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
- Irawan, M. Z., Rizki, M., Belgiawan, P. F., Joewono, T. B., Chalermpong,
S., Thaithatkul, P., Kato, H. (2024). Heterogeneity in activity and travel
mode patterns of older Indonesians. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary
Perspectives, Vol. 26, 101159. [ESCI]
- Setthasuravich, P., Sirikhan, K., Kato, H. (2024). Spatial econometric
analysis of the digital divide in Thailand at the sub-district level: Patterns
and determinants. Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 48, No. 8, 102818. [SCIE/SSCI]
- Kanai, Y., Wetwitoo, J., Kato, H. (2024). Meta-analysis on indirect impacts
of highway investment: Evidence from Japan. Transportation Research Record:
Journal of the Transportation Research Board (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981241265688)
(online first). [SCIE]
- Denfanapapol, S., Setthasuravich, P., Rattanakul, S., Pairoh, N., Pukdeewut,
A., Kato, H. (2024). The digital divide, wealth, and inequality: An examination
of socio-economic determinants of collaborative environmental governance
in Thailand through provincial-level panel data analysis. Sustainability,
Vol. 16, 4658. [SCIE/SSCI]
- 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. [ESCI]
- 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. [ESCI]
- 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, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp.1465-1482. [SSCI]
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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, Vol. 50, No.
3, pp. 521-544. [SSCI]
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Adachi, H., Kato, H. (2023). 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.
[ESCI]
- 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.
