Name: Mohd Alsaleh (王墨)
Gender: Male
Country of Origin: Syria
Title / Position: Associate Professor, Master Advisor
Email address: alsaleh@shou.edu.cn
Personal profile:
I am an Associate Professor of AppliedEconomics. I obtained my Ph.D. in economics from University Putra Malaysiawhich now ranks 123rd based on QS World University Rankings for 2023. Beforemoving to Shanghai, China, I held several academic and research positions inDubai (UAE), Turkey, and Malaysia. In addition, I spent several years inmanagerial positions outside of academia such as; Noor Company for InformationTechnology, Marine Excellence Solution Company, and Marine Building LandmarkCompany, to supplement my academic knowledge with practical project applicationand for policy and management consultation. Currently, I am an InternationalAssociate Researcher at the Institute of Tropical Agriculture & FoodSecurity (ITAFoS), Malaysia. Also, I’m an Adjunct Associate Professor indifferent institutions in China and abroad.
I have published more than 65 researchpapers in reputable international journals indexed by SSCI and SCI. Moreover,I’m a Reviewer/Referee at many high-ranking SCI/SSCI journals. In 2024, I wasrewarded by Liaoning University as the Best “Teacher Award” for outstandingperformance. Also, I was ranked by ScholarGPS, USA, in the top 0.05% of allscholars worldwide. In China, I was rewarded by Lingang Special Area with the“Top 10 Science & Technology Pioneer Nomination Award”. Also, I wasrewarded by Hebei Yangtze River Culture Research Institute as “Yangtze RiverCultural Ambassador”.
In 2023, I was rewarded by the ShanghaiHuman Resource and Social Security Bureau as “Shanghai High-End Level Talent”.Also, I have received five certificates from the SCI/Q1 international journalfor outstanding contributions in reviewing and contributions made to thequality of the journals for the period between 2017 and now.
Current Areas of Research:
Resource Economics, EnvironmentalEconomics, and Fisheries Economics
Main Research Grants and Projects:
1. SYSK2022-01-086: Shenyang Social ScienceProject, Co-researcher (2022-2025), Liaoning Province (ongoing).
2. PRC 2021-2025: Commissioned tasks of theIndustrial Economy Research Laboratory of the National Agriculture ResearchSystem-Shellfish Industry Technology Research System. Co-researcher(2023-2025). Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (ongoing)
3. PRC 2021-2025: Chinese AgricultureResearch System. Co-researcher (2023-2025). Ministry of Agriculture and RuralAffairs (ongoing).
4. 2024lslybwzzkt-006 : Research Project onEconomic and Social Development of Liaoning Provincial Federation of SocialSciences. Co-researcher (2024), LiaoningProvince (On-going).
Main Awards:
1. Hebei Yangtze River Culture ResearchInstitute: Yangtze River Cultural Ambassador (2024).
2. ScholarGPS (USA): Highly Ranked Scholar– Prior 5 years (Top 0.05% of all scholars worldwide).
3. Lingang Special Area; Top 10 Science& Technology Pioneer Nomination Award (2024).
4. Liaoning University: “Best TeacherAward” for outstanding performance (2024)
5. Shanghai Human Resource and SocialSecurity Bureau: Rewarded as Shanghai High-Level Talent (Shanghai Top TalentProgram, 2023).
6. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews(SCI/Q1): Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing andContributions Made to the Quality of the Journal (2017)
7. Energy (SCI/Q1): Certificate ofOutstanding Contribution in Reviewing and Contributions Made to the Quality ofthe Journal (2018)
Referee/Reviewer:
Energy Economics, Renewable and SustainableEnergy Review, Energy, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, IndustrialCrops and Products, Environment Development and Sustainability, FinancialInnovation, Energy and Environment, Biotechnology for Biofuel, WasteManagement, Chemosphere, Energy Exploration & Exploitation, Sustainability,International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Agriculture.
Teaching:
Advanced Microeconomics, AdvancedEconometrics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Fisheries Economics, DevelopmentEconomics, and Business Economics for Information and Technology.
Publications:
1. Alsaleh, M., Wang, X. and Nan, Z.(2024), Evaluating the Potential of Information and Communication Technologiesto Increase Aquaculture Sustainability. Sustainable Development. (SSCI/Q1).
2. Alsaleh, M., Wang, X., Nan, Z. (2024).Measuring the Impact of Innovation Ecosystem and Enabling Environment onFisheries System Performance. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. (SSCI/Q1).
3. Alsaleh, M. (2024). The criticality roleof industrial disaster to blue farming sustainability: insights from theaquaculture sector. Environment Development and Sustainability (SCI/Q2)
4. Alsaleh, M., Wang, X., Nan, Z. (2024).Rapid Growth in Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Adoption of Industrial‑Scale Aquaculture: The Pathway Towards a Blue Economy. Journal ofthe Knowledge Economy. (SSCI/Q1).
5. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2024).What are the influence of fishery activities and their implication on marinewater pollution? an empirical analysis. Environment Development andSustainability (SCI/Q2)
6. Alsaleh, M., & Wang, X. (2024).Aquaculture growth and coastal tourism development in the context sustainableblue economy. Sustainable Development (SSCI/Q1)
7. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S., Yuan,Y., Longqi, S. (2024). Evolution through intellectual property rights in theaquaculture sector: reshaping aquaculture production networks. EnvironmentDevelopment and Sustainability (SCI/Q2)
8. Alsaleh, M. (2024). The Impact ofAquaculture Economics Expansion on Marine Water Quality in the EU Region.Regional Studies in Marine Science. (SCIE/Q2)
9. Alsaleh, M. (2024). AssessingGovernability in Aquaculture Coastal Zones: New Insight from the InternationalLevel. Aquaculture Research, 2024(1), 7197832. (SCIE/Q3)
10. Alsaleh, M., Yuan Y., Longqi, S.(2024). Do global competitiveness factors impact the marine sustainabilitypractices? An empirical evidence from fisheries sector. Business Strategy andthe Environment (SSCI/Q1)
11. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2024).The impacts of intellectual capital, market size, and intellectual propertyfactors in geothermal power exploration. Energy Exploration & Exploitation.(SCIE/Q4)
12. Abdulwakil, M.M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S.,Sulaiman, C., Alsaleh, M., Raji. A.A., Datti, M.I. (2023). Income Heterogeneityand the Pollution Haven and Halo Hypotheses: Empirical Evidence from DevelopingCountries. BIO Web Conf., 73 (2023) 02007 (SCOPUS/ESCI)
13. Alsaleh, M. (2023). The role of thefishery industry in the shift towards sustainable food security: a criticalstudy of blue food. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (SCI/Q1).
14. Alsaleh, M., Wang, X., & Nan, Z.(2023). Estimating the impact of fishery industry on marine pollution: Newinsights from Method of Moments Quantile Regression. Energy & Environment.(SSCI/Q3).
15. Alsaleh, M., Wang, X., Nan, Z., Liu,R., & Sun, Q. (2023). Impact of coastal tourism demand on fisheriesindustry sustainability: A suggested framework for blue growth. NaturalResources Forum, 1–27. (SSCI/Q3).
16. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A. S., Liu,R., & Sun, Q. (2023). Nature of property rights and motivation for bluegrowth: An empirical evidence from the fisheries industry. Natural ResourcesForum 1–27. (SSCI/Q3).
17. Alsaleh M, Abdul-Rahim AS. (2023).Rethinking the governance of geothermal power industry: The roadmap forsustainable development. Energy Exploration & Exploitation. (SCIE/Q4)
18. Alsaleh, M., Wang, X., & Nan, Z.(2023). Toward marine sustainability: Unveiling the effect of the fisheryindustry on blue carbon sequestration. Sustainable Development, 1– 15.(SSCI/Q1)
19. Alsaleh, M., Yang, Z. (2023). The evolution of information andcommunications technology in the fishery industry: The pathway for marinesustainability. Marine Pollution Bulletin. (SCI/Q1)
20. Wang, X., Alsaleh, M. (2023).Determinants of Geothermal Power Sustainability Development: Do GlobalCompetitiveness Markets Matter? Sustainability. (SSCI/Q2)
21. Abdulwakil, M.M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S.,Alsaleh, M. et al. (2023). Revenue efficiency of bioenergy industry: the caseof European Union (EU) member countries. Clean Technologies and EnvironmentalPolicy (2023).(SCI/Q2)
22. Alsaleh, M., & Wang, X., Chen.(2023). How Does Information and Communication Technology Affect GeothermalEnergy Sustainability? Sustainability 2023, 15, 1071. (SSCI/Q2)
23. Alsaleh, M., Yang, Z., Chen, T., &Abdul-Rahim, A. S. (2022). Unveiling the linkage between hydropower growth andtourism sustainability in EU27 region: An empirical analysis. SustainableDevelopment, 1– 16. (SSCI/Q1)
24. Alsaleh, M., Yang, Z., Abdul-Rahim,A.S. Wang, X., Chen, T., Mahmood, H. (2022). Moving toward environmental sustainability: Assessing theinfluence of geothermal power on carbon dioxide emissions in EU economies.Renewable Energy. (SCI/Q1)
25. Alsaleh, M., & Abdul-Rahim, A.S.(2022). Does hydropower production influence agriculture industry growth toachieve sustainable development in the EU economies? Environmental Science andPollution Research (SCI/Q1)
26. Wang, X., Alsaleh, M., & Abdul-Rahim,A.S. (2022). The role of information and communication technologies inachieving hydropower sustainability: evidence from EU economies. Energy &Environment (SSCI/Q3)
27. Alsaleh, M., Tinggui C., &Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2022). A Revisit to the Relationship between GeothermalEnergy Growth and Underground Water Quality in EU Economies. EnvironmentalTechnology (SCIE/Q3)
28. Abdulwakil, M. M., Abdul-Rahim, A. S.,Sulaiman, C., Alsaleh, M., & Bah, M. M. (2022). Energy Subsidies andEnvironmental Quality: Evidence from Low-and Middle-Income Countries. In IOPConference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 1102, No. 1, p.012039). IOP Publishing. (ESCI)
29. Zubair, A. O., Abdul-Rahim, A. S.,Chin, L., & Alsaleh, M. An Empirical Investigation of Hydropower Efficiencyand its External Economic Determinants in 26 European Union Countries.Available at SSRN 4093991. (ESCI)
30. Alsaleh, M., & Abdul-Rahim, A.S.(2022). Toward a Sustainable Environment: Nexus between Geothermal EnergyGrowth and Land Use Change in EU Economies. Environmental Science and PollutionResearch (SCI/Q1)
31. Alsaleh, M., & Abdul-Rahim, A.S.(2022). Unveiling the impacts of geothermal energy growth on food security inEU27 region: an empirical analysis. Environmental Science and PollutionResearch (SCI/Q1)
32. Alsaleh, M., Abdulwakil, M.M.,Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021). Does Social Businesses Development Affect BioenergyIndustry Growth under the Pathway of Sustainable Development? Sustainability 13(4) 1989. (SSCI/Q2)
33. Alsaleh, M., Zubair, A.O., Abdul-Rahim,A.S. (2021). Toward a better understanding of the impact of bioenergy use onmortality rate in EU28 region. Environmental Science and Pollution Research(SCI/Q1)
34. Alsaleh, M. and Abdul-Rahim, A.S.(2021). The pathway toward pollution mitigation in EU28 region: does bioenergygrowth make a difference? Management of Environmental Quality 32(3)560-574.(SCOPUS/ESCI)
35. Zubair, A.O., Alsaleh, M. andAbdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021). Evaluating the profit efficiency of bioenergyindustry and its determinants in EU28 region. International Journal of EnergySector Management. (EI).
36. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. &Zubair, A.O. (2021). Impacts of bioenergy sustainable growth on food securityin EU28 region: an empirical analysis. Environment, Development, andSustainability (SCIE/Q2)
37. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021).An Evaluation of Bioenergy Industry Sustainability Impacts on ForestDegradation: Evidence from European Union Economies. Environment, Development,and Sustainability. (SCIE/Q2)
38. Alsaleh, M., Abdulwakil, M.M.,Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021). The Importance of Worldwide Governance Indicators forTransitions toward Sustainable Bioenergy Industry. Journal of EnvironmentalManagement. 294 (15) 112960. (SSCI&SCI/Q1)
39. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021).Determinants of Bioenergy Consumption in the European Continental Countries:Evidence using GMM estimation. Pertanika Journal of Social Science andHumanities. (SCOPUS/ ESCI)
40. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021).The Pathway toward Bioenergy Growth: Does Information and CommunicationTechnology Development Make a Difference in EU Economies?. Biomass Conversionand Biorefinery (SCI/Q2)
41. Alsaleh, M., Abdulwakil, M.M.,Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021). Land-Use Change Impacts from Sustainable HydropowerProduction in EU28 Region: An Empirical Analysis. Sustainability 13 (9) 4599.(SSCI/Q2).
42. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021).Do Global Competitiveness Factors Effects the Industry SustainabilityPractices? Evidence from European Hydropower Industry. Journal of CleanerProduction (SCI/Q1)
43. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021).Moving toward Sustainable Environment: The Effects of Hydropower Industry onWater Quality in EU Economies. Energy & Environment (SSCI/Q3)
44. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021).The Nexus between Worldwide Governance Indicators and Hydropower SustainableGrowth in EU 28 Region. International Journal of Environmental Research 15(6)1001-1015 (SCIE/Q3)
45. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021).Does Hydropower Growth Threaten Fish Security Under the Pathway of SustainableDevelopment? Evidence from in EU Economies. Energy & Environment (SSCI/Q3)
46. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2021).The pathway toward pollution mitigation in EU28 region: Does hydropower growthmake a difference? Renewable Energy (SCI/Q1)
47. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2020).Bioenergy Consumption and Economic Growth in the EU-28 Region: Evidence from aPanel Cointegration Model. Geojournal 86(3) 1245-1260 (EI).
48. Abdulwakil, M., Alsaleh, M.,Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2020). Bioenergy Efficiency Change and its determinants inEU-28 Region: Evidence Using Least Square Dummy Variable Corrected Estimation.Biomass & Bioenergy 13, 105569. (SCI/Q1)
49. Alsaleh, M., Zubair, A., Abdul-Rahim,A.S. (2020). Productivity Growth and Its Determinants of the Bioenergy Industryin the EU28 Region: Empirical Evidence Using Malmquist Productivity Index.Business Strategy and Development 3(4) 531-542. (SCOPUS/ESCI)
50. Alsaleh, M., Zubair, A., Abdul-Rahim,A.S. (2020). The impact of global competitiveness on the growth of bioenergyindustry in EU-28 region. Sustainable Development 28(5) 1304-1316. (SSCI/Q1)
51. Alsaleh, M., Abdulwakil, M.,Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2020). EU28 region’s water security and the effect ofbioenergy industry sustainability. Environmental Science and Pollution Research28 (8) 9346–9361 (SCI/Q1)
52. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2019).Financial Development and Bioenergy Consumption in the EU28 Region: Evidencefrom Panel Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag Bound Approach. Resources 8 (1) 43.(SCOPUS/ESCI)
53. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2019).Bioenergy Intensity and Its Determinants in European Continental Countries:Evidence using GMM estimation. Resources 8 (1) 44. (SCOPUS/ESCI)
54. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2019).Cost Efficiency of Bioenergy Industry and Its Economic Determinants in EU-28: ATobit Model Based on DEA Efficiency Scores. International Journal of Managementand Sustainability 8 (2) 79-87.(ESCI)
55. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2019).Estimating the Economic Determinants of Technical Efficiency of Bioenergy inEU-28: An Application of Tobit Analysis. Journal of Social Economics Research 6(2) 97-105. (ESCI)
56. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2019).Testing Forecasted Accuracy of Bioenergy Market in EU-28. Journal ofSustainability Science and Management 14 (4) 105-116 (SCOPUS/ESCI)
57. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2019).The J-curve Effect and the EU28 Bioenergy Trade Balance: A CointegrationApproach. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 14 (6) 73-87(SCOPUS/ESCI)
58. Alsaleh, M., & Abdul-Rahim, A.S..(2018). The Economic Determinants of Bioenergy Trade Intensity in the EU-28: aCointegration Approach. Sustainability 10 (2) 1-20. (SSCI/Q2).
59. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S.,Mohd-Shahwahid, H.O. (2018). Determinants of Cost Efficiency of BioenergyIndustry: Evidence from EU28 Countries. Renewable Energy 127 (C) 746-762(SCI/Q1).
60. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S. (2018).Bioenergy Industry and the Growth of the Energy Sector in the EU-28 Region:Evidence from Panel Cointegration Analysis. Journal of Renewable andSustainable Energy 10 (5) 053103. (SCIE/Q4).
61. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S.,Mohd-Shahwahid, H.O. (2017). Determinants of Technical Efficiency in theBioenergy Industry in the EU28 Region. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews78 (C) 1331–1349. (SCI/Q1)
62. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S.,Mohd-Shahwahid, H.O. (2017). An Empirical and Forecasting Analysis of the BioenergyMarket in the EU28 Region: Evidence from a Panel Data Simultaneous EquationModel. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 80 (C) 1123-1137. (SCI/Q1)
63. Alsaleh, M., Abdul-Rahim, A.S.,Mohd-Shahwahid, H.O., Chin, L., and Kamarudin, F. (2016). An Empirical Analysisfor Technical Efficiency of Bioenergy Industry in EU28 Region Based on DataEnvelopment Analysis Method. International Journal of Energy Economics andPolicy 6 (2) 1-14. (SCOPUS/ESCI)
64. Alsaleh, M. Abdul-Rahim, A.S.Mohd-Shahwahid H.O. Chin. L, Kamarudin, F. (2016). Frontier Production functionand cost efficiency empirical analysis of bioenergy industry in EU28 region.The Social Sciences 11 (22) 5318-5332. (SCOPUS/ESCI)
