Rong Zhao

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Rong Zhao is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Rong Zhao has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 21 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Rong Zhao's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (19 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (13 papers) and Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (11 papers). Rong Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (19 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (13 papers) and Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (11 papers). Rong Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Rong Zhao's co-authors include Dayong Zhang, Qiang Ji, Philipp Boeing, Qiang Gong, Yan Yuan, Kangning Xiong, Qiwei Chen, Sukesh Patro, Weilin Liu and Raj Mashruwala and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Langmuir and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

Rong Zhao

78 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

  1. Green innovation and firm performance: Evidence from listed companies in China
    2019 548 citations Dayong Zhang, Rong Zhao et al. Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →
  2. The effect of institutional ownership on firm innovation: Evidence from Chinese listed firms
    2017 235 citations Rong Zhao 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
Rong Zhao China 15 764 611 462 337 220 86 1.6k
Yusheng Kong China 25 994 1.3× 559 0.9× 432 0.9× 380 1.1× 132 0.6× 123 2.0k
Ramiz Ur Rehman Pakistan 25 440 0.6× 630 1.0× 307 0.7× 782 2.3× 108 0.5× 105 1.6k
Richard Perkins United Kingdom 20 629 0.8× 536 0.9× 299 0.6× 102 0.3× 216 1.0× 51 1.6k
Pengpeng Yue China 15 883 1.2× 314 0.5× 195 0.4× 481 1.4× 146 0.7× 26 1.5k
Frank Wijen Netherlands 13 266 0.3× 969 1.6× 567 1.2× 135 0.4× 269 1.2× 34 1.6k
Jan Endrikat Germany 12 237 0.3× 993 1.6× 747 1.6× 286 0.8× 144 0.7× 19 1.4k
Xiaodong Zhu China 21 1.4k 1.9× 466 0.8× 183 0.4× 239 0.7× 339 1.5× 57 2.4k
Abeer Hassan United Kingdom 19 231 0.3× 741 1.2× 490 1.1× 341 1.0× 79 0.4× 64 1.2k
Karen Maas Netherlands 17 226 0.3× 806 1.3× 463 1.0× 387 1.1× 213 1.0× 36 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Rong Zhao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rong Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Rong Zhao. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Rong Zhao. The network helps show where Rong Zhao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rong Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rong Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rong Zhao 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 Rong Zhao. Rong Zhao 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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Zhao, Rong & Angela M. Eikenberry. (2025). Volunteering and abuse: The weaponization of volunteers in enforcing China’s Zero-COVID policy. Administrative Theory & Praxis. 47(4). 333–354.
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Wang, Feilong, Xuegang Ban, Peng Chen, Chenxi Liu, & Rong Zhao. (2024). Mitigating biases in big mobility data: a case study of monitoring large-scale transit systems. Transportation Letters. 17(4). 762–775.
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Zhao, Rong, et al.. (2024). Institutional site visits and corporate innovation: The role of analyst coverage. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. 85. 102354–102354. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Rong, et al.. (2024). Strategies for Cultivating Organizational Legitimacy among Core-Stigmatized Service Providers: The Case of Syringe Service Programs. Social Service Review. 98(4). 739–772. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Mark C., et al.. (2023). Cost uniqueness and information uncertainty. Contemporary Accounting Research. 40(4). 2226–2255. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiwei, et al.. (2021). Coupling analysis on ecological environment fragility and poverty in South China Karst. Environmental Research. 201. 111650–111650. 85 indexed citations
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Zhao, Rong, et al.. (2021). Chinese NPOs in Service Contracting at the Community Level: Challenges and Strategies. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 32(4). 780–794. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Rong, et al.. (2021). The Role of State Mobilization for Volunteerism in China. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 51(6). 1304–1323. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Weilin, et al.. (2020). Rural Public Expenditure and Poverty Alleviation in China: A Spatial Econometric Analysis. Journal of Agricultural Science. 12(6). 46–46. 8 indexed citations
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Zhao, Rong & Binzhen Wu. (2020). Scientific personnel reallocation and firm innovation: Evidence from China’s college expansion. Journal of Comparative Economics. 48(3). 709–728. 21 indexed citations
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Rajgopal, Shivaram, Anup Srivastava, & Rong Zhao. (2020). Do Digital Technology Firms Earn Excess Profits? An Alternative Perspective. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Dayong, Rong Zhao, & Qiang Ji. (2019). Green innovation and firm performance: Evidence from listed companies in China. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 144. 48–55. 548 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhao, Rong, et al.. (2019). Financial literacy and formal credit accessibility: Evidence from informal businesses in China. Finance research letters. 36. 101327–101327. 60 indexed citations
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Zhao, Rong, et al.. (2016). Understanding Service Contracting and Its Impact on NGO Development in China. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 27(5). 2229–2251. 64 indexed citations
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Nayan, Nafarizal, et al.. (2012). Techno-economic analysis for Rural Broadband Access Networks. International Conference on Telecommunications. 116–121. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Rong. (2012). Do Insider Trading Patterns Indicate a Firm's R&D Productivity: Evidence from U.S. Patenting Firms. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Zhu, Renjie, et al.. (2011). The progress of modern Chinese Data Acquisition System.. 29. 207–217. 2 indexed citations

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