Rongrong Li

20.7k total citations · 25 hit papers
438 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Rongrong Li is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Rongrong Li has authored 438 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 103 papers in Environmental Engineering and 95 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Rongrong Li's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (174 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (95 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (81 papers). Rongrong Li is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (174 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (95 papers) and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (81 papers). Rongrong Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Rongrong Li's co-authors include Qiang Wang, Min Su, Lejia Li, Fuyu Zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Rui Jiang, Shuyu Li, Bo‐Cai Gao, Yoram J. Kaufman and Xue-ting Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Rongrong Li

412 papers receiving 15.6k citations

Hit Papers

The MODIS 2.1-μm channel-correlation with visible reflect... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2021 2022 2022 2021 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. The MODIS 2.1-μm channel-correlation with visible reflectance for use in remote sensing of aerosol
    1997 689 citations Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  2. 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. Sustainable Production and Consumption profile →
  3. 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 →
  4. 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 →
  5. Does urbanization redefine the environmental Kuznets curve? An empirical analysis of 134 Countries
    2021 391 citations Qiang Wang, Xiaowei Wang et al. profile →
  6. 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 →
  7. Does renewable energy reduce ecological footprint at the expense of economic growth? An empirical analysis of 120 countries
    2022 244 citations Rongrong Li, Xiaowei Wang et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
  8. Renewable energy and economic growth: New insight from country risks
    2021 234 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. Energy profile →
  9. Enhancing myelin renewal reverses cognitive dysfunction in a murine model of Alzheimer’s disease
    2021 213 citations Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  10. 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 →
  11. 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 →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
  14. Trade protectionism jeopardizes carbon neutrality – Decoupling and breakpoints roles of trade openness
    2022 166 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. Sustainable Production and Consumption profile →
  15. 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 →
  16. Digital economy and carbon dioxide emissions: Examining the role of threshold variables
    2023 163 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  17. 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 →
  18. 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 →
  19. Ecological footprints, carbon emissions, and energy transitions: the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)
    2024 129 citations Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li et al. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications profile →
  20. 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, Xiaowei Wang et al. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications profile →
  21. Integrating artificial intelligence in energy transition: A comprehensive review
    2025 82 citations Rongrong Li et al. profile →
  22. 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 →
  23. 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. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications profile →
  24. 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. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications profile →
  25. Artificial intelligence in the renewable energy transition: The critical role of financial development
    2025 15 citations Rongrong Li et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rongrong Li China 67 7.9k 4.1k 4.0k 2.1k 1.7k 438 16.0k
Ottmar Edenhofer Germany 64 7.4k 0.9× 4.0k 1.0× 4.9k 1.2× 3.0k 1.4× 1.2k 0.7× 271 15.6k
Yuli Shan China 60 8.9k 1.1× 8.5k 2.1× 3.2k 0.8× 2.9k 1.4× 1.4k 0.8× 189 16.4k
Yong Geng China 95 7.6k 1.0× 9.5k 2.3× 3.1k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 507 32.4k
Zhu Liu China 71 8.4k 1.1× 10.6k 2.6× 3.4k 0.8× 2.8k 1.4× 1.3k 0.8× 226 20.4k
Steven J. Davis United States 71 6.4k 0.8× 7.3k 1.8× 3.9k 1.0× 5.1k 2.4× 1.4k 0.9× 185 21.6k
Zhifu Mi United Kingdom 53 6.4k 0.8× 6.7k 1.6× 2.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 152 12.1k
Gunnar Luderer Germany 62 5.1k 0.6× 3.9k 1.0× 4.4k 1.1× 2.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 154 13.2k
Felix Creutzig Germany 56 3.7k 0.5× 3.7k 0.9× 3.0k 0.7× 4.3k 2.0× 1.1k 0.7× 170 15.3k
Kuishuang Feng United States 74 7.0k 0.9× 9.2k 2.2× 3.2k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 221 16.0k
Jing Meng China 58 6.4k 0.8× 7.5k 1.8× 2.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 226 13.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Rongrong Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rongrong Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rongrong Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rongrong Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rongrong 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 Rongrong Li. Rongrong 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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Zhou, Xiaoping, Rongrong Li, & Zhihui Wu. (2025). Scheduling optimization for laminated door machining shop based on improved genetic algorithm. Computers & Operations Research. 180. 107078–107078.
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Wang, Qiang, et al.. (2025). Revisiting the relationship between geopolitical risk and ecological footprint: A comprehensive analysis based on dual machine learning. Journal of Environmental Management. 374. 124125–124125. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaopan, Guanhua Wang, Rongrong Li, et al.. (2024). A new mechanism of HNO3 from the reaction of NO2, ClO and water molecule in the Gas-Phase and at the Air-Water interface. Chemical Physics. 585. 112373–112373. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Rongrong, Rui Cai, Xi Luo, et al.. (2024). Reducing moisture content can promote the removal of pathogenic bacteria and viruses from sheep manure compost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 12(5). 113978–113978. 5 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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Wang, Qiang, Chen Zhang, & Rongrong Li. (2024). Impact of different geopolitical factors on the energy transition: The role of geopolitical threats, geopolitical acts, and geopolitical risks. Journal of Environmental Management. 352. 119962–119962. 60 indexed citations
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Wu, Mengjing, et al.. (2024). Synergism of preintercalated manganese ions and lattice water in vanadium oxide cathodes for high-capacity and long-life Zn-ion batteries. Journal of Energy Chemistry. 96. 709–717. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Siqi Zhang, & Rongrong Li. (2024). Impact of risk factors on the link between natural resources rents and carbon emissions: Evidence from economic, financial, and political risks. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11(1). 2 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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Song, Xiaoxin & Rongrong Li. (2023). Tracing and excavating critical paths and sectors for embodied energy consumption in global supply chains: A case study of China. Energy. 284. 129244–129244. 10 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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Wang, Qiang, Yunfei Ge, & Rongrong Li. (2023). Evolution and driving factors of ocean carbon emission efficiency: A novel perspective on regional differences. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 194(Pt A). 115219–115219. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Ting Yang, Rongrong Li, & Xiaowei Wang. (2023). Reexamining the impact of foreign direct investment on carbon emissions: does per capita GDP matter?. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 10(1). 33 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Min Su, Min Zhang, & Rongrong Li. (2021). Integrating Digital Technologies and Public Health to Fight Covid-19 Pandemic: Key Technologies, Applications, Challenges and Outlook of Digital Healthcare. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 6053–6053. 133 indexed citations
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Li, Rongrong, Qiang Wang, Yi Liu, & Rui Jiang. (2021). Per-capita carbon emissions in 147 countries: The effect of economic, energy, social, and trade structural changes. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 27. 1149–1164. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Rongrong, Haitao Yue, Tong Shen, et al.. (2020). Protein profile of whole camel milk resulting from commercial thermal treatment. LWT. 134. 110256–110256. 18 indexed citations

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