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12685
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Phong K. Thai 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 Phong K. Thai sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 241 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Phong K. Thai 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 Phong K. Thai 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

Phong K. Thai is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and specializes primarily in environmental science and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, environmental engineering, infectious diseases, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as air quality and health impacts, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, and toxic organic pollutants impact.

Phong K. Thai has contributed research papers published across several frequent venues, including:

  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Chemosphere
  • Environment International

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Phong K. Thai include:

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Low-cost sensors as an alternative for long-term air quality monitoring (2020, Environmental Research)
  • Coverage of Health Information by Different Sources in Communities: Implication for COVID-19 Epidemic Response (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Low-cost PM2.5 Sensors: An Assessment of Their Suitability for Various Applications (2020, Aerosol and Air Quality Research)
  • Current and future perspectives for wastewater-based epidemiology as a monitoring tool for pharmaceutical use (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

Collaborative efforts in research are reflected in frequent coauthorship with several individuals, including:

  • Jochen F. Mueller
  • Qiuda Zheng
  • Kevin V. Thomas
  • Jake O'Brien
  • Benjamin J. Tscharke

Best Publications

  • A review of biomass burning: Emissions and impacts on air quality, health and climate in China

    Jianmin Chen;Jianmin Chen;Chunlin Li;Zoran Ristovski;Andelija Milic

  • Applications of low-cost sensing technologies for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment: How far have they gone?

    Lidia Morawska;Phong K. Thai;Xiaoting Liu;Akwasi Asumadu-Sakyi

  • Critical review on the stability of illicit drugs in sewers and wastewater samples

    Ann-Kathrin McCall;Richard Bade;Juliet Kinyua;Foon Yin Lai

  • The influence of humidity on the performance of a low-cost air particle mass sensor and the effect of atmospheric fog

    Rohan Jayaratne;Xiaoting Liu;Phong Thai;Matthew Dunbabin

  • Cocaine, MDMA and methamphetamine residues in wastewater: Consumption trends (2009–2015) in South East Queensland, Australia

    Foon Yin Lai;Jake W. O'Brien;Phong K. Thai;Wayne Hall

  • Antibiotics in the aquatic environment of Vietnam: Sources, concentrations, risk and control strategy.

    Vu Ngan Binh;Nhung Dang;Nguyen Thi Kieu Anh;Le Xuan Ky

  • Refining the excretion factors of methadone and codeine for wastewater analysis - combining data from pharmacokinetic and wastewater studies

    Phong K. Thai;Phong K. Thai;Foon Yin Lai;Raimondo Bruno;Emma van Dyken

  • Ambient temperature and risk of cardiovascular hospitalization: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Dung Phung;Phong K. Thai;Yuming Guo;Lidia Morawska

  • Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

    Warish Ahmed;Stuart L. Simpson;Paul M. Bertsch;Kyle Bibby

  • Occurrence of antibiotic residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in effluents of pharmaceutical manufacturers and other sources around Hanoi, Vietnam.

    Phong K. Thai;Le Xuan Ky;Vu Ngan Binh;Pham Hong Nhung

  • Air pollution and risk of respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations in the most populous city in Vietnam

    Dung Phung;To Thi Hien;Ho Nhut Linh;Ly M.T. Luong

  • Low-cost sensors as an alternative for long-term air quality monitoring.

    Xiaoting Liu;Rohan Jayaratne;Phong Thai;Tara Kuhn

  • Concentrations of Organophosphate Esters and Their Specific Metabolites in Food in Southeast Queensland, Australia: Is Dietary Exposure an Important Pathway of Organophosphate Esters and Their Metabolites?

    Chang He;Xianyu Wang;Shaoyu Tang;Shaoyu Tang;Phong Thai

  • Organophosphate and brominated flame retardants in Australian indoor environments: Levels, sources, and preliminary assessment of human exposure.

    Chang He;Xianyu Wang;Phong Thai;Christine Baduel

  • A model to estimate the population contributing to the wastewater using samples collected on census day

    Jake W. O'Brien;Phong K. Thai;Geoff Eaglesham;Christoph Ort;Christoph Ort

  • The association between particulate air pollution and respiratory admissions among young children in Hanoi, Vietnam.

    Ly M.T. Luong;Ly M.T. Luong;Dung Phung;Peter D. Sly;Lidia Morawska

  • Emission characteristics of volatile organic compounds and their secondary organic aerosol formation potentials from a petroleum refinery in Pearl River Delta, China.

    Zhijuan Zhang;Hao Wang;Dan Chen;Qinqin Li

  • Emission and health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in various processes of a petroleum refinery in the Pearl River Delta, China.

    Zhijuan Zhang;Xiuying Yan;Feilong Gao;Phong Thai

  • Effects of sewer conditions on the degradation of selected illicit drug residues in wastewater

    Phong K. Thai;Guangming Jiang;Wolfgang Gernjak;Zhiguo Yuan

  • Coverage of Health Information by Different Sources in Communities: Implication for COVID-19 Epidemic Response.

    Bach Xuan Tran;Bach Xuan Tran;Anh Kim Dang;Phong Khanh Thai;Huong Thi Le

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen F. Mueller
Jochen F. Mueller University of Queensland
Christoph Ort
Christoph Ort Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Raimondo Bruno
Raimondo Bruno University of Tasmania
Wayne Hall
Wayne Hall University of Queensland
Lidia Morawska
Lidia Morawska Queensland University of Technology
Kevin V. Thomas
Kevin V. Thomas University of Queensland
Guangming Jiang
Guangming Jiang University of Wollongong
Geoff Eaglesham
Geoff Eaglesham University of Queensland
Zhiguo Yuan
Zhiguo Yuan City University of Hong Kong
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp

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