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D-Index
43
Citations
5598
World Ranking
4521
National Ranking
70

Overview

Renfu Luo is affiliated with Peking University in China and specializes in the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Education, Economics and Econometrics, Safety Research, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Clinical Psychology. Their work addresses multiple aspects within these fields, emphasizing early childhood education and development along with poverty, education, and child welfare.

The scientist's recent research papers cover diverse topics related to child development, migration, and environmental policy. Notable recent publications include:

  • How does climate policy uncertainty affect green technology innovation at the corporate level?, 2023, Environmental Research
  • Early childhood development and parental training interventions in rural China: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, BMJ Global Health
  • Parental Migration and Early Childhood Development in Rural China, 2020, Demography
  • From Quantity to Quality: Delivering a Home-Based Parenting Intervention Through China's Family Planning Cadres, 2020, The Economic Journal
  • Identifying and assessing the global causality among energy poverty, educational development, and public health from a novel perspective of natural resource policy optimization, 2023, Resources Policy

Their primary areas of research topics include early childhood education and development, poverty, education, and child welfare, child nutrition and water access, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, infant development and preterm care, migration and labor dynamics, and family and disability support research.

Renfu Luo has collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Chengfang Liu
  • Scott Rozelle
  • Yang He
  • Sean Sylvia
  • Jingdong Zhong

Their publications have appeared multiple times in well-known academic venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Children and Youth Services Review
  • AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
  • PUPIL International Journal of Teaching Education and Learning

Renfu Luo's research frequently connects social science disciplines, focusing on intersections of education quality improvement, child development programs, and the socio-economic factors affecting rural China. The work represents a multi-dimensional approach incorporating public health, economics, and policy evaluation. This cross-disciplinary influence is supported through empirical data analyses and systematic reviews.

Best Publications

  • China's Left-Behind Children: Impact Of Parental Migration On Health, Nutrition, And Educational Outcomes.

    Chengchao Zhou;Sean Sylvia;Linxiu Zhang;Renfu Luo

  • Elections, fiscal reform and public goods provision in rural China

    Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang;Jikun Huang;Scott Rozelle

  • Dropping out: Why are students leaving junior high in China's poor rural areas?

    Hongmei Yi;Linxiu Zhang;Renfu Luo;Yaojiang Shi

  • The education of China's migrant children: The missing link in China's education system

    Fang Lai;Fang Lai;Chengfang Liu;Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang

  • Does computer-assisted learning improve learning outcomes? Evidence from a randomized experiment in migrant schools in Beijing

    Fang Lai;Fang Lai;Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang;Xinzhe Huang

  • Nutrition and Educational Performance in Rural China's Elementary Schools: Results of a Randomized Control Trial in Shaanxi Province

    Renfu Luo;Yaojiang Shi;Linxiu Zhang;Chengfang Liu

  • The effect of primary school mergers on academic performance of students in rural China

    Chengfang Liu;Linxiu Zhang;Renfu Luo;Scott Rozelle

  • School Dropouts and Conditional Cash Transfers: Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial in Rural China's Junior High Schools

    Di Mo;Linxiu Zhang;Hongmei Yi;Renfu Luo

  • China’s Invisible Crisis: Cognitive Delays among Rural Toddlers and the Absence of Modern Parenting

    Ai Yue;Yaojiang Shi;Renfu Luo;Jamie Chen

  • How does climate policy uncertainty affect green technology innovation at the corporate level? New evidence from China

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  • Effectiveness of provider incentives for anaemia reduction in rural China: a cluster randomised trial

    Grant Miller;Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang;Sean Sylvia

  • Malnutrition in China's rural boarding schools: the case of primary schools in Shaanxi Province

    Renfu Luo;Yaojiang Shi;Linxiu Zhang;Chengfang Liu

  • Development challenges, tuition barriers, and high school education in China

    Chengfang Liu;Linxiu Zhang;Renfu Luo;Scott Rozelle

  • Are infant/toddler developmental delays a problem across rural China?

    Lei Wang;Wilson Liang;Cordelia Yu;Mengjie Li

  • The human capital roots of the middle income trap: the case of China

    Linxiu Zhang;Hongmei Yi;Renfu Luo;Changfang Liu

  • Village Elections, Public Goods Investments and Pork Barrel Politics, Chinese-style

    Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang;Jikun Huang;Scott Rozelle

  • Shifting Fiscal Control to Limit Cadre Power in China's Townships and Villages*

    Jean C. Oi;Kim Singer Babiarz;Linxiu Zhang;Renfu Luo

  • Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Southwestern China: A Cross-Sectional Study of Links to Cognitive Ability, Nutrition, and School Performance among Children

    Chengfang Liu;Renfu Luo;Hongmei Yi;Linxiu Zhang

  • Anaemia among Students of Rural China’s Elementary Schools:Prevalence and Correlates in Ningxia and Qinghai’s Poor Counties

    Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang;Chengfang Liu;Qiran Zhao

  • China's Labor Transition and the Future of China's Rural Wages and Employment

    Qiang Li;Jikun Huang;Renfu Luo;Chengfang Liu

  • Behind before they begin: The challenge of early childhood education in rural China

    Renfu Luo;Linxiu Zhang;Chengfang Liu;Qiran Zhao

  • What is Keeping the Poor out of College? Enrollment Rates, Educational Barriers and College Matriculation in China

    Xiaobing Wang;Chengfang Liu;Linxiu Zhang;Renfu Luo

  • Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Reduces Anemia and Anxiety in Rural China’s Elementary School Children

    Linxiu Zhang;Max Kleiman-Weiner;Renfu Luo;Yaojiang Shi

  • Anemia and Feeding Practices among Infants in Rural Shaanxi Province in China

    Renfu Luo;Yaojiang Shi;Huan Zhou;Ai Yue

  • Investing in Rural China: Tracking China's Commitment to Modernization

    Linxiu Zhang;Renfu Luo;Chengfang Liu;Scott Rozelle

Frequent Co-Authors

Yaojiang Shi
Yaojiang Shi Stanford University
Aiqin Wang
Aiqin Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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