KATO, Hironori BE ME Dr. Eng

Personal Information

Position: Full Professor
Department: Civil Engineering
Organization: The University of Tokyo
E-mail: kato @ civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Telephone: 03-5841-7451
Address: 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113-8656, Tokyo, Japan
Lab: International Project Lab (Web/Facebook/Research)
Bio and Full CV

Education

Dr. Eng., The University of Tokyo, February 1999.
M. Eng., The University of Tokyo, March 1995.
B. Eng., The University of Tokyo, March 1993.

Employment

Professor, The University of Tokyo, November 2013 - present.
Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo, August 2004 - October 2013.
Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo, August 2000 - August 2004.
Project Manager, Institute of Transport Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan, April 1998 - August 2000.
Research Associate, The University of Tokyo, April 1995 - March 1998.

Research/teaching concerns

Transportation planning, Transportation policy, International transportation research, Transportation in developing world

Academic associations

Japan Society of Civil Engineering, City Planning Institute of Japan, Japan Society of Traffic Engineers, Japan Society of Transportation Economics, Eastern Asia Society of Transportation Studies, Society of World Conference on Transport Reseach, Transportation Research Board

Major honors/awards

Best Paper Award, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, September 2019.
Best Teaching Award 2015, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, April 2016.
Best Paper Award, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, September 2015.
Kometani-Sasaki Award, Kometani-Sasaki Foundation, November 2014.
JSTE Award, The Japan Society of Transportation Economics, October 2014.
Outstanding Paper Award at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2014, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., May 2014.
Excellent Technology and Research Development Award, Committee on Advanced Road Technology, October 2012.

Selected publications

Kato, H., Sanko, N., Ishibe, M., Sakashita, A. (2024). Value of travel time savings for leisure trips in autonomous vehicles: Case study from the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 24, 101080. [Scopus]
Hoang-Tung, N., Kato, H., Hoang, T. L., Hoang, V. C., Phan, L. B., Takeda, S. (2024). Ride-hailing service availability and private transportation mode usage in a motorcycle-based city: Evidence from Hanoi. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 24, 101069. [Scopus]
Uchida, K., Kato, H., Murakami, J., Takeuchi, W. (2024). Does new airport investment promote urban economic development?: Global evidence from nighttime light data. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 180, 103948. [SCIE/SSCI]
Guo, J., Kato, H. (2024). Role of government equity investment in capital structure of project finance: Global evidence from PPP projects in developing countries. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 150, No.3 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-1396). [SCIE]
Maharjan, R., Kato, H. (2024). Can logistics and supply chain resilience strategies minimize the impacts of disruptions? Evidence from Japan. International Journal of Logistics Management (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-12-2022-0487). [SSCI]
Guo, J., del Barrio-Alvarez, D., Yuan, J., Kato, H. (2024). Determinants of the formation process in public-private partnership projects in developing countries: Evidence from China. Local Government Studies (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2023.2198221). [SSCI]
Adachi, H., Kato, H. (2024). Interview-based analysis on impacts of COVID-19 on interurban business trips in Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221082560) (online first). [SCIE]
Morikawa, S., Aoyama, M., Kato, H. (2023). Development of railway station plazas: Impact on land prices in surrounding areas. Transport Policy, Vol. 142, pp.1-14. [SSCI]
Sunio, V., Kato, H., Gaspay, S. M., Napalang, M. S. (2023). International transfer of railway infrastructure through the intermediation of aid agencies. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 18, 100765. [Scopus]
Thaithatkul, P., Chalermpong, S., Laosinwattana, W., Liang, J., Kato, H. (2023). Car versus motorcycle ride-hailing applications: user behaviors and adoption factors in Bangkok, Thailand. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol. 11, 100950. [ESCI]
Chalermpong, S., Kato, H., Thaithatkul, P., Ratanawaraha, A., Fillone, A., Nguyen, T. H., Jittrapirom, P. (2023). Ride-hailing applications in Southeast Asia: A literature review. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 298-318. [SSCI]
Fan, J., Kato, H., Liu, X., Li, Y., Zhou, L. (2022). High-speed railway development, inter-county accessibility improvements, and regional poverty alleviation: Evidence from China. Land, Vol. 11, No. 10, 1846. [SSCI]
Liu, J., He, M., Schonfeld, P. M., Kato, H., Li, A. (2022). Measures of accessibility incorporating time reliability for an urban rail transit network: A case study in Wuhan, China. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 165, pp. 471-489. [SCIE/SSCI]
Setthasuravich, P., Kato, H. (2022). Does the digital divide matter for short-term transportation policy outcomes? A spatial econometric analysis of Thailand. Telematics and Informatics, Vol. 72, 101858. [SSCI]
Maharjan, R., Kato, H. (2022). Resilient supply chain network design: A systematic literature review. Transport Reviews, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 739-761. [SSCI]
Thaithatkul, P., Chalermpong, S., Laosinwattana, W., Kato, H. (2022). Mobility, activities, and happiness in old age: Case of the elderly in Bangkok. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 1462-1471. [ESCI]
Miwa, N., Bhatt, A., Morikawa, S., Kato, H. (2022). High-speed rail and the knowledge economy: Evidence from Japan. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Vol. 159, pp. 398-416. [SCIE/SSCI]
Hoang-Tung, N., Linh, H. T., Cuong, H. V., Binh, P. L., Takeda, S., Kato, H. (2022). Ride-hailing service adoption and local context in motorcycle-based societies: Case study in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sustainability, Vol. 14, No. 2, 728. [SCIE/SSCI].
Le, Y., Oka, M., Kato, H. (2022). Efficiencies of the urban railway lines incorporating financial performance and in-vehicle congestion in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Transport Policy, Vol. 116, pp. 343-354. [SSCI]
Miwa, N., Bhatt, A, Kato, H. (2022). High-speed rail development and regional inequalities: Evidence from Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2767, No. 7, pp. 363-378. [SCIE]
Fan, J., Kato, H., Zhang, Y., Li, Y. (2022). Effects from expanding high-speed railway network on regional accessibility and economic productivity in China. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2676, No.4, pp. 145-160. [SCIE]
Nguyen, H. T., Do, V. H., Kato, H., Phan, L. B. (2021). Modeling ceiling price for build-operation-transfer road projects in developing countries. Economics of Transportation, Vol. 28, 100235. [SSCI]
Komikado, H., Morikawa, S., Bhatt, A., Kato, H. (2021). High speed rail, inter-regional accessibility, and regional innovation: Evidence from Japan. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 167, 120697. [SSCI]
Konno, A., Kato, H., Takeuchi, W., Kiguchi, R. (2021). Global evidence on productivity effects of road infrastructure incorporating spatial spillover effects. Transport Policy, Vol. 103, pp. 167-182. [SSCI]
Bhatt, A., Kato, H. (2021). High speed rails and knowledge productivity: A global perspective. Transport Policy, Vol. 101, pp. 174-186. [SSCI]
Takada, S., Morikawa, S., Idei, R., Kato, H. (2021). Impacts of improvements in rural roads on household income through the enhancement of market accessibility in rural areas of Cambodia. Transportation, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 2857-2881. [SCIE/SSCI]
Nguyen, H. T., Kato, H., Tran, T. H. , Phan L. B., Luu, D. (2021). Impacts of the introduction of bus rapid transit on travel behaviors of commuters in Hanoi, Vietnam: A quasi-experimental approach. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol. 9, pp. 95-102. [ESCI]
Alves, L. B. O., Maeda, S., Morikawa, S., Kato, H. (2021). Land titles and farmer’s perceptions about ease of conducting transactions: A case study in Brazil. Development in Practice, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 484-495. [Scopus]
Murakami, J., Kato, H. (2020). The intra-metropolitan distribution of airport accessibility, employment density, and labor productivity: Spatial strategy for economic development in Tokyo. Applied Geography, Vol. 125, 102309. [SSCI]
Setthasuravich, P., Kato, H. (2020). The mediating role of the digital divide in outcomes of short-term transportation policy in Thailand. Transport Policy, Vol. 97, pp. 161-171. [SSCI]
Nguyen, T. M. C., Kato, H., Phan, L. B. (2020). Is built environment associated with travel mode choice in developing cities? Evidence from Hanoi. Sustainability, Vol. 12, No. 14, 5773. [SCIE/SSCI]
Yashiro, R., Kato, H. (2020). Intermodal connection of high-speed rail with interregional bus services in Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2674, No. 11, pp. 674-684. [SCIE]
Chullabodhi, C., Chalermpong, S., Ratanawaraha, A., Kato, H. (2020). Assessing minimum parking requirements and parking capacities of residential development in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2674, No. 11, pp. 593-605. [SCIE]
Varghese, V., Chikaraishi, M., Kato, H. (2020). Analysis of travel-time use in crowded trains using discrete-continuous choices of commuters in Tokyo, Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2674, No.10, pp. 189-198. [SCIE]
Idei, R., Kato, H. (2020). Medical-purposed travel behaviors in rural areas in developing countries: Case study in rural Cambodia. Transportation, Vol.47, No.3, pp.1415-1438. [SCIE/SSCI]
Idei, R., Kato, H., Morikawa, S. (2020). Contribution of rural roads improvement on children’s school attendance: Evidence in Cambodia. International Journal of Educational Development, Vol.72, 102131. [SSCI]
Yashiro, R., Kato, H. (2019). Success factors in the introduction of an intermodal passenger transportation system connecting high-speed rail with intercity bus services. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol.7, pp.708-717. [ESCI]
Shibasaki, R., Tanabe, S., Kato, H., Lee, P. T-W. (2019). Could Gwadar Port in Pakistan be a new gateway? A network simulation approach in the Belt and Road Initiative. Sustainability, Vol.11, No.20, 5757. [SCIE/SSCI]
Kinoshita, A., Mori, K., Rustiadi, E., Muramatsu, S., Kato, H. (2019). Effectiveness of incorporating the concept of city sustainability into sustainability education programs. Sustainability, Vol.11, No.17, 4736. [SCIE/SSCI]
Wetwitoo, J., Kato, H. (2019). Regional and local economic effects of proximity to high-speed rail stations in Japan: Difference-in-differences and propensity score matching analyses. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2673, No.9, pp.323-333. [SCIE]
Alves, L. B. O., Maeda, S., Morikawa, S., Kato, H. (2019). Can transportation change land property rights in developing rural areas? A case study of land titles in a Brazilian municipality. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2673, No.5, pp.220-229. [SCIE]
Kaneko, Y., Nakagawa, T., Phun, V. K., Kato, H. (2019). Impacts of urban rail investment on regional economies: Evidences from Tokyo using spatial difference-in-differences analysis. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2673, No.10, pp.129-140. [SCIE]
Phun, V. K., Kato, H., Chalermpong, S. (2019). Paratransit as a connective mode for mass transit systems in Asian developing cities: Case of Bangkok in the era of ride-hailing services. Transport Policy, Vol.75, pp.27-35. [SSCI]
Abe, R., Kato, H. (2019). Long-run studies of daily travel: Methodological review and convergence of distance traveled per capita across cities. Transport Reviews, Vol.39, No.4, pp.443-462. [SSCI]
Alves, L. B. O., Kato, H. (2018). Transportation and land property rights: Economic impacts on agricultural productivity. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2672, No.3, pp.1-11. [SCIE]
Idei, R., Kato, H. (2018). Changes in individual economic activities and regional market structures caused by rural improvements in Cambodia. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol.2672, No.3, pp.26-36. [SCIE]
Shibasaki, R., Usami, T., Furuichi, M., Teranishi, H., Kato, H. (2018). How do the new shipping routes affect Asian LNG markets and economy?: Case of the Northern Sea Route and Panama Canal Expansion. Maritime Policy & Management, Vol.45, No.4, pp.543-566. [SSCI]
Phun, V. K., Kato, H., Yai, T. (2018). Traffic risk perception and behavioral intentions of paratransit users in Phnom Penh. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol.55, pp.175-187. [SSCI]
Wetwitoo, J., Kato, H. (2017). High-Speed rail and regional economic productivity through agglomeration and network externality: A case study of inter-regional transportation in Japan. Case Studies on Transport Policy, Vol.5, No.4, pp.549-559. [Scopus]
Wetwitoo, J., Kato, H. (2017). Inter-regional transportation and economic development: A case study of regional agglomeration economies in Japan. Annals of Regional Science, Vol.59, No.2, pp.321-344. [SSCI]
Kato, H., Fukuda, D., Yamashita, Y., Iwakura, S., Yai, T. (2017). Latest urban rail demand forecast model system in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2668, pp.60-77. [SCIE]
Ninomiya, S., Kato, H., Diaz, C.E.D. (2017). Fare system of urban public transportation services in Davao City, Philippines. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2652, pp.106-115. [SCIE]
Abe, R., Kato, H. (2017). What led to the establishment of a rail-oriented city? Determinants of urban rail supply in Tokyo, Japan, 1950-2010. Transport Policy, Vol.58, pp.72-79. [SSCI]
Inaba, H., Kato, H. (2017). Impacts of motorcycle demand management in Yangon, Myanmar. Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 25, pp. 4856-4872. [Scopus]
Murakami, J., Matsui, Y., Kato, H. (2016). Airport rail links and economic productivity: Evidence from 82 cities with the world's 100 busiest airports. Transport Policy, Vol.52, pp.89-99. [SSCI]
Abe, R., Kato, H.(2015). Effect of built environment on gasoline consumption in a developing megacity: Evidence from the Jakarta, Indonesia, metropolitan area. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2454, pp.12-19. [SCIE]
Kato, H., Kaneko, Y., Soyama, Y. (2014). Economic benefits of urban rail projects that improve travel‐time reliability: Evidence from Tokyo, Japan. Transport Policy, Vol.35, pp.202-210. [SSCI]
Kato, H., Shiroyama, H., Nakagawa, Y. (2014). Public policy structuring incorporating reciprocal expectation analysis. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.233, No.1, pp. 171-183. [SCIE]
Wang, X., Kato, H., Shibasaki, R. (2013). Risk perception and communication at maritime transportation to and from Japan after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2330, pp.87-94. [SCIE]
Kato, H. (2013). On the value of business travel time savings: Derivation of Hensher’s formula. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2343, pp.34-42.[SCIE]
Asao, K., Miyamoto, T., Kato, H., Diaz, C.E.D. (2013). Comparison of revenue guarantee programs in build-operation-transfer projects. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol.3, No.2, pp.214-227. [ESCI]
Kato, H., Sakashita, A., Tsuchiya, T., Oda, T., Tanishita, M. (2011). Estimation of road user's value of travel time savings using large-scale household survey data from Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2231, pp.85-92.[SCIE]
Kato, H., Kaneko, Y., Inoue, M. (2010). Comparative analysis of transit assignment: Evidence from urban railway system in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Transportation, Vol.37, No.5, pp775-799.[SCIE/SSCI]
Kato, H., Diaz, C.E.D., Onga, M. (2010). The impact of foreign aid on local institutional systems: Case study of institutional spillover effect on the Batangas Port Development Project in the Philippines. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2163, pp.144-150.[SCIE]
Kato, H., Matsumoto, M. (2009). Intra-household interaction in a nuclear family: A utility-maximizing approach. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Vol.43, No.2, pp.191-203.[SCIE/SSCI]
Kato, H., Onoda, K. (2009). An investigation of whether the value of travel time increases as individuals travel longer: A case study of modal choice of inter-urban travelers in Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2135, pp.10-16. [SCIE]
Kato, H., Shiroyama, H., Fukayama, T. (2008). Process management in public transit planning: A case study of the Light Rail Transit introduction project in Toyama, Japan. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2042, pp.33-40. [SCIE]
Kato, H., Matsumoto, M. (2007). Intra-household interaction analysis among a husband, a wife, and a child using the joint time allocation model. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No.2021, pp.1-9. [SCIE]

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Major editorial/academic committee members

Member, Transportation (Springer, SCIE/SSCI), Editorial Advisory Board, June 2022- present.
Member, Sustainability (MDPI, SCIE/SSCI), Reviewer Board, December 2019- present.
Academic Editor, PLOS ONE (PLOS, SCIE), Editorial Board, November 2018- present.
Editor-in-chief, Asian Transport Studies (Elsevier, Scopus), November 2016- present.
Associate Editor, Urban Rail Transit (Springer, Scopus), January 2015- present.