Xi Weng

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 587 citations indexed

About

Xi Weng is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi Weng has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 587 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 9 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Xi Weng's work include Auction Theory and Applications (8 papers), Game Theory and Applications (7 papers) and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (5 papers). Xi Weng is often cited by papers focused on Auction Theory and Applications (8 papers), Game Theory and Applications (7 papers) and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (5 papers). Xi Weng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xi Weng's co-authors include Li‐An Zhou, Xing Li, Chong Liu, Juanjuan Meng, Zelei Liu, Dusit Niyato, Mingshu Cong, Tianjian Chen, Han Yu and Qiang Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Xi Weng

23 papers receiving 573 citations

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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.

Target Setting in Tournaments: Theory and Evidence from China

2019 199 citations Xing Li, Chong Liu et al. The Economic Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xi Weng China	8	239	216	82	78	78	29	587
Jai Asundi United States	8	137 0.6×	49 0.2×	71 0.9×	57 0.7×	7 0.1×	22	540
Jane M. Binner United Kingdom	16	398 1.7×	69 0.3×	13 0.2×	56 0.7×	174 2.2×	70	710
Ilia Tsetlin Singapore	14	292 1.2×	70 0.3×	7 0.1×	26 0.3×	67 0.9×	35	642
Christopher S. Yoo United States	13	180 0.8×	47 0.2×	8 0.1×	90 1.2×	6 0.1×	108	687
María Jesús Segovia Vargas Spain	11	115 0.5×	175 0.8×	4 0.0×	42 0.5×	89 1.1×	49	569
Anil Gaba United States	12	143 0.6×	72 0.3×	5 0.1×	38 0.5×	49 0.6×	22	548
Alan K. Graham United Kingdom	10	158 0.7×	47 0.2×	6 0.1×	34 0.4×	24 0.3×	19	528
Ke‐Chiun Chang China	13	400 1.7×	24 0.1×	11 0.1×	31 0.4×	23 0.3×	38	721
Estelle Cantillon United Kingdom	11	162 0.7×	11 0.1×	12 0.1×	29 0.4×	41 0.5×	25	462
Isa E. Hafalir United States	11	531 2.2×	23 0.1×	7 0.1×	20 0.3×	13 0.2×	29	715

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xi Weng

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Weng, Xi, et al.. (2025). The political economy of ratchet effect: Evidence from China’s environmental regulation. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 131. 103150–103150. 2 indexed citations

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Weng, Xi, Wei He, Zhongting Hu, et al.. (2025). Experimental and numerical study of a PV direct-coupled PEM electrolysis hydrogen production system. Renewable Energy. 256. 124133–124133. 1 indexed citations

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Eeckhout, Jan & Xi Weng. (2024). The technological origins of the decline in labor market dynamism. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 169. 104962–104962.

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Huang, Lei, Xi Weng, Rao Muhammad Anwer, et al.. (2024). Understanding Whitening Loss in Self-Supervised Learning. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 46(12). 9479–9492. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Menghan, Shuhao Zeng, Hongliang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Intelligent Omni-Surfaces (IOSs) For Full-dimensional Wireless Coverage Extension: IOS Orientation and Location Optimization. 1027–1032. 1 indexed citations

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Weng, Xi, et al.. (2022). Optimal contingent delegation. Journal of Economic Theory. 208. 105597–105597.

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Eeckhout, Jan & Xi Weng. (2022). Assortative Learning. Economica. 89(355). 647–688.

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Cao, Guangyu, et al.. (2022). Minimum Performance Target as a Response to Multitasking Problems: Theory and Evidence from China's Air Quality Controls. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Huang, Yihong, Juanjuan Meng, & Xi Weng. (2022). Strategic Thinking and Media Bias: Evidence from Chinese Microblog Users. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Weng, Xi, et al.. (2022). The Making of Bad Gentry: The Abolition of Keju, Local Governance, and Anti-Elite Protests, 1902–1911. The Journal of Economic History. 82(3). 625–661. 5 indexed citations

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Fan, Ziying, Xi Weng, Li‐An Zhou, & Yiyi Zhou. (2021). Observational Learning and Information Disclosure in Search Markets. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Weng, Xi, et al.. (2021). The Making of Bad Gentry: The Abolition of Keju, Local Governance and Anti-Elite Protests, 1902-1911. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Weng, Xi, et al.. (2020). Robust persuasion of a privately informed receiver. Economic Theory. 72(3). 909–953. 12 indexed citations

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Huang, Chong, Fei Li, & Xi Weng. (2020). Star Ratings and the Incentives of Mutual Funds. The Journal of Finance. 75(3). 1715–1765. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Xing, Chong Liu, Xi Weng, & Li‐An Zhou. (2019). Target Setting in Tournaments: Theory and Evidence from China. The Economic Journal. 129(623). 2888–2915. 199 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weng, Xi, et al.. (2018). Robust Persuasion of a Privately Informed Receiver. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Fei & Xi Weng. (2017). EFFICIENT LEARNING AND JOB TURNOVER IN THE LABOR MARKET. International Economic Review. 58(3). 727–750. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Chong, et al.. (2017). Target Setting in Tournaments: Theory and Evidence from China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations

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Weng, Xi, et al.. (2017). RANDOM AUTHORITY. International Economic Review. 58(1). 211–235. 1 indexed citations

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Weng, Xi. (2015). Can learning cause shorter delays in reaching agreements?. Journal of Mathematical Economics. 60. 49–62.

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