Shaopeng Cao

921 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 691 citations indexed

About

Shaopeng Cao is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaopeng Cao has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 691 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 3 papers in Strategy and Management and 3 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Shaopeng Cao's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (5 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (3 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (2 papers). Shaopeng Cao is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (5 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (3 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (2 papers). Shaopeng Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Shaopeng Cao's co-authors include Huaping Sun, Farhad Taghizadeh–Hesary, Liang Nie, Weifeng Sun, Malin Song, Shuhong Wang, Min Zhang, Hongjiang Yao, Bo Li and Fang Zhen-ming and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Business Research and International Journal of Production Economics.

In The Last Decade

Shaopeng Cao

11 papers receiving 673 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.

Digital finance, green technological innovation and energy-environmental performance: Evidence from China's regional economies

2021 538 citations Shaopeng Cao, Liang Nie 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
Shaopeng Cao China	6	549	162	147	143	90	11	691
Weifeng Sun China	3	555 1.0×	131 0.8×	138 0.9×	91 0.6×	95 1.1×	5	655
Xiaoguang Zhou China	11	690 1.3×	150 0.9×	194 1.3×	194 1.4×	53 0.6×	24	934
Hina Najam Pakistan	9	596 1.1×	187 1.2×	204 1.4×	134 0.9×	57 0.6×	14	819
Gudian Zeng China	4	429 0.8×	152 0.9×	75 0.5×	171 1.2×	56 0.6×	4	621
Ayesha Afzal Pakistan	16	572 1.0×	111 0.7×	134 0.9×	109 0.8×	178 2.0×	43	876
Qiong Xu China	12	600 1.1×	163 1.0×	189 1.3×	157 1.1×	45 0.5×	20	802
Salman Sarwat Pakistan	11	511 0.9×	134 0.8×	213 1.4×	230 1.6×	111 1.2×	24	853
Suling Feng China	10	902 1.6×	302 1.9×	174 1.2×	225 1.6×	124 1.4×	13	1.1k
Fuhao Wang China	12	834 1.5×	111 0.7×	275 1.9×	77 0.5×	122 1.4×	16	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Shaopeng Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shaopeng Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Shaopeng Cao. 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 Shaopeng Cao. The network helps show where Shaopeng Cao may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shaopeng Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shaopeng Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shaopeng Cao 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 Shaopeng Cao. Shaopeng Cao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

1.

Cao, Shaopeng, et al.. (2025). How customer digital orientation drives supplier green and low-carbon efforts: The roles of supplier dependence and common ownership. International Journal of Production Economics. 287. 109680–109680. 4 indexed citations

2.

Cao, Shaopeng, Xin Cui, Jing Liao, Chunfeng Wang, & Shouyu Yao. (2024). A good neighbor, a found treasure: Do local neighbors affect corporate innovation?. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 41(4). 843–864. 1 indexed citations

3.

Cao, Shaopeng, Hongjiang Yao, & Min Zhang. (2023). CSR gap and firm performance: An organizational justice perspective. Journal of Business Research. 158. 113692–113692. 37 indexed citations

4.

Li, Bo, et al.. (2023). Carrot and stick: Does dual-credit policy promote green innovation in auto firms?. Journal of Cleaner Production. 403. 136863–136863. 25 indexed citations

5.

Cao, Shaopeng, et al.. (2023). Financial Development and Energy Environmental Performance: Evidence from China’s Regional Economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(31). 76528–76542. 5 indexed citations

6.

Cui, Xin, et al.. (2022). How does coal consumption constraint policy affect electrical energy efficiency? Evidence from 30 Chinese provinces. Energy Efficiency. 15(4). 17–17. 5 indexed citations

7.

Cao, Shaopeng, Ji Wu, Chunfeng Wang, Fang Zhen-ming, & Xin Cui. (2022). Academic Independent Director Abnormal Resignations and R&D Investment: Evidence from China. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 59(1). 238–264. 9 indexed citations

8.

Wang, Xueqing, et al.. (2022). Interactions among the human and organizational factors within the public sector regarding epidemic prevention and control. Risk Analysis. 43(1). 44–61. 2 indexed citations

9.

Cao, Shaopeng, et al.. (2021). Vertical Interlock and Firm Value: The Role of Corporate Innovation. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 58(4). 1061–1077. 9 indexed citations

10.

Cao, Shaopeng, Liang Nie, Huaping Sun, Weifeng Sun, & Farhad Taghizadeh–Hesary. (2021). Digital finance, green technological innovation and energy-environmental performance: Evidence from China's regional economies. Journal of Cleaner Production. 327. 129458–129458. 538 indexed citations breakdown →

11.

Song, Malin, Shaopeng Cao, & Shuhong Wang. (2018). The impact of knowledge trade on sustainable development and environment-biased technical progress. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 144. 512–523. 56 indexed citations

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