EDUCATION

2009  Ph.D.,  Chinese Academy of Sciences

2006  M.S.,    Guizhou University

2000  B.E.,    Shandong University of Finance and Economics

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST

  Carbon Emission Reduction Technologies and Engineering Assessment

  Energy Management and Carbon Reduction Strategies

  Global Change and Green Development

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  2022—present   Adjunct Ph.D. Supervisor, School of Economics and Management, Xinjiang University

  2016—present    Ph.D. Supervisor, Professor, School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum

  2010—2016        Ph.D. Supervisor, Researcher, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Acaddemy of Sciences

  2009—2010        Master's Supervisor, Associate Researcher, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Science

SCHOLARSHIP PROJECTS

Research Grants

[1] Environmental Impacts of Arctic Oil and Gas Resource Development and Strategies for China-Russia Joint Response, CNY 400,000, High-End Foreign Expert Recruitment Program (G2021152003L), 2021.01-2022.12,Rank: First. 

[2] Environmental Impacts of Arctic Oil and Gas Resource Development and Strategies for China-Russia Joint Response, CNY 400,000, High-End Foreign Expert Recruitment Program (G2021152003L), 2021.01-2022.12,Rank: First.

[3] Will the structural reform of the energy supply side sacrifice economic growth? -- An empirical analysis based on the panel data of non-fossil energy consumption and economic growth in Shandong Province, CNY 15,000, Shandong Province Social Science Planning Research Project - Young Scholar Key Training Program Research Special Project. (19CQXJ45), 2020.01-2022.12,Rank: First, 1 out of 9.

[4] Environmental Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for Shale Gas Development, CNY 480,000, General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71874203), 2019.1-2022.12, Rank: First, 1 out of 10.

[5] Shale Gas Development's Water Environmental Risk Assessment Methods and Applied Research, CNY 100,000, General Program of the Ministry of Education for Humanities and Social Sciences Research (18YJA790081), 2018.08-2020.12,Rank: First, 1 out of 10.

[6] Spatiotemporal Evolution of Regional Carbon Productivity: A Case Study of Shandong Province, CNY 210,000, Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41001384), 2011.01-2013.12,Rank: First.

PUBLICATIONS

Top 10 Most-Cited Peer-Reviewed Articles in Journals

[1] Wang, Q*., Chen, X., Jha, A. N. & Rogers, H. Natural gas from shale formation–the evolution, evidences and challenges of shale gas revolution in United States. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30, 1-28 (2014). [Citation number: 906]

[2] Wang, Q*. & Su, M. A preliminary assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on environment–A case study of China. Science of The Total Environment 728, 138915 (2020). [Citation number: 880]

[3] Wang, Q*. & Zhang, F. The effects of trade openness on decoupling carbon emissions from economic growth–Evidence from 182 countries. Journal of Cleaner Production 279, 123838 (2021). [Citation number: 530]

[4] Li, R., Wang, Q*., Liu, Y. & Jiang, R. Per-capita carbon emissions in 147 countries: The effect of economic, energy, social, and trade structural changes. Sustainable Production and Consumption 27, 1149-1164 (2021). [Citation number: 504]

[5] Wang, Q*., Zhang, F. & Li, R. Revisiting the environmental kuznets curve hypothesis in 208 counties: The roles of trade openness, human capital, renewable energy and natural resource rent. Environmental Research 216, 114637 (2023). [Citation number: 443]

[6] Wang, Q*., Wang, X. & Li, R. Does urbanization redefine the environmental Kuznets curve? An empirical analysis of 134 Countries. Sustainable Cities and Society 76, 103382 (2022). [Citation number: 414]

[7] Wang, Q*., Su, M., Li, R. & Ponce, P. The effects of energy prices, urbanization and economic growth on energy consumption per capita in 186 countries. Journal of Cleaner Production 225, 1017-1032 (2019). [Citation number: 358]

[8] Li, R., Li, L. & Wang, Q*. The impact of energy efficiency on carbon emissions: Evidence from the transportation sector in Chinese 30 provinces. Sustainable Cities and Society 82, 103880 (2022). [Citation number: 347]

[9] Wang, Q*. & Su, M. Integrating blockchain technology into the energy sector—from theory of blockchain to research and application of energy blockchain. Computer Science Review 37, 100275 (2020). [Citation number: 307]

[10] Wang, Q*. & Zhang, F. Does increasing investment in research and development promote economic growth decoupling from carbon emission growth? An empirical analysis of BRICS countries. Journal of Cleaner Production 252, 119853 (2020). [Citation number: 307]

SELECTED ACADEMIC SERVICE

Peer-Reviewed Journals

AWARDS AND HONORS 

National Award

[1] The 8th Higher Education Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Humanities and Social Sciences), Second Prize (Ranked First), granted by the Ministry of Education, 2020.

[2] The 16th 'Challenge Cup' National College Student Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition, Third Prize (advisory teacher), granted by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, China Association for Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, All-China Federation of Students, and All-China Students' Federation, 2020.

Ministerial and Provincial-Level Science and Technology Awards

[1] The 31st Shandong Province Outstanding Achievement Award in Social Sciences, First Prize (Ranked First), granted by Shandong Federation of Social Sciences, 2017.

[2] The 32nd Shandong Province Outstanding Achievement Award in Social Sciences, Second Prize (Ranked First), granted by Shandong Federation of Social Sciences, 2018.

[3] The 33rd Shandong Province Outstanding Achievement Award in Social Sciences, Second Prize (Ranked First), granted by Shandong Federation of Social Sciences, 2019.

[4] The 34th Shandong Province Outstanding Achievement Award in Social Sciences, First Prize (Ranked First), granted by Shandong Federation of Social Sciences, 2020.

[5] The 35th Shandong Province Outstanding Achievement Award in Social Sciences, First Prize (Ranked First), granted by the People's Government of Shandong Province and Shandong Federation of Social Sciences, 2022.

[6] The 10th Shanxi Province Outstanding Achievement Award in Social Science Research, Third Prize (Ranked Second, with the Ph.D. student I mentored ranked first), granted by Shanxi Federation of Social Sciences, 2018.

[7] The 16th 'Challenge Cup' Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition for College Students in Shandong Province, Grand Prize (First-Ranked Instructor), granted by the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League, Shandong Provincial Association for Science and Technology, Shandong Provincial Department of Education (Provincial Education Working Committee), and others, 2019.

[8] Shandong Province Outstanding Graduate Thesis Instructor (sole recipient), granted by Shandong Provincial Department of Education, 2020.

[9] Shandong Province Outstanding Graduate Thesis Instructor (sole recipient), granted by Shandong Provincial Department of Education, 2023.

International Awards

[1] Fellow, The Royal Geographical Society (RGS), United Kingdom, 2019

[2] World's Top 2% Scientists List, awarded by Stanford University, 2020-2024

[3] Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate, awarded by Clarivate, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

[4] Highly Cited Chinese Researchers, awarded by Elsevier, 2020-2023