| How did urban polycentricity and dispersion affect economic productivity? A case study of 306 Chinese cities Y Li, X Liu Landscape and Urban Planning 173, 51-59, 2018 | 214 | 2018 |
| Does polycentric and compact development alleviate urban traffic congestion? A case study of 98 Chinese cities Y Li, W Xiong, X Wang Cities 88, 100-111, 2019 | 147 | 2019 |
| Megalopolis unbound: Knowledge collaboration and functional polycentricity within and beyond the Yangtze River Delta Region in China, 2014 Y Li, N Phelps Urban Studies 55 (2), 443-460, 2018 | 144 | 2018 |
| Knowledge polycentricity and the evolving Yangtze River Delta megalopolis Y Li, NA Phelps Regional Studies 51 (7), 1035-1047, 2017 | 115 | 2017 |
| Globalization and the shifting centers of gravity of world's human dynamics: Implications for sustainability J Balsa-Barreiro, Y Li, A Morales Journal of Cleaner Production 239, 117923, 2019 | 112 | 2019 |
| Towards concentration and decentralization: The evolution of urban spatial structure of Chinese cities, 2001–2016 Y Li Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 80, 101425, 2020 | 98 | 2020 |
| Assessing the spatial and temporal differences in the impacts of factor allocation and urbanization on urban–rural income disparity in China, 2004–2010 Y Li, X Wang, Q Zhu, H Zhao Habitat International 42, 76-82, 2014 | 82 | 2014 |
| Megalopolitan glocalization: the evolving relational economic geography of intercity knowledge linkages within and beyond China’s Yangtze River Delta region, 2004-2014 Y Li, NA Phelps Urban Geography 40 (9), 1310-1334, 2019 | 61 | 2019 |
| Proximity and the evolving knowledge polycentricity of megalopolitan science: Evidence from China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, 1990–2016 H Ma, Y Li, X Huang Urban Studies 58 (12), 2405-2423, 2021 | 47 | 2021 |
| Polycentric and dispersed population distribution increases PM2. 5 concentrations: Evidence from 286 Chinese cities, 2001–2016 Y Li, K Zhu, S Wang Journal of Cleaner Production 248, 119202, 2020 | 46 | 2020 |
| Dynamics in the polycentric development of Chinese cities, 2001-2016 Y Li, B Derudder Urban Geography 43 (2), 272-292, 2022 | 42 | 2022 |
| Polycentric urban structure and innovation: Evidence from a panel of Chinese cities Y Li, R Du Regional Studies 56 (1), 113-127, 2022 | 39 | 2022 |
| Did polycentric and compact structure reduce carbon emissions? A spatial panel data analysis of 286 Chinese cities from 2002 to 2019 K Zhu, M Tu, Y Li Land 11 (2), 185, 2022 | 37 | 2022 |
| Relatedness, complexity, and economic growth in Chinese cities Y Li, D Rigby International Regional Science Review 46 (1), 3-37, 2023 | 36 | 2023 |
| Will the construction of high-speed rail accelerate urban land expansion? Evidences from Chinese cities R Wu, Y Li, S Wang Land Use Policy 114, 105920, 2022 | 36 | 2022 |
| 粤港澳大湾区城市群知识多中心的演化过程与机理 马海涛， 黄晓东， 李迎成 地理学报 73 (12), 2297-2314, 2018 | 32 | 2018 |
| Path-breaking industrial development reduces carbon emissions: Evidence from Chinese Provinces, 1999–2011 Y Li Energy Policy 167, 113046, 2022 | 29 | 2022 |
| Articulating China’s science and technology: knowledge collaboration networks within and beyond the Yangtze River Delta megalopolis in China Y Li, NA Phelps Chinese Geographical Science 28, 247-260, 2018 | 28 | 2018 |
| Innovation in Suburban Development Zones: Evidence from Nanjing, China Y Li, X Wang Growth and Change, 2018 | 27 | 2018 |
| Spatial dependence and heterogeneity in the location processes of new high‐tech firms in Nanjing, China Y Li, K Zhu Papers in Regional Science 96 (3), 519-536, 2017 | 26 | 2017 |
