Papers on “regional heterogeneity”
Research on “regional heterogeneity” in the 480 tracked journals: papers per year and category, the journals, institutions and countries publishing it, the keywords studied with it and its most-cited papers. It is not among the most frequent keywords of the last 30 days, so this page has no list of its latest papers. Also as Markdown.
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Key findings#
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), the keyword “regional heterogeneity” appeared in 1,857 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (867), finance (740) and management (116).
- 592 of them were published in 2025, against 31 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of International Business and Economics (43), Renmin University of China (38) and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (38).
- The journals publishing most of them were Finance research letters (378), International Review of Economics & Finance (166) and Economic Analysis and Policy (117).
- The most-cited of them is “How does green finance affect green total factor productivity? Evidence from China” (Energy Economics, 2022), with 1,187 citations.
Papers per year#
20172026 (so far)
| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 28 | 27 | 35 | 55 | 60 | 83 | 102 | 179 | 170 | 128 |
| Finance | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 162 | 376 | 120 |
| Management | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
| Operations Research | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 |
| AI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Information Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Tourism and Hospitality | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Health Economics and Policy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Higher Education and Research | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Statistics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marketing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 31 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 90 | 124 | 193 | 390 | 592 | 293 |
Where the papers come from#
| # | Journal | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finance research letters | 378 |
| 2 | International Review of Economics & Finance | 166 |
| 3 | Economic Analysis and Policy | 117 |
| 4 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 94 |
| 5 | Energy Economics | 74 |
| 6 | Resources Policy | 47 |
| 7 | Energy Policy | 46 |
| 8 | Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 32 |
| 9 | Journal of Innovation & Knowledge | 32 |
| 10 | Economic Change and Restructuring | 30 |
| # | Institution | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of International Business and Economics | 43 |
| 2 | Renmin University of China | 38 |
| 3 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 38 |
| 4 | Jilin University | 34 |
| 5 | Central University of Finance and Economics | 32 |
| 6 | Nanjing University of Finance and Economics | 32 |
| 7 | Capital University of Economics and Business | 31 |
| 8 | Chongqing University | 28 |
| 9 | Hunan University | 27 |
| 10 | Xi'an Jiaotong University | 26 |
| # | Country | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1,248 |
| 2 | United States | 77 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 57 |
| 4 | Australia | 45 |
| 5 | Italy | 41 |
| 6 | Macao | 36 |
| 7 | Malaysia | 36 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 28 |
| 9 | Spain | 22 |
| 10 | South Korea | 22 |
| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 513 |
| 2 | moderating effect | 142 |
| 3 | state-owned enterprises | 142 |
| 4 | Chinese listed companies | 137 |
| 5 | financial constraints | 122 |
| 6 | Chinese provinces | 117 |
| 7 | digital economy | 108 |
| 8 | green finance | 106 |
| 9 | mediating effect | 100 |
Most-cited papers#
| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,187 | 20.8 | How does green finance affect green total factor productivity? Evidence from China | Energy Economics | 2022-01-29 | Chi‐Chuan Lee, Chien‐Chiang Lee, Chien‐Chiang Lee et al. |
| 2 | 697 | 12.7 | Digital economy and carbon emission performance: Evidence at China's city level | Energy Policy | 2022-04-07 | Wei David Zhang, Xuemeng Liu, Die Wang et al. |
| 3 | 695 | 7.1 | CO2 emissions, economic and population growth, and renewable energy: Empirical evidence across regions | Energy Economics | 2018-08-23 | Kangyin Y. Dong, Gal Hochman, Yaqing Zhang et al. |
| 4 | 638 | 10.8 | The impact of fintech innovation on green growth in China: Mediating effect of green finance | Ecological Economics | 2021-12-09 | Guangyou Zhou, Jieyu Zhu, Sumei Luo |
| 5 | 628 | 12.8 | Effects of digital economy on carbon emission reduction: New evidence from China | Energy Policy | 2022-10-01 | Ming Yi, Yafen Liu, Mingyue Selena Sheng et al. |
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). Papers on “regional heterogeneity”. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/regional-heterogeneity
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