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Ming Xu

Professor; Associate Dean, School of Environment

Works on environmental systems engineering, environmental data science, industrial ecology and life cycle assessment, with data-driven approaches to environmental decisions.

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2011Article

Bioresource Technology

Life-cycle analysis on biodiesel production from microalgae: Water footprint and nutrients balance

Jia Yang, Ming Xu, Xuezhi Zhang, Qiang Hu, Milton Sommerfeld et al.

882 citations10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.017

2008Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Exploring e-waste management systems in the United States

Ramzy Kahhat, Junbeum Kim, Ming Xu, Braden Allenby, Eric Williams et al.

436 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.03.002

2018Article

Environmental Science & Technology

A Review on Energy, Environmental, and Sustainability Implications of Connected and Automated Vehicles

Morteza Taiebat, Austin L. Brown, Hannah R. Safford, Shen Qu, Ming Xu

334 citations10.1021/acs.est.8b00127

2019Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Food-energy-water (FEW) nexus for urban sustainability: A comprehensive review

Pengpeng Zhang, Lixiao Zhang, Yuan Chang, Ming Xu, Yan Hao et al.

323 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.11.018

2008Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Environmental, Social, and Economic Implications of Global Reuse and Recycling of Personal Computers

Eric Williams, Ramzy Kahhat, Braden Allenby, Edward Kavazanjian, Junbeum Kim et al.

312 citations10.1021/es702255z

2014Article

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Siting public electric vehicle charging stations in Beijing using big-data informed travel patterns of the taxi fleet

Hua Cai, Xiaoping Jia, Anthony S.F. Chiu, Xiaojun Hu, Ming Xu

301 citations10.1016/j.trd.2014.09.003

2015Article

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Optimal locations of electric public charging stations using real world vehicle travel patterns

Narges Shahraki, Hua Cai, Metin Turkay, Ming Xu

289 citations10.1016/j.trd.2015.09.011

2018Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

China high resolution emission database (CHRED) with point emission sources, gridded emission data, and supplementary socioeconomic data

Bofeng Cai, Sai Liang, Jiong Zhou, Jinnan Wang, Libin Cao et al.

242 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.036

2020Article

Nature Communications

Mapping global carbon footprint in China

Yuantao Yang, Shen Qu, Bofeng Cai, Sai Liang, Zhaohua Wang et al.

228 citations10.1038/s41467-020-15883-9

2019Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Implications of China’s foreign waste ban on the global circular economy

Shen Qu, Yuhua Guo, Zijie Ma, Wei-Qiang Chen, Jianguo Liu et al.

220 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.01.004

2019Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Supply chain sustainability risk and assessment

Ming Xu, Yuanyuan Cui, Meng Hu, Xinkai Xu, Zhechi Zhang et al.

176 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.307

2014Article

Energy Policy

Revisiting drivers of energy intensity in China during 1997–2007: A structural decomposition analysis

Lin Zeng, Ming Xu, Sai Liang, Siyu Zeng, Tianzhu Zhang

176 citations10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.053

2016Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Betweenness-Based Method to Identify Critical Transmission Sectors for Supply Chain Environmental Pressure Mitigation

Sai Liang, Shen Qu, Ming Xu

168 citations10.1021/acs.est.5b04855

2017Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Environmental impact and economic assessment of secondary lead production: Comparison of main spent lead-acid battery recycling processes in China

Xi Tian, Yufeng Wu, Ping Hou, Sai Liang, Shen Qu et al.

167 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.171

2011Article

Energy Policy

CO2 emissions embodied in China's exports from 2002 to 2008: A structural decomposition analysis

Ming Xu, Ran Li, John C. Crittenden, Yongsheng Chen

159 citations10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.068

2017Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Income-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Nations

Sai Liang, Shen Qu, Zeqi Zhu, Dabo Guan, Ming Xu

157 citations10.1021/acs.est.6b02510

2019Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Post-consumer packaging waste from express delivery in China

Huabo Duan, Guanghan Song, Shen Qu, Xiaobin Dong, Ming Xu

155 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.01.037

2018Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Life cycle assessment of end-of-life treatments for plastic film waste

Ping Hou, Yifan Xu, Morteza Taiebat, Christian Lastoskie, Shelie A. Miller et al.

150 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.278

2021Article

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Critical review of global plastics stock and flow data

Chunyan Wang, Yi Liu, Wei‐Qiang Chen, Bing Zhu, Shen Qu et al.

147 citations10.1111/jiec.13125

2017Article

Environmental Science & Technology

CO 2 Emissions Embodied in Interprovincial Electricity Transmissions in China

Shen Qu, Sai Liang, Ming Xu

144 citations10.1021/acs.est.7b01814

2017Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Infrastructure ecology: an evolving paradigm for sustainable urban development

Arka Pandit, Elizabeth A. Minné, Feng Li, Hillary Brown, Hyunju Jeong et al.

143 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.09.010

2014Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Decoupling Analysis and Socioeconomic Drivers of Environmental Pressure in China

Sai Liang, Zhu Liu, Douglas Crawford-Brown, Yafei Wang, Ming Xu

143 citations10.1021/es4042429

2017Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Mercury Flows in China and Global Drivers

Mulin Hui, Qingru Wu, Shuxiao Wang, Sai Liang, Lei Zhang et al.

142 citations10.1021/acs.est.6b04094

2020Article

Environment International

Estimate ecotoxicity characterization factors for chemicals in life cycle assessment using machine learning models

Ping Hou, Olivier Jolliet, Ji Zhu, Ming Xu

139 citations10.1016/j.envint.2019.105393

2018Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Virtual Water Scarcity Risk to the Global Trade System

Shen Qu, Sai Liang, Megan Konar, Zeqi Zhu, Anthony S. F. Chiu et al.

139 citations10.1021/acs.est.7b04309

2017Article

Applied Energy

Virtual scarce water embodied in inter-provincial electricity transmission in China

Chao Zhang, Lijin Zhong, Sai Liang, Kelly T. Sanders, Jiao Wang et al.

136 citations10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.11.052

2024Article

Science of The Total Environment

A review of machine learning applications in life cycle assessment studies

Xiaobo Xue Romeiko, Xuesong Zhang, Yulei Pang, Feng Gao, Ming Xu et al.

133 citations10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168969

2013Article

Bioresource Technology

Life cycle assessment of biodiesel production in China

Sai Liang, Ming Xu, Tianzhu Zhang

129 citations10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.037

2020Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Assessment of Plastic Stocks and Flows in China: 1978-2017

Xiaobin Jiang, Tao Wang, Meng Jiang, Ming Xu, Yadong Yu et al.

128 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104969

2016Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

The stability and profitability of the informal WEEE collector in developing countries: A case study of China

Yifan Gu, Yufeng Wu, Ming Xu, Huaidong Wang, Tieyong Zuo

127 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.12.004

2015Article

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Life cycle assessment of High Speed Rail in China

Ye Yue, Tao Wang, Sai Liang, Jie Yang, Ping Hou et al.

125 citations10.1016/j.trd.2015.10.005

2016Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling for a sustainable resource supply in the electronics industry in China

Yifan Gu, Yufeng Wu, Ming Xu, Xianzhong Mu, Tieyong Zuo

124 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.041

2016Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Socioeconomic Drivers of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States

Sai Liang, Hongxia Wang, Shen Qu, Tiantian Feng, Dabo Guan et al.

118 citations10.1021/acs.est.6b00872

2014Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Virtual Atmospheric Mercury Emission Network in China

Sai Liang, Chao Zhang, Yafei Wang, Ming Xu, Weidong Liu

114 citations10.1021/es500310t

2024Article

Nature

Country-specific net-zero strategies of the pulp and paper industry

Min Dai, Mingxing Sun, Bin Chen, Lei Shi, Mingzhou Jin et al.

111 citations10.1038/s41586-023-06962-0

2019Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Benefits of coupled green and grey infrastructure systems: Evidence based on analytic hierarchy process and life cycle costing

Changqing Xu, Tang Tang, Haifeng Jia, Ming Xu, Te Xu et al.

110 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104478

2018Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

“Internet +” recyclable resources: A new recycling mode in China

Huaidong Wang, Honggui Han, Tingting Liu, Xi Tian, Ming Xu et al.

110 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.03.006

2014Article

Energy Policy

China's 2020 clean energy target: Consistency, pathways and policy implications

Jiahai Yuan, Yan Xu, Xingping Zhang, Zheng Hu, Ming Xu

107 citations10.1016/j.enpol.2013.09.061

2018Article

Energy

Development and application of an energy use and CO2 emissions reduction evaluation model for China's online car hailing services

Tian Wu, Qu Shen, Ming Xu, Tianduo Peng, Xunmin Ou

106 citations10.1016/j.energy.2018.04.130

2013Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Socioeconomic Drivers of Mercury Emissions in China from 1992 to 2007

Sai Liang, Ming Xu, Zhu Liu, Sangwon Suh, Tianzhu Zhang

105 citations10.1021/es303728d

2018Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Packaging waste from food delivery in China’s mega cities

Guanghan Song, Hui Zhang, Huabo Duan, Ming Xu

100 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.12.007

2019Article

Energy

Environmental benefits of taxi ride sharing in Beijing

Hua Cai, Xi Wang, Peter Adriaens, Ming Xu

99 citations10.1016/j.energy.2019.02.166

2021Article

Nature Communications

Low-carbon pathways for the booming express delivery sector in China

Peng Kang, Guanghan Song, Ming Xu, Travis R. Miller, Haikun Wang et al.

97 citations10.1038/s41467-020-20738-4

2017Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Considerable environmental impact of the rapid development of China's express delivery industry

Weiguo Fan, Ming Xu, Xiaobin Dong, Hejie Wei

97 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.07.041

2020Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Ecological civilization and government administrative system reform in China

Yifan Gu, Yufeng Wu, Jianguo Liu, Ming Xu, Tieyong Zuo

95 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104654

2017Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

To realize better extended producer responsibility: Redesign of WEEE fund mode in China

Yifan Gu, Yufeng Wu, Ming Xu, Huaidong Wang, Tieyong Zuo

95 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.168

2016Article

Applied Energy

Greenhouse gas emission factors of purchased electricity from interconnected grids

Ling Ji, Sai Liang, Shen Qu, Yanxia Zhang, Ming Xu et al.

94 citations10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.10.065

2019Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Synergies of four emerging technologies for accelerated adoption of electric vehicles: Shared mobility, wireless charging, vehicle-to-grid, and vehicle automation

Morteza Taiebat, Ming Xu

92 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.142

2009Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Energy and Air Emissions Embodied in China−U.S. Trade: Eastbound Assessment Using Adjusted Bilateral Trade Data

Ming Xu, Braden Allenby, Weiqiang Chen

92 citations10.1021/es803142v

2020Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Virtual water scarcity risk in China

Haoran Zhao, Shen Qu, Yu Liu, Sen Guo, Huiru Zhao et al.

90 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104886

2017Article

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Developing the Chinese Environmentally Extended Input‐Output (CEEIO) Database

Sai Liang, Tiantian Feng, Shen Qu, Anthony S.F. Chiu, Xiaoping Jia et al.

90 citations10.1111/jiec.12477

2019Article

Applied Energy

Forecasting the Impact of Connected and Automated Vehicles on Energy Use: A Microeconomic Study of Induced Travel and Energy Rebound

Morteza Taiebat, Samuel Stolper, Ming Xu

88 citations10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.174

2019Article

Environment International

Scale, distribution and variations of global greenhouse gas emissions driven by U.S. households

Kaihui Song, Shen Qu, Morteza Taiebat, Sai Liang, Ming Xu

88 citations10.1016/j.envint.2019.105137

2017Article

Applied Energy

A Quasi-Input-Output model to improve the estimation of emission factors for purchased electricity from interconnected grids

Shen Qu, Hongxia Wang, Sai Liang, Avi M. Shapiro, Sanwong Suh et al.

85 citations10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.046

2014Article

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Temporal and spatial variations in consumption-based carbon dioxide emissions in China

Yanxia Zhang, Haikun Wang, Sai Liang, Ming Xu, Weidong Liu et al.

84 citations10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.178

2019Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Virtual water scarcity risk to global trade under climate change

Haoran Zhao, Shen Qu, Sen Guo, Huiru Zhao, Sai Liang et al.

83 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.114

2017Article

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Emerging challenges and opportunities for the food–energy–water nexus in urban systems

Brent R Heard, Shelie A Miller, Sai Liang, Ming Xu

81 citations10.1016/j.coche.2017.06.006

2021Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Estimation of Unit Process Data for Life Cycle Assessment Using a Decision Tree-Based Approach

Bu Zhao, Chenyang Shuai, Ping Hou, Shen Qu, Ming Xu

80 citations10.1021/acs.est.0c07484

2019Article

Applied Energy

Uncovering urban food-energy-water nexus based on physical input-output analysis: The case of the Detroit Metropolitan Area

Cuiyang Feng, Shen Qu, Yi Jin, Xu Tang, Sai Liang et al.

78 citations10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113422

2019Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Progress on environmental and economic evaluation of low-impact development type of best management practices through a life cycle perspective

Changqing Xu, Mingyi Jia, Ming Xu, Ying Long, Haifeng Jia

78 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.272

2018Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Examining the sustainability of China’s nickel supply: 1950–2050

Xianlai Zeng, Ming Xu, Jinhui Li

77 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.08.011

2022Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Global spread of water scarcity risk through trade

Xi Chen, Bu Zhao, Chenyang Shuai, Shen Qu, Ming Xu

76 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106643

2015Article

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Structure of the Global Virtual Carbon Network: Revealing Important Sectors and Communities for Emission Reduction

Sai Liang, Yu Feng, Ming Xu

76 citations10.1111/jiec.12242

2019Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Regional water footprints and interregional virtual water transfers in China

Shidong Zhang, Morteza Taiebat, Yu Liu, Shen Qu, Sai Liang et al.

74 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.298

2012Article

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

China's 2020 carbon intensity target: Consistency, implementations, and policy implications

Jiahai Yuan, Yong Hou, Ming Xu

74 citations10.1016/j.rser.2012.03.065

2019Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Quantifying the Urban Food–Energy–Water Nexus: The Case of the Detroit Metropolitan Area

Sai Liang, Shen Qu, Qiaoting Zhao, Xilin Zhang, Glen T. Daigger et al.

72 citations10.1021/acs.est.8b06240

2016Article

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Understanding taxi travel patterns

Hua Cai, Xiaowei Zhan, Ji Zhu, Xiaoping Jia, Anthony S.F. Chiu et al.

72 citations10.1016/j.physa.2016.03.047

2018Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Virtual CO2 Emission Flows in the Global Electricity Trade Network

Shen Qu, Yun Li, Sai Liang, Jiahai Yuan, Ming Xu

70 citations10.1021/acs.est.7b05191

2018Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Sustainability implications of connected and autonomous vehicles for the food supply chain

Brent R. Heard, Morteza Taiebat, Ming Xu, Shelie A. Miller

69 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.09.021

2013Article

Bioresource Technology

Waste oil derived biofuels in China bring brightness for global GHG mitigation

Sai Liang, Zhu Liu, Ming Xu, Tianzhu Zhang

68 citations10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.008

2013Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Greenhouse Gas Implications of Fleet Electrification Based on Big Data-Informed Individual Travel Patterns

Hua Cai, Ming Xu

68 citations10.1021/es401008f

2015Article

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Big Data and Industrial Ecology

Ming Xu, Hua Cai, Sai Liang

67 citations10.1111/jiec.12241

2021Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Urban Air Pollution Mapping Using Fleet Vehicles as Mobile Monitors and Machine Learning

Bu Zhao, Long Yu, Chunyan Wang, Chenyang Shuai, Ji Zhu et al.

66 citations10.1021/acs.est.0c08034

2015Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Agent-based life cycle assessment for switchgrass-based bioenergy systems

Najet Bichraoui-Draper, Ming Xu, Shelie A. Miller, Bertrand Guillaume

65 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.08.003

2023Article

Green Carbon

Recycling is not enough to make the world a greener place: Prospects for the circular economy

Jing Guo, Saleem Ali, Ming Xu

63 citations10.1016/j.greenca.2023.10.006

2022Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Stocks and flows of sand, gravel, and crushed stone in China (1978–2018): Evidence of the peaking and structural transformation of supply and demand

Zijian Ren, Meng Jiang, Dingjiang Chen, Yadong Yu, Fei Li et al.

62 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106173

2018Article

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Multiagent Spatial Simulation of Autonomous Taxis for Urban Commute: Travel Economics and Environmental Impacts

Miaojia Lu, Morteza Taiebat, Ming Xu, Shu-Chien Hsu

62 citations10.1061/(asce)up.1943-5444.0000469

2020Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Environmental performance analysis on resource multiple-life-cycle recycling system: Evidence from waste pet bottles in China

Yifan Gu, Guangli Zhou, Yufeng Wu, Ming Xu, Tao Chang et al.

60 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104821

2020Article

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Mapping potentials and bridging regional gaps of renewable resources in China

Chengdong Wang, Yutao Wang, Xin Tong, Sergio Ulgiati, Sai Liang et al.

60 citations10.1016/j.rser.2020.110337

2007Article

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Material Flows and Economic Growth in Developing China

Ming XU, Tianzhu ZHANG

59 citations10.1162/jiec.2007.1105

2017Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Trade-off between carbon reduction benefits and ecological costs of biomass-based power plants with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in China

Mingyue Pang, Lixiao Zhang, Sai Liang, Gengyuan Liu, Changbo Wang et al.

58 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.034

2017Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Consumption-based human health impacts of primary PM2.5: The hidden burden of international trade

Sai Liang, Katerina S. Stylianou, Olivier Jolliet, Sarang Supekar, Shen Qu et al.

58 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.139

2023Article

Green Carbon

Achieving carbon neutrality through ecological carbon sinks: A systems perspective

Chenling Fu, Ming Xu

57 citations10.1016/j.greenca.2023.08.005

2011Article

Advances in Complex Systems

INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND RESILIENCE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY

MING XU, BRAD R. ALLENBY, JOHN C. CRITTENDEN

55 citations10.1142/s0219525911003335

2019Article

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Input–output networks offer new insights of economic structure

Ming Xu, Sai Liang

54 citations10.1016/j.physa.2019.121178

2018Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Estimating Missing Unit Process Data in Life Cycle Assessment Using a Similarity-Based Approach

Ping Hou, Jiarui Cai, Shen Qu, Ming Xu

54 citations10.1021/acs.est.7b05366

2012Article

Bioresource Technology

Unintended consequences of bioethanol feedstock choice in China

Sai Liang, Ming Xu, Tianzhu Zhang

54 citations10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.097

2024Article

Fundamental Research

Quantifying the impacts of COVID-19 on Sustainable Development Goals using machine learning models

Chenyang Shuai, Bu Zhao, Xi Chen, Jianguo Liu, Chunmiao Zheng et al.

53 citations10.1016/j.fmre.2022.06.016

2020Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Virtual scarce water flows and economic benefits of the Belt and Road Initiative

Liping Wang, Zhihong Zou, Sai Liang, Ming Xu

49 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119936

2022Article

Waste Management

An infinite life cycle assessment model to re-evaluate resource efficiency and environmental impacts of circular economy systems

Xi Tian, Jinliang Xie, Ming Xu, Yutao Wang, Yaobin Liu

48 citations10.1016/j.wasman.2022.04.035

2021Article

Scientific Data

Chinese environmentally extended input-output database for 2017 and 2018

Xi Tian, Yiwei Liu, Ming Xu, Sai Liang, Yaobin Liu

48 citations10.1038/s41597-021-01035-1

2019Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Identifying critical sectors and supply chain paths for the consumption of domestic resource extraction in China

Jian Wang, Tao Du, Heming Wang, Sai Liang, Ming Xu

48 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.10.151

2019Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Contribution of international photovoltaic trade to global greenhouse gas emission reduction: the example of China

Da Liu, Jinchen Liu, Shoukai Wang, Ming Xu, Syed Junaid Akbar

48 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.12.015

2024Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Generative Artificial Intelligence: A New Engine for Advancing Environmental Science and Engineering

Yipeng Wu, Ming Xu, Shuming Liu

47 citations10.1021/acs.est.4c07216

2020Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Copper-induced ripple effects by the expanding electric vehicle fleet: A crisis or an opportunity

Chu-Long Huang, Ming Xu, Shenghui Cui, Zirong Li, Hongda Fang et al.

47 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104861

2020Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Characterizing of water-energy-emission nexus of coal-fired power industry using entropy weighting method

Chunyan Wang, Ming Xu, Gustaf Olsson, Yi Liu

46 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104991

2015Article

Energy

A dual strategy for controlling energy consumption and air pollution in China's metropolis of Beijing

Yanxia Zhang, Haikun Wang, Sai Liang, Ming Xu, Qiang Zhang et al.

46 citations10.1016/j.energy.2014.12.041

2012Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Developing a Science of Infrastructure Ecology for Sustainable Urban Systems

Ming Xu, Marc Weissburg, Joshua P. Newell, John C. Crittenden

46 citations10.1021/es3025534

2016Article

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Global Drivers of Russian Timber Harvest

Sai Liang, Sen Guo, Joshua P. Newell, Shen Qu, Yu Feng et al.

45 citations10.1111/jiec.12417

2024Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Mitigating Grand Challenges in Life Cycle Inventory Modeling through the Applications of Large Language Models

Qingshi Tu, Jing Guo, Nan Li, Jianchuan Qi, Ming Xu

43 citations10.1021/acs.est.4c07634

2020Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Socioeconomic drivers of water use in China during 2002–2017

Peilin Zhang, Zhihong Zou, Gang Liu, Cuiyang Feng, Sai Liang et al.

42 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104636

2024Article

Journal of Environmental Management

Grappling with the trade-offs of carbon emission trading and green certificate: Achieving carbon neutrality in China

Haoran Wang, Tiantian Feng, Jiajie Kong, Mingli Cui, Ming Xu

41 citations10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121101

2024Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Evaluating Losses from Water Scarcity and Benefits of Water Conservation Measures to Intercity Supply Chains in China

Yunlei She, Jiayang Chen, Qi Zhou, Liping Wang, Kai Duan et al.

41 citations10.1021/acs.est.3c07491

2022Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Using Deep Learning to Fill Data Gaps in Environmental Footprint Accounting

Bu Zhao, Chenyang Shuai, Shen Qu, Ming Xu

41 citations10.1021/acs.est.2c01640

2019Article

Journal of Cleaner Production

Key transmission sectors of energy-water-carbon nexus pressures in Shanghai, China

Xuechun Yang, Shijie Yi, Shen Qu, Renqing Wang, Yutao Wang et al.

41 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.251

2018Article

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Modeling electric taxis' charging behavior using real-world data

Rao Rao, Hua Cai, Ming Xu

41 citations10.1080/15568318.2017.1388887

2017Article

Service Science

Location Design and Relocation of a Mixed Car-Sharing Fleet with a CO2 Emission Constraint

Joy Chang, Miao Yu, Siqian Shen, Ming Xu

40 citations10.1287/serv.2017.0178

2022Article

Environmental Research Communications

A meta-analysis of the relationship between climate change experience and climate change perception

Ziqian Xia, Jinquan Ye, Yongan Zhou, Peter D Howe, Ming Xu et al.

39 citations10.1088/2515-7620/ac9bd9

2023Article

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Seven decades of plastic flows and stocks in the United States and pathways toward zero plastic pollution by 2050

Mengqing Kan, Chunyan Wang, Bing Zhu, Wei‐Qiang Chen, Yi Liu et al.

38 citations10.1111/jiec.13427

2013Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Unintended Environmental Consequences and Co-benefits of Economic Restructuring

Sai Liang, Ming Xu, Sangwon Suh, Raymond R. Tan

38 citations10.1021/es402458u

2021Article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Gross economic-ecological product as an integrated measure for ecological service and economic products

Jinnan Wang, Fang Yu, Guoxia Ma, Fei Peng, Xiafei Zhou et al.

37 citations10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105566

2018Article

Economic Systems Research

Final production-based emissions of regions in China

Sai Liang, Yafei Wang, Chao Zhang, Ming Xu, Zhifeng Yang et al.

36 citations10.1080/09535314.2017.1312291

2024Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Data Science Applications in Circular Economy: Trends, Status, and Future

Bu Zhao, Zongqi Yu, Hongze Wang, Chenyang Shuai, Shen Qu et al.

35 citations10.1021/acs.est.3c08331

2008Article

Environmental Science & Technology

How Much Will China Weigh? Perspectives from Consumption Structure and Technology Development

Ming Xu, Tianzhu Zhang, Braden Allenby

35 citations10.1021/es702185e

2022Article

Applied Energy

Widespread range suitability and cost competitiveness of electric vehicles for ride-hailing drivers

Morteza Taiebat, Samuel Stolper, Ming Xu

34 citations10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119246

2024Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Regulation Mechanism for Designing Decarbonization Pathways in the Copper Industry Toward Carbon Neutrality

Yifan Gu, Hongyang Yang, Yufeng Wu, Mingxuan Tuo, Ming Xu et al.

33 citations10.1021/acs.est.3c09314

2020Article

Environmental Science & Technology

Great Divergence Exists in Chinese Provincial Trade-Related CO2 Emission Accounts

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