| Active travel for active ageing in China: The role of built environment L Cheng, X Chen, S Yang, Z Cao, J De Vos, F Witlox Journal of transport geography 76, 142-152, 2019 | 214 | 2019 |
| ‘Buzz-and-pipeline’dynamics in Chinese science: The impact of interurban collaboration linkages on cities’ innovation capacity Z Cao, B Derudder, L Dai, Z Peng Regional Studies 56 (2), 290-306, 2022 | 69 | 2022 |
| Changing connectivities of Chinese cities in the world city network, 2010–2016 B Derudder, Z Cao, X Liu, W Shen, L Dai, W Zhang, F Caset, F Witlox, ... Chinese Geographical Science 28, 183-201, 2018 | 68 | 2018 |
| Comparing the physical, functional and knowledge integration of the Yangtze River Delta city-region through the lens of inter-city networks. Z Cao, B Derudder, Z Peng Cities 82, 119-126, 2018 | 57 | 2018 |
| Interaction between different forms of proximity in inter‐organizational scientific collaboration: The case of medical sciences research network in the Yangtze River Delta region Z Cao, B Derudder, Z Peng Papers in Regional Science 98 (5), 1903-1925, 2019 | 50 | 2019 |
| Examining the evolving structures of intercity knowledge networks: the case of scientific collaboration in China L Dai, B Derudder, Z Cao, Y Ji International Journal of Urban Sciences 27 (3), 371-389, 2023 | 20 | 2023 |
| Interurban scientific collaboration networks across Chinese city-regions Z Cao, Z Peng, B Derudder Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 53 (1), 6-8, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
| Do the high-tech industrial development zones foster urban innovation? A case study of China Q Wang, J Ren, S Yan, Z Cao, Y Cheng Land 12 (4), 830, 2023 | 7 | 2023 |
| Connection patterns and resilience simulation of innovation network in the context of technology transfer: A case study of strategic emerging industries in the Guangdong-Hong … T Ma, W Hong, Z Cao, L Zhang, X Yang Sustainable Cities and Society 106, 105396, 2024 | 4 | 2024 |
| An analysis of the evolution of Chinese cities in global scientific collaboration networks: Manuscript prepared for special issue on “China’s internationalization and changing … Z Cao, B Derudder, L Dai, Z Peng ZFW–Advances in Economic Geography 67 (1), 5-19, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
| Correlation between" attributes and network" of global city and global city-region: A case of Shanghai and Yangtze River Delta C Zhan, P Zhenwei Economic Geography 37 (5), 1-11, 2017 | 2 | 2017 |
| The evolution of interurban knowledge collaboration networks of China: structures and mechanisms Z Cao Ghent University, 2019 | | 2019 |