Achivement

Publications

(Selected publications from 2020 onward are listed below. For earlier publications, please refer to Researchmap).

 

  1. Shang, Y., Shang, W.-L., Cui, D., Liu, P., Chen, H., Zhang, D., Zhang, R., Xu, C., Liu, Y., Wang, C., Alhazmi, M., 2026. Spatio-temporal data fusion framework based on large language model for enhanced prediction of electric vehicle charging demand in smart grid management. Information Fusion 126, 103692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2025.103692
  2. Zhang, R., Hanaoka, T., Hu, M., Xu, Y., Xue, J., Liu, J., Sun, Q., 2025a. Decarbonizing urban transport in Tokyo: Integrated scenarios of behavioral and technological transformations. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 139, 104589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2024.104589
  3. Zhang, R., Lee, C.Y., Malahayati, M., Xu, Y., Onodera, S., Saito, M., Ridwansyah, I., Wang, R., 2025b. Optimizing land use for carbon neutrality: A scenario analysis in the Jakarta metropolitan area. Sustainable Futures 9, 100702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100702
  4. Zheng, H., Zhang, R., 2025. Identification of shrinkage patterns in Japan’s four major metropolitan areas based on nighttime light and population data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 136, 104391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2025.104391
  5. Chaichaloempreecha, A., Hanaoka, T., Zhang, R., Limmeechokchai, B., 2024. Changes in Transport Demand and Modal Shift on GHG Emissions in Thailand, in: 2024 International Conference on Sustainable Energy: Energy Transition and Net-Zero Climate Future (ICUE). Presented at the 2024 International Conference on Sustainable Energy: Energy Transition and Net-Zero Climate Future (ICUE), IEEE, Pattaya City, Thailand, pp. 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUE63019.2024.10795631
  6. Deng, Y., Liu, J.-Y., Xie, W., Liu, X., Lv, J., Zhang, R., Wu, W., Geng, Y., Boulange, J., 2024. Impact of carbon pricing on mitigation potential in Chinese agriculture: A model-based multi-scenario analysis at provincial scale. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 105, 107409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2023.107409
  7. Li, Z., Sun, L., Zhang, R., Hanaoka, T., 2024. Decarbonization pathways promote improvements in cement quality and reduce the environmental impact of China’s cement industry. Commun Earth Environ 5, 769. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01929-z
  8. Zhang, Q., Li, B., Liu, J.-Y., Deng, Y., Zhang, R., Wu, W., Geng, Y., 2024. Assessing the distributional impacts of ambitious carbon pricing in China’s agricultural sector. Ecological Economics 217, 108082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2023.108082
  9. Zhang, R., Hanaoka, T., Liu, J., Li, Z., Sun, L., 2024. Air pollution reduction co-benefits associated with low-carbon transport initiatives for carbon neutrality in China by 2060. Energy 313, 134090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.134090
  10. Jiang, Y., Guo, Z., Zhang, R., Zong, W., Zhang, J., 2023. How do expected changes in life affect young people’s stated ownership of privately-owned autonomous vehicles: A comparative study. Transport Policy 135, 71–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.03.008
  11. Xu, Y., Zhang, R., Wu, W., Xu, C., Yu, C., Chen, D., Liu, Y., 2023. Dynamic changes and driving factors of rural settlements at the county level in a rapidly urbanizing province of China from 2000 to 2020. Front. Environ. Sci. 11, 1213548. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1213548
  12. Zhang, R., Hanaoka, T., 2023. Opportunities and challenges of post-pandemic’s new normal: Rethinking the contribution of the transport sector to China’s carbon neutrality by 2060. Science of The Total Environment 894, 164976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164976
  13. Zhang, R., Hanaoka, T., 2022. Cross-cutting scenarios and strategies for designing decarbonization pathways in the transport sector toward carbon neutrality. Nat Commun 13, 3629. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31354-9
  14. Wu, W., Kanamori, Y., Zhang, R., Zhou, Q., Takahashi, K., Masui, T., 2021. Implications of declining household economies of scale on electricity consumption and sustainability in China. Ecological Economics 184, 106981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.106981
  15. Zhang, J., Feng, T., Kang, J., Li, S., Liu, R., Ma, S., Zhai, B., Zhang, R., Ding, H., Zhu, T., 2021a. “What should be computed” for supporting post-pandemic recovery policymaking? A life-oriented perspective. Comput.Urban Sci. 1, 24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43762-021-00025-8
  16. Zhang, J., Zhang, R., Ding, H., Li, S., Liu, R., Ma, S., Zhai, B., Kashima, S., Hayashi, Y., 2021b. Effects of transport-related COVID-19 policy measures: A case study of six developed countries. Transport Policy 110, 37–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.05.013
  17. Zhang, R., Hanaoka, T., 2021. Deployment of electric vehicles in China to meet the carbon neutral target by 2060: Provincial disparities in energy systems, CO2 emissions, and cost effectiveness. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 170, 105622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105622
  18. Zhang, R., Zhang, J., 2021. Long-term pathways to deep decarbonization of the transport sector in the post-COVID world. Transport Policy 110, 28–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.05.018
  19. Zhang, R., Zhang, J., Long, Y., Wu, W., Liu, J., Jiang, Y., 2021. Long-term implications of electric vehicle penetration in urban decarbonization scenarios: An integrated land use–transport–energy model. Sustainable Cities and Society 68, 102800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.102800
  20. Lefèvre, J., Briand, Y., Pye, S., Tovilla, J., Li, F., Oshiro, K., Waisman, H., Cayla, J.-M., Zhang, R., 2021. A pathway design framework for sectoral deep decarbonization: the case of passenger transportation. Climate Policy 21, 93–106. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2020.1804817
  21. Li, G., Zhang, R., Masui, T., 2021. CGE modeling with disaggregated pollution treatment sectors for assessing China’s environmental tax policies. Science of The Total Environment 761, 143264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143264
  22. Li, X., Zhang, R., Chen, J., Jiang, Y., Zhang, Q., Long, Y., 2021. Urban-scale carbon footprint evaluation based on citizen travel demand in Japan. Applied Energy 286, 116462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116462
  23. Xu, Y., Pu, L., Zhang, R., Zhu, M., Zhang, M., Bu, X., Xie, X., Wang, Y., 2021. Effects of Agricultural Reclamation on Soil Physicochemical Properties in the Mid-Eastern Coastal Area of China. Land 10, 142. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10020142
  24. Zhang, R., Zhang, J., Long, Y., 2021. Assessing the contribution of road transport electrification to low-carbon city development using a land use-transport model. https://doi.org/10.46855/energy-proceedings-7474
  25. Bao, S., Nishiura, O., Fujimori, S., Oshiro, K., Zhang, R., 2020. Identification of Key Factors to Reduce Transport-Related Air Pollutants and CO2 Emissions in Asia. Sustainability 12, 7621. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187621
  26. Zhang, R., 2020. Transport Electrification: A Global Simulation of the Penetration of Electric Vehicles. https://doi.org/10.46855/energy-proceedings-1512
  27. Zhang, R., Fujimori, S., 2020a. The role of transport electrification in global climate change mitigation scenarios. Environ. Res. Lett. 15, 034019. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab6658
    Zhang, R., Fujimori, S., 2020b. The role of transport electrification in global climate change mitigation scenarios. Environ. Res. Lett. 15, 034019. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab6658

Research Projects

  1. 公益財団法人住友財団環境研究助成，NbSに基づく土地利用シナリオによる都市ヒートアイランド緩和効果の予測と評価，2025～2026，代表
  2. 公益財団法人統計情報研究開発センター　シンフォニカ統計GIS研究助成，東京大都市圏における都市縮小の空間パターンの識別と予測に関する研究，2025，代表
  3. 科学研究費助成事業・基盤研究（B），Global spatially explicit gridded transport model coupled with an integrated assessment model: a new-generation simulation framework for transport decarbonization strategy，2023～2027，代表
  4. 科学研究費助成事業・国際共同研究加速基金（国際共同研究強化(A)），A pathway design framework and development strategies for transport decarbonization towards carbon neutrality，2022～2024，代表
  5. 科学研究費助成事業・若手研究，Exploring the pathways to deep decarbonization of transport sector in the post-COVID’s new normal，2021～2022，代表
  6. 科学研究費助成事業・若手研究，Assessing the contribution of transport electrification to climate change mitigation: An integrated modeling methodology，2019～2020，代表
  7. 科学研究費助成事業・国際共同研究加速基金（国際共同研究強化(B)），東南アジアでの汽水養殖拡大による栄養塩循環劣化を健全化する再循環システムの構築，2021～2024，分担
  8. 環境研究総合推進費，アジア途上国における気候中立社会の実現に向けたロードマップの定量化に関する研究，2022～2024，分担
  9. 環境研究総合推進費，短寿命気候強制因子による気候変動・環境影響に対応する緩和策推進のための研究，2021～2025，分担
  10. 国立研究開発法人科学技術振興機構 新型コロナウイルス感染症関連　国際緊急共同研究・調査支援プログラム（J-RAPID），新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大が交通運輸・ロジスティクス部門に与える影響とその対応策，2020～2021，分担

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