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Yung-Sung Cheng 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 Yung-Sung Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 189 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yung-Sung Cheng 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 Yung-Sung Cheng 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

Yung-Sung Cheng is affiliated with the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in the United States. Their academic activities focus on respiratory research, although specific subfields and research topics have not been detailed in the available data.

There are no listed recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues connected to Yung-Sung Cheng in the current records. Similarly, no book publications or awards have been recorded.

The absence of detailed publication, co-author, or award information limits a comprehensive mapping of their research specialties and contributions. However, the association with a recognized respiratory research institute suggests engagement in biomedical or clinical research related to respiratory health.

Additional details such as main fields of study, subfields, and primary topics of work have not been provided, which precludes precise categorization of their academic focus beyond the institutional affiliation.

Best Publications

  • Literature Review of Florida Red Tide: Implications for Human Health Effects.

    Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lora E. Fleming;Dominick Squicciarini;Lorrie C. Backer

  • Recreational exposure to microcystins during algal blooms in two California lakes

    Lorraine C. Backer;Sandra V. McNeel;Terry Barber;Barbara Kirkpatrick

  • Review of Florida Red Tide and Human Health Effects.

    Lora E. Fleming;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lorraine C. Backer;Cathy J. Walsh

  • Mechanisms of Pharmaceutical Aerosol Deposition in the Respiratory Tract

    Yung Sung Cheng

  • Recreational exposure to aerosolized brevetoxins during Florida red tide events

    Lorraine C. Backer;Lora E. Fleming;Alan Rowan;Yung Sung Cheng

  • Aerosolized red-tide toxins (brevetoxins) and asthma.

    Lora E. Fleming;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lorraine C. Backer;Judy A. Bean

  • Brevetoxin concentrations in marine aerosol: human exposure levels during a Karenia brevis harmful algal bloom.

    R. H. Pierce;M. S. Henry;P. C. Blum;J. Lyons

  • Brevetoxin composition in water and marine aerosol along a Florida beach: Assessing potential human exposure to marine biotoxins

    R.H. Pierce;M.S. Henry;P.C. Blum;S.L. Hamel

  • Initial evaluation of the effects of aerosolized Florida red tide toxins (brevetoxins) in persons with asthma

    Lora E. Fleming;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lorraine C. Backer;Judy A. Bean

  • In vivo measurements of nasal airway dimensions and ultrafine aerosol deposition in the human nasal and oral airways

    Kuo-Hsi Cheng;Yung-Sung Cheng;Hsu-Chi Yeh;Raymond A. Guilmette

  • Pulmonary toxicity of inhaled diesel exhaust and carbon black in chronically exposed rats. Part I: Neoplastic and nonneoplastic lung lesions.

    J L Mauderly;M B Snipes;E B Barr;S A Belinsky

  • Characterization of Marine Aerosol for Assessment of Human Exposure to Brevetoxins

    Yung Sung Cheng;Yue Zhou;Clinton M. Irvin;Richard H. Pierce

  • Occupational exposure to aerosolized brevetoxins during Florida red tide events: effects on a healthy worker population

    Lorraine C. Backer;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Lora E. Fleming;Yung Sung Cheng

  • Particle bounce in cascade impactors.

    Yung-Sung Cheng;Hsu-Chi Yeh

  • Diffusional deposition of ultrafine aerosols in a human nasal cast

    Yung-Sung Cheng;Yuji Yamada;Hsu-Chi Yeh;David L. Swift

  • Nasal Deposition of Ultrafine Particles in Human Volunteers and Its Relationship to Airway Geometry

    Y. S. Cheng;H. C. Yeh;R. A. Guilmette;S. Q. Simpson

  • Recreational Exposure to Low Concentrations of Microcystins During an Algal Bloom in a Small Lake

    Lorraine C. Backer;Wayne Carmichael;Barbara Kirkpatrick;Christopher Williams

  • Inspiratory deposition of ultrafine particles in human nasal replicate cast

    David L. Swift;Nathalie Montassier;Philip K. Hopke;Kim Karpen-Hayes

  • Deposition of Thoron Progeny in Human Head Airways

    Yung-Sung Cheng;Yin-Fong Su;Hsu-Chi Yeh;David L. Swift

  • Deposition of Ultrafine Aerosols in the Head Airways During Natural Breathing and During Simulated Breath Holding Using Replicate Human Upper Airway Casts

    Kuo-Hsi Cheng;Yung-Sung Cheng;Hsu-Chi Yeh;David L. Swift

  • Novel Active Personal Nanoparticle Sampler for the Exposure Assessment of Nanoparticles in Workplaces

    Chuen Jinn Tsai;Chun Nan Liu;Shao Ming Hung;Sheng Chieh Chen

  • Characterization of aerosols containing microcystin.

    Cheng Ys;Zhou Y;Irvin Cm;Kirkpatrick B

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard H. Pierce
Richard H. Pierce Mote Marine Laboratory
Philip K. Hopke
Philip K. Hopke Clarkson University
Daniel G. Baden
Daniel G. Baden University of North Carolina Wilmington
Goodarz Ahmadi
Goodarz Ahmadi Clarkson University
Joe L. Mauderly
Joe L. Mauderly Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
Vincent R. Hill
Vincent R. Hill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Linda S. Birnbaum
Linda S. Birnbaum Research Triangle Park Foundation
John G. Watson
John G. Watson Desert Research Institute
Tracy A. Villareal
Tracy A. Villareal The University of Texas at Austin
Judith C. Chow
Judith C. Chow Desert Research Institute

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