Prof. Jian Kang

University College London, UK

Professor of Acoustics and Soundscape

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1996  Ph.D., Acoustics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

1986  M.Sc., Acoustics, Tsinghua University, China

1984  B.Sc., Tsinghua University, China

Publications (Selected)

1. Jiang, S., Liang, H., Zhao, P., Kang, J., Ma, Q., & Zhang, S. (2025). The response of trees' radial growth to dry-season drought modified by neighborhood competition in humid Chinese subtropical forests. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 368, 110552.
2. Xu, S., Chen, Y., Liu, J., Kang, J., Gao, J., Qin, Y., ... & Li, G. (2025). Comprehensive improvement of energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality for university library atrium—A multi-objective fast optimization framework. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 14(2), 449-470.
3. Ba, M., Li, Z., & Kang, J. (2025). The effects of the interaction between sewage odour and sounds on crowd behaviours in urban waterfront park. Applied Acoustics, 229, 110378.
4. Qin, Y., Kang, J., Zhou, H., Xu, S., Li, G., Li, C., & Tan, W. (2025). Assessment of the impact of urban block morphological factors on carbon emissions introducing the different context of local climate zones. Sustainable Cities and Society, 119, 106073.
5. Zhu, L., Ma, J., Wu, Y., Liu, F., & Kang, J. (2025). Effects of acoustic environment on sleep and mental health in residential regions near railways. Applied Acoustics, 227, 110260.
6. Chen, X., Kang, J., & Wang, M. (2024). The impact of the community's sound environment on social interactions among residents. Building and Environment, 266, 112094.
7. Lam, B., Ong, Z. T., Ooi, K., Ong, W. H., Wong, T., Watcharasupat, K. N., ... & Gan, W. S. (2024). Automating urban soundscape enhancements with AI: In-situ assessment of quality and restorativeness in traffic-exposed residential areas. Building and Environment, 266, 112106.
8. Xiao, X., Li, X., Zhou, X., Kang, J., Luo, J., & Yin, L. (2024). Modulatory effects of the landscape sequences on pedestrians emotional states using EEG. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 13(6), 1327-1341.
9. Chen, K., Kang, J., & Ma, H. (2024). Effects of sound-source characteristics and personal factors on the perceived controllability of indoor acoustic environments in high-rise multi-unit residences. Building and Environment, 264, 111935.
10. Aletta, F., Mitchell, A., Oberman, T., Kang, J., Khelil, S., Bouzir, T. A. K., ... & Nguyen, T. L. (2024). Soundscape descriptors in eighteen languages: Translation and validation through listening experiments. Applied acoustics, 224, 110109.
11. Wei, T., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Miao, R., Kang, J., & Qi, H. (2024). City-scale roof-top photovoltaic deployment planning. Applied Energy, 368, 123461.
12. Latini, A., Torresin, S., Oberman, T., Di Giuseppe, E., Aletta, F., Kang, J., & D'Orazio, M. (2024). Virtual reality application to explore indoor soundscape and physiological responses to audio-visual biophilic design interventions: An experimental study in an office environment. Journal of Building Engineering, 87, 108947.
13. Zhang, R., Zhu, L., Yang, X., Han, R., Zhang, Y., & Kang, J. (2024). The effects of interaction with audiovisual elements on perceived restoration in urban parks in freezing weather. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 96, 128337.
14. Moshona, C. C., Fiebig, A., Aletta, F., Chen, X., Kang, J., Mitchell, A., ... & Schulte-Fortkamp, B. (2024). A framework to characterize and classify soundscape design practices based on grounded theory. Noise Mapping, 11(1), 20240002.
15. Aletta, F., Xiao, J., & Kang, J. (2024). Identifying barriers to engage with soundscape standards: Insights from national standards bodies and experts. JASA Express Letters, 4(4).
16. Kurukose Cal, H. K., Kang, J., & Aletta, F. (2024). Methodological approaches and main factors considered in school soundscape studies: A scoping review. Building Acoustics, 31(1), 75-90.
17. Latini, A., Torresin, S., Oberman, T., Di Giuseppe, E., Aletta, F., Kang, J., & D'Orazio, M. (2024). Effects of Biophilic Design interventions on university students' cognitive performance: An audio-visual experimental study in an Immersive Virtual office Environment. Building and Environment, 250, 111196.
18. Li, M., Han, R., Xie, H., Zhang, R., Guo, H., Zhang, Y., & Kang, J. (2024). Mandarin Chinese translation of the ISO-12913 soundscape attributes to investigate the mechanism of soundscape perception in urban open spaces. Applied Acoustics, 215, 109728.
19. Zhou, Z., Ye, X., Chen, J., Fan, X., & Kang, J. (2024). Effect of visual landscape factors on soundscape evaluation in old residential areas. Applied Acoustics, 215, 109708.
20. Song, J., Meng, Q., Kang, J., Yang, D., & Li, M. (2024). Effects of planning variables on urban traffic noise at different scales. Sustainable Cities and Society, 100, 105006.

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