Soon‐Thiam Khu

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Soon‐Thiam Khu is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Soon‐Thiam Khu has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Water Science and Technology, 21 papers in Ocean Engineering and 19 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Soon‐Thiam Khu's work include Water resources management and optimization (20 papers), Water Systems and Optimization (16 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (15 papers). Soon‐Thiam Khu is often cited by papers focused on Water resources management and optimization (20 papers), Water Systems and Optimization (16 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (15 papers). Soon‐Thiam Khu collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Malaysia. Soon‐Thiam Khu's co-authors include Francesco Di Pierro, Guangtao Fu, Edward Keedwell, David Butler, Xiyin Zhou, Wei Meng, Kun Lei, Huapeng Qin, Qiong Su and Siao Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Soon‐Thiam Khu

60 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Soon‐Thiam Khu

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Gregory W. Characklis United States

Li He China

Joseph Kasprzyk United States

Raziyeh Farmani United Kingdom

Alex Mayer United States

M.B. Beck United States

Christos Makropoulos Greece

Xiaosheng Qin Singapore

Ping Guo China

Rodolfo Soncini‐Sessa Italy

Gregory W. Characklis United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Soon‐Thiam Khu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Khu, Soon‐Thiam, et al.. (2025). Toward accurate and scalable rainfall estimation using surveillance camera data and a hybrid deep-learning framework. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology. 25. 100562–100562.

Khu, Soon‐Thiam, et al.. (2025). Assessing the impact of incomplete stormwater network data on uncertainty in simulation results. Journal of Hydrology. 661. 133788–133788.

Khu, Soon‐Thiam, Fang Li, & Weigao Zhao. (2025). Microplastics in drinking water distribution systems: Occurrence, environmental behavior, and human health concerns. Environmental Pollution. 382. 126666–126666. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Shu, et al.. (2025). Sympatric gradient utilization of human urine to induce the recovery of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and vivianite. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 70. 107025–107025.

Khu, Soon‐Thiam, et al.. (2025). Integrating machine learning with the Minimum Cumulative Resistance Model to assess the impact of urban land use on road waterlogging risk. Journal of Hydrology. 654. 132842–132842. 3 indexed citations

Khu, Soon‐Thiam, et al.. (2024). Effect of flow fluctuation on water pollution in drinking water distribution systems. Environmental Research. 246. 118142–118142. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Tianzhi, et al.. (2024). Generation Mechanism of Hydroxyl Free Radicals in Micro–Nanobubbles Water and Its Prospect in Drinking Water. Processes. 12(4). 683–683. 20 indexed citations

Zhang, Jianing, Soon‐Thiam Khu, & Ying Zhang. (2024). Which organic contaminants should be paid more attention: Based on an improved health risk assessment framework. Journal of Environmental Management. 370. 122323–122323. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Tianzhi, et al.. (2024). Promoting strategies for biological stability in drinking water distribution system from the perspective of micro-nano bubbles. The Science of The Total Environment. 954. 176615–176615. 5 indexed citations

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Zhai, H. Y., et al.. (2024). Enhancement of Trihalomethane Adsorption Capacity Using Chitosan-Modified Coconut Shell Activated Carbon: Adsorption Characteristics and Mechanisms. Water. 16(22). 3304–3304.

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Khu, Soon‐Thiam, et al.. (2023). Effects of flow velocity on biofilm composition and microbial molecular ecological network in reclaimed water distribution systems. Chemosphere. 341. 140010–140010. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Lei, Soon‐Thiam Khu, Jia Wang, & Mingna Wang. (2023). Advances in the application of smartphones in hydrology. Water International. 48(3). 358–378.

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Zhang, Yuting, Wei Shang, Soon‐Thiam Khu, et al.. (2023). Composition characterization and transformation mechanism of dissolved organic phosphorus in wastewater treatment using 31P NMR spectroscopy. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering. 18(3). 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2023). Effect of Rational Fertilizer for Eggplants on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollutants in Agricultural Water Bodies. Processes. 11(2). 579–579. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiyin, Zhicheng Xu, Jialin Zheng, et al.. (2023). Internal spillover effect of carbon emission between transportation sectors and electricity generation sectors. Renewable Energy. 208. 356–366. 6 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiyin, Binghui Zheng, & Soon‐Thiam Khu. (2019). Validation of the hypothesis on carrying capacity limits using the water environment carrying capacity. The Science of The Total Environment. 665. 774–784. 65 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiyin, Kun Lei, Wei Meng, et al.. (2017). Space–time approach to water environment carrying capacity calculation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 149. 302–312. 60 indexed citations

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Fu, Guangtao, David Butler, & Soon‐Thiam Khu. (2008). The impact of new developments on river water quality from an integrated system modelling perspective. The Science of The Total Environment. 407(4). 1257–1267. 41 indexed citations

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Madsen, Henrik & Soon‐Thiam Khu. (2007). On the use of Pareto optimization for multi-criteria calibration of hydrological models. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 16(3). 15–15. 1 indexed citations

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Khu, Soon‐Thiam & Edward Keedwell. (2005). Introducing more choices (flexibility) in the upgrading of water distribution networks: the New York city tunnel network example. Engineering Optimization. 37(3). 291–305. 23 indexed citations

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