SDU SMILE TEAM We SMILE (SocialMetabolic Analytics for Sustainability)
and strive to map and inform a circular, low-carbon, and just sociometabolic transition

2025

High-Resolution Mapping of the Nordic Plastic Cycle Suggests Capacity Expansion for Both Mechanical and Chemical Recycling

Gao, Y., Liu, X., Chen, W., Cabrera Serrenho, A., Cimpan, C. & Liu, G., 3. Oct 2025, In: ACS Sustainable Resource Management.

A global dataset for steel aluminum and cement in-use stocks at 500 m gridded level 2000–2019

Sun, K., Li, Q., Dai, M., Guo, H., Liu, Q., Song, J., Chen, Z., Gummidi, S. R. B., Chen, W., Yu, B. & Liu, G., 26. Sept 2025, In: Scientific Data. 12, 11 p., 1560.

Urban Fabric Decoded: High-Precision Building Material Identification via Deep Learning and Remote Sensing

Sun, K., Li, Q., Liu, Q., Song, J., Dai, M., Qian, X., Gummidi, S. R. B., Yu, B., Creutzig, F. & Liu, G., Mar 2025, In: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 24, 11 p., 100538.

Can Common Institutional Ownership Govern CSR Decoupling? Evidence from China

Ding, Q., Chen, J. & Chen, W., 18. May 2025, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 26 p.

Impact of geopolitical risks on resilience of lithium resource trade network: Based on complex network and panel regression analysis

Yijun, Z., Wenbo, B., Yi, S. & Wu, C., Jul 2025, In: Resources Science. 47, 7, p. 1517-1532

Tracking five decades of global sand and gravel stocks and flows in 184 countries

Zhuang, S., Liu, Q., Sun, K., Lutter, S., Chen, R. & Liu, G., Aug 2025, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 222, 11 p., 108460.

2024

Spatiotemporal and Multilayer Trade Network Patterns of the Global Cobalt Cycle

Liu, L., Ouyang, X., Gao, T., Dai, T., Tan, J., Liu, X., Zhao, H., Zeng, A., Chen, W., He, C. & Liu, G., 27. Aug 2024, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 58, 34, p. 15066–15077

Systematic Risks of the Global Lithium Supply Chain Network: From Static Topological Structures to Cascading Failure Dynamics

Ouyang, X., Liu, L., Chen, W., Wang, C., Sun, X., He, C. & Liu, G., 17. Dec 2024, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 58, 50, p. 22135-22147

Uncovering Availability of the Secondary Iron Resources in China: Integrating Material Flow Analysis and Secondary Resources Reserve Assessment

Dai, T., Han, Z., Chen, W., Wen, B., Ouyang, X., Li, Q., Pan, Z. & Liu, Q., 13. Aug 2024, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 58, 34, p. 15268–15278

Coupling and coordinated evolution characteristics of regional economy-energy-carbon emission multiple systems: A case study of main China’s Basin

Chen, L., Li, X., Zhao, J., Kang, X., Liu, L., Wang, M. & Chen, W., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Sciences. 140, p. 204-218

2023

Design a reverse logistics network for end-of-life power batteries: A case study of Chengdu in China

Lin, J., Li, X., Zhao, Y., Chen, W. & Wang, M., Nov 2023, In: Sustainable Cities and Society. 98, 13 p., 104807.

Tracking the post-1990 sociometabolic transitions in Eastern Europe with dynamic economy-wide material flow analysis

Zhu, W., Cimpan, C., Sun, K., Liu, Q., Veipa, A. & Liu, G., Dec 2023, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 199, 10 p., 107280.

Low carbon development patterns of land use under complex terrain conditions: The case of Chongqing in China

Luo, Y., Li, X., Chen, L., Zhang, H., Wang, M. & Chen, W., Nov 2023, In: Ecological Indicators. 155, 13 p., 110990.

Material efficiency strategies across the industrial chain to secure indium availability for global carbon neutrality

Song, H., Wang, C., Sun, K., Geng, H. & Zuo, L., Aug 2023, In: Resources Policy. 85, Part. B, 19 p., 103895.

Tracking the post-1990 sociometabolic transitions in Eastern Europe with dynamic economy-wide material flow analysis

Zhu, W., Cimpan, C., Sun, K., Liu, Q., Veipa, A. & Liu, G., Dec 2023, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 199, 10 p., 107280.

2022

Battery technology and recycling alone will not save the electric mobility transition from future cobalt shortages

Zeng, A., Chen, W., Rasmussen, K. D., Zhu, X., Lundhaug, M., Müller, D. B., Tan, J., Keiding, J. K., Liu, L., Dai, T., Wang, A. & Liu, G., 15. Mar 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 11 p., 1341.

Carbon neutrality of China’s passenger car sector requires coordinated short-term behavioral changes and long-term technological solutions

Chen, W., Sun, X., Liu, L., Liu, X., Zhang, R., Zhang, S., Xue, J., Sun, Q., Wang, M., Li, X., Yang, J., Hertwich, E., Ge, Q. & Liu, G., 19. Aug 2022, In: One Earth - Cell Press . 5, 8, p. 875-891

Historical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership and use

Chen, W., Carstensen, T. A., Wang, R., Derrible, S., Rueda, D. R., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J. & Liu, G., 2022, In: Communications Earth & Environment. 3, 1, 9 p., 171.

Mapping the upstream journey of China’s indium: A trade-linked substance flow analysis

Lin, J., Li, X., Chen, W. & Wang, M., 20. Dec 2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 380, Part 1, 11 p., 135051.

Tracking Three Decades of Global Neodymium Stocks and Flows with a Trade-Linked Multiregional Material Flow Analysis

Liu, Q., Sun, K., Ouyang, X., Sen, B., Liu, L., Dai, T. & Liu, G., 16. Aug 2022, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 56, 16, p. 11807-11817

2021

Policy impact of cancellation of wind and photovoltaic subsidy on power generation companies in China

Liu, D., Liu, Y. & Sun, K., Nov 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 177, p. 134-147

2020

Characterizing the stocks, flows, and carbon impact of dockless sharing bikes in China

Chen, W., Liu, Q., Zhang, C., Mi, Z., Zhu, D. & Liu, G., Nov 2020, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 162, 105038.

2019

Platinum Cycle and Demand in the EU Driven by Fuel Cell and Electrolyser Technology Development

Dalgas Rasmussen, K., Chen, W., Berr, M. A. & Liu, G., 2019, In: Energy Proccedings. 4

2018

Promoting material flow and socioeconomic metabolism analysis for achieving UN 2030 sustainable development goals

Liu, G., Cao, Z., Wang, H., Liu, L., Chen, W. & Wang, J., 2018, In: Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences. 33, 1, 12 p.