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Environmental Sciences
Taiwan
2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
66
Citations
12583
World Ranking
2135
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Taiwan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

Chang-Chuan Chan is affiliated with National Taiwan University in Taiwan. Their work primarily centers on Environmental Science and Medicine, with a significant focus on health-related impacts of environmental factors.

Chan's research spans main fields including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Key subfields of their study consist of:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Environmental Engineering

Their work covers several specific topical areas, such as:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Among Chan's recent publications are:

  • "Mass eradication of Helicobacter pylori to reduce gastric cancer incidence and mortality: a long-term cohort study on Matsu Islands" (2020, Gut)
  • "Containing COVID-19 Among 627,386 Persons in Contact With the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Passengers Who Disembarked in Taiwan: Big Data Analytics" (2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • "Low-dose CT screening among never-smokers with or without a family history of lung cancer in Taiwan: a prospective cohort study" (2023, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
  • "Mobility restrictions were associated with reductions in COVID-19 incidence early in the pandemic: evidence from a real-time evaluation in 34 countries" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Air-polluted environmental heavy metal exposure increase lung cancer incidence and mortality: A population-based longitudinal cohort study" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Tzu-Hsuen Yuan
  • Chien-Jen Chen
  • Yen-Po Yeh
  • Ta-Chen Su
  • Chia-Pin Chio

Chan's research has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
  • Environmental Pollution

Best Publications

  • The Effect of Urban Air Pollution on Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Coagulation, and Autonomic Dysfunction in Young Adults

    Kai Jen Chuang;Chang Chuan Chan;Ta Chen Su;Chung Te Lee

  • Ambient influenza and avian influenza virus during dust storm days and background days.

    Pei-Shih Chen;Feng Ta Tsai;Chien Kun Lin;Chun-Yuh Yang

  • Ecological association between asbestos-related diseases and historical asbestos consumption: an international analysis

    Ro Ting Lin;Ken Takahashi;Antti Karjalainen;Tsutomu Hoshuyama

  • Driver exposure to volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, ozone and nitrogen dioxide under different driving conditions

    Chang Chuan Chan;Haluk Ozkaynak;John D. Spengler;Linda Sheldon

  • Increasing cardiopulmonary emergency visits by long-range transported Asian dust storms in Taiwan

    Chang Chuan Chan;Kai Jen Chuang;Wen Jone Chen;Wei Tien Chang

  • The Relationship Between Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers in Taiwan

    Chien Hua Tseng;Ben Jei Tsuang;Chun Ju Chiang;Kai Chen Ku

  • SARS in Hospital Emergency Room

    Yee-Chun Chen;Li-Min Huang;Chang-Chuan Chan;Chan-Ping Su

  • Long-term psychological outcome of 1999 Taiwan earthquake survivors: a survey of a high-risk sample with property damage

    Chin Hung Chen;Happy Kuy Lok Tan;Long Ren Liao;Hsiu Hsi Chen

  • Mass eradication of Helicobacter pylori to reduce gastric cancer incidence and mortality: a long-term cohort study on Matsu Islands

    Tsung Hsien Chiang;Wei Jung Chang;Sam Li Sheng Chen;Amy Ming Fang Yen

  • Office Workers’ Sick Building Syndrome and Indoor Carbon Dioxide Concentrations

    Dai-Hua Tsai;Jia-Shiang Lin;Chang-Chuan Chan

  • Commuter exposures to VOCs in Boston, Massachusetts.

    Chang-Chuan Chan;John D. Spengler;Halûk Özkaynak;Myrto Lefkopoulou

  • Effects of Asian dust event particles on inflammation markers in peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage in pulmonary hypertensive rats.

    Yu Chen Lei;Chang Chuan Chan;Peng Yau Wang;Chung Te Lee

  • Urban air pollution and emergency admissions for cerebrovascular diseases in Taipei, Taiwan.

    Chang Chuan Chan;Kai Jen Chuang;Lung Chang Chien;Wen Jone Chen

  • Associations between Long-Term Particulate Matter Exposure and Adult Renal Function in the Taipei Metropolis

    Ya-Ru Yang;Yung-Ming Chen;Szu-Ying Chen;Chang Chuan Chan

  • Personal exposure to submicrometer particles and heart rate variability in human subjects.

    Chang Chuan Chan;Kai Jen Chuang;Guang Ming Shiao;Lian Yu Lin

  • Effects of submicrometer particle compositions on cytokine production and lipid peroxidation of human bronchial epithelial cells.

    Song Lih Huang;Miao Kan Hsu;Chang Chuan Chan

  • Land use regression models for estimating individual NOx and NO2 exposures in a metropolis with a high density of traffic roads and population

    Jui-Huan Lee;Chang-Fu Wu;Gerard Hoek;Kees de Hoogh

  • Effects of particle size fractions on reducing heart rate variability in cardiac and hypertensive patients.

    Kai Jen Chuang;Chang Chuan Chan;Nan Ting Chen;Ta Chen Su

  • Comparisons of commuter's exposure to particulate matters while using different transportation modes.

    Dai-Hua Tsai;Yi-Her Wu;Chang-Chuan Chan

  • Ambient air pollution and risk of tuberculosis: a cohort study

    Ting Chun Lai;Chen Yuan Chiang;Chang Fu Wu;Shiang Lin Yang

  • Effects of Air Pollution on Daily Clinic Visits for Lower Respiratory Tract Illness

    Jing-Shiang Hwang;Chang-Chuan Chan

  • Political and social determinants of life expectancy in less developed countries: a longitudinal study

    Ro Ting Lin;Ya Mei Chen;Lung Chang Chien;Chang Chuan Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Guo-Ping Chang-Chien
Guo-Ping Chang-Chien Cheng Shiu University
Kees de Hoogh
Kees de Hoogh Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Jia-Lin Wang
Jia-Lin Wang National Central University
Jaw-Town Lin
Jaw-Town Lin E-Da Hospital
Albert C. Yang
Albert C. Yang National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Chien-Jen Chen
Chien-Jen Chen Academia Sinica
John D. Spengler
John D. Spengler Harvard University
Rob Beelen
Rob Beelen Utrecht University
Halûk Özkaynak
Halûk Özkaynak Environmental Protection Agency

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