Personal Profile

Basic information

Name:

Xiao-Yong Yan

Administrative Post:

Technical Post:

Prof.

Degree:

Ph.D.

Mailing Address:

No.3, Shangyuancun, Haidian District, Beijing, P. R. China

Postcode:

100044

Office Phone:

Email:

yanxy@bjtu.edu.cn

Education

Xiao-Yong Yan received the B.S. degree in Transportation Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, China in 2002 and the Ph.D. degree in System Theory from Beijing Normal University, China in 2014. He is currently a professor at the Systems Science Institute, School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University. His research interests include human mobility behavior, traffic data mining and complex systems. He has published some papers on human mobility and complex systems research in international journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of the Royal Society Interface and New Journal of Physics.

Professional Experience

Research Field

Human mobility behavior; Traffic data mining; Complex systems

Projects

[3] National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71822102), Complexity analysis and modeling of travel behavior, 2019.01-2021.12

[2] National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71671015), Understanding and modeling human activity-travel behavior based on social sensing data, 2017.01-2020.12

[1] National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61304177), Statistical patterns and prediction methods of human mobility behaviors, 2014.01-2016.12

Teaching Courses

Transportation Planning

Introduction to Transportation Systems Science

Geographical Information System

Paper

Human mobility patterns:

[15] Hao Wang, Xiao-Yong Yan*, Jinshan Wu. Free utility model for explaining the social gravity lawJournal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment. 2021, 033418.

[14] Qiufang Shi, Xiaoyong Yan*, Bin Jia*, Ziyou Gao.  Freight data-driven research on evaluation indexes for urban agglomeration development degreeSustainability. 2020, 12(11): 4589. 

[13] Er-Jian Liu, Xiao-Yong Yan*.  A universal opportunity model for human mobilityScientific Reports. 2020, 10: 4657.

[12] Xiao-Yong Yan, Tao Zhou*.  Destination choice game: A spatial interaction theory on human mobilityScientific Reports. 2019, 9: 9466. 

[11] Ximing Chang, Jianjun Wu*, Hao Liu, Xiaoyong Yan*, Huijun Sun, Yunchao Qu.  Travel mode choice: a data fusion model using machine learning methods and evidence from travel diary survey dataTransportmetrica A. 2019, 10.1080/23249935.2019.1620380.

[10] Erjian Liu, Xiaoyong Yan*New parameter-free mobility model: Opportunity priority selection modelPhysica A. 2019, 526: 121023. 

[9] Qi Nie, Jian-Jun Wu*, Xiao-Yong Yan*, Jin-Hu Liu, Jun Wang. Human migration patterns in China with the resume dataModern Physics Letters B. 2019, 4: 1950029.

[8] Xiao-Yong Yan, Wen-Xu Wang*, Zi-You Gao*, Ying-Cheng Lai*. Universal model of individual and population mobility on diverse spatial scalesNature Communications. 2017, 8: 1639.

[7] Xiaoyan Sun, Xiao Han, Jian-Zhang Bao, Rui Jiang*, Bin Jia*, Xiao-Yong Yan, Boyu Zhang, Wen-Xu Wang, Zi-You Gao. Decision dynamics of departure times: Experiments and modeling. Physica A. 2017, 483: 74-82. 

[6] Bin Zhou*, Jia-Rong Xie, Xiao-Yong Yan, Nianxin Wang, Bing-Hong Wang. A model of task-deletion mechanism based on the priority queueing system of Barabási. Physica A. 2017, 466: 415-421.

[5] Yi-Ming Zhao, An Zeng*, Xiao-Yong Yan*, Wen-Xu Wang, Ying-Cheng Lai. Unified underpinning of human mobility in the real world and cyberspaceNew Journal of Physics. 2016, 18: 053025.

[4] Xiao-Pu Han*, Xu-Wen Wang, Xiao-Yong Yan, Bing-Hong Wang. Cascading walks model for human mobility patterns. PLoS ONE. 2015, 10(4): e0124800.

[3] Xiao-Yong Yan, Chen Zhao, Ying Fan, Zengru Di, Wen-Xu Wang*. Universal predictability of mobility patterns in cities. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 2014, 11, 0834.

[2] Xiao-Yong Yan, Xiao-Pu Han, Bing-Hong Wang, Tao Zhou*. Diversity of individual mobility patterns and emergence of aggregated scaling laws. Scientific Reports. 2013, 3, 2678.

[1] Xiao-Yong Yan, Xiao-Pu Han, Tao Zhou, Bing-Hong Wang*. Exact solution of gyration radius of individual's trajectory for a simplified human regular mobility model, Chinese Physics Letters, 2011, 28: 120506.


 Structure and dynamics of complex networks:

[11] Kai Liu, Ming Wang*, Weihua Zhu, Jinshan Wu, Xiao-Yong YanVulnerability analysis of an urban gas pipeline network considering pipeline-road dependency. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 2018, 23: 79-89. 

[10] Bin Zhou, Xiao-Yong Yan, Xiao-Ke Xu*, Xiao-Ting Xu, Nianxin WangEvolutionary of online social networks driven by pareto wealth distribution and bidirectional preferential attachment. Physica A. 2018, 507: 427-434.

[9] Weihua Zhu, Kai Liu*, Ming Wang, Xiao-Yong YanEnhancing robustness of metro networks using strategic defense. Physica A. 2018, 503: 1081-1091.

[8] Kai Liu, Ming Wang*, Yinxue Cao, Weihua Zhu, Jinshan Wu, Xiao-Yong Yan*. A comprehensive risk analysis of transportation networks affected by rainfall-induced multihazards. Risk Analysis. 2018, 38(8): 1618-1633 

[7] Kai Liu, Xiao-Yong Yan*. Current-flow efficiency of networks. Physica A. 2018, 492: 463-471.

[6] Huijun Sun*, Jianjun Wu*, Lijuan Wu, Xiao-Yong Yan, Ziyou Gao. Estimating the influence of common disruptions on urban rail transit networks. Transportation Research Part A. 2016, 94, 62-75. 

[5] Xiao-Yong Yan, Wen-Xu Wang*, Guan-Rong Chen, Ding-Hua Shi*. Multiplex congruence network of natural numbersScientific Reports. 2016, 6, 23714. 

[4] Zi-Ke Zhang*, Lu Yu, Kuan Fang, Zhi-Qiang You, Chuang Liu, Hao Liu, Xiao-Yong Yan*. Website-oriented recommendation based on heat spreading and tag-aware collaborative filteringPhysica A. 2014, 399, 82-88. 

[3] Chu-Xu Zhang, Zi-Ke Zhang*, Lu Yu, Chuang Liu, Hao Liu, Xiao-Yong Yan*. Information filtering via collaborative user clustering modelingPhysica A. 2014, 396, 195-203.

[2] Dinghua Shi, Guanrong Chen*, Wilson W. K. Thong, Xiao-Yong YanSearching for optimal network topology with best possible synchronizabilityIEEE Circuits And Systems Magazine. 2013, (1): 66-75.

[1] Xiao-Yong Yan*, Ming-Sheng Wang. Influence of growth speed on the actors' degree distribution of collaboration networksActa Physica Sinica. 2010, 59(2): 851-858.


Human language & knowledge network:

[7] Xiao-Yong Yan, Seong-Gyu Yang, Beom Jun Kim, Petter Minnhagen*. Benford's law and first letter of wordsPhysica A. 2018, 512: 305-315. 

[6] Xiao-Yong Yan, Petter Minnhagen*. The dependence of frequency distributions on multiple meanings of words, codes and signs. Physica A. 2018, 490: 554-564.

[5] Xiao-Yong Yan, Petter Minnhagen*,Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen. The likely determines the unlikelyPhysica A. 2016, 456: 112-119. 

[4] Xiao-Yong Yan, Petter Minnhagen*. Randomness versus specifics for word-frequency distributionsPhysica A. 2016, 444: 828-837.

[3] Xiao-Yong Yan, Petter Minnhagen*. Maximum entropy, word-frequency, Chinese characters, and multiple meaningsPLoS ONE. 2015, 10(5): e0125592. 

[2] Xiao-Yong Yan, Ying Fan, Zengru Di, Shlomo Havlin, Jinshan Wu*. Efficient learning strategy of Chinese characters based on network approachPLoS ONE. 2013, 8, e69745. 

[1] Tian Wei, Menghui Li, Chensheng Wu, Xiaoyong Yan, Ying Fan, Zengru Di, Jinshan Wu*. Do scientists trace hot topics? Scientific Reports. 2013, 3, 2207.



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