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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
69
Citations
13587
World Ranking
1820
National Ranking
171

Yuk Shan Wong 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 Yuk Shan Wong sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 297 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yuk Shan Wong 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 Yuk Shan Wong sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Yuk Shan Wong is affiliated with Hong Kong Metropolitan University in China. Their research primarily spans the areas of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, materials science, and medicine, with a particular focus on biomaterials, molecular biology, biomedical engineering, surgery, and immunology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several key topics in their field, including:

  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Yuk Shan Wong's recent scholarly articles include:

  • Liposomal Nanotherapy for Treatment of Atherosclerosis, 2020, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Inclusion of Cross-Linked Elastin in Gelatin/PEG Hydrogels Favourably Influences Fibroblast Phenotype, 2020, Polymers
  • Hybrid liposome-erythrocyte drug delivery system for tumor therapy with enhanced targeting and blood circulation, 2023, Regenerative Biomaterials
  • Anti-inflammatory potential of simvastatin loaded nanoliposomes in 2D and 3D foam cell models, 2021, Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine
  • Designing siRNA/chitosan-methacrylate complex nanolipogel for prolonged gene silencing effects, 2022, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wong include:

  • Subbu S. Venkatraman
  • Yang Tan
  • Bertrand Czarny
  • Melvin Wen Jie Liew
  • Anastasia Darwitan

Their work is often published in journals such as:

  • Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Polymers
  • Regenerative Biomaterials
  • Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Best Publications

  • Spatial variation of heavy metals in surface sediments of Hong Kong mangrove swamps

    N.F.Y Tam;Y.S Wong

  • Contamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surface sediments of mangrove swamps

    N.F.Y Tam;L Ke;X.H Wang;X.H Wang;Y.S Wong

  • Environmental fate and chemistry of organic pollutants in the sediment of Xiamen and Victoria Harbours

    H. Hong;L. Xu;L. Zhang;J.C. Chen

  • Effect of algal density on nutrient removal from primary settled wastewater

    P.S Lau;N.F.Y Tam;Y.S Wong

  • Effect of ammonia concentrations on growth of Chlorella vulgaris and nitrogen removal from media

    N.F.Y. Tam;Y.S. Wong

  • Effect of immobilized microalgal bead concentrations on wastewater nutrient removal

    N.F.Y Tam;Y.S Wong

  • Biosorption and bioreduction of Cr(VI) by a microalgal isolate, Chlorella miniata.

    Xu Han;Yuk Shan Wong;Ming Hung Wong;Nora Fung Yee Tam

  • Natural attenuation, biostimulation and bioaugmentation on biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mangrove sediments.

    K.S.H. Yu;A.H.Y. Wong;K.W.Y. Yau;Y.S. Wong

  • Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a bacterial consortium enriched from mangrove sediments.

    S.H. Yu;L. Ke;Y.S. Wong;N.F.Y. Tam

  • Growth and physiological responses of two mangrove species (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Kandelia candel) to waterlogging

    Y. Ye;Y. Ye;Nora F.Y. Tam;Y.S. Wong;C.Y. Lu

  • Wastewater Nutrients (N and P) Removal by Carrageenan and Alginate Immobilized Chlorella Vulgaris

    P. S. Lau;N. F. Y. Tam;Y. S. Wong

  • Removal of fluoranthene and pyrene by different microalgal species.

    An-Ping Lei;Zhang-Li Hu;Yuk-Shan Wong;Nora Fung-Yee Tam

  • Wastewater nutrient removal by Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Scenedesmus sp.

    N.F.Y. Tam;Y.S. Wong

  • Retention and distribution of heavy metals in mangrove soils receiving wastewater.

    N.F.Y. Tam;Y.S. Wong

  • Pea Xyloglucan and Cellulose: II. Hydrolysis by Pea Endo-1,4-β-Glucanases

    Takahisa Hayashi;Yuk-Shan Wong;Gordon Maclachlan

  • Nickel biosorption by two chlorella species, C. Vulgaris (a commercial species) and C. Miniata (a local isolate)

    J.P.K Wong;Y.S Wong;N.F.Y Tam

  • Performance of different microalgal species in removing nickel and zinc from industrial wastewater.

    A.M.Y Chong;Y.S Wong;N.F.Y Tam

  • Effects of salinity on germination, seedling growth and physiology of three salt-secreting mangrove species

    Yong Ye;Nora Fung-Yee Tam;Chang-Yi Lu;Yuk-Shan Wong

  • Multi-factors on biodegradation kinetics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by Sphingomonas sp. a bacterial strain isolated from mangrove sediment.

    Jianlin Chen;M.H. Wong;Y.S. Wong;Nora F.Y. Tam

  • Isolation of PAH-degrading bacteria from mangrove sediments and their biodegradation potential

    C.L. Guo;H.W. Zhou;Y.S. Wong;N.F.Y. Tam

  • Effectiveness of Natural Attenuation, Biostimulation and Bioaugmentation on Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Mangrove Sediments

    K.S.H. Yu;A.H.Y. Wong;K.W.Y. Yau;Yuk Shan Wong

Frequent Co-Authors

Nora F.Y. Tam
Nora F.Y. Tam Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Ming Hung Wong
Ming Hung Wong Education University of Hong Kong
Siu Gin Cheung
Siu Gin Cheung City University of Hong Kong
Tiangang Luan
Tiangang Luan Sun Yat-sen University
Shengliang Li
Shengliang Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guanghui Lin
Guanghui Lin Tsinghua University
Jianhui Huang
Jianhui Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hon-Ming Lam
Hon-Ming Lam Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chris K.C. Wong
Chris K.C. Wong Hong Kong Baptist University
Zhi Dang
Zhi Dang South China University of Technology

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