Yulai Wan

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Yulai Wan is a scholar working on General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Transportation and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Yulai Wan has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 24 papers in Transportation and 19 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Yulai Wan's work include Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends (27 papers), Transportation Planning and Optimization (24 papers) and Transport and Economic Policies (18 papers). Yulai Wan is often cited by papers focused on Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends (27 papers), Transportation Planning and Optimization (24 papers) and Transport and Economic Policies (18 papers). Yulai Wan collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Canada and China. Yulai Wan's co-authors include Anming Zhang, Hangjun Yang, Changmin Jiang, Yuichiro Yoshida, Hun-Koo Ha, Shuli Liu, Tiziana D’Alfonso, Ping Ji, Leonardo J. Basso and Peihong Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Production Economics and Transportation Research Part B Methodological.

In The Last Decade

Yulai Wan

40 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Impacts of high-speed rail on airlines, airports and regional economies: A survey of recent research
    2019 240 citations Anming Zhang, Yulai Wan et al. Transport Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yulai Wan Hong Kong 21 978 867 395 358 315 41 1.5k
Hangjun Yang China 23 1.1k 1.1× 824 1.0× 483 1.2× 249 0.7× 391 1.2× 54 1.7k
Guillaume Burghouwt Netherlands 19 1.0k 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 371 0.9× 87 0.2× 451 1.4× 48 1.6k
Tiziana D’Alfonso Italy 16 627 0.6× 473 0.5× 313 0.8× 60 0.2× 233 0.7× 34 795
Ginés de Rus Spain 17 652 0.7× 608 0.7× 511 1.3× 72 0.2× 116 0.4× 44 1.1k
Pablo Coto‐Millán Spain 17 535 0.5× 318 0.4× 290 0.7× 490 1.4× 51 0.2× 94 1.1k
Hun-Koo Ha South Korea 9 540 0.6× 395 0.5× 280 0.7× 52 0.1× 164 0.5× 46 710
Shiyuan Zheng China 21 228 0.2× 336 0.4× 168 0.4× 611 1.7× 43 0.1× 82 1.1k
Martijn Brons Netherlands 12 306 0.3× 555 0.6× 113 0.3× 47 0.1× 94 0.3× 18 1.1k
Pedro Cantos Sánchez Spain 16 378 0.4× 314 0.4× 480 1.2× 321 0.9× 23 0.1× 36 928
Peter S. Morrell United Kingdom 15 547 0.6× 150 0.2× 248 0.6× 61 0.2× 225 0.7× 37 844

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yulai Wan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yulai Wan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yulai Wan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yulai Wan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yulai Wan. Yulai Wan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zheng, Shiyuan, Kun Wang, Kangyin Dong, Yulai Wan, & Xiaowen Fu. (2024). Does the shipping alliance aggravate or alleviate container shipping market volatility. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice. 189. 104231–104231. 2 indexed citations
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Wan, Yulai, et al.. (2024). Do shipping alliances affect freight rates? Evidence from global satellite ship data. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice. 181. 104010–104010. 4 indexed citations
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Wan, Yulai & Anming Zhang. (2022). High-speed rail and carbon emissions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 100062–100062. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuli, Yulai Wan, & Anming Zhang. (2021). Does high-speed rail development affect airport productivity? Evidence from China and Japan. Transport Policy. 110. 1–15. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuli, Yulai Wan, & Anming Zhang. (2020). Does China’s high-speed rail development lead to regional disparities? A network perspective. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice. 138. 299–321. 105 indexed citations
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Wan, Yulai, et al.. (2020). Can entry of high-speed rail increase air traffic? Price competition, travel time difference and catchment expansion. Transport Policy. 97. 55–72. 21 indexed citations
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Bracaglia, Valentina, Tiziana D’Alfonso, Alberto Nastasi, et al.. (2019). High-Speed Rail Networks, Capacity Investments and Social Welfare. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Bracaglia, Valentina, Tiziana D’Alfonso, Alberto Nastasi, et al.. (2019). High-speed rail networks, capacity investments and social welfare. Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice. 132. 308–323. 24 indexed citations
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Yang, Dong, et al.. (2018). Analysis on the features of Chinese dry ports: Ownership, customs service, rail service and regional competition. Transport Policy. 82. 107–116. 31 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuli, Yulai Wan, Hun-Koo Ha, Yuichiro Yoshida, & Anming Zhang. (2018). Impact of High-Speed Rail Network Development on Airports: Evidence from China and Japan. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Wan, Yulai, Anming Zhang, & Kevin X. Li. (2017). Port competition with accessibility and congestion: a theoretical framework and literature review on empirical studies. Maritime Policy & Management. 45(2). 239–259. 44 indexed citations
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Jiang, Changmin, Yulai Wan, & Tiziana D’Alfonso. (2015). Strategic Choice of Alliance Membership under Local Competition and Global Networks. Journal of transport economics and policy. 49(2). 316–337. 15 indexed citations
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Jiang, Changmin & Yulai Wan. (2015). Market Structure and Partnership Levels in Air-Rail Cooperation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Wan, Yulai, et al.. (2014). Effects of hinterland accessibility on US container port efficiency. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. 6(4). 422–422. 42 indexed citations
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D’Alfonso, Tiziana, Changmin Jiang, & Yulai Wan. (2013). Airport Pricing, Concession Revenues and Passenger Types. Journal of transport economics and policy. 47(1). 71–89. 49 indexed citations
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Wan, Yulai & Anming Zhang. (2013). Urban Road Congestion and Seaport Competition. Journal of transport economics and policy. 47(1). 55–70. 46 indexed citations
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Leung, Lawrence C., Wai Wong, Yer Van Hui, & Yulai Wan. (2013). Managing third-party logistics under uncertainty: A decision scheme and managerial implications. International Journal of Production Economics. 145(2). 630–644. 8 indexed citations
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Wan, Yulai. (2013). Essays on transportation economics and policy. Open Collections. 12 indexed citations
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Ji, Ping & Yulai Wan. (2008). Minimizing cycle time for PCB assembly lines: An integer programming model and a branch-and-bound approach. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 19(2). 237–243. 3 indexed citations

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