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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 49 5371 5146 12 12 129 6699

Steve H.L. Yim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steve H.L. Yim between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steve H.L. Yim published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2019. 40 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2019. 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 4 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 18 publications
2007 2025

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steve H.L. Yim: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 2
2008 1
2009 3
2010 2
2011 1
2012 3
2013 4
2014 6
2015 1
2016 1
2017 4
2018 16
2019 27
2020 26
2021 18
2022 13
2023 21
2024 22
2025 18
Total 189
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Steve H.L. Yim publications per year - data summary

  • Steve H.L. Yim, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Nanyang Technological University, has 189 publications recorded across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2007 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2019, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 9.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.9 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 92 publications, 49% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2007-2013: 16 publications (2.3 per year); 2014-2020: 81 publications (11.6 per year); 2021-2025: 92 publications (18.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Steve H.L. Yim 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 Steve H.L. Yim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–130 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 129 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617 129
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Steve H.L. Yim publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Steve H.L. Yim, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Nanyang Technological University, records 129 publications - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Steve H.L. Yim, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Steve H.L. Yim ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Steve H.L. Yim 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 Steve H.L. Yim sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273 49
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Steve H.L. Yim D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Steve H.L. Yim, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Nanyang Technological University, records 49 D-Index - the 47th percentile of the discipline.
  • 47% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Steve H.L. Yim, and about 53% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Steve H.L. Yim ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Steve H.L. Yim is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work predominantly focuses on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Automotive Engineering.

Their research topics concentrate on:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Noise Effects and Management

Steve H.L. Yim has published extensively in several prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environment International
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent papers illustrate a diverse range of scientific inquiry and methodology. Notable papers include:

  • Investigation of near-global daytime boundary layer height using high-resolution radiosondes: first results and comparison with ERA5, MERRA-2, JRA-55, and NCEP-2 reanalyses (2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • High temporal resolution prediction of street-level PM2.5 and NOx concentrations using machine learning approach (2020, Journal of Cleaner Production)
  • Vertical Wind Shear Modulates Particulate Matter Pollutions: A Perspective from Radar Wind Profiler Observations in Beijing, China (2020, Remote Sensing)
  • Mapping the spatial distribution of nocturnal urban heat island based on Local Climate Zone framework (2023, Building and Environment)
  • Development of a 3D Real-Time Atmospheric Monitoring System (3DREAMS) Using Doppler LiDARs and Applications for Long-Term Analysis and Hot-and-Polluted Episodes (2020, Remote Sensing)

Collaborative efforts have been a significant aspect of their scholarly work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Kin-Fai Ho
  • Tao Huang
  • Harry F. Lee
  • Hong Qiu
  • Guang-Hui Dong

Best Publications

  • Air pollution and early deaths in the United States. Part I: Quantifying the impact of major sectors in 2005

    Fabio Caiazzo;Akshay Ashok;Ian A. Waitz;Steve H.L. Yim

  • Global, regional and local health impacts of civil aviation emissions

    Steve Hung Lam Yim;Gideon L Lee;In Hwan Lee;Florian Allroggen

  • Investigation of near-global daytime boundary layer height using high-resolution radiosondes: first results and comparison with ERA5, MERRA-2, JRA-55, and NCEP-2 reanalyses

    Jianping Guo;Jian Zhang;Kun Yang;Hong Liao

  • Air ventilation impacts of the "wall effect" resulting from the alignment of high-rise buildings

    Steve Hung Lam Yim;Jimmy Chi Hung Fung;Alexis Kai Hon Lau;See Chun Kot

  • Exposure to ambient air pollution and blood lipids in adults: The 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

    Bo Yi Yang;Michael S. Bloom;Iana Markevych;Zhengmin (Min) Qian

  • Impact of low-pressure systems on winter heavy air pollution in the northwest Sichuan Basin, China

    Guicai Ning;Guicai Ning;Shigong Wang;Shigong Wang;Steve Hung Lam Yim;Jixiang Li

  • Air quality and public health impacts of UK airports. Part II: Impacts and policy assessment

    Steve H.L. Yim;Marc E.J. Stettler;Steven R.H. Barrett

  • Developing a high-resolution wind map for a complex terrain with a coupled MM5/CALMET system

    Steve H. L. Yim;Jimmy C. H. Fung;Alexis K. H. Lau;S. C. Kot

  • Impacts of sectoral emissions in China and the implications: air quality, public health, crop production, and economic costs

    Y Gu;T W Wong;C K Law;C K Law;G H Dong

  • Public Health Impacts of Combustion Emissions in the United Kingdom

    Steve H. L. Yim;Steven R. H. Barrett

  • PM2.5 Pollution Modulates Wintertime Urban‐Heat‐Island Intensity in the Beijing‐Tianjin‐Hebei Megalopolis, China

    Yuanjian Yang;Yuanjian Yang;Yuanjian Yang;Zuofang Zheng;Steve Y.L. Yim;Matthias Roth

  • Synergistic effects of synoptic weather patterns and topography on air quality: a case of the Sichuan Basin of China

    Guicai Ning;Guicai Ning;Steve Hung Lam Yim;Shigong Wang;Shigong Wang;Bolong Duan

  • The air quality and health impacts of domestic trans-boundary pollution in various regions of China.

    Y. Gu;S.H.L. Yim

  • Ambient PM1 air pollution and cardiovascular disease prevalence: Insights from the 33 Communities Chinese Health Study.

    Bo Yi Yang;Yuming Guo;Lidia Morawska;Michael S. Bloom

  • Long‐Term Trends of Persistent Synoptic Circulation Events in Planetary Boundary Layer and Their Relationships With Haze Pollution in Winter Half Year Over Eastern China

    Yuanjian Yang;Yuanjian Yang;Xiaoyi Zheng;Zhiqiu Gao;Hong Wang

  • Impacts of transboundary air pollution and local emissions on PM 2.5 pollution in the Pearl River Delta region of China and the public health, and the policy implications

    X Hou;C K Chan;G H Dong;S H L Yim

  • Public health, climate, and economic impacts of desulfurizing jet fuel.

    Steven R. H. Barrett;Steve H. L. Yim;Christopher K. Gilmore;Lee T. Murray

  • High temporal resolution prediction of street-level PM2.5 and NOx concentrations using machine learning approach

    Zhiyuan Li;Steve Hung Lam Yim;Kin-Fai Ho

  • Effect of Urbanization on Ozone and Resultant Health Effects in the Pearl River Delta Region of China

    Steve Hung Lam Yim;Mengya Wang;Yefu Gu;Yuanjian Yang;Yuanjian Yang

  • Trans-boundary air pollution in a city under various atmospheric conditions

    Ming Luo;Xiangting Hou;Yefu Gu;Ngar-Cheung Lau

  • Air quality and acid deposition impacts of local emissions and transboundary air pollution in Japan and South Korea

    Steve Hung Lam Yim;Yefu Gu;Matthew A. Shapiro;Brent Stephens

Frequent Co-Authors

Kin-Fai Ho
Kin-Fai Ho Chinese University of Hong Kong
Guang-Hui Dong
Guang-Hui Dong Sun Yat-sen University
Jianping Guo
Jianping Guo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuming Guo
Yuming Guo Monash University
Jimmy Chi Hung Fung
Jimmy Chi Hung Fung Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jim Haywood
Jim Haywood University of Exeter
Ngar-Cheung Lau
Ngar-Cheung Lau Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shyamali C. Dharmage
Shyamali C. Dharmage University of Melbourne
Alexis K.H. Lau
Alexis K.H. Lau Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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