Guangyu Cao

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Guangyu Cao is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Building and Construction and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Guangyu Cao has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 31 papers in Building and Construction and 29 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Guangyu Cao's work include Infection Control and Ventilation (41 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (29 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (24 papers). Guangyu Cao is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control and Ventilation (41 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (29 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (24 papers). Guangyu Cao collaborates with scholars based in Norway, China and Finland. Guangyu Cao's co-authors include Amar Aganović, Jarek Kurnitski, Kai Sirén, Risto Kosonen, Hazim Awbi, Runming Yao, Jianshun Zhang, Yunqing Fan, Pawel Wargocki and Jun Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Guangyu Cao

83 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

A review of the performance of different ventilation and airflow distribution systems in buildings

2014 393 citations Guangyu Cao, Kai Sirén et al. Building and Environment profile →
Indoor air quality and health in schools: A critical review for developing the roadmap for the future school environment

2022 196 citations Sasan Sadrizadeh, Guangyu Cao et al. profile →

Peers

Guangyu Cao

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Jovan Pantelic United States

Kazuhide Ito Japan

Zhuangbo Feng China

Kwok Wai Tham Singapore

William P. Bahnfleth United States

Chandra Sekhar Singapore

Sasan Sadrizadeh Sweden

Naiping Gao China

Jianjian Wei China

Chao‐Hsin Lin United States

Jovan Pantelic United States

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1.0k ×0.9

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840 ×0.8

745 ×0.9

446 ×0.9

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145 ×0.7

Citations per year, relative to Guangyu Cao Guangyu Cao (= 1×) peers Jovan Pantelic

Countries citing papers authored by Guangyu Cao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Guangyu Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Guangyu Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Guangyu Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Guangyu Cao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Guangyu Cao. Guangyu Cao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cao, Guangyu, Yihong Chen, Hongwei Dai, et al.. (2025). MPCVD grown high quality diamond single crystal film for high-speed solar-blind UV photodetectors with TiC ohmic contacts. Diamond and Related Materials. 154. 112199–112199. 1 indexed citations

Bartoňová, Alena, Britt Ann Kåstad Høiskar, Jivitesh Sharma, et al.. (2025). Predicting the student’s perceptions of multi-domain environmental factors in a Norwegian school building: Machine learning approach. Building and Environment. 280. 113144–113144.

Hu, Nan, et al.. (2025). Numerical study on the application of low-turbulence air curtain surrounding laminar airflow distribution in operating rooms. Building Simulation. 18(3). 601–617. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Guangyu, et al.. (2025). Effect of building parameters on urban ventilation efficiency for pedestrian areas: Considering internal and external pollution sources. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 264. 106150–106150. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Jun, et al.. (2024). Use of wearable ventilation for reducing the infection risk of healthcare workers in isolation wards: A numerical study. Building and Environment. 265. 112019–112019. 4 indexed citations

Xia, Yunfei, et al.. (2024). Dynamic coordinated air supply for moving individuals in industrial settings: Effectiveness evaluation and demonstration. Building and Environment. 263. 111873–111873. 2 indexed citations

Wei, Xiaobin, et al.. (2023). Inverse design of dynamic protective air supply based on proper orthogonal decomposition. Sustainable Cities and Society. 95. 104591–104591. 8 indexed citations

Aganović, Amar, Guangyu Cao, Jarek Kurnitski, & Pawel Wargocki. (2022). New dose-response model and SARS-CoV-2 quanta emission rates for calculating the long-range airborne infection risk. Building and Environment. 228. 109924–109924. 24 indexed citations

Aganović, Amar, Guangyu Cao, Jarek Kurnitski, Arsen Krikor Melikov, & Pawel Wargocki. (2022). Zonal modeling of air distribution impact on the long-range airborne transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 112. 800–821. 11 indexed citations

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Aganović, Amar, et al.. (2022). Modeling the impact of indoor relative humidity on the infection risk of five respiratory airborne viruses. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 11481–11481. 25 indexed citations

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Aganović, Amar, et al.. (2022). Experimental study on the exposure level of surgical staff to SARS-CoV-2 in operating rooms with mixing ventilation under negative pressure. Building and Environment. 217. 109091–109091. 14 indexed citations

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Cao, Guangyu, et al.. (2021). Suitability evaluation on laminar airflow and mixing airflow distribution strategies in operating rooms: A case study at St. Olavs Hospital. Building and Environment. 194. 107677–107677. 17 indexed citations

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Yang, Bin, Arsen Krikor Melikov, Chenjiyu Liang, et al.. (2021). Infection probability under different air distribution patterns. Building and Environment. 207. 108555–108555. 75 indexed citations

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Cao, Guangyu, et al.. (2021). Can clothing systems and human activity in operating rooms with mixed flow ventilation systems help achieve the ultraclean air requirement (≤10 CFU/m3) during orthopaedic surgeries?. Journal of Hospital Infection. 120. 110–116. 8 indexed citations

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Aganović, Amar, et al.. (2021). Estimating the impact of indoor relative humidity on SARS-CoV-2 airborne transmission risk using a new modification of the Wells-Riley model. Building and Environment. 205. 108278–108278. 61 indexed citations

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Cao, Guangyu, Geir Hallan, Ove Furnes, et al.. (2020). Operating room ventilation and the risk of revision due to infection after total hip arthroplasty: assessment of validated data in the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register. Journal of Hospital Infection. 105(2). 216–224. 22 indexed citations

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Kilpeläinen, Simo, Risto Kosonen, Juha Jokisalo, et al.. (2019). Indoor airflow interactions with symmetrical and asymmetrical heat load distributions under diffuse ceiling ventilation. Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 25(6). 716–731. 6 indexed citations

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Aganović, Amar, et al.. (2017). Indoor air quality in mechanically ventilated residential dwellings/low-rise buildings: A review of existing information. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 1 indexed citations

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Cao, Guangyu, Simo Kilpeläinen, & Kai Sirén. (2017). Experimental study of the transverse diffusion of pollutants through a downward plane jet in a room. International Journal of Ventilation. 17(2). 81–92. 5 indexed citations

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Ye, Wei, Xu Zhang, Jun Gao, et al.. (2017). Indoor air pollutants, ventilation rate determinants and potential control strategies in Chinese dwellings: A literature review. The Science of The Total Environment. 586. 696–729. 152 indexed citations

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