Hua Qian

10.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
229 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Hua Qian is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hua Qian has authored 229 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 87 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 46 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hua Qian's work include Infection Control and Ventilation (79 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (57 papers) and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (54 papers). Hua Qian is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control and Ventilation (79 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (57 papers) and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (54 papers). Hua Qian collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Hua Qian's co-authors include Yuguo Li, Xiaohong Zheng, T W Wong, Li Liu, Peter V. Nielsen, Jan Sundell, Craig R. Scott, Zhuohui Zhao, Chen Huang and Qihong Deng and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Hua Qian

217 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.

Role of ventilation in airborne transmission of infectious agents in the built environment ? a multidisciplinary systematic review

2007 756 citations Yuguo Li, Hua Qian et al. Indoor Air profile →
Probable airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a poorly ventilated restaurant

2021 403 citations Yuguo Li, Hua Qian et al. Building and Environment profile →
Indoor transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2

2020 351 citations Hua Qian, Te Miao et al. Indoor Air profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Hua Qian	3.6k	2.4k	1.4k	1.3k	973	229	7.2k
Christopher Y.H. Chao	4.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	2.9k 2.1×	1.9k 1.6×	907 0.9×	289	13.3k
Giorgio Buonanno	2.5k 0.7×	4.5k 1.9×	2.2k 1.6×	948 0.8×	843 0.9×	186	7.9k
Linsey C. Marr	3.6k 1.0×	4.0k 1.6×	1.0k 0.8×	489 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	166	11.0k
Donald K. Milton	4.9k 1.4×	3.9k 1.6×	527 0.4×	760 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	157	11.2k
Zoran Ristovski	2.6k 0.7×	4.6k 1.9×	2.4k 1.7×	348 0.3×	567 0.6×	300	12.5k
Luca Stabile	1.7k 0.5×	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	751 0.6×	538 0.6×	120	5.2k
Man Pun Wan	2.1k 0.6×	962 0.4×	1.6k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	413 0.4×	126	5.4k
Catherine J. Noakes	2.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	646 0.5×	713 0.6×	626 0.6×	118	3.7k
Graham Johnson	2.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	574 0.4×	232 0.2×	592 0.6×	123	5.4k
Bin Zhao	2.5k 0.7×	4.8k 2.0×	3.5k 2.6×	1.5k 1.2×	247 0.3×	323	10.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Hua Qian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hua Qian

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hua Qian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hua Qian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hua Qian 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 Hua Qian. Hua Qian 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

Zhang, Yubin, et al.. (2025). Developing and optimizing air curtains for reducing bacteria-carrying particles in operating rooms: A numerical simulation study. Journal of Building Engineering. 104. 112345–112345. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Danting, Zhiwen Luo, Xiaohong Zheng, & Hua Qian. (2024). Beyond droplet deposition: Virus transport and deposition modeling in respiratory tract influenced by ambient environment and exhalation activities. Building and Environment. 255. 111406–111406. 8 indexed citations

Lei, Gang, Wenqing Liang, Lei Huang, et al.. (2024). Rapid prediction of water hammer characteristics in liquid hydrogen storage and transportation systems: A theoretical model. Renewable Energy. 230. 120781–120781. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Shengqi, Caroline X. Gao, Jin Ye, Xiaohong Zheng, & Hua Qian. (2024). Indoor-outdoor microbial exchange: Quantifying the contribution of outdoor sources to indoor microbiota across seasons. Journal of Building Engineering. 92. 109806–109806. 4 indexed citations

Jia, Wei, David Christopher Lung, Pak‐To Chan, et al.. (2024). Co-existence of airborne SARS-CoV-2 infection and non-infection in three connected zones of a restaurant. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 480. 136388–136388. 3 indexed citations

Zheng, Xiaohong, Xiaoxue Cheng, Ziying Zhou, et al.. (2024). Unraveling the link between draught and upper respiratory mucosal immunity: Assessing lysozyme and S-lgA concentrations in nasal lavage fluid. Building and Environment. 254. 111379–111379. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Shengqi, Jin Ye, Ziguang Chen, et al.. (2024). Impact of climate zones and seasons on indoor airborne microbial communities: Insights from a comprehensive analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 926. 171879–171879. 7 indexed citations

Qian, Hua, et al.. (2024). Personalized air curtain optimized to reduce fine particle exposure in industrial environments with different indoor airflow conditions. Building and Environment. 265. 112020–112020. 3 indexed citations

Zheng, Xiaohong, et al.. (2024). Optimizing high-volume evacuator usage: A quantitative analysis of aerosol control in dental procedures. Building and Environment. 269. 112427–112427. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Nuo, Xiaohong Chen, Yan Li, et al.. (2024). Distribution and characteristics of bacteria on the hand during oropharyngeal swab collection: Which handwashing points are affected?. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 33(12). 4708–4716. 3 indexed citations

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Liang, Wenqing, Gang Lei, Tianxiang Wang, et al.. (2023). Transient flow dynamics behaviors during quick shut-off of ball valves in liquid hydrogen pipelines and storage systems. Journal of Energy Storage. 73. 109049–109049. 11 indexed citations

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Liu, Cong, et al.. (2023). Oxidation potential of PM2.5 in a mechanical processing plant and its association with metal composition. Atmospheric Environment. 319. 120318–120318. 2 indexed citations

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Liang, Wenqing, et al.. (2023). Theoretical modeling of diffusion clouds of liquid hydrogen spilling in crosswind field with atmospheric inversion layer. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(81). 31813–31822. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Fang, Danting Luo, Jiayu Huang, et al.. (2023). Vertical transmission of infectious aerosols through building toilet drainage system: An experimental study. Environmental Pollution. 343. 123284–123284. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Ningrui, Lin Fang, Wei Liu, et al.. (2023). Health effects of exposure to indoor formaldehyde in civil buildings: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the literature in the past 40 years. Building and Environment. 233. 110080–110080. 29 indexed citations

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Dou, Zhiyang, et al.. (2023). Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in airports based on real human close contact behaviors. Journal of Building Engineering. 82. 108299–108299. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Shuo, Weiqi Guo, Wei-Jie Chen, et al.. (2023). Inhalation exposure assessment techniques on ventilation dilution of infectious respiratory particles in a retrofitted hospital lung function room. Building and Environment. 242. 110544–110544. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Juan, Yinping Zhang, Baizhan Li, et al.. (2021). Eczema, facial erythema, and seborrheic dermatitis symptoms among young adults in China in relation to ambient air pollution, climate, and home environment. Indoor Air. 32(1). e12918–e12918. 20 indexed citations

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Du, Chenqiu, Baizhan Li, Zhuohui Zhao, et al.. (2021). Home dampness/mold(D/M) improvement in children's residences over the past decade in China-a comparison of repeated surveys in 2010 and 2019. Building and Environment. 205. 108181–108181. 10 indexed citations

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Qian, Hua, Te Miao, Li Liu, et al.. (2020). Indoor transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2. Indoor Air. 31(3). 639–645. 351 indexed citations breakdown →

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