2026 Chi-Keung Woo: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	43	1983	1789	50	49	218	6151

Overview

Chi-Keung Woo is affiliated with the Education University of Hong Kong in China, contributing to research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Energy. The core of their academic focus revolves around Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Economics and Econometrics.

The research topics emphasized by Chi-Keung Woo include:

Electric Power System Optimization
Smart Grid Energy Management
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Energy Efficiency and Management
Energy Load and Power Forecasting
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Energy and Environment Impacts

The scientist has published papers in several prominent venues. The main publication outlets are:

SSRN Electronic Journal
The Electricity Journal
Applied Economics Letters
Utilities Policy
Energy

Chi-Keung Woo has coauthored frequently with the following researchers:

Kang Cao
Jay Zarnikau
Raymond Li
Han Qi
Asher Tishler

Recent papers illustrate their involvement in energy economics and market studies, including:

"Covid-19's adverse effects on a stock market index" (2020), published in Applied Economics Letters
"Residential electricity pricing in Texas's competitive retail market" (2020), published in Energy Economics
"Determinants of the wholesale prices of energy and ancillary services in the U.S. Midcontinent electricity market" (2020), published in Energy
"How price-responsive is residential retail electricity demand in the US?" (2021), published in Energy
"Regional energy-growth nexus and energy conservation policy in China" (2020), published in Energy

Best Publications

The impact of wind generation on the electricity spot-market price level and variance: The Texas experience

Chi Keung Woo;I. Horowitz;J. Moore;A. Pacheco

462
Citations
Consumer Rationality and the Status Quo

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389
Citations
Electricity market reform failures: UK, Norway, Alberta and California

Chi-Keung Woo;Debra Lloyd;Asher Tishler

258
Citations
Managing electricity procurement cost and risk by a local distribution company

Chi-Keung Woo;Rouslan I. Karimov;Ira Horowitz

156
Citations
A review of electricity product differentiation

Chi-Keung Woo;P. Sreedharan;J. Hargreaves;F. Kahrl

140
Citations
What drives renewable energy development?

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128
Citations
Covid-19’s adverse effects on a stock market index

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111
Citations
Efficient frontiers for electricity procurement by an LDC with multiple purchase options

Chi-Keung Woo;Ira Horowitz;Arne Olson;Brian Horii

110
Citations
Costs of service disruptions to electricity consumers

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110
Citations
Smart meter, customer choice and profitable time-of-use rate option

Rob Hartway;Snuller Price;C.K Woo

106
Citations
Capacity commitment and price volatility in a competitive electricity market

Asher Tishler;Irena Milstein;Chi Keung Woo

99
Citations
The Impact of Wind Generation on Wholesale Electricity Prices in the Hydro-Rich Pacific Northwest

Chi-Keung Woo;Jay Zarnikau;Jonathan Kadish;Ira Horowitz

97
Citations
Microgrid and renewable generation integration: University of California, San Diego

P. Sreedharan;J. Farbes;E. Cutter;C.K. Woo

92
Citations
What went wrong in California's electricity market?

Unknown

85
Citations
Now that California has AMI, what can the state do with it?

Chi-Keung Woo;E. Kollman;R. Orans;S. Price

83
Citations
Cross hedging and forward-contract pricing of electricity

Unknown

83
Citations
The efficient frontier for spot and forward purchases: an application to electricity

Chi-Keung Woo;Ira Horowitz;Brian Horii;Rouslan I. Karimov

76
Citations
Efficient electricity pricing with self-rationing

Unknown

74
Citations
What went wrong in California's electricity market?

Unknown

71
Citations
Costs of electricity deregulation

Chi-Keung Woo;M. King;A. Tishler;L. C.H. Chow

68
Citations
Designing Pareto-superior demand-response rate options

I. Horowitz;Chi-Keung Woo

63
Citations
Bi-directional causality in California's electricity and natural-gas markets

Chi-Keung Woo;Arne Olson;Ira Horowitz;Ira Horowitz;Stephen Luk

62
Citations
Residential winter kWh responsiveness under optional time-varying pricing in British Columbia

C. K. Woo;Raymond Li;Alice Shiu;I. Horowitz;I. Horowitz

60
Citations
What moves wind energy development in China? Show me the money!

J. C.K. Lam;Chi-Keung Woo;F. Kahrl;W. K. Yu

57
Citations
The Cost of Electric Power Interruptions to Commercial Firms

Chi-Keung Woo;Kenneth Train

50
Citations
How much have electricity shortages hampered China's GDP growth?

Yuk Shing Cheng;Wing Keung Wong;Chi-Keung Woo

50
Citations
Blowing in the Wind: Vanishing Payoffs of a Tolling Agreement for Natural-gas-fired Generation of Electricity in Texas

Chi-Keung Woo;Ira Horowitz;Brian Horii;Ren Orans

44
Citations
Managing water supply shortage Interruption vs. pricing

Chi-Keung Woo

38
Citations
Does California's CO2 price affect wholesale electricity prices in the Western U.S.A.?

Chi Keung Woo;A. Olson;Y. Chen;J. Moore

36
Citations
Electricity price behavior and carbon trading: New evidence from California

Chi Keung Woo;Yihsu Chen;Arne Olson;Jack Moore

34
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianhui Wang Southern Methodist University

Wing-Keung Wong Asian University

Benjamin F. Hobbs Johns Hopkins University

Ross Baldick The University of Texas at Austin

Daniel McFadden University of California, Berkeley

External Links

Personal website of Chi-Keung Woo

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