Shikuan Zhao

1.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
36 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Shikuan Zhao is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Marketing and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Shikuan Zhao has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 10 papers in Marketing and 7 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Shikuan Zhao's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (24 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (9 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (8 papers). Shikuan Zhao is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (24 papers), Climate Change Policy and Economics (9 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (8 papers). Shikuan Zhao collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Morocco. Shikuan Zhao's co-authors include Xiaoqian Liu, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Long Wang, Javier Cifuentes‐Faura, Yuequn Cao, Abd Alwahed Dagestani, Xuemeng Liu, Chao Feng, Jinning Zhang and Yan Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Shikuan Zhao

35 papers receiving 1.1k 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. Government environmental attention and carbon emissions governance: Firm-level evidence from China
    2023 153 citations Xiaoqian Liu, Javier Cifuentes‐Faura et al. profile →
  2. The impact of government environmental attention on firms’ ESG performance: Evidence from China
    2023 144 citations Xiaoqian Liu, Javier Cifuentes‐Faura et al. profile →
  3. How do government R&D subsidies affect corporate green innovation choices? Perspectives from strategic and substantive innovation
    2024 73 citations Shikuan Zhao, Ahmed Imran Hunjra et al. International Review of Economics & Finance profile →
  4. The impact of Fintech on corporate carbon emissions: Towards green and sustainable development
    2024 58 citations Chang’an Wang, Long Wang et al. Business Strategy and the Environment profile →
  5. Does green finance agglomeration improve carbon emission performance in China? A perspective of spatial spillover
    2024 44 citations Wei Zhang, Xuemeng Liu et al. Applied Energy profile →
  6. Roads to sustainable development: Pioneering industrial green transformation through digital economy policy
    2025 17 citations Xiaodong Yang, Ahmed Imran Hunjra et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shikuan Zhao China 18 874 259 249 190 153 36 1.2k
Abd Alwahed Dagestani China 24 860 1.0× 383 1.5× 351 1.4× 246 1.3× 203 1.3× 51 1.5k
Jiapeng Dai China 23 888 1.0× 260 1.0× 162 0.7× 300 1.6× 186 1.2× 37 1.4k
Cunyi Yang China 20 1.1k 1.2× 220 0.8× 240 1.0× 244 1.3× 229 1.5× 38 1.4k
Bingnan Guo China 17 908 1.0× 187 0.7× 196 0.8× 259 1.4× 119 0.8× 49 1.3k
Pengyu Chen China 21 766 0.9× 467 1.8× 357 1.4× 209 1.1× 140 0.9× 52 1.5k
Da Gao China 21 1.1k 1.2× 221 0.9× 256 1.0× 362 1.9× 272 1.8× 59 1.5k
Juntao Du China 15 1.2k 1.3× 209 0.8× 253 1.0× 276 1.5× 240 1.6× 26 1.4k
Fengxiu Zhou China 10 998 1.1× 278 1.1× 283 1.1× 206 1.1× 147 1.0× 25 1.2k
Suling Feng China 10 902 1.0× 225 0.9× 302 1.2× 174 0.9× 83 0.5× 13 1.1k
Xiaoxiao Zhou China 17 971 1.1× 233 0.9× 239 1.0× 288 1.5× 249 1.6× 47 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shikuan Zhao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shikuan Zhao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shikuan Zhao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shikuan 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 Shikuan Zhao. Shikuan 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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Zhu, Fuxian, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, David Roubaud, Shikuan Zhao, & Oksana Grebinevych. (2025). Assessment of synergistic governance of pollution and carbon reduction. Journal of Environmental Management. 375. 124226–124226. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Yang, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Tapas Mishra, & Shikuan Zhao. (2025). Carbon neutrality and synergy between industrial and innovation chains: green finance perspective. International Journal of Production Research. 63(22). 8295–8319. 6 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shikuan, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, David Roubaud, & Fuxian Zhu. (2025). How does perception of economic policy uncertainty affect corporate greenwashing?. International Journal of Bank Marketing. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaodong, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Oksana Grebinevych, David Roubaud, & Shikuan Zhao. (2025). Roads to sustainable development: Pioneering industrial green transformation through digital economy policy. Journal of Environmental Management. 387. 125721–125721. 17 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bruna, Maria Giuseppina, et al.. (2025). Digital transformation and bank risk-taking: management efficiency and credit structure perspectives. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 1–22.
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Zhao, Shikuan, et al.. (2025). Technology lock-in or innovation breakthrough: Global energy mix transformation driven by technological innovation. Energy Economics. 149. 108817–108817. 8 indexed citations
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Hunjra, Ahmed Imran, et al.. (2024). How do ESG ratings promote digital technology innovation?. International Review of Financial Analysis. 97. 103886–103886. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Chang’an, Long Wang, Shikuan Zhao, Cunyi Yang, & Khaldoon Albitar. (2024). The impact of Fintech on corporate carbon emissions: Towards green and sustainable development. Business Strategy and the Environment. 33(6). 5776–5796. 58 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pan, Junyu, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Maria Giuseppina Bruna, Shikuan Zhao, & Elie Bouri. (2024). Shaping sustainability: How corporate reputation can be enhanced under climate change conditions. Finance research letters. 62. 105174–105174. 23 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shikuan, et al.. (2024). Does the digital economy promote synergy between pollution control and carbon reduction? Evidence from China. Environment Development and Sustainability. 28(2). 2683–2716. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Xuemeng Liu, Shikuan Zhao, & Tian Tang. (2024). Does green finance agglomeration improve carbon emission performance in China? A perspective of spatial spillover. Applied Energy. 358. 122561–122561. 44 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Xiaoqian, Javier Cifuentes‐Faura, Shikuan Zhao, Long Wang, & Jian Yao. (2024). Impact of artificial intelligence technology applications on corporate energy consumption intensity. Gondwana Research. 138. 89–103. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Han, et al.. (2023). How does urban land use efficiency improve resource and environment carrying capacity?. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 91. 101760–101760. 31 indexed citations
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Hunjra, Ahmed Imran, Shikuan Zhao, John W. Goodell, & Xiaoqian Liu. (2023). Digital economy policy and corporate low-carbon innovation: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China. Finance research letters. 60. 104910–104910. 56 indexed citations
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Shinwari, Riazullah, et al.. (2023). Energy transition, geopolitical risk, and natural resources extraction: A novel perspective of energy transition and resources extraction. Resources Policy. 83. 103608–103608. 72 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shikuan, Yuequn Cao, Ahmed Imran Hunjra, & Yan Tan. (2023). How does environmentally induced R&D affect carbon productivity? A government support perspective. International Review of Economics & Finance. 88. 942–961. 57 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaodong, Yang Xu, Wenfeng Ge, et al.. (2023). Can carbon emission trading pilot policy drive industrial structure low-carbon restructuring: new evidence from China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(14). 41553–41569. 68 indexed citations
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Liu, Xuemeng, Wei Zhang, Jing Cheng, Shikuan Zhao, & Xu Zhang. (2022). Green credit, environmentally induced R&D and low carbon transition: Evidence from China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(59). 89132–89155. 32 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shikuan, et al.. (2022). How do heterogeneous R&D investments affect China's green productivity: Revisiting the Porter hypothesis. The Science of The Total Environment. 825. 154090–154090. 120 indexed citations

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