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Business and Management

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332
National Ranking
24

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Citations
15901
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Overview

S. Thomas Ng is affiliated with City University of Hong Kong in China. Their research is situated primarily within the field of Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields including Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering, Strategy and Management, Transportation, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, BIM and Construction Integration, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.

Key publication venues where S. Thomas Ng has frequently published include:

  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Journal of Building Engineering
  • Developments in the Built Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Circular economy and the construction industry: Existing trends, challenges and prospective framework for sustainable construction" (2020), published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "BIM-GIS-DCEs enabled vulnerability assessment of interdependent infrastructures - A case of stormwater drainage-building-road transport Nexus in urban flooding" (2021), published in Automation in Construction
  • "Evaluating the environmental impacts of stabilization and solidification technologies for managing hazardous wastes through life cycle assessment: A case study of Hong Kong" (2020), published in Environment International
  • "Sustainable natural pozzolana concrete - A comparative study on its environmental performance against concretes with other industrial by-products" (2020), published in Construction and Building Materials
  • "Developing an integrative framework for digital twin applications in the building construction industry: A systematic literature review" (2024), published in Advanced Engineering Informatics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with S. Thomas Ng include:

  • Md. Uzzal Hossain
  • Prince Antwi-Afari
  • Guanying Huang
  • Dezhi Li
  • Ji Chen

Best Publications

  • Prefabricated construction enabled by the Internet-of-Things

    Ray Y. Zhong;Ray Y. Zhong;Yi Peng;Yi Peng;Fan Xue;Ji Fang

  • Behavioral aspects in construction partnering

    Sai-On Cheung;Thomas S.T Ng;Shek-Pui Wong;Henry C.H Suen

  • Generalized multiuser orthogonal space-division multiplexing

    Zhengang Pan;Kai-Kit Wong;Tung-Sang Ng

  • Applying a Genetic Algorithm-Based Multiobjective Approach for Time-Cost Optimization

    Daisy X. M. Zheng;S. Thomas Ng;Mohan M. Kumaraswamy

  • Circular economy and the construction industry: Existing trends, challenges and prospective framework for sustainable construction

    Md. Uzzal Hossain;S. Thomas Ng;Prince Antwi-Afari;Ben Amor

  • Problematic issues associated with project partnering — the contractor perspective

    S.Thomas Ng;Timothy M. Rose;Michael Mak;Swee Eng Chen

  • Sustainability appraisal in infrastructure projects (SUSAIP). Part 1. Development of indicators and computational methods

    O.O. Ugwu;M.M. Kumaraswamy;A. Wong;S.T. Ng

  • A framework for evaluating the safety performance of construction contractors

    S. Thomas Ng;Kam Pong Cheng;R. Martin Skitmore

  • Factors influencing the success of PPP at feasibility stage – A tripartite comparison study in Hong Kong

    S. Thomas Ng;Yoki M.W. Wong;James M.W. Wong

  • Evaluating stakeholder satisfaction during public participation in major infrastructure and construction projects: A fuzzy approach

    Terry H.Y. Li;S. Thomas Ng;Martin Skitmore

  • Reducing building life cycle carbon emissions through prefabrication: Evidence from and gaps in empirical studies

    Yue Teng;Kaijian Li;Wei Pan;Thomas Ng

  • Gradient-based adaptive IIR notch filtering for frequency estimation

    J.F. Chicharo;T.S. Ng

  • Conflict or consensus: An investigation of stakeholder concerns during the participation process of major infrastructure and construction projects in Hong Kong

    Terry H.Y. Li;S. Thomas Ng;Martin Skitmore

  • A simulation model for optimizing the concession period of public-private partnerships schemes

    S. Thomas Ng;Jingzhu Xie;Yau Kai Cheung;Marcus Jefferies

  • Demotivating factors influencing the productivity of civil engineering projects

    S.Thomas Ng;R.Martin Skitmore;Ka Chi Lam;Anthony W.C. Poon

  • A semi-blind channel estimation method for multiuser multiantenna OFDM systems

    Yonghong Zeng;Tung-Sang Ng

  • Forecast models for actual construction time and cost

    R Martin Skitmore;S Thomas Ng

  • A life cycle assessment model for evaluating the environmental impacts of building construction in Hong Kong

    Ya Hong Dong;S. Thomas Ng

  • Applying Pareto Ranking and Niche Formation to Genetic Algorithm-Based Multiobjective Time–Cost Optimization

    Daisy X. M. Zheng;S. Thomas Ng;Mohan M. Kumaraswamy

  • Public participation in infrastructure and construction projects in China: From an EIA-based to a whole-cycle process

    Terry H.Y. Li;S. Thomas Ng;Martin Skitmore

  • Optimizing Construction Time and Cost Using Ant Colony Optimization Approach

    S. Thomas Ng;Yanshuai Zhang

  • Formulating Procurement Selection Criteria through Case-Based Reasoning Approach

    Duc Thanh Luu;S. Thomas Ng;Swee Eng Chen

  • Measuring construction project participant satisfaction

    Mei‐Yung Leung;S. Thomas Ng;Sai‐On Cheung

  • Critical consideration of buildings' environmental impact assessment towards adoption of circular economy: An analytical review

    Md. Uzzal Hossain;S. Thomas Ng

  • A fuzzy neural network approach for contractor prequalification

    K. C. Lam;Tiesong Hu;S. Thomas Ng;Martin Skitmore

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Skitmore
Martin Skitmore Bond University
Mohan M. Kumaraswamy
Mohan M. Kumaraswamy University of Hong Kong
Sai On Cheung
Sai On Cheung City University of Hong Kong
Mei-yung Leung
Mei-yung Leung City University of Hong Kong
Albert P.C. Chan
Albert P.C. Chan Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Xiaoling Zhang
Xiaoling Zhang University of Hong Kong
Godfried Augenbroe
Godfried Augenbroe Georgia Institute of Technology
Ray Y. Zhong
Ray Y. Zhong University of Hong Kong
Patrick T.I. Lam
Patrick T.I. Lam Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dongxing Xuan
Dongxing Xuan Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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