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Research interests
Civil Engineering - Urban hydroclimate
Civil Engineering - Green building and sustainable development
Civil Engineering - Hydraulics/fluid mechanics
Civil Engineering - Environmental Water Resources
Position Held
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, PhD, Arizona State University
2016
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Urban Climate
YANG, J. (PI)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Neighborhood heat island variability across Chinese cities: how to predict and measure it?
YANG, J. (PI) & REN, C. (CoI)
1/01/21 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Interaction mechanisms between building energy consumption and urban climate
YANG, J. (PI)
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Quantifying the potential benefits of the electric vehicles for urban thermal environment
YANG, J. (PI)
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Comparative analysis of microclimate simulations: Assessing the single-layer urban canopy model and ENVI-met in Hong Kong
Lieber, J., Chen, X., Chen, L. & Yang, J., Dec 2025, In: Urban Climate. 64, 102621.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Satellite-driven evidence of forest-induced temperature variability and its biophysical and biogeochemical pathways across latitudes
Yu, Z., Shao, M., Ma, W., Wang, C. & Yang, J., Jun 2025, In: Ecological Indicators. 175, 113545.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Temporally Compound Heatwave and Its Interaction With Urban Heat Island Over Mainland China
Zhang, L., Liao, W., Chen, X., Cheng, S. & Yang, J., 2025, In: Earth's Future. 13, 8, p. e2025EF006490Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Worldwide rooftop photovoltaic electricity generation may mitigate global warming
Zhang, Z., Qian, Z., Chen, M., Zhu, R., Zhang, F., Zhong, T., Lin, J., Ning, L., Xie, W., Creutzig, F., Tang, W., Liu, L., Yang, J., Pu, Y., Cai, W., Pu, Y., Liu, D., Yang, H., Su, H. & Lu, M. & 9 others, , Apr 2025, In: Nature Climate Change. 15, 4, p. 393-402 10 p., 5738.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open Access22 Citations (Scopus) -
Effect of green blue spaces on the urban thermal environment: A field study in Hong Kong
Chen, X., Wang, H. & Yang, J., May 2024, In: Urban Climate. 55, 101912.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
23 Citations (Scopus)