Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
(* indicates that the corresponding author for the article; Underline denotes that the coauthor was a graduate student or research associate who worked with me)
Published/In-Press While at UH
Sabzi, B., Shi, J., Lim, G., Ezzati, F., & Wang, K. (2025). Energy equity-centered planning of community microgrids. Sustainable Cities and Society, 130, 106485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106485
Ahmad, M.*, Mohiuddin, H., Wang, K., Broaddus, A., Fortier, M., & Circella, G. (2025). E-scooters and public transit: unveiling the conditions for a connection using trip and survey data. Travel Behaviour and Society, 41, 101090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101090
Jin, T., Wei, X., Cheng, L., Wang, K.*, Xin, Y., & Witlox, F. (2025). Street matters: Linking perceived street environment to older adults’ bike-sharing. Travel Behaviour and Society, 41, 101071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101071
Yang, Y.*, Saridakis, C., Wadud, Z., Kothawala, A., Jena, A., Ozbilen, B., Wang, K., Circella, G., Castellanos, S., & Grant-Muller, S. (2025). Understanding factors influencing user retention in shared e-scooter schemes: A comparative study of the UK/EU and the US. Travel Behaviour and Society, 41, 101067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101067
Wang, J.*, Wang, K., & Zhao, Y. (2025). Identifying potential upgradable bus stop locations with on-demand shuttle ridership with VIA data in Jersey City. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 196, 104480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2025.104480
Wang, K., De Vos, J., Smart, M., & Wang, S.* (2025). Explaining Youth Driver Licensing Determinants Using XGBoost and SHAP. Transport Policy, 168, 87–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2025.04.009
Chen, Z.*, Ki, D., Li, Z., & Wang, K. (2025). Assessing equity in infrastructure investment distribution among U.S. cities. Cities, 162, 105898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.105898
Wang, K., & De Vos, J.* (2025). Trends in leisure and shopping travel: From pre-to post-COVID-19 pandemic. Travel Behaviour and Society, 39, 100956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100956
De Vos, J.*, Cheng, L., Zhang, Y., Wang, K., Mehdizadeh, M., & Cao, M. (2025). The effect of ease of travel on travel behaviour and perceived accessibility: A focus on travel to university campus. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 109, 1170-1181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100956
Wang, K.*, Lim, G. J., Race, B., Zhang, Y. J., Gao, L., & Qiao, F. G. (2025). Examining spatial patterns and economic interactions of logistics activities across three Texas metropolitan areas. Journal of Transport Geography, 123, 104079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.104079
Hu, S., Wang, K.*, Li, L., Zhao, Y., & He, Z., & Zhang., Y. (2024). Multicrowdsourced Data Fusion for Modeling Link-level Traffic Resilience to Extreme Weather Events. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 112, 104754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104754
Zhu, P.*, Li, J., Wang, K., & Huang, J. (2024). Exploring spatial heterogeneity in the impact of built environment on taxi ridership using multiscale geographically weighted regression. Transportation, 51(5), 1963-1997. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-023-10933-1
Zhong, H., Wang, K.*, Li, W., Burris, M. W., & Sinha, K. C. (2024). An urban–rural divide? Preferences for autonomous vehicles in small and mid-sized metropolitan areas. Applied Geography, 169, 103324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103324
Liang, C., Sun, W., Shi, J.*, Wang, K., Zhang, Y., & Lim, G. (2024). Decarbonizing Maritime Transport through Green Fuel-Powered Vessel Retrofitting: A Game-Theoretic Approach. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12(7), 1174. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12071174
Jin, T., Wang, K.*, Xin, Y.*, Shi, J., Hong, Y., & Witlox, F. (2024). Is a 15-Minute City Within Reach? Measuring Multimodal Accessibility and Carbon Footprint in 12 Major American Cities. Land Use Policy, 142, 107180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2024.107180
Wang, K.* (2024). Are Generation Z Less Car-Centric Than Millennials? A Nationwide Analysis Through the Lens of Youth Licensing. Cities, 149, 104951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.104951
Compostella, J.*, Wang, K., Logansen, X., & Circella, G. (2024). Trips to the Grocery Store and Online Grocery Shopping: A Comparison of Individual Behaviors before and during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2678(12), 2156-2170. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231172505
Wang, K.* & Akar, G. (2023). Will Millennials Drive Less as the Economy Recovers: A Postrecession Analysis of Automobile Travel Patterns. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 43(3), 598-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X20911705
Wang, K., Chen, Z., & Cheng, L.*, Zhu, P., Shi, J., & Bian, Z. (2023). Integrating spatial statistics and machine learning to identify relationships between e-commerce and distribution facilities in Texas, US. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 173, 193696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103696
Zhu, P.*, Wang, K., Ho, S.N., & Tan, X. (2023). How is commute mode choice related to built environment in a high-density urban context? Cities, 134, 104180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.104180
Logansen, X.*, Wang, K., Bunch, D., Matson, G., & Circella, G. (2023). Deciphering the factors associated with adoption of alternative fuel vehicles in California: An investigation of latent attitudes, socio-demographics, and neighborhood effects. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 168, 103535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.10.012
Yousefi, N., Wang, K.*, & Circella, G. (2023). Factors influencing the types of merchandise purchased online: Evidence from the 2018 California Survey of Emerging Transportation Trends. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 17, 100734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2022.100734
Wang, K.*, Qian, X., Fitch, D.T., Lee, Y., Malik, J., & Circella, G. (2023). What travel modes do shared e-scooters displace? A review of recent research findings. Transport Reviews, 43(1), 5-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2021.2015639
Wang, K.*, Akar, G., Cheng, L., Lee, K., & Sanders, M. (2022). Investigating Level of Traffic Stress Tools for Evaluating Service and Improvement Opportunities on Bicycle Routes in Ohio. Multimodal Transportation, 1(4), 100040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100040
Cheng, L., Wang, K.*, De Vos, J., Huang, J., & Witlox, F. (2022). Exploring nonlinear built environment effects on the integration of free-floating bike-share and urban rail transport: A quantile regression approach. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 162, 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.05.022
Chen, W., Liu, X., Chen, X.*, Cheng, L., Wang, K., & Chen, J. (2022). Exploring year-to-year changes in station-based bike sharing commuter behaviors with smart card data. Travel Behaviour and Society, 28, 75-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2022.02.005
Jin, T., Cheng, L.*, Wang, K., Cao, J., Huang, H., & Witlox, F. (2022). Examining equity in accessibility to multi-tier healthcare services across different income households using estimated travel time. Transport Policy, 121, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.03.014
Cheng, L., Jin, T.*, Wang, K., Lee, Y., & Witlox, F. (2022). Promoting the integrated use of bikeshare and metro: A focus on the nonlinearity of built environment effects. Multimodal Transportation, 1(1), 1000024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100004
Wang, K., Liu, H.*, Cheng, L., Bian, Z., & Circella, G. (2022). Assessing the role of shared mobility services in reducing travel-related greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions: Focusing on America’s young adults. Travel Behaviour and Society, 26, 301-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2021.10.005
Lei, D., Chen, X.*, Cheng, L., Zhang, L., Wang, P., & Wang, K. (2021). Minimum entropy rate-improved trip-chain method for origin–destination estimation using smart card data. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 130, 103307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2021.103307
Wang, K. & Wang, X.* (2021). Generational differences in automobility: Comparing America’s Millennials and Gen Xers using gradient boosting decision trees. Cities, 114, 103204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103204
Ozbilen, B.*, Wang, K., & Akar, G. (2021). Revisiting the Impacts of Virtual Mobility on Travel Behavior: An Exploration of Daily Travel Time Expenditures. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 145, 49-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2021.01.002
Zheng, S.*, Guldmann, J. M., Wang, Z., Qiu, Z., He, C., & Wang, K. (2021). Experimental and theoretical study of urban tree instantaneous and hourly transpiration rates and their cooling effect in hot and humid area. Sustainable Cities and Society, 68, 102880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.102880
Published Prior to UH
Wang, K.* & Ozbilen, B. (2020). Synergistic and threshold effects of teleworking and residential location choice on travel time allocation. Sustainable Cities and Society, 63, 102468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102468
Wang, K.*, Akar, G., Lee, K., & Sanders, M. (2020). Commuting patterns and bicycle level of traffic stress (LTS): Insights from spatially aggregated data in Franklin County, Ohio. Journal of Transport Geography, 86, 102751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102751
Wang, K.* & Chen, Y. J. (2020). Joint analysis of the impacts of built environment on bikeshare station capacity and trip attractions. Journal of Transport Geography, 82, 102603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.102603
Wang, K.* & Akar, G. (2019). Effects of neighborhood environments on perceived risk of self-driving: evidence from the 2015 and 2017 Puget Sound Travel Surveys. Transportation, 46(6), 2117-2136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-019-10069-9
Wang, K.* & Akar, G. (2019). Gender gap generators for bike share ridership: Evidence from Citi Bike system in New York City. Journal of Transport Geography, 76, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2019.02.003
Salon, D.*, Conway, M. W., Wang, K., & Roth, N. (2019). Heterogeneity in the relationship between biking and the built environment. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 12(1), 99-126. https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.2019.1350
Wang, K.* & Akar, G. (2019). Factors affecting the adoption of autonomous vehicles for commute trips: An analysis with the 2015 and 2017 Puget Sound Travel Surveys. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2673(2), 13-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118822293
Wang, K.* & Akar, G. (2018). Street intersection characteristics and their impacts on perceived bicycling safety. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2672(46), 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118801349
Wang, K.* & Akar, G. (2018). The perceptions of bicycling intersection safety by four types of bicyclists. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 59, 67-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2018.08.014
Wang, K., Akar, G.*, & Chen, Y. J. (2018). Bike sharing differences among Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers: Lessons learned from New York City’s bike share. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 116, 1- 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2018.06.003
Conference Proceedings
Wang, Y., Wang, K., & Zhang, J. Y. (2025, May). Analyzing the Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Social Influences on the Transportation Cybersecurity Industry Through a Business Visitor Flow Perspective. In 2025 IEEE Security and Privacy Workshops (SPW) (pp. 307-313). https://doi.org/10.1109/SPW67851.2025.00043
Zhang, J., Liang, C., Shi, J., Lim, G. J., Pan, Y., Wang, K., & Dong, S. Z. (2023). Assessment of Port Resilience: An Analytical Framework based on Transportation and Electrical Power Network Coupling. In 2023 IEEE Electric Ship Technologies Symposium (ESTS) (pp. 248-257). https://doi.org/10.1109/ESTS56571.2023.10220566
Zhang, Y. J., Wang, K., Song, L., Landasse, A., Song, H. H., Han, Z., Verma, R., Silva, A., Rubio-Medrano, C., Li, Z. R., & Zhang, G. (2023, May). USDOT Tier-1 University Transportation Center for Advancing Cybersecurity Research and Education. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Mobility, Operations, Services and Technologies (MOST) (pp. 237-241). https://doi.org/10.1109/MOST57249.2023.00036
Book Chapters and Reviews
Li, X., Wang, K., & Chen, Z. (2021). Regional Economic Impacts of Trans-Caspian Infrastructure Improvement: Implications for the Post-COVID-19 Era. Unlocking Transport Connectivity in the Trans-Caspian Corridor. Azhgaliyeva D., and Kalyuzhnova, Y. (Eds.), Asian Development Bank Institute: Tokyo. Link
Wang, K. & Chen, Z. (2020). Infrastructure and Regional Economic Growth in the One Belt and One Road Regions: A Dynamic Shift-Share Approach, Development Studies in Regional Science: Essays in Honor of Kingsley E. Haynes, Chen, Z., Bowen, W. and Whittington, D. (Eds.), Springer: Singapore. 221-241. Link
Wang, K. (2018). Review of “Modeling Cities and Regions as Complex Systems: From Theory to Planning Applications” (edited by Leslie Dunn and Robert Dunn). The Review of Regional Studies, 48, 137–144. Link