Urban Climate

Papers
(The median citation count of Urban Climate is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Climate policy and inequality in urban areas: Beyond incomes199
Net impact of London Strand-Aldwych pedestrianisation project on air quality and noise173
The study of enhancing urban flood management for riverless cities with high external runoff intrusion characteristics147
Effective street tree and grass designs to cool European neighbourhoods137
Resilient urbanization assessment framework: A new perspective on urban resilience133
Impact of trees with varying size on street canyon flow under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions using water channel PIV measurements124
Predicting environmental pollutants in the apartment public space: Evaluating the impact of spatial enclosure and monitoring locations123
Land-surface-physics-based downscaling versus conventional dynamical downscaling for high-resolution urban climate change information: The case study of two cities106
Derivation of nonstationary rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves considering the impacts of climate change and urbanization105
Mitigating urban heat stress through green infrastructure: A climate service approach100
Assessment of pollutant dispersion in deep street canyons under different source positions: Numerical simulation96
Thermal perception in outdoor urban spaces under the Mediterranean climate of Annaba, Algeria95
Exploring socio-environmental effects on community health in Edmonton, Canada to understand older adult and immigrant risk in a changing climate92
Long-term airborne particle pollution assessment in the city of Coyhaique, Patagonia, Chile91
Correspondence between urbanization and surface wind in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: Observations and idealized large-eddy simulation90
Sensitivity study of PBL schemes and soil initialization using the WRF-BEP-BEM model over a Mediterranean coastal city87
A geospatial-based framework for rapid simulation of storm-induced flooding and comprehensive risk assessment leveraging GWDD and fuzzy-SWARA87
Measuring shaded bike lanes for heat stress mitigation with deep learning: A case study in Amsterdam, Netherlands86
The synergistic effects of urbanization and an extreme heatwave event on urban thermal environment in Paris86
Assessment of the TsHARP method for spatial downscaling of land surface temperature over urban regions85
Assessing microclimate and solar potential in courtyard morphologies: A comparative study of European urban blocks84
Tropospheric ozone variability in Delhi during pre & post monsoon periods: Decoding influence of seasonal variation, diurnal variation, short-range and long-range transport83
“Investigating and mapping day-night urban heat island and its driving factors using Sentinel/MODIS data and Google Earth Engine. Case study: Greater Cairo, Egypt”78
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 in the metropolitan zone of Mexico Valley: Impact of air quality management programmes76
Outdoor ventilation evaluation and optimization based on spatial morphology analysis in Macau75
Source apportionment of PM2.5 before and after COVID-19 lockdown in an urban-industrial area of the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal75
Community perceptions of flood risks and their attributes: A case study of rural communities of Khipro, District Sanghar, Pakistan73
Urban heat and pollution island in the Moscow megacity: Urban environmental compartments and their interactions70
Estimating urban PM2.5 concentration: An analysis on the nonlinear effects of explanatory variables based on gradient boosted regression tree69
Impact of refined 2D/3D urban morphology on hourly air temperature across different spatial scales in a snow climate city69
Assessing urban heat island intensity and emissions with compressed natural gas in non-commercial vehicles69
Heavy metal pollution in groundwater of urban Delhi environs: Pollution indices and health risk assessment67
Assessing the influence of urban scene characteristics on urban heat island: An interpretable machine learning approach in New York City67
Analysis of decoupling between CO2 emissions and economic growth in China's provincial capital cities: A Tapio model approach66
Energy savings in buildings applying ASHRAE 55 and regional adaptive thermal comfort models65
Ventilation analysis of urban functional zoning based on circuit model in Guangzhou in winter, China64
Climate change transformation in built environments – A policy instrument framework61
The independent and joint effects of meteorological factors on influenza: A nationwide time series study in China61
Weighted clustering-based risk assessment on urban rainstorm and flood disaster61
Collaborative scenario building: Engaging stakeholders to unravel opportunities for urban adaptation planning61
The influences of 2D/3D urban morphology on land surface temperature at the block scale in Chinese megacities61
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission interferes with real-time regulatory monitoring of ozone in urban atmosphere59
Feminization of surface temperature: Environmental justice and gender inequality among socioeconomic groups58
Spatial-temporal evolution of urban form resilience to climate disturbance in adaptive cycle: A case study of Changchun city58
Comparing universal thermal climate index (UTCI) with selected thermal indices to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort in traditional courtyards with BWh climate57
Does the spatial configuration of urban parks matter in ameliorating extreme heat?57
Comparative performance analysis of photovoltaic modules of different materials for four different climatic zone of India56
Climatological features of high temporal resolution rainfall over the Hyderabad city, India56
Research on the veering wind characteristics in typical suburban terrain based on lidar field measurements55
Phthalate esters in urban multi-media in the arid city of Urumqi, Northwest China: Sources, bio-accessibility and health risks55
PM10 and PM2.5 chemical source profiles of road dust over China: Composition, spatio-temporal distribution, and source apportionment54
Evaluating the improvements of thermal comfort by different natural elements within courtyards in Singapore54
Impact of urbanisation on groundwater vulnerability in shallow aquifer system of Assam: A DRASTIC approach54
Quantitative analysis and evaluation of rainwater absorption and thermal environment for residential design plan with consideration of LID strategies54
Comparing the warming effects of different urban forms under projected climate change in China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area54
High summer land surface temperatures in a temperate city are mitigated by tree canopy cover54
A conceptual analytical framework for green infrastructure (GI) towards resilience building in urban contexts: A Stakeholders' collaboration perspective54
Towards climate-responsive communities: Exploring the nonlinear relationship between residential morphology and land surface temperature53
Predicting the impact of the urban texture on the Urban Heat Island intensity using Machine Learning: The case for the Iberian Peninsula53
Consistency assessment between summer simmer index and other heat stress indices (WBGT and Humidex) in Iran's climates52
Identifying flood vulnerable and risk areas using the integration of analytical hierarchy process (AHP), GIS, and remote sensing: A case study of southern Oromia region51
The risk management tools'role for urban infrastructure resilience building51
The interactions of carbon emission driving forces: Analysis based on interpretable machine learning50
Air pollution dynamics in Fortaleza, Brazil: Exploring the interplay of traffic and high-rise development49
Assessment of the influences of post-construction facilities on pedestrian-level wind environment: An experimental study in Changsha, China49
On the effects of flood reduction for green and grey sponge city measures and their synergistic relationship—Case study in Jinan sponge city pilot area49
Dual carbon and sulfur isotopes as tracers of PM1 pollution sources after COVID-19 confinement in Vilnius, Lithuania49
Mapping and topic modeling of over 133,000 studies on climate change and cities: Trends, geographical disparities, and future research needs47
A comprehensive spatiotemporal approach to mapping air quality distribution and prediction in desert region47
Synergistic effects of compound temperature-humidity extremes and urban heat-moisture islands: An observational study in high-density humid subtropical twin cities46
Dynamics of water-soluble inorganic ions in Qinhuangdao: Particle size association and influences of environmental conditions45
Quantifying the cooling effects of blue-green spaces across urban landscapes: A case study of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal45
Identifying the effect of architecture morphology on wind fields and PM2.5 dispersion at the urban block scale via a combined scheme45
Street-level surface and air temperatures in the Urban Center of Málaga, Spain45
Increasing importance of regional emission controls for further reduction of PM2.5 in Beijing45
Coupling detailed urban energy and water budgets with TEB-Hydro model: Towards an assessment tool for nature based solution performances44
Temporal changes of heat-attributable mortality in Prague, Czech Republic, over 1982–201944
Prediction of SO2 and PM10 air pollutants using a deep learning-based recurrent neural network: Case of industrial city Sakarya44
City-scale ventilation analysis using 3D buildings with Guangzhou case44
Investigation of landslide hazard areas in the municipality of Cunha (Brazil) and climate projections from 2024 to 204044
How to enhance thermal comfort in greenway walking? An exploration of the physical environment, walking status, and emotional perspectives43
Implementation and evaluation of mean radiant temperature schemes in the microclimate model ENVI-met43
Source identification, seasonal and spatial variations of airborne dust trace elements pollution in Tehran, the capital of Iran41
Global warming and urbanization triggering the record-breaking heat event in summer 2023 over Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, China41
Interactions of urban heat islands and heat waves in Swedish cities under present and future climates41
Effect of urbanization on extreme temperature events in Liaoning Province, China, from a spatiotemporal perspective41
A review of climatic impacts on water main deterioration40
Urban stormwater resilience: Global insights and strategies for climate adaptation40
Satellite image analysis of thermal comfort for a sustainable urban ecology of Winneba, Ghana40
Influence of global warming and urbanization on regional climate of Megacity: A case study of Chengdu, China40
Investigating 2D/3D factors influencing surface urban heat islands in mountainous cities using explainable machine learning40
The associations of cold spells with human mortality in Shanghai, China40
Spatial distribution of heat vulnerability in Toronto, Canada39
Urban heat island phenomenon in a desert, coastal city: The impact of urbanization39
The canopy cooling effect of roof mitigation strategies in a subtropical urban agglomeration39
Cities and climate change in developing countries39
Assessing the role of SuDS in resilience enhancement of urban drainage system: A case study of Gurugram City, India39
The impact of transnational municipal networks on local energy consumption38
Mapping the time-varying spatial heterogeneity of temperature processes over the urban landscape of Augsburg, Germany38
Practitioner perspectives on sea-level rise impacts on shallow groundwater: Implications for infrastructure asset management and climate adaptation38
Quantifying urban hydrological processes effects on urban climate: A perspective from a novel parameterization scheme38
Influence of precursors and meteorology on ambient ozone over Indian western Himalayas38
Urban fraction influence on local nocturnal cooling rates from low-cost sensors in Dallas-Fort Worth38
Navigating to urban environmental health: Professionalized and personalized healthy living assistant based on intelligent health risk management38
Urban dynamics and potential vulnerability of coastal urban areas to sea level rise in the southeastern Levantine Basin38
Analysis of spatiotemporal household water consumption patterns and their relationship with meteorological variables38
Evaluation of surface urban energy and water balance scheme (SUEWS) using scaled 2D model experiments under various seasons and sky conditions37
Daily rainfall intensity and temporal trends in eastern Paraná state – Brazil37
Modeling impacts of super cool roofs on air temperature at pedestrian level in mesoscale and microscale climate models37
Lost water bodies and a flooded city – Counterfactual scenarios of the extreme Chennai flood highlight the potential of nature-based solutions36
Spatial-temporal modeling of the relationship between surface temperature and air temperature in metropolitan urban systems36
Pyrotechnic impact of Diwali 2023 on black carbon and aerosol levels in Taj City, India: Relative endangerments and meteorological influences36
Challenges in continuous air quality improvement: An insight from the contribution of the recent clean air actions in China36
Driving toward sustainable cities: The interplay between Chinese emerging corporate ESG performance and climate finance in achieving low-carbon development36
Regional differences in influence of intermediate cover permeability on perched leachate in landfill35
Evaluating future flood risk mitigation capacities in major cities across China35
Analytical prediction of urban wind profiles in densely built-up areas using a combined method of WRF and a porosity model34
Environmental isotope constraints and hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in the semi-arid national capital environs of Delhi, India34
Scenario prediction and critical factors of CO2 emissions in the Pearl River Delta: A regional imbalanced development perspective34
Rapid spatio-temporal prediction of coastal urban floods based on deep learning approaches34
Seasonal and daily effects of the sea on the surface urban heat island intensity: A case study of cities in the Caspian Sea Plain34
Rapid prediction of pollutant dispersion in residential blocks using generative adversarial networks33
Impact of urban land use and anthropogenic heat on winter and summer outdoor thermal comfort in Beijing33
Observed precipitation enhancement and suppression downwind of a major U.S. city33
Assessment of future prediction of urban growth and climate change in district Multan, Pakistan using CA-Markov method33
Comparing heating and cooling effects of urban spatial structure factors on ambient air temperature: A quantitative synthesis using meta-analysis33
Heavy metals in the water environment of Yangtze River Economic Belt: Status, fuzzy environmental risk assessment and management33
Unveiling seasonal disparities in urban form: Exploring scale and intensity effects on PM2.5 concentrations32
Remote sensing monitoring of the spatiotemporal dynamics of urban forest phenology and its response to climate and urbanization32
Delineation of potential groundwater recharge zones using remote sensing, GIS, and AHP approaches32
Assessing spatial inequities of thermal environment and blue-green intervention for vulnerable populations in dense urban areas32
The use of local climate zones in the urban environment: A systematic review of data sources, methods, and themes32
Relationships between carbon emissions and urban population size and density, based on geo-urban scaling analysis: A multi‑carbon source empirical study32
Environmental impacts of aerosol radiative effect and urbanization and their interactions over the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei City cluster32
The effect of urban heat islands on pediatric asthma exacerbation: How race plays a role32
Dynamic estimation of urban heat exposure for outdoor jogging: Combining individual trajectory and mean radiant temperature32
The impact of block morphology on urban microclimates: A case study of three cities in cold regions of China31
Detailed investigation of vegetation effects on microclimate by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in a tropical urban environment31
Long-term trends in ambient air pollutants and the effect of meteorological parameters in Tabriz, Iran31
Landscape pattern optimization strategy of coastal mountainside greenway from a microclimatic comfort view in hot and humid areas31
An integrated approach to optimal siting of air quality monitoring networks: Fuzzy based decision-making, multi-pollutant methodology, and health risk assessment30
A marked interannual variability of haze linked to particulate sources and meteorological conditions in Tehran (Iran), 1990–202030
Quantifying the spatial aggregation bias of urban heat data30
Whether the development strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt can achieve the double welfare effects of synergistic governance of pollution control and carbon reduction?30
Three-dimensional landscape features impact on urban surface wind velocity during a heatwave: Relative contribution and marginal effect30
Geographical variability of ultrafine particle concentrations in urban and background regions in India30
Spatial test of collaborative treatment efficiency measurement and driving factors of air pollution in China's Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration30
Numerical modeling of the distinct urbanization impact over Singapore during two contrasting weather scenarios30
An integrated air quality modeling system coupling regional-urban and street models in Beijing30
The relative importance of anthropogenic heat and wall heat flux on the street canyons warming: A multi-physics numerical simulation30
Ozone air concentration trend attributes assist hours-ahead forecasts from univariate recorded data avoiding exogenous data inputs29
Rainstorm characteristics using MESO-scale rain gauge NETwork (MESONET) over Mumbai29
Unravelling key environmental factors influencing urban park visits: Thermal comfort and air quality29
Spatial and temporal patterns of methane uptake in the urban environment29
Does urban air pollution have an impact on public health? Empirical evidence from 288 prefecture-level cities in China29
Exposure to hourly ambient temperature and temperature change between neighboring days and risk of emergency department visits for cause-specific cardiovascular disease29
Comparative assessments for the carbon emissions and costs of road maintenance strategies in life cycle29
Influence of climate change and population growth on Amazon Metropolis water supply29
Can public transportation development improve urban air quality? Evidence from China28
Determinants of household flood resilience strategies in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria28
Dynamical and chemical impacts of urban green areas on air pollution in a city environment28
Determining the key meteorological factors affecting atmospheric CO2 and CH4 using machine learning algorithms at a suburban site in China28
Numerical simulation of the effect of solar chimneys on NOx-O3 photochemical reaction and ventilation in urban street canyon28
Combined effects of future urban development and rainfall patterns on flood characteristics in the Qinhuai River basin28
Waste classification using vision transformer based on multilayer hybrid convolution neural network28
Local impact of trees on thermal comfort of pedestrians in streets28
Nature-based solutions to combat global change in urban ecosystem: lessons from global and regional perspectives28
Coupling coordination between the ecological environment and urbanization in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration27
Improving children's outdoor thermal comfort: A field study in China's severely cold regions27
Diesel vehicle emissions: Dissecting the multi-factorial effect on variations of VOC-component concentrations27
From thermal demand characterization to accurate evaluation: Exploring seasonal differences in outdoor thermal comfort of the elderly in China's communities27
Unveiling the dynamics of dry-and-humid, day-and-night, and compound heat waves across 209 Cities in China during 1974–202127
Wind tunnel experiments on the aerodynamic effects of a single potted tree: Hot-wire anemometry and PIV measurements27
A machine learning approach for the efficient estimation of ground-level air temperature in urban areas27
Impact of extreme climates on sustainable cooling: A case study of a subtropical office building27
Confounding effects of harvesting on urban heat island intensity in a mid-sized city in Brazil26
Reduction potential of vehicular emission in Chengdu, China: A case study of COVID-1926
Response of surface energy components to urban heatwaves and its impact on human comfort in coastal city26
Two-stage super-resolution simulation method of three-dimensional street-scale atmospheric flows for real-time urban micrometeorology prediction26
Assessment of Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP) climate scenarios and its impacts on the Greater Accra region26
The contribution of urbanisation and climate conditions to increased urban heat load in Zagreb (Croatia) since the 1960s26
Are climate change, urbanisation and political views correlated? Empirical evidence from South East Queensland26
Change in environmental justice scores in historically redlined communities compared to non-redlined communities: A case study of Richmond, Virginia26
Fast or slow system: How does information exposure affect individual climate change mitigation responses?26
Mapping local climate zones and its applications at the global scale: A systematic review of the last decade of progress and trend26
A systematic review investigating linear infrastructure effects on Urban Heat Island (UHIULI) and its interaction with UHI typologies26
Investigation into the outdoor thermal comfort on different urban underlying surfaces26
Exploring the spatial spillover effects of climate change on the supply of medical and health services: Evidence from China26
Insights into source-specific PM2.5 mass, light extinction, and health risks in heavily polluted urban and suburban areas, northwestern China26
Effect of urbanization on aerosol optical depth over Beijing: Land use and surface temperature analysis26
Valuing carbon saving potential of urban parks in thermal mitigation: Linking accumulative and accessibility perspectives26
Low carbon urban strategies: An investigation of 124 European cities26
Risks and sources of atmospheric particulate-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (AP-PAHs) in seven regions of China: A review26
Extreme temperatures and respiratory mortality in the capital cities at high latitudes in Northeast China26
Assessing future flood risks in megacity suburbs under shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) scenarios: A case study of Beijing25
Revisiting air quality during lockdown persuaded by second surge of COVID-19 of megacity Delhi, India25
Hydrogeochemical fingerprint, driving forces and spatial availability of groundwater in a coastal plain, Southeast China25
The impact of urban heat island on snow properties and stratigraphy in the Moscow region25
Projection of urban land surface temperature: An inter- and intra-annual modeling approach25
Decentring our appreciation of the association of factors and cities' mitigation patterns25
Rapid increase of the nighttime electricity demand in Beijing due to compound heatwaves25
A microclimate model for plant transpiration effects25
Impact of digital economy on co-benefits of air pollution reduction and carbon reduction: Evidence from Chinese cities25
Unintended consequences of urban shrinkage: Adverse impacts on local household carbon emissions25
A reliable and easy-to-implement approach to estimate daily urban benzene levels25
Exploring the decoupling effect and driving mechanism of carbon emissions at macroscale: An empirical study from Wuhan metropolitan area25
Cross-sectoral preparedness and mitigation for networked typhoon disasters with cascading effects25
Exceptional heat island intensities also occur in medium-sized cities25
Removal of azo dyes from synthetic wastewater using biochar derived from sewage sludge to prevent groundwater contamination25
A predictive analysis of thermal stress in a densifying urban business district under summer daytime conditions in a Mediterranean City25
Corrigendum to’Relationship between upward heat transport and building arrangement in urban districts of Osaka as revealed by large-eddy simulations' [Urban Climate 61 (2025) 102441]25
Multiscale numerical assessment of urban overheating under climate projections: A review25
Decoding the spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of ecological resilience in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration: A deep learning approach24
Participatory climate adaptation planning in New York City: Analyzing the role of community-based organizations24
Temperature-related mortality and future health risks from climate change in a middle eastern Metropolis24
Trends in PM10 and PM2.5 air pollution and related health risk in Tehran over the last two decades24
SEBU: A novel fully automated Google Earth Engine surface energy balance model for urban areas24
Urban PM2.5 concentration monitoring: A review of recent advances in ground-based, satellite, model, and machine learning integration24
Prediction of extreme rainfall events in 21st century - The results based on Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo24
Spatial downscaling method for air temperature through the correlation between land use/land cover and microclimate: A case study of the Greater Tokyo Area, Japan24
Decoding spatiotemporal dynamic of atmospheric CO2 concentration under different urban development model24
Disasters in Petrópolis, Brazil: political, urban planning, and geometeorological factors that contributed to the event on February 15, 202224
From coverage to shadows: How nonlinear vegetation-building synergy reshape urban cooling24
Virginia Heat Watch: Collaboration to assess climate vulnerability at local to regional scales24
Influences and pathways of urban form and lifestyle on carbon emission reduction24
Multifactorial influences on land surface temperature within local climate zones of typical global cities24
Long-term temporal and spatial divergence patterns of urban heat risk in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei urban agglomeration24
Modelling the efficiency of Nature-based Solutions to decrease extreme heat in dense urban areas in Vienna at micro- to city-scale23
Influences of joint action of natural and social factors on atmospheric process of hydrological cycle in Inner Mongolia, China23
Energy and environment: How could energy-consuming transition promote the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction in China?23
Comparison of PM spatiotemporal variations and exposure at adjacent signalized intersection and roundabout23
Consistency of different instantaneous emission models for assessing the environmental impact of urban intersections23
Does polycentric development produce less transportation carbon emissions? Evidence from urban form identified by night-time lights across US metropolitan areas23
Influence of historical city walls on the water cooling effects in summer23
Flood modeling and baseline study in urban and high population environment: A case study of Majalaya, Indonesia23
Developing and classifying urban biomes as a basis for nature-based solutions23
Unleashing hidden carbon sequestration potential: A case study of the Greater Bay Area, China23
Evolution and determinants of precipitation chemistry in a plateau city, China: Insight from the pollutants source identification and environmental effect23
Effect of vegetation and land surface temperature on NO2 concentration: A Google Earth Engine-based remote sensing approach23
How can street interface morphology effect pedestrian thermal comfort: A case study of the old town of Changsha, China23
An idealized sensitivity study of fine particles' impact on the urban vertical temperature structure23
Municipal solid waste classification and real-time detection using deep learning methods23
Geo-spatial distribution of air pollutants in urban area and its potential health risk analysis solutions22
Modelling and optimizing tree planning for urban climate in a subtropical high-density city22
Overheated children's playgrounds in Central European cities: The effects of surfaces and shading on thermal exposure during hot summer days22
Impact of drought on cooling capacity and carbon sequestration in urban green area22
Health effects of summer extreme heat and humidity in urban Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) by demographic and educational level22
Analysis of land cover and SUHII pattern using local climate zone framework—A case study of Chang-Zhu-Tan main urban area22
Predicting next hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the Istanbul Metropolitan City using deep learning algorithms with time windowing strategy22
Surface urban heat island in Budapest during heat waves and droughts - comparing the summers of 2003, 2007 and 202222
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