Bingqing Sun, Weidong Wang, Yang Wang, Qingxin Zhu, Ziyu Wang, Pei-Ling Liu, Zhihao Sun, Ze Tian (2026). Urban Coupling Coordination in the 3E-D-T Nexus: A Case Study of Jiangsu, China. Sustainability.DOI
Yuxuan Wang, Ze Tian, Xiaodong Jing, Mengyao Li (2026). A Policy-Derived Multi-Tiered Analytical Framework for Assessing the Beautiful China Goals (BCGs) Implementation at the Urban Agglomeration Scale. ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf..DOI
Priscilla Nyamekye Abban, Tian Ze, Chris Jojo Obi (2026). Does Africa’s natural resource impact Chinese enterprise FDI efficiency? A DEA-Tobit model. Future Business Journal.DOI
Priscilla Nyamekye Abban, Tian Ze, Josephine Elom Baham, Chris Jojo Obi, Paulette Serwaa Miwornunyuie (2026). Exploring the interconnections among natural resources, economic growth, energy use, and carbon emissions across West African Nations. Theoretical and Applied Climatology.DOI
Yuxuan Wang, Ze Tian, Mengyao Li, Xiaodong Jing (2025). Analysis of the dynamic relationships and coupling coordination effects of digital technology, new-type urbanization and urban ecological resilience: a case study of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China. Environment, Development and Sustainability.DOI
Clemence Abadata, Ze Tian (2025). A Review on Sustainable Socioeconomic Indicators and the Immediate Need for Resilient Interventions in Navigating Future Climate Challenges on Developing Economies. Open Journal of Business and Management.DOI
Makatleho Georginah Domela, Ze Tian (2025). Establishing an effective link between Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II and the achievement of UN sustainable development goals in Lesotho. International Journal of Research Publications.DOI
Makatleho Georginah Domela, Ze Tian, Brian Mereta (2025). Chinese mining sector investment and energy independence in Africa: A panel data analysis of 20 Countries from 2013 to 2022. International Journal of Research In Business and Social Science.DOI
Priscilla Nyamekye Abban, Ze Tian, Josephine Elom Baham, Chris Jojo Obi (2025). A comparative analysis of the efficiency and influencing factors of China and the USA’s FDI in ECOWAS. SN Business & Economics.DOI
Clemence Abadata, Ze Tian, Abban Priscilla Nyamekye, Paulette Serwaa Amaniampong (2025). Impact of China’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on EAC’s Economic Growth (2003-2022): An Econometric Analysis. International Journal of Economics.DOI
Muhammad Jamal Hussain, Hafsa Khan, Ze Tian (2025). Pakistan’s Participation in International Services Liberalization: Insights from WTO and Regional Trade Agreements. Journal of Social Sciences Advancement.DOI
Abban Priscilla Nyamekye, Ze Tian (2024). Measuring the Efficiency of China’s Foreign Direct Investment in Ghana. Open Journal of Business and Management.DOI
Yue Xia, Ze Tian, Chenhui Ding (2024). Collaborative governance in action: driving ecological sustainability in the Yangtze River basin. Frontiers in Environmental Science.DOI
Odette Tougem Tasinda, Ze Tian, Bernard Boamah Bekoe, Sunday Adiyoh Imanche, Brandy Perkwang Taty, Raphael Fomukong Tasinda, Innocent Tayari Mwizerwa (2024). Impact of China's community of shared destiny policy (CCSDP) on development and its bearing on trade and ethnicity in Africa. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy.DOI
Fang-rong Ren, Xin-ge Guan, Huai-jing Zhang, Qi Fang, Hong-cheng Si, Ze Tian (2023). Comparative study on infrastructure and export trade of the host country and OFDI efficiency of China. Journal Of The Asia Pacific Economy, Vol. 280, No. 30.DOI
Taitiya Kenneth Yuguda, Sunday Adiyoh Imanche, Tian Ze, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, Bobby Shekarau Luka (2023). [Review] Hydropower development, policy and partnership in the 21st century: A China-Nigeria outlook. Energy & Environment, Vol. 34, No. 4.DOI
Makatleho Georginah Domela, Ze Tian, Zaki Zakirullah (2023). Literature Review on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in the South African Mining Sector: Determinants and Development. Open Journal of Social Sciences.DOI
Yangjun Ren, Ze Tian, Chao Liu (2023). Impact of the digital economy on urban green growth: Empirical evidence from China. PLoS ONE.DOI
Kejing Chen, Guiliang Tian, Ze Tian, Yangjun Ren, Wei Ge Liang (2022). Evaluation of the Coupled and Coordinated Relationship between Agricultural Modernization and Regional Economic Development under the Rural Revitalization Strategy. Agronomy.DOI
Fang-rong Ren, Ke-jing Chen, Ze Tian, Yi Zhang (2022). The investment and treatment efficiencies of industrial solid waste in China’s Yangtze and non-Yangtze River Economic Belts. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management.DOI
Min Zhang, Fang-rong Ren, Yingying Shi, Hang-sheng Chen, Ze Tian (2022). CO2, Environmental Emergencies, and Industrial Pollution Assessment in China from the Perspective of the Circular Economy. Frontiers in Environmental Science.DOI
Odette Tougem Tasinda, Ze Tian, Sunday Adiyoh Imanche (2021). A Panel Data Analysis of the Impact of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Remittances and Foreign Aid on Human Capital Growth and Brain Drain in Africa. Journal of Data Analysis and Information Processing.DOI
Ruo-Mei Wang, Ze Tian, Fang-rong Ren (2021). Energy efficiency in China: optimization and comparison between hydropower and thermal power. Energy Sustainability and Society.DOI
Qin-Wen Xiao, Ze Tian, Fang-rong Ren (2021). Efficiency assessment of electricity generation in China using meta-frontier data envelopment analysis: Cross-regional comparison based on different electricity generation energy sources. Energy Strategy Reviews.DOI
Enoch Kwaw-Nimeson, Ze Tian (2021). The impact of agricultural producer price on sustainable food security in Africa – a system GMM approach. Agricultural and Resource Economics International Scientific E-Journal.DOI
Ze Tian, Qin-Wen Xiao, Fang-rong Ren (2021). Assessing the Efficiency and CO2 Reduction Performance of China’s Regional Wind Power Industry Using an Epsilon-Based Measure Model. Frontiers in Energy Research.DOI
Sunday Adiyoh Imanche, Ze Tian, Salisu Gidado Dalibi, Taitiya Kenneth Yuguda, Hassan Ali Kumo (2021). The Role of Sustainable Finance in the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria: A Focus on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science.DOI
Priscilla Nyamekye Abban, Ze Tian, Fangfang Cheng (2021). Analysis on the Contribution of Agricultural Sector on the Economic Development of Ghana. Open Journal of Business and Management.DOI
Sunday Adiyoh Imanche, Ze Tian, Moses Chia Ayom, Salisu Gidado Dalibi (2021). An Assessment of Nigerians Perception towards Chinese Foreign Direct Investments and Its Acceptability in Nigeria. Open Journal of Business and Management.DOI
Imanche Sunday Adiyoh, Ze Tian, Tasinda Odette Tougem, Salisu Gidado Dalibi (2020). Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Small and Medium Scale Businesses in Nigeria. International Journal of Research Publications.DOI
Fang-rong Ren, Ze Tian, Jingjing Pan, Yung‐ho Chiu (2020). Cross-regional comparative study on energy efficiency evaluation in the Yangtze River Basin of China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.DOI
Fang-rong Ren, Ze Tian, Jingjing Liu, Yuting Shen (2020). Analysis of CO2 emission reduction contribution and efficiency of China’s solar photovoltaic industry: Based on Input-output perspective. Energy.DOI
Sunday Adiyoh Imanche, Ze Tian, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, oluseyi orelaja, Odette Tougem Tasinda (2020). COVID-19, Sino-Nigeria Economic Relations and Consequences of Trade Deficits in Nigeria. Open Journal of Business and Management.DOI
Fang-rong Ren, Ze Tian, Hang-sheng Chen, Yuting Shen (2020). Energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and agricultural disaster efficiency evaluation of China based on the two-stage dynamic DEA method. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.DOI
Liang Dong, Ze Tian, Fang-rong Ren, Jingjing Pan (2020). Installed Hydropower Capacity and Carbon Emission Reduction Efficiency Based on the EBM Method in China. Frontiers in Energy Research.DOI
Fang-rong Ren, Ze Tian, Yu-Ting Shen, Yung‐ho Chiu, Tai‐Yu Lin (2019). Energy, CO2, and AQI Efficiency and Improvement of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Energies.DOI
Ze Tian, Fang-rong Ren, Qin-Wen Xiao, Yung‐ho Chiu, Tai‐Yu Lin (2019). Cross-Regional Comparative Study on Carbon Emission Efficiency of China’s Yangtze River Economic Belt Based on the Meta-Frontier. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.DOI
Enoch Kwaw-Nimeson, Ze Tian (2019). The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programs on Foreign Direct Investments Attraction and Gold Exports in Ghana. Journal of Business & Economic Policy.DOI
Ying Wang, Ze Tian, Shenyue Xia (2018). Analysis of the Competitiveness and Complementarity of China-Ukraine Trade Cooperation under the Background of "Belt and Road".DOI
Ze Tian (2007). Absorbing and Utilizing Foreign Direct Investment in China: Countermeasures for the New Era. Journal of Guizhou College of Finance and Economics.
Ren Fangrong, Ze Tian, Xiao Qinwen, Tai‐Yu Lin (2019). Efficiency Evaluation and Comparative Study of Regional Wind Power Industry in China Based on CO2 Emission Reduction. Preprints.org.DOI