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Rui Wang is the UPD Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China, a Suzhou Industrial Park International Leading Academic Talent, and a Publishing Mentor for the Urban Affairs Association. He has been included in Stanford's List of World's Top 2% Scientists (career-long impact) since 2022. The List also ranked him among the 16 most impactful urban & regional planning experts in Greater China.
Professor Wang specializes in the public policy analysis for efficient, sustainable and inclusive urban development. His research appears in multiple disciplinary areas and has been covered in the Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, Los Angeles Times and New York Times. Professor Wang gave talks at the China Finance 40 Forum, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Los Angeles World Affairs Council, RAND, World Bank, and numerous academic conferences and institutions. He is an editorial board member of the Journal of Urban Affairs, Transport Research Part D, Springer Natures Discover Cities, Buildings, Social Sciences & Humanities Open, and US Department of Transportation's Journal of Transportation Statistics. He has also consulted for Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the World Bank.
Professor Wang's Google Scholar profile can be accessed here.
Research interests
Policy Analysis
Urban Planning
Public Management
Experience
UPD Professor - XJTLU
Associate Professor - Johns Hopkins
Assistant Professor - UCLA
Awards and honours
Suzhou Industrial Park International Leading Academic Talent, 2019
Yeung Family Scholar (inaugural recipient), School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2017
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Best Valuation Paper Award, Asian Real Estate Society, 2014
Vasa Cube Undergraduate Teaching Award, UCLA, 2014
Faculty Career Development Award, UCLA, 2010
Taubman Urban Prize, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2008
Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Harvard University, 2007‐08
Dissertation Fellowship in Urban Policy and Governance, Harvard University, 2006-07
Hefner China Internship Fund Scholarship, Asia Programs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2005
Ph.D. Fellowship, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, 2004‐06
Summer Research Fellowship, Resources for the Future, 2004
International Development Internship Fund Scholarship, Harvard Center for International Development, 2003
Doctoral Fellowship in Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2002‐04
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Public Policy (2008), Harvard University
MSc (2002), BSc & BA (2000), Peking University
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Calculated Entrepreneurial State or Reckless Growth Machine? The Chinese New Industry City Movement
1/08/20 → 31/08/23
Project: Internal Research Project
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2024 UPD Summer Exhibition: Papers published on our lands / UPD暑期展览:写在大地上的论文
Huang, Y., Chang, Y., Chen, B., Cho, H. R., Chung, H-C., Kao, S., Kim, K., Kim, J. S., Lee, J. H., Lei, Y., Lin, L., Pellegrini, P., Song, J., Sturup, S., Wang, R., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Xu, Y., Yonto, D., Zhang, Q., & 5 others , 20 Jun 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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Race to the top: Public oversight and local environmental information transparency in China
Wang, R., May 2024, In: Cities. 148, 104895.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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UPD110 Neighbourhood Planning open space exhibition
Chang, Y., Kim, K., Schnabel, M. A., Wang, R., Kim, J. S., Wang, X., Lee, J. H., Cho, H. R., Sturup, S., Liu, G., Liu, Y. & Lu, Y., 22 May 2024Research output: Practice-based research output › Exhibition/ Event/ Festival › Curated works: Physical Exhibition/ Event/ Festival
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Disabled travel and urban environment: A literature review
Shen, X., Zheng, S., Wang, R., Li, Q., Xu, Z., Wang, X. & Wu, J., Feb 2023, In: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 115, 103589.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access15 Citations (Scopus) -
Active travel and the built environment: A theoretical model and multidimensional evidence
Wu, J., Wang, B., Wang, R., Ta, N. & Chai, Y., Nov 2021, In: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 100, 103029.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
15 Citations (Scopus)