The landscape, trends, challenges, and opportunities of sustainable mobility and transport
This paper conducts quantitative analysis and qualitative discussion on 7710 SMT-related publications over the past three decades, presenting the academic landscape of the field, identifying significant research topics and their evolution, and revealing the field’s knowledge diffusion paths. It opens avenues for research like modeling post-pandemic travel behavior and constructing “X-minute” cities, and provides insights into policy formulation, theoretical innovation, and technological reform for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners, respectively.
Authors
- Xiqun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8285-084X)
- Ziyou Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6519-4681)
- Wanru Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6544-3660)
- Yong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3953-8313)
- Yuliang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7205-7768)
- Chuanjia Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9142-9701)
Institutions
- Beijing Jiaotong University (CN)
- Zhejiang Lab (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44333-025-00026-8
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 26.12
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province