Syed A. Rahim

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Syed A. Rahim is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Syed A. Rahim has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 5 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Syed A. Rahim's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (11 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (6 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (5 papers). Syed A. Rahim is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (11 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (6 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (5 papers). Syed A. Rahim collaborates with scholars based in China, Pakistan and Türkiye. Syed A. Rahim's co-authors include Derviş Kırıkkaleli, Salman Wahab, Muntasir Murshed, Şükrü Umarbeyli, Mahmood Ahmad, Muhammad Tufail, Shizhen Wang, Zahid Yousaf, Umer Shahzad and Cem Işık and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Environmental Management and Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

In The Last Decade

Syed A. Rahim

19 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

  1. Do natural resources abundance and human capital development promote economic growth? A study on the resource curse hypothesis in Next Eleven countries
    2021 283 citations Syed A. Rahim, Muntasir Murshed et al. Resources Environment and Sustainability profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Syed A. Rahim China 11 901 424 290 207 181 25 1.1k
Yang Siqun China 7 879 1.0× 455 1.1× 203 0.7× 268 1.3× 136 0.8× 9 966
Sofien Tiba Tunisia 13 798 0.9× 444 1.0× 201 0.7× 205 1.0× 217 1.2× 32 978
İlyas Okumuş Türkiye 14 1000 1.1× 506 1.2× 179 0.6× 401 1.9× 175 1.0× 30 1.1k
Muzzammil Hussain Pakistan 12 917 1.0× 370 0.9× 297 1.0× 183 0.9× 208 1.1× 18 1.0k
Buket Altınöz Türkiye 16 1.1k 1.2× 578 1.4× 257 0.9× 263 1.3× 266 1.5× 38 1.3k
Nafeesa Mughal China 11 763 0.8× 396 0.9× 164 0.6× 154 0.7× 184 1.0× 21 916
Muhammad Imran Pakistan 20 798 0.9× 352 0.8× 172 0.6× 226 1.1× 187 1.0× 58 1.1k
Muhammad Tufail China 13 1.3k 1.5× 700 1.7× 247 0.9× 355 1.7× 297 1.6× 22 1.6k
Ousama Ben‐Salha Saudi Arabia 17 1.4k 1.6× 763 1.8× 318 1.1× 259 1.3× 362 2.0× 75 1.6k
Noor Hashim Khan China 8 822 0.9× 431 1.0× 128 0.4× 334 1.6× 218 1.2× 11 942

Countries citing papers authored by Syed A. Rahim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Syed A. Rahim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Syed A. Rahim

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All Works

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Ahmed, Bilal, et al.. (2024). Assessing the impact of geopolitical, economic, and institutional factors on China's environmental management in the Russian-Ukraine conflicting era. Journal of Environmental Management. 356. 120579–120579. 25 indexed citations
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Wahab, Salman, Muhammad Imran, Bilal Ahmed, Syed A. Rahim, & Taimoor Hassan. (2023). Navigating environmental concerns: Unveiling the role of economic growth, trade, resources and institutional quality on greenhouse gas emissions in OECD countries. Journal of Cleaner Production. 434. 139851–139851. 64 indexed citations
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Rahim, Syed A., et al.. (2022). Role of Environmental Degradation, Institutional Quality, and Government Health Expenditures for Human Health: Evidence From Emerging Seven Countries. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 870767–870767. 94 indexed citations
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Bashir, Muhammad Adnan, et al.. (2022). Exploring the role of economic and institutional indicators for carbon and GHG emissions: policy-based analysis for OECD countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(12). 32722–32736. 40 indexed citations
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Chishti, Muhammad Zubair, et al.. (2022). Environmental R&D and trade-adjusted carbon emissions: evaluating the role of international trade. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(42). 63155–63170. 75 indexed citations
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Hussain, Muzzammil, et al.. (2022). China’s investment in energy industry to neutralize carbon emissions: evidence from provincial data. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(26). 39375–39383. 56 indexed citations
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Rahim, Syed A., Muntasir Murshed, Şükrü Umarbeyli, et al.. (2021). Do natural resources abundance and human capital development promote economic growth? A study on the resource curse hypothesis in Next Eleven countries. Resources Environment and Sustainability. 4. 100018–100018. 283 indexed citations breakdown →
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Qin, Lingui, et al.. (2021). Revisiting financial development and renewable energy electricity role in attaining China's carbon neutrality target. Journal of Environmental Management. 297. 113335–113335. 141 indexed citations
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Rahim, Syed A., Shahid Ali, & Salman Wahab. (2020). Does remittances enhances household's living standard? Evidence from pre‐ and post‐Gulf crisis. Journal of Public Affairs. 5 indexed citations
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Rahim, Syed A., et al.. (2015). Communication Policy in Developed Countries.
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Rahim, Syed A., et al.. (2015). Categorising the Quality and Estimating the Quantity of The Milk By Embedded System Using Zigbee. Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia. 12(2). 1425–1432. 1 indexed citations
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Rahim, Syed A.. (1985). Understanding Cultural Problems in Transnational Information Flow. Media Asia. 12(2). 80–87. 2 indexed citations
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Ruben, Brent D., Eric A. Havelock, Phillip H. Ault, et al.. (1979). General Communications. Communication Booknotes. 10(5). 95–98.
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Rahim, Syed A.. (1976). Communication and Rural Development in Bangladesh. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Rahim, Syed A.. (1976). Communication policy and planning for development : a selected annotated bibliography. 1 indexed citations
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Rahim, Syed A.. (1961). Diffusion and adoption of agricultural practices : a study of pattern of communication, diffusion and adoption of improved agricultural practices in a village in East Pakistan. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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