Alvin C.K. Lai

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Alvin C.K. Lai is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alvin C.K. Lai has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 48 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 36 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alvin C.K. Lai's work include Infection Control and Ventilation (51 papers), Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (33 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (28 papers). Alvin C.K. Lai is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control and Ventilation (51 papers), Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (33 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (28 papers). Alvin C.K. Lai collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Singapore and China. Alvin C.K. Lai's co-authors include Min Li, William W. Nazaroff, Huihui Zhang, Thomas E. McKone, W. J. Riley, S. C. M. Yu, Sunday S. Nunayon, Kwok Wai Mui, L.T. Wong and Miriam Byrne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Alvin C.K. Lai

118 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

MODELING INDOOR PARTICLE DEPOSITION FROM TURBULENT FLOW ONTO SMOOTH SURFACES

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alvin C.K. Lai Hong Kong	41	2.1k	1.7k	1.7k	1.1k	990	123	5.5k
Man Pun Wan Singapore	42	962 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	550 0.5×	308 0.3×	126	5.4k
Zoran Ristovski Australia	56	4.6k 2.2×	2.6k 1.5×	2.4k 1.4×	543 0.5×	564 0.6×	300	12.5k
Ryozo Ooka Japan	44	912 0.4×	554 0.3×	4.0k 2.3×	264 0.2×	1.3k 1.3×	304	6.9k
Hua Qian China	40	2.4k 1.1×	3.6k 2.1×	1.4k 0.8×	546 0.5×	209 0.2×	229	7.2k
Jianlei Niu Hong Kong	62	2.1k 1.0×	2.8k 1.6×	5.8k 3.4×	552 0.5×	1.3k 1.4×	276	11.8k
Zhiqiang Zhai United States	50	554 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	3.3k 2.0×	385 0.4×	961 1.0×	190	7.9k
Andy Chan Malaysia	35	1.7k 0.8×	607 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	229 0.2×	178 0.2×	163	5.6k
Atila Novoselac United States	36	1.2k 0.6×	885 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	179 0.2×	308 0.3×	93	3.5k
Mats Sandberg Sweden	40	852 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	4.1k 2.4×	182 0.2×	386 0.4×	162	5.6k
Zhang Lin China	57	1.3k 0.6×	3.7k 2.1×	4.9k 2.8×	351 0.3×	1.8k 1.8×	348	11.0k

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Zhang, Huihui, et al.. (2025). Improving far-UVC disinfection efficiency in portable devices: Optical enhancement and agent-based lamps’ layout optimization. Building and Environment. 290. 114138–114138.

Romay, Francisco J., et al.. (2025). A Novel Bioaerosol Chamber to Measure the Inactivation Rate of Airborne Viruses at Low Far-UV-C Radiation Doses. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 25(10).

Su, Xin, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigation comparing Far-UVC (222nm) and UVC (254nm) for inactivation of bacteria on hard and fabric surfaces. Building and Environment. 267. 112324–112324. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Huihui, et al.. (2024). Experimental study on droplet and bioaerosol emissions from flushing a squat toilet. Building and Environment. 250. 111162–111162. 3 indexed citations

Liang, Zhancong, Liyuan Zhou, Kunpeng Chen, et al.. (2024). Formation of secondary aerosol by 222 nm Far-UVC irradiation on SO2. Atmospheric Environment. 330. 120559–120559. 6 indexed citations

Zhang, Huihui, Andrea R. Ferro, Iris W. S. Li, & Alvin C.K. Lai. (2024). Effects of surface-attached durations, nutrients, and relative humidity on the resuspension of bacteria during human walking. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 470. 134278–134278.

Lu, Yifeng, Xia Shi, Wentao Li, & Alvin C.K. Lai. (2024). Wavelength-specific inactivation mechanisms and efficacies of germicidal UVC for airborne human coronavirus. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 484. 136666–136666. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Bin, et al.. (2023). Reply letter for comments raised by professor Deng for “inactivation of foodborne pathogenic and spoilage bacteria by single and dual wavelength UV-LEDs: Synergistic effect and pulsed operation”. Food Control. 159. 110256–110256.

Liang, Zhancong, et al.. (2023). Negligible increase in indoor endotoxin activity by 222 nm far-UVC illumination on bioaerosols. Environmental Science Atmospheres. 3(8). 1212–1220. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huihui, et al.. (2023). Effects of triboelectric charging, flooring materials, relative humidity, and shoe sole materials on human walking-induced particle resuspension. Building and Environment. 244. 110838–110838. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huihui, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of human walking-induced resuspension of bacteria on different flooring materials. Building and Environment. 235. 110218–110218. 6 indexed citations

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Liang, Zhancong, Liyuan Zhou, Xinyue Li, et al.. (2022). Sulfate Formation in Incense Burning Particles: A Single-Particle Mass Spectrometric Study. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 9(9). 718–725. 21 indexed citations

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Liang, Zhancong, et al.. (2022). Inactivation of Escherichia coli in droplets at different ambient relative humidities: Effects of phase transition, solute and cell concentrations. Atmospheric Environment. 280. 119066–119066. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huihui & Alvin C.K. Lai. (2022). Evaluation of Single-Pass Disinfection Performance of Far-UVC Light on Airborne Microorganisms in Duct Flows. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(24). 17849–17857. 41 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huihui, Sunday S. Nunayon, & Alvin C.K. Lai. (2020). Performance evaluation of flow resistance and ultrafine particle deposition enhancement in an air duct equipped with V-Shaped winglet vortex generators. Building and Environment. 183. 107194–107194. 12 indexed citations

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Zhou, Pei, Yi Yang, Alvin C.K. Lai, & Gongsheng Huang. (2016). Inactivation of airborne bacteria by cold plasma in air duct flow. Building and Environment. 106. 120–130. 30 indexed citations

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Ma, Weiwu, Min Li, Ping Li, & Alvin C.K. Lai. (2015). New quasi-3D model for heat transfer in U-shaped GHEs (ground heat exchangers): Effective overall thermal resistance. Energy. 90. 578–587. 28 indexed citations

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Lai, Alvin C.K., et al.. (2011). Effectiveness of facemasks to reduce exposure hazards for airborne infections among general populations. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 9(70). 938–948. 107 indexed citations

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Lai, Alvin C.K., et al.. (2009). An evaluation model for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) acceptance in residential buildings. Energy and Buildings. 41(9). 930–936. 231 indexed citations

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Lai, Alvin C.K., Kai‐Tak Wan, & Vincent Chan. (2002). Substrate-induced deformation and adhesion of phospholipid vesicles at the main phase transition. Biophysical Chemistry. 99(3). 245–258. 7 indexed citations

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