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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 73 1450 1375 141 139 335 16085

Alexis K.H. Lau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexis K.H. Lau between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexis K.H. Lau published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 10.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2021. 20 of the 422 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2021. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 36 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

422 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexis K.H. Lau: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 6
2003 7
2004 7
2005 10
2006 14
2007 12
2008 13
2009 20
2010 16
2011 9
2012 13
2013 19
2014 18
2015 8
2016 19
2017 16
2018 27
2019 25
2020 20
2021 36
2022 31
2023 25
2024 26
2025 19
2026 1
Total 422
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Alexis K.H. Lau publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexis K.H. Lau sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 331–340 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 335 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80 335
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Alexis K.H. Lau D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexis K.H. Lau sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84 73
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Alexis K.H. Lau is affiliated with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in China, contributing extensively to environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research encompasses a range of topics primarily focusing on environmental and atmospheric studies, with a strong emphasis on air quality and health impacts.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Their research further drills down into subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Automotive Engineering

The core topics of Alexis K.H. Lau's work cover:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Noise Effects and Management

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Jimmy Chi Hung Fung
  • Changqing Lin
  • Xiang Qian Lao
  • Cui Guo
  • Yacong Bo

The scientist has published regularly in notable venues, namely:

  • Atmospheric Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Building and Environment
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Environment International

Some of the significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Alexis K.H. Lau include:

  • Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission in 190 countries from 23 January to 13 April 2020, 2020, International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Fertilizer management for global ammonia emission reduction, 2024, Nature
  • Meteorological factors and COVID-19 incidence in 190 countries: An observational study, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Removing the effects of meteorological factors on changes in nitrogen dioxide and ozone concentrations in China from 2013 to 2020, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A mechanism-based parameterisation scheme to investigate the association between transmission rate of COVID-19 and meteorological factors on plains in China, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

This body of work highlights considerable attention to how atmospheric conditions and pollution influence public health and environmental quality.

Best Publications

  • Applications of low-cost sensing technologies for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment: How far have they gone?

    Lidia Morawska;Phong K. Thai;Xiaoting Liu;Akwasi Asumadu-Sakyi

  • Ammonia emission control in China would mitigate haze pollution and nitrogen deposition, but worsen acid rain

    Mingxu Liu;Xin Huang;Yu Song;Jie Tang

  • An extremely low visibility event over the Guangzhou region: A case study

    Dui Wu;Xuexi Tie;Chengcai Li;Zhuming Ying

  • Using satellite remote sensing data to estimate the high-resolution distribution of ground-level PM2.5

    Changqing Lin;Ying Li;Zibing Yuan;Alexis Kai Hon Lau

  • Effect of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter on lung function decline and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Taiwan: a longitudinal, cohort study

    cui Guo;zilong Zhang;Alexis Kai Hon Lau;Changqing Lin

  • Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission in 190 countries from 23 January to 13 April 2020.

    Yacong Bo;Yacong Bo;Cui Guo;Changqing Lin;Yiqian Zeng

  • Evaluation of nonlocal and local planetary boundary layer schemes in the WRF model

    Bo Xie;Jimmy C H Fung;Allen Chan;Alexis K H Lau

  • Seasonal characteristics and regional transport of PM2.5 in Hong Kong

    Peter K.K. Louie;John G. Watson;Judith C. Chow;Antony Chen

  • Source areas and chemical composition of fine particulate matter in the Pearl River Delta region of China

    G.S.W. Hagler;M.H. Bergin;L.G. Salmon;J.Z. Yu

  • Analysis of the adverse health effects of PM2.5 from 2001 to 2017 in China and the role of urbanization in aggravating the health burden.

    Xingcheng Lu;Changqing Lin;Wenkai Li;Yi Ang Chen

  • Contributions of isoprene, monoterpenes, β-caryophyllene, and toluene to secondary organic aerosols in Hong Kong during the summer of 2006

    Di Hu;Qijing Bian;Teresa W. Y. Li;Alexis K. H. Lau

  • Retrieval, validation, and application of the 1-km aerosol optical depth from MODIS measurements over Hong Kong

    Chengcai Li;A.K.-H. Lau;Jietai Mao;D.A. Chu

  • Energy consumption, indoor thermal comfort and air quality in a commercial office with retrofitted heat, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system

    Wenwei Che;Chiyan Tso;Li Sun;Danny Y.K. Ip

  • Sulfate Formation Enhanced by a Cocktail of High NOx, SO2, Particulate Matter, and Droplet pH during Haze-Fog Events in Megacities in China: An Observation-Based Modeling Investigation.

    Jian Xue;Zibing Yuan;Stephen M. Griffith;Xin Yu

  • Satellite-Based Estimates of Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particles and Association with Mortality in Elderly Hong Kong Residents

    Chit Ming Wong;Hak Kan Lai;Hilda Tsang;Thuan Quoc Thach

  • A comparison of HYSPLIT backward trajectories generated from two GDAS datasets

    Lin Su;Zibing Yuan;Jimmy C H Fung;Alexis Kai Hon Lau

  • Numerical simulation and process analysis of typhoon-related ozone episodes in Hong Kong

    Jian-Ping Huang;Jimmy C. H. Fung;Alexis K. H. Lau;Yu Qin

  • Air ventilation impacts of the "wall effect" resulting from the alignment of high-rise buildings

    Steve Hung Lam Yim;Jimmy Chi Hung Fung;Alexis Kai Hon Lau;See Chun Kot

  • Policy change driven by an AIS-assisted marine emission inventory in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta

    Simon K.W. Ng;Christine Loh;Chubin Lin;Veronica Booth

  • A study of control policy in the Pearl River Delta region by using the particulate matter source apportionment method

    Dongwei Wu;Jimmy Chi Hung Fung;Teng Yao;Alexis Kai Hon Lau

Frequent Co-Authors

Jimmy Chi Hung Fung
Jimmy Chi Hung Fung Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jian Zhen Yu
Jian Zhen Yu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Peter K.K. Louie
Peter K.K. Louie Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department
H. Christopher Frey
H. Christopher Frey North Carolina State University
Junyu Zheng
Junyu Zheng Jinan University
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Steve H.L. Yim
Steve H.L. Yim Nanyang Technological University
Steven Sai Hang Ho
Steven Sai Hang Ho Desert Research Institute
Fei Chen
Fei Chen National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jianping Huang
Jianping Huang Lanzhou University

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