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Puay Yok Tan

National University of Singapore · SG
Area of research
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis · Global and Planetary Change
Research interest
Research interests include Geography, Environmental science, Scale (ratio), Mental health, Canopy, and Urban heat island.
h-index
citations
3,368
works
34
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Modeling the Effect of Trees on Energy Demand for Indoor Cooling and Dehumidification Across Cities and Climates
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 2025cited by 16position: middledoi
Urban tree cover targets: The good, the bad and the SMART
Urban forestry & urban greening 2025cited by 9position: middledoi
More than a canopy cover metric: Influence of canopy quality, water-use strategies and site climate on urban forest cooling potential
Landscape and Urban Planning 2024cited by 51position: middledoi
Beyond just green: Explaining and predicting restorative potential of urban landscapes using panorama-based metrics
Landscape and Urban Planning 2024cited by 36position: middledoi
Assessment of the Influence of Spatial Scale and Type of Land Cover on Urban Landscape Pattern Analysis Using Landscape Metrics
Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis 2024cited by 28position: lastdoi
Investigating the influence of urban morphology on pluvial flooding: Insights from urban catchments in England (UK)
The Science of The Total Environment 2024cited by 19position: middledoi
Assessment of visual landscape quality of urban green spaces using image-based metrics derived from perceived sensory dimensions
Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2023cited by 64position: middledoi
Effects of tree plantings with varying street aspect ratios on the thermal environment using a mechanistic urban canopy model
Building and Environment 2023cited by 33position: middledoi
Use and non-use of parks are dictated by nature orientation, perceived accessibility and social norm which manifest in a continuum
Landscape and Urban Planning 2023cited by 32position: middledoi
Development and application of 3D spatial metrics using point clouds for landscape visual quality assessment
Landscape and Urban Planning 2022cited by 58position: middledoi
Assessment of mediators in the associations between urban green spaces and self-reported health
Landscape and Urban Planning 2022cited by 53position: middledoi
Local microclimate above shrub and grass in tropical city: A case study in Singapore
Urban Climate 2022cited by 17position: middledoi
Bioretention systems for stormwater management: Recent advances and future prospects
Journal of Environmental Management 2021cited by 209position: middledoi
Relative importance of quantitative and qualitative aspects of urban green spaces in promoting health
Landscape and Urban Planning 2021cited by 143position: middledoi
The impact of gardening on mental resilience in times of stress: A case study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
Urban forestry & urban greening 2021cited by 81position: middledoi
A conceptual framework to untangle the concept of urban ecosystem services
Landscape and Urban Planning 2020cited by 148position: firstdoi
The effects of land use on spatial pattern of urban green spaces and their cooling ability
Urban Climate 2020cited by 100position: middledoi
Using social media user attributes to understand human–environment interactions at urban parks
Scientific Reports 2020cited by 98position: lastdoi
Does geo-located social media reflect the visit frequency of urban parks? A city-wide analysis using the count and content of photographs
Landscape and Urban Planning 2020cited by 92position: lastdoi
Temperature and air pollution reductions by urban green spaces are highly valued in a tropical city-state
Urban forestry & urban greening 2020cited by 63position: middledoi
Multi-year comparison of the effects of spatial pattern of urban green spaces on urban land surface temperature
Landscape and Urban Planning 2019cited by 359position: lastdoi
Associations between Urban Green Spaces and Health are Dependent on the Analytical Scale and How Urban Green Spaces are Measured
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019cited by 99position: lastdoi
Demand for parks and perceived accessibility as key determinants of urban park use behavior
Urban forestry & urban greening 2019cited by 86position: lastdoi
Transpiration and cooling potential of tropical urban trees from different native habitats
The Science of The Total Environment 2019cited by 60position: firstdoi
Multi-city comparison of the relationships between spatial pattern and cooling effect of urban green spaces in four major Asian cities
Ecological Indicators 2018cited by 134position: middledoi
A method to partition the relative effects of evaporative cooling and shading on air temperature within vegetation canopy
Journal of Urban Ecology 2018cited by 65position: firstdoi
The economic benefits and costs of trees in urban forest stewardship: A systematic review
Urban forestry & urban greening 2017cited by 181position: middledoi
A conceptual framework for studying urban green spaces effects on health
Journal of Urban Ecology 2017cited by 100position: middledoi
Blue-Green Infrastructure: New Frontier for Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management
Advances in 21st century human settlements 2017cited by 90position: lastdoi
Assessment of light adequacy for vertical farming in a tropical city
Urban forestry & urban greening 2017cited by 72position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Daniel R. Richards · National University of Singapore7 papers (2017–2024)Xiao Ping Song · National University of Singapore6 papers (2017–2024)Angelia Sia · National University of Singapore5 papers (2013–2024)Mahyar Masoudi · National University of Singapore5 papers (2018–2024)Ervine Shengwei Lin · National University of Singapore4 papers (2022–2024)Chun Liang Tan · National University of Singapore4 papers (2015–2022)Liqing Zhang · National University of Singapore4 papers (2017–2022)Nyuk Hien Wong · National University of Singapore4 papers (2015–2022)Radha Waykool · National University of Singapore3 papers (2022–2024)Simone Fatichi · National University of Singapore3 papers (2023–2025)Zhi Quan Chiam · National University of Singapore3 papers (2015–2019)Jinda Qi · National University of Singapore3 papers (2022–2024)Steve Kardinal Jusuf · National University of Singapore3 papers (2015–2019)Xudong Zhang · National University of Singapore3 papers (2022–2024)Stephen J. Livesley · Ecosystem Sciences2 papers (2024–2025)Naika Meili · National University of Singapore2 papers (2023–2025) · 2 papers (2024–2025) · 2 papers (2017–2020)Rosita Samsudin · National University of Singapore2 papers (2016–2022) · 2 papers (2021–2023)