Sainan Lyu

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 832 citations indexed

About

Sainan Lyu is a scholar working on Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Management Science and Operations Research and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Sainan Lyu has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 832 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, 9 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 9 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Sainan Lyu's work include Occupational Health and Safety Research (16 papers), Risk and Safety Analysis (8 papers) and Construction Project Management and Performance (8 papers). Sainan Lyu is often cited by papers focused on Occupational Health and Safety Research (16 papers), Risk and Safety Analysis (8 papers) and Construction Project Management and Performance (8 papers). Sainan Lyu collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Hong Kong. Sainan Lyu's co-authors include Albert P.C. Chan, Carol K.H. Hon, Arshad Javed, Francis K.W. Wong, Rebecca Yang, Xuechao Yang, Shiping Chen, Fengling Han, Ron Wakefield and Gayashan Amarasinghe and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Automation in Construction and Energies.

In The Last Decade

Sainan Lyu

26 papers receiving 813 citations

Hit Papers

Public and private blockchain in construction business pr... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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.

  1. Public and private blockchain in construction business process and information integration
    2020 334 citations Rebecca Yang, Sainan Lyu et al. profile →

Peers

Sainan Lyu
Hanbin Luo China
Onur Behzat Tokdemir Türkiye
David Hillson United States
María Martínez‐Rojas Spain
Hui Shan Loh Singapore
Guodong Ni China
Valerie Carr United Kingdom
Hamdi Bashir United Arab Emirates
Shih-Tong Lu Taiwan
Chang-Taek Hyun South Korea
Hanbin Luo China
Sainan Lyu
Citations per year, relative to Sainan Lyu Sainan Lyu (= 1×) peers Hanbin Luo

Countries citing papers authored by Sainan Lyu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sainan Lyu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sainan Lyu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sainan Lyu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sainan Lyu 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 Sainan Lyu. Sainan Lyu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lyu, Sainan, et al.. (2025). Migrant Workers in the Construction Industry: A Bibliometric and Qualitative Content Analysis. Buildings. 15(5). 761–761. 1 indexed citations
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Lyu, Sainan, Carol K.H. Hon, Albert P.C. Chan, et al.. (2025). Comparing the perceptions of ethnic minority construction workers and management staff on the factors affecting safety communications. Journal of Safety Research. 92. 511–521. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2025). Analysis of carbon emissions reduction strategies for prefabricated buildings under cost constraints: a case study. Architectural Engineering and Design Management. 1–20. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yizhi, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors for Urban Resilience in China: A Provincial Analysis. Buildings. 14(2). 502–502. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Hao, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Urban Renewal Research during 2012–2022. Buildings. 13(11). 2826–2826. 8 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xiaoyan, Haoyu Sun, Kun Lu, Sainan Lyu, & Martin Skitmore. (2022). Using evolutionary game theory to study construction safety supervisory mechanism in China. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 30(2). 514–537. 19 indexed citations
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Gao, Ran, et al.. (2022). Review of the Application of Wearable Devices in Construction Safety: A Bibliometric Analysis from 2005 to 2021. Buildings. 12(3). 344–344. 16 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, Albert P.C. Chan, Ming Shan, et al.. (2021). Opportunities and Challenges for Construction Health and Safety Technologies under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chinese Construction Projects. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(24). 13038–13038. 22 indexed citations
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Lin, Tong, et al.. (2021). Offsite construction in the Australian low-rise residential buildings application levels and procurement options. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 29(1). 110–140. 20 indexed citations
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Jiang, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2020). A Decision Method for Construction Safety Risk Management Based on Ontology and Improved CBR: Example of a Subway Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(11). 3928–3928. 37 indexed citations
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Lyu, Sainan, Carol K.H. Hon, Albert P.C. Chan, et al.. (2020). An exploratory study of safety communication networks of ethnic minority crews in the Hong Kong construction industry. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 28(4). 1156–1175. 12 indexed citations
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Gao, Ran, Albert P.C. Chan, Sainan Lyu, Hafız Zahoor, & Wahyudi P. Utama. (2018). Investigating the difficulties of implementing safety practices in international construction projects. Safety Science. 108. 39–47. 27 indexed citations
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Chan, Albert P.C., Francis K.W. Wong, Carol K.H. Hon, Sainan Lyu, & Arshad Javed. (2017). Investigating ethnic minorities' perceptions of safety climate in the construction industry. Journal of Safety Research. 63. 9–19. 41 indexed citations
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Chan, Albert P.C., Francis Wong, Carol K.H. Hon, Arshad Javed, & Sainan Lyu. (2017). Construction safety and health problems of ethnic minority workers in Hong Kong. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 24(6). 901–919. 41 indexed citations
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Chan, Albert P.C., Arshad Javed, Sainan Lyu, Carol K.H. Hon, & Francis K.W. Wong. (2016). Strategies for Improving Safety and Health of Ethnic Minority Construction Workers. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 142(9). 48 indexed citations
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Chan, Albert P.C., Arshad Javed, Francis Wong, et al.. (2014). The application of social network analysis in the construction industry in Hong Kong. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 2 indexed citations

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