Dr. Dai Jiapeng Email: [email protected] Dr. Dai Jiapeng is a Post-doctoral research fellow at the School of Business, University of Wollongong Malaysia, working at the intersection of environmental economics, the digital economy, ESG, and corporate finance. His work asks how policy, technology, and finance can jointly accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy, with particular attention to green innovation, climate policy uncertainty, and the role of artificial intelligence in sustainable development. Recognised as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2025, he has published widely in leading SSCI and SCI Q1 journals such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Environmental Management, International Review of Economics and Finance, Journal of Management & Organization, Research in International Business and Finance, Journal of Cleaner Production, Gondwana Research, Energy, and Renewable Energy. He welcomes prospective postgraduate students who are curious about how rigorous quantitative research can inform real-world decisions on climate, energy, and corporate sustainability, and who are keen to develop strong skills in panel data econometrics, causal identification, and policy evaluation. Qualifications PhD in Business University of Wollongong Malaysia, 2026. Research & Publications Year Title 2026 Dai, J., & Zhang, A. (2026). Does artificial intelligence (AI) adoption enable resilience to disruptions among firms? An in-depth examination. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 227, 124546. (SSCI Q1) Dai, J. (2026). The nonlinear link between AI and energy poverty: Empirical evidence from global data. Journal of Cleaner Production, 566, 148590. (SCI Q1) 2025 Dai, J. (2025). Is policy pilot a viable path to sustainable development? Attention allocation perspective. International Review of Financial Analysis, 98, 103923. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, SSCI Q1) Dai, J., Kiaw, J. P. A., & Hiung, E. Y. T. (2025). Is some uncertainty better than none? Nonlinear relationships between climate policy uncertainty and corporate green performance. International Review of Economics & Finance, 102, 104336. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, SSCI Q1) Dai, J., Zhou, B., & Meng, W. (2025). The impact of digitization on environmental sustainability: New insights from G20 nations. Journal of Environmental Management, 394, 127225. ( ESI Highly Cited Paper, SCI Q1) Dai, J., Mehmood, U., & Nassani, A. A. (2025). Empowering sustainability through energy efficiency, green innovations, and the sharing economy: Insights from G7 economies. Energy, 318, 134768. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, SCI Q1) Dai, J. (2025). Impact of Climate Policy Uncertainty on Agriculture Development: Multidimensional Analysis from Land Use, Food Structure, and Carbon Emissions. Land Degradation & Development, 36(13), 4375–4747. (SCI Q2) Dai, J. (2025). Technology-Finance Integration Pilot Policy and the Value of Technology-Based SMEs: The Moderating Role of Corporate Governance Structure. The Singapore Economic Review. Early View. (SSCI Q3) 2024 Dai, J., Hiung, E. Y. T., Destek, M. A., & Ahmed, Z. (2024). Green policymaking in top emitters: assessing the consequences of external conflicts, trade globalization, and mineral resources on sustainable development. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 31(6), 653–667. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, SCI Q1) Dai, J., Ahmed, Z., Alvarado, R., & Ahmad, M. (2024). Assessing the nexus between human capital, green energy, and load capacity factor: policymaking for achieving sustainable development goals. Gondwana Research, 129, 452-464. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, SCI Q1) Dai, J., & Azhar, A. (2024). Collaborative governance in disaster management and sustainable development. Public Administration and Development, 44(4), 358-380. (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Wiley Top Cited Paper, SSCI Q1) Research Grant / Consultancy Project UOW renAIssance AI Professional Practice Co-Lab Grant, Australia Doctoral funding under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/2020/1), Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia Awards and Recognitions World’s Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University and Elsevier, 2025 Wiley Top 10 Most-Cited Papers (2025) Best Paper Award, 27th Malaysian Finance Association International Conference (MFAIC), Curtin University Malaysia Campus, 2025 Twenty ESI Highly Cited Papers (Web of Science) across environmental economics, energy economics, and green finance Doctoral funding under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/2020/1), Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, 2023