Chao Ren

10.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Chao Ren is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Ren has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Environmental Engineering, 78 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 55 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Chao Ren's work include Urban Heat Island Mitigation (94 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (43 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (39 papers). Chao Ren is often cited by papers focused on Urban Heat Island Mitigation (94 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (43 papers) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (39 papers). Chao Ren collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United Kingdom. Chao Ren's co-authors include Edward Ng, Kevin Ka‐Lun Lau, Yuan Shi, Yong Xu, Meng Cai, Chao Yuan, Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo, Jimmy Chi Hung Fung, Ran Wang and Wanlu Ouyang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Chao Ren

143 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Improving the wind environment in high-density cities by understanding urban morphology and surface roughness: A study in Hong Kong

2011 428 citations Edward Ng, Chao Ren et al. Landscape and Urban Planning profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chao Ren Hong Kong	48	5.6k	3.6k	2.6k	1.6k	1.5k	150	7.1k
David J. Sailor United States	51	7.6k 1.3×	3.8k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	4.2k 2.6×	1.5k 1.0×	142	10.7k
Alberto Martilli Spain	48	7.2k 1.3×	3.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	2.0k 1.3×	2.9k 1.9×	150	8.4k
Gerald Mills Ireland	34	4.1k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	90	5.0k
James Voogt Canada	45	8.2k 1.5×	3.8k 1.0×	4.0k 1.5×	2.2k 1.4×	2.7k 1.8×	95	9.2k
Ariane Middel United States	43	4.8k 0.8×	3.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	562 0.4×	136	6.0k
Matthias Demuzere Belgium	40	3.9k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	3.9k 1.5×	753 0.5×	2.4k 1.6×	115	6.9k
Kevin Ka‐Lun Lau Hong Kong	41	4.1k 0.7×	3.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	580 0.4×	95	5.3k
Haider Taha United States	27	5.4k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	49	6.5k
Iain D. Stewart Canada	21	5.0k 0.9×	2.8k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	32	5.6k
E. Scott Krayenhoff Canada	38	3.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	712 0.5×	84	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Ren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Ren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Ren

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Wang, Qun, Yiang Chen, Xingcheng Lu, et al.. (2024). Urbanization impact on meteorological condition and O3 concentration under past and future climates scenarios over the Greater Bay Area in Southern China. Atmospheric Environment. 331. 120585–120585. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Guangzhao, et al.. (2024). Investigating the dynamic pattern of regional heat health risks: A case study of Guangdong Province, China. Urban Climate. 57. 102127–102127. 8 indexed citations

Ren, Chao, et al.. (2024). Sectoral carbon emission prediction and spatial modeling framework: A local climate zone-based case study of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Sustainable Cities and Society. 114. 105756–105756. 5 indexed citations

Ouyang, Wanlu, et al.. (2024). Natural shading vs. artificial shading: A comparative analysis of their cooling efficacy in extreme hot weather. Urban Climate. 55. 101870–101870. 19 indexed citations

Ren, Chao, et al.. (2024). Spatial dynamics of per capita building carbon emissions in the Greater Bay Area: Pathways to net zero carbon by 2060. Building and Environment. 270. 112501–112501. 6 indexed citations

Yang, Jiachuan, et al.. (2023). Machine learning applications on air temperature prediction in the urban canopy layer: A critical review of 2011–2022. Urban Climate. 49. 101499–101499. 33 indexed citations

Li, Yilun, Wanlu Ouyang, Shi Yin, Zheng Tan, & Chao Ren. (2023). Microclimate and its influencing factors in residential public spaces during heat waves: An empirical study in Hong Kong. Building and Environment. 236. 110225–110225. 34 indexed citations

Chen, Guangzhao, Junyi Hua, Yuan Shi, & Chao Ren. (2023). Constructing air temperature and relative humidity-based hourly thermal comfort dataset for a high-density city using machine learning. Urban Climate. 47. 101400–101400. 22 indexed citations

Liu, Sheng, Yu Ting Kwok, & Chao Ren. (2023). Investigating the impact of urban microclimate on building thermal performance: A case study of dense urban areas in Hong Kong. Sustainable Cities and Society. 94. 104509–104509. 53 indexed citations

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Yin, Shi, Junyi Hua, Chao Ren, et al.. (2023). Spatial pattern assessment of dengue fever risk in subtropical urban environments: The case of Hong Kong. Landscape and Urban Planning. 237. 104815–104815. 5 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yingsheng, Chao Ren, Yuan Shi, et al.. (2023). Mapping the spatial distribution of nocturnal urban heat island based on Local Climate Zone framework. Building and Environment. 234. 110197–110197. 54 indexed citations

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Ren, Chao, Kai Wang, Yuan Shi, et al.. (2021). Investigating the urban heat and cool island effects during extreme heat events in high‐density cities: A case study of Hong Kong from 2000 to 2018. International Journal of Climatology. 41(15). 6736–6754. 50 indexed citations

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Pesaresi, Martino, Christina Corbane, Chao Ren, & Edward Ng. (2021). Generalized Vertical Components of built-up areas from global Digital Elevation Models by multi-scale linear regression modelling. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0244478–e0244478. 23 indexed citations

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Kwok, Yu Ting, Cécile de Munck, Robert Schoetter, Chao Ren, & Kevin Ka‐Lun Lau. (2020). Refined dataset to describe the complex urban environment of Hong Kong for urban climate modelling studies at the mesoscale. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 142(1-2). 129–150. 16 indexed citations

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Fung, Jimmy Chi Hung, et al.. (2020). Investigating Future Urbanization’s Impact on Local Climate under Different Climate Change Scenarios in MEGA-urban Regions: A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta, China. Atmosphere. 11(7). 771–771. 17 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhengliang, Janet F. Barlow, Pak Wai Chan, et al.. (2019). A Review of Progress and Applications of Pulsed Doppler Wind LiDARs. Remote Sensing. 11(21). 2522–2522. 97 indexed citations

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Bechtel, Benjamin, Paul J. Alexander, Christoph Beck, et al.. (2018). Generating WUDAPT Level 0 data – Current status of production and evaluation. Urban Climate. 27. 24–45. 223 indexed citations

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Xu, Yong, Chao Ren, Peifeng Ma, et al.. (2017). Urban morphology detection and computation for urban climate research. Landscape and Urban Planning. 167. 212–224. 190 indexed citations

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Ren, Chao, et al.. (2017). Implementing WUDAPT Product into Urban Development Impact Analysis by Using WRF Simulation Result - A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta Region (1980-2010). Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology). 11 indexed citations

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Ng, Edward & Chao Ren. (2015). The Urban Climatic Map : A Methodology for Sustainable Urban Planning. Routledge eBooks. 343–369. 34 indexed citations

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