Xinyi Wang (王欣宜)

Xinyi Wang (王欣宜)

Tongji University

Xinyi Wang is a PhD candidate and research assisstant in the Department of Urban Planning at Tongji University. He is also conducting his visiting PhD research in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II in 2025. He received his M.Sc in Engineering in Urban Planning from Tongji University in 2022 and B.Sc in Engineering in Urban and Rural Planning from Beijing Jiaotong University in 2019. His research interests focus on two areas: the interaction between high-speed rail stations and urban built-up space, as well as the accessibility planning and 15-mins cities.

📖 Educations

  • 2022/09 - present, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
  • 2025/03 - present, Visiting PhD researcher, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • 2019/09 - 2022/07, Master of Science in Engineering (MSc in Eng), Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
  • 2014/09 - 2019/06, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSc in Eng), Department of Urban Planning, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China.

💻 Experience and Internships

  • 2022/09 - present, Research Assistant of the Program of XXX. Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
  • 2023/09 - 2024/01, Teaching Assisstant of the master’s degree course “Urban Transport” at the Department of Urban Planning in the first academic year 2023-2024, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
  • 2019/09 - 2022/08, Research Assistant of the National Key R&D Program of China: Research on coordinated planning of urban underground space development, Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute (TJUPDI), Shanghai, China.
  • 2019/09 - 2022/01, Teaching Assisstant of the bachelor’s degree course “Urban Road & Transport - I”, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
  • 2021/02 - 2021/05, Research Assistant, Shenzhen Urban Transport Planning Center (SUTPC), Shenzhen, China. Participate in GEF6 China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot: Formulation and implementation of transit-oriented development strategy and project management support for Shenzhen, funded by World Bank. (full-time internship)

📝 Publications

High-Speed Rail and Public Transport

  1. Xinyi Wang, Haixiao Pan, Xiyin Deng, Jingjie Cui. (2025). The Impact of the Accessibility to High-Speed Rail Stations on Residential Property Prices in Shanghai. In Socioeconomic Impacts of High-Speed Rail Systems. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, 149-169. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82528-6_8.
  2. Xinyi Wang, Haixiao Pan. (2024). Land Change Pattern in High-Speed Rail Station Area: Empirical Research on Yangtze River Delta Region in China from 2010 to 2020. In Socioeconomic Impacts of High-Speed Rail Systems. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, 315-334. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53684-7_15.
  3. Xinyi Wang, Haixiao Pan, Xiyin Deng, Jingjie Cui. (2024). The Impact of Accessibility to High-Speed Railway Stations on Property Prices in Shanghai. In 103rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRB 2024), Washington, D.C., the United States.
  4. Haixiao Pan, Xinyi Wang, Ya Gao, Song Ye, Minglei Chen. (2023). Site Selection of High-speed Railway Stations on Travel Efficiency: An Example of Shanghai Hongqiao Hub. In Socioeconomic Impacts of High-Speed Rail Systems, 153-176. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26340-8_10.

Accessibility, Mobility and Inclusive Development

  1. Xia Hua, Haixiao Pan, Xinyi Wang, Jingjie Cui. (2025). Removing the Barriers to Constructing Barrier-Free Streets in Old Neighbourhoods: Evidence from Shanghai, Urban Policy and Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2025.2481512.
  2. Jingjie Cui, Haixiao Pan, Xinyi Wang. (2024). Quality Measurement and Spatial Correlation Analysis of “15-Minute City” from the Perspective of Inclusive Development: A Case Study of Shanghai Downtown Area. In 103rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRB 2024), Washington, D.C., the United States.
  3. 窦寅,王欣宜.数字化新经济场景对城市意象的影响机制初探——以上海市为例. 2024中国城市规划年会论文集. 中国合肥, 2024-09. DOI:.
    Yin Dou, Xinyi Wang. (2024). Preliminary Exploration of the Impact Mechanism of Digital New Economy Scenarios on Urban Imagery: A Case Study of Shanghai. 2024 China Urban Planning Annual Conference, Hefei, China. DOI: .
  4. Xia Hua, Haixiao Pan, Jingjie Cui, Xinyi Wang. (2023). From Design to Practice: Removing the Barriers to Constructing Barrier-Free Streets in neighbourhoods. In 16th International Symposium on the Sustainable Development of Urban Transport System (THNS 2023). Shanghai, China.
  5. Jingjie Cui, Haixiao Pan, Xinyi Wang. (2023). Study on Living Circle Patterns and Barrier-Free Travel Characteristics of Weak Individuals: A Case Study of Four Communities in Shanghai. In 16th International Symposium on the Sustainable Development of Urban Transport System (THNS 2023). Shanghai, China.
  6. Xinyi Wang, Yuqing Tang. (2022). Measuring Coordinated Development Level around Metro Station Areas in New Towns in Megacity: A Comparative Analysis of Five New Towns in Shanghai. In 2022 2nd International Conference on Internet of Things and Smart City (IoTSC 2022). Xiamen, China, 122492L. DOI: 10.1117/12.2637156.
  7. 张永雄,付雷雨,刘鹏,王欣宜,王天奇,米名璇,石飞,严海,惠英,李健.活力交通与空间营造专题会议观点集萃. 城市交通, 2021, 19(06):125-128. DOI: 10.13813/j.cn11-5141/u.2021.0606.
    Yongxiong Zhang, Leiyu Fu, Peng Liu, Xinyi Wang, Tianqi Wang, Mingxuan Mi, Fei Shi, Hai Yan, Ying Hui, Jian Li. (2021). Highlights of the Active Transportation and Space Creation Forum. Urban Transport of China, 19(06), 125-128. DOI: 10.13813/j.cn11-5141/u.2021.0606.
  8. 王欣宜,窦寅. 社区生活圈公共交通可达性的测度优化与评价——以上海市杨浦区居住小区为例. 2021/2022年中国城市交通规划年会论文集. 中国上海, 2022-11. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2022.059103.（获评会议“优秀论文”）
    Xinyi Wang, Yin Dou. (2022). Measurement and Evaluation of Public Transport Accessibility in Community Life Circle: A Case Study of Yangpu, Shanghai. 2021/2022 Annual Conference on Urban Transportation Planning in China. 296-307. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2022.059103.
  9. 窦寅,王欣宜. 城市商务区空中步行系统效能评价研究——以虹桥商务区中轴为例. 2021/2022年中国城市交通规划年会论文集. 中国上海, 2022-11. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2022.059347.
    Yin Dou, Xinyi Wang. (2022). Study on Efficiency Evaluation of Aerial Walking System in Urban Business District: A Case Study of the Central Axis of Hongqiao Business District. 2021/2022 Annual Conference on Urban Transportation Planning in China. 3145-3156. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2022.059347.
  10. 王欣宜,汤宇卿. 杨浦区轨道站点交通与土地使用协同性评价. 2020年中国城市交通规划年会论文集. 中国北京, 2020-12. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2020.032066.（获评会议“优秀论文”）
    Xinyi Wang, Yuqing Tang. (2020). Evaluation on the Synergy Between Transit and Land Use of Metro Stations in Yangpu, Shanghai. 2020 Annual Conference on Urban Transportation Planning in China. 162-172. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2020.032066.
  11. 马程,王欣宜,卢源,张纯.城市轨道交通高架沿线街道空间的可步行性研究——以北京市四道口路和交大东路为例. 城市建筑, 2018(30):43-48. DOI: 10.19892/j.cnki.csjz.2018.30.009.
    Cheng Ma, Xinyi Wang, Yuan Lu, Chun Zhang. (2018). Walkability in Street Space along Urban Rail Transit Overpass: Case Study of Sidaokou Road and Jiaoda East Road in Beijing. Urbanism and Architecture, 30, 43-48. DOI: 10.19892/j.cnki.csjz.2018.30.009.

Underground Space Development

  1. Yuqing Tang, Xinyi Wang, Xinzhen Wu, Yongcai Wu, Aosen Wu. (2023). Research on underground public space planning of metro station area based on the method of BIM+GIS: Taking Xietaizi metro station in Chongqing City as an example. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference of the Associated Research Centers for the Urban Underground Space. ACUUS 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Springer. 535-542. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1257-1_68.
  2. 汤宇卿,王梦雯,吴新珍,王欣宜. 面向有机更新的城市旧区地下空间规划策略和布局模式研究. 规划师, 2022, 38(02): 137-142. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-0022.2022.02.019.
    Yuqing Tang, Mengwen Wang, Xinzhen Wu, Xinyi Wang. (2022). Strategy and Layout of Underground Space Planning for Organic Renewal in Old Urban Areas. Planners, 38(2), 137-142. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-0022.2022.02.019.
  3. 王欣宜,汤宇卿. 城市轨道交通站域地下步行系统开发研究——国际实践与上海探索. 2021中国城市规划年会论文集. 中国成都, 2021-09. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2021.037332.
    Xinyi Wang, Yuqing Tang. (2021). Research on Underground Walking System Development of urban Rail Transit Station: International Practice and Shanghai Exploration. 2021 Annual Conference on Urban Planning in China. 82-92. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2021.037332.
  4. 王欣宜,汤宇卿. 城市空间平疫转换适宜性评价指标体系研究. 2020中国城市规划年会论文集. 中国成都, 2021-09. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2021.029783.
    Xinyi Wang, Yuqing Tang. (2021). Study on Index System of Suitability Evaluation for Urban Spatial Epidemic Transformation. 2020 Annual Conference on Urban Planning in China. 610-621. DOI: 10.26914/c.cnkihy.2021.029783.
  5. 王欣宜,汤宇卿.面对突发公共卫生事件的平疫空间转换适宜性评价指标体系研究. 城乡规划, 2020, 04:21-27+36. DOI: 10.12049/j.urp.202004004.
    Xinyi Wang, Yuqing Tang. (2020). Research on Suitability Evaluation Index System of Normal and Epidemic Space Conversion Facing Public Health Emergency. Urban and Rural Planning, 04, 21-27+36. DOI: 10.12049/j.urp.202004004.

🎤 Presentations

  • Xinyi Wang, Haixiao Pan, Ya Gao. Identification of Land Cover Change in High-Speed Rail Station Area through Latent Class Analysis with Covariates: Findings for The Yangtze River Delta Region. Oral, The 17th International Symposium on the Sustainable Development of Urban Transport Systems, Paris, France. 2024-11.
  • Xinyi Wang, Haixiao Pan, Xiyin Deng, Jingjie Cui. The Impact of the Accessibility to High-Speed Rail Stations on Residential Property Prices in Shanghai. Oral, The 4th International Workshop on High-Speed Rail Socioeconomic Impacts (IW-HSR 2024), Naples, Italy (online). 2024-09.
  • Xinyi Wang, Haixiao Pan, Xiyin Deng, Jingjie Cui. The Impact of Accessibility to High-Speed Railway Stations on Property Prices in Shanghai. Oral, The 103rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (TRB 2024), Washington DC, United States. 2024-01.
  • Xinyi Wang, Haixiao Pan. How does the Opening of High-speed Rail (HSR) Affect the Land Cover Change in the Station Catchment Area? Empirical Research on Shanghai-Nanjing, Shanghai-Hangzhou, and Hangzhou-Ningbo HSR Corridors. Oral, The 3rd International Workshop on High-Speed Rail Socioeconomic Impacts, Naples, Italy (online). 2023-09.
  • Xinyi Wang, Haixiao Pan, Jingjie Cui. Spatial Distribution and Transport Accessibility Disparities of Knowledge-intensive Services (KIS): Evidence from Shanghai. Oral, The 17th International Association for China Planning Conference (IACP 2023). Tianjin, China. 2023-07.
  • Xinyi Wang, Haixiao Pan. Spatial Heterogeneity Characteristics of Location and Public Transport Accessibility in High-Speed Railway Stations: An Analysis of Shanghai. Oral, 2023 World Transport Convention (WTC 2023). Wuhan, China. 2023-06.
  • Xinyi Wang, Yuqing Tang. Research on Underground Walking System Development of urban Rail Transit Station: International Practice and Shanghai Exploration, Oral, 2020/2021 Annual Conference on Urban Planning in China. Chengdu, China. 2021-09.

🥇 Scholarships and Honors

  • 2022/06, Outstanding Graduate, Tongji University.
  • 2021/11, Social Activity Scholarship for graduate students 2020-2021, Tongji University.
  • 2019/06, Outstanding Graduate (Undergraduate), Beijing Jiaotong University.
  • 2019/06, Outstanding Graduate (Undergraduate), the Municipal city of Beijing.
  • 2017/12, National Scholarship 2016-2017, the Ministry of Education of the P. R. China.
  • 2016/12, Zhaokun Scholarship 2015-2016, Beijing Jiaotong University.
  • 2015/12, National Scholarship 2014-2015, the Ministry of Education of the P. R. China.

💬 Other Academic Activities

  • 2020/11 - 2020/12, Research assistant (voluntary) at Lab for Digital & Mobile Governance (DMG), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • 2018/11 - 2018/12, Assistant urban planner, China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG), Beijing, China. (full-time internship)
  • 2018/09, Outstanding student at 2018 Summer school, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
  • 2018/07, Outstanding student at 2018 Summer school, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
  • 2018/07, Outstanding student at 2018 Summer school, School of Architecture and Design, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China.
  • 2017/07 - 2017/08, Assistant urban planner, China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG), Beijing, China. (full-time internship)
  • 2016/07, Volunteer at the 10th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference, Beijing, China.
  • 2015/06, Volunteer at the 2nd Beijing City Lab (BCL) Annual Conference, Beijing, China. | [video]

🧑‍🏫 Referee

  • Professor Haixiao Pan, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University.
    1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
    Phone: (+86) 21 6598 2131
    Email: panhaixiao@tongji.edu.cn
  • Professor Yuqing Tang, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University.
    1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
    Phone: (+86) 21 6598 6963
    Email: tyqtju@163.com
  • Professor Francesca Pagliara, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II.
    Via Claudio, 21, Naples 80125, Italy
    Phone: (+39) 081 7683932
    Email: fparliar@unina.it

🔥 News

  • 2024/01:  🎉🎉 Presented at TRB 2024 (Washington DC, US)!
  • 2023/10:  🎉🎉 Two papers are accepted by 103rd Transportation Research Board (TRB 2024) Annual Meeting, Washington DC, the United States!
  • 2023/09:  🎉🎉 Presented at IW-HSR 2023 (Naples, Italy, remote)!
  • 2023/08:  🎉🎉 Volunteered at the Summer Design Workshop on 15-Minute Barrier-Free Community Life Cycle in Caoyang, Shanghai!
  • 2023/07:  🎉🎉 Participated in 2023 TUM-THU Summer School in person (Tsinghua University)!
  • 2023/07:  🎉🎉 Presented at IACP 2023 (Tianjin University, Tianjin, China)!
  • 2023/06:  🎉🎉 Presented at WTC 2023 (Wuhan, China)!
  • 2023/05:  🎉🎉 An abstract is accepted by the 3rd International Workshop on High-Speed Rail Socioeconomic Impacts (IW-HSR 2023, University of Naples Federco II), Italy (remote)!
  • 2023/04:  🎉🎉 An abstract is accepted by International Association for China Planning (IACP 2023) Annual Conference, Tianjin, China!
  • 2023/03:  🎉🎉 An abstract is accepted by World Transport Convention (WTC 2023), Wuhan, China!
  • 2022/11:  🎉🎉 Conference paper “Measurement and Evaluation of Public Transport Accessibility in Community Life Circle: A Case Study of Yangpu, Shanghai” is awarded as the “Excellent paper” in 2021/2022 Annual Conference on Urban Transportation Planning in China (Shanghai, China)!