• Analytical Chemistry 
• Transport and deposition of pollutants in the atmosphere
• Air pollution management
• Environmental technology

• Analytical chemistry applied in multi-disciplines of environmental research.
• Mercury biogeochemical cycle and mercury stable isotope geochemistry  
• Air quality, air pollution, atmospheric chemistry and physics regarding aerosol and long-range transport of air pollutants (observations, model, and satellite)
• Apply AI into environmental data, data analysis using advanced mathematical methods.
• Heavy metals in the environment  
  

1. Thanh-Son Dao,* Vu-Nam Le,Claudia Wiegand, Thanh-Son Nguyen, Van-Dong Nguyen, Thi-Hien To, Nguyen, L.S.P., Truong-Giang Vo, Thi-My-Chi Vo (2017). Sensitivity of a tropical micro-crustacean (Daphnia lumholtzi) to trace metals tested in natural water of the Mekong River. Science of the Total Environment, 574, 1360-1370. SCI Q1. ISSN: 0048-9697

2. Nguyen, L.S.P., Sheu, G.-R.,* Lin, D.-W., and Lin, N.-H. (2019). Temporal changes in atmospheric mercury concentrations at a background mountain site downwind of the East Asia continent in 2006–2016. Science of the Total Environment, 686, 1049–1056. SCI Q1. ISSN: 0048-9697

3. Nguyen, L.S.P., Sheu, G.-R.,* (2019b). Four-year Measurements of Wet Mercury Deposition at a Tropical Mountain Site in Central Taiwan. Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 19, 2043–2055. SCI Q2. ISSN: 1680-8584

4. Nguyen, L.S.P., Zhang, L., Lin, D.-W., Lin, N.-H., Sheu, G.-R.,* (2019). Eight-year dry deposition of atmospheric mercury to a tropical high mountain background site downwind of the East Asian continent. Environt. Pollut. 225, 113128. SCI Q1. ISSN: 0269-7491

5. Sheu, G.-R.,* Nguyen, L.S.P., Truong, M.T., Lin, D.-W. (2019). Characteristics of atmospheric mercury at a suburban site in northern Taiwan and influence of trans-boundary haze events. Atmospheric Environment, 214, 116827. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1352-2310

6. Sheu, G.-R.,* Gay, D.,* Schmeltz D., Olson, M., Chang, S.-C., Lin, D. W., Nguyen L.S.P. (2019). A New Monitoring Effort for Asia: The Asia Pacific Mercury Monitoring Network (APMMN). Atmosphere, 10 (9), 481. SCI Q2. ISSN: 2073-4433

7. Nguyen, L.S.P., Huang, H.-Y., Lei, T.L., Bui, T.T., Wang, S.-H.,* Chi, K.H., Sheu, G.-R.,* Lee, C.-T., Ou-Yang, C.-F., Lin, N.-H. (2020). Characterizing a landmark biomass-burning event and its implication for aging processes during long-range transport. Atmos. Environ. 241, 117766. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1352-2310

8. Nguyen, L.S.P., Sheu, G.-R.,* Fu, X., Feng, X., Lin, N.-H. (2021). Isotopic composition of total gaseous mercury at a high-altitude tropical forest site in East Asia: implication for mercury sources and environmental processes. Atmos. Environ. 246, 118110. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1352-2310

9. Nguyen, D.D, Nguyen, V.T.,* Vo THD, Xuan-Thanh Bui, X.T., Bui, M.H., Nguyen, L.S.P., Xuan-Cuong Nguyen, X.C., et al. 2021. Contamination, source attribution, and potential health risks of heavy metals in street dust of a metropolitan area in Southern Vietnam. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 193, 1-16. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1614-7499

10. Shih, D.-H.,* To, T.H., Nguyen, L.S.P., Wu, T.-W., You, W.-T., 2021. Design of a Spark Big Data Framework for PM2.5 Air Pollution Forecasting. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2021, 18, 7087. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1660-4601

11. Nguyen, L.S.P., Sheu, G.-R.,* Chang, S.-C., Lin, N.-H., 2021. Effects of temperature and relative humidity on the partitioning of atmospheric oxidized mercury at a high-altitude mountain background site in Taiwan. Atmos. Environ. 261, 118572. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1352-2310. 

12. Saginela Ravindra Babu., Nguyen L.S.P., Guey-Rong Sheu.* Stephen M. Griffith., Shantanu Kumar Pani., Hsiang-Yu Huang., Neng-Huei Lin.,* 2022. Long-range transport of La Soufrière volcanic plume to the western North Pacific: Influence on atmospheric mercury and aerosol properties. Atmos. Environ. 268, 118806. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1352-2310

13. Nguyen, L.S.P, Sheu, G.-R.,* Hsiao, T.-C.,* Lee, C.-T., Chang, S.-C., Lin, N.-H., 2021. Relationships between atmospheric mercury and optical properties of spring outflow aerosols from Southeast Asia. Atmos. Pollut. Res. 12, 101178. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1309-1042

14. Nguyen, V., Dat, N.D.,* Vo, T., Nguyen, D., Nguyen, T., Nguyen, L.S.P et al., 2021. Characteristics and Risk Assessment of 16 Metals in Street Dust Collected from a Highway in a Densely Populated Metropolitan Area of Vietnam. Atmosphere, 12, 1548. SCI Q2. ISSN: 2073-4433

15. Nguyen, L.S.P., Nguyen, K.T., Griffith, S.M., Sheu, G.R.,* Yen, M.C., Chang, S.C, Lin, N.H., 2022. Multiscale Temporal Variations of Atmospheric Mercury Distinguished by the Hilbert − Huang Transform Analysis Reveals Multiple El Nin ̃o−Southern Oscillation Links. Environ. Sci. Technol. 56, 1423−1432. SCI Q1 top 5%. ISSN: 0013-936X 

16. Nguyen, L.S.P.,* Chang, J.H., Griffith, S.M., Hien, T.T., Kong, S.S., Le, H.N., Huang, H., Sheu, G.R., Lin, N.H., 2022. Trans-boundary air pollution in a Southeast Asian megacity: Case studies of the synoptic meteorological mechanisms and impacts on air quality. Atmos. Pollut. Res. 13, 101366. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1309-1042

17. Truong, M.T., Nguyen, L.S.P.*, Hien, T.T., Pham, T.D.H., Do, T.T.L., 2022. Source Apportionment and Risk Estimation of Heavy Metals in PM10 at a Southern Vietnam Megacity. Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 22, 220094. SCI Q1.

18. Nguyen L.S.P.*, Hien, T.T., Truong, M.T., Nguyen D.T.C., Sheu, G.-R., 2022. Atmospheric particulate-bound mercury (PBM10) in a Southeast Asia megacity: Sources and health risk assessment. Chemosphere, 307, 135707. SCI Q1.

19. Shih, D.-H.; Hien, T.T., Nguyen, L.S.P., Wu, T.-W., Lai, Y.-T., 2022. A Modified γ-Sutte Indicator for Air Quality Index Prediction. Mathematics, 10, 3060. SCI Q2. 

20. Hien, T.T., Ngo, T.H., Lung, S.C.C., Ngan, T.A., Minh, T.H., Cong-Thanh, T., Nguyen, L.S.P., Chi, N.D.T., 2022. Characterization of Particulate Matter (PM1 and PM2.5) from Incense Burning Activities in Temples in Vietnam and Taiwan. Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 22, 220193. SCI Q1. 

21. Dat, N.D., Tri, M., Nguyen, L.S.P.*, Tran, A.T.K., Nguyen, M.D., Vo, T.D.H., Sheu, G.R., 2023. Street dust mercury levels among different land-use categories in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam: Source apportionment and risk estimation. Atmos. Pollut. Res. 14, 101623. SCI Q1. ISSN: 1309-1042.