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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 47 1158 1078 176 155 160 9877
Economics and Finance 46 1658 1484 187 171 173 9753

Xiaohui Liu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Xiaohui Liu between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Xiaohui Liu published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2025. 42 of the 270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2025. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 24 publications
1996 2025

270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Xiaohui Liu: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 4
2003 4
2004 5
2005 4
2006 7
2007 15
2008 10
2009 21
2010 14
2011 12
2012 11
2013 5
2014 12
2015 14
2016 9
2017 8
2018 13
2019 10
2020 6
2021 10
2022 14
2023 16
2024 18
2025 24
Total 270
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Xiaohui Liu publications per year - data summary

  • Xiaohui Liu, a Business and Management scholar from University of Birmingham, has 270 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 24 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1997 and 2001, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 30 years in the span carry no publications at all (1998, 1999 and 2000).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.0 per year counting only the 27 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 82 publications, 30% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 21 publications (2.1 per year); 2006-2015: 121 publications (12.1 per year); 2016-2025: 128 publications (12.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Xiaohui Liu publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaohui Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 160–164 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 160 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74 160
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Xiaohui Liu publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • Xiaohui Liu, a Business and Management scholar from University of Birmingham, records 160 publications - the 62nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 62% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Xiaohui Liu, and about 38% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Xiaohui Liu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Xiaohui Liu D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xiaohui Liu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69 47
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Xiaohui Liu D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • Xiaohui Liu, a Business and Management scholar from University of Birmingham, records 47 D-Index - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Xiaohui Liu, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Xiaohui Liu ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Xiaohui Liu is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance as well as Business, Management and Accounting. Within these domains, Xiaohui Liu has contributed extensively to subfields including Finance, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management, Statistics and Probability, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics addressed in Xiaohui Liu's publications include Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling, Statistical Methods and Inference, International Business and Foreign Direct Investment, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Corporate Finance and Governance, and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Frequent publication venues for Xiaohui Liu encompass various academic journals and conferences, with notable contributions to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Entropy
  • China & World Economy
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica English Series

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Xiaohui Liu include:

  • "Adoption of Energy-Efficient Home Appliances: Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior," 2020, published in Sustainability
  • "Search query and tourism forecasting during the pandemic: When and where can digital footprints be helpful as predictors?", 2022, published in Annals of Tourism Research
  • "Cultural values and innovation: The mediating role of entrepreneurial learning capacity," 2020, published in Journal of International Management
  • "The innovation paradox of TMT political capital in transition economy firms," 2022, published in Journal of Business Research
  • "How does academic education background affect top researchers' performance? Evidence from the field of artificial intelligence," 2022, published in Journal of Informetrics

Xiaohui Liu collaborates regularly with several researchers, most frequently with:

  • Yawen Fan
  • Tianjiao Xia
  • Ling Peng
  • Jing Ding
  • Juan Luo

Best Publications

  • Innovation performance and channels for international technology spillovers: Evidence from Chinese high-tech industries

    Xiaohui Liu;Trevor Buck

  • The export orientation and export performance of high-technology SMEs in emerging markets: The effects of knowledge transfer by returnee entrepreneurs

    Igor Filatotchev;Xiaohui Liu;Trevor Buck;Mike Wright;Mike Wright

  • Relationships between economic growth, foreign direct investment and trade: evidence from China

    Xiaohui Liu;Peter Burridge;P. J. N. Sinclair

  • International experience and FDI location choices of Chinese firms: The moderating effects of home country government support and host country institutions

    Jiangyong Lu;Xiaohui Liu;Mike Wright;Igor Filatotchev

  • Returnee entrepreneurs, knowledge spillovers and innovation in high-tech firms in emerging economies

    Xiaohui Liu;Jiangyong Lu;Igor Filatotchev;Trevor Buck

  • Does foreign direct investment facilitate technological progress?: Evidence from Chinese industries

    Xiaohui Liu;Chenggang Wang

  • Motives for Outward FDI of Chinese Private Firms: Firm Resources, Industry Dynamics, and Government Policies

    Jiangyong Lu;Xiaohui Liu;Hongling Wang

  • Chinese economic development, the next stage: outward FDI?

    Xiaohui Liu;Trevor Buck;Chang Shu

  • Returnee Entrepreneurs, Science Park Location Choice and Performance: An Analysis of High–Technology SMEs in China:

    Mike Wright;Xiaohui Liu;Trevor Buck;Igor Filatotchev

  • Knowledge spillovers through human mobility across national borders: Evidence from Zhongguancun Science Park in China

    Igor Filatotchev;Igor Filatotchev;Xiaohui Liu;Jiangyong Lu;Mike Wright;Mike Wright

  • Returnee entrepreneurs and firm performance in Chinese high-technology industries

    Ou Dai;Xiaohui Liu

  • Top executive pay and firm performance in China

    Trevor Buck;Xiaohui Liu;Rodion Skovoroda

  • The impact of greenfield FDI and mergers and acquisitions on innovation in Chinese high-tech industries

    Xiaohui Liu;Huan Zou

  • Politically connected boards and top executive pay in Chinese listed firms

    Amon Chizema;Xiaohui Liu;Jiangyong Lu;Lan Gao

  • Do cross-border mergers and acquisitions increase short-term market performance? The case of Chinese firms

    Fang Tao;Xiaohui Liu;Lan Gao;Enjun Xia

  • The Effects of Corporate Governance and Institutional Environments on Export Behaviour in Emerging Economies Evidence from China

    Jiangyong Lu;Bin Xu;Xiaohui Liu

  • Human mobility and international knowledge spillovers : evidence from high-tech small and medium enterprises in an emerging market

    Xiaohui Liu;Mike Wright;Igor Filatotchev;Ou Dai

  • Human Mobility and International Knowledge Spillovers: Evidence from High-tech Small and Medium Enterprises in an Emerging Market

    Xiaohui Liu;Mike Wright;Igor Filatotchev;Ou Dai

  • Expanding to outward foreign direct investment or not?: A multi-dimensional analysis of entry mode transformation of Chinese private exporting firms

    Yingqi Wei;Yingqi Wei;Nan Zheng;Xiaohui Liu;Jiangyong Lu

  • Trade, foreign direct investment and economic growth in Asian economies

    Xiaohui Liu;Chang Shu;Peter Sinclair

  • Determinants of Export Performance: Evidence from Chinese Industries

    Xiaohui Liu;Chang Shu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiangyong Lu
Jiangyong Lu Peking University
Mike Wright
Mike Wright Imperial College London
Igor Filatotchev
Igor Filatotchev King's College London
Trevor Buck
Trevor Buck University of Glasgow
Yingqi Wei
Yingqi Wei University of Leeds
Pervez N. Ghauri
Pervez N. Ghauri University of Birmingham
Leslie P. Willcocks
Leslie P. Willcocks London School of Economics and Political Science
Xiaming Liu
Xiaming Liu Birkbeck, University of London
Xiaolan Fu
Xiaolan Fu University of Oxford
Peter Ping Li
Peter Ping Li University of Nottingham Ningbo China

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