Ren Qiuzhen

Name： Ren Qiuzhen

Professional title: Assistant Professor

E-mail： Qiuzhen.Ren@ncu.edu.cn

Main Research Areas and Directions

• Circular Business Model

• Sustainability Transition

• Strategic Entrepreneurship

Major Academic Achievements (* Corresponding author)

• Qiuzhen Ren*. “Toward circular economy: Digital-enabled circular economy practices enhancing the European enterprise’s performance.” Sustainable Development (2025). (SSCI Q1, IF: 9.9).

• Qiuzhen Ren*, Jinkai Li, Johan Albrecht. “Towards Circular Economy: Implementing circular economy strategies to reduce the carbon emission intensity.” Business Strategy and the Environment, 1–18(2024). (SSCI Q1, ABS 3, IF:12.5)

• Jinkai Li , Qiuzhen Ren*, Erga Luo , Chuanlong Ma , Chengfang Liu. “A call for immediate action to improve left-behind children’s mental health in the post-COVID-19 era”. Nature Mental Health 2, 466–468 (2024). (IF:8.7)

• Qiuzhen Ren*, Johan Albrecht. "Toward circular economy: The impact of policy instruments on circular economy innovation for European small medium enterprises." Ecological Economics 207 (2023): 107761. (SSCI Q1, IF:6.6, ABS 3)