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Shaojian Wang is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China, focusing on research within Environmental Science and Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. Their work intersects various subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Transportation, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their scholarly output encompasses several research topics, notably Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Urban Transport and Accessibility, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, and Climate Change Policy and Economics.

Shaojian Wang has contributed to a number of frequent publication venues, which include:

  • Land
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Applied Geography
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Recent research papers by Shaojian Wang include:

  • How does urbanization affect the carbon intensity of human well-being? A global assessment, 2022, Applied Energy
  • Spatiotemporal evolution of urban carbon emission performance in China and prediction of future trends, 2020, Journal of Geographical Sciences
  • Dynamics, differences, influencing factors of eco-efficiency in China: A spatiotemporal perspective analysis, 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • How technological progress affects the carbon emission efficiency? Evidence from national panel quantile regression, 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • The drivers of declining CO2 emissions trends in developed nations using an extended STIRPAT model: A historical and prospective analysis, 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Frequent collaborators in Shaojian Wang's research activities comprise Rong Wu, Kuishuang Feng, Jieyu Wang, Chuanglin Fang, and Chunshan Zhou. These partnerships suggest interdisciplinary and extensive cooperative networks within environmental and economic research domains.

Best Publications

  • A future land use simulation model (FLUS) for simulating multiple land use scenarios by coupling human and natural effects

    Xiaoping Liu;Xun Liang;Xia Li;Xia Li;Xiaocong Xu

  • High-spatiotemporal-resolution mapping of global urban change from 1985 to 2015

    Xiaoping Liu;Yinghuai Huang;Xiaocong Xu;Xuecao Li

  • High-resolution multi-temporal mapping of global urban land using Landsat images based on the Google Earth Engine Platform

    Xiaoping Liu;Guohua Hu;Yimin Chen;Xia Li

  • The relationship between economic growth, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions: Empirical evidence from China.

    Shaojian Wang;Qiuying Li;Chuanglin Fang;Chunshan Zhou

  • Urbanization, economic growth, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions: Empirical evidence from countries with different income levels

    Shaojian Wang;Guangdong Li;Chuanglin Fang

  • Urbanisation, energy consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions in China: A panel data analysis of China’s provinces

    Shaojian Wang;Chuanglin Fang;Xingliang Guan;Bo Pang

  • Exploring the relationship between urbanization and the eco-environment-A case study of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region

    ShaoJian Wang;Haitao Ma;YaBo Zhao

  • Examining the impacts of socioeconomic factors, urban form, and transportation networks on CO2 emissions in China’s megacities

    Shaojian Wang;Shaojian Wang;Xiaoping Liu;Chunshan Zhou;Jincan Hu

  • Changing urban forms and carbon dioxide emissions in China: A case study of 30 provincial capital cities

    Chuanglin Fang;Shaojian Wang;Guangdong Li

  • A New Global Land-Use and Land-Cover Change Product at a 1-km Resolution for 2010 to 2100 Based on Human–Environment Interactions

    Xia Li;Guangzhao Chen;Xiaoping Liu;Xun Liang

  • The Effect of Economic Growth, Urbanization, and Industrialization on Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Concentrations in China.

    Guangdong Li;Chuanglin Fang;Shaojian Wang;Siao Sun

  • Examining the relationship between urbanization and the eco-environment using a coupling analysis: Case study of Shanghai, China

    Jinqiang He;Shaojian Wang;Yanyan Liu;Haitao Ma

  • The characteristics and drivers of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) distribution in China

    Shaojian Wang;Chunshan Zhou;Zhenbo Wang;Kuishuang Feng

  • Global urban expansion offsets climate-driven increases in terrestrial net primary productivity

    Xiaoping Liu;Fengsong Pei;Youyue Wen;Xia Li;Xia Li;Xia Li

  • How technological progress affects the carbon emission efficiency? Evidence from national panel quantile regression

    Zihan Xie;Rong Wu;Shaojian Wang

  • Does foreign direct investment affect environmental pollution in China's cities? A spatial econometric perspective.

    Qianqian Liu;Shaojian Wang;Wenzhong Zhang;Dongsheng Zhan

  • Quantifying the relationship between urban development intensity and carbon dioxide emissions using a panel data analysis

    Shaojian Wang;Chuanglin Fang;Yang Wang;Yongbin Huang

  • China’s city-level energy-related CO2 emissions: Spatiotemporal patterns and driving forces

    Shaojian Wang;Xiaoping Liu

  • Examining the spatial variations of determinants of energy-related CO2 emissions in China at the city level using Geographically Weighted Regression Model

    Shaojian Wang;Chenyi Shi;Chuanglin Fang;Kuishuang Feng

  • Understanding the relation between urbanization and the eco-environment in China's Yangtze River Delta using an improved EKC model and coupling analysis.

    Yabo Zhao;Shaojian Wang;Chunshan Zhou

  • Spatiotemporal variations of energy-related CO2 emissions in China and its influencing factors: An empirical analysis based on provincial panel data

    Shaojian Wang;Chuanglin Fang;Yang Wang

  • Examining the effects of socioeconomic development on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in China's cities using spatial regression and the geographical detector technique.

    Chunshan Zhou;Jing Chen;Shaojian Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiaoping Liu
Xiaoping Liu Sun Yat-sen University
Kuishuang Feng
Kuishuang Feng University of Hong Kong
Xia Li
Xia Li East China Normal University
Klaus Hubacek
Klaus Hubacek University of Groningen
Laixiang Sun
Laixiang Sun University of Maryland, College Park
Yaolin Liu
Yaolin Liu Wuhan University
Qingquan Li
Qingquan Li Shenzhen University
Zhenzhong Zeng
Zhenzhong Zeng Southern University of Science and Technology
Steven J. Davis
Steven J. Davis Stanford University
Le Yu
Le Yu Tsinghua University

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