Zhen Cai

974 total citations
22 papers, 766 citations indexed

About

Zhen Cai is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Cai has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 766 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 5 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Zhen Cai's work include Economic and Environmental Valuation (12 papers), Forest Management and Policy (5 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (5 papers). Zhen Cai is often cited by papers focused on Economic and Environmental Valuation (12 papers), Forest Management and Policy (5 papers) and Environmental Sustainability in Business (5 papers). Zhen Cai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Zhen Cai's co-authors include Francisco X. Aguilar, Yi Xie, Yali Wen, Jie Zheng, Ben Ma, Elizabeth Asantewaa Obeng, Anthony W. D’Amato, James M. Roshetko, Michael A. Gold and Brett J. Butler and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecological Economics and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Cai

21 papers receiving 724 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Cai United States 15 287 252 247 148 136 22 766
Sandra Notaro Italy 16 278 1.0× 465 1.8× 192 0.8× 182 1.2× 90 0.7× 53 917
David Oglethorpe United Kingdom 17 135 0.5× 210 0.8× 208 0.8× 169 1.1× 202 1.5× 45 822
Daði Már Kristófersson Iceland 17 300 1.0× 335 1.3× 59 0.2× 123 0.8× 50 0.4× 63 917
Werner Hediger Switzerland 15 94 0.3× 153 0.6× 89 0.4× 183 1.2× 136 1.0× 38 729
Allen Blackman United States 14 169 0.6× 374 1.5× 317 1.3× 74 0.5× 601 4.4× 21 1.1k
Kevin Maréchal Belgium 15 137 0.5× 193 0.8× 130 0.5× 207 1.4× 63 0.5× 57 888
Macario Rodríguez‐Entrena Spain 19 306 1.1× 388 1.5× 149 0.6× 120 0.8× 64 0.5× 46 1.0k
Francesco Marangon Italy 17 73 0.3× 212 0.8× 170 0.7× 124 0.8× 65 0.5× 70 758
Samir Sayadi Spain 18 231 0.8× 205 0.8× 47 0.2× 85 0.6× 90 0.7× 60 902
Kevin Urama United Kingdom 13 175 0.6× 262 1.0× 76 0.3× 189 1.3× 20 0.1× 26 687

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Cai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Cai

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Cai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Cai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen Cai 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 Zhen Cai. Zhen Cai 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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Lovell, Sarah Taylor, et al.. (2024). Factors affecting Missouri land managers’ willingness-to-adopt agroforestry practices. Agroforestry Systems. 99(1). 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Zhen, et al.. (2024). From Niche to Mainstream: US Consumer Trends and Preferences for Elderberry Products. HortScience. 59(12). 1723–1729.
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Cai, Zhen, et al.. (2023). Estimating the household costs of human–wildlife conflict in China’s giant panda national park. Journal for Nature Conservation. 73. 126400–126400. 9 indexed citations
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Crowell, Brendan W., Andrew L. Thomas, Zhen Cai, et al.. (2022). Physical characterization of frozen fruits from eight cultivars of the North American pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 936192–936192. 4 indexed citations
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Aguilar, Francisco X., et al.. (2021). Smallholder farmer resilience to water scarcity. Environment Development and Sustainability. 24(2). 2543–2576. 31 indexed citations
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Cai, Zhen, et al.. (2020). Chinese Resident Preferences for African Elephant Conservation: Choice Experiment. Diversity. 12(12). 453–453. 9 indexed citations
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Aguilar, Francisco X., et al.. (2020). Parcelized Cut-and-Carry Agroforestry Systems for Confined Livestock. Small-scale Forestry. 20(1). 119–143. 15 indexed citations
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Cai, Zhen, et al.. (2019). Economic Impacts of Cover Crops for a Missouri Wheat–Corn–Soybean Rotation. Agriculture. 9(4). 83–83. 17 indexed citations
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Cai, Zhen, Michael A. Gold, & Robert G. Brannan. (2018). An exploratory analysis of US consumer preferences for North American pawpaw. Agroforestry Systems. 93(5). 1673–1685. 13 indexed citations
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Aguilar, Francisco X., Elizabeth Asantewaa Obeng, & Zhen Cai. (2018). Water quality improvements elicit consistent willingness-to-pay for the enhancement of forested watershed ecosystem services. Ecosystem Services. 30. 158–171. 67 indexed citations
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Aguilar, Francisco X., Zhen Cai, & Brett J. Butler. (2017). Proximal Association of Land Management Preferences: Evidence from Family Forest Owners. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0169667–e0169667. 19 indexed citations
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Cai, Zhen, Yi Xie, & Francisco X. Aguilar. (2017). Eco-label credibility and retailer effects on green product purchasing intentions. Forest Policy and Economics. 80. 200–208. 105 indexed citations
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Aguilar, Francisco X., et al.. (2015). Exploring the drivers' side of the “blend wall”: U.S. consumer preferences for ethanol blend fuels. Energy Economics. 49. 217–226. 18 indexed citations
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Aguilar, Francisco X., Zhen Cai, & Anthony W. D’Amato. (2014). Non-industrial private forest owner's willingness-to-harvest: How higher timber prices influence woody biomass supply. Biomass and Bioenergy. 71. 202–215. 39 indexed citations
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Aguilar, Francisco X., et al.. (2014). Family-forest Owners' Willingness to Harvest Sawlogs and Woody Biomass: The Effect of Price on Social Availability. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. 43(2). 279–299. 15 indexed citations
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Cai, Zhen & Francisco X. Aguilar. (2014). Corporate Social Responsibility in the Wood Products Industry: US and Chinese Consumers' Perceptions. Forest Products Journal. 64(3-4). 97–106. 8 indexed citations
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Cai, Zhen & Francisco X. Aguilar. (2013). Consumer stated purchasing preferences and corporate social responsibility in the wood products industry: A conjoint analysis in the U.S. and China. Ecological Economics. 95. 118–127. 40 indexed citations
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Cai, Zhen & Francisco X. Aguilar. (2012). Meta-analysis of consumer's willingness-to-pay premiums for certified wood products. Journal of Forest Economics. 19(1). 15–31. 81 indexed citations
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Aguilar, Francisco X. & Zhen Cai. (2010). Exploratory analysis of prospects for renewable energy private investment in the U.S.. Energy Economics. 32(6). 1245–1252. 42 indexed citations
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Aguilar, Francisco X. & Zhen Cai. (2010). Conjoint effect of environmental labeling, disclosure of forest of origin and price on consumer preferences for wood products in the US and UK. Ecological Economics. 70(2). 308–316. 95 indexed citations

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