The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Research output

Research output per year 1955 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

• 3570933 Citations
• 561 h-index
• 49883 Journal article
• 13536 Conference presentation (not published in journal/proceeding/book)
• 10474 Conference article published in proceeding or book
• 3125 Chapter in an edited book (as author)
• 7434 More
  • 2217 Review article
  • 1183 Conference article
  • 847 Research book or monograph (as author)
  • 609 Performance and exhibits
  • 475 Consulting or contract research report
  • 381 Patents granted
  • 297 Editorial
  • 256 Poster
  • 220 Article (for policy / professional audience)
  • 181 Comment/debate/erratum
  • 127 Other outputs
  • 101 Computer software or system
  • 92 Written teaching case study or extensive note
  • 88 Edited book (as editor)
  • 63 Letter
  • 59 Engineering, architectural, graphic designs
  • 51 Abstract
  • 49 Film, video
  • 31 Painting, sculpture, drawing, photograph
  • 25 Foreword/postscript
  • 16 Short survey
  • 15 Authored play, poem, novel, story
  • 13 Textbook (as author)
  • 13 Translation of other's work
  • 11 Literature review
  • 8 Licensing agreements
  • 6 Assignments of IP rights

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2022

  C-band 120-Gb/s PAM-4 transmissions over a 100-km dispersion-uncompensated SSMF using joint combined pulse shaping and low-complexity nonlinear equalization

  Wu, X., Zhang, J., Lau, A. P. T. & Lu, C., 1 Oct 2022, In: Optics Letters. 47, 19, p. 5144-5147 4 p., 507409.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  • Pulses 100%
  • Fibers 33%
  • Distortion 33%
  • Intensity Modulation 33%
  • Chromatic Dispersion 33%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Culturally Sensitive Psychosocial Care Program for Chinese People with Spinal Cord Injury During Inpatient Rehabilitation

  Li, Y., Chien, W. T., Cheung, D. S. K., Wang, S., Qin, J. & Bressington, D., May 2022, In: Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi. 23, 3, p. 140-141 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

• International collaboration for addressing mental health crisis among child and adolescent refugees during the Russia-Ukraine war

  Cai, H., Bai, W., Zheng, Y., Zhang, L., Cheung, T., Su, Z., Jackson, T. & Xiang, Y. T., Jun 2022, In: Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 72, 103109.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Prevalence of mental disorders in China

  Xiang, Y. T., Cai, H., Sun, H. L., Su, Z., Cheung, T. & Ng, C. H., Jan 2022, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 9, 1, p. 13-14 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

• Reply to the discussion by Karray et al. on “Small strain shear modulus and damping ratio of two unsaturated lateritic sandy clays”

  Ng, C. W. W., Bentil, O. T. & Zhou, C., Dec 2022, In: Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 59, 12, p. 2205-2207 3 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

• Responses to the comment: Anxiety and depression among Chinese adolescents during the COVID-19: an overestimation of the problem

  Liu, R., Qi, H., Chen, X., Cheung, T., Jackson, T., Wang, G. & Xiang, Y. T., Dec 2022, In: Translational Psychiatry. 12, 1, 64.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Retractions of academic publications in psychiatry

  Bai, W., Sha, S., Cheung, T., Su, Z., Ng, C. H. & Xiang, Y. T., May 2022, In: Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 71, 103085.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

• Understanding near-miss count data on construction sites using greedy D-vine copula marginal regression: A reply

  Wang, F., Li, H. & Dong, C., Jul 2022, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 223, 108469.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  • Count Data 100%
  • Vine Copulas 100%
  • Regression 100%
  • Construction Site 100%
  • Reliability 50%
• 2021

  A Challenge to Healthy Aging: Limited Social Participation in Old Age

  Leung, A. Y. M., Molasiotis, A. & Diomedes, A. C., 1 Oct 2021, In: Aging and Disease. 12, 7, p. 1536-1538 3 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter

  Open Access

  • Social Participation 100%
  • Healthy Ageing 100%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Associations between light at night and risk of thyroid cancer

  Xiao, P., Li, L., Ding, S., Xie, J. & Cheng, A. S. K., 15 Oct 2021, In: Cancer. 127, 20, p. 3901 1 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

• Can a robot outperform a human operator in skin photorejuvenation?

  Muddassir, M., Si Un, C., Gomez, D. & Navarro-Alarcon, D., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 20, 11, p. 3714-3715 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Excess pneumonia and influenza death as herald wave of COVID-19 in England and Wales, United Kingdom

  Li, C., Zhang, X., Zhu, Y., Lin, Q., Zhao, S., Yang, L., Li, X., He, D. & Stone, L., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Infection. 82, 2, p. 282-327 46 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Experiences of love in diaspora tourism

  Filep, S., Matteucci, X., Bateman, J. & Binns, T., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Issues in Tourism.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  • Emotions 100%
  • Tourism 83%
  • Diaspora 66%
  • Experience 50%
  • Tourist 33%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Multiple methoxy-substituted hole transporter for inverted perovskite solar cells

  Yu, W., Ahmad, S., Zhang, H., Chen, Z., Yang, Q., Guo, X., Li, C. & Li, G., May 2021, In: Journal of Energy Chemistry. 56, p. 127-131 5 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Probing the effects of single-session iTBS on associative memory: A prospective, randomized, controlled cross-over study

  Zhang, B., Kan, L., Woo, T. F., Chan, C. H., Fong, N. K. & Kranz, G., 1 Jul 2021, In: Brain Stimulation. 14, 4, p. 924-926 3 p., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2021.05.017.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Reply to myers and leprêtre

  Lee, S. W. Y., Cheung, C. H. Y., Ying, M. T. C., Tam, V. C. W. & Khaw, M. L., 1 Mar 2021, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 130, 3, p. 673-674 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2020

  Anesthesia and infection control in cesarean section of pregnant women with COVID-19 infection. A descriptive study

  Yue, L., Han, L., Li, Q., Zhong, M., Wang, J., Wan, Z., Chu, C., Zeng, Y., Peng, M., Li, N. & Yang, L., Nov 2020, In: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 66, 109908.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• An RSSI classification and tracing algorithm to improve trilateration-based positioning

  Shi, Y., Shi, W. Z., Liu, X. & Xiao, X., 1 Aug 2020, In: Sensors (Switzerland). 20, 15, p. 1-17 17 p., 4244.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Received Signal Strength 100%
  • Measure of Dispersion 37%
  • Classification 25%
  • Tracing Algorithm 25%
  • Accuracy 25%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• A re-analysis in exploring the association between temperature and COVID-19 transmissibility: An ecological study with 154 Chinese cities

  Ran, J., Zhao, S., Han, L., Liao, G., Wang, K., Wang, M. H. & He, D., Aug 2020, In: European Respiratory Journal. 56, 2, p. 1-3 3 p., 012532020.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessing Psychological Response to the COVID-19: The Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the COVID Stress Scales

  Pakpour, A. H., Griffiths, M. D. & Lin, C. Y., 1 Jan 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessing the psychological response to the COVID-19: A response to Bitan et al. “Fear of COVID-19 scale: Psychometric characteristics, reliability and validity in the Israeli population”

  Pakpour, A. H., Griffiths, M. D. & Lin, C. Y., Aug 2020, In: Psychiatry Research. 290, 113127.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Authors’ Reply to: Comment on “Facebook as a Novel Tool for Continuous Professional Education on Dementia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial”

  Chan, W. S. Y. & Leung, A. Y. M., Oct 2020, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22, 10, e24084.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Biosafety threats of the rapidly established labs for SARS-CoV-2 tests in China

  Yuan, D., Gao, W., Liang, S., Yang, S. & Jia, P., Oct 2020, In: Environment international. 143, 105964.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 100%
  • COVID-19 40%
  • Training 40%
  • Compliance (Physical) 40%
  • Biological Product 20%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• China needs a national intelligent syndromic surveillance system

  Jia, P. & Yang, S., 1 Jul 2020, In: Nature Medicine. 26, 7, p. 990 1 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Comment on: “Sarcopenia and its association with falls and fractures in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Yeung et al.

  Zhang, X. M., Cheng, A. S. K., Dou, Q., Zhang, W. & Zeng, Y., 1 Feb 2020, In: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 11, 1, p. 330-331 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• COVID-19 and gender-specific difference: Analysis of public surveillance data in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China, from January 10 to February 15, 2020

  Zhao, S., Cao, P., Chong, M. K. C., Gao, D., Lou, Y., Ran, J., Wang, K., Wang, W., Yang, L., He, D. & Wang, M. H., Jun 2020, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 41, 6, p. 750-751 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Global imperative to combat stigma associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

  Li, W., Yang, Y., Ng, C. H., Zhang, L., Zhang, Q., Cheung, T. & Xiang, Y. T., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychological Medicine.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Health support to pediatric cancer survivors and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Cheung, A. T., Li, W. H. C., Ho, L. L. K., Chan, G. C. F. & Chung, J. O. K., 1 Nov 2020, In: Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 67, 11, e28441.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Infection prevention and control measures during COVID-19 from medical physics perspective A single institution experience from China

  Li, D., Liu, R., Wei, S., Li, T., Cai, J. & Ge, H., 1 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 21, 7, p. 221-222 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Mental health burden of frontline health professionals in screening and caring the imported COVID-19 patients in China during the pandemic

  Tian, T., Meng, F., Pan, W., Zhang, S., Cheung, T., Ng, C. H., Li, X. H. & Xiang, Y. T., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychological Medicine.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Mental health services for older adults in China during the COVID-19 outbreak

  Yang, Y., Li, W., Zhang, Q., Zhang, L., Cheung, T. & Xiang, Y. T., Apr 2020, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 7, 4, p. e19

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  469 Citations (Scopus)

• Positive RT-PCR tests among discharged COVID-19 patients in Shenzhen, China

  Tang, X., Zhao, S., He, D., Yang, L., Wang, M. H., Li, Y., Mei, S. & Zou, X., 1 Sept 2020, In: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 41, 9, p. 1110-1112 3 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction 100%
  • COVID-19 50%
  • Light 25%
  • Dynamics 25%
  • Time 25%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Preliminary estimation of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Iran: A reply to Sharifi

  Zhuang, Z., Zhao, S., Lin, Q., Cao, P., Lou, Y., Yang, L. & He, D., Jun 2020, In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 95, p. 429-430 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Sample sizes in COVID-19–related research

  Lee, P. H., 27 Apr 2020, In: CMAJ. 192, 17, p. E461

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Serial interval in determining the estimation of reproduction number of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the early outbreak

  Zhao, S., Cao, P., Gao, D., Zhuang, Z., Cai, Y., Ran, J., Chong, M. K. C., Wang, K., Lou, Y., Wang, W., Yang, L., He, D. & Wang, M. H., 12 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Travel Medicine. 27, 3, p. 1-3 3 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Sharing economy: a co-citation analysis

  Sainaghi, R., Köseoglu, M. A., d’Angella, F. & Mehraliyev, F., 17 Apr 2020, In: Current Issues in Tourism. 23, 8, p. 929-937 9 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  • Citation Analysis 100%
  • Cluster Analysis 50%
  • Research Agenda 50%
  • Social Network Approach 50%
  • Database 50%
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Silicone rubber based highly sensitive fiber-optic fabry–perot interferometric gas pressure sensor

  Cheng, X., Dash, J. N., Gunawardena, D. S., Htein, L. & Tam, H. Y., 1 Sept 2020, In: Sensors (Switzerland). 20, 17, p. 1-10 10 p., 4927.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Gas Pressure 100%
  • Rubber 100%
  • Polysiloxane 100%
  • Diaphragm 66%
  • Pressure Probe 66%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Skymask matching aided positioning using sky-pointing fisheye camera and 3d city models in urban canyons

  Lee, M. J. L., Lee, S., Ng, H. F. & Hsu, L. T., 1 Sept 2020, In: Sensors (Switzerland). 20, 17, p. 1-17 17 p., 4728.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

  • GNSS 100%
  • Building 100%
  • Cartography 75%
  • Image 75%
  • Sky 75%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Study on seasonal variations of plasma bubble occurrence over Hong Kong area using GNSS observations

  Tang, L., Chen, W., Louis, O. P. & Chen, M., 28 Jul 2020, In: Remote Sensing. 12, 15, 2423.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Solstice 100%
  • Asymmetry 85%
  • Plasma Bubbles 71%
  • Equinox 57%
  • Occurrence 57%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• The ambient ozone and COVID-19 transmissibility in China: A data-driven ecological study of 154 cities

  Ran, J., Zhao, S., Han, L., Chen, D., Yang, Z., Yang, L., Wang, M. H. & He, D., Sept 2020, In: Journal of Infection. 81, 3, p. e9-e11 3 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• The association between domestic train transportation and novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China from 2019 to 2020: A data-driven correlational report

  Zhao, S., Zhuang, Z., Ran, J., Lin, J., Yang, G., Yang, L. & He, D., 30 Jan 2020, In: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 33, p. 1-3 3 p., 101568.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  122 Citations (Scopus)

• The basic reproduction number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) estimation based on exponential growth in the early outbreak in China from 2019 to 2020: A reply to Dhungana

  Zhao, S., Lin, Q., Ran, J., Musa, S. S., Yang, G., Wang, W., Lou, Y., Gao, D., Yang, L., He, D. & Wang, M. H., May 2020, In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 94, p. 148-150 3 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• The quality of the reported sample size calculation in clinical trials on COVID-19 patients indexed in PubMed

  Lee, P. H., Jul 2020, In: European Journal of Internal Medicine. 77, p. 139-140 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Timely research papers about COVID-19 in China

  Xiang, Y. T., Li, W., Zhang, Q., Jin, Y., Rao, W. W., Zeng, L. N., Lok, G. K. I., Chow, I. H. I., Cheung, T. & Hall, B. J., 29 Feb 2020, In: The Lancet. 395, 10225, p. 684-685 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  70 Citations (Scopus)

• Vicarious trauma, social media and recovery in Hong Kong

  Turnbull, M. L., Watson, B. M., Jin, Y., Lok, C. Y. B. & Sanderson, A., Jun 2020, In: Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 51, p. 102032 1 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Will a new clade of SARS-CoV-2 imported into the community spark a fourth wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong?

  Siu, G. K. H., Lee, L. K., Leung, K. S. S., Leung, J. S. L., Ng, T. T. L., Chan, C. T. M., Tam, K. K. G., Lao, H. Y., Wu, A. K. L., Yau, M. C. Y., Lai, Y. W. M., Fung, K. S. C., Chau, S. K. Y., Wong, B. K. C., To, W. K., Luk, K., Ho, A. Y. M., Que, T. L., Yip, K. T., Yam, W. C., & 2 othersShum, D. H. K. & Yip, S. P., Dec 2020, In: Emerging Microbes and Infections. 9, 1, p. 2497-2500 4 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Worsening of tree-related public health issues under climate change

  Jia, P., Wang, T., van Vliet, A. J. H., Skidmore, A. K. & van Aalst, M., 1 Feb 2020, In: Nature Plants. 6, 2, p. 48 1 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Comparison between the Q criterion and Rortex in the application of an in-stream structure

  Zhan, J. M., Li, Y. T., Wai, W. H. O. & Hu, W. Q., 1 Dec 2019, In: Physics of Fluids. 31, 12, 121701.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Eddy 100%
  • Structure 60%
  • Streams 40%
  • Procedure 40%
  • Flow Distribution 20%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• Reply to Wang and Chen

  Yeung, W. F. & Yu, B. Y. M., Sept 2019, In: Journal of Psychiatric Research. 116, p. 187-188 2 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review

• Social media use and depressive symptoms among Hong Kong young adults during the period of 2019 extradition bill controversy

  Lee, P. H., Oct 2019, In: Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 45, p. 38-40 3 p.

  Research output: Journal article publication › Letter › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)