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D-Index
56
Citations
9089
World Ranking
3725
National Ranking
402

Jian Hang 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 Jian Hang sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 146 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Jian Hang 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 Jian Hang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jian Hang is affiliated with Sun Yat-sen University in China and has a research portfolio largely focused on environmental science and engineering. The primary fields of study include Environmental Science with 221 publications and Engineering with 88 publications. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Building and Construction, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research topics emphasize aspects of wind and air flow studies, urban heat island mitigation, building energy and comfort optimization, infection control and ventilation, noise effects and management, air quality and health impacts, and urban green space and health. These topics reflect a comprehensive approach to both environmental and health-related challenges in urban and built environments.

Jian Hang has contributed to several notable recent papers with significant citation counts. These include:

  • Probable airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant, 2021, Building and Environment
  • Probable Evidence of Fecal Aerosol Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a High-Rise Building, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Evidence for probable aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Transmission of pathogen-laden expiratory droplets in a coach bus, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Scaled outdoor experimental studies of urban thermal environment in street canyon models with various aspect ratios and thermal storage, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Jian Hang include Guanwen Chen, Xuemei Wang, Cuiyun Ou, Liyue Zeng, and Xuelin Zhang. These collaborations indicate ongoing multidisciplinary research partnerships.

The venues in which Jian Hang most often publishes include:

  • Building and Environment (44 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (14 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (12 publications)
  • Sustainable Cities and Society (12 publications)
  • Urban Climate (11 publications)

Best Publications

  • Probable airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant

    Yuguo Li;Hua Qian;Jian Hang;Xuguang Chen

  • The influence of building height variability on pollutant dispersion and pedestrian ventilation in idealized high-rise urban areas

    Jian Hang;Jian Hang;Yuguo Li;Mats Sandberg;Riccardo Buccolieri

  • Probable Evidence of Fecal Aerosol Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a High-Rise Building.

    Min Kang;Jianjian Wei;Jun Yuan;Juxuan Guo

  • The impacts of building height variations and building packing densities on flow adjustment and city breathability in idealized urban models

    Lan Chen;Jian Hang;Mats Sandberg;Leif Claesson

  • Quantitative ventilation assessments of idealized urban canopy layers with various urban layouts and the same building packing density

    Man Lin;Jian Hang;Yuguo Li;Zhiwen Luo

  • The influence of human walking on the flow and airborne transmission in a six-bed isolation room: Tracer gas simulation.

    Jian Hang;Yuguo Li;Ruiqiu Jin

  • Evidence for probable aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant

    Yuguo Li;Hua Qian;Jian Hang;Xuguang Chen

  • Effect of urban morphology on wind condition in idealized city models

    Jian Hang;Mats Sandberg;Yuguo Li

  • The influence of street layouts and viaduct settings on daily carbon monoxide exposure and intake fraction in idealized urban canyons.

    Jian Hang;Zhiwen Luo;Xuemei Wang;Lejian He

  • Numerical evaluations of urban design technique to reduce vehicular personal intake fraction in deep street canyons

    Keer Zhang;Guanwen Chen;Xuemei Wang;Shanhe Liu

  • Transmission of pathogen-laden expiratory droplets in a coach bus.

    Xia Yang;Cuiyun Ou;Hongyu Yang;Li Liu

  • Age of air and air exchange efficiency in idealized city models

    Jian Hang;Mats Sandberg;Yuguo Li

  • Numerical investigations of flow and passive pollutant exposure in high-rise deep street canyons with various street aspect ratios and viaduct settings.

    Lejian He;Jian Hang;Xuemei Wang;Borong Lin

  • City breathability in medium density urban-like geometries evaluated through the pollutant transport rate and the net escape velocity

    Jian Hang;Qun Wang;Xieyuan Chen;Mats Sandberg

  • Scaled outdoor experimental studies of urban thermal environment in street canyon models with various aspect ratios and thermal storage.

    Guanwen Chen;Dongyang Wang;Qun Wang;Yuguo Li

  • Ventilation strategy and air change rates in idealized high-rise compact urban areas

    Jian Hang;Yuguo Li

  • Age of air and air exchange efficiency in high-rise urban areas and its link to pollutant dilution

    Jian Hang;Jian Hang;Yuguo Li

  • Experimental study of urban microclimate on scaled street canyons with various aspect ratios

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  • Integrated impacts of tree planting and aspect ratios on thermal environment in street canyons by scaled outdoor experiments.

    Taihan Chen;Hongyu Yang;Guanwen Chen;Cho Kwong Charlie Lam

  • Natural ventilation assessment in typical open and semi-open urban environments under various wind directions

    Jian Hang;Zhiwen Luo;Mats Sandberg;Jian Gong

  • Experimental and numerical studies of flows through and within high-rise building arrays and their link to ventilation strategy

    Jian Hang;Jian Hang;Yuguo Li;Mats Sandberg

  • On the contribution of mean flow and turbulence to city breathability: the case of long streets with tall buildings.

    Jian Hang;Yuguo Li;Riccardo Buccolieri;Mats Sandberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuguo Li
Yuguo Li University of Hong Kong
Xuemei Wang
Xuemei Wang Jinan University
Mats Sandberg
Mats Sandberg Royal Institute of Technology
Riccardo Buccolieri
Riccardo Buccolieri University of Salento
Cheuk Ming Mak
Cheuk Ming Mak Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Silvana Di Sabatino
Silvana Di Sabatino University of Bologna
Shaojia Fan
Shaojia Fan Sun Yat-sen University
Benjamin J. Cowling
Benjamin J. Cowling University of Hong Kong
Borong Lin
Borong Lin Tsinghua University
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst

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