menghan gao, khai ern lee, aida soraya shamsuddin.  (2026).  spatiotemporal dynamics and nonlinear drivers of ecosystem service synergies and trade-offs in shaanxi, china.  - scientific reports.  1 - 29. 

nurul' ain jamion, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, thian lai goh.  (2025).  water quality assessment of ex-mining lakes converted man-made wetlands in paya indah wetlands, selangor, malaysia.  - water, air & soil pollution.  1 - 23. 

naziatul aziah mohd radzi, normaizatul akma saidi, suziana hassan, mohamad syahrul nizam ibrahim, khai ern lee.  (2025).  exploring corporate social responsibility practices in the telecommunications, broadcasting and courier sectors: a comparative industry analysis.  - humanities & social sciences communications.  1 - 16. 

nur hairunnisa rafaai, khai ern lee, noor zarina mohd nazir, ainul rasyidah ab rahim, thian lai goh, mazlin mokhtar, wan abd rahim wan abdullah, huzaini husain, raja baharudin raja mamat.  (2025).  mapping sewage treatment plants for wastewater reclamation and reuse in industrial parks of peninsular malaysia: a path towards water security.  - water resources and industry .  1 - 16. 

yee keong choy, ayumi onuma, khai ern lee .  (2025).  the nexus of industrial–urban sustainability, the circular economy, and climate–ecosystem resilience: a synthesis.  - sustainability .  1 - 47. 

noor zarina mohd nazir, khai ern lee, ainul rasyidah ab rahim, thian lai goh, mazlin mokhtar, wan abd rahim wan abdullah, huzaini husain, raja baharudin raja mamat.  (2025).  delineating the fundamental attributes and traits of nature-based solutions in wastewater management.  - journal of environmental management.  1 - 18. 

nur hairunnisa rafaai, khai ern lee, noor zarina mohd nazir, amirruddin abdul kadir, ainul rasyidah ab rahim, mazlin mokhtar, thian lai goh.  (2025).  from fragmentation to consolidation: an integrated approach for multidimensional analysis of water security in langat river basin, malaysia.  - environmental science and policy .  1 - 21. 

menghan gao, khai ern lee, aida soraya shamsuddin.  (2025).  landscape approaches and stakeholder engagement in nature-based solutions for sustainable river floodplains: a systematic review.  - ecological indicators.  1 - 22. 

noor zarina mohd nazir, khai ern lee, thian lai goh, mazlin mokhtar, noor atiqah sharani, alijah mohd aris, bee chin khor, wan abd rahim wan abdullah, huzaini husain, raja baharudin raja mamat .  (2025).  enhancing water security through mobile constructed wetlands: a decentralised approach for wastewater reclamation and reuse.  - journal of environmental chemical engineering.  1 - 17. 

nurul' ain jamion, nur hairunnisa rafaai, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, thian lai goh.  (2024).  sustaining ex-mining lake-converted constructed wetlands as nature-based solutions: a comprehensive assessment of the carbon-water nexus in paya indah wetlands, malaysia.  - journal of environmental management.  1-19. 

nur hairunnisa rafaai, khai ern lee.  (2024).  reconciling and contextualising multi-dimensional aspects for consolidated water security index: a synthesis.  - journal of environmental management.  1-16. 

nurul' ain jamion, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, thian lai goh.  (2024).  quantifying carbon pool in ex-mining lake-converted constructed wetlands of paya indah wetlands, selangor, malaysia.  - environmental science and pollution research.  16291-16308. 

sayyed jaheera anwar, hanis mohd yusoff, irshad ul haq bhat, lee khai ern.  (2024).  remediation of dye-contaminatedwater using brown algae seaweed supported copper nanoparticles.  - arabian journal for science and engineering.  475-496. 

yu liu, muhammad rizal razman, sharifah zarina syed zakaria, khai ern lee, sajid ullah khan, abdullah albanyan.  (2024).  personalized context-aware systems for sustainable agriculture development using ubiquitous devices and adaptive learning.  - computers in human behavior.  1 - 14. 

m i nor diana, nurul atikah zulkepli, lee khai ern, muhd ridzuan zainol.  (2024).  factors affecting behavioral intentions of farmers in southeast asia to technology adoption: a systematic review analysis.  - journal of environmental management.  1 - 9. 

yu liu, muhammad rizal razman, sharifah zarina syed zakaria, lee khai ern, amir hussain, vinay chamola.  (2024).  utilizing ubiquitous learning to foster sustainable development in rural areas: insights from 6g technology.  - computers in human behavior.  1 - 12. 

sharareh pourebrahim, mehrdad hadipour, zahra emlaei, hamidreza heidari, choo ta goh, khai ern lee.  (2023).  analysis of environmental carrying capacity based on the ecological footprint for the sustainable development of alborz, iran.  - sustainability.  1-19. 

nurul' ain jamion, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, thian lai goh, norbert simon, choo ta goh, irshad ul haq bhat.  (2023).  the integration of nature values and services in the nature-based solution assessment framework of constructed wetlands for carbon-water nexus in carbon sequestration and water security.  - environmental geochemistry and health.  1201-1230. 

mufaro chitsa, subarna sivapalan, balbir singh mahinder singh, khai ern lee.  (2022).  citizen participation and climate change within an urban community context: insights for policy development for bottom-up climate action engagement.  - sustainability.  1-20. 

rui wang, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, thian lai goh.  (2022).  the challenges of palm oil sustainable consumption and production in china: an institutional theory perspective.  - sustainability.  1-16. 

zahra emlaei, sharareh pourebrahim, hamidreza heidari, khai ern lee.  (2022).  the impact of climate change aswell as land-use and land-cover changes on water yield services in haraz basin.  - sustainability.  1-17. 

nurul ain jamion, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, thian lai goh, norbert simon, choo ta goh, irshad ul haq bhat.  (2022).  the integration of nature values and services in the nature-based solution assessment framework of constructed wetland for carbon-water nexus in carbon sequestration and water security.  - environmental geochemistry and health.  1201-1230. 

nur khairlida muhamad khair, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar.  (2021).  community-based monitoring for environmental sustainability: a review of characteristics and the synthesis of criteria.  - journal of environmental management.  1-13. 

kylie ching mun wang, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar.  (2021).  solid waste management in small tourism islands: an evolutionary governance approach.  - sustainability.  1-26. 

nur khairlida muhamad khair, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar.  (2021).  community-based monitoring in the new normal: a strategy for tackling the covid-19 pandemic in malaysia.  - international journal of environmental research and public health.  1-22. 

suganty kanapathy, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, sharifah zarina syed zakaria, subarna sivapalan.  (2021).  a framework for integrating sustainable development concepts into the chemistry curriculum towards achieving education for sustainable development in malaysia.  - international journal of sustainability in higher education.  1421-1449. 

minhaz farid ahmed, mazlin mokhtar, chen kim lim, anthony wong kim hooi, khai ern lee.  (2021).  leadership roles for sustainable development: the case of a malaysian green hotel.  - sustainability.  1-27. 

goh choo ta, mohamad mahathir amir sultan, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, ling ling tan, azreen shazwani omar, mohd norhisyam omar, noor hafizie sulkafle.  (2020).  a proposed integrated framework for chemical safety and chemical security.  - journal of chemical education.  1769-1774. 

nur aizat kamarulzaman, khai ern lee, kim shyong siow, mazlin mokhtar.  (2020).  public benefit and risk perceptions of nanotechnology development: psychological and sociological aspects.  - technology in society.  1-9. 

nur khairlida muhamad khair, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar.  (2020).  sustainable city and community empowerment through the implementation of community-based monitoring: a conceptual approach.  - sustainability.  1-16. 

suganty kanapathy , khai ern lee , subarna sivapalan , mazlin mokhtar , sharifah zarina syed zakaria , azizah mohd zahidi.  (2019).  sustainable development concept in the chemistry curriculum: an exploration of foundation students' perspective.  - international journal of sustainability in higher education.  . 

mohamad muhyiddin hassan, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar.  (2019).  streamlining non-governmental organization's programs towards achieving the sustainable development goals: a conceptual framework.  - sustainable development.  401-408. 

nur aizat kamarulzaman, khai ern lee, kim shyong siow, mazlin mokhtar.  (2019).  psychological and sociological perspectives for good governance of sustainable nanotechnology development in malaysia.  - journal of nanoparticle research.  1-21. 

suganty kanapathy, khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, sharifah zarina syed zakaria, subarna sivapalan, azizah mohd zahidi.  (2019).  sustainable chemistry teaching at the pre-university level: barriers and opportunities for university educators.  - international journal of sustainability in higher education.  784-802. 

mohd hafiyyan mahmud, khai ern lee, thian lai goh.  (2017).  on-site phytoremediation applicability assessment in alur ilmu, universiti kebangsaan malaysia based on spatial and pollution removal analyses.  - environmental science and pollution research.  22873-22884. 

khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, marlia mohd hanafiah, azhar abdul halim, jamaludin badusah.  (2016).  rainwater harvesting as an alternative water resource in malaysia: potential, policies and development.  - journal of cleaner production.  218-222. 

khai ern lee, mazlin mokhtar, choo ta goh, harminder singh, pek wan chan.  (2015).  initiatives and challenges of a chemical industries council in a developing country: the case of malaysia.  - journal of cleaner production.  417-423. 

kiew lee yeap, tjoon tow teng, beng teik poh, norhashimah morad, khai ern lee.  (2014).  preparation and characterization of coagulation/flocculation behavior of a novel inorganic-organic hybrid polymer for reactive and disperse dyes removal.  - chemical engineering journal.  243:305-314.