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Economics and Finance
China
2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
106
Citations
38091
World Ranking
71
National Ranking
3

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
105
Citations
37203
World Ranking
272
National Ranking
32

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award

Overview

Yi-Ming Wei is affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Technology in China and has an extensive body of research primarily focused on environmental science, economics, and engineering. The work covers areas such as climate change policy, sustainability, and carbon capture technologies. Their research contributions include a blend of empirical studies and policy analysis aimed at understanding and managing carbon emissions and their broader environmental and economic impacts.

The scientist has published frequently in journals such as Applied Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy Economics, Nature Communications, and SSRN Electronic Journal. These publications reflect a multidisciplinary approach spanning energy, environmental science, and economic policy analysis.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Yi-Ming Wei exemplify key themes in global carbon management and policy. Notable publications include:

  • "Policy and Management of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality: A Literature Review" (2022) in Engineering
  • "A proposed global layout of carbon capture and storage in line with a 2°C climate target" (2021) in Nature Climate Change

Additional relevant papers published by the scientist's collaborators and closely related fields include:

  • "Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020) in Nature Communications
  • "Economic development and converging household carbon footprints in China" (2020) in Nature Sustainability
  • "Impacts of urbanization on carbon emissions: An empirical analysis from OECD countries" (2021) in Energy Policy

The main fields of study focus on Environmental Science, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Engineering. Subfields of particular interest include Economics and Econometrics, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Global and Planetary Change, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Key research topics Yi-Ming Wei engages with cover:

  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Yi-Ming Wei include Biying Yu, Lan-Cui Liu, Hua Liao, Jia-Ning Kang, and Qiao-Mei Liang, indicating a strong network within the academic community.

Best Publications

  • IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland.

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  • Relationships between oil price shocks and stock market: An empirical analysis from China ☆

    Rong-Gang Cong;Yi-Ming Wei;Jian-Lin Jiao;Ying Fan

  • Chinese CO2 emission flows have reversed since the global financial crisis

    Zhifu Mi;Zhifu Mi;Jing Meng;Dabo Guan;Yuli Shan

  • Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Zhu Liu;Philippe Ciais;Zhu Deng;Ruixue Lei

  • Analyzing impact factors of CO2 emissions using the STIRPAT model

    Ying Fan;Lan-Cui Liu;Lan-Cui Liu;Gang Wu;Gang Wu;Yi-Ming Wei

  • Policy and Management of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality: A Literature Review

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  • Consumption-based emission accounting for Chinese cities

    Zhifu Mi;Yunkun Zhang;Dabo Guan;Yuli Shan

  • Examining the impact factors of energy-related CO2 emissions using the STIRPAT model in Guangdong Province, China

    Ping Wang;Wanshui Wu;Bangzhu Zhu;Bangzhu Zhu;Yiming Wei

  • Using LMDI method to analyze the change of China's industrial CO2 emissions from final fuel use: An empirical analysis

    Lan-Cui Liu;Ying Fan;Gang Wu;Yi-Ming Wei

  • The crude oil market and the gold market: Evidence for cointegration, causality and price discovery

    Yue-Jun Zhang;Yi-Ming Wei

  • Spillover effect of US dollar exchange rate on oil prices

    Yue-Jun Zhang;Ying Fan;Hsien-Tang Tsai;Yi-Ming Wei

  • Unequal household carbon footprints in China

    Dominik Wiedenhofer;Dabo Guan;Zhu Liu;Jing Meng

  • An overview of current research on EU ETS: Evidence from its operating mechanism and economic effect

    Yue-Jun Zhang;Yi-Ming Wei

  • The impact of lifestyle on energy use and CO2 emission: An empirical analysis of China's residents

    Yi-Ming Wei;Lan-Cui Liu;Lan-Cui Liu;Ying Fan;Gang Wu;Gang Wu

  • Potential impacts of industrial structure on energy consumption and CO2 emission: a case study of Beijing

    Zhi-Fu Mi;Su-Yan Pan;Hao Yu;Yi-Ming Wei

  • Changes in carbon intensity in China: Empirical findings from 1980-2003

    Ying Fan;Lan-Cui Liu;Gang Wu;Hsien-Tang Tsai

  • Economic development and converging household carbon footprints in China

    Zhifu Mi;Jiali Zheng;Jiali Zheng;Jing Meng;Jiamin Ou

  • Socioeconomic impact assessment of China's CO2 emissions peak prior to 2030

    Zhifu Mi;Yi-Ming Wei;Bing Wang;Jing Meng

  • Carbon price forecasting with a novel hybrid ARIMA and least squares support vector machines methodology

    Bangzhu Zhu;Bangzhu Zhu;Yiming Wei

  • China’s carbon emissions from urban and rural households during 1992–2007

    Lan-Cui Liu;Lan-Cui Liu;Gang Wu;Gang Wu;Jin-Nan Wang;Yi-Ming Wei

  • China’s regional industrial energy efficiency and carbon emissions abatement costs

    Ke Wang;Yi-Ming Wei

  • An empirical analysis of energy efficiency in China's iron and steel sector

    Yi-Ming Wei;Hua Liao;Ying Fan

  • Impacts of urbanization on carbon emissions: An empirical analysis from OECD countries

    Wei-Zheng Wang;Lan-Cui Liu;Hua Liao;Yi-Ming Wei

  • The impact of household consumption on energy use and CO2 emissions in China

    Zhen-Hua Feng;Zhen-Hua Feng;Le-Le Zou;Yi-Ming Wei

Frequent Co-Authors

Ying Fan
Ying Fan Beihang University
Zhifu Mi
Zhifu Mi University College London
Lan-Cui Liu
Lan-Cui Liu Beijing Normal University
Qiao-Mei Liang
Qiao-Mei Liang Beijing Institute of Technology
Gang Wu
Gang Wu Washington University in St. Louis
Zhimin Huang
Zhimin Huang Adelphi University
Dabo Guan
Dabo Guan Tsinghua University
Julien Chevallier
Julien Chevallier Paris 8 University
Klaus Hubacek
Klaus Hubacek University of Groningen
Jing Meng
Jing Meng University College London

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