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

Zhenci Xu

GPC

WST

ECOLO

Jonathan Doelman Netherlands

Eric Kemp‐Benedict United States

Prajal Pradhan Germany

Meirong Su China

Zhihui Li China

Jessica A. Gephart United States

Laixiang Sun United States

Uwe A. Schneider Germany

Shenghui Cui China

Bing Xue China

Jonathan Doelman Netherlands

Zhenci Xu

1.8k ×1.4

GPC

1.0k ×1.0

996 ×1.0

491 ×0.6

WST

1.0k ×2.1

ECOLO

Citations per year, relative to Zhenci Xu Zhenci Xu (= 1×) peers Jonathan Doelman

Countries citing papers authored by Zhenci Xu

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhenci Xu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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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

Xu, Zhenci, Xiuzhi Chen, Qutu Jiang, et al.. (2025). Assessing global sustainability performance, imbalance, and coordination over space and time. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9186–9186. 1 indexed citations

He, Liuyue, et al.. (2024). Spatio-temporal coupling analysis and tipping points detection of China's coastal integrated land-human activity-ocean system. The Science of The Total Environment. 914. 169981–169981. 7 indexed citations

Jia, Qian, et al.. (2024). Research framework for low-carbon urban development: A case study of Shanghai, China. Journal of Cleaner Production. 455. 142372–142372. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Tao, Le Yu, Jianguo Liu, et al.. (2024). Unveiling interprovincial geographic patterns of 5A-level tourism cultural ecosystem service flows and tourist preferences in China's metacoupled systems. Applied Geography. 172. 103432–103432. 8 indexed citations

He, Liuyue, Nishan Bhattarai, Yadu Pokhrel, et al.. (2024). Dynamics of land cover changes and carbon emissions driven by large dams in China. iScience. 27(4). 109516–109516. 7 indexed citations

Jiang, Qutu, et al.. (2024). Impacts of government attention on achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence from China. Geography and sustainability. 6(2). 100233–100233. 9 indexed citations

He, Qinsi, De Li Liu, Bin Wang, et al.. (2024). A food-energy-water-carbon nexus framework informs region-specific optimal strategies for agricultural sustainability. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 203. 107428–107428. 25 indexed citations

Wu, Chaoyang, Fang Chen, Jianguo Liu, et al.. (2024). Intranational synergies and trade-offs reveal common and differentiated priorities of sustainable development goals in China. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2251–2251. 51 indexed citations breakdown →

Du, Jianqing, Zhenci Xu, Hongbo Duan, et al.. (2024). Global effects of progress towards Sustainable Development Goals on subjective well-being. Nature Sustainability. 7(3). 360–367. 25 indexed citations

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Wei, Shan, Hongsheng Zhang, Zhenci Xu, et al.. (2024). Coastal urbanization may indirectly positively impact growth of mangrove forests. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 11 indexed citations

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Li, Chenggang, Gang Zhao, Zhenci Xu, et al.. (2024). Impact of China’s financial development on the sustainable development goals of the Belt and Road Initiative participating countries. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11(1). 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhenci. (2023). Towards carbon neutrality in China: A systematic identification of China's sustainable land-use pathways across multiple scales. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 44. 167–178. 21 indexed citations

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Xiao, Huijuan, et al.. (2023). Transboundary impacts on SDG progress across Chinese cities: A spatial econometric analysis. Sustainable Cities and Society. 92. 104496–104496. 33 indexed citations

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Wu, Xutong, Bojie Fu, Shuai Wang, et al.. (2023). Bleak prospects and targeted actions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Science Bulletin. 68(22). 2838–2848. 22 indexed citations

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Ye, Guanqiong, Jiangning Zeng, Qutu Jiang, et al.. (2023). Sustainably developing global blue carbon for climate change mitigation and economic benefits through international cooperation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6144–6144. 25 indexed citations

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Chen, Xiuzhi, et al.. (2020). Subsystem-level groundwater footprint assessment in North China Plain – The world’s largest groundwater depression cone. Ecological Indicators. 117. 106662–106662. 33 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinyan, Xiuzhi Chen, Zhongwei Liu, et al.. (2019). Assessing the water and carbon footprint of hydropower stations at a national scale. The Science of The Total Environment. 676. 595–612. 42 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhenci, Yingjie Li, Anna Herzberger, et al.. (2019). Interactive national virtual water-energy nexus networks. The Science of The Total Environment. 673. 128–135. 22 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhenci, Sophia N. Chau, Franco Ruzzenenti, et al.. (2018). Evolution of multiple global virtual material flows. The Science of The Total Environment. 658. 659–668. 29 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhenci, et al.. (2015). Research on Temporal-spatial Evolution of Regional Disparity of Forestry Total Factor Productivity in China. Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology. 9(5). 332–341. 5 indexed citations

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