{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4407828649","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3384","title":"How Far Is China From the Ideal Sustainable Development Pathway?","display_name":"How Far Is China From the Ideal Sustainable Development Pathway?","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-02-20","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4407828649","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3384"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1002/sd.3384","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3384","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3384","pdf_url":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/sd.3384","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S165666656","display_name":"Sustainable Development","issn_l":"0968-0802","issn":["0968-0802","1099-1719"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["abdc-c","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","fnege-4","jufo-2","norway-2","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320595","host_organization_name":"Wiley","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320595"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Wiley"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Sustainable Development","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"bronze","oa_url":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/sd.3384","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100712964","display_name":"Sun Zhang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7330-7728","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7330-7728"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I89652312","display_name":"Northwest A&F University","ror":"https://ror.org/0051rme32","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I89652312"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Sun Zhang","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University  Yangling China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University  Yangling China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I89652312"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5038902742","display_name":"Wei Chen","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1280-7234","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1280-7234","https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9640-6023"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I89652312","display_name":"Northwest A&F University","ror":"https://ror.org/0051rme32","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I89652312"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Wei Chen","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University  Yangling China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1280-7234","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University  Yangling China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I89652312"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5027433896","display_name":"Haimeng Shi","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I89652312","display_name":"Northwest A&F University","ror":"https://ror.org/0051rme32","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I89652312"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Haimeng Shi","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University  Yangling China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University  Yangling China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I89652312"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100393708","display_name":"Qiao Li","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8940-9966","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8940-9966"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I89652312","display_name":"Northwest A&F University","ror":"https://ror.org/0051rme32","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I89652312"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Qiao Li","raw_affiliation_strings":["College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University  Yangling China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University  Yangling China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I89652312"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5038902742"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I89652312"],"apc_list":{"value":4250,"currency":"USD","value_usd":4250},"apc_paid":null,"fwci":5.9414,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":6,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.9505802,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":94,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"33","issue":"4","first_page":"5091","last_page":"5109"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12013","display_name":"Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy","score":0.9901999831199646,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2308","display_name":"Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12013","display_name":"Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy","score":0.9901999831199646,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2308","display_name":"Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12446","display_name":"Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies","score":0.000699999975040555,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2002","display_name":"Economics and Econometrics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/20","display_name":"Economics, Econometrics and Finance"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14440","display_name":"Quality of Life Measurement","score":0.000699999975040555,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sustainable-development-pathways","display_name":"sustainable development pathways","score":0.8859999775886536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/strong-sustainability","display_name":"strong sustainability","score":0.800000011920929},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sustainable-development-goals","display_name":"Sustainable Development Goals","score":0.8040000200271606},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/regional-disparities","display_name":"regional disparities","score":0.6959999799728394},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/vegetation-cover","display_name":"vegetation cover","score":0.7099999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/infrastructure-development","display_name":"infrastructure development","score":0.796999990940094},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/maternal-education","display_name":"maternal education","score":0.9890000224113464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/china","display_name":"China","score":0.5870000123977661}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C191935318","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148","display_name":"China","level":2,"score":0.6668797135353088},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776639384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q840396","display_name":"Ideal (ethics)","level":2,"score":0.5931053161621094},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C552854447","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131201","display_name":"Sustainable development","level":2,"score":0.5369840264320374},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.34880173206329346},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C205649164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071","display_name":"Geography","level":0,"score":0.2671002149581909},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.2555812895298004},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.1582588255405426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18903297","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150","display_name":"Ecology","level":1,"score":0.10464975237846375},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166957645","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23498","display_name":"Archaeology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1002/sd.3384","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3384","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3384","pdf_url":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/sd.3384","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S165666656","display_name":"Sustainable Development","issn_l":"0968-0802","issn":["0968-0802","1099-1719"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["abdc-c","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","fnege-4","jufo-2","norway-2","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320595","host_organization_name":"Wiley","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320595"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Wiley"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Sustainable Development","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1002/sd.3384","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3384","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3384","pdf_url":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/sd.3384","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S165666656","display_name":"Sustainable Development","issn_l":"0968-0802","issn":["0968-0802","1099-1719"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["abdc-c","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","fnege-4","jufo-2","norway-2","poland-100","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320595","host_organization_name":"Wiley","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320595"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Wiley"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Sustainable Development","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","score":0.8970999717712402,"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure"},{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/10","score":0.4000000059604645,"display_name":"Reduced inequalities"}],"sustainable_development_goals_aurora":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G2473199964","display_name":"\u9ad8\u8d28\u91cf\u53d1\u5c55\u4e0b\u5de5\u4e1a\u7528\u5730\u5229\u7528\u8f6c\u578b\uff1a\u6f14\u5316\u673a\u5236\u3001\u73af\u5883\u6548\u5e94\u4e0e\u534f\u540c\u4f18\u5316\u7814\u7a76","funder_award_id":"72074181","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G6811336306","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"42401374","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","ror":"https://ror.org/01h0zpd94"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4407828649.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4407828649.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":87,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1488474420","https://openalex.org/W1970497037","https://openalex.org/W2016493953","https://openalex.org/W2043210805","https://openalex.org/W2048158319","https://openalex.org/W2050104595","https://openalex.org/W2055689670","https://openalex.org/W2069338023","https://openalex.org/W2078744100","https://openalex.org/W2098020412","https://openalex.org/W2105562687","https://openalex.org/W2128799420","https://openalex.org/W2140299864","https://openalex.org/W2140843649","https://openalex.org/W2429610540","https://openalex.org/W2463080221","https://openalex.org/W2605606771","https://openalex.org/W2612728483","https://openalex.org/W2734867172","https://openalex.org/W2751011178","https://openalex.org/W2795147339","https://openalex.org/W2800260168","https://openalex.org/W2811284901","https://openalex.org/W2887309258","https://openalex.org/W2891522873","https://openalex.org/W2912118318","https://openalex.org/W2939139118","https://openalex.org/W2969578166","https://openalex.org/W2973035818","https://openalex.org/W2998528176","https://openalex.org/W3016076025","https://openalex.org/W3016419643","https://openalex.org/W3045752473","https://openalex.org/W3049732942","https://openalex.org/W3114327665","https://openalex.org/W3122225477","https://openalex.org/W3145465862","https://openalex.org/W3172922698","https://openalex.org/W3192377447","https://openalex.org/W3192890016","https://openalex.org/W4200083064","https://openalex.org/W4200109127","https://openalex.org/W4200385544","https://openalex.org/W4205546409","https://openalex.org/W4210946419","https://openalex.org/W4213087337","https://openalex.org/W4213147710","https://openalex.org/W4224229320","https://openalex.org/W4234238734","https://openalex.org/W4241653265","https://openalex.org/W4244704947","https://openalex.org/W4283457963","https://openalex.org/W4295183102","https://openalex.org/W4303411531","https://openalex.org/W4303628954","https://openalex.org/W4306750374","https://openalex.org/W4306962625","https://openalex.org/W4307408812","https://openalex.org/W4313531674","https://openalex.org/W4316011969","https://openalex.org/W4321503319","https://openalex.org/W4328109537","https://openalex.org/W4361245918","https://openalex.org/W4375843093","https://openalex.org/W4378193921","https://openalex.org/W4381060138","https://openalex.org/W4381940541","https://openalex.org/W4383199527","https://openalex.org/W4384377289","https://openalex.org/W4385364134","https://openalex.org/W4385438488","https://openalex.org/W4385496556","https://openalex.org/W4386689381","https://openalex.org/W4386779188","https://openalex.org/W4387685912","https://openalex.org/W4387745435","https://openalex.org/W4388496982","https://openalex.org/W4389144452","https://openalex.org/W4389278950","https://openalex.org/W4390086263","https://openalex.org/W4390488942","https://openalex.org/W4392844721","https://openalex.org/W4396654316","https://openalex.org/W4400982425","https://openalex.org/W4401527974","https://openalex.org/W4403191800","https://openalex.org/W4404970822"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4391375266","https://openalex.org/W2350270224","https://openalex.org/W2354620178","https://openalex.org/W600967366","https://openalex.org/W4403952488","https://openalex.org/W2383989146","https://openalex.org/W2351486628","https://openalex.org/W2390481881","https://openalex.org/W2791039681","https://openalex.org/W2329255431"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"ABSTRACT":[0],"Sustainable":[1,56,66],"development":[2,22,32,41,51,80,119,139,155,169,175,184,205],"is":[3,71,94],"a":[4,105,117,161],"concern":[5],"across":[6],"all":[7],"sectors":[8],"in":[9,27,88,164,200],"the":[10,29,37,43,55,98,125,138,143,179],"modern":[11],"world.":[12],"While":[13],"numerous":[14],"measures":[15],"have":[16],"been":[17],"developed":[18],"to":[19,73,96,110],"evaluate":[20],"sustainable":[21,75,118,168,174,204],"levels,":[23,159],"significant":[24],"gaps":[25],"persist":[26],"assessing":[28],"sustainability":[30,38],"of":[31,39,45,114,140,203],"pathways.":[33,206],"This":[34],"study":[35],"assesses":[36],"China's":[40],"through":[42],"framework":[44],"\u201cstrong":[46],"sustainability\u201d":[47],"and":[48,61,78,90,145,149,156,181,191],"proposes":[49],"region\u2010specific":[50],"pathways":[52,81,170],"informed":[53],"by":[54],"Development":[57,67],"Goals":[58],"(SDGs)":[59],"index":[60],"underlying":[62],"driving":[63,99],"factors.":[64],"The":[65,102],"Pathway":[68],"Index":[69],"(SDPI)":[70],"used":[72],"establish":[74],"social":[76],"standards":[77],"distinguish":[79],"among":[82],"regions.":[83],"Using":[84],"data":[85],"from":[86,108],"China":[87],"2000":[89],"2020,":[91],"quantile":[92],"regression":[93],"employed":[95],"analyze":[97],"factors":[100],"effectively.":[101],"results":[103],"indicate":[104],"stepped":[106],"distribution":[107],"east":[109],"west,":[111],"with":[112,142],"77.42%":[113],"regions":[115,141,166],"following":[116,167],"pathway.":[120],"Notably,":[121],"Beijing":[122],"has":[123],"entered":[124],"\u201cBrundtland":[126],"Quadrat.\u201d":[127],"Ecological":[128],"factors,":[129,151],"such":[130,152],"as":[131,135,153,193],"vegetation":[132],"cover,":[133],"act":[134],"constraints":[136],"on":[137],"HH":[144],"LH":[146],"patterns.":[147],"Social":[148],"cultural":[150],"infrastructure":[154],"maternal":[157],"education":[158],"play":[160],"pivotal":[162],"role":[163],"guiding":[165],"toward":[171],"an":[172],"ideal":[173],"society.":[176],"Accurately":[177],"measuring":[178],"SDPI":[180],"determining":[182],"regional":[183],"patterns":[185],"provide":[186],"valuable":[187],"insights":[188],"for":[189,196],"decision\u2010makers":[190],"serve":[192],"key":[194],"references":[195],"other":[197],"developing":[198],"countries":[199],"their":[201],"pursuit":[202]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-10-14T16:39:01.820549","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}