Name: Qinran Zhang (Eric)
Title: PhD research student
Affiliation: Monash University
Qinran (Eric) Zhang is currently a PhD candidate at Monash University. His research focuses on the interaction between public transport infrastructure, surrounding land use, and socio-economic dynamics, as well as the correlation and causal identification between the built environment and travel behaviour. Qinran is skilled in spatial analysis, statistical modelling, and geographic visualisation, with proficiency in Python for developing machine learning models. He is currently working under the supervision of Prof. Graham Currie and A/Prof Liton Kamruzzaman, focusing on the localisation of mobility hubs and mobility-oriented development in the Australian context.
He also serves as a reviewer for Transportation Research Part A, Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Applied Geography, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Urban Management, and Journal of Urban Mobility.
M.Sc. in Human Geography, East China Normal University, Shanghai (2020–2023)
GPA: 3.73/4.0
B.Sc. in Human Geography & Urban-Rural Planning, Sichuan Agricultural University (2016–2020)
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Yang, H., Zhang, Q., Helbich, M., Lu, Y., He, D., Ettema, D., & Chen, L. (2022). Examining non-linear associations between built environments around workplace and adults’ walking behaviour in Shanghai, China. Transportation research part A: policy and practice, 155, 234-246.
Zhang, Q., & Yang, H. (2022). Geovisualizing the changes in metro passenger flows of Kunming under the impact of COVID-19. Journal of Transport Geography, 104, 103420.
Yang, H., Zhang, Q*., Wen, J., Sun, X., & Yang, L. (2024). Multi-group exploration of the built environment and metro ridership: Comparison of commuters, seniors and students. Transport Policy, 155, 189-207.
Jiang, H., Zhang, Q., Guo, K., Helbich, M., & Yang, H. (2025). How the built environment shapes our daily journeys: A nonlinear exploration of home and work environments’ relationship with active travel in Shanghai, China. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 192, 104377.