Zuoqi Chen

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
104 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Zuoqi Chen is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Transportation and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zuoqi Chen has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 25 papers in Transportation and 22 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zuoqi Chen's work include Impact of Light on Environment and Health (59 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (31 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (22 papers). Zuoqi Chen is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Light on Environment and Health (59 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (31 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (22 papers). Zuoqi Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Zuoqi Chen's co-authors include Bailang Yu, Jianping Wu, Kaifang Shi, Chengshu Yang, Bin Wu, Yingjie Hu, Qiusheng Wu, Congxiao Wang, Chang Huang and Yuyu Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Zuoqi Chen

95 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An extended time series (2000–2018) of global NPP-VIIRS-like nighttime light data from a cross-sensor calibration

2021 549 citations Zuoqi Chen, Bailang Yu et al. profile →
Evaluating the Ability of NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Data to Estimate the Gross Domestic Product and the Electric Power Consumption of China at Multiple Scales: A Comparison with DMSP-OLS Data

2014 539 citations Kaifang Shi, Bailang Yu et al. Remote Sensing profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zuoqi Chen China	42	4.1k	1.6k	1.6k	1.1k	1.0k	104	6.3k
Qingxu Huang China	37	4.3k 1.0×	764 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	929 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	94	6.0k
Michail Fragkias United States	19	3.5k 0.9×	694 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	821 0.8×	1.5k 1.5×	28	5.4k
Zhifeng Liu China	36	4.3k 1.1×	697 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	111	7.0k
Xiaocong Xu China	22	3.5k 0.9×	488 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	965 0.9×	910 0.9×	51	4.7k
Bailang Yu China	46	5.1k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	2.7k 1.7×	1.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	142	7.5k
Wenhui Kuang China	35	5.0k 1.2×	351 0.2×	2.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	102	6.5k
Zutao Ouyang China	43	3.2k 0.8×	379 0.2×	2.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	140	6.1k
Zengxiang Zhang China	26	4.2k 1.0×	353 0.2×	977 0.6×	1.6k 1.5×	728 0.7×	89	5.6k
Xun Liang China	24	4.6k 1.1×	439 0.3×	949 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	58	5.7k
Lina Tang China	33	2.2k 0.5×	288 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	730 0.7×	146	4.4k

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Wang, Congxiao, Wei Xu, Zuoqi Chen, et al.. (2025). STARS: A novel gap-filling method for SDGSAT-1 nighttime light imagery using spatiotemporal and spectral synergy. Remote Sensing of Environment. 322. 114720–114720. 1 indexed citations

Guo, Pengfei, Yan Geng, Hongbin Zhou, et al.. (2025). Functionalization of covalent organic frameworks through the Ullmann ether reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal. 527. 171690–171690.

Wang, Congxiao, Zuoqi Chen, Bin Wu, et al.. (2025). Border identification and spatial evolution of metropolitan areas by surface network analysis using nighttime light data. 1(1). 100018–100018.

Xu, Wenyuan, et al.. (2025). AlCl3-modified ZSM-5(4T)@NH2-MIL-53(Al) core-shell catalyst for catalytic synthesis of dimethyldichlorosilane: A DFT study on the disproportionation mechanism. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 350. 125448–125448.

Zou, Changqing, Zuoqi Chen, Bailang Yu, Qiming Zheng, & Congxiao Wang. (2025). An Object-Oriented Nighttime Light Classification Based on Light Color Temperature: A New Perspective From AAV Nighttime Images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 63. 1–13. 1 indexed citations

Shi, Kaifang, Yizhen Wu, Yuanzheng Cui, et al.. (2025). Extensive terrestrial biodiversity threats from global hillside urban expansion. Nature Cities. 2(10). 937–947.

Chen, Zuoqi, et al.. (2024). Fine simulation of PM2.5 combined with NPP-VIIRS night light remote sensing and mobile monitoring data. The Science of The Total Environment. 914. 169955–169955. 7 indexed citations

Yu, Bailang, et al.. (2024). Assessing multifunctional retrofit potential of urban roof areas and evaluating the power and carbon benefits under efficient retrofit scenarios. Journal of Cleaner Production. 444. 141270–141270. 19 indexed citations

Jia, Mingming, Zuoqi Chen, Zongming Wang, et al.. (2024). Nighttime light in China's coastal zone: The type classification approach using SDGSAT-1 Glimmer Imager. Remote Sensing of Environment. 305. 114104–114104. 26 indexed citations

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Chen, Zuoqi, Wenxiang Xu, & Zhiyuan Zhao. (2024). The Assessment of Industrial Agglomeration in China Based on NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Imagery and POI Data. Remote Sensing. 16(2). 417–417. 7 indexed citations

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Wu, Wenting, Min Zhang, Chunpeng Chen, et al.. (2023). Coastal reclamation shaped narrower and steeper tidal flats in Fujian, China: Evidence from time-series satellite data. Ocean & Coastal Management. 247. 106933–106933. 10 indexed citations

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Shi, Kaifang, Jinji Ma, Zuoqi Chen, Yuanzheng Cui, & Bailang Yu. (2023). Nighttime light remote sensing in characterizing urban spatial structure. 1(3). 100043–100043. 29 indexed citations

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Wang, Congxiao, Zuoqi Chen, Bailang Yu, et al.. (2023). Impacts of COVID-19 on urban networks: Evidence from a novel approach of flow measurement based on nighttime light data. Computers Environment and Urban Systems. 107. 102056–102056. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Zuoqi, et al.. (2023). The impacts of land cover spatial combination on nighttime light intensity in 2010 and 2020: a case study of Fuzhou, China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 1 indexed citations

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You, Xiaojun & Zuoqi Chen. (2022). Interaction and mediation effects of economic growth and innovation performance on carbon emissions: Insights from 282 Chinese cities. The Science of The Total Environment. 831. 154910–154910. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Congxiao, Bailang Yu, Zuoqi Chen, et al.. (2021). Evolution of Urban Spatial Clusters in China: A Graph-Based Method Using Nighttime Light Data. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 112(1). 56–77. 28 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xizhi, Bailang Yu, Yan Liu, et al.. (2019). Estimation of Poverty Using Random Forest Regression with Multi-Source Data: A Case Study in Bangladesh. Remote Sensing. 11(4). 375–375. 128 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xizhi, Bailang Yu, Yan Liu, et al.. (2018). NPP-VIIRS DNB Daily Data in Natural Disaster Assessment: Evidence from Selected Case Studies. Remote Sensing. 10(10). 1526–1526. 105 indexed citations

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Wu, Bin, Bailang Yu, Qiusheng Wu, et al.. (2017). An Extended Minimum Spanning Tree method for characterizing local urban patterns. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems. 32(3). 450–475. 48 indexed citations

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You, Xiaojun, et al.. (2014). On the correlation between innovation performance and DMSP-OLS nighttime stable lights: evidence from the US. Remote Sensing Letters. 5(12). 1032–1041. 3 indexed citations

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