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D-Index
45
Citations
8889
World Ranking
6347
National Ranking
643

Joseph H.W. Lee 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 Joseph H.W. Lee sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 320 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph H.W. Lee 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 Joseph H.W. Lee sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joseph H.W. Lee is affiliated with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on several key subfields, including Water Science and Technology, Oceanography, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to aquatic and environmental systems. These topics include:

  • Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Joseph H.W. Lee has published several research papers, with recent works spanning from 2020 to 2023. Notable publications include:

  • Remote sensing of coastal algal blooms using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Real-time automated identification of algal bloom species for fisheries management in subtropical coastal waters, 2021, Journal of Hydro-environment Research
  • A low-cost edge AI-chip-based system for real-time algae species classification and HAB prediction, 2023, Water Research
  • Prediction of lead leaching from galvanic corrosion of lead-containing components in copper pipe drinking water supply systems, 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Dispersion in a vegetated flow of solute from a continuous source with bed absorption, 2022, Journal of Hydrology

Their research has been conducted in collaboration with several frequent coauthors, which include Lu Chang, K.H. Cheng, S. N. Chan, Jiuhao Guo, and Yaoyao Ma.

Joseph H.W. Lee often publishes in venues that focus on environmental and water-related sciences. These frequent publication venues are:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Journal of Hydro-environment Research
  • Water Research
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Journal of Hydrology

Best Publications

  • Evidence of Airborne Transmission of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus

    Ignatius Tak Sun Yu;Yuguo Li;Tze Wai Wong;Wilson Tam

  • Turbulent Jets and Plumes: A Lagrangian Approach

    Joseph H. W. Lee;Vincent H. Chu

  • Neural network modelling of coastal algal blooms

    Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Yan Huang;Mike David Dickman;Amithirigala W. Jayawardena

  • Physical–biological coupling in the Pearl River Estuary

    Paul James Harrison;Kedong Yin;Kedong Yin;Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Jianping Gan

  • Antibiotics in the Hong Kong metropolitan area: ubiquitous distribution and fate in Victoria Harbour.

    Tu Binh Minh;Ho Wing Leung;I. Ha Loi;Wing Hei Chan

  • Generalized Lagrangian Model for Buoyant Jets in Current

    Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Valiant Cheung

  • Geographical distribution of red and green Noctiluca scintillans

    Paul James Harrison;Ken Furuya;Patricia M. Glibert;Jie Xu

  • Genetic programming for analysis and real-time prediction of coastal algal blooms

    Nitin Muttil;Joseph Hun Wei Lee

  • Mixing of inclined dense jets in stationary ambient

    Chris C.K. Lai;Joseph H.W. Lee

  • Numerical determination of flushing time for stratified water bodies

    K.W. Choi;Joseph Hun Wei Lee

  • River Dynamics and Integrated River Management

    Zhaoyin Wang;Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Charles Steven Melching

  • Predicting Super Spreading Events during the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Epidemics in Hong Kong and Singapore

    Yuguo Li;Ignatiusts T.S. Yu;Pengcheng Xu;Joseph Hun Wei Lee

  • Temporal and spatial variations in nutrient stoichiometry and regulation of phytoplankton biomass in Hong Kong, waters: Influence of the Pearl River outflow and sewage inputs

    Jie Xu;Alvin Yam Tat Ho;Kedong Yin;Xiangcheng Yuan

  • Real time observations of coastal algal blooms by an early warning system

    Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Ivor John Hodgkiss;Ken T.M. Wong;I.H.Y. Lam

  • Spreading of turbulent round jet in coflow

    Paul C.K. Chu;Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Vincent H. Chu

  • A simple model for forecast of coastal algal blooms

    Ken T.M. Wong;Joseph Hun Wei Lee;I.J. Hodgkiss

  • Boundary integral equation solutions to moving interface between two fluids in porous media

    Philip L. F. Liu;Alexander H. D. Cheng;James A. Liggett;Joseph H. Lee

  • Long-Term and Seasonal Changes in Nutrients, Phytoplankton Biomass, and Dissolved Oxygen in Deep Bay, Hong Kong

    Jie Xu;Kedong Yin;Kedong Yin;Joseph H.W. Lee;Hongbin Liu

  • Eutrophication Dynamics in Hong Kong Coastal Waters: Physical and Biological Interactions

    Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Paul James Harrison;Cuiping Kuang;Kedong Yin;Kedong Yin

  • Initial Dilution of Horizontal Jet in Crossflow

    Joseph Hun Wei Lee;Peter Neville-Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhaoyin Wang
Zhaoyin Wang Tsinghua University
Kedong Yin
Kedong Yin Sun Yat-sen University
Paul J. Harrison
Paul J. Harrison University of Oxford
Guoqian Chen
Guoqian Chen Peking University
Kenneth M.Y. Leung
Kenneth M.Y. Leung City University of Hong Kong
Gerhard H. Jirka
Gerhard H. Jirka Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Donald M. Anderson
Donald M. Anderson Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Hsiao Chang Chan
Hsiao Chang Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hongbin Liu
Hongbin Liu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Xiao-yan Li
Xiao-yan Li University of Hong Kong

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