Xu Ren

853 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 625 citations indexed

About

Xu Ren is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Communication and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Xu Ren has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 625 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Strategy and Management, 8 papers in Communication and 8 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Xu Ren's work include Knowledge Management and Sharing (8 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (8 papers) and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (4 papers). Xu Ren is often cited by papers focused on Knowledge Management and Sharing (8 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (8 papers) and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (4 papers). Xu Ren collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Xu Ren's co-authors include Zhaojing Wang, Tengyu Wang, Qiying Xiao, Jie Gong, Hao Hu, Chimay J. Anumba, Lihua Liang, Jingwen He, Shengyue Hao and Michael Swaine and has published in prestigious journals such as Automation in Construction, IEEE Internet of Things Journal and International Journal of Project Management.

In The Last Decade

Xu Ren

21 papers receiving 598 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. Blockchain-based framework for improving supply chain traceability and information sharing in precast construction
    2019 370 citations Zhaojing Wang, Tengyu Wang et al. Automation in Construction profile →

Peers

Xu Ren
Даррен Далчер United Kingdom
Pedro Serrador France
Martin Schindler United States
Yongshun Xu China
António Abreu Portugal
Urvashi Rathod India
Vinaya Shukla United Kingdom
H. Frank Cervone United States
Asbjørn Rolstadås Norway
Ahad Zare Ravasan Iran
Даррен Далчер United Kingdom
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Countries citing papers authored by Xu Ren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xu Ren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xu Ren

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xu Ren. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xu Ren 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 Xu Ren. Xu Ren 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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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2025). Distributed Routing and Data Scheduling in IPNs With GNN-Based Multiagent DRL. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 12(12). 21565–21576.
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2024). Adopting active or passive leadership in project-based organizations? The role of inclusive leadership in remote work environment. International Journal of Project Management. 42(6). 102623–102623. 5 indexed citations
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2024). The Impact of Project Managers’ Psychological Resilience on Adaptive Performance: A Multilevel Model. Project Management Journal. 56(2). 198–213. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2024). Policy Effect on Technology Innovation in Prefabricated Buildings: An Empirical Study Using the Difference-in-Differences Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 150(10). 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2023). How Responsible Leadership Improves Stakeholder Collective Performance in Construction Projects: The Empirical Research from China. Project Management Journal. 55(3). 264–280. 6 indexed citations
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2023). Dynamically Identifying and Evaluating Key Barriers to Promoting Prefabricated Buildings: Text Mining Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 149(9). 11 indexed citations
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2023). How do enterprise social media affordances affect knowledge sharing within project teams: the social cognitive theory view. Information Technology and People. 37(6). 2183–2202. 14 indexed citations
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Yu, Jin & Xu Ren. (2021). Research on the Operation Mode of Infrastructure Projects Based on “REITs+PPP”. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 791(1). 12022–12022. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2021). Research on civil engineering project team management under adverse conditions. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 791(1). 12054–12054. 1 indexed citations
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Hao, Shengyue, et al.. (2020). Critical Factors for Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice. 832–839. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhaojing, Tengyu Wang, Hao Hu, et al.. (2019). Blockchain-based framework for improving supply chain traceability and information sharing in precast construction. Automation in Construction. 111. 103063–103063. 370 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2018). Knowledge transfer between projects within project-based organizations: the project nature perspective. Journal of Knowledge Management. 22(5). 1082–1103. 62 indexed citations
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2018). Simulation of Knowledge Transfer within the Project Team. 38. 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Xu, et al.. (2018). Analysis of Knowledge-Transfer Mechanisms in Construction Project Cooperation Networks. Journal of Management in Engineering. 35(2). 80 indexed citations
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Hao, Shengyue, et al.. (2015). Research on the Conflict Management of Stakeholders in a Construction Project. 733–740. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, Xu. (2012). Game Decision Analysis on PPP Low-Rent Houses.
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Ren, Xu. (2010). The Evolution Mechanism of the Alliance Governance:a Trust-based View. Zhongguo liutong jingji. 1 indexed citations

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