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title: "Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies"
description: "Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies published 44 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #18 of 239 journals."
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# Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies

- 7 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Operations Research
- publisher: Elsevier BV
- ISSN 0968-090X

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## Key findings

- Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies published 44 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #18 of 239 journals.
- Leading institutions: Tsinghua University (5), University of Wisconsin–Madison (5) and Jilin University (3).
- Countries: China (21), United States (15) and Hong Kong (5).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies published 1,334 papers (37 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “autonomous vehicles” (98), “mixed traffic” (86) and “connected and automated vehicles” (70).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “Advanced computer vision for extracting georeferenced vehicle trajectories from drone imagery” (2025-07-02), with 41 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 |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 401 | 377 | 556 | 1,334 |

*Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | autonomous vehicles | 98 |
| 2 | mixed traffic | 86 |
| 3 | connected and automated vehicles | 70 |
| 4 | mixed-integer linear programming | 56 |
| 5 | traffic congestion | 44 |
| 6 | autonomous driving | 40 |
| 7 | deep reinforcement learning | 39 |
| 8 | ride-hailing | 37 |
| 9 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 35 |
| 10 | vehicle routing | 35 |

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

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 2.6 | [Advanced computer vision for extracting georeferenced vehicle trajectories from drone imagery](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105205) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2025-07-02 | Róbert Fónod, Haechan Cho, Hwasoo Yeo et al. |
| 2 | 41 | 2.7 | [Is cooperative always better? Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with explicit neighborhood backtracking for network-wide traffic signal control](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105265) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2025-07-25 | Yilong Ren, Yizhuo Chang, Zhiyong Cui et al. |
| 3 | 41 | 3.0 | [VLM-RL: A unified vision language models and reinforcement learning framework for safe autonomous driving](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105321) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2025-08-31 | Zilin Huang, Zihao Sheng, Yansong Qu et al. |
| 4 | 33 | 2.0 | [Truck-drone supported humanitarian relief logistics network design: A two-stage distributionally robust optimization approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105231) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2025-06-17 | Xu Xin, Shuaian Wang, Tao Zhang |
| 5 | 32 | 1.6 | [An artificial potential field approach for virtual coupling train control with complete braking curve supervision](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2025.105050) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2025-02-25 | Yuqing Ji, Egidio Quaglietta, Rob M.P. Goverde et al. |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | [Pedestrians as obstacles in dense crowds: Local encounters and collective motion](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106094) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Wenfeng Yi, Wenhan Wu | China University of Petroleum, Beijing; Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2026-10-22 | [Unveiling Asymmetric competition in EV charging via Residual-Coupled Graph learning and impulse response analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106097) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Jia He, Yanlei Hu, Qing-Yu Liu et al. |  |
| 2026-10-22 | [Residual scenario generation for stochastic planning: An emergency medical services application](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106096) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Paulo Abreu, Daniel Santos, Maximilian Schiffer et al. |  |
| 2026-10-22 | [Short-term demand forecasting in mobility-on-demand systems: A systematic literature review and research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106087) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Xiaoming Li, Tho V. Le |  |
| 2026-10-22 | [Hybrid predictive rebalancing control of perceived usability in shared e-scooter systems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106093) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Sara Momen, Yousef Maknoon, Bart van Arem et al. |  |
| 2026-10-22 | [Measuring the state of open science in transportation using large language models](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106024) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Junyi Ji, Ruth Lu, Linda Belkessa et al. | Vanderbilt University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Université Gustave Eiffel; … |
| 2026-10-21 | [Decision intelligence for electric bus charging scheduling through LLM-driven reward shaping and reinforcement learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106090) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Jiahao Zhan, Ying Yang, Zhe Zhang et al. | Shanghai University; Tsinghua University; Jilin University; … |
| 2026-10-19 | [A low-rank consensus method for vision language model hallucination mitigation in autonomous driving](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106092) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Keke Long, Jiacheng Guo, Tianyun Zhang et al. | University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin–Madison; Cleveland State University; … |
| 2026-10-19 | [Sequence-preserving disturbance mitigation strategies for scheduled mobility systems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106089) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Congyuan Ji, Xi Lin, Fang He et al. | Tsinghua University; University of Michigan |
| 2026-10-17 | [Causal precursor pathways to runway-excursion risk from large-scale flight data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106084) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Xinge Qi, Chang Liu, Ruitong Yang et al. |  |
| 2026-10-17 | [A Bayesian-guided aggregation-disaggregation algorithm for transit planning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106085) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Golbarg Dokhani, Jisoon Lim, Yiyang Wang et al. | University of Michigan; Amazon (United States) |
| 2026-10-16 | [Real-time demand-responsive transit service design: A future-aware itinerary-based framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106088) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Shidong Zhu, David Z.W. Wang | Nanyang Technological University |
| 2026-10-16 | [Temperature-aware large-scale charging station siting and sizing for long-haul electric trucks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106066) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Xi Cheng, Xueqi Zeng, Amir Shafiee et al. |  |
| 2026-10-15 | [Last-mile delivery with multiple deliverypersons: Formulation and exact solution methods for a two-echelon location-routing problem](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106069) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Fernando Ribeiro de Senna, Leandro Callegari Coelho, Reinaldo Morábito et al. |  |
| 2026-10-15 | [Proximal data-driven predictive control with nonsmooth dynamics for eco-smoothing mixed traffic](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106086) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Zifei Nie, Zilin Guo, Yuankun Chen et al. | Jilin University; Tongji University; Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications |
| 2026-10-15 | [Metropolis-scale resilient and trustworthy traffic flow inference using multi-source data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106083) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Qishen Zhou, Yifan Zhang, Michail Makridis et al. | Jilin University; City University of Hong Kong; City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan); … |
| 2026-10-14 | [Demand-driven urban rail transit timetabling: Research perspectives](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106070) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Tommaso Schettini, Ola Jabali, Gilbert Laporte et al. |  |
| 2026-10-12 | [Disruption management for large-scale railway networks: A progressive approach with time-phased architecture](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106059) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Yuehao Zhu, Lingyun Meng, Xiaojie Luan et al. | Beijing Jiaotong University; Roma Tre University |
| 2026-10-12 | [Infrastructure-enabled centralized trajectory planning for lane sorting in mixed-autonomy urban traffic bottlenecks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106064) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Qingquan Liu, Kaixuan Tian, Xiangdong Chen et al. | Chongqing University; Tsinghua University; National University of Singapore |
| 2026-10-12 | [From traffic-flow capacity to recovery capacity: An episode-based framework for multi-sector urban resilience](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106063) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | F. C. Tang, Xuesong Simon Zhou, Edward Zhu et al. | Arizona State University; Johns Hopkins University; Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo; … |
| 2026-10-10 | [Editorial Board](https://doi.org/10.1016/s0968-090x(26)00560-7) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) |  |  |
| 2026-10-10 | [Decision-making and planning for autonomous vehicles on foggy highway obstacle sections under visual perception](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106056) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Shengchun Sui, Yongming He, Xinran Li et al. | Northeast Forestry University; University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 2026-10-09 | [Rolling-horizon replanning for two-echelon truck–drone routing with dynamically released pickups](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106067) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Fan Yu, Yanzhan Chen, Qun Chen et al. | Central South University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Virtual formation train timetabling optimization of urban railway networks with rolling stock circulation plan: A coordinate descent-based decomposition method](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106058) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Nan Zheng, Yin Yuan, Junlin Song et al. | Beijing Jiaotong University; Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Dynamic ridesharing matching and vehicle routing optimization of app-based taxis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106049) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Xiqiong Chen, Rufang Pan, Xun Zhou et al. | Chang'an University |
| 2026-10-08 | [DREAM: Defensive risk-aware enhanced maneuver planning for autonomous vehicles in heterogeneous traffic](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106062) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Zian Wang, Yiming Shu, Zejian Deng et al. | University of Hong Kong; Tsinghua University |
| 2026-10-07 | [Delay-aware multi-agent reinforcement learning for mixed-autonomy platoon control](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106054) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Jingyuan Zhou, Zhicheng Wang, Kaidi Yang | National University of Singapore |
| 2026-10-07 | [Vehicle trajectory planning under observational perturbations with robust adversarial reinforcement learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106055) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Gengyue Han, Tiancheng Ruan, Ziyuan Pu et al. | Purdue University West Lafayette; Nanjing Forestry University; Southeast University; … |
| 2026-10-07 | [Sequential–hierarchical coordination for multi-task enroute air traffic control](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106052) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Dong Sui, Mingze Sun, Zekai Zhou et al. | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| 2026-10-07 | [A multi-stage optimization framework for battery electric bus deployment and renewable energy hubs with stochastic energy management and resilience analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106065) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Shouzheng Pan, Xiaohan Liu, Liu Xiaoyue Cathy et al. |  |
| 2026-10-07 | [Hierarchical cooperative signal control for high-demand networks within the MFD framework: A deep reinforcement learning approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106060) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Tao Wang, Jiang Liu, Zijian Yuan et al. | Qingdao University of Science and Technology; Tianjin University |
| 2026-10-07 | [Integrated optimization of collection point selection, UAV routing, and upload scheduling for UAV-aided data collection](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106061) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Bingjie Liang, Gang Zhong, Yuanzhang Zhao et al. | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Southeast University; University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 2026-10-05 | [Robust vehicle routing problem with flexible docking drones in humanitarian logistics](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106048) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Mingze Wu, Xinpeng Geng, Chun Cheng et al. | Dalian Maritime University; Dalian University of Technology; University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 2026-10-04 | [Optimization of eVTOL arrival–departure scheduling under layered airspace with diverse approach patterns](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106050) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Wei Zhiqiang, Xinlong Xiao, Kin Huat Low | Civil Aviation University of China |
| 2026-10-02 | [Integrated modelling of crowdsourcing for autonomous vehicles in urban networks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106044) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Gu-Feng Wang, Chenlan Wang, Hai Huang | Beihang University |
| 2026-10-01 | [Iterative negotiation and oversight: A case study in decentralized air traffic management](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106051) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Jaehan Im, John-Paul Clarke, Ufuk Topcu et al. | The University of Texas at Austin |
| 2026-09-30 | [Impact of wind-assistance on the efficiency of a tramp fleet](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106043) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Alberto Tamburini, Aurore Wendling, Benjamin Lagemann et al. | Technical University of Denmark; Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| 2026-09-30 | [Improving feasibility in the quantum approximate optimization algorithm for vehicle routing via constraint-aware initialization and hybrid XY–X mixing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106047) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Yuan-Zheng Lei, Yaobang Gong, Xianfeng Terry Yang et al. | University of Maryland, College Park |
| 2026-09-29 | [Detecting falsified lane-changing behavior in connected automated vehicles using physics-guided neural networks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106045) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Yongju Kim, Xinzhi Zhong, Lei Shi et al. | University of Wisconsin–Madison; University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| 2026-09-29 | [Spring-based hierarchical eco-driving control for connected automated vehicles at consecutive signalized intersections in mixed traffic considering backward shockwave propagation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106040) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Yongjie Xue, Qiang Feng, Bin Zhou et al. | University of Hong Kong; Beihang University |
| 2026-09-29 | [Trajectory-based optimization for air traffic control in the terminal maneuvering area](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106053) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Yutian Pang, Daniel Delahaye, John-Paul Clarke | The University of Texas at Austin; École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile |
| 2026-09-28 | [Integrating UAM operations into controlled airport airspace via a data-informed complexity framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106041) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Jiang Guo, Liu Qian, Yikang Wang et al. | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile; Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO); … |
| 2026-09-28 | [Dynamic mode control for transit services in disaster evacuations using a Hawkes-based jump diffusion process](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.105974) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Alican Sevim, Eren Erman Özgüven, Qianwen Vivian Guo et al. | Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering; University of Maryland, College Park |
| 2026-09-28 | [High-resolution spatiotemporal freeway traffic state estimation under sparse observations using METANET-EnKF data assimilation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106032) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 志航 许, Ying Gao, Zhigang Xu et al. | Chang'an University; Tsinghua University |

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