Zhenci Xu

5.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
90 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Zhenci Xu is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Economics and Econometrics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenci Xu has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Environmental Engineering, 29 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Zhenci Xu's work include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (20 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (20 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (15 papers). Zhenci Xu is often cited by papers focused on Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (20 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (20 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (15 papers). Zhenci Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Zhenci Xu's co-authors include Jianguo Liu, Yunkai Li, Yingjie Li, Xiuzhi Chen, Nishan Bhattarai, Shuxin Li, Sophia N. Chau, Min Gon Chung, Vanessa Hull and Thomas Dietz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zhenci Xu

85 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Assessing progress towards sustainable development over space and time

2020 566 citations Zhenci Xu, Sophia N. Chau et al. profile →
Nexus approaches to global sustainable development

2018 564 citations Jianguo Liu, Zhenci Xu et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
Impacts of international trade on global sustainable development

2020 230 citations Zhenci Xu, Yingjie Li et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
Decoupling of SDGs followed by re-coupling as sustainable development progresses

2022 218 citations Xutong Wu, Bojie Fu et al. Nature Sustainability profile →
China can reach carbon neutrality before 2050 by improving economic development quality

2022 171 citations Zhenci Xu, Nishan Bhattarai et al. profile →
Intranational synergies and trade-offs reveal common and differentiated priorities of sustainable development goals in China

2024 51 citations Chaoyang Wu, Fang Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenci Xu

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Assessing global sustainability performance, imbalance, and coordination over space and time 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Zhenci Xu, Xiuzhi Chen, Qutu Jiang, Xutong Wu, Nishan Bhattarai, John Mullen, Zhongbin Li, Georgina G. Gurney, Shuxin Li, Canbing Li, (unknown), Sumin Bian, (unknown), Siqi Han, Yunkai Li, Jianguo Liu	1
2	Spatio-temporal coupling analysis and tipping points detection of China's coastal integrated land-human activity-ocean system 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Liuyue He, Qutu Jiang, Loke Ming Chou, Zhenci Xu, (unknown), Guanqiong Ye	7
3	Research framework for low-carbon urban development: A case study of Shanghai, China 2024 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), Qian Jia, (unknown), Yihui Ding, Zhenci Xu, Fengting Li	8
4	Unveiling interprovincial geographic patterns of 5A-level tourism cultural ecosystem service flows and tourist preferences in China's metacoupled systems 2024 ·Applied Geography ·Tao Liu, Le Yu, Jianguo Liu, Zhenci Xu, Xin Chen, Hui Wu, (unknown), Qiang Zhao, Peng Gong	8
5	Dynamics of land cover changes and carbon emissions driven by large dams in China 2024 ·iScience ·Liuyue He, Nishan Bhattarai, Yadu Pokhrel, (unknown), Peng Zhu, Guanqiong Ye, Zhenci Xu, (unknown), (unknown)	7
6	Impacts of government attention on achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence from China 2024 ·Geography and sustainability ·(unknown), (unknown), Qutu Jiang, Mu Yue, (unknown), (unknown), Bei Huang, (unknown), Yuanyuan Tan, Zhenci Xu	9
7	A food-energy-water-carbon nexus framework informs region-specific optimal strategies for agricultural sustainability 2024 ·Resources Conservation and Recycling ·Qinsi He, De Li Liu, Bin Wang, Zikui Wang, Annette Cowie, Aaron Simmons, Zhenci Xu, Linchao Li, Yu Shi, Ke Liu, Matthew Tom Harrison, Cathy Waters, Alfredo Huete, Qiang Yu	25
8	Intranational synergies and trade-offs reveal common and differentiated priorities of sustainable development goals in China breakdown → 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Chaoyang Wu, Fang Chen, Jianguo Liu, Prajal Pradhan, Brett A. Bryan, Thomas Schaubroeck, L. Román Carrasco, Alemu Gonsamo, Yunkai Li, Xiuzhi Chen, Xiangzheng Deng, (unknown), Yingjie Li, Zhenci Xu	51
9	Global effects of progress towards Sustainable Development Goals on subjective well-being 2024 ·Nature Sustainability ·Jianqing Du, (unknown), Zhenci Xu, Hongbo Duan, Minghao Zhuang, Yi Hu, (unknown), Jichang Dong, Yanfen Wang, Bojie Fu	25
10	Coastal urbanization may indirectly positively impact growth of mangrove forests 2024 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Shan Wei, Hongsheng Zhang, Zhenci Xu, Guanghui Lin, Yinyi Lin, (unknown), Jing Ling, Alison K. S. Wee, Hui Lin, Yuyu Zhou, Peng Gong	11
11	Impact of China’s financial development on the sustainable development goals of the Belt and Road Initiative participating countries 2024 ·Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ·Chenggang Li, Gang Zhao, (unknown), Zhenci Xu, Mu Yue, Weiyan Wang, Yuanyuan Tan, (unknown)	4
12	Towards carbon neutrality in China: A systematic identification of China's sustainable land-use pathways across multiple scales 2023 ·Sustainable Production and Consumption ·Zhenci Xu	21
13	Transboundary impacts on SDG progress across Chinese cities: A spatial econometric analysis 2023 ·Sustainable Cities and Society ·Huijuan Xiao, (unknown), Jingzheng Ren, Zhenci Xu	33
14	Bleak prospects and targeted actions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals 2023 ·Science Bulletin ·Xutong Wu, Bojie Fu, Shuai Wang, Shuang Song, David Lusseau, Yanxu Liu, Zhenci Xu, Jianguo Liu	22
15	Sustainably developing global blue carbon for climate change mitigation and economic benefits through international cooperation 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Guanqiong Ye, Jiangning Zeng, (unknown), Qutu Jiang, Liuyue He, Yaowen Zhang, Zhenci Xu	25
16	Subsystem-level groundwater footprint assessment in North China Plain – The world’s largest groundwater depression cone 2020 ·Ecological Indicators ·Xiuzhi Chen, (unknown), Tahir Muhammad, Zhenci Xu, Yunkai Li	33
17	Assessing the water and carbon footprint of hydropower stations at a national scale 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Jinyan Wang, Xiuzhi Chen, Zhongwei Liu, (unknown), Zhenci Xu, (unknown), Feipeng Xu, Yunkai Li	42
18	Interactive national virtual water-energy nexus networks 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Zhenci Xu, Yingjie Li, Anna Herzberger, Xiuzhi Chen, Mimi Gong, Kelly Kapsar, (unknown), (unknown), Ying Tang, Yunkai Li, Jianguo Liu	22
19	Evolution of multiple global virtual material flows 2018 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Zhenci Xu, Sophia N. Chau, Franco Ruzzenenti, Thomas Connor, Yingjie Li, Ying Tang, Dapeng Li, Mimi Gong, Jianguo Liu	29
20	Research on Temporal-spatial Evolution of Regional Disparity of Forestry Total Factor Productivity in China 2015 ·Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhenci Xu	5

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