Qiang Wang

42.6k total citations · 31 hit papers
1.0k papers, 31.4k citations indexed

About

Qiang Wang is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiang Wang has authored 1.0k papers receiving a total of 31.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 235 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 179 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 149 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Qiang Wang's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (187 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (118 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (103 papers). Qiang Wang is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (187 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (118 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (103 papers). Qiang Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Qiang Wang's co-authors include Rongrong Li, Min Su, Fuyu Zhang, Lejia Li, Rui Jiang, Xiaowei Wang, Shuyu Li, Lili Wang, Shasha Wang and Xue-ting Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Qiang Wang

953 papers receiving 30.5k citations

Hit Papers

Natural gas from shale formation – The evolution, evidenc... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2013 2020 2021 2020 2010 200 400 600
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. Natural gas from shale formation – The evolution, evidences and challenges of shale gas revolution in United States
    2013 628 citations Qiang Wang et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
  2. A preliminary assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on environment – A case study of China
    2020 616 citations Qiang Wang et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
  3. Per-capita carbon emissions in 147 countries: The effect of economic, energy, social, and trade structural changes
    2021 506 citations Rongrong Li, Qiang Wang et al. profile →
  4. The effects of trade openness on decoupling carbon emissions from economic growth – Evidence from 182 countries
    2020 502 citations Qiang Wang et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  5. A meta‐analytic examination of the relationship between job satisfaction and subjective well‐being
    2010 468 citations Qiang Wang et al. profile →
  6. Revisiting the environmental kuznets curve hypothesis in 208 counties: The roles of trade openness, human capital, renewable energy and natural resource rent
    2022 448 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  7. Early millet use in northern China
    2012 412 citations Qiang Wang et al. profile →
  8. The impact of energy efficiency on carbon emissions: Evidence from the transportation sector in Chinese 30 provinces
    2022 409 citations Rongrong Li, Qiang Wang et al. profile →
  9. Does urbanization redefine the environmental Kuznets curve? An empirical analysis of 134 Countries
    2021 391 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  10. Does income inequality reshape the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis? A nonlinear panel data analysis
    2022 267 citations Qiang Wang, Ting Yang et al. profile →
  11. Does renewable energy reduce ecological footprint at the expense of economic growth? An empirical analysis of 120 countries
    2022 244 citations Rongrong Li, Qiang Wang et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  12. Renewable energy and economic growth: New insight from country risks
    2021 234 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. Energy profile →
  13. The effects of population aging, life expectancy, unemployment rate, population density, per capita GDP, urbanization on per capita carbon emissions
    2021 229 citations Qiang Wang et al. profile →
  14. Does artificial intelligence promote energy transition and curb carbon emissions? The role of trade openness
    2024 210 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  15. What does the China’s economic recovery after COVID-19 pandemic mean for the economic growth and energy consumption of other countries?
    2021 204 citations Qiang Wang et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  16. Free trade and carbon emissions revisited: The asymmetric impacts of trade diversification and trade openness
    2023 194 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  17. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable development goals – A survey
    2021 187 citations Qiang Wang et al. profile →
  18. Do natural resource rent and corruption governance reshape the environmental Kuznets curve for ecological footprint? Evidence from 158 countries
    2023 167 citations Rongrong Li, Qiang Wang et al. Resources Policy profile →
  19. Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) Hypothesis of Carbon Emissions: Exploring the Impact of Geopolitical Risks, Natural Resource Rents, Corrupt Governance, and Energy Intensity
    2023 166 citations Rongrong Li, Qiang Wang et al. profile →
  20. Trade protectionism jeopardizes carbon neutrality – Decoupling and breakpoints roles of trade openness
    2022 166 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  21. Could information and communication technology (ICT) reduce carbon emissions? The role of trade openness and financial development
    2023 165 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  22. Digital economy and carbon dioxide emissions: Examining the role of threshold variables
    2023 163 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  23. Exploring the role of nuclear energy in the energy transition: A comparative perspective of the effects of coal, oil, natural gas, renewable energy, and nuclear power on economic growth and carbon emissions
    2023 150 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  24. Estimation of vegetation traits with kernel NDVI
    2022 138 citations Qiang Wang et al. profile →
  25. Does artificial intelligence promote green innovation? An assessment based on direct, indirect, spillover, and heterogeneity effects
    2023 132 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  26. Ecological footprints, carbon emissions, and energy transitions: the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)
    2024 129 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  27. Reinvestigating the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) of carbon emissions and ecological footprint in 147 countries: a matter of trade protectionism
    2024 83 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  28. Artificial intelligence and sustainable development during urbanization: Perspectives on AI R&D innovation, AI infrastructure, and AI market advantage
    2024 68 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  29. Cavity-enhanced photoacoustic dual-comb spectroscopy
    2024 54 citations Qiang Wang et al. profile →
  30. Rethinking the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis across 214 countries: the impacts of 12 economic, institutional, technological, resource, and social factors
    2024 52 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  31. Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) enhance green economy efficiency? The role of green finance, trade openness, and R&D investment
    2025 32 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li 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
Qiang Wang China 89 12.6k 7.0k 6.7k 3.8k 3.3k 1.0k 31.4k
Steven J. Davis United States 71 6.4k 0.5× 7.3k 1.0× 3.9k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 5.1k 1.5× 185 21.6k
Zhu Liu China 71 8.4k 0.7× 10.6k 1.5× 3.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 2.8k 0.9× 226 20.4k
Glen P. Peters Norway 74 11.7k 0.9× 13.3k 1.9× 6.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.3× 5.7k 1.7× 181 25.6k
Keywan Riahi Austria 79 9.3k 0.7× 6.8k 1.0× 6.9k 1.0× 3.5k 0.9× 20.4k 6.1× 269 44.6k
Guohe Huang China 90 2.9k 0.2× 7.1k 1.0× 2.5k 0.4× 5.0k 1.3× 6.5k 2.0× 1.5k 43.7k
Joeri Rogelj Austria 62 6.1k 0.5× 3.8k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 6.6k 2.0× 161 17.7k
Detlef P. van Vuuren Netherlands 108 13.4k 1.1× 11.9k 1.7× 9.6k 1.4× 4.4k 1.2× 23.9k 7.2× 485 59.4k
Daniel M. Kammen United States 65 2.9k 0.2× 3.2k 0.5× 4.5k 0.7× 4.9k 1.3× 1.7k 0.5× 338 19.2k
Manfred Lenzen Australia 88 10.5k 0.8× 17.4k 2.5× 5.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 2.0k 0.6× 308 29.3k
Benjamin K. Sovacool United Kingdom 113 6.1k 0.5× 4.1k 0.6× 9.7k 1.4× 9.9k 2.6× 7.8k 2.4× 705 42.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qiang Wang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Mai, et al.. (2025). Tri-frequency cavity ring-down spectroscopy for fast ppb-level CO2 measurement. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 432. 137477–137477. 1 indexed citations
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Qian, Zuoqin, et al.. (2025). Numerical analysis of the impact of non-contact fins on the natural convection during melting process. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 67. 105818–105818. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jianguo, et al.. (2025). Deep learning based spectral overlap separation for dual gases CO2/H2O detection with a 2004 nm laser source. Infrared Physics & Technology. 147. 105821–105821.
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Wu, Runjie, Mingzhu Zhang, Jie Yuan, et al.. (2024). Metal–organic framework–based heterojunctions for photocatalysis. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 45. 101033–101033. 21 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Chunjie Chen, Haibin Wang, et al.. (2024). A Wearable Upper Limb Exoskeleton System and Intelligent Control Strategy. Biomimetics. 9(3). 129–129. 5 indexed citations
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Ma, Yuxuan, Qiang Wang, Zhonghua Li, et al.. (2024). Downward flame spread over thin electrical wires in quiescent normal- and hypergravity environments: Effects of gravity level, applied current and wire configuration. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40(1-4). 105773–105773. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2024). Efficient layout optimization of offshore wind farm based on load surrogate model and genetic algorithm. Energy. 309. 133106–133106. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, et al.. (2024). Linking natural resource abundance and green growth: The role of energy transition. Resources Policy. 91. 104898–104898. 10 indexed citations
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Jia, Wanglu, et al.. (2024). Influencing factors of hydrogen isotopic fractionation of light hydrocarbons during evaporation and implications. Organic Geochemistry. 198. 104894–104894. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Rongrong, Qiang Wang, & Yunfei Ge. (2023). Does trade protection undercut the green efficiency of the marine economy? A case study. Marine Policy. 157. 105864–105864. 9 indexed citations
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Fang, Chong, Changchun Song, Qiang Wang, et al.. (2023). A novel total phosphorus concentration retrieval method based on two-line classification in lakes and reservoirs across China. The Science of The Total Environment. 906. 167522–167522. 24 indexed citations
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Ma, Yuxuan, Y. Konno, Qiang Wang, et al.. (2023). Effect of solid surface curvature and wall heat loss on the downward flame spread along the edge of thin PMMA sheets. Combustion and Flame. 254. 112837–112837. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Ming Fang, Xinyu Fang, et al.. (2023). Assembly of partially unzipped multiwalled carbon nanotubes into ultralight, highly efficient and multifunctional electromagnetic wave absorbing aerogel. Carbon. 213. 118220–118220. 32 indexed citations
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Cheng, Jing, et al.. (2023). Study on sustained-release kinetics of intelligent tracer for water search in horizontal wells. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 227. 211861–211861. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Ting Yang, & Rongrong Li. (2023). Economic complexity and ecological footprint: The role of energy structure, industrial structure, and labor force. Journal of Cleaner Production. 412. 137389–137389. 37 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Lili Wang, & Rongrong Li. (2023). Could trade protectionism reshape the nexus of energy-economy-environment? Insight from different income groups. Resources Policy. 85. 103937–103937. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Rongrong, Xinyu Han, & Qiang Wang. (2023). Do technical differences lead to a widening gap in China's regional carbon emissions efficiency? Evidence from a combination of LMDI and PDA approach. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 182. 113361–113361. 75 indexed citations
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Qi, Peipei, Zhiwei Wang, Xiangyun Wang, et al.. (2016). Use of liquid chromatography- quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry for enantioselective separation and determination of pyrisoxazole in vegetables, strawberry and soil. Journal of Chromatography A. 1449. 62–70. 20 indexed citations

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