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D-Index
46
Citations
6728
World Ranking
6175
National Ranking
111

Kevin Ka-Lun 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 Kevin Ka-Lun Lau sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 111 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kevin Ka-Lun 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 Kevin Ka-Lun Lau sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

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

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

Best Publications

  • Urban tree design approaches for mitigating daytime urban heat island effects in a high-density urban environment

    Zheng Tan;Kevin Ka Lun Lau;Edward Ng

  • A study on the impact of shadow-cast and tree species on in-canyon and neighborhood's thermal comfort

    Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo;Ling Kong;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Chao Yuan

  • Regulation of outdoor thermal comfort by trees in Hong Kong

    Ling Kong;Kevin Ka Lun Lau;Chao Yuan;Yang Chen

  • Performance of Hong Kong's common trees species for outdoor temperature regulation, thermal comfort and energy saving

    Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Chao Ren;Edward Ng

  • Investigating the relationship between local climate zone and land surface temperature using an improved WUDAPT methodology – A case study of Yangtze River Delta, China

    Meng Cai;Chao Ren;Yong Xu;Kevin Ka Lun Lau

  • Urban morphology detection and computation for urban climate research

    Yong Xu;Chao Ren;Peifeng Ma;Justin Ho

  • GIS-based mapping of Local Climate Zone in the high-density city of Hong Kong

    Yingsheng Zheng;Chao Ren;Yong Xu;Ran Wang

  • Right tree, right place (urban canyon): Tree species selection approach for optimum urban heat mitigation - development and evaluation

    Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo;Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo;Wanlu Ouyang;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Chao Ren

  • Mapping the local climate zones of urban areas by GIS-based and WUDAPT methods: A case study of Hong Kong

    Ran Wang;Chao Ren;Yong Xu;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau

  • Thermal benefits of vertical greening in a high-density city: Case study of Hong Kong

    Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo;Alan Lai;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Edward Ng

  • Outdoor thermal comfort in different urban settings of sub-tropical high-density cities: An approach of adopting local climate zone (LCZ) classification

    Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Sum Ching Chung;Chao Ren;Chao Ren

  • Developing Street-Level PM2.5 and PM10 Land Use Regression Models in High-Density Hong Kong with Urban Morphological Factors.

    Yuan Shi;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Edward Ng

  • Planning strategies for roadside tree planting and outdoor comfort enhancement in subtropical high-density urban areas

    Zheng Tan;Zheng Tan;Kevin Ka Lun Lau;Edward Ng

  • Effectiveness of passive design strategies in responding to future climate change for residential buildings in hot and humid Hong Kong

    Sheng Liu;Yu Ting Kwok;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Wanlu Ouyang

  • Urban heat island effect-related mortality under extreme heat and non-extreme heat scenarios: A 2010-2019 case study in Hong Kong.

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  • Investigating the influence of urban land use and landscape pattern on PM2.5 spatial variation using mobile monitoring and WUDAPT

    Yuan Shi;Chao Ren;Chao Ren;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Edward Ng

  • Neighbouring green space and mortality in community-dwelling elderly Hong Kong Chinese: a cohort study

    Dan Wang;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Ruby Yu;Samuel Y S Wong

  • The influence of perceived aesthetic and acoustic quality on outdoor thermal comfort in urban environment

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  • Numerical modelling of mean radiant temperature in high-density sub-tropical urban environment

    Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Chao Ren;Justin Ho;Edward Ng

  • The impact of extremely hot weather events on all-cause mortality in a highly urbanized and densely populated subtropical city: A 10-year time-series study (2006–2015)

    Dan Wang;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Chao Ren;Chao Ren;William Bernard Iii Goggins

Frequent Co-Authors

Chao Ren
Chao Ren University of Hong Kong
Edward Ng
Edward Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jean Woo
Jean Woo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pak Wai Chan
Pak Wai Chan Hong Kong Observatory
Fredrik Lindberg
Fredrik Lindberg University of Gothenburg
Valéry Masson
Valéry Masson Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Man Sing Wong
Man Sing Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Xuemei Wang
Xuemei Wang Jinan University
Jhoon Kim
Jhoon Kim Yonsei University
Hui Lin
Hui Lin Jiangxi Normal University

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