Studies citing RICF
33 published studies cite the RICF data paper. The list is assembled from OpenAlex and was last retrieved on 2026-08-03.
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How to cite RICF
Ma, J., Wang, Q., Dong, C., & Li, H. (2017). The research infrastructure of Chinese foundations, a database for Chinese civil society studies. Scientific Data, 4, 170094. doi:10.1038/sdata.2017.94
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2026
- C Zhang and Ji MA. External Environments Matter: The Effects of Contextual Factors on the Financial Health of Chinese Foundations. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. doi:10.1017/s0957876526000276
2024
- Qun Wang and Daniel Bodén. Comparing corporate giving and individual giving: evidence from Chinese foundations. International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing. doi:10.1007/s12208-024-00400-1
- Zheyu Lu et al.. Governance and efficiency in Chinese foundations. Financial Accountability and Management. doi:10.1111/faam.12390
- Zhongsheng Wu and Feiyu ZHU. Crowd In or Crowd Out: The Impact of Government Funding on Donations of Time and Money to Nonprofits: Evidence From Chinese Foundations. China Public Administration Review. doi:10.26599/cpar.2024.9680411
- Zhongsheng Wu and Qiang Dong. A conditional crowd out/in model of government funding on giving of money and time: evidence from social service organizations in China. Journal of Chinese Governance. doi:10.1080/23812346.2024.2350820
2023
- Meera Al Kaabi et al.. The Landscape of the Third Sector in the United Arab Emirates. Journal on Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society. doi:10.2979/jmpcs.7.1.04
2022
- Ji Ma. Bridging State and Nonprofit: Differentiated Embeddedness of Chinese Political Elites in Charitable Foundations. Journal of Chinese Political Science. doi:10.1007/s11366-022-09796-1
- Qun Wang. Nonprofit organizational legitimacy and government grants under authoritarianism: evidence from Chinese foundations. International Public Management Journal. doi:10.1080/10967494.2022.2077866
- Qun Wang. What Matters for Charitable Donations Under Authoritarianism? An Examination of Organizational Legitimacy and Political Connections. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. doi:10.1177/08997640221113801
- Zheyu Lu. Governance and the financial performance of charitable foundations. Queensland University of Technology. doi:10.5204/thesis.eprints.231282
2021
- Ji Ma et al.. Computational Social Science for Nonprofit Studies: Developing a Toolbox and Knowledge Base for the Field. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. doi:10.1007/s11266-021-00414-x
- Qiushi Wang and Zongfeng Sun. Geographic location, development of higher education and donations to Chinese non-public foundations. Journal of Chinese Governance. doi:10.1080/23812346.2021.1908733
- Qun Wang. Multilevel political connections and nonprofit revenues under authoritarianism: Evidence from Chinese foundations. Governance. doi:10.1111/gove.12663
- Shihua Ye and Xiaochen Gong. Funding the present and the future: Drivers of
NPO ’s financial sustainability. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. doi:10.1002/nml.21483 - Shuai Zhou et al.. Whom you connect with matters for transparency: Board networks, political embeddedness, and information disclosure by Chinese foundations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. doi:10.1002/nml.21463
- Todd L. Ely et al.. Research Implications of Electronic Filing of Nonprofit Information: Lessons from the United States’ Internal Revenue Service Form 990 Series. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. doi:10.1007/s11266-021-00398-8
2020
- Ji Ma. Funding nonprofits in a networked society: Toward a network framework of government support. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. doi:10.1002/nml.21426
- Qun Wang. Government control, governance and spatial distribution: what we have learned from the Research Infrastructure of Chinese Foundations. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. doi:10.1080/23276665.2020.1728152
- Yuan Cheng and Zhongsheng Wu. The Contingent Value of Political Connections on Donations to Chinese Foundations: Exploring the Moderating Role of Transparency. Administration & Society. doi:10.1177/0095399720945969
2019
- Huafang Li. Communication for coproduction: a systematic review and research agenda. Journal of Chinese Governance. doi:10.1080/23812346.2019.1695711
- Huafang Li et al.. Experiential philanthropy in China. Journal of Public Affairs Education. doi:10.1080/15236803.2019.1667185
- Liang Ma and Lei Liu. What Drives Nonprofit Prevalence and Growth in Local China: Is it Demand Driven or Resource Oriented? China An International Journal. doi:10.1353/chn.2019.0020
2018
- Chao Song et al.. Estimating missing values in China’s official socioeconomic statistics using progressive spatiotemporal Bayesian hierarchical modeling. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-28322-z
- Huafang Li and Bin Chen. Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Advancing Studies of Nonprofit Organizations in China. Chinese Public Administration Review. doi:10.22140/cpar.v9i1.172
- Huafang Li et al.. Does Windfall Money Encourage Charitable Giving? An Experimental Study. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. doi:10.1007/s11266-018-9985-y
- Ji Ma. Funding Nonprofits in a Networked Society: Two Modes of Crowding Mechanism of Government Support. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3262798
- Kin-man Chan and Weijun Lai. Foundations in China: From Statist to Corporatist. American Behavioral Scientist. doi:10.1177/0002764218773444
- Qun Wang. A Typological Study of the Recent Development and Landscape of Foundations in China. Chinese Political Science Review. doi:10.1007/s41111-018-0094-2
- Qun Wang. Have foundations become an independent sector in China? Exploring the links between foundations and the state. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. doi:10.1080/23276665.2018.1445804
- Yongze Song and Linyun Fu. Do Charitable Foundations Spend Money Where People Need It Most? A Spatial Analysis of China. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. doi:10.3390/ijgi7030100
2017
- Ji Ma and Simon DeDeo. State power and elite autonomy in a networked civil society: The board interlocking of Chinese non-profits. Social Networks. doi:10.1016/j.socnet.2017.10.001
2016
- Qun Wang. Co-Optation or Restriction: The Differentiated Government Control over Foundations in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2846635
2015
- Qun Wang and Ji Ma. Trend and Typology of Charitable Foundations in China. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2687532