations
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Kahn, Matthew E. & Pei Li. (2019). The Effect of Pollution and Heat on High Skill Public Sector Worker Productivity in China. National Bureau of Economic Research. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Pei, Yi Lu, & Wang Jin. (2016). Does flattening government improve economic performance? Evidence from China. Journal of Development Economics. 123. 18–37. 922 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kahn, Matthew E., Pei Li, & Daxuan Zhao. (2015). Water Pollution Progress at Borders: The Role of Changes in China's Political Promotion Incentives. American Economic Journal Economic Policy. 7(4). 223–242. 350 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Pei. (2008). Analysis on Performance Characteristics of Affordable Housing Policy in China. Cai-jing yanjiu.
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Li, Pei. (1998). Research on the Characteristics of Distribution and Variation of Snow Cover on the Tibetan Plateau by Using EOF Analysis. Journal of Glaciolgy and Geocryology. 1 indexed citations

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