Huang Lei is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of the Environment, Nanjing University. She is a recipient of the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, a selected member of Jiangsu Province's "Six Top Talent" program, and a visiting scholar at the Environmental Health Exposure Assessment Center of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA.
Professor Huang has long been engaged in research on environmental ecology and health risk assessment and regulation, as well as the development of environmental monitoring and risk early warning emergency systems. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches integrating geography, epidemiology, psychology, and other fields, conducting long-term observational tracking and big data analysis of pressing environmental issues. She has led five projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and has undertaken over 20 provincial/ministerial-level or above research projects, including those under the NSFC Innovative Research Group, the National Key R&D Program of China, the Major Water Pollution Control Program, and public welfare environmental protection special funds. She has published over 100 academic papers. As first author or corresponding author, she has published nearly 200 papers in journals such as Nature Energy, Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications, PNAS, and One Earth. Her work has been cited more than 15,897 times, with 7 ESI Highly Cited Papers and a single paper receiving up to 2,881 citations. She holds 34 authorized patents and software copyrights. She has received three first prizes and one second prize at the provincial/ministerial level. For many consecutive years, she has been listed among the world's top scientists, the top 2% of scientists globally, and Elsevier's China Highly Cited Scholars (H-index 51). She also serves on the editorial boards of academic journals such as The Innovation, Eco-Environment & Health, Environmental Research, Journal of Environmental Hygiene, and Environmental Ecology.
1) Wang, J.M.; Wang, P.; Hsu, S.C.; He, P.; Wu, Y.Y.; Ren, F.T.; Wang, Y.Y.; Chu, W.H.; Bi, J.; Huang, L.; Shan, Y.L. International trade reduces emissions through technology transfer led by key emitters. Nature Climate Change, 2026, 16: 451-459.
2) Wang, Y.W.; Zhang, C.; Zhang, W.J.; Xu, D.D.; Ding, Z.; Jin, H.; Wang, X.F.; Zhang, J.; Cui, L.L.; Wu, Y.Y.; Huang, L.; Li, T.T. Impact of residential solid fuel usage and fuel conversion on children’s lung function. Nature Communications, 2024, 15: 9046.
3) Huang, L.; Liu, Y. Balanced news for long-term growth. Nature Energy, 2020, 5: 500-501.
4) Huang, L.; Zhou, Y.; Han, Y.; Bi, J. Effect of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident on the Risk Perception of Residents near a Nuclear Power Plant in China. PNAS, 2013, 110: 19742-19747.
5) Ban, J.; Yang, J.; Huang, L.; Lu, K.L.; Hu, J.L.; Huo, Y.; Li, T.T.; Chen, K. Acute coronary syndrome onset related to short-term ozone exposure will be exacerbated by climate change and aging in China. One Earth, 2024, 7: 1559-1568.
6) Ren, F.T.; Wang, P.; Mei, D.B.; Li, Z.L.; Guo, Z.; Huang, L. Which Pollutants Should Be Prioritized for Control in Multipollutant Complex Contaminated Groundwater of Chemical Industrial Parks? Environmental Science & Technology, 2025, 59.
7) Wu, Y.Y.; Wang, Y.Y.; Yang, J.; Zhang, T.; Gu, B.J.; Wang, J.M.; Sun, H.; Li, C.; Ren, F.T.; Wang, P.; Huang, L.; Liu, Y. Unequal Health Burden from Air Pollution among Minors in Education. Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58: 13668-13677.
8) Huang, L.; Li, J.; He, R.Y.; Rao, C.; van der Kuijp, T.J.; Bi, J. A Quantitative Analysis of Health Risk Perception, Exposure Levels, and Willingness to Pay/Accept of PM2.5 during the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52: 13824-13833.
9) Li, H.B.; Chen, K.; Juhasz, A.L.; Huang, L.; Ma, L.Q. Childhood Lead Exposure in an Industrial Town in China: Coupling Stable Isotope Ratios with Bioaccessible Lead. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49: 5080-5087.
10) Huang, Y.J.; Yu, P.; Huang, W.Z.; Xu, R.B.; Liu, Y.M.; Guo, Y.M.; Huang, L. The joint health risks of PM2.5 pollution wave and cold spell in eastern China. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2025, 126: 106390.
11) Wang, J.M.; Wang, P.; Liu, B.B.; Kinney, P.L.; Huang, L.; Chen, K. Comprehensive evaluation framework for intervention on health effects of ambient temperature. Eco-Environment & Health, 2024, 3: 154-164.
12) Huang, L.; Liu, Y.X.; Wu, Y.Y.; Ye, Z.W.; Ren, F.T.; Liu, X.L.; Shen, G.F. Impact of Stove Renovation on PM2.5 Exposure, Risk Perception, Self-Protective Willingness of Rural Residents. Toxics, 2023, 11: 245.
13) Huang, Y.J.; Yu, P.; Huang, W.Z.; Xu, R.B.; Liu, Y.M.; Guo, Y.M.; Huang, L. The joint health risks of PM2.5 pollution wave and cold spell in eastern China. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2025, 126: 106390.
14) Liu, J.W.; Li, L.Z.; Wu, Y.Y.; Wang, J.M.; Ren, F.T.; Wang, P.; Huang, L. Unintended environmental risks of regional PV expansion: A climate-adjusted lifecycle analysis for sustainable deployment. Journal of Environmental Management, 2026, 402: 129076.
15) Huang, L.; Liu, L.L.; Zhang, T.; Zhao, D.; Li, H.B.; Sun, H.; Kinney, P.L.; Pitiranggon, M.; Chillrud, S.; Ma, L.Q.; Navas-Acien, A.; Bi, J.; Yan, B.Z. An Interventional Study of Rice for Reducing Cadmium Exposure in a Chinese Industrial Town. Environment International, 2019, 122: 301-309.
16) Huang, L.; Cheng, H.N.; Ma, S.T.; He, R.Y.; Gong, J.C.; Li, G.Y.; An, T.C. The exposures and health effects of benzene, toluene and naphthalene for Chinese chefs in multiple cooking styles of kitchens. Environment International, 2021.
17) Duan, Q.N.; Zhai, B.X.; Zhao, C.; Liu, K.P.; Yang, X.Y.; Zhang, H.L.; Yan, P.W.; Huang, L.; Lee, J.C.; Wu, W.D.; Zhou, C.; Quan, X.D.; Kang, W. Nationwide meta-analysis of microplastic distribution and risk assessment in China's aquatic ecosystems, soils, and sediments. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 477: 135331.
18) Wang, J.M.; Jia, L.; Wang, Y.Y.; Wang, P.; Huang, L. Diffusion of “dual carbon” policies among Chinese cities: A network evolution analysis. Energy, 2024, 300: 131514.
19) Wang, P.; Yang, Y.T.; Ji, C.; Huang, L. Positivity and difference of influence of built environment around urban park on building energy consumption. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023, 89: 104321.
20) Huang, L.; He, R.Y.; Yang, Q.Q.; Chen, J.; Zhou, Y.; Hammitt, J.K.; Lu, X.; Bi, J.; Liu, Y. The changing risk perception towards nuclear power in China after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. Energy Policy, 2018, 120: 294-301.
1. Bi Jun, Liu Miaomiao, Yang Jianxun, Huang Lei, Zhang Haibo. Science and Decisions: Advancing Risk Assessment (Translated). Beijing: China Environmental Science Press, 2021.
1. Environmental Risk Management, NSFC Innovative Research Group (Core Member), 2020–2024
2. Pollutant Risk Assessment and Regulation Research, NSFC Excellent Young Scholar Fund, 2019–2021
3. Health Risk of Personal Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Public Risk Acceptance: Assessment and Regulation, NSFC General Project, 2016–2019
4. Impact of Heavy Metal Pollution on Regional Population Health and Risk Assessment and Regulation, NSFC General Project, 2013–2016
5. Sustainable Risk Management Model for Contaminated Sites, National Key R&D Program of China (Project Lead), 2020–2023
6. Contamination Monitoring and Early Warning Technologies for Chemical Industrial Parks (Sub-project: Integrated Soil-Groundwater-Air Three-Dimensional Monitoring Network for Chemical Industrial Parks), National Key R&D Program of China (Sub-project Lead), 2019–2023
7. Comprehensive Demonstration of Chemical Risk Screening and Control in Typical Chemical Industrial Parks, 863 Major Project (Sub-project Lead), 2013–2015
8. Regional Differences and Influencing Factors of Maximum Acceptable Environmental Risk Levels, NSFC International Cooperation and Exchange Project, 2012
9. Estimation of Maximum Acceptable Environmental Risk Levels and Regional Variability, NSFC Young Scientist Fund, 2010–2012
10. Intervention Study on Regulating Human Health Risk of Cadmium Pollution Based on Bioavailability, Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project, 2020–2023
11. Impact of Heavy Metal Pollution on Population Health and Risk Research in Developed Regions, Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project, 2012–2015
12. Early Warning System for Watershed Environmental Risk, Jiangsu Provincial Environmental Monitoring Research Fund Project, 2009–2010
13. Real-Time Monitoring and Early Warning System for Radiation Source Risk, Jiangsu Provincial Environmental Protection Research Project, 2009–2010
14. Strategic Study on Environmental Health and Hazardous Pollutant Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Environmental Protection, 2010
15. Development of a Risk-Based Environmental Supervision System, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning, 2010
1. Member, Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)
2. Youth Committee Member, Environmental Health Specialty Committee, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences
3. Editorial Board Member: The Innovation, Eco-Environment & Health, Environmental Research, Journal of Environmental Hygiene, Environmental Ecology
1. Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award for Environmental Protection for "Key Technologies for Integrated Health Risk Management of Typical Highly Toxic Heavy Metal Pollution" (2024)
2. First Prize of the Outstanding Achievement Award in Scientific Research (Natural Science) of Higher Education Institutions for "Research on Heterogeneity Characterization and Driving Mechanisms of Environmental Risk" (2020, ranked second)
3. First Prize of the Outstanding Achievement Award in Scientific Research (Science and Technology) of Higher Education Institutions for "Research on Whole-Process Control Technologies for Environmental Risk" (2016, ranked seventh)
4. Ninth Youth Science and Technology Award of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (2014, ranked first)
5. First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation for "Research and Application of Environmental Risk Prevention and Control Technologies in Chemical Industrial Parks" (2012, ranked tenth)
Mailing Address: No. 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210023, China
Postal Code: 210023
Affiliation: Nanjing University
Email: huanglei@nju.edu.cn
