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Social Sciences and Humanities

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90
Citations
26695
World Ranking
203
National Ranking
16

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
90
Citations
25941
World Ranking
273
National Ranking
21

Overview

Jian Zuo is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research focuses on various subfields including Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Economics and Econometrics, and Strategy and Management.

Their published work covers a range of topics centered around environmental impact and sustainability, sustainable building design and assessment, recycled aggregate concrete performance, municipal solid waste management, energy, environment, and economic growth, construction project management and performance, and building energy and comfort optimization.

Jian Zuo has authored numerous papers in several frequently appearing publication venues, which include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Environmental Impact Assessment Review
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Collaborations with other researchers are notable, with frequent co-authors including Ruidong Chang, Xueliang Yuan, Qiao Ma, Qingsong Wang, and Huanyu Wu. These collaborations have supported research productivity and diverse studies within Zuo's areas of expertise.

Recent publications reflect their continued focus on environmental regulation, urbanization, sustainable innovation, and pollution management. Some of these papers are:

  • Spatial spillover effects of environmental regulations on air pollution: Evidence from urban agglomerations in China (2020) published in Journal of Environmental Management
  • The impact of environmental regulations on urban Green innovation efficiency: The case of Xi'an (2020) published in Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Exploring the impact of urbanization on urban building carbon emissions in China: Evidence from a provincial panel data model (2020) published in Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Evaluation of sustainable transport research in 2000-2019 (2020) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Do environmental taxes reduce air pollution? Evidence from fossil-fuel power plants in China (2021) published in Journal of Environmental Management

Best Publications

  • Green building research–current status and future agenda: A review

    Jian Zuo;Zhen-Yu Zhao

  • Characterizing the generation and flows of construction and demolition waste in China

    Lina Zheng;Huanyu Wu;Hui Zhang;Huabo Duan

  • Identifying the critical factors for green construction - An empirical study in China

    Qian Shi;Jian Zuo;Rui Huang;Jing Huang

  • The development of new energy vehicles for a sustainable future: A review

    Xueliang Yuan;Xin Liu;Xin Liu;Jian Zuo

  • A corporate social responsibility indicator system for construction enterprises

    Zhen-Yu Zhao;Xiao-Jing Zhao;Kathryn Davidson;Jian Zuo

  • Spatial spillover effects of environmental regulations on air pollution: Evidence from urban agglomerations in China.

    Tong Feng;Tong Feng;Huibin Du;Zhongguo Lin;Jian Zuo

  • Investigating the relationship between communication-conflict interaction and project success among construction project teams

    Guangdong Wu;Cong Liu;Xianbo Zhao;Jian Zuo

  • The impact of environmental regulations on urban Green innovation efficiency: The case of Xi'an

    Jingxiao Zhang;Le Kang;Hui Li;Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez

  • Status quo and future directions of construction and demolition waste research: A critical review

    Huanyu Wu;Jian Zuo;Jian Zuo;George Zillante;Jiayuan Wang

  • A bibliometric review of green building research 2000–2016

    Xianbo Zhao;Jian Zuo;Guangdong Wu;Can Huang

  • Impacts of heat waves and corresponding measures: a review

    Jian Zuo;Stephen F. Pullen;Jasmine Palmer;Helen Bennetts

  • Exploring the impact of urbanization on urban building carbon emissions in China: Evidence from a provincial panel data model

    Tengfei Huo;Tengfei Huo;Xiaohui Li;Weiguang Cai;Jian Zuo

  • Evaluation of sustainable transport research in 2000–2019

    Xianbo Zhao;Yongjian Ke;Jian Zuo;Wei Xiong

  • Why sustainable construction? Why not? An owner's perspective

    Xiaolong Gan;Jian Zuo;Kunhui Ye;Martin Skitmore

  • Study of the Raman spectrum of nanometer SnO2

    Jian Zuo;Cunyi Xu;Xianming Liu;Changsui Wang

  • Construction waste reduction behavior of contractor employees: An extended theory of planned behavior model approach

    Jingru Li;Jian Zuo;Hong Cai;George Zillante

  • Barriers to the transition towards off-site construction in China: An Interpretive structural modeling approach

    Xiaolong Gan;Ruidong Chang;Jian Zuo;Tao Wen

  • Evolving theories of sustainability and firms: History, future directions and implications for renewable energy research

    Rui-Dong Chang;Jian Zuo;Zhen Yu Zhao;George Zillante

  • Green building evaluation from a life-cycle perspective in Australia: A critical review

    Jian Zuo;Jian Zuo;Stephen Pullen;Raufdeen Rameezdeen;Helen Bennetts

  • Metastable Hexagonal In2O3 Nanofibers Templated from InOOH Nanofibers under Ambient Pressure

    D. Yu;S.-H. Yu;S. Zhang;J. Zuo

  • A critical assessment of the Higher Education For Sustainable Development from students' perspectives – a Chinese study

    Xueliang Yuan;Jian Zuo

  • Social acceptance of solar energy technologies in China—End users’ perspective

    Xueliang Yuan;Jian Zuo;Chunyuan Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Skitmore
Martin Skitmore Bond University
Wei-Cheng Yuan
Wei-Cheng Yuan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nicholas Chileshe
Nicholas Chileshe University of South Australia
Raufdeen Rameezdeen
Raufdeen Rameezdeen University of South Australia
Xianbo Zhao
Xianbo Zhao Central Queensland University
Qing Yang
Qing Yang University of Science and Technology of China
Albert P.C. Chan
Albert P.C. Chan Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jinglan Hong
Jinglan Hong Shandong University
Guanyi Chen
Guanyi Chen Tianjin University
M. Reza Hosseini
M. Reza Hosseini Deakin University

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