Staff

As First or corresponding author

1.     

Yan Yan, Li Lan*, Pixin Gong, Chao Guo. 2025. How humidity and CO2 affect the sleep of older adults? —Insights for improving sleep quality through environmental control. Building and Environment, 271: 112628.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112628

2.     

Yan Yan, Li Lan*, Pixin Gong, Chao Guo, Zhijian Hou. 2025. Association between bedroom environment and sleep quality of older adults: A winter field study. Journal of Building Engineering, 99: 111497.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.111497

3.     

Xi Lin, Chao Guo, Pawel Wargocki, Shin-ichi Tanabe, Kwok Wai Tham, Li Lan*. 2025. The effects of temperature on work performance in the typical office environment: a meta-analysis of the current evidence. Building and Environment, 269: 112488.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112488

4.     

Yige Liu, Xi Lin, Cunming Li, Yucai Guan, Chi Feng, Li Lan*. 2025. Hygrothermal Properties of Tibetan Paper: The Effects of Air Pressure and Printed Scriptures. Building and Environment, 269: 112343.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112343

5.     

Chao Guo, Yan Yan, Yishu Zhu, Pixin Gong, Yige Liu, Xi Lin, Li Lan*, A longitudinal study on the effects of oxygenation on sleep in Tibetan plateau residents, Sleep Medicine 125 (2025) 74-86.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2024.11.017

6.     

Chao Guo, Zhuoma Basang, Quzong Deji, Yishu Zhu, Yan Yan, Pixin Gong, Li Lan*, Yan Yan, Mengyuan Kang. 2024. The effects of bedroom microclimate regulation behaviors on sleep quality: A field study on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Building and Environment, 2024,265: 112005.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.112005

7.     

Yongxiang Shi, Junmeng Lyu, Julie T. Miao, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Lan*. 2024. Energy saving first or productivity first? — Maximize the economic benefits of urban office buildings. Energy & Buildings, 320: 114629.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114629

8.     

Chao Guo, Li Lan*, Yan Yan, Mengyuan Kang. 2024. Effects of acute exposure to hypoxia on sleep structure in healthy adults: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 75: 101928.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2024.101928

9.     

Mengyuan Kang, Yan Yan, Haodong Zhang, Chao Guo, Xiaojun Fan, Chandra Sekhar, Zhiwei Lian, Pawel Wargocki, Li Lan*. 2024. Associations between bedroom environment and sleep quality when sleeping less or more than 6h: a cross sectional study during summer. Building and Environment, 2024,257: 111531.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111531

10.  

Mengyuan Kang, Yan Yan, Chao Guo, Yige Liu, Xiaojun Fan, Pawel Wargocki, Li Lan*. 2024. Ventilation causing an average CO2 concentration of 1,000 ppm negatively affects sleep: A field-lab study on healthy young people. Building and Environment, 2024, 249: 111118.

11.  

Yan Yan, Mengyuan Kang, Haodong Zhang, Zhiwei Lian, Xiaojun Fan, Chandra Sekhar, Pawel Wargocki, Li Lan*. 2024. Does window/door opening behaviour during summer affect the bedroom environment and sleep quality in a high-density sub-tropical city. Building and Environment, 2024, 247: 111024.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111024

12.  

Yongxiang Shi, Jialin Wu, Li Lan*, Zhiwei Lian*. 2024. Interactive effects of indoor environmental factors on work performance, Ergonomics, 67:7, 897-912

https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2243407

13.  

Chao Guo, Li Lan*, Haodong Zhang, Yan Yan, Mengyuan Kang, Yige Liu, Zuobing Yang, Hu Jiao, Songming Liu. 2023. The impact of bedroom environment on sleep quality in winter and summer in the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. Building and Environment, 2023,244: 110785.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110785

14.  

Chao Guo, Li Lan*, Yige Liu, Naiqing Meng, Cunming Li. 2023. Comparison of environmental criteria for conservation and storage of collections: A comprehensive literature review. Building and Environment, 2023, 243:110665.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110665

15.  

Ting Cao, Li Lan*, Zhiwei Lian*, Jingyun Shen. 2023. Associations between psychological responses under artificial light environment and sleep activity. Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 2023, 29: 647–660.

https://doi.org/10.1080/23744731.2023.2210976

16.  

Heng Du, Zisheng Zhao, Junmeng Lyu, Jinbo Li, Zhiqiang liu, Xiangyang Li, Yuxin Yang, Li Lan*, Zhiwei Lian*. 2023. Gender differences in thermal comfort under coupled environmental factors. Energy and Buildings, 2023, 295:113345.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113345

17.  

Yan Yan, Li Lan*, Mengyuan Kang, Haodong Zhang, Xiaojun Fan, David Peter Wyon, Pawel Wargocki. 2023. Emission rate of carbon dioxide by older adults while sleeping. Building and Environment, 2023, 236: 110299.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110299

18.  

Yan Yan, Haodong Zhang, Mengyuan Kang, Li Lan*, Zhentao Wang, Yanbin Lin. 2022. Experimental study of the negative effects of raised bedroom temperature and reduced ventilation on the sleep quality of elderly subjects. Indoor Air, 2022, 32(11): e13159.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.13159

19.  

Yuxiang Sun, Haodong Zhang, Yan Yan, Li Lan*, Ting Cao, Zhiwei Lian, Xiaojun Fan, Pawel Wargocki, Jingwen Zhu, Xinbo Xu. 2022. Comparison of wrist skin temperature with mean skin temperature calculated with Hardy and Dubois’s seven-point method while sleeping. Energy & Buildings, 259: 111894.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111894

20.  

Yan Yan, Li Lan*, Haodong Zhang, Yuxiang Sun, Xiaojun Fan, David Peter Wyon, Pawel Wargocki. 2022. Association of bedroom environment with the sleep quality of elderly subjects in summer: a field measurement in Shanghai, China. Building and Environment, 208: 108572.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108572

21.  

Li Lan*, Jieyu Tang, Pawel Wargocki, David P. Wyon, Zhiwei Lian. 2022. Cognitive performance was reduced by higher air temperature even when thermal comfort was maintained over the 24-28 degrees C range. Indoor Air, 32: e12916.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12916

22.  

Jieyu Tang, Yu Liu*, Hui Du, Li Lan*, Yuxiang Sun, Jialin Wu. The effects of portable cooling systems on thermal comfort and work performance in a hot environment. Building Simulation, 2021, 14(6): 1667-1683.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-021-0766-y

23.  

Li Lan*, Yuxiang Sun, David P Wyon, Pawel Wargocki. 2021. Pilot study of the effects of ventilation and ventilation noise on sleep quality in the young and elderly. Indoor Air, 2021, 31(6): 2226-2238.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12861

24.  

Li Lan*, Sarra Hadji, Lulu Xia, Zhiwei Lian. 2021. The effects of light illuminance and correlated color temperature on mood and creativity. Building Simulation, 2021, 14(3): 463-475.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-020-0652-z

25.  

Li Lan, Lulu Xia, Rihab Hejjo, David P. Wyon, Pawel Wargocki*. 2020. Perceived air quality and cognitive performance decrease at moderately raised indoor temperatures even when clothed for comfort. Indoor Air, 2020, 30: 841-859.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12685

26.  

Lulu Xia, Li Lan*, Jieyu Tang, Yijun Wan, Yanbin Lin, Zhentao Wang. 2020. Bed heating improves the sleep quality and health of the elderly who adapted to no heating in a cold environment. Energy and Buildings, 210: 109687.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109687

27.  

Li Lan*, Lulu Xia, Jieyu Tang, Xiaojing Zhang, Yanbin Lin, Zhentao Wang. 2019. Elevated airflow can maintain sleep quality and thermal comfort of the elderly in a hot environment. Indoor Air, 29(6): 1040-1049.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12599

28.  

Li Lan*, Lulu Xia, Jieyu Tang, David P Wyon, Hua Liu. 2019. Mean skin temperature estimated from 3 measuring points can predict sleeping thermal sensation. Building and Environment, 162: 106292.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106292

29.  

Li Lan*, Zhiqiang (John) Zhai, Zhiwei Lian. 2018. A two-part model for evaluation of thermal neutrality for sleeping people. Building and Environment, 132: 319-326.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.02.004

30.  

Li Lan, Xiaolei Qian, Zhiwei Lian*, Yanbing Lin. 2018. Local body cooling to improve sleep quality and thermal comfort in a hot environment. Indoor Air, 28: 135-145.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12428

31.  

Li Lan, Kazuyo Tsuzuki, Yanfeng Liu, Zhiwei Lian*. 2017. Thermal environment and sleep quality: A review. Energy and Buildings, 149: 101-113.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.05.043

32.  

Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*, Qian Xiaolei, Dai Changzhi. 2016. The effects of programmed air temperature changes on sleep quality and energy saving in bedroom. Energy and Buildings, 129, 207-214.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.08.001

33.  

Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*, Yanbin Lin. 2016. Comfortably cool bedroom environment during the initial phase of the sleeping period delays the onset of sleep in summer. Building and Environment, 103: 36-43.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.03.030

34.  

Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*. 2016. Ten questions concerning thermal environment and sleep quality. Building and Environment, 99: 252-259.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.01.017

35.  

Li Lan*, Pawel Wargocki, Zhiwei Lian. 2014. Thermal effects on human performance in office environment measured by integrating task speed and accuracy. Applied Ergonomics, 45: 490-495.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2013.06.010

36.  

Li Lan, Li Pan, Zhiwei Lian*, Hongyuan Huang, Yanbing Lin. 2014. Experimental study on thermal comfort of sleeping people at different air temperatures. Building and Environment, 73: 24-31.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.11.024

37.  

Xin Zhou, Zhiwei Lian, Li Lan*. 2014. Experimental study on a bedside personalized ventilation system for improving sleep comfort and quality. Indoor and Built Environment, 23(2): 313-323.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X13504317

38.  

Li Lan*, Pawel Wargocki, David P. Wyon, Zhiwei Lian. 2013. Warmth and performance: reply to the letter from Leyten and Kurvers (2013). Indoor Air, 23 (5): 437-438.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12033

39.  

Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*, Xin Zhou, Chanjuan Sun, Hongyuan Huang, Yanbing Lin, Jiangmin Zhao. 2013. Pilot study on the application of bedside personalized ventilation to sleeping people. Building and Environment, 67: 160-166.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.05.018

40.  

Li Lan*, Pawel Wargocki, David Wyon, Zhiwei Lian. 2011. Effects of thermal discomfort in an office on perceived air quality, SBS symptoms, physiological responses, and human performance. Indoor Air, 21: 376-390. 

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00714.x

41.  

Li Lan*, Pawel Wargocki, Zhiwei Lian. 2011. Quantitative measurement of productivity loss due to thermal discomfort. Energy and Buildings, 43: 1057-1062.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.09.001

42.  

Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*. 2010. Application of statistical power analysis-How to determine the right sample size in human health, comfort and productivity research. Building and Environment, 45(5): 1202-1213.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.11.002

43.  

Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Pan. 2010. The effects of air temperature on office workers’ well-being, workload and productivity-evaluated with subjective ratings. Applied Ergonomics, 42(1): 29-36.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2010.04.003

44.  

Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*. 2009. Use of neurobehavioral tests to evaluate the effects of indoor environment quality on Productivity. Building and Environment, 44(11): 2208-2217.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.02.001

45.  

Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Pan, Qian Ye. 2009. Neurobehavioral approach for evaluation of office workers’ productivity: The effects of room temperature. Building and Environment, 44(8): 1578-1588.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.10.004

46.  

Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*, Weiwei Liu, Yuanmou Liu. 2008. Investigation of gender difference in thermal comfort for Chinese people. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 102(4): 471-480.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-007-0609-2

As co-author

47.  

Lyu J, Yang Y, Lai D, Lan L, Zhao Z, Du H, et al. Analysis of occupant thermal comfort and energy-saving potential based on cooling behaviors in residential buildings: A case study of Shanghai. Build Environ 2025; 275:112792.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.112792

48.  

Junmeng Lyu, Yuxin Yang, Dayi Lai, Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*. Exploring the correlation and synchronicity between environmental factors and occupant thermal response in dynamic outdoor cabin environments. Building and Environment, 2024, 26: 111727.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111727

49.  

Xiaojun Fan*, Chenxi Liao, Kazuya Matsuo, Kevin Verniers, Jelle Laverge, Brecht Neyrinck, Ivan Pollet,Lei Fang, Li Lan, Chandra Sekhar, Pawel Wargocki. 2023. A single-blind field intervention study of whether increased bedroom ventilation improves sleep quality. Science of the Total Environment, 884: 163805

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163805

50.  

Tze-Huan Lei, Li Lan; Faming Wang*. 2023. Indoor thermal comfort research using human participants: Guidelines and a checklist for experimental design. Journal of thermal biology, 2023, 113: 103506.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103506

51.  

Heng Du; Zhiwei Lian*, Li Lan, Dayi Lai. Application of statistical analysis of sample size: How many occupant responses are required for an indoor environmental quality (IEQ) field study. Building Simulation, 2023, 16(4): 577-588.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-022-0970-4

52.  

Xinbo Xu, Li Lan, Yuxiang Sun, Zhiwei Lian*. The effect of noise exposure on sleep quality of urban residents: A comparative study in Shanghai, China. Building Simulation, 2023, 16(4): 603-613.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-022-0972-2

53.  

Xiaojun Fan*, Chenxi Liao, Mariya P. Bivolarova, Chandra Sekhar, Jelle Laverge, Li Lan, Anna Mainka, Mizuho Akimoto, Pawel Wargocki. 2022. A field intervention study of the effects of window and door opening on bedroom IAQ, sleep quality, and next-day cognitive performance. Building and Environment, 225: 109630.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109630

54.  

Chenxi Liao*, Xiaojun Fan, Mariya Bivolarova, Jelle Laverge, Chandra Sekhar, Mizuho Akimoto, Anna Mainka, Li Lan, Pawel Wargocki. 2022. A cross-sectional field study of bedroom ventilation and sleep quality in Denmark during the heating season. Building and Environment, 224: 109557.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109557

55.  

Zhibin Wu*, Nianping Li, Li Lan, Pawel Wargocki. 2022. The effect of inhaled air temperature on thermal comfort, perceived air quality, acute health symptoms and physiological responses at two ambient temperatures. Indoor Air, 32: e13092.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.13092

56.  

Xiaojun Fan*, Huiqi Shao, Mitsuharu Sakamoto, Kazuki Kuga, Li Lan, David P. Wyon, Kazuhide Ito, Mariya P. Bivolarova, Chenxi Liao, Pawel Wargocki. 2022. The effects of ventilation and temperature on sleep quality and next-day work performance: pilot measurements in a climate chamber. Building and Environment, 209: 108666.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108666

57.  

Chenxi Liao*, Mizuho Akimoto, Mariya Bivolarova, Chandra Sekhar, Jelle Laverge, Xiaojun Fan, Li Lan, Pawel Wargocki. A survey of bedroom ventilation types and the subjective sleep quality associated with them in Danish housing. The Science of the total environment. 2021, 798: 149209.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149209

58.  

Xinbo Xu, Li Lan, Jingyun Shen, Yuxiang Sun, Zhiwei Lian*. 2021. Five hypotheses concerned with bedroom environment and sleep quality: A questionnaire survey in Shanghai city, China. Building and Environment, 205: 108252.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108252

59.  

Xiaojun Fan*, Mitsuharu Sakamoto, Huiqi Shao, Kazuki Kuga, Kazuhide Ito, Li Lan, Pawel Wargocki. 2021. Emission rate of carbon dioxide while sleeping. Indoor air, 31(6): 2142-2157.

https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12911

60.  

Xinbo Xu, Zhiwei Lian*, Jingyun Shen, Li Lan, Yuxiang Sun. 2021. Environmental factors affecting sleep quality in summer: a field study in Shanghai, China. Journal of Thermal Biology, 99: 102977.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.102977

61.  

Mizuho Akimoto*, Chandra Sekhar, Mariya Bivolarova, Chenxi Liao, Xiaojun Fan, Jelle Laverge, Li Lan, Pawel Wargocki. 2021. Reviewing how bedroom ventilation affects IAQ and sleep quality. ASHRAE Journal, 63: 56-60.

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2515186286?accountid=13818

62.  

Jing Xiong, Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian, Richard De Dear*. 2020. Associations of bedroom temperature and ventilation with sleep quality. Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 26(9): 1274-1284.

https://doi.org/10.1080/23744731.2020.1756664

63.  

Chandra Sekhar, Mizuho Akimoto, Xiaojun Fan, Mariya Bivolarova, Chenxi Liao, Li Lan, Pawel Wargocki*. 2020. Bedroom ventilation: Review of existing evidence and current standards. Building and Environment. 2020, 184: 107229.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107229

64.  

Chanjuan Sun, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Lan. 2019. Work performance in relation to lighting environment in office buildings. Indoor and Built Environment, 28(8): 1064-1082.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X18820089

65.  

Pawel Wargocki*, Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian, David P. Wyon. 2018. Thermal Environment, IAQ and Sleep. ASHRAE Journal, 60(4): 60-63.

https://www.proquest.com/docview/2313372692?accountid=13818

66.  

Jing Xiong, Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*, Yanbing Lin. 2017. Effect of different temperatures on hospital admissions for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: A case study. Indoor and Built Environment, 26(1): 69-77.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X15604492

67.  

Changzhi Dai, Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*. 2014. Method for the determination of optimal work environment in office buildings considering energy consumption and human performance. Energy and Buildings, 76: 278-283

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.02.077

68.  

Xin Zhou, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Lan. 2013. An individualized human thermoregulation model for Chinese adults. Building and Environment, 70(6): 257-265.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.08.031

69.  

Chanjuan Sun, Harry Giles, Guoliang Xu, Li Lan, Zhiwei Lian*. 2013. Investigation on thermal comfort and energy conservation of local ventilation. HVAC&R Research, 19: 584-592.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10789669.2013.803383

70.  

Chanjuan Sun, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Lan, Huiying Zhang. 2013. Investigation on temperature range for thermal comfort in nonuniform environment. HVAC and R Research. 19 (2): 103-112.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10789669.2012.744927

71.  

Li Pan, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Lan. 2012. Investigation of gender differences in sleeping comfort at different environmental temperatures. Indoor and Built Environment, 21(6): 811-820.

http://sage.cnpereading.com/paragraph/article/?doi=10.1177/1420326X11425967

72.  

Li Pan, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Lan. 2012. Investigation of sleep quality under different temperatures based on subjective and physiological measurements. HVAC&R Research, 18(5): 1030-1043.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10789669.2012.667037

73.  

Yuemei Wang, Zhiwei Lian*, Peter Broede, Li Lan. 2012. A time-dependent model evaluating draft in indoor environment, Energy and Buildings, 49: 466-470.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.02.046

74.  

Yuemei Wang, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Lan. 2011. The effect of turbulence intensity on local skin temperature and subjective responses to draft. Energy and Buildings, 43(10): 2678-2683.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.06.021

75.  

Yuangao Wen, Zhiwei Lian*, Li Lan, Xiaojiang Ye.  2011. Investigation of indoor/outdoor air pollutants at the shopping malls in Wuhan. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 45(1/2/3): 268-280.

https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEP.2011.039101