Yi-Ming Wei

2.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
17 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Yi-Ming Wei is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Economics and Econometrics and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi-Ming Wei has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Environmental Engineering, 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 3 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Yi-Ming Wei's work include Environmental Impact and Sustainability (9 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (5 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (5 papers). Yi-Ming Wei is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Impact and Sustainability (9 papers), Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (5 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (5 papers). Yi-Ming Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Yi-Ming Wei's co-authors include Dabo Guan, Zhifu Mi, Yuli Shan, Zhu Liu, Jing Meng, Malin Song, Klaus Hubacek, Rong‐Gang Cong, Xiao-Chen Yuan and Zhang Yun-kun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Yi-Ming Wei

14 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Chinese CO2 emission flows have reversed since the global... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2017 2016 2016 250 500 750
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. Chinese CO2 emission flows have reversed since the global financial crisis
    2017 757 citations Zhifu Mi, Jing Meng et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Consumption-based emission accounting for Chinese cities
    2016 525 citations Zhifu Mi, Zhang Yun-kun et al. Applied Energy profile →
  3. Socioeconomic impact assessment of China's CO2 emissions peak prior to 2030
    2016 373 citations Zhifu Mi, Yi-Ming Wei 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
Yi-Ming Wei China 11 1.7k 1.6k 562 454 223 17 2.4k
Ya Wu China 22 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 435 0.8× 374 0.8× 168 0.8× 42 2.3k
Ya Wu China 18 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 573 1.0× 379 0.8× 152 0.7× 39 2.1k
Junnian Song China 27 1.2k 0.7× 933 0.6× 396 0.7× 253 0.6× 214 1.0× 75 2.2k
Jiali Zheng China 15 990 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 481 0.9× 271 0.6× 162 0.7× 36 1.9k
Shi-Chun Xu China 27 1.3k 0.7× 1.8k 1.1× 687 1.2× 554 1.2× 168 0.8× 50 2.4k
Sanmang Wu China 28 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 351 0.6× 481 1.1× 168 0.8× 84 2.2k
David Fridley United States 24 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 681 1.2× 199 0.4× 213 1.0× 54 2.3k
Nina Khanna United States 23 1.1k 0.7× 744 0.5× 562 1.0× 268 0.6× 236 1.1× 44 2.2k
Xin Tian China 27 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 389 0.7× 297 0.7× 149 0.7× 84 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi-Ming Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi-Ming Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yi-Ming Wei. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yi-Ming Wei. The network helps show where Yi-Ming Wei may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi-Ming Wei

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Wei, Yi-Ming, et al.. (2026). A time-space-efficiency-benefit (TSEB) mix approach to carbon mitigation roadmap design. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 77. 412–427.
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Wei, Yi-Ming, Peng Song, Jia-Ning Kang, et al.. (2025). Unlocking the economic potential of Direct Air Capture technology: Insights from a component-based learning curve. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 215. 124109–124109. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Biying, et al.. (2025). Lithium price uncertainties due to the development of battery technology under carbon neutrality target. Journal of Environmental Management. 392. 126725–126725.
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Wei, Yi-Ming, et al.. (2025). A literature review of direct air capture technology from a socioeconomic perspective. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 146. 104438–104438. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Ke, et al.. (2024). Changes in global trade patterns increase global inequality towards Sustainable Development Goals. Ecological Economics. 227. 108421–108421. 3 indexed citations
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Qin, Quande, et al.. (2019). An effective and robust decomposition-ensemble energy price forecasting paradigm with local linear prediction. Energy Economics. 83. 402–414. 27 indexed citations
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Mi, Zhifu, Jing Meng, Heran Zheng, et al.. (2018). A multi-regional input-output table mapping China's economic outputs and interdependencies in 2012. Scientific Data. 5(1). 180155–180155. 130 indexed citations
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Mi, Zhifu, Jing Meng, Dabo Guan, et al.. (2017). Chinese CO2 emission flows have reversed since the global financial crisis. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1712–1712. 757 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Ke, Yujiao Xian, Chia‐Yen Lee, Yi-Ming Wei, & Zhimin Huang. (2017). On selecting directions for directional distance functions in a non-parametric framework: a review. Annals of Operations Research. 278(1-2). 43–76. 67 indexed citations
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Wang, Ke, et al.. (2017). The shadow price of CO 2 emissions in China's iron and steel industry. The Science of The Total Environment. 598. 272–281. 75 indexed citations
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Mi, Zhifu, Jing Meng, Dabo Guan, et al.. (2017). Pattern changes in determinants of Chinese emissions. Environmental Research Letters. 12(7). 74003–74003. 236 indexed citations
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Ni, Chuen‐Fa, et al.. (2016). Effects of hydrogeological properties on sea-derived benzene transport in unconfined coastal aquifers. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 188(5). 307–307. 6 indexed citations
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Mi, Zhifu, Yi-Ming Wei, Bing Wang, et al.. (2016). Socioeconomic impact assessment of China's CO2 emissions peak prior to 2030. Journal of Cleaner Production. 142. 2227–2236. 373 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tang, Xin, et al.. (2016). Cooking fuel choice in rural China: results from microdata. Journal of Cleaner Production. 142. 538–547. 137 indexed citations
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Mi, Zhifu, Yi-Ming Wei, Rong‐Gang Cong, et al.. (2016). Risk assessment of oil price from static and dynamic modelling approaches. Applied Economics. 49(9). 929–939. 22 indexed citations
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Mi, Zhifu, Zhang Yun-kun, Dabo Guan, et al.. (2016). Consumption-based emission accounting for Chinese cities. Applied Energy. 184. 1073–1081. 525 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Ke, et al.. (2016). Operational performance management of the power industry: a distinguishing analysis between effectiveness and efficiency. Annals of Operations Research. 268(1-2). 513–537. 26 indexed citations

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