Zequn Dong

521 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 372 citations indexed

About

Zequn Dong is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Zequn Dong has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 372 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 4 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Zequn Dong's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (9 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (5 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (4 papers). Zequn Dong is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (9 papers), Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies (5 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (4 papers). Zequn Dong collaborates with scholars based in China. Zequn Dong's co-authors include Qiang Wang, Rongrong Li, Lili Wang, Jiaqi Guo, Lixiang Zhang, Z. Ning, Xinyuan Wang, Wenxue Zhang, Bo Chen and Chunhua Yin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Zequn Dong

10 papers receiving 357 citations

Hit Papers

Renewable energy and economic growth: New insight from co... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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. Renewable energy and economic growth: New insight from country risks
    2021 234 citations Qiang Wang, Zequn Dong et al. Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zequn Dong China 6 287 176 121 50 31 12 372
David Alemzero China 8 279 1.0× 165 0.9× 136 1.1× 64 1.3× 33 1.1× 13 443
Samiha Khan Bangladesh 10 321 1.1× 206 1.2× 96 0.8× 90 1.8× 39 1.3× 20 476
Rafał Kasperowicz Poland 10 268 0.9× 203 1.2× 138 1.1× 55 1.1× 69 2.2× 19 412
Syeda Maria Zafar Pakistan 6 375 1.3× 233 1.3× 85 0.7× 64 1.3× 28 0.9× 8 445
Nirash Paija Nepal 5 204 0.7× 113 0.6× 103 0.9× 42 0.8× 24 0.8× 8 301
Muhammad Luqman China 8 284 1.0× 197 1.1× 122 1.0× 41 0.8× 14 0.5× 23 370
Jeong Hwan Bae South Korea 9 251 0.9× 144 0.8× 46 0.4× 57 1.1× 33 1.1× 35 351
Nurcan Kilinc‐Ata Russia 13 404 1.4× 237 1.3× 123 1.0× 80 1.6× 48 1.5× 29 546
Mawunyo Prosper Agradi Ghana 7 221 0.8× 166 0.9× 189 1.6× 30 0.6× 13 0.4× 8 318

Countries citing papers authored by Zequn Dong

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zequn Dong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zequn Dong. 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 Zequn Dong. The network helps show where Zequn Dong may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zequn Dong

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Dong, Zequn, et al.. (2025). Towards inclusive green growth: Synergistic effects of digital infrastructure and energy transition policies in China. Journal of Environmental Management. 395. 127993–127993.
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Dong, Zequn, et al.. (2025). Activating the income increase effect of geographical indications: The critical roles of intellectual property protection and internet development. Journal of Rural Studies. 118. 103696–103696. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lixiang, et al.. (2025). Digital Economy, Urban-Rural Integration, and High-Quality Agricultural Development. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. 61(11). 3551–3571. 4 indexed citations
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Dong, Zequn, et al.. (2024). The impact of artificial intelligence on the energy transition: The role of regulatory quality as a guardrail, not a wall. Energy Economics. 140. 107988–107988. 13 indexed citations
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Dong, Zequn, et al.. (2024). Does income inequality undermine the carbon abatement benefits of artificial intelligence?. Journal of Cleaner Production. 472. 143437–143437. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Zequn Dong, & Rongrong Li. (2022). Revisiting renewable energy and economic growth—Does trade openness a matter?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(11). 31727–31740. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang & Zequn Dong. (2022). Technological innovation and renewable energy consumption: a middle path for trading off financial risk and carbon emissions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(22). 33046–33062. 31 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang & Zequn Dong. (2021). Does financial development promote renewable energy? Evidence of G20 economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(45). 64461–64474. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Jiaqi Guo, & Zequn Dong. (2021). The positive impact of official development assistance (ODA) on renewable energy development: Evidence from 34 Sub-Saharan Africa Countries. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 28. 532–542. 43 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiang, Zequn Dong, Rongrong Li, & Lili Wang. (2021). Renewable energy and economic growth: New insight from country risks. Energy. 238. 122018–122018. 234 indexed citations breakdown →

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