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Environmental Sciences
China
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
90
Citations
34381
World Ranking
584
National Ranking
60

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in China Leader Award

Overview

Kin-Fai Ho is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research focuses primarily on health-related environmental issues, with a strong emphasis on air quality and its impacts.

The scientist's work encompasses several key fields of study including:

  • Environmental Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Pollution

Within these areas, Kin-Fai Ho has investigated a range of topics, notably:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management

Their frequent publications appear in journals such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Research
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environment International

Recent significant papers include:

  • Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals, 2020, Nature
  • Intention of nurses to accept coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination and change of intention to accept seasonal influenza vaccination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey, 2020, Vaccine
  • Change of Willingness to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine and Reasons of Vaccine Hesitancy of Working People at Different Waves of Local Epidemic in Hong Kong, China: Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys, 2021, Vaccines
  • Aerodynamic Characteristics and RNA Concentration of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol in Wuhan Hospitals during COVID-19 Outbreak, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Particulate matter and SARS-CoV-2: A possible model of COVID-19 transmission, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Kin-Fai Ho has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Hsiao-Chi Chuang
  • Junji Cao
  • Steve Hung Lam Yim
  • Jian Sun
  • Kai-Jen Chuang

Best Publications

  • High secondary aerosol contribution to particulate pollution during haze events in China

    Ru Jin Huang;Yanlin Zhang;Carlo Bozzetti;Kin Fai Ho

  • Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals.

    Yuan Liu;Zhi Ning;Yu Chen;Ming Guo

  • Spatial and seasonal distributions of carbonaceous aerosols over China

    J. J. Cao;J. J. Cao;J. J. Cao;Shun-cheng Lee;J. C. Chow;J. G. Watson

  • Characteristics of carbonaceous aerosol in Pearl River Delta Region, China during 2001 winter period

    J.J Cao;J.J Cao;S.C Lee;K.F Ho;X.Y Zhang

  • Particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air of Hong Kong

    Hai Guo;Shuncheng Lee;K. F. Ho;X. M. Wang

  • Spatial and seasonal variations of atmospheric organic carbon and elemental carbon in Pearl River Delta Region, China

    J.J Cao;J.J Cao;S.C Lee;K.F Ho;S.C Zou

  • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in urban atmosphere of Hong Kong.

    S.C. Lee;M.Y. Chiu;K.F. Ho;S.C. Zou

  • Characterization of chemical species in PM2.5 and PM10 aerosols in Hong kong

    K.F Ho;S.C Lee;Chak K Chan;Jimmy C Yu

  • Winter and Summer PM2.5 Chemical Compositions in Fourteen Chinese Cities

    Jun Ji Cao;Zhen Xing Shen;Judith C. Chow;John G. Watson

  • Intention of nurses to accept coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination and change of intention to accept seasonal influenza vaccination during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey.

    Kailu Wang;Eliza Lai Yi Wong;Kin Fai Ho;Annie Wai Ling Cheung

  • Incidence and mortality of lung cancer: global trends and association with socioeconomic status.

    Martin C. S. Wong;Martin C. S. Wong;Xiang Qian Lao;Kin-Fai Ho;William B. Goggins

  • Molecular;seasonal;and spatial distributions of organic aerosols from fourteen Chinese cities

    Gehui Wang;Kimitaka Kawamura;Shuncheng Lee;Kinfai Ho

  • PM2.5-bound oxygenated PAHs, nitro-PAHs and parent-PAHs from the atmosphere of a Chinese megacity: Seasonal variation, sources and cancer risk assessment

    Benjamin A. Musa Bandowe;Hannah Meusel;Ru-jin Huang;Kinfai Ho;Kinfai Ho

  • Water-soluble ions in atmospheric aerosols measured in Xi'an, China: Seasonal variations and sources

    T. Zhang;J.J. Cao;X.X. Tie;Z.X. Shen

  • Sleep Quality, Sleep Duration, and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study With 60,586 Adults

    Xiang Qian Lao;Xudong Liu;Han-Bing Deng;Ta-Chien Chan

  • Seasonal and diurnal variations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere of Hong Kong

    K. F. Ho;S. C. Lee;Hai Guo;W. Y. Tsai

  • Characterization of PM10 and PM2.5 source profiles for fugitive dust in Hong Kong

    K. F. Ho;Shuncheng Lee;Judith C. Chow;John G. Watson

  • Different characteristics of char and soot in the atmosphere and their ratio as an indicator for source identification in Xi'an, China

    Y. M. Han;Y. M. Han;J. J. Cao;J. J. Cao;Shun-cheng Lee;Shun-cheng Lee;K. F. Ho;K. F. Ho

  • Characterization of airborne carbonate over a site near Asian dust source regions during spring 2002 and its climatic and environmental significance

    J. J. Cao;Shun-cheng Lee;X. Y. Zhang;Judith C. Chow

  • Change of Willingness to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine and Reasons of Vaccine Hesitancy of Working People at Different Waves of Local Epidemic in Hong Kong, China: Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys

    Kailu Wang;Eliza Lai Yi Wong;Kin Fai Ho;Annie Wai Ling Cheung

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics and RNA Concentration of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol in Wuhan Hospitals during COVID-19 Outbreak

    Yuan Liu;Zhi Ning;Yu Chen;Ming Guo

Frequent Co-Authors

Junji Cao
Junji Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shuncheng Lee
Shuncheng Lee Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Steven Sai Hang Ho
Steven Sai Hang Ho Desert Research Institute
Judith C. Chow
Judith C. Chow Desert Research Institute
John G. Watson
John G. Watson Desert Research Institute
Ru-Jin Huang
Ru-Jin Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Linwei Tian
Linwei Tian University of Hong Kong
Zhenxing Shen
Zhenxing Shen Xi'an Jiaotong University
Gehui Wang
Gehui Wang East China Normal University
Yongming Han
Yongming Han Chinese Academy of Sciences

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