High speed rail and air transportation

Transport geography and regional development

Big data and urban transportation

Public transit and health seeking behavior

Infrastructure development in BRI

09/2003-06/2008 PhD 
Transportation Geography and Regional Development
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dissertation: Analysis of Transit Oriented Development Mechanism and Research on Its Spatial Effect 

09/1999-07/2003 BA 
Department of Geography
Beijing Normal University (BNU)
Dissertation: Railway network expansion and spatial accessibility analysis in China

   

12/2016-present Professor

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

01/2019-present

Director, Department of Economic Geography and Regional Development, IGSNRR

Deputy director, Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, CAS

08/2014-12/2018 Deputy director

Department of Economic Geography and Regional Development, IGSNRR

04/2014-10/2014

Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford

12/2011-11/2016 Associate Professor
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

11/2010-12/2011 Assistant  Professor
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 

11/2008-10/2009 Visiting Scholar
Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University
 
07/2008-11/2010 PostDoc
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Chinese Academy of Sciences 

06/2007-08/2007 Research Assistant
Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University

2016- ,Transport and Industry Geography, UCAS, for Master student

2019-, China Geography, UCAS, for Undergraduate student

the Excellent Young Scientist from NSFC,2017

the excellent members of Youth and Innovation Association of CAS, 2017

Wu Chuanjun Outstanding papers in Human Geography, 2017

Doctor dissertation is funded by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, No.ZZ0632.
Award for Liu Yongling Scholarship, CAS, 2006
Excellent Young Academic Paper Award, The Geographical Society of China, 2006

   

Papers and Articles in English

• Huang J., Levison D., Wang J*. Zhou J, Wang Z-j (2018) Tracking job and housing dynamics with smartcard data. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1815928115.

• Wang. J. Du D., Huang J*. (2019) Inter-city Connections in China: High-speed Train vs. Inter-city Coach. Journal of Transport Geography.

• Chen Y., Wang J. *, Jin F. (2019) Robustness of China’s air transport network from 1975 to 2017. Physica A. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2019.122876. 

• Wang J., Yang H., Wang H. (2019) The evolution of China’s international aviation markets from a policy perspective on air passenger flows. Sustainability, 11(3566):1-15.

• Dobruszkes F., Wang J. (2019) Developing a low-cost airline in a semi-protected regime: comparing China to Europe and the US. Journal of Transport Geography, (77):48-58.

• Wang J., Huang J., Dunford M. (2019) Rethinking the utility of public bicycles: the development and challenges of station-less bike-sharing in China. Sustainability. 11(1539):1-20.

• Zhang G., Zheng D., Wu H., Wang J., Li S. (2019) Assessing the role of high-speed rail in shaping the spatial patterns of urban and rural development: A case of the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, China. Science of the Total Environment. 

• Yang H., Dijst M., Witte P., Ginkel H., Wang J. (2019) Comparing passenger flow and time schedule data to analyse High-Speed Railways and urban networks in China. Urban Studies. 56(6):1267-1287.

• Jin H., Jin F., Wang J.*, Sun W., Dong L. (2019) Competition and Cooperation between Shared Bicycles and Public Transit: A Case Study of Beijing. Sustainability, 11(1323): 1-13.
  

• Huang J., Levison D., Wang J*. （2019）Job-worker spatial dynamics in Beijing: insights from Smart Card Data. Cities. （in press）

• Wang J., Jiao J., Ma L. （2018）An organizational model and border port hinterlands for the China-Europe Railway Express. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 28(9): 1-13.

• Yang H., Burghouwt G., Wang J.* et al. （2018） The implications of high-speed railways on air passenger flows in China. Applied Geography. 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.05.00

• Yang H., Dobruszkes F., Wang J.* et al. （2018） Comparing China's urban systems in high-speed railway and airline networks. Journal of Transport Geography. 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.03.015.

• Huang J., Wang J.* (2017) A comparison of indirect connectivity in Chinese airport hubs: 2010 vs. 2015. Journal of Air Transport Management, 65:29-39.

• Jiao J., Wang J.*, Jin F. (2017) Impacts of high-speed rail lines on the city network in China. Journal of Transport Geography, 60: 257-266.

• Jin F., Wang C., Cao Y., Cao X., Wang J., Dai T., Jiao J. (2016) Progress of research on transportation geography in China, Journal of Geographical Sciences, 26(8): 1067-1080.

• Jiao J., Wang J.*, Jin F. (2016) Understanding relationship between accessibility and economic growth: A case study from China (1990-2010). Chinese Geographical Science, 26(6):803-816.

• Wang J.*, Bonilla D., Banister D. (2016) Air deregulation in China and its impact on airline competition 1994-2012. Journal of Transport Geography, (50), 12-13.

• Hu H., Wang J.*, Jin F., Ding N. (2015) Evolution of regional transport dominance in China 1910-2012, Journal of Geographical Sciences, 25(6),723-738.

• Wang J.*, Jiao J., Du C., Hu H. (2015) Competition of high-speed rail and air transport: present and future. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 25(9), 1137-1152.

• Wang J., Cheng Y., Mo H. (2014) The spatio-temporal distribution and development modes of border ports in China. Sustainability,(6), 7089-7106.

• Jiao J., Wang J.*, Jin F, et al. (2014) Impacts on accessibility of China’s present and future HSR network. Journal of Transport Geography, (40), 123-132.

• Wang J., Mo H., Wang F*. (2014) Evolution of air transport network of China 1930-2012. Journal of Transport Geography, (40), 145-158.

• Xiao, Y., Wang, F., Liu, Y. and Wang, J. (2013) Reconstructing gravitational attractions of major cities in China from air passenger flow data 2001-2008: a particle swarm optimization approach. The Professional Geographer, 65(2): 265-282.

• Ding, J., Jin, F., Li, Y. and Wang, J. (2013) Analysis of transportation carbon emissions and its potential for reduction in China. Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment, 11(1): 17-25.

• Cheng, Y., Wang, J. and Rosenberg, M. (2012) Spatial access to residential care resources in Beijing, China. International Journal of Health Geographics, 11(32): 1-11.

• Wang, C., Wang, J. and Ducruet, C. (2012) Peripheral port challenge in container system: A case study of Pearl River Delta. Chinese Geographical Science, 22(1): 97-108.

• Jin, F., Ding, J. and Wang, J. (2012) Transportation development transition in China. Chinese Geographical Science, 22(3): 319-333.

• Wang, J., Mo, H., Jin, F. and Wang, F. (2011) Exploring the network structure and nodal centrality of China's air transport network: a complex network approach. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(4): 712-721.

• Wang, C. and Wang, J. (2011) Spatial pattern of the global shipping network and its hub-and-spoke system. Research in Transportation Economics, 32: 54-63.

• Mo, H. and Wang, J. (2011) Structural evolution of China's air transport network. Proceedings 2011 International Conference on Transportation, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering (TMEE), pp. 21-24.

• Jin, F., Wang, C., Li, X. and Wang, J. (2010) China's regional transport dominance: density, proximity, accessibility. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 20(2): 306-320.

• Wang, J., Jin, F., Mo, H. and Wang, F. (2009) Spatiotemporal evolution of China's railway network in the 20th century: an accessibility approach. Transportation Research Part A, 43: 765-778.

• Jin, F., Wang, J. and Dai, T. (2009) Urban transportation in Beijing, China: Challenges, causes and implications. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference, 32: 57-66.

• Mo, H., Wang, J. and Jin, F. (2009) Identifying centrality in the air transportation network of China. Proceedings of the 14th HKSTS international conference, transportation and geography, 2: 493-502.

• Wang, J. and Jin, F. (2007) China's air passenger transport: An analysis of recent trends. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 48(4): 469-480.

  Part papers and articles in Chinese before 2014

• Wang, J. and Mo, H. (2014) Complex evolution process of China's air transport network. Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology, 14(1): 71-80.

• Vickerman, R., Wang, J. and Jiao, J. (2013) Development and economics of high-speed rail in Europe. World Regional Studies, 22(3): 41-48.

• Wang, J., Mo, H. and Jiao, J. (2013) Spatial distribution of China's infrastructures and finance conditions of toll roads. Geographical Research, 32(11): 1-13.

• Wang, J. (2013) Development mechanism and model construction of TOD for Chinese cities. Progress in Geography, 32(10): 1-9.

• Wang, J. and Hu, H. (2013) Competition and cooperation of high-speed rail and air transport in China. Acta Geographica Sinica, 68(2): 175-185.

• Mo, H. and Wang, J. (2012) Methods for constructing regional railway companies based on network analysis: A case study of China. Geographical Research, 31(12): 2153-2161.

• Wang, J. and Hu, H. (2012) Accessibility of medium-and-small-sized cultural tourist cities based on spatial distance and time cost. Journal of Natural Resources, 27(11): 1951-1960.

• Ding, J., Jin, F., Wang, C. and Wang, J. (2012) Research on spatial evolution and development mechanism of transport hubs. Progress in Geography, 31(4): 484-490.

• Hu, H., Jin, F. and Wang, J. (2012) Spatial pattern and spatiotemporal evolution of China's national historic cities. Economic Geography, 32(4): 55-66.

• Ni, L., Wang, J. and Hu, H. (2012) Spatial organization of express delivery enterprise in China: A case study of Shunfeng Express. Economic Geography, 32(2): 82-88.

• Hu, H., Wang, J. and Jin, F. (2012) Tourism potential analysis of the small and medium tourist cities based on accessibility. Progress in Geography, 31(6): 808-816.

• Wang, J. and Mo, H. (2011) Geography of air transportation: retrospect & prospect. Progress in Geography, 30(8): 670-680.

• Wang, J. and Ding, J. (2011) High-speed rail and its impacts on the urban spatial structure of China. Urban Planning International, 26(6): 47-52.

• Jiang, S., Wang, J. and Jin, F. (2010) Comprehensive implementing the strategy of revitalizing the old industrial bases: a case study in northeast China. Economic Geography, 30(4): 558-562.

• Mo, H., Jin, F., Liu, Y. and Wang, J. (2010) Network analysis on centrality of airport system. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 30(2): 204-212.

• Ding, J., Jin, F. and Wang, J. (2010) Modelling of economic effect of fixed assets investment in northeast region of China. Geography and Geo-information Science, 20(6): 46-50.

• Wang, J., Mo, H. and Jin, F. (2009) Spatial structural properties of Chinese aviation network based on complex network theory. Acta Geography Sinica, 64(8): 899-910.

• Wang, J. and Mo, H. (2009) Methods for airport system planning. Journal of Civil Aviation Flight University of China, (6): 7-10.

• Zhang, W., Wang, J., Jin, F. and Wang, C. (2009) 60 years of new China: development and change of transportation. Economic Geography, 11: 1770-1776.

• Mo, H., Jin, F. and Wang, J. (2009) Methods for forecasting railway network and its application. Geographical Research, 8(4): 901-910.

• Jin, F., Wang, C., Wang, J. et al. (2009) Development and contribution of transportation geography since 1949. Economic Geography, (10): 1588-1593.

• Wang, C., Mo, H. and Wang, J. (2009) Regularity and pattern of Chinese coal resources flow field. Journal of Natural Resources, 24(7): 1-10.

• Wang, J. and Mo, H. (2008) Spatial pattern of the worldwide airports and its enlightenment. World Regional Studies, 17(3): 8-18.

• Mo, H., Wang, J. and Jin, F. (2008) Complexity perspectives on transportation network. Progress in Geography, 27(6): 112-120.

• Zhang, W. and Wang, J. (2008) Changes on layout of transportation and traffic in China since reforming and opening-up. Economic Geography, 28(5): 705-710.

• Wang, J., Jin, F., Mo, H., et al. (2007) Analysis and review of transit oriented development. Traffic & Transportation, 12: 19-22.

• Wang, J., Jin, F., et al. (2006) Research on spatial distribution and service level of Chinese airport system, Acta Geography Sinica, 61(8): 829-838.

• Wang, J. and Jin, F. (2005) Railway network organization and spatial service system optimization in China. Acta Geography Sinica, 3(60): 371-380.

• Jin, F. and Wang, J. (2005) Organization of network transportation and spatial location. Urban Economic & Micro-Location Research, China Map Press, 15-20.

• Jin, F., Dai, T. and Wang, J. (2005) Modeling of economic effect of transport investment in China. Journal of the China Railway Society, 27(3): 9-14.

Participated in writing the book of “Report on Advances in Geographical Sciences”, "The Planning Guide on Local Sustainable Development in China”and “Transport Geography in China”.

Books

   【1】  Wang J., eds. (2019) Innovation and Industrial Development in Northeast China. Beijing: Science Press. (in Chinese)

【2】  Wang J., Mo H., Zhang M., Chen Y. (2018) The Concise Historical Atlas of China’s Transport Network. Beijing: Star Map Press. (in Chinese)

【3】  Jin F., Wang J., Yang Y. (2018) New Era: Innovation and Development in Northeast China. Beijing: Star Map Press. (in Chinese) 

【4】  Wang J. (2016) Economic Geography: spatial interaction. The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology. Richardson D., Castree N., Goodchild M., ed. Wiley, P1-4.

【5】  Wang J. (2016) Spatial organization and structure. The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment and Technology. Richardson D., Castree N., Goodchild M., ed. Wiley, P1-11.

【6】  Wang C, Wang J. (2014) Transport development. The Geographical Transformation of China (Dunford M. and Liu W. eds). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York. pp262-291.

【7】  Jin, F., Wang, J., Wang, C. et al. (2013) The Geography of Urban Transportation (translation version in Chinese) Susan Hanson & Genevieve Giuliano, Beijing: Commercial Press.

【8】  Mo, H. and Wang, J. (2012) Complex Transport Network: Structure, Process & Mechanism. Beijing: Economy & Management Publishing House, 2012. (in Chinese).

【9】  Jin, F., Chen, M. and Wang, J. (2012) Main Problems on the Development of Northeast China. Beijing: Commercial Press. (in Chinese).

【10】Wang, J., Jiao, J. Wang, C. (2014) Spatial effects of high-speed rail in China. In, Regional Development Report of China 2013. (in Chinese).

【11】Wang, J. Mo, H. (2013) Spatial structure. Liu W(eds), Thinking of Economic Geography. Beijing: Science Press, pp. 78-108. (in Chinese).

【12】Jin, F., Wang, C. Wang, J. (2011) Development trend of regional transport and infrastructure. In, Regional Development Report of China 2011, Beijing: Commercial Press, pp. 151-184. (in Chinese).

【13】Wang, J. (2011) (translation) How is the movement of people, goods, and ideas transforming the world. In Committee on Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences in the Next Decade (eds), Understanding the Changing Planet: Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences. Beijing: Science Press. (in Chinese).

【14】Jin, F., Wang, C. Wang, J. (2011) Construction of transport infrastructure. In, Territorial Space, Function and Development in China. Beijing: China Land Press, pp. 186-202. (in Chinese).

【15】Jin, F., Wang, C. Wang, J. (2011) Construction of sustainable infrastructure system. In, Fan, J. (ed.) Sustainable Development of Xijiang Economic Belt in Guangxi. Beijing: Science Press, pp. 375-493. (in Chinese).

【16】Jin, F., Wang, C. Wang, J. (2010) Infrastructure. In, Fan, J. (ed.) Evaluation of Resources and Environment: Recovery and Reconstruction Yushu After the Earthquake. Beijing: Science Press, pp. 181-197. (in Chinese).

【17】Wang, J. (2008) Planning and construction of transport infrastructure in Northeast China. In, Zhang, G. (eds) Revitalization Planning of Northeast China. Beijing: Standards Press of China, pp. 239-265. (in Chinese).

【18】Jin, F., Wang, J., Wang, C. et al. (2008) Planning and construction of transport infrastructure in JingJinJi Metropolitan Area. In, Fan, J. (eds) Comprehensive Research and Planning of JingJinJi Metropolitan Area. Beijing: Science Press, pp. 374-424. (in Chinese).

【19】Wang, J. Wang, D. (2008) Roles of government and market in the development of China's transport development. In, Li, S., Chen, F., and Shao, Y. (eds.) Sustainable and Changing - Political, Economic, Social, and Spatial Development in Current China. Hong Kong Educational Publishing Company, pp. 432-469. (in Chinese).

【20】Jin, F., Wang, C., Zhang, W. Wang, J. (2007) Significant changes of China's transport development in the last 10 years. In, Chen, H., Zhang, W., and Jin, F. (eds.) Transport Geography of China. Beijing: Science Press, pp. 289-319. (in Chinese).