---
title: "China Customs data: research papers using this data"
description: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 37 archived papers mentioned China Customs data in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Oct 2026 (5)."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-customs-data
markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-customs-data.md
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share_text: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 37 archived papers mentioned China Customs data in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Oct 2026 (5). (as of 2026-11-05)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-11-05T06:02:37+09:00
window: 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05
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---

# China Customs data

[Browse dataset profiles](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/directory.md)

Bilateral trade flows, tariffs, customs records and input-output tables.

- data category: International trade and input-output data
- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- Names searched for: China Customs, Chinese customs data, General Administration of Customs

Most-used data: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/datasets.md · All International trade and input-output data datasets: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/international-trade-and-input-output-data.md



## Key findings

- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 37 archived papers mentioned China Customs data in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Oct 2026 (5).
- China Customs data was mentioned in 5 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05), ranking #64 of the 246 datasets mentioned.
- By journal category: Finance (3) and Economics (2).
- Most of them appeared in International Review of Economics & Finance (2), Review of Economics of the Household (1) and Energy Economics (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), China Customs data was mentioned in 42 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (26), finance (9) and management (5).
- 12 of them were published in 2025, against 0 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Australian National University (2), Centre for Economic Policy Research (2) and City University of Hong Kong (2).
- The journals publishing most of them were International Review of Economics & Finance (7), Journal of International Economics (4) and European Economic Review (2).
- The most-cited of them is “Evaluation and comparison of the development performances of typical free trade port zones in China” (Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, 2018), with 67 citations.
- Papers use China Customs data most often with Chinese Industrial Enterprises Database (8), National Bureau of Statistics of China (6) and CEPII BACI (5); it has 10 partners in the code and data network, in the group around CSMAR, CNRDS, National Bureau of….

## Mentions over 36 months

*Papers mentioning it by publication month, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords; the full texts of earlier months are still being searched)*

| Trend | Nov 23–Oct 24 | Nov 24–Oct 25 | Nov 25–Oct 26 | 36 months |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
|  | 7 | 10 | 20 | 37 |

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| All categories | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 7 |
| 2 | [Journal of International Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-economics.md) | 4 |
| 3 | [European Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-economic-review.md) | 2 |
| 4 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2 |
| 5 | [Journal of Development Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-development-economics.md) | 2 |
| 6 | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 2 |
| 7 | [Review of World Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-world-economics.md) | 2 |
| 8 | [Journal of Innovation & Knowledge](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-innovation-knowledge.md) | 2 |
| 9 | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 1 |
| 10 | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | 1 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Australian National University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/australian-national-university.md) | 2 |
| 2 | [Centre for Economic Policy Research](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-for-economic-policy-research.md) | 2 |
| 3 | [City University of Hong Kong](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/city-university-of-hong-kong.md) | 2 |
| 4 | [Dongbei University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/dongbei-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 2 |
| 5 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability | 2 |
| 6 | Hamburg Institute of International Economics | 2 |
| 7 | Kiel Institute for the World Economy | 2 |
| 8 | Liaoning University | 2 |
| 9 | Nanjing Agricultural University | 2 |
| 10 | [Sun Yat-sen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/sun-yat-sen-university.md) | 2 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 23 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 9 |
| 3 | Australia | 6 |
| 4 | Germany | 4 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 3 |
| 6 | Macao | 2 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2 |
| 8 | United States | 2 |
| 9 | Belgium | 1 |
| 10 | Canada | 1 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 10 |
| 2 | [state-owned enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/state-owned-enterprises.md) | 6 |
| 3 | [environmental regulation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/environmental-regulation.md) | 4 |
| 4 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 4 |
| 5 | [international trade](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/international-trade.md) | 4 |
| 6 | [Chinese enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-enterprises.md) | 3 |
| 7 | Chinese exports | 3 |
| 8 | exporters | 3 |
| 9 | [private enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/private-enterprises.md) | 3 |
| 10 | product quality | 3 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 | 0.7 | [Evaluation and comparison of the development performances of typical free trade port zones in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2018.09.009) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | 2018-10-12 | Jihong Chen, Zheng Wan, Fangwei Zhang et al. |
| 2 | 59 | 1.7 | [Effectiveness of electric vehicle subsidies in China: A three-dimensional panel study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2023.101424) | [Resource and Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resource-and-energy-economics.md) | 2023-12-28 | Tong Zhang, Paul J. Burke, Qi Wang |
| 3 | 29 | 0.7 | [The impact of internet on innovation of manufacturing export enterprises: Internal mechanism and micro evidence](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100377) | [Journal of Innovation & Knowledge](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-innovation-knowledge.md) | 2023-05-01 | Wenwu Zhang, Xiaofeng LIU |
| 4 | 21 | 0.2 | [Beggar thy neighbor or beggar thy domestic firms? Evidence from 2000 to 2011 Chinese customs data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2018.07.007) | [Journal of International Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-economics.md) | 2018-08-07 | Rasmus Fatum, Runjuan Liu, Jiadong Tong et al. |
| 5 | 20 | 0.7 | [The pro-competitive effects of trade agreements](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2024.103936) | [Journal of International Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-economics.md) | 2024-04-22 | Meredith A. Crowley, Lu Han, Thomas Prayer |

## Used together with

Papers use China Customs data most often with Chinese Industrial Enterprises Database (8), National Bureau of Statistics of China (6) and CEPII BACI (5); it has 10 partners in the code and data network, in the group around CSMAR, CNRDS, National Bureau of….

*What papers use China Customs data together with (at least 3 papers; lift 1 = chance)*

| Used with | Type | Papers using both | Lift |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| [Chinese Industrial Enterprises Database](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/chinese-industrial-enterprises-database.md) | Dataset | 8 | 253.1 |
| [National Bureau of Statistics of China](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/national-bureau-of-statistics-of-china.md) | Dataset | 6 | 41.7 |
| [CEPII BACI](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/cepii-baci.md) | Dataset | 5 | 33.1 |
| [CSMAR](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/csmar.md) | Dataset | 5 | 13.0 |
| [China Statistical Yearbook](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-statistical-yearbook.md) | Dataset | 4 | 30.8 |
| [UN Comtrade](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/un-comtrade.md) | Dataset | 4 | 34.3 |
| [China City Statistical Yearbook](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-city-statistical-yearbook.md) | Dataset | 3 | 64.5 |
| [China government work reports](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-government-work-reports.md) | Dataset | 3 | 46.8 |
| [International Energy Agency (IEA)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/international-energy-agency-iea.md) | Dataset | 3 | 3.6 |
| [World Input-Output Database (WIOD)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/world-input-output-database-wiod.md) | Dataset | 3 | 23.7 |

The whole network: https://scholar4ai.com/code/network.md

## Papers

*Papers mentioning China Customs data in the last 30 days, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 | [Impact of US Entity List sanctions on Chinese firms’ export resilience: Evidence from intermediate import shocks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.106015) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Lina Qu, Lirong Yan, Jieru Chen et al. | Shandong Normal University; Liaoning University |
| 2026-10-26 | [Robots and wage inequality: evidence from individuals in China](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-026-09898-2) | [Review of Economics of the Household](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-economics-of-the-household.md) | Rentao Rao, Yixiao Zhou | Australian National University |
| 2026-10-24 | [Effects of trade barriers on foreign direct investment: Evidence from Chinese solar panels](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2026.109653) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | A. Oriana Montti | Universidad Pontificia Comillas |
| 2026-10-21 | [The impact of carbon emissions trading on the cleanliness of corporate export products: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment based on the carbon emissions trading pilot](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105997) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Xiaohng Chen, Jing Yang, Huaqing Zuoma et al. | Xinjiang Normal University; Xinjiang University; China University of Petroleum, East China |
| 2026-10-15 | [Foreign geopolitical risk and exports: Transaction-level evidence from China's customs records](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2026.105469) | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | Nan Lin, Haochen Yu, Shiwei Hu et al. | Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade; University of Macau; Beijing Foreign Studies University; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). China Customs data. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-customs-data

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-datasets-china-customs-data,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {China Customs data},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-customs-data}},
  urldate = {2026-11-05},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).