Alexis K.H. Lau

17.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
285 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Alexis K.H. Lau is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexis K.H. Lau has authored 285 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 166 papers in Atmospheric Science and 96 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alexis K.H. Lau's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (167 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (131 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (72 papers). Alexis K.H. Lau is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (167 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (131 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (72 papers). Alexis K.H. Lau collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Alexis K.H. Lau's co-authors include Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, Zibing Yuan, Changqing Lin, Jian Zhen Yu, Chengcai Li, Ying Li, Ngar‐Cheung Lau, Xiang Qian Lao, Peter K.K. Louie and Cui Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Alexis K.H. Lau

272 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Fertilizer management for global ammonia emission reduction

2024 97 citations Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, Alexis K.H. Lau et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexis K.H. Lau Hong Kong	65	6.7k	6.7k	3.8k	3.7k	1.4k	285	11.5k
Lin Zhang China	62	5.2k 0.8×	7.7k 1.2×	2.7k 0.7×	4.5k 1.2×	913 0.6×	337	12.6k
Andrea Pozzer Germany	53	6.9k 1.0×	7.6k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	5.6k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	213	13.5k
Alexei Lyapustin United States	66	7.2k 1.1×	7.9k 1.2×	5.8k 1.5×	9.3k 2.5×	439 0.3×	213	16.9k
Daven K. Henze United States	58	6.2k 0.9×	9.0k 1.4×	2.2k 0.6×	6.1k 1.6×	1.3k 0.9×	232	12.5k
Qingyan Fu China	52	6.5k 1.0×	6.5k 1.0×	3.6k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	237	11.0k
Jimmy Chi Hung Fung Hong Kong	45	3.6k 0.5×	4.0k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	731 0.5×	246	7.4k
Kin‐Fai Ho Hong Kong	75	14.2k 2.1×	10.7k 1.6×	4.8k 1.3×	3.2k 0.9×	3.5k 2.5×	413	21.2k
Hongliang Zhang China	56	8.4k 1.2×	6.2k 0.9×	4.1k 1.1×	3.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	287	11.7k
Guannan Geng China	56	7.9k 1.2×	6.1k 0.9×	4.3k 1.1×	3.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	125	11.7k
Dan Tong China	45	6.3k 0.9×	5.7k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	2.9k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	130	11.1k

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Gu, Dasa, Xin Li, Yisheng Zhang, et al.. (2025). Intra-urban comparison of hazardous VOCs in Hong Kong: Source apportionment and integrated risk assessment. Sustainable Cities and Society. 120. 106148–106148.

Guo, Cui, Dongze Wu, Jun Yang, et al.. (2025). Ambient air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias: a global study between 1990 and 2019. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 371–371. 7 indexed citations

Louie, Peter K.K., Kenneth K. M. Leung, Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, et al.. (2024). Characterization and source apportionment of volatile organic compounds in Hong Kong: A 5-year study for three different archetypical sites. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 151. 424–440.

Wei, Xianglin, Kin‐Fai Ho, Tsung Yu, et al.. (2024). The joint effect of long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants on non-accidental and cause-specific mortality: A longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 472. 134507–134507. 8 indexed citations

Li, Lu, et al.. (2024). An integrated experimental and CFD analysis of ceiling-fan-integrated air conditioning system: Indoor air quality and air velocity. Building and Environment. 258. 111633–111633. 10 indexed citations

Lin, Changqing, Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, Chao Ren, et al.. (2023). Horizontal flux of ozone in the planetary boundary layer in Hong Kong using wind LiDAR measurements. Atmospheric Environment. 312. 120046–120046. 6 indexed citations

Li, Zhiyuan, Wenwei Che, Md. Shakhaoat Hossain, Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, & Alexis K.H. Lau. (2023). Relative contributions of ambient air and internal sources to multiple air pollutants in public transportation modes. Environmental Pollution. 338. 122642–122642. 4 indexed citations

Tao, Xingyu, et al.. (2023). A blockchain-based framework for carbon management towards construction material and product certification. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 61. 102242–102242. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Xuguo, Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, Alexis K.H. Lau, Shaoqing Zhang, & Wei Huang. (2021). Improved Modeling of Spatiotemporal Variations of Fine Particulate Matter Using a Three‐Dimensional Variational Data Fusion Method. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 126(6). 6 indexed citations

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Guo, Cui, Ta‐Chien Chan, Changqing Lin, et al.. (2020). Long-term exposure to ambient fine particles and gastrointestinal cancer mortality in Taiwan: A cohort study. Environment International. 138. 105640–105640. 64 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuguo, Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, Yumiao Zhang, et al.. (2020). Assessing PM2.5 emissions in 2020: The impacts of integrated emission control policies in China. Environmental Pollution. 263(Pt A). 114575–114575. 43 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xuguo, Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, Alexis K.H. Lau, et al.. (2020). Air quality and synergistic health effects of ozone and nitrogen oxides in response to China’s integrated air quality control policies during 2015–2019. Chemosphere. 268. 129385–129385. 31 indexed citations

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Yao, Teng, Ying Li, Jinhui Gao, et al.. (2019). Source apportionment of secondary organic aerosols in the Pearl River Delta region: Contribution from the oxidation of semi-volatile and intermediate volatility primary organic aerosols. Atmospheric Environment. 222. 117111–117111. 21 indexed citations

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Tso, Chi Yan, et al.. (2019). Energy consumption, indoor thermal comfort and air quality in a commercial office with retrofitted heat, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Energy and Buildings. 201. 202–215. 172 indexed citations

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Lin, Changqing, Ying Li, Alexis K.H. Lau, et al.. (2016). Estimation of long-term population exposure to PM2.5 for dense urban areas using 1-km MODIS data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 179. 13–22. 101 indexed citations

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Che, Wenwei, H. Christopher Frey, & Alexis K.H. Lau. (2015). Comparison of Sources of Variability in School Age Children Exposure to Ambient PM_2.5. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(3). 1511–1520. 15 indexed citations

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Li, Yun‐Chun, Jian Zhen Yu, Steven Sai Hang Ho, et al.. (2012). Chemical characteristics of PM2.5 and organic aerosol source analysis during cold front episodes in Hong Kong, China. Atmospheric Research. 118. 41–51. 22 indexed citations

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Fung, Jimmy Chi Hung, et al.. (2010). Numerical study on seasonal variations of gaseous pollutants and particulate matters in Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta Region. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(D16). 74 indexed citations

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Hu, Di, et al.. (2008). Contributions of isoprene, monoterpenes,β‐caryophyllene, and toluene to secondary organic aerosols in Hong Kong during the summer of 2006. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(D22). 158 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongqing, et al.. (2000). A PC-Based Visualization System for Coastal Ocean and Atmospheric Modeling. Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 1233–1243. 3 indexed citations

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