AUTHOR=Jiang Xinyang , Wei Siyi , Yi Chen , Liu Siyu , Yang Bo , Wu Yao TITLE=The impact of urban polycentralization and scale expansion on economic efficiency: evidence from Chinese cities JOURNAL=Frontiers in Environmental Science VOLUME=13 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1545346 DOI=10.3389/fenvs.2025.1545346 ISSN=2296-665X