近5年（2015年-2020年）发表60多篇高水平论文，其中一作/通讯SCI期刊论文15篇（TOP期刊论文4篇，中科院一区论文4篇，二区4篇，三区3篇，四区4篇），总IF>58，总他引>95。已获得22项授权专利。
代表性论文
[1]. Feng Mao, Zhiheng Li, Kai Zhang, Carbon dioxide emissions estimation of conventional diesel buses electrification: A well-to-well analysis in Shenzhen, China, Journal of Cleaner Production, 277, 2020, DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123048
[2]. Jinping Guan, Kai Zhang, Qing Shen, Ying He, Dynamic Modal Accessibility Gap Measurement and Application Using Travel Routes Data, Transportation Research Part D, 81, 102272, 2020
[3]. Fushi Lian, Bokui Chen, Kai Zhang, Lixin Miao, Jinchao Wu & Shichao Luan, Adaptive traffic signal control algorithms based on probe vehicle data, Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/15472450.2020.1750384
[4]. Yuping Lin, Kai Zhang, Zuo-Jun Shen, Bin Ye, Lixin Miao, Multistage Large-scale Charging Station Planning for Electric Buses Considering Transportation Network and Power Grid, Transportation Research Part C, 107, 423-443, 2019
[5]. Yuping Lin, Kai Zhang, Zuo-Jun Shen, Lixin Miao, Charging Network Planning for Electric Bus Cities: A Case Study of Shenzhen, China, Sustainability, 11(17), 4713, 2019
[6]. Nan Cui, Bokui Chen, Kai Zhang, Yi Zhang, Xiaotong Liu, Jun Zhou, Lixin Miao, Effects of route guidance strategies on traffic emissions in intelligent transportation systems. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 513, 32-44, 2019
[7]. Zhengping Li, Kai Zhang, Bokui Chen, Yuhan Dong, Lin Zhang, Driver identification in intelligent vehicle systems using machine learning algorithms, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 13(1), 40-47, 2019
[8]. Xiaotong Liu, Kai Zhang, Bokui Chen, Jun Zhou, Lixin Miao, Analysis of logistics service supply chain for the One Belt and One Road initiative of China. Transportation Research Part E, 117, 23-29, 2018
[9]. Bokui Chen, David Z. W. Wang, Yachun Gao, Kai Zhang, Lixin Miao, Binghong Wang, Effects of traffic lights for Manhattan-like urban traffic network in intelligent transportation systems, Transportmetrica B: Transport Dynamics, 6(1), 4-16, 2018
[10]. Jinchao Wu, Bokui Chen, Kai Zhang, Jun Zhou, Lixin Miao, Ant pheromone route guidance strategy in intelligent transportation systems. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 503, 591-603, 2018
[11]. Kai Zhang, Shaojun Liu, Yuhan Dong, Daoshun Wang, Yi Zhang, Lixin Miao, A Vehicle Positioning System with Multi-hypothesis Map Matching and Robust Feedback, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 11(10), 649-658, 2017
[12]. Nannan Hao，Yixiong Feng，Kai Zhang，Guangdong Tian，Hongfei Jia, Evaluation of traffic congestion degree: an integrated approach, International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 13(7), 2017
[13]. Bin Ye, Kai Zhang, JingJing Jiang, Lixin Miao, Ji Li, Towards a 90% renewable energy future: A case study of an island in the South China Sea, Energy Conversion and Management, 142, 28-41, 2017
[14]. Weixi Gu, Kai Zhang, Zimu Zhou, Ming Jin, Yuxun Zhou, Xi Liu, Costas J. Spanos, Zuo-Jun (Max) Shen, Wei-Hua Lin, Lin Zhang, Measuring fine-grained metro interchange time via smartphones, Transportation Research Part C, 81, 153–171, 2017
[15]. Xi Li, Huimin Ma, Xiang Wang, Kai Zhang, Saliency Detection via Alternative Optimization Adaptive Influence Matrix Model, Pattern Recognition Letters (2017), doi:10.1016/j.patrec.2017.11.006