Yang Kong

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Yang Kong is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Kong has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ocean Engineering, 16 papers in Water Science and Technology and 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Yang Kong's work include Water resources management and optimization (15 papers), Water Resources and Sustainability (9 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (8 papers). Yang Kong is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (15 papers), Water Resources and Sustainability (9 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (8 papers). Yang Kong collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Taiwan. Yang Kong's co-authors include Weijun He, Liang Yuan, Dagmawi Mulugeta Degefu, Thomas Stephen Ramsey, Xin Gao, Juqin Shen, Zhaofang Zhang, Xia Wu, Fuhua Sun and Xin Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Scientific Reports and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Yang Kong

43 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

A differential game of water pollution management in the trans-jurisdictional river basin

2024 51 citations Liang Yuan, Weijun He et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yang Kong China	23	421	420	365	258	252	46	1.4k
Shibao Lu China	29	324 0.8×	757 1.8×	490 1.3×	438 1.7×	244 1.0×	81	2.1k
Yim Ling Siu United Kingdom	17	315 0.7×	551 1.3×	223 0.6×	790 3.1×	280 1.1×	28	1.5k
Yue Qin China	23	344 0.8×	370 0.9×	173 0.5×	529 2.1×	523 2.1×	55	2.1k
Dionysis Latinopoulos Greece	17	229 0.5×	143 0.3×	190 0.5×	83 0.3×	210 0.8×	50	1.1k
Alessandro Pagano Italy	23	101 0.2×	338 0.8×	274 0.8×	207 0.8×	548 2.2×	45	1.6k
Emily Grubert United States	24	210 0.5×	420 1.0×	216 0.6×	378 1.5×	395 1.6×	94	1.9k
Alessandra Sgobbi Italy	24	666 1.6×	104 0.2×	153 0.4×	257 1.0×	256 1.0×	51	1.7k
Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos de Freitas Brazil	25	204 0.5×	350 0.8×	146 0.4×	234 0.9×	159 0.6×	80	1.9k
Stefan Vögele Germany	22	315 0.7×	705 1.7×	329 0.9×	328 1.3×	381 1.5×	69	1.8k
Alice Bows‐Larkin United Kingdom	21	289 0.7×	94 0.2×	113 0.3×	550 2.1×	219 0.9×	56	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Kong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Kong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Kong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yang Kong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yang Kong 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 Yang Kong. Yang Kong 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

Yuan, Liang, Weijun He, Xia Wu, et al.. (2025). Assessing and forecasting water security in transboundary river basins via inter- and intra- subsystem dynamics. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies. 62. 102887–102887.

Zhang, Qi, Wen‐Chao Song, Gang Zhou, et al.. (2025). Gas production dynamic characteristics and fire-explosion risk of the full cycle of thermal runaway in 70Ah lithium iron phosphate battery in confined space. Applied Thermal Engineering. 279. 127988–127988. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Gang, Mingqi Zhang, Yang Kong, et al.. (2025). Study on the explosion dynamics of locally premixed NH3/H2 blended zero carbon fuel in semi-confined elongated space: Effects of equivalent ratio and blended ratio. Energy. 334. 137714–137714.

Zhou, Gang, Yuying Li, Yang Kong, et al.. (2024). Preparation of environment-friendly gel-protein foam and its fire suppression performance for lithium-ion batteries. Fuel. 384. 133979–133979. 6 indexed citations

Zhou, Gang, Qi Zhang, Yuying Li, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on the thermal runaway and flame dynamics of NCM811 lithium-ion batteries with critical thermal load under variable penetration condition. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 158. 107947–107947. 7 indexed citations

Zhou, Gang, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on thermal runaway and flame eruption characteristics of NCM523 lithium-ion battery induced by the coupling stimulations of overcharge-penetration. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 191. 131–145. 21 indexed citations

Zhou, Gang, Zhikai Wei, Yang Kong, et al.. (2024). Study on the effect of buried depth ratio and continuous phase water on explosion dynamics of leaked natural gas in closed drainage pipeline. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 161. 108410–108410. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Gang, Yang Kong, Jianliang Yu, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on the flame-dual field overpressure coupling evolution characteristics of LPG/DME blended gas explosion venting. Journal of Cleaner Production. 444. 141220–141220. 25 indexed citations

Yuan, Liang, Weijun He, Xia Wu, et al.. (2024). A differential game of water pollution management in the trans-jurisdictional river basin. Journal of Cleaner Production. 438. 140823–140823. 51 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Gang, Qi Huang, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Thermal insulation phase-change hydrogel with enhanced mechanical properties for inhibiting thermal runaway propagation in lithium-ion battery module. Journal of Energy Storage. 102. 114102–114102. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Haiyan, Jing Zhang, Sharafat Ali, Muhammad Asghar, & Yang Kong. (2023). Renewable energy and natural resource protection: Unveiling the nexus in developing economies. Journal of Environmental Management. 349. 119546–119546. 39 indexed citations

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Kong, Yang, Weijun He, Juqin Shen, et al.. (2023). Adaptability analysis of water pollution and advanced industrial structure in Jiangsu Province, China. Ecological Modelling. 481. 110365–110365. 35 indexed citations

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Yuan, Liang, Xia Wu, Weijun He, et al.. (2023). Utilizing the strategic concession behavior in a bargaining game for optimal allocation of water in a transboundary river basin during water bankruptcy. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 102. 107162–107162. 43 indexed citations

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Kong, Yang, Weijun He, Zhaofang Zhang, et al.. (2022). Spatial-temporal variation and driving factors decomposition of agricultural grey water footprint in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 318. 115601–115601. 47 indexed citations

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Kong, Yang, Weijun He, Xin Gao, et al.. (2022). Dynamic assessment and influencing factors analysis of water environmental carrying capacity in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China. Ecological Indicators. 142. 109214–109214. 26 indexed citations

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Yuan, Liang, Weijun He, Yang Kong, et al.. (2022). The influence of carbon emission disclosure on enterprise value under ownership heterogeneity: evidence from the heavily polluting corporations. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(46). 69753–69770. 24 indexed citations

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Yuan, Liang, Weijun He, Dagmawi Mulugeta Degefu, et al.. (2021). Elucidating competing strategic behaviors using prospect theory, system dynamics, and evolutionary game: a case of transjurisdictional water pollution problem in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(14). 20829–20843. 31 indexed citations

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Liu, Wei, et al.. (2020). Disturbing effects of Plateau Zokor (Myospalax baileyi) on soil properties and plant biomass in Zoige Plateau Marshes.. Xi'nan nongye xuebao. 33(3). 626–630. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Xin, Juqin Shen, Weijun He, et al.. (2019). An evolutionary game analysis of governments’ decision-making behaviors and factors influencing watershed ecological compensation in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 251. 109592–109592. 176 indexed citations

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Kong, Yang, et al.. (2016). Control of Eospalax baileyi (Plateau zokor) with arrow traps in western China.. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 48(1). 125–129. 2 indexed citations

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