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Hongtao Yi

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2009Rising activity
Public Policy and Administration ResearchPolicy Transfer and LearningEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance

Publications

122

Citations

3,256

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Hongtao Yi studies public policy and administration, with a strong focus on how Chinese local governments design, learn about, and spread (diffuse) policies, especially in areas like environmental governance, energy vehicle subsidies, and water management. The work often combines network analysis, performance measurement, and organizational learning concepts to explain why and how policies change or spread across cities and government agencies.

Policy diffusion and policy learningEnvironmental and energy governance in ChinaPublic administration and performance managementLocal government behavior and organizational networksChinese policy studies and bibliometrics

Publication output has grown steadily over the past decade, rising from about 6 papers per year in 2017 to a peak of 14 in 2023, with a recent slight decline but averaging over 11 papers per year in the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 11.2/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 9 publications212022: 10 publications222023: 14 publications14232024: 13 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 8 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Public Administration Review×10
  • Public Management Review×9
  • Sustainability×8
  • Review of Policy Research×7
  • Policy Studies Journal×5
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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