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D-Index
73
Citations
16085
World Ranking
1450
National Ranking
141

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.

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41 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.

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.

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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.

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

  • New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space: Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)

    Jhoon Kim;Ukkyo Jeong;Myoung Hwan Ahn;Jae H. Kim

  • 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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