Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering

Research output

Research output per year 1987 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

• 670 Article
• 58 Conference contribution
• 46 Chapter
• 23 Review article
• 93 More
  • 22 Conference article
  • 20 Editorial
  • 17 Paper
  • 13 Comment/debate
  • 10 Book
  • 5 Foreword/postscript
  • 5 Letter
  • 1 Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2025

  Benefits from removing fouling mussels in suspension oyster aquaculture: An evaluation using farm-scale carbon budget and bivalve growth models

  Sakamaki, T., Hatakeyama, Y., Saito, H., Fujibayashi, M., Hayashi, S. & Filgueira, R., Jul 15 2025, In: Aquaculture. 605, 742531.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Oyster 100%
  • Mussel 100%
  • Fouling 100%
  • Particulate Organic Matter 80%
  • Organic Carbon 40%

• Beyond carbon: Environmental and social impacts of Japan's vehicle electrification transition

  Rinawati, D. I., Keeley, A. R., Itsubo, N. & Managi, S., May 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 383, 125509.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Africa 100%
  • Social Life Cycle Assessment 100%
  • Due Diligence 40%
  • Operation Phase 40%
  • Primary Production 40%

• City-level population prediction in Japan from 2020 to 2100 by machine learning

  Li, C., Keeley, A. R., Takeda, S., Seki, D., Zhang, J., Shi, B. & Managi, S., Aug 1 2025, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 285, 128005.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Population Level 100%
  • Demographic Forecast 50%

• Companies adjust tax payments to offset changes in publicly perceived impact on environment, social, and governance factors

  Okuyama, A., Tsugawa, S., Matsunaga, C. & Managi, S., Dec 2025, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 12, 1, 115.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Tax Avoidance 100%
  • Corporate Social Responsibility 50%
  • Environmental, Social, and Governance Performance 16%
  • International Issue 16%
  • Corporate Taxation 16%

• Demographic Variation in Social Support and Intimate Friend Across 22 Countries: A Cross-National Analysis

  Ritchie-Dunham, J. L., Yancey, G., Managi, S., Bartel, C., Bonhag, R., Padgett, N., Shiba, K., Johnson, B. R. & VanderWeele, T. J., Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. 10, 2, 37.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Demographic Group 100%
  • Social Support 100%
  • Cross National Analysis 100%
  • Strongest Association 33%
  • Religious Service 33%

• Does environmental materiality matter to corporate financial performance: Evidence from 34 countries

  Shen, S., Xie, J., Fujii, H., Keeley, A. R. & Managi, S., Mar 2025, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 32, 2, p. 2390-2411 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Investors 100%
  • Specific Industry 50%
  • Tobin's Q 50%
  • Environmental Reporting 50%
  • Business Environment 50%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Energy transition impacts on economic growth: A new economic modeling approach

  Azam, M., Hunjra, A. I., Ben Zaied, Y. & Managi, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Green Energy.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Economic Model Construction 100%
  • Energy Transition 100%
  • Renewable Energy Technology 100%
  • Energy Storage 100%
  • Growth Theory 50%

• ESG Tendencies From News Investigated by AI Trained by Human Intelligence

  Li, C., Keeley, A., Takeda, S., Seki, D. & Managi, S., Feb 2025, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 34, 2, p. 1880-1895 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Human Intelligence 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence Model 100%
  • Cross-Validation 50%
  • Environmental Social Issue 50%
  • Zero-Shot Learning 50%

• Evaluating the impact of report readability on ESG scores: A generative AI approach

  Shimamura, T., Tanaka, Y. & Managi, S., May 2025, In: International Review of Financial Analysis. 101, 104027.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Context Dependent 100%
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence 100%
  • Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance 100%
  • Negative Correlation 50%
  • AI Tools 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Exploring the Effects of Carbon Pricing and Carbon Quota Control on the Energy Transition Towards Carbon Neutrality: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of the Zhejiang Region of China

  Shi, B., Jiang, Q., Shi, M. & Managi, S., Mar 2025, In: Energies. 18, 5, 1029.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Computable General Equilibrium 100%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Human capital and regional disparities: Advancing accounting frameworks with education, health, and population dynamics

  Chen, S., Piao, X., Xie, J. & Managi, S., Mar 2025, In: PloS one. 20, 3 March, e0315166.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Population Dynamics 100%
  • Present Value 12%
  • Investment Appraisal Techniques 12%
  • Capital Accumulation 12%
  • Capital Budgeting 12%

• Human mobility and environmental factors

  Li, C., Keeley, A. R. & Managi, S., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 29, 3, p. 982-996 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Japan 100%
  • Dichotomy 100%
  • Satellite Data 100%
  • Atmospheric Pressure 100%
  • Climate Change Impact 100%

• Impacts of community attachment and community livability on environmental activity according to XGBoost and SHAP

  Li, C. & Managi, S., Jan 2025, In: Cities. 156, 105559.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Household Income 100%
  • Willingness to Pay 100%
  • Environmental Issue 50%
  • Income Community 33%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Impacts of low-carbon transition on human capital and future sustainability via electricity market: a framework based on inclusive wealth analysis at the regional level in China

  Shi, B., Jiang, Q., Shi, M. & Managi, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Sustainability Science. 101459.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Fiscal Policy 100%
  • Environmental Economics 85%
  • Electric Power Transmission 85%
  • Carbon Pricing 42%

• Impacts of urban-rural migration on domain-specific satisfaction

  Kumagai, J., Yoo, S. & Managi, S., Aug 2025, In: Cities. 163, 106056.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Rural to Urban Migration 100%
  • Wellbeing 100%
  • Life Domain 33%

• Infrastructure distribution in cities and the improvement of the well-being of citizens in Japan: evidence from the quantile regression

  Piao, X., Li, C. & Managi, S., 2025, In: Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure. 10, 2, p. 166-180 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Infrastructure Provision 100%
  • Public Service 100%
  • Health Service 100%
  • Museum 50%
  • Subjective Well-Being 50%

• Innovative potassium hexacyanoferrate intercalated into layered double hydroxide adsorbent for efficient cesium removal from seawater

  Khandaker, S., Fujibayashi, M. & Kuba, T., Feb 19 2025, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 354, 128984.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Potassium 100%
  • Layered Double Hydroxides 100%
  • Cesium 100%
  • Seawater 100%
  • Adsorbent 20%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Investor's ESG tendency probed by pre-trained transformers

  Li, C., Keeley, A. R., Takeda, S., Seki, D. & Managi, S., Mar 2025, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 32, 2, p. 2051-2071 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Annual Report 100%
  • Market Leader 33%

• Methyl-end desaturases determine the capability for de novo biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids in bivalves

  Kabeya, N., Ramos-Llorens, M., Nakano, Y., Gomes-dos-Santos, A., Teixeira, A., Fujibayashi, M., Haro, J. G., Navarro, J. C., Castro, L. F. C., Haga, Y. & Monroig, Ó., Jun 2025, In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1870, 5, 159617.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid 100%
  • Ruditapes philippinarum 33%

• Mitigating Climate Policy Shocks Through Mergers and Acquisitions? An Empirical Investigation of International Oil and Gas Firms

  Chen, Y., Zhou, C., Zhang, D., Xie, J. & Managi, S., May 2025, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 32, 3, p. 2921-2949 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Merger 100%
  • Climate Policy 100%
  • Paris Agreement 33%
  • Cash Flow 16%
  • Energy Industry 16%

• Postmaterial values contribute to and alleviate global well-being disparities: Evidence from Gallup world poll data

  Yoo, S., Kumagai, J., Coulibaly, T. Y. & Managi, S., Jan 2025, In: Cities. 156, 105510.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Subjective Well-Being 100%
  • Instrumental Variable Analysis 100%
  • Happiness 40%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Railway expansions and human capital growth: A 20-year causal analysis in Tokyo

  Kumagai, J., Yoo, S. & Managi, S., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Transport Geography. 123, 104076.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • University Graduate 100%
  • Skilled Labor 100%
  • Human Capital 100%
  • Urban Growth 20%

• Railway network expansion reduces air pollution in Tokyo over 25 years

  Yoo, S., Kumagai, J., Aki, R. & Managi, S., Jun 1 2025, In: Sustainable Cities and Society. 127, 106408.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Construction Costs 100%
  • Central City 100%
  • Railway Network 100%
  • Central Business District 33%

• Soil organic carbon credits from turf and clover planting beneath solar panels

  Yagi, M. & Managi, S., Jun 2025, In: Environmental Challenges. 19, 101153.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Japan 100%
  • Soil Organic Carbon 100%
  • Carbon Credit 100%
  • Clover 100%
  • Vegetation 50%

• Spatially varying impacts of sea surface temperature on coral bleaching: A geographically weighted regression approach

  Coulibaly, T. Y., Yoo, S., Kumagai, J. & Managi, S., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 380, 124979.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Coral Bleaching 100%
  • Geographically Weighted Regression 100%
  • Sea Surface Temperature 100%
  • Climate Change 60%
  • Coral Reef 60%
• 2024

  ANALYSIS OF DISTRIBUTION AND MIGRATION OF MERCURY IN SEDIMENT IN THE YATSUSHIRO SEA BASED ON THE CLASSIFICATION EXPERIMENTAL METHOD

  Chi, B., Yano, S., Matsuyama, A. & Hao, L., Feb 29 2024, In: Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers. 12, 2, p. 1-6 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Size Effect 100%

• Analysis of prospective demand for hydrogen in the road transportation sector: Evidence from 14 countries

  Zulfhazli, Keeley, A. R., Coulibaly, T. Y. & Managi, S., Feb 22 2024, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 56, p. 853-863 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Highway 100%
  • Hydrogen 100%
  • Transportation 100%
  • Country 100%
  • Evidence 100%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Analyzing factors causing deadlock events of bi-directional pedestrian flow when moving on stairs using a personal space model

  Liu, M., Lu, G. & Yoshinao, O., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 10847.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Directional 100%
  • Stairway 100%
  • Personal Space 100%
  • Influencing Factor 33%
  • Disruptions 33%

• A NATURAL BARRIER ON THE COAST: THE ABILITY OF COASTAL PLANT COMMUNITIES TO CAPTURE MARINE DEBRIS

  Song, Y. & Seino, S., 2024, In: Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers. 12, 2, 24-17241.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Recurrent 100%
  • Detrimental Effect 100%
  • Plant Community 100%
  • Polystyrene 33%
  • Carex 33%

• Anticipating Mode Shifts Owing to Automated Vehicles Based on a Tourist Behavior Model: Case Study on Travel to Kagoshima

  Zhou, R. & Oeda, Y., Dec 2024, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 16, 24, 11097.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Case Study 100%
  • Leading Position 33%
  • Statistical Test 33%

• Are farmers willing to accept compensation from tourism revenue for elephant crop damage and coexistence support? Evidence from Sri Lanka

  Suresh, K., Wilson, C., Quayle, A., Managi, S. & Khanal, U., Oct 2024, In: Ecological Economics. 224, 108300.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Taxation 100%
  • Willingness to Pay 100%
  • Crop Damage 100%
  • Discrete Choice 50%
  • Willingness to Accept 50%

• Assessment of heavy metals accumulation by vegetables irrigated with different stages of textile wastewater for evaluation of food and health risk

  Hassan, J., Rajib, M. M. R., Khan, M. N. E. A., Khandaker, S., Zubayer, M., Ashab, K. R., Kuba, T., Marwani, H. M., Asiri, A. M., Hasan, M. M., Islam, A., Rahman, M. M. & Awual, M. R., Feb 27 2024, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 353, 120206.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Food 100%
  • Heavy Metal 100%
  • Risk 100%
  • Health Hazard 100%
  • Amaranth 23%
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Beyond the merit order effect: Impact of the rapid expansion of renewable energy on electricity market price

  Shimomura, M., Keeley, A. R., Matsumoto, K., Tanaka, K. & Managi, S., Jan 2024, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 189, 114037.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Market Price 100%
  • Renewable Energy 100%
  • Price 100%
  • Order 100%
  • Electricity Market 100%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Biological Mn(II) oxidation under organic substrate-limited conditions and its application in mine drainage remediation

  Miyata, N., Suganuma, R., Sunouchi, K., Okano, K., Fuchida, S., Watanabe, M., Fujibayashi, M., Sato, Y. & Tokoro, C., Mar 2024, In: Biochemical Engineering Journal. 203, 109187.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Manganese Oxidizing Bacterium 100%
  • Carbon Fixation 100%
  • Hydraulic Retention Time 100%
  • Methylotroph 100%
  • Oxidation Reaction 100%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Buy and/or Pay Disparity: Evidence from Fully Autonomous Vehicles

  Yoo, S., Kumagai, J., Kawabata, Y., Keeley, A. R. & Managi, S., Jan 2024, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 14, 1, 410.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Autonomous Vehicles 100%
  • Willingness to Buy 100%
  • Structural Equation Modeling 100%
  • Natural Environment 100%
  • Environmental Consciousness 25%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Coastal Litter Detection through Image Analysis-Employing Deep Learning to Identify Microplastics

  Okawachi, Y., Ogawa, S., Hayashi, T., Jie, T. C., Titan, J., Hayashi, E., Tominaga, A. & Seino, S., 2024, In: Journal of Robotics, Networking and Artificial Life. 10, 4, p. 299-303 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Microplastics 100%
  • Image Analysis 100%
  • Slicing 100%
  • Real Time 33%
  • Initial Learning 33%

• Continuous worsening of population emotional stress globally: universality and variations

  Piao, X., Xie, J. & Managi, S., Dec 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1, 3576.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Emotional Stress 100%
  • Psychological Stress 100%
  • Self-Employed 100%
  • Mental Stress 33%
  • Diseases 16%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Detour canal, a civil engineering heritage created through historical struggle for water resources, now provides the habitats for a rare freshwater fish

  Yamasaki, Y., Hayashi, H., Kubo, S., Namiki, T. & Kano, Y., 2024, In: Biodiversity Data Journal. 12, e119517.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Raw Fish 100%
  • Catfish 100%
  • Water Resource 100%
  • Tachysurus 12%

• Do local government sustainability initiatives impact corporate social sustainability practices?

  Ida, A., Yoshida, K., Xie, J., Tanaka, Y. & Managi, S., Sept 2024, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 33, 6, p. 5839-5854 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Peer Effect 100%
  • Personal Computer 100%
  • Minimum Wage 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Dual benefits of biofouling reduction in non-fed aquaculture: On-site heat treatment enhances oyster production and mitigates local environmental impacts

  Hatakeyama, Y., Fujibayashi, M., Maruo, C., Nishimura, O. & Sakamaki, T., Sept 25 2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 472, 143502.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Particulate Organic Matter 100%
  • Biofouling 100%
  • Fouling 37%
  • Fouling Organism 12%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Effects of bathing in different hot spring types on Japanese gut microbiota

  Takeda, M., Choi, J., Maeda, T. & Managi, S., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 2316.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Gut Microbiota 100%
  • Sodium Bicarbonate 50%
  • Dicarbonate 50%
  • Sulfur 33%
  • Adult 16%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Engineering of Autonomous Mobile Field Robot-Validating Precision in Self-Localization via Simulation-

  Hayashi, T., Ogawa, S., Okawachi, Y., Jie, T. C., Titan, J., Tominaga, A., Hayashi, E. & Seino, S., 2024, In: Journal of Robotics, Networking and Artificial Life. 10, 4, p. 304-307 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Information Retrieval 100%

• Financial stability, liquidity risk and income diversification: evidence from European banks using the CAMELS–DEA approach

  Ben Lahouel, B., Taleb, L., Ben Zaied, Y. & Managi, S., Mar 2024, In: Annals of Operations Research. 334, 1-3, p. 391-422 32 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Liquidity 100%
  • Income 30%
  • Financial Crisis 20%
  • Efficiency 10%
  • Return 10%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Forest carbon removal potential and sustainable development in Japan

  Zhang, B., Imbulana Arachchi, J. & Managi, S., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 647.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Sustainable Development 100%
  • Wealth 100%
  • Carbon Removal 100%
  • Environmental Impact Assessment 100%
  • Information 50%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• From industrial jute fibre spinning wastes to biofibre-reinforced plastics

  Khandaker, S., Akter, D., Hasan, M., Saifullah, A., Marwani, H. M., Islam, A., Asiri, A. M., Rahman, M. M., Hasan, M. M., Kuba, T., Awual, M. R. & Sarker, F., Feb 1 2024, In: Materials Chemistry and Physics. 313, 128586.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Reinforced Plastic 100%
  • Fiber Spinning 100%
  • Jute Fiber 100%
  • Jute Fibre 100%
  • Composite Material 70%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Global evaluation of the natural environment and household income for sustainable development

  Piao, X. & Managi, S., Dec 2024, In: Sustainable Futures. 8, 100254.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Household Income 100%
  • Environmental Impact Assessment 100%
  • Physical Environment 100%
  • Sustainable Development 100%
  • Logit Model 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• How corporate climate change mitigation actions affect the cost of capital

  Wang, Y., Shen, S., Xie, J., Fujii, H., Keeley, A. R. & Managi, S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 31, 6, p. 5139-5154 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cost of Capital 100%
  • Decarbonization 50%
  • Cost of Equity 50%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Impact of air pollution on human morality: A multinational perspective

  Nakaishi, T., Yoo, S., Kagawa, S. & Managi, S., Dec 2024, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11, 1, 991.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Mental Health 100%
  • Regression Analysis 100%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 100%

• Impact of high-speed railway on gentrification and regional inequality in Japan

  Yoo, S., Kumagai, J., Sho, K. & Managi, S., Sept 2024, In: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. 134, 104346.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Gentrification 100%
  • Instrumental Variable Analysis 33%
  • Economic Adjustment 33%
  • Urban Migration 25%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Influencing cryptocurrency: analyzing celebrity sentiments on X (formerly Twitter) and their impact on bitcoin prices

  Inuduka, T., Yokose, A. & Managi, S., Sept 2024, In: Digital Finance. 6, 3, p. 379-426 48 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Price 100%
  • Bitcoin 100%
  • Cryptocurrency 100%
  • Risk Management 14%
  • Investors 14%
  1 Citation (Scopus)