Publications

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Books

    • Hu, Y., & Wang, F. (2018). GIS-Based Simulation and Analysis of Intra-Urban Commuting. Boca Raton: CRC Press. Link | PDF

Peer-Refereed Journal Articles

2023
    • Hu, Y., & Huang, J. (2023). Delineating and comparing local labor market geographies of Millennials, Generation Xers, and Baby Boomers. Travel Behaviour and Society, 30, 325-334. Link | PDF
    • Han, Y., Hu, Y., Zhu, H., & Wang, F. (2023). A cyclically adjusted spatio-temporal kernel density estimation method for predictive crime hotspot analysis. Annals of GIS, 29(2), 177-191. Link
    • Jing, Y., Hu, Y., & Niedzielski, M. A. (2023). Neighborhood divides: Where you live matters for commuting and its efficiency. Cities, 132, 104091. Link | PDF
    • Tanim, S. H., Reader, S., & Hu, Y. (2023). Predicting hurricane evacuation for local neighborhoods across a metropolitan region. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 104117. Link
    • Xu, M., Zhou, H., Hu, Y., & Duan, L. L. (2023). Bayesian inference using the proximal mapping: Uncertainty quantification under varying dimensionality. Journal of the American Statistical Association, DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2023.2220170. Link
2022
    • Hu, Y. (2022). The unequal commute: Comparing commuting patterns across income and racial worker subgroups. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 54(3), 437-440.  Link | PDF
    • Jing, Y., & Hu, Y. (2022). The unequal commuting efficiency: A visual analytics approach. Journal of Transport Geography, 100(C). Link | PDF
    • Haider, Z., Hu, Y., Charkhgard, H., Himmelgreen, D., & Kwon, C. (2022). Creating grocery delivery hubs for food deserts at local convenience stores via spatial and temporal consolidation. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 101301. Link
    • Luo, J., Hu, Y., Davids, K., Zhang, D., Gouin, C., Li, X., & Xu, X. (2022). Vision-based movement recognition reveals badminton player footwork using deep learning and binocular positioning. Heliyon, e10089. Link
    • Bohnett, E., Vacca, R., Hu, Y., Hulse, D., & Varda, D. (2022). Resilience and fragmentation in healthcare coalitions: The link between resource contributions and centrality in health-related interorganizational networks. Social Networks, 71, 87-95. Link
    • Glover, B., Mao, L., Hu, Y., & Zhang, J. (2022). Enhancing the Retail Food Environment Index (RFEI) with Neighborhood Commuting Patterns: A Hybrid Human− Environment Measure. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(17), 10798. Link
    • Liu, Y., Ruiz-Menjivar, J., Hu, Y., Zavala, M., & Swisher, M. E. (2022). Knowledge Mapping of the Extant Literature on the Environmental Impacts of Using Cover Crops—A Scientometric Study. Environments, 9(9), 120. Link
    • Tanim, S. H., Wiernik, B. M., Reader, S., & Hu, Y. (2022). Predictors of hurricane evacuation decisions: A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 79, 101742. Link
    • Qiu, J., Jing, Y., Peng, W., Du, L., & Hu, Y. (2022). Identifying critical transfer zones to coordinate transit with on-demand services using crowdsourced trajectory data, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, DOI: 10.1080/15472450.2022.2132389. Link
2021
    • Hu, Y., & Li, X. (2021). Modeling and analysis of excess commuting with trip chains. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 111(6), 1851-1867. Link | PDF
    • Zhang, F., Fan, Z., Kang, Y., Hu, Y., & Ratti, C. “Perception bias”: Deciphering a mismatch between urban crime and perception of safety. Landscape and Urban Planning, 207, 104003. Link | PDF
    • Huang, J., Hu, Y., Wang, J., & Li, X. (2021). A tale of two cities: Jobs–housing balance and urban spatial structures from the perspective of transit commuters. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 48(6), 1543-1557. Link
    • Mardini, M.T., Nerella, S., Kheirkhahan, M., Ranka, S., Fillingim, R.B., Hu, Y., Corbett, D.B., Cenko, E., Weber, E., Rashidi, P., & Manini, T.M. (2021). The Temporal Relationship Between Ecological Pain and Life-Space Mobility in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Smartwatch-Based Demonstration Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 9(1): e19609. Link | PDF
    • Wang, D., White, J. R., Delaune, R. D., Yu, Z., & Hu, Y. (2021). Peripheral freshwater deltaic wetlands are hotspots of methane flux in the coastal zone. Science of The Total Environment, 775, 145784. Link
2020
    • Hu, Y., Wang, C., Li, R., & Wang, F. (2020). Estimating a large drive time matrix between ZIP codes in the United States: A differential sampling approach. Journal of Transport Geography, 86, 102770. Link | PDF
    • Niedzielski, M. A., Hu, Y., & Stępniak, M. (2020). Temporal dynamics of the impact of land use on modal disparity in commuting efficiency. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 83, 101523. Link | PDF
    • Zhu, Y. J., Hu, Y., & Collins, J. M. (2020). Estimating road network accessibility during a hurricane evacuation: A case study of hurricane Irma in Florida. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 83, 102334. Link | PDF
    • Wang, F., Wang, C., Hu, Y., Weiss, J., Alford-Teaster, J., & Onega, T. (2020). Automated Delineation of Cancer Service Areas in Northeast Region of the United States: A Network Optimization Approach. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 33, 100338. Link | PDF
    • Antipova, A., Sultana, S., Hu, Y., & Rhudy, J. P. (2020). Accessibility and Transportation Equity. Sustainability, 12, 3611. Link | PDF
    • Downs, J., Buck, C., Qarah, F., & Hu, Y. (2020). Spatial analysis of potential nesting habitat for Florida sandhill cranes. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, 11(2), 443-454. Link
2019
    • Hu, Y., & Downs, J. (2019). Measuring and Visualizing Place-Based Space-Time Job Accessibility. Journal of Transport Geography, 74: 278-288. Link | PDF
    • Hu, Y., Zhang, Y., Lamb, D., Zhang, M., & Jia, P. (2019). Examining and optimizing the BCycle bike-sharing system-A pilot study in Colorado, US. Applied Energy, 247: 1-12. Link | PDF
    • Balomenos, G. P., Hu, Y., Padgett, J. E., & Shelton, K. (2019). Impact of Coastal Hazards on Residents’ Spatial Accessibility to Health Services. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 25(4): 04019028. Link | PDF
2018
    • Hu, Y., Zhang, Y., & Shelton, K. S. (2018). Where are the Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians and Cyclists: A Colocation-Based Approach. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 95: 431-441. Link | PDF
    • Hu, Y., Wang, F., Guin, C., & Zhu, H. (2018). A Spatio-Temporal Kernel Density Estimation Framework for Predictive Crime Hotspot Mapping and Evaluation. Applied Geography, 99: 89-97. Link | PDF
    • Hu, Y., Wang, F., & Xierali, I. (2018). Automated Delineation of Hospital Service Areas and Hospital Referral Regions by Modularity Optimization. Health Services Research, 53(1): 236-255. Link | PDF

Book Chapters

    • Hu, Y., & Reader, S. (2019). GIS and Health. in Oxford Bibliographies in Geography. Ed. B. Warf. New York: Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199874002-0211. Link | PDF
    • Hu, Y., & Wang, F. (2017). Temporal Trends of Intraurban Commuting in Baton Rouge, 1990-2010. in Geographies of Mobility: Recent Advances in Theory and Method. Eds. M. Kwan and T. Schwanen. New York: Routledge. Link | PDF

Research Reports

    • Wu, J., Hu, Y., Zhang, M., & Patterson, G. (2018). Accessing Opportunity: Employment and Commuting Patterns among Low-, Medium- and High-wage Workers in Houston. Rice University: Kinder Institute for Urban Research, October. Link | PDF
    • Hu, Y., & Shelton, K. (2017). Dangerous Crossings: The Relationship Between Intersections and Crashes in Houston. Rice University: Kinder Institute for Urban Research, June. Link | PDF

Book Reviews

    • Gouin, C., & Hu, Y. (2023). Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America by Angie Schmitt. Southeastern Geographer, 63(1), 119-122. Link