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title: "Public Transport: 6 recent papers (last 30 days)"
description: "Public Transport published 6 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27), ranking #143 of 339 journals."
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# Public Transport

- 2 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Operations Research
- publisher: Springer Science+Business Media
- ISSN 1613-7159

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md

## Key findings

- Public Transport published 6 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27), ranking #143 of 339 journals.
- Leading institutions: Polytechnique Montréal (2), National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (1) and The University of Tokyo (1).
- Countries: Canada (3), India (1) and Japan (1).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Public Transport published 91 papers (3 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “transit ridership” (9), “service quality” (6) and “public transport planning” (5).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “Artificial intelligence for improving public transport: a mapping study” (2023-11-20), with 78 citations.

## The last 36 months

*Papers by publication date, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 33 | 28 | 30 | 91 |

*Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | transit ridership | 9 |
| 2 | service quality | 6 |
| 3 | public transport planning | 5 |
| 4 | sustainable transport | 5 |
| 5 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 4 |
| 6 | General Transit Feed Specification | 4 |
| 7 | bus rapid transit | 4 |
| 8 | public transport | 4 |
| 9 | public transport accessibility | 4 |
| 10 | smart card data | 4 |

*Most-cited papers published Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | 2.2 | [Artificial intelligence for improving public transport: a mapping study](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-023-00334-7) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | 2023-11-20 | Åse Jevinger, C. Zhao, J. A. Persson et al. |
| 2 | 71 | 2.8 | [Scaling up public transport usage: a systematic literature review of service quality, satisfaction and attitude towards bus transport systems in developing countries](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-024-00367-6) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | 2024-09-26 | Eugene Sogbe, Susilawati Susilawati, Chee Pin Tan |
| 3 | 24 | 0.7 | [Planning a zero-emission mixed-fleet public bus system with minimal life cycle cost](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-023-00345-4) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | 2023-11-20 | Nathalie Marion Frieß, Ulrich Pferschy |
| 4 | 17 | 0.5 | [Merging transport network companies and taxis in Curitiba’s BRT system](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-023-00342-7) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | 2023-11-07 | Rafael Milani Medeiros, Fábio Duarte, Iva Bojić et al. |
| 5 | 16 | 0.7 | [Resilience assessment of urban rail transit systems: a literature review](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-024-00385-4) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | 2025-01-14 | Xin Wen, Bingfeng Si, Yun peng Wei et al. |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | [Development of a quality of service model for bus rapid transit systems based on female passenger perception using ordered probit and machine learning approaches](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-026-00437-x) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | Chandan Mahajan, Sankaran Marisamynathan | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli |
| 2026-10-22 | [Evaluating transit accessibility to education and the effects of operational delays in Japanese regional cities: a case study of Matsumoto City](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-026-00431-3) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | Itsuki Sato, Kiyoshi Takami, Giancarlos Parady | The University of Tokyo |
| 2026-10-19 | [Estimating elderly transit demand using boarding count data with policy implications for DRT zoning](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-026-00434-0) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | Tara Saeidi, Babak Mehran | University of Manitoba |
| 2026-10-16 | [A mixed-integer linear programming model for the electric bus assignment problem with parking constraints](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-026-00438-w) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | Mathis Azéma, Guy Desaulniers, Jorge E. Mendoza et al. | École Polytechnique; Group for Research in Decision Analysis; Polytechnique Montréal; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [Measuring fare non-interactions and revenue loss in bus transit using automated data](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-026-00435-z) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | Mahdi Azhdari, Eric J. Gonzales | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 2026-09-30 | [Capacitated flex-route transit optimization through mathematical programming with enhanced heuristic solutions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-026-00433-1) | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | Reza Shahin | Polytechnique Montréal |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Public Transport. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport

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  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Public Transport},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-27},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
