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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 70 468 419 14 13 242 14513

Dequn Zhou publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dequn Zhou between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dequn Zhou published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2022. 57 of the 326 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2022. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 40 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 28 publications
1996 2025

326 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dequn Zhou: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1
2004 0
2005 1
2006 3
2007 1
2008 3
2009 7
2010 7
2011 8
2012 9
2013 8
2014 16
2015 11
2016 14
2017 17
2018 10
2019 20
2020 34
2021 25
2022 40
2023 32
2024 29
2025 28
Total 326
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Dequn Zhou publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dequn Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 242–246 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 242 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37 242
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Dequn Zhou D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dequn Zhou sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22 70
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100
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Overview

Dequn Zhou is affiliated with Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in China. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of economics, environmental engineering, and energy systems, with a particular emphasis on finance and econometrics aspects within these fields.

The main fields of study for Dequn Zhou include Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work is distributed across several subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Management Science and Operations Research.

Key research topics covered by Dequn Zhou's publications include Energy, Environment, Economic Growth; Environmental Impact and Sustainability; Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies; Climate Change Policy and Economics; Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure; Energy and Environment Impacts; and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems.

Frequent publication venues where Zhou has contributed include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Energy, Energy Economics, Journal of Environmental Management, and Journal of Cleaner Production.

Notable papers authored or coauthored by Zhou include:

  • Regional allocation of renewable energy quota in China under the policy of renewable portfolio standards, 2021, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • A hybrid model for carbon price forecasting using GARCH and long short-term memory network, 2021, Applied Energy
  • Carbon emission reduction characteristics for China's manufacturing firms: Implications for formulating carbon policies, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Optimal production and pricing strategies in auto supply chain when dual credit policy is substituted for subsidy policy, 2021, Energy
  • Multi-objective energy-efficient hybrid flow shop scheduling using Q-learning and GVNS driven NSGA-II, 2023, Computers & Operations Research

Zhou has collaborated frequently with several researchers, most notably Qunwei Wang, Hao Ding, Qingyuan Zhu, Xianyu Yu, and Donglan Zha.

Best Publications

  • CO2 emissions, energy consumption and economic growth in China: A panel data analysis

    S.S. Wang;D.Q. Zhou;P. Zhou;Q.W. Wang;Q.W. Wang

  • Measuring economy-wide energy efficiency performance: A parametric frontier approach

    P. Zhou;B.W. Ang;D.Q. Zhou

  • How information and communication technology drives carbon emissions: A sector-level analysis for China

    Xiaoyong Zhou;Xiaoyong Zhou;Dequn Zhou;Qunwei Wang;Bin Su

  • Energy efficiency and production technology heterogeneity in China: A meta-frontier DEA approach

    Qunwei Wang;Qunwei Wang;Zengyao Zhao;Peng Zhou;Dequn Zhou

  • Industrial energy efficiency with CO2 emissions in China: A nonparametric analysis

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  • Measuring China’s regional energy and carbon emission efficiency with DEA models: A survey

    Fanyi Meng;Bin Su;Elspeth Thomson;Dequn Zhou

  • A hybrid model for carbon price forecasting using GARCH and long short-term memory network

    Yumeng Huang;Xingyu Dai;Qunwei Wang;Dequn Zhou

  • Weighting and Aggregation in Composite Indicator Construction: a Multiplicative Optimization Approach

    P. Zhou;B. W. Ang;D. Q. Zhou

  • Political connections, government subsidies and firm financial performance: Evidence from renewable energy manufacturing in China

    Huiming Zhang;Lianshui Li;Dequn Zhou;Peng Zhou

  • Modeling economic performance of interprovincial CO2 emission reduction quota trading in China

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  • Can renewable energy investment reduce carbon dioxide emissions? Evidence from scale and structure

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  • Efficiency measurement with carbon dioxide emissions: The case of China

    Qunwei Wang;Qunwei Wang;Peng Zhou;Dequn Zhou

  • How does information and communication technology affect China's energy intensity? A three-tier structural decomposition analysis

    Xiaoyong Zhou;Xiaoyong Zhou;Dequn Zhou;Qunwei Wang

  • Effects of trade openness on renewable energy consumption in OECD countries: New insights from panel smooth transition regression modelling

    Mingming Zhang;Shichang Zhang;Chien-Chiang Lee;Dequn Zhou

  • A framework to analyze carbon impacts of digital economy: The case of China

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  • Scenario-based energy efficiency and productivity in China: A non-radial directional distance function analysis

    H. Wang;P. Zhou;D.Q. Zhou

  • A real options model for renewable energy investment with application to solar photovoltaic power generation in China

    M.M. Zhang;P. Zhou;D.Q. Zhou

  • An empirical study of direct rebound effect for passenger transport in urban China

    H. Wang;P. Zhou;D.Q. Zhou

  • Optimal path for controlling CO2 emissions in China: A perspective of efficiency analysis

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  • Measurement and decomposition of energy-saving and emissions reduction performance in Chinese cities

    Qunwei Wang;Qunwei Wang;Qunwei Wang;Bin Su;Jiasen Sun;Peng Zhou

  • Factors influencing the progress in decoupling economic growth from carbon dioxide emissions in China’s manufacturing industry

    Ye Hang;Qunwei Wang;Dequn Zhou;Lu Zhang

  • Techno-economic comparative study of grid-connected PV power systems in five climate zones, China

    Chong Li;Dequn Zhou;Yuan Zheng

  • Techno-economic performance study of stand-alone wind/diesel/battery hybrid system with different battery technologies in the cold region of China

    Chong Li;Dequn Zhou;Hui Wang;Yuzheng Lu

  • What is Low-Carbon Development? A Conceptual Analysis

    Hu Yuan;Peng Zhou;Dequn Zhou

  • Solar photovoltaic interventions have reduced rural poverty in China

    Huiming Zhang;Kai Wu;Yueming Qiu;Gabriel Chan

  • A real option model for renewable energy policy evaluation with application to solar PV power generation in China

    Mingming Zhang;Dequn Zhou;Peng Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Qunwei Wang
Qunwei Wang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Peng Zhou
Peng Zhou China University of Petroleum (East China)
Bin Su
Bin Su National University of Singapore
Hui Wang
Hui Wang University of Ulster
Chung-Hsing Yeh
Chung-Hsing Yeh Monash University
Dar-Li Yang
Dar-Li Yang National Formosa University
Xunpeng Shi
Xunpeng Shi University of Technology Sydney
B.W. Ang
B.W. Ang National University of Singapore
Jie Wu
Jie Wu University of Science and Technology of China
Lixiao Zhang
Lixiao Zhang Beijing Normal University

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