Publications

Selected Publications

Every step I take

Every step I take: How diverse travel purposes shape social exclusion

Liu, Q., Liu, J., & Jiang, S.

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 205, 104897, 2026

ICT usage

ICT usage increases workforce geographical diversity

Zhao, P., Wang, H., Clark, W. A., Feng, Y., Liu, Q., & Cui, Y.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(20), e2426901122, 2025

Unravelling the spatial directionality

Unravelling the spatial directionality of urban mobility

Zhao, P., Wang, H., Liu, Q., Yan, X. Y., & Li, J.

Nature Communications, 15(1), 4507, 2024


代表性论著| Publications

  1. Liu, Q. (2022). Public Acceptability of Congestion Charging in China. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore
  2. Liu, Q., Liu, J., & Jiang, S. (2026). Every step I take: How diverse travel purposes shape social exclusion. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 205, 104897.
  3. Liu, Q., & Zhou, P. (2026). ‘We are the cavalry, on the way to the rescue’: mobility-masculinity nexus among Chinese urban delivery workers during early Covid-19 lockdowns. Mobilities, 1-18.
  4. Liu, Q., Ma, T., & Jiang, S. (2026). Running with the shadows of the night: Transport justice issues faced by sex workers. Journal of Transport Geography, 130, 104476.
  5. Shi, Z., Zhou, C., Liu, Y., Liu, Q., Ma, X., & Long, S. (2025). How do terrain gradients and route detours impact travel mode choices among older adults?. Journal of Transport Geography, 129, 104419.
  6. Liu, Q., & Zhe, T. (2025). Mapping the evolution of transport justice research: A structural topic modelling approach. Transport Policy, 103898.
  7. Zhao, P., Wang, H., & Liu, Q. (2025). The effective intervening opportunity model for seasonal human mobility. The Innovation, 6(10).
  8. Liu, J., & Liu, Q. (2025). “Bridge over troubled water”: Perceived accessibility prevents social exclusion in Chinese cities. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 147, 104930.
  9. Ma, T., & Liu, Q. (2025). Building success: Top-level governance strategies for transport megaprojects. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 62, 101449.
  10. Zhao, H., Zhao, P., Liu, Q., Deng, Y., Jiang, S., & Chen, R. (2025). Unlocking the last mile: spatio-temporal patterns and key drivers of bike-sharing in metro station areas. Transportation, 1-25.
  11. Zhao, P., Wang, H., Clark, W. A., Feng, Y., Liu, Q., & Cui, Y. (2025). ICT usage increases workforce geographical diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(20), e2426901122.
  12. Liu, Y., Yang, W., Shi, Z., He, M., & Liu, Q. (2025). Juggling commutes and cribs: Insights into commuting efficiency in young dual-earner families. Cities, 158, 105641.
  13. Liu, Q. (2025). Moths to the Flame: Delivery Workers’ Pursuit of Masculinity. Transportation Research Procedia, 82, 1913-1924.
  14. Li, J., Zhao, P., Zhang, M., Deng, Y., Liu, Q., Cui, Y., … & Tan, W. (2025). Exploring collective activity space and its spatial heterogeneity using mobile phone signaling Data: A case of Shenzhen, China. Travel Behaviour and Society, 38, 100920.
  15. Zhao, H., Zhao, P., Liu, Q., Zhang, M., & Jiang, S. (2024). Unraveling urban dynamics: Scaling laws of human mobility across the cityscape divide. Fundamental Research.
  16. Liu, Y., Ji, Y., Ma, X., & Liu, Q. (2024). Exploring potential car trips for long-distance school escorting using smart card data and a household travel survey. Transport, 39(2), 197-208.
  17. Liu, Q. (2024). Mercy for growing cities in China. Nature Cities, 1(11), 800-800.
  18. Liu, Q. (2024). The dilemmas of transport equity research in non-Western contexts. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 26, 101157.
  19. Liu, Q., Ma, T., & Liu, Z. (2024). Reconceptualising transport-related social exclusion in rural China. Journal of Transport Geography, 118, 103929.
  20. Zhao, P., Wang, H., Liu, Q., Yan, X. Y., & Li, J. (2024). Unravelling the spatial directionality of urban mobility. Nature Communications, 15(1), 4507.
  21. Zhao, P., Liu, Q., Ma, T., Kang, T., Zhou, Z., Liu, Z., … & Wan, J. (2023). Policy instruments facilitate China’s COVID-19 work resumption. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(41), e2305692120.
  22. Liu, Q., Liu, Z., Yu, Z., & Zhao, P. (2023). The living environment and intravillage activity-travel: A conceptual framework based on participant observation in Guangdong, China. Journal of Rural Studies, 99, 121-133.
  23. Liu, Z., Zhao, P., Liu, Q., He, Z., & Kang, T. (2023). Uncovering spatial and social gaps in rural mobility via mobile phone big data. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 6469.
  24. Liu, Z., Zhao, P., Liu, Q., Cui, Y., Yang, Y., Liu, J., … & Li, J. (2023). Exploring the spatial characteristics of the human mobility network in rural settings of China’s Greater Bay Area. Journal of Transport Geography, 112, 103699.
  25. Yuan, D., Zhao, P., Yu, Z., & Liu, Q. (2023). Villagers’ travel burden and the built environment in rural China: Evidence from a national level survey. Journal of transport geography, 113, 103717.
  26. An, Z., Xie, B., & Liu, Q. (2023). No street is an Island: Street network morphologies and traffic safety. Transport policy, 141, 167-181.
  27. Lin, S., Marsden, G., Pangbourne, K., & Liu, Q. (2023). Lessons from highway management reforms in a less developed province in China. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 49, 100989.
  28. Liu, Q., Liu, Z., An, Z., Zhao, P., & Zhao, D. (2022). A modal shift due to a free within-destination tourist bus scheme: Multimodality and transport equity implications. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 100863.
  29. He, Z., Liu, Q., & Zhao, P. (2022). Challenges of passenger and freight transportation in mega-city regions: A systematic literature review. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 16, 100730.
  30. Du, M., Cheng, L., Li, X., Liu, Q., & Yang, J. (2022). Spatial variation of ridesplitting adoption rate in Chicago. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 164, 13-37.
  31. Shi, Z., Liu, Y., He, M., & Liu, Q. (2022). How Does Built Environment Affect Metro Trip Time of Elderly? Evidence from Smart Card Data in Nanjing. Journal of Advanced Transportation, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2080552
  32. Liu, Q., Liu, Z., Kang, T., Zhu, L., & Zhao, P. (2022). Transport Inequities Through the Lens of Environmental Racism: Rural-urban Migrants Under Covid-19. Transport Policy, 122, 26-38.
  33. He, S., Li, C., Xiao, Y., & Liu, Q. (2022). Examining neighborhood effects on residents’ daily activities in central Shanghai, China: Integrating “big data” and “thick data.” Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083221078307
  34. Liu, Q., Liu, Z., Lin, S., & Zhao, P. (2022). Perceived accessibility and mental health consequences of COVID-19 containment policies. Journal of Transport & Health, 25, 101354.
  35. Liu, Q. (2022). Immobility: Surviving the COVID-19 Outbreak. In Human Security in China (pp. 133-154). Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
  36. Du, M., Li, X., Kwan, M. P., Yang, J., & Liu, Q. (2022). Understanding the Spatiotemporal Variation of High-Efficiency Ride-Hailing Orders: A Case Study of Haikou, China. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 11(1), 42.
  37. Liu, Z., Liu, Q., Zhao, P., Tang, J., & Gong, Z. (2022). Investigating access to periodic markets in rural China. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 103, 103162.
  38. Liu, K., Zhao, P., Wan, D., Hai, X., He, Z., Liu, Q., … & Yu, L. (2022). Using mobile phone big data to discover the spatial patterns of rural migrant workers’ return to work in China’s three urban agglomerations in the post-COVID-19 era. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 23998083211069375.
  39. Liu, Q., Liu, Y., Zhang, C., An, Z., & Zhao, P. (2021). Elderly mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration in Kunming, China. Journal of Transport Geography, 96, 103176.
  40. Liu, Q., An, Z., Liu, Y., Ying, W., & Zhao, P. (2021). Smartphone-based services, perceived accessibility, and transport inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-lagged panel study. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 97, 102941.
  41. Liu, Q., Lucas, K., Marsden, G. (2020). Public acceptability of congestion charging in Beijing, China: How transferrable are Western ideas of public acceptability?. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 15 (2), 97–110.
  42. Liu, Q., Lucas K., Marsden, G., Liu, Y. (2019). Egalitarianism and public perception of social inequities: A case study of Beijing congestion charge. Transport Policy. 74, 47-62
  43. Li, X., Zhang, Y., Sun, L., Liu, Q. (2018). Free-Floating Bike Sharing in Jiangsu: Users’ Behaviors and Influencing Factors. Energies. 11(7)
  44. Liu, Y., Ji, Y., Shi, Z., He, B., Liu, Q. (2018). Investigating the effect of the spatial relationship between home, workplace and school on parental chauffeurs’ daily travel mode choice. Transport Policy. 69, 78-87
  45. Ji, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, Q., He, B., Cao, Y. (2018). How Household Roles Influence Individuals’ Travel Mode Choice under Intra-household Interactions?. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. 22(11), 4635-4644
  46. Liu, Y., Ji, Y., Liu, Q., He, M., Ma, X. (2017). Investigating Electric Bicycles as a Travel Mode Choice for Escorting Children to School: A Case Study in Kunming, China. Transportation Research Record. 2634(1), 8-16.