Shenglan Xiao

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Shenglan Xiao is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Modeling and Simulation and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Shenglan Xiao has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 20 papers in Modeling and Simulation and 14 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Shenglan Xiao's work include Infection Control and Ventilation (21 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (20 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (8 papers). Shenglan Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control and Ventilation (21 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (20 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (8 papers). Shenglan Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Shenglan Xiao's co-authors include Yuguo Li, Hao Lei, Hua Qian, Benjamin J. Cowling, Jianjian Wei, Pan Cheng, Jian Hang, Li Liu, Hong Ling and Min Kang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Shenglan Xiao

36 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shenglan Xiao China	19	975	449	362	209	156	40	1.4k
Min Kang China	21	689 0.7×	487 1.1×	790 2.2×	143 0.7×	148 0.9×	69	2.0k
Xinjin Liu China	13	947 1.0×	339 0.8×	413 1.1×	209 1.0×	149 1.0×	77	1.9k
Sima Asadi United States	8	974 1.0×	278 0.6×	143 0.4×	172 0.8×	81 0.5×	13	1.3k
Nirmal Kumar Gali Hong Kong	16	955 1.0×	339 0.8×	398 1.1×	412 2.0×	79 0.5×	42	2.0k
Jianyun Lu China	17	465 0.5×	350 0.8×	444 1.2×	133 0.6×	75 0.5×	52	1.2k
Mark Nicas United States	28	1.4k 1.4×	399 0.9×	525 1.5×	674 3.2×	126 0.8×	78	2.5k
Kuibiao Li China	16	527 0.5×	374 0.8×	413 1.1×	92 0.4×	83 0.5×	32	1.2k
Françoise M. Blachère United States	26	1.8k 1.8×	489 1.1×	570 1.6×	600 2.9×	113 0.7×	52	3.0k
Kevin P. Fennelly United States	26	1.2k 1.2×	214 0.5×	1.2k 3.2×	341 1.6×	107 0.7×	66	2.6k
Pan Cheng Hong Kong	10	625 0.6×	259 0.6×	103 0.3×	116 0.6×	142 0.9×	17	783

Countries citing papers authored by Shenglan Xiao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shenglan Xiao

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yu, Hao, et al.. (2026). Airborne dominance in COVID-19 transmission on long-haul flights. Building and Environment. 291. 114223–114223.

Xiao, Shenglan, Zhifei Hao, Fangli Zhao, et al.. (2025). Residence time of particles in indoor surface networks. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 488. 137267–137267. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Xi, et al.. (2025). Impact of ambient air pollutants on influenza-like illness, influenza A and influenza B: A nationwide time-series study in China. Atmospheric Environment. 367. 121729–121729.

Zhang, Nan, et al.. (2025). Fomite transmission of MRSA in hospital dental departments: A modelling study based on real healthcare worker-patient contact patterns. Building and Environment. 283. 113418–113418.

Xiao, Shenglan, Yingjie Luo, Fangli Zhao, et al.. (2025). Respiratory infectious disease transmission of dental healthcare workers. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 492. 138140–138140.

Xiao, Shenglan, et al.. (2024). A coupled hand and surface hygiene criterion on heterogeneous surface touch networks. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 479. 135589–135589. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Fangli, et al.. (2024). What influences the close contact between health care workers and patients? An observational study in a hospital dental outpatient department. American Journal of Infection Control. 52(11). 1296–1301. 2 indexed citations

Lei, Hao, et al.. (2023). Association between Temperature and Influenza Activity across Different Regions of China during 2010–2017. Viruses. 15(3). 594–594. 14 indexed citations

Li, Yuguo, et al.. (2023). Comparative analysis of inflight transmission of SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and SARS-CoV-1. Epidemiology and Infection. 151. e111–e111. 4 indexed citations

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Xiao, Shenglan, R.T.P. Lin, H. Ye, et al.. (2023). Effect of contact precautions on preventing meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission in intensive care units: a review and modelling study of field trials. Journal of Hospital Infection. 144. 66–74. 2 indexed citations

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Lei, Hao, Nan Zhang, Shenglan Xiao, et al.. (2023). Relative Role of Age Groups and Indoor Environments in Influenza Transmission Under Different Urbanization Rates in China. American Journal of Epidemiology. 193(4). 596–605. 3 indexed citations

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Lei, Hao, Nan Zhang, Shenglan Xiao, et al.. (2023). Effect of Rapid Urbanization in Mainland China on the Seasonal Influenza Epidemic: Spatiotemporal Analysis of Surveillance Data From 2010 to 2017. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 9. e41435–e41435. 11 indexed citations

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Lin, Yi‐Fan, Yuwei Li, Qibin Duan, et al.. (2022). Vaccination strategy for preventing the spread of SARS‐CoV‐2 in the limited supply condition: A mathematical modeling study. Journal of Medical Virology. 94(8). 3722–3730. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Qing, et al.. (2022). Wearable Sensor-Based Monitoring of Environmental Exposures and the Associated Health Effects: A Review. Biosensors. 12(12). 1131–1131. 18 indexed citations

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Xiao, Shenglan, et al.. (2022). Increasing contributions of airborne route in SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant transmission compared with the ancestral strain. Building and Environment. 221. 109328–109328. 20 indexed citations

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Xu, Pengcheng, Wei Jia, Hua Qian, et al.. (2021). Lack of cross-transmission of SARS-CoV-2 between passenger's cabins on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Building and Environment. 198. 107839–107839. 17 indexed citations

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Zhao, Pengcheng, Qun Wang, Peihua Wang, Shenglan Xiao, & Yuguo Li. (2021). Influence of network structure on contaminant spreading efficiency. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424(Pt B). 127511–127511. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Nan, Pan Cheng, Wei Jia, et al.. (2020). Impact of intervention methods on COVID-19 transmission in Shenzhen. Building and Environment. 180. 107106–107106. 23 indexed citations

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Ding, Zhen, Hua Qian, Bin Xu, et al.. (2020). Toilets dominate environmental detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in a hospital. The Science of The Total Environment. 753. 141710–141710. 128 indexed citations

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Xiao, Shenglan, Yuguo Li, Tze-Wai Wong, & David S.C. Hui. (2017). Role of fomites in SARS transmission during the largest hospital outbreak in Hong Kong. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0181558–e0181558. 84 indexed citations

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