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49
Citations
6699
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5371
National Ranking
12

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.

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41 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.

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.

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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.

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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