Xiaolan Fu

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
104 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Xiaolan Fu is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaolan Fu has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 43 papers in Strategy and Management and 25 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Xiaolan Fu's work include Global trade and economics (25 papers), International Business and FDI (24 papers) and Economic Growth and Productivity (22 papers). Xiaolan Fu is often cited by papers focused on Global trade and economics (25 papers), International Business and FDI (24 papers) and Economic Growth and Productivity (22 papers). Xiaolan Fu collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and United States. Xiaolan Fu's co-authors include Luc Soete, Carlo Pietrobelli, Kaihua Chen, Xiaoqing Fu, Yundan Gong, Pierre Mohnen, Giacomo Zanello, Yi Zhang, Shujin Zhu and Yongjia Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nano Letters and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Xiaolan Fu

92 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

The Role of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Innovation in the Emerging Economies: Technological Change and Catching-up

2011 461 citations Xiaolan Fu et al. World Development profile →
Varieties in state capitalism and corporate innovation: Evidence from an emerging economy

2021 210 citations Xiaoqing Fu, Xiaolan Fu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaolan Fu United Kingdom	32	2.3k	1.6k	789	517	503	104	4.1k
Pierre Mohnen Netherlands	33	3.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.8×	528 0.7×	520 1.0×	266 0.5×	139	4.2k
Roberta Rabellotti Italy	32	2.0k 0.9×	2.9k 1.8×	1.3k 1.7×	559 1.1×	827 1.6×	98	4.6k
Luc Soete Netherlands	30	3.0k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	900 1.1×	846 1.6×	289 0.6×	107	5.0k
Carlo Pietrobelli Italy	28	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	515 1.0×	969 1.9×	105	3.9k
Elisa Giuliani Italy	30	1.7k 0.7×	3.2k 1.9×	554 0.7×	939 1.8×	604 1.2×	95	4.9k
Paul Stoneman United Kingdom	34	3.2k 1.4×	2.0k 1.2×	405 0.5×	549 1.1×	145 0.3×	119	5.5k
Christos Pitelis United Kingdom	31	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	461 0.6×	691 1.3×	245 0.5×	140	3.8k
Lucia Piscitello Italy	35	1.4k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	716 0.9×	672 1.3×	139 0.3×	135	3.9k
Andreas Pyka Germany	33	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	328 0.4×	750 1.5×	229 0.5×	142	3.7k
Bruno S. Sergi Italy	31	1.1k 0.5×	676 0.4×	326 0.4×	365 0.7×	261 0.5×	247	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaolan Fu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaolan Fu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaolan Fu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaolan Fu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaolan Fu 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 Xiaolan Fu. Xiaolan Fu 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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Fu, Xiaolan, et al.. (2025). Digital technology and inclusive development during global crisis: Evidence from a randomised experiment in Bangladesh. Research Policy. 54(3). 105173–105173.

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Fu, Xiaolan, et al.. (2025). The internationalization of science parks in China from a realist international relations perspective. Science and Public Policy. 52(3). 450–464.

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Liu, Kai, et al.. (2025). Estimating volumetric water salinity in a Tibetan endorheic lake using machine learning and remote sensing. Geo-spatial Information Science. 1–21.

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Zhang, Lanxia, et al.. (2025). Gig work: A bibliometric systematic literature review and content analysis. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 200. 104216–104216.

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Fan, Chenyu, Kai Liu, Pengju Xu, et al.. (2025). Characterizing the capability of public DEMs for mapping global floodplain bathymetry. Journal of Hydrology. 658. 133205–133205. 1 indexed citations

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Storz, Cornelia, et al.. (2024). Business Scholars on Boards and Innovation. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2024(1).

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Fu, Xiaolan, Xiaoqing Fu, Pervez Ghauri, & Hina Khan. (2023). Tackling exigent grand challenges through corporate social innovation: Evidence from the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 41(2). 428–448. 6 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan, et al.. (2022). Platform-based business model and entrepreneurs from Base of the Pyramid. Technovation. 119. 102451–102451. 31 indexed citations

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Zeng, Shihong, et al.. (2022). Modeling the influence of critical factors on the adoption of green energy technologies. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 168. 112817–112817. 104 indexed citations

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Hou, Jun, Xiaolan Fu, & Pierre Mohnen. (2021). The Impact of China–Africa Trade on the Productivity of African Firms: Evidence from Ghana. European Journal of Development Research. 34(2). 869–896. 13 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan, et al.. (2020). ICT Adoption and Innovation in Ghana. Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln). 12 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan, et al.. (2019). The Growth Impact of Chinese Direct Investment on Host Developing Countries. International Business Review. 29(2). 101658–101658. 30 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan, et al.. (2018). Reverse knowledge acquisition in emerging market MNEs: The experiences of Huawei and ZTE. Journal of Business Research. 93. 202–215. 66 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan. (2018). Trade in Intangibles and a Global Value Chain-Based Framework of International Trade. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan, Raphael Kaplinsky, & Jing Zhang. (2012). The Impact of China on Low and Middle Income Countries’ Export Prices in Industrial-Country Markets. World Development. 40(8). 1483–1496. 26 indexed citations

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Heffernan, Shelagh, et al.. (2012). Financial innovation in the UK. Applied Economics. 45(24). 3400–3411. 8 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan. (2011). Foreign Direct Investment and Managerial Knowledge Spillovers through the Diffusion of Management Practices. Journal of Management Studies. 49(5). 970–999. 86 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan, Dinar Kale, & Raphael Kaplinsky. (2009). THE EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL MANUFACTURES PRICES, 1988-2006: CHINA'S COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE. 1 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan. (2008). Foreign Direct Investment, Absorptive Capacity and Regional Innovation Capabilities: Evidence from China. Oxford Development Studies. 36(1). 89–110. 270 indexed citations

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Fu, Xiaolan. (2004). Limited Linkages from Growth Engines and Regional Disparities in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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