Umer Shahzad

11.1k total citations · 14 hit papers
115 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Umer Shahzad is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Umer Shahzad has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 43 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 22 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Umer Shahzad's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (81 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (40 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (21 papers). Umer Shahzad is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (81 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (40 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (21 papers). Umer Shahzad collaborates with scholars based in China, India and Türkiye. Umer Shahzad's co-authors include Buhari Doğan, Zeeshan Fareed, Xin Zhao, Lianbiao Cui, Daniel Balsalobre‐Lorente, Wanjun Xia, Mehdi Ben Jebli, Farrukh Shahzad, Sudharshan Reddy Paramati and Muhammad Farhan Bashir and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Umer Shahzad

111 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

The mitigating effects of economic complexity and renewab... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2021 2020 2023 2021 100 200 300 400
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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 mitigating effects of economic complexity and renewable energy on carbon emissions in developed countries
    2020 424 citations Buhari Doğan, Umer Shahzad et al. Sustainable Development profile →
  2. The role of environmental technology for energy demand and energy efficiency: Evidence from OECD countries
    2021 361 citations Umer Shahzad, Buhari Doğan et al. profile →
  3. Investigating the nexus between economic complexity, energy consumption and ecological footprint for the United States: New insights from quantile methods
    2020 314 citations Umer Shahzad, Zeeshan Fareed et al. profile →
  4. Does enterprise digital transformation contribute to the carbon emission reduction? Micro-level evidence from China
    2023 271 citations Yuping Shang, Syed Ali Raza et al. International Review of Economics & Finance profile →
  5. Exploring the role of green innovation and investment in energy for environmental quality: An empirical appraisal from provincial data of China
    2021 262 citations Jiajia Guo, Yong Zhou et al. Journal of Environmental Management profile →
  6. Does green innovation induce green total factor productivity? Novel findings from Chinese city level data
    2022 224 citations Xin Zhao, Umer Shahzad et al. Technological Forecasting and Social Change profile →
  7. Investigating the spill overs and connectedness between financial globalization, high-tech industries and environmental footprints: Fresh evidence in context of China
    2021 217 citations Umer Shahzad, Lianbiao Cui et al. Technological Forecasting and Social Change profile →
  8. The role of renewable energy and natural resources for sustainable agriculture in ASEAN countries: Do carbon emissions and deforestation affect agriculture productivity?
    2022 208 citations Ritika Chopra, Cosimo Magazzino et al. Resources Policy profile →
  9. Investigating the role of globalization, and energy consumption for environmental externalities: Empirical evidence from developed and developing economies
    2021 197 citations Buhari Doğan, Umer Shahzad et al. profile →
  10. Dynamic connectedness among climate change index, green financial assets and renewable energy markets: Novel evidence from sustainable development perspective
    2022 186 citations Kamel Si Mohammed, Umer Shahzad et al. profile →
  11. How environmental regulations affect the development of green finance: Recent evidence from polluting firms in China
    2022 170 citations Xiaoxiao Zhou, Umer Shahzad et al. profile →
  12. Connectedness between geopolitical risk, financial instability indices and precious metals markets: Novel findings from Russia Ukraine conflict perspective
    2022 169 citations Umer Shahzad, Kamel Si Mohammed et al. Resources Policy profile →
  13. Role of financial inclusion, green innovation, and energy efficiency for environmental performance? Evidence from developed and emerging economies in the lens of sustainable development
    2022 164 citations Syed Ali Raza, Umer Shahzad et al. profile →
  14. Green economic growth and its inherent driving factors in Chinese cities: Based on the Metafrontier-global-SBM super-efficiency DEA model
    2022 129 citations Xin Zhao, Umer Shahzad et al. Gondwana Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Umer Shahzad China 47 6.7k 3.1k 1.8k 1.3k 716 115 8.4k
Haider Mahmood Saudi Arabia 42 5.7k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 599 0.8× 191 7.9k
Xunpeng Shi Australia 48 4.8k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 979 0.7× 599 0.8× 215 7.4k
Munir Ahmad China 61 7.3k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 2.5k 1.4× 2.2k 1.7× 1.0k 1.4× 166 10.6k
Zahoor Ahmed China 51 8.3k 1.2× 4.3k 1.4× 3.2k 1.8× 1.7k 1.3× 779 1.1× 135 9.7k
Chuanwang Sun China 47 5.4k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 2.3k 1.3× 697 0.5× 809 1.1× 166 7.8k
Xiucheng Dong China 44 5.4k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 452 0.6× 138 7.3k
Muhammad Mohsin China 56 6.7k 1.0× 3.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 2.5k 1.9× 1.0k 1.4× 125 9.7k
Muhammad Usman China 54 8.0k 1.2× 4.2k 1.3× 2.6k 1.5× 1.9k 1.5× 803 1.1× 145 9.6k
Siyu Ren China 39 5.8k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 683 0.5× 1.2k 1.7× 97 7.7k
Rafael Alvarado Ecuador 49 5.0k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 529 0.7× 146 7.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Umer Shahzad

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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حیدری, حسن, et al.. (2025). Multifractal Detrended Cross‐Correlation Patterns in the Dynamics of the Global Energy and Green Investment Markets: Insights From Pre‐ COVID ‐19 and Pandemic Experiences. International Journal of Finance & Economics. 31(1). 285–304. 1 indexed citations
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Hossain, Mohammad Razib, et al.. (2024). Time-varying relatedness and structural changes among green growth, clean energy innovation, and carbon market amid exogenous shocks: A quantile VAR approach. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 208. 123705–123705. 9 indexed citations
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Sharma, Gagan Deep, Muhammad Ibrahim Shah, Ritika Chopra, Amar Rao, & Umer Shahzad. (2024). Impact of technological advancement and greener energy on sustainable agriculture in Asia: Evidence from selected Asian countries. Sustainable Development. 33(1). 221–237. 6 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiaoxiao, et al.. (2024). Data Regulation and Data-Based Innovation in China: A Four-Group Game Model Using Empirical Testing. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 71. 7586–7608. 4 indexed citations
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Aggarwal, Shalini, et al.. (2024). The relationship between investment determinants and environmental sustainability: Evidence through meta-analysis. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 94. 267–280. 15 indexed citations
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Shahzad, Umer, Tuhin Sengupta, Amar Rao, & Gagan Deep Sharma. (2024). Energy in the backseat? Investigating decarbonization dialogue in supply chain tweets during and after COVID-19. Annals of Operations Research. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xin, et al.. (2023). Interoperability of the revolutionary blockchain architectures and Islamic and conventional technology markets: Case of Metaverse, HPB, and Bloknet. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 92. 112–131. 3 indexed citations
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Shahzad, Umer, et al.. (2023). GDP responses to supply chain disruptions in a post-pandemic era: Combination of DL and ANN outputs based on Google Trends. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 192. 122512–122512. 17 indexed citations
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Shang, Yuping, Syed Ali Raza, Zhe Huo, Umer Shahzad, & Xin Zhao. (2023). Does enterprise digital transformation contribute to the carbon emission reduction? Micro-level evidence from China. International Review of Economics & Finance. 86. 1–13. 271 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abbas, Shujaat, et al.. (2023). Pathways towards carbon neutrality in low carbon cities: The role of green patents, R&D and energy use for carbon emissions. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 200. 123109–123109. 84 indexed citations
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Cui, Lianbiao, et al.. (2023). Economic Costs of Work Stoppages Caused by the COVID-19 Outbreak. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 15(3). 12026–12052. 1 indexed citations
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Magazzino, Cosimo, Giovanni Cerulli, Umer Shahzad, & Salahuddin Khan. (2023). The nexus between agricultural land use, urbanization, and greenhouse gas emissions: Novel implications from different stages of income levels. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 14(9). 101846–101846. 35 indexed citations
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Shahzad, Umer, حسن حیدری, Mirela Panait, Tapan Sarker, & Simona Andreea Apostu. (2022). Emerging interaction of artificial intelligence with basic materials and oil & gas companies: A comparative look at the Islamic vs. conventional markets. Resources Policy. 80. 103197–103197. 17 indexed citations
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Guo, Jiajia, Yong Zhou, Shahid Ali, Umer Shahzad, & Lianbiao Cui. (2021). Exploring the role of green innovation and investment in energy for environmental quality: An empirical appraisal from provincial data of China. Journal of Environmental Management. 292. 112779–112779. 262 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fatima, Tehreem, Umer Shahzad, & Lianbiao Cui. (2020). Renewable and nonrenewable energy consumption, trade and CO2 emissions in high emitter countries: does the income level matter?. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 64(7). 1227–1251. 139 indexed citations
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Shahzad, Farrukh, Umer Shahzad, Zeeshan Fareed, et al.. (2020). Asymmetric nexus between temperature and COVID-19 in the top ten affected provinces of China: A current application of quantile-on-quantile approach. The Science of The Total Environment. 736. 139115–139115. 140 indexed citations
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Doğan, Buhari, Mehdi Ben Jebli, Khurram Shahzad, Taimoor Hassan Farooq, & Umer Shahzad. (2020). Investigating the Effects of Meteorological Parameters on COVID-19: Case Study of New Jersey, United States. Environmental Research. 191. 110148–110148. 62 indexed citations
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Shahzad, Umer, et al.. (2018). Reinvestigating the Role of Coal Consumption in Indian Economy: An ARDL and Causality analysis. European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences. 7(2). 348–357. 2 indexed citations

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