Toby Cheung

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Toby Cheung is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, Toby Cheung has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Building and Construction, 14 papers in Environmental Engineering and 6 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in Toby Cheung's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (11 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (6 papers). Toby Cheung is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (11 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (6 papers). Toby Cheung collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and Hong Kong. Toby Cheung's co-authors include Stefano Schiavon, Thomas Parkinson, Peixian Li, Gail Brager, Federico Tartarini, Tyler Hoyt, L.T. Wong, Kwok Wai Mui, W.Y. Chan and Eric Wai Ming Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Energy and Building and Environment.

In The Last Decade

Toby Cheung

26 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.

Analysis of the accuracy on PMV – PPD model using the ASHRAE Global Thermal Comfort Database II

2019 371 citations Toby Cheung, Stefano Schiavon et al. Building and Environment profile →
CBE Thermal Comfort Tool: Online tool for thermal comfort calculations and visualizations

2020 296 citations Federico Tartarini, Stefano Schiavon et al. SoftwareX profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Toby Cheung Singapore	15	1.0k	730	299	240	165	29	1.4k
Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp Brazil	18	1.2k 1.2×	984 1.3×	260 0.9×	215 0.9×	155 0.9×	47	1.6k
Susan Roaf United Kingdom	18	1.4k 1.4×	987 1.4×	246 0.8×	189 0.8×	159 1.0×	56	1.7k
Chungyoon Chun South Korea	18	849 0.8×	516 0.7×	287 1.0×	221 0.9×	227 1.4×	49	1.3k
Sami Karjalainen Finland	13	993 1.0×	435 0.6×	195 0.7×	178 0.7×	176 1.1×	26	1.5k
Natalia Giraldo Vásquez Denmark	8	658 0.6×	458 0.6×	212 0.7×	123 0.5×	95 0.6×	20	848
Madhavi Indraganti Qatar	22	1.7k 1.7×	1.5k 2.0×	319 1.1×	249 1.0×	126 0.8×	45	2.0k
Thomas Parkinson Australia	23	1.7k 1.7×	1.1k 1.5×	375 1.3×	414 1.7×	280 1.7×	57	2.1k
Martha Katafygiotou Cyprus	10	1.1k 1.1×	531 0.7×	383 1.3×	393 1.6×	372 2.3×	19	1.5k
Shichao Liu United States	23	839 0.8×	606 0.8×	236 0.8×	173 0.7×	140 0.8×	70	1.6k
Boris Igor Palella Italy	28	1.2k 1.2×	949 1.3×	434 1.5×	128 0.5×	110 0.7×	56	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Toby Cheung

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Fields of papers citing papers by Toby Cheung

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Toby Cheung. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Toby Cheung. The network helps show where Toby Cheung may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Toby Cheung

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

Xiong, Jing, Toby Cheung, Thomas Parkinson, et al.. (2025). Measuring what matters: A benchmarking system for occupant satisfaction with workspace environments. Building and Environment. 287. 113783–113783.

Mihara, Kuniaki, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal Analysis of Thermal Responses: A Comparative Study of Home and Office Environments in Singapore and Japan. Building and Environment. 280. 113108–113108.

Cheung, Toby & Kwok Wai Tham. (2023). Effects of ceiling fan and window exhaust on aerosol transmission risk during home quarantine situation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 396. 2006–2006. 2 indexed citations

Nazarian, Negin, E. Scott Krayenhoff, Benjamin Bechtel, et al.. (2022). Integrated Assessment of Urban Overheating Impacts on Human Life. Earth s Future. 10(8). 124 indexed citations

Cheung, Toby, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of aerosol transmission risk during home quarantine under different operating scenarios: A pilot study. Building and Environment. 225. 109640–109640. 6 indexed citations

Porras-Salazar, José Alí, Stefano Schiavon, Pawel Wargocki, Toby Cheung, & Kwok Wai Tham. (2021). Meta-analysis of 35 studies examining the effect of indoor temperature on office work performance. Building and Environment. 203. 108037–108037. 46 indexed citations

Tartarini, Federico, Stefano Schiavon, Toby Cheung, & Tyler Hoyt. (2020). CBE Thermal Comfort Tool: Online tool for thermal comfort calculations and visualizations. SoftwareX. 12. 100563–100563. 296 indexed citations breakdown →

Kent, Michael, Toby Cheung, Jiayu Li, & Stefano Schiavon. (2020). Experimental evaluation of visual flicker caused by ceiling fans. Building and Environment. 182. 107060–107060. 3 indexed citations

Li, Peixian, Thomas Parkinson, Gail Brager, et al.. (2019). A data-driven approach to defining acceptable temperature ranges in buildings. Building and Environment. 153. 302–312. 43 indexed citations

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Kent, Michael, Steve Fotios, & Toby Cheung. (2019). Stimulus range bias leads to different settings when using luminance adjustment to evaluate discomfort due to glare. Building and Environment. 153. 281–287. 24 indexed citations

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Kent, Michael, Toby Cheung, Sergio Altomonte, Stefano Schiavon, & Aleksandra Lipczyńska. (2018). A Bayesian method of evaluating discomfort due to glare: The effect of order bias from a large glare source. Building and Environment. 146. 258–267. 11 indexed citations

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Cheung, Toby, Stefano Schiavon, Elliott T. Gall, Ming Jin, & William W. Nazaroff. (2017). Longitudinal assessment of thermal and perceived air quality acceptability in relation to temperature, humidity, and CO2 exposure in Singapore. Building and Environment. 115. 80–90. 43 indexed citations

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Gall, Elliott T., Toby Cheung, Irvan Luhung, Stefano Schiavon, & William W. Nazaroff. (2016). Real-time monitoring of personal exposures to carbon dioxide. Building and Environment. 104. 59–67. 34 indexed citations

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Wong, L.T., et al.. (2016). Exhaust ventilation performance in residential washrooms for bioaerosol particle removal after water closet flushing. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. 38(1). 32–46. 14 indexed citations

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Wong, L.T., et al.. (2014). Performance impact of indoor environmental policy implementation for airside systems in Hong Kong Grade A offices. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. 36(5). 525–534. 2 indexed citations

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Wong, L.T., Kwok Wai Mui, & Toby Cheung. (2014). Bayesian thermal comfort model. Building and Environment. 82. 171–179. 22 indexed citations

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Cheung, Toby, Kwok Wai Mui, & L.T. Wong. (2012). Energy efficiency of elevated water supply tanks for high-rise buildings. Applied Energy. 103. 685–691. 39 indexed citations

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Wong, L.T., Kwok Wai Mui, & Toby Cheung. (2012). Minimum Pumping Energy of Tree-Shaped Water Supply Networks for Probabilistic Demands in Built Environment. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 1605–1611. 2 indexed citations

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Cheung, Toby, et al.. (2012). Thermal comfort studies in university classrooms of Hong Kong and Taiwan. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University).

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Lee, Meng-Chieh, Kwok Wai Mui, L.T. Wong, et al.. (2011). Student learning performance and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in air-conditioned university teaching rooms. Building and Environment. 49. 238–244. 189 indexed citations

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