Runming Yao

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
161 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Runming Yao is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Runming Yao has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Building and Construction, 77 papers in Environmental Engineering and 26 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Runming Yao's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (104 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (55 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (30 papers). Runming Yao is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (104 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (55 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (30 papers). Runming Yao collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Finland. Runming Yao's co-authors include Baizhan Li, Koen Steemers, Jing Liu, Xinyi Li, Chenqiu Du, Hong Liu, Emmanuel Essah, Mehdi Shahrestani, Vincenzo Costanzo and Risto Kosonen and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Runming Yao

158 papers receiving 6.6k 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 theoretical adaptive model of thermal comfort – Adaptive Predicted Mean Vote (aPMV)

2009 558 citations Runming Yao, Baizhan Li et al. Building and Environment profile →
A review of the performance of different ventilation and airflow distribution systems in buildings

2014 393 citations Hazim Awbi, Runming Yao et al. Building and Environment profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Runming Yao	4.9k	3.6k	868	862	822	161	6.8k
Bjarne W. Olesen	6.0k 1.2×	3.5k 1.0×	867 1.0×	788 0.9×	350 0.4×	262	7.3k
Borong Lin	5.1k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	503 0.6×	402 0.5×	240	7.5k
Zhe Wang	4.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	480 0.6×	733 0.9×	1.6k 2.0×	207	6.4k
Kevin J. Lomas	3.8k 0.8×	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	869 1.1×	131	6.0k
Risto Kosonen	2.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	580 0.7×	662 0.8×	724 0.9×	248	4.4k
Yingxin Zhu	6.2k 1.3×	4.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.6×	492 0.6×	313 0.4×	188	8.1k
Liu Yang	3.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	404 0.5×	725 0.8×	489 0.6×	107	5.0k
Hiroshi Yoshino	3.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	920 1.1×	871 1.0×	657 0.8×	280	5.3k
Jlm Jan Hensen	9.0k 1.8×	5.5k 1.5×	834 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.7×	457	12.1k
Roberto Lamberts	4.2k 0.9×	2.6k 0.7×	470 0.5×	605 0.7×	310 0.4×	166	5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Runming Yao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Runming Yao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Runming Yao

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Xiong, Jie, et al.. (2025). Technology pathway to decarbonisation in the building sector based on a policy review of major economies. Advances in Climate Change Research. 16(1). 183–198. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Shan, et al.. (2024). Gender disparities in thermal responses under vertical air temperature differences. Energy and Buildings. 308. 114031–114031. 6 indexed citations

Li, Baizhan, Shan Zhou, Chenqiu Du, et al.. (2024). Time and environmental conditions for heat stress recovery based on human physiological responses: Developing a predictive model. Building and Environment. 267. 112228–112228. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Mingqing, Runming Yao, Biao Yan, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of exacerbation of Th2-mediated eosinophilic allergic asthma induced by plastic pollution derivatives (PPD): A molecular toxicological study involving lung cell ferroptosis and metabolomics. The Science of The Total Environment. 946. 174482–174482. 20 indexed citations

Zhou, Shan, et al.. (2024). A thermoregulation model based on the physical and physiological characteristics of Chinese elderly. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 172. 108262–108262. 6 indexed citations

Feng, Yuan, Runming Yao, Wei Yu, et al.. (2023). Dynamic characteristics of particulate matter resuspension due to human activities in indoor environments: A comprehensive review. Journal of Building Engineering. 79. 107914–107914. 13 indexed citations

Zhou, Shan, Baizhan Li, Chenqiu Du, et al.. (2023). Developing thermal prediction models for the elderly under temperature step changes. Building and Environment. 245. 110902–110902. 17 indexed citations

Yao, Runming, et al.. (2023). Estimating the leaf area index of urban individual trees based on actual path length. Building and Environment. 245. 110811–110811. 6 indexed citations

Yao, Runming, et al.. (2023). A mathematical model for rapid estimation of solar radiation in urban canyons with trees and its applications. Solar Energy. 267. 112219–112219. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Tiantian, Runming Yao, Chenqiu Du, Baizhan Li, & F. Fang. (2023). A quantitative evaluation model of outdoor dynamic thermal comfort and adaptation: A year-long longitudinal field study. Building and Environment. 237. 110308–110308. 22 indexed citations

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Wierzbicka, Aneta, et al.. (2023). A systematic review of ventilation solutions for hospital wards: Addressing cross-infection and patient safety. Building and Environment. 247. 110954–110954. 8 indexed citations

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Xu, Tiantian, Runming Yao, Chenqiu Du, & Baizhan Li. (2023). Outdoor thermal perception and heatwave adaptation effects in summer – A case study of a humid subtropical city in China. Urban Climate. 52. 101724–101724. 16 indexed citations

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Zhou, Shan, Baizhan Li, Chenqiu Du, et al.. (2023). Opportunities and challenges of using thermal comfort models for building design and operation for the elderly: A literature review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 183. 113504–113504. 38 indexed citations

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Mustakallio, Panu, Risto Kosonen, Simo Kilpeläinen, et al.. (2022). Effect of active chilled beam layouts on ventilation performance and thermal comfort under variable heat gain conditions. Building and Environment. 228. 109872–109872. 6 indexed citations

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Yao, Runming, et al.. (2021). Experimental studies on hot gas bypass defrosting control strategies for air source heat pumps. Journal of Building Engineering. 43. 103165–103165. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Baizhan, Wei Yu, Chenqiu Du, et al.. (2021). A comparative field study of occupants’ thermal exposure in non-heating and decentralized heating environments. Building and Environment. 207. 108501–108501. 9 indexed citations

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Du, Chenqiu, Baizhan Li, Wei Yu, Hong Liu, & Runming Yao. (2019). Energy flexibility for heating and cooling based on seasonal occupant thermal adaptation in mixed-mode residential buildings. Energy. 189. 116339–116339. 45 indexed citations

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Li, Baizhan, Chenqiu Du, Hong Liu, et al.. (2018). Regulation of sensory nerve conduction velocity of human bodies responding to annual temperature variations in natural environments. Indoor Air. 29(2). 308–319. 12 indexed citations

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Yao, Runming, Koen Steemers, & Baizhan Li. (2003). Energy efficient design for residential buildings in China. CentAUR (University of Reading). 2. 41–45. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Baizhan, Runming Yao, Nick Baker, & Koen Steemers. (2003). Innovative use of strategic design tools in building design in China. CentAUR (University of Reading). 2. 61–64. 1 indexed citations

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