Dr. Kebiao Yuan | Strategic Decision-Making | Best Researcher Award 

Lecturer at Ningbo University of Technology | China 

Dr. Kebiao Yuan is a scholar specializing in logistics engineering and transportation management. He completed his doctoral studies in logistics engineering and management and holds a master’s degree in transportation planning and management, along with a bachelor’s degree in traffic engineering. His research focuses on port cluster development, collaborative governance, sustainable logistics, and the integration of digital technologies in supply chains. Throughout his academic career, he has actively contributed to numerous national and provincial research projects, including studies on regional port integration, air pollutant emission governance, port cooperation mechanisms, and the modernization of China’s port and shipping industries. Yuan’s work has accumulated 33 citations across 30 documents, with an h-index of 4, underscoring his growing influence in the field of logistics and transportation research. His work often employs evolutionary game theory, bibliometric analysis, and system modeling to address challenges in transportation planning, port governance, and supply chain resilience. In addition to research, he has gained practical experience through internships in transportation planning and urban design, contributing to projects in public transport optimization, highway ecological zones, tourism passenger flow forecasting, and rural revitalization. Yuan has published extensively as a first author or corresponding author in leading journals, including Transport Policy, Sustainability, Mathematics, Ocean & Coastal Management, and Transportation Research Record, with his research covering port cooperation, emission reduction, infrastructure effects on urban growth, and sustainable logistics practices. His contributions have earned recognition in academic competitions and scholarships, reflecting both his research excellence and commitment to advancing sustainable and collaborative approaches in transportation and port logistics.

Profiles : Scopus | ORCID 

Featured Publications : 

Yuan, K., Xu, X., Xu, Z., & Fu, H. (2025). Research on the impact mechanism of digital technology on the new-quality productivity of port logistics. PLOS ONE.

Xue, C., Chao, Y., Xie, S., & Yuan, K. (2025). Will road infrastructure become the new engine of urban growth? A consideration of the economic externalities. Sustainability, 17(15), 6813.

Xue, C., Chao, Y., Xie, S., & Yuan, K. (2025). The health effects of economic growth: Evidence from PM2.5-attributable mortality in China. Economies, 13(7), 192.

Feng, X., Chen, Y., Pan, H., Chao, Y., Yuan, K., & Yue, Z. (2025). Inter-port relationships management: A bibliometric analysis and a systematic review of influencing factors of port co-opetition patterns. Ocean & Coastal Management, 265, 107656.

Yuan, K., Ma, L., & Wang, R. (2025). Research on collaborative governance mechanism of air pollutant emissions in ports: A tripartite evolutionary game analysis with evidence from Ningbo-Zhoushan Port. Mathematics, 13(12), 2025.