Renjin Sun

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
41 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Renjin Sun is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Renjin Sun has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 24 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 22 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Renjin Sun's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (27 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (22 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (21 papers). Renjin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (27 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (22 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (21 papers). Renjin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Renjin Sun's co-authors include Kangyin Dong, Gal Hochman, Hui Li, Hong-Dian Jiang, Hua Liao, Xiucheng Dong, Xiangang Zeng, Yaqing Zhang, Hui Li and Cong Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Renjin Sun

39 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

CO2 emissions, economic and population growth, and renewable energy: Empirical evidence across regions

2018 566 citations Kangyin Dong, Gal Hochman et al. profile →
Do natural gas and renewable energy consumption lead to less CO2 emission? Empirical evidence from a panel of BRICS countries

2017 459 citations Kangyin Dong, Renjin Sun et al. Energy profile →
CO2 emissions, economic growth, and the environmental Kuznets curve in China: What roles can nuclear energy and renewable energy play?

2018 387 citations Kangyin Dong, Renjin Sun et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Renjin Sun China	20	2.4k	1.6k	1.1k	653	257	41	3.0k
Qingzhe Jiang China	27	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	825 0.7×	805 1.2×	185 0.7×	82	3.2k
Kais Saidi Tunisia	22	3.1k 1.3×	2.2k 1.4×	946 0.8×	1.0k 1.6×	286 1.1×	35	3.7k
Yuhuan Zhao China	31	2.1k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	337 0.5×	194 0.8×	92	2.8k
Hong-Dian Jiang China	22	1.6k 0.7×	873 0.6×	877 0.8×	376 0.6×	168 0.7×	35	2.2k
Junbing Huang China	32	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	373 0.6×	271 1.1×	65	2.7k
Brantley Liddle Australia	29	2.9k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	468 0.7×	388 1.5×	86	3.5k
Valerie J. Karplus United States	31	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	276 0.4×	471 1.8×	100	3.3k
Mehdi Ben Jebli Tunisia	30	3.7k 1.5×	2.5k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.9×	197 0.8×	56	4.1k
Xiaoling Ouyang China	30	2.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	371 0.6×	309 1.2×	46	3.5k
Zhijie Jia China	30	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	185 0.3×	134 0.5×	60	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Renjin Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Renjin Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Renjin Sun

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Huihui, et al.. (2024). How does technological progress affect low carbon economic growth? Evidence from regional heterogeneity in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31(24). 35498–35518. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Renjin, et al.. (2022). The mechanism of renewable energy consumption, technological innovation and carbon productivity—an empirical study of Chinese data. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(8). 20673–20687. 11 indexed citations

Sun, Renjin, et al.. (2022). Does the use of renewable energy increase carbon productivity? ——An empirical analysis based on data from 30 provinces in China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 365. 132647–132647. 47 indexed citations

Sun, Renjin, et al.. (2022). Does Fiscal Decentralization Promote or Inhibit the Improvement of Carbon Productivity? Empirical Analysis Based on China’s Data. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10. 11 indexed citations

Sun, Renjin, et al.. (2022). A Study on the Correlation between International Crude Oil Price Fluctuation Cycle Measure and Economic Cycle Fluctuation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Renjin, et al.. (2021). Impact of renewable energy power generation share on Germany’s electricity prices. 资源科学. 43(8). 1562–1573.

Sun, Renjin, et al.. (2021). The evolution characteristics and influence factors of carbon productivity in China’s industrial sector: from the perspective of embodied carbon emissions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(36). 50611–50622. 31 indexed citations

Sun, Renjin, et al.. (2019). Increasing stringent regional environmental regulations impact gasoline demand in China. Energy Procedia. 158. 3572–3575. 2 indexed citations

Dong, Kangyin, Renjin Sun, Hui Li, & Hua Liao. (2018). Does natural gas consumption mitigate CO2 emissions: Testing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for 14 Asia-Pacific countries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 94. 419–429. 242 indexed citations

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Dong, Kangyin, Renjin Sun, & Xiucheng Dong. (2018). CO2 emissions, natural gas and renewables, economic growth: Assessing the evidence from China. The Science of The Total Environment. 640-641. 293–302. 316 indexed citations

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Dong, Kangyin, Hong-Dian Jiang, Renjin Sun, & Xiucheng Dong. (2018). Driving forces and mitigation potential of global CO2 emissions from 1980 through 2030: Evidence from countries with different income levels. The Science of The Total Environment. 649. 335–343. 115 indexed citations

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Dong, Kangyin, Renjin Sun, Gal Hochman, & Hui Li. (2018). Energy intensity and energy conservation potential in China: A regional comparison perspective. Energy. 155. 782–795. 132 indexed citations

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Dong, Kangyin, et al.. (2018). Spatial econometric analysis of China’s PM10 pollution and its influential factors: Evidence from the provincial level. Ecological Indicators. 96. 317–328. 48 indexed citations

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Dong, Kangyin, et al.. (2018). The growth and development of natural gas supply chains: The case of China and the US. Energy Policy. 123. 64–71. 30 indexed citations

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Li, Hui, et al.. (2017). Sustainability Assessment of Refining Enterprises Using a DEA-Based Model. Sustainability. 9(4). 620–620. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Hui, et al.. (2016). Assessing Risk in Chinese Shale Gas Investments Abroad: Modelling and Policy Recommendations. Sustainability. 8(8). 708–708. 20 indexed citations

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Dong, Kangyin, Renjin Sun, Hui Li, & Hong-Dian Jiang. (2016). A review of China’s energy consumption structure and outlook based on a long-range energy alternatives modeling tool. Petroleum Science. 14(1). 214–227. 105 indexed citations

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Sun, Renjin & Zhenjie Wang. (2015). A comprehensive environmental impact assessment method for shale gas development. Natural Gas Industry B. 2(2-3). 203–210. 14 indexed citations

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Shi, Xiaogang, et al.. (2014). CPFD simulation of solids residence time and back-mixing in CFB risers. Powder Technology. 271. 16–25. 60 indexed citations

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Dong, Xiucheng, et al.. (2010). Design of artificial neural networks using a genetic algorithm to predict saturates of vacuum gas oil. Petroleum Science. 7(1). 118–122. 20 indexed citations

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