Jianting Zhao, Guibo Sun, Chris Webster (2024). Understanding people-centric street transition: constructing a global geospatial database for pandemic-induced street experiments. Landscape and Urban Planning, 1-16 doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104931

He, D., Sun, G., Li, L. and Webster, C., 2024. New metro and housing price and rent premiums: A natural experiment in China. Urban Studies, doi.org/10.1177/00420980231208560

G. Sun, Y. Du (2023). New metro and subjective wellbeing among older people: A natural experiment in Hong Kong. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 1-15. doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103592

G. Sun, E. Y. Choe, C. Webster (2023). Natural experiments in healthy cities research: How can urban planning and design knowledge reinforce the causal inference? Town Planning Review 94(1), 87–108. doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2022.14

E. Choe, D. He, G. Sun* (2023), Trading-off transit and non-transit physical activity among older people: Evidence from longitudinal accelerometer data of a natural experiment study. Journal of Urban Health. doi.org/10.1007/s11524-022-00709-4

D. He, G. Sun*, J. De Vos, C. Webster (2022), The effects of metro interventions on physical activity and walking among older adults: A natural experiment in Hong Kong. Health & Place. doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102939

Y. Du, G. Sun*, M. Kwan (2022). Transit-oriented development for older people: Does using multiple public transport options improve their physical and mental health? Journal of Transport and Land Use.  ​doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.2022.2152

E. Y. Choe, D. Sheffield (2022). The role of natural environments in the effectiveness of brief mindfulness-based stress reduction (brief MBSR): depression, anxiety, stress and hair cortisol from a randomized trial. Journal of Public Health and Emergency, dx.doi.org/10.21037/jphe-22-13

D. He, Y. Lu, B. Xie, & M. Helbich (2022). How greenway exposure reduces body weight: A natural experiment in China. Landscape and Urban Planning, 226, 104502. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104502

Y. Eun, Y. Du, G. Sun* (2022), Decline in older adults' daily mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of individual and built environment factors. BMC Public Health, doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14780-8

Y. Du, G. Sun*, E. Choe, M. Kwan (2022). Mediation effects of social isolation on pathways connecting public transport use with subjective wellbeing among older people. Journal of Transport & Health  doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2022.101378

G. Talamini, D. Shao, A. Chow, G. Sun (2022). The controversial impact of pedestrian guardrails on road crossing behaviours. Evidence from Hong Kong. Urban Design International https://doi.org/10.1057/s41289-022-00184-y

J. Zhao, G. Sun*, C. Webster (2022). Does China-Pakistan Economic Corridor improve connectivity in Pakistan? A protocol assessing the planned transport network infrastructure. Journal of Transport Geography 100:103327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103327

D. He, J. Miao, Y. Lu, Y. Song, L. Chen, & Y. Liu (2022). Urban greenery mitigates the negative effect of urban density on older adults' life satisfaction: Evidence from Shanghai, China. Cities, 124, 103607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103607

G. Sun, Y. Du, M. Ni, J. Zhao, C. Webster (2021). Metro and Elderly Health in Hong Kong: Protocol for a natural experiment study in a high-density city. BMJ Open http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043983

Y. Lu, J. Zhao, X. Wu, S. M. Lo, (2021). Escaping to nature during a pandemic: A natural experiment in Asian cities during the COVID-19 pandemic with big social media data. Science of the Total Environment, 777, 146092. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146092

D. He, Lu, Y., Xie, B., Marco, H. Large-scale greenway intervention promotes walking behaviours: A natural experiment in China. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.103095.

G. Sun, C. Lau (2021). Go-along with older people to public transport in high-density cities: Understanding the concerns and walking barriers through their lens. Journal of Transport & Health, doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2021.101072

X. Huang, D. He, Y. Liu, S. Xie, R. Wang, & Z. Shi (2021). The effects of health on the settlement intention of rural-urban migrants: Evidence from eight Chinese cities. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 14(1) 31-49. doi: 10.1007/s12061-020-09342-7

E. Y. Choe, A. Jorgensen, D. Sheffield (2021). Examining the effectiveness of mindfulness practice in simulated and actual natural environments: Secondary data analysis, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 66, 127414, doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127414

J. Wang, Gao, F., Tang, P., van der Krabben, E., Ploegmakers, H., & Samsura, A. (2021). Will the increase in local land-based revenues lead to an improvement in environmental quality? An empirical study through the lens of land finance in China. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 1-28. doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2021.2012646

G. Sun, J. Zhao, C. Webster, H. Lin (2020). New metro system and active travel: A natural experiment. Environment International, 138, 105605, doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105605

J. Zhao, G. Sun, C. Webster (2020). Walkability Scoring: Why and how does a 3D pedestrian network matter?  Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. doi: 10.1177/2399808320977871  

E. Y. Choe, A. Jorgensen, D. Sheffield (2020). Does a natural environment enhance the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)? Examining the mental health and wellbeing, and nature connectedness benefits. Landscape and Urban Planning, 202, 103886. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103886

E. Y. Choe, A. Jorgensen, D. Sheffield (2020). Simulated natural environments bolster the effectiveness of a mindfulness programme: A comparison with a relaxation-based intervention. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 67. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101382

Huang, X., He, D., Tang, S., & Li, X. (2020). Compensation, housing situation and residents' satisfaction with the outcome of forced relocation: Evidence from urban China. Cities, 96, 102436. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2019.102436

J. Wang, Samsura, D. A., & van der Krabben, E. (2020). Negotiating Integrated Land and Transport Development: A Simulation Gaming Approach to Innovative Value Capture Mechanisms in China. Planning Practice & Research, 35(3), 231-250. doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2020.1737448

G. Sun, D. Wallace, C. Webster (2020). Unravelling the impact of street network structure and gated community layout in development-oriented transit design. Land Use Policy, 90, 104328. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104328

Long, Y., & Zhao, J. (2020). What Makes a City Bikeable? A Study of Intercity and Intracity Patterns of Bicycle Ridership using Mobike Big Data Records. Built Environment, 46(1), 55-75.

G. Sun, C. Webster, X. Zhang, (2019). Connecting the city: A Three-dimensional Pedestrian Network of Hong Kong. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 1-16. doi: 10.1177/2399808319847204 (RTPI early career research excellence, winner and commended)

J. Wang, Samsura, D. A. A., & van der Krabben, E. (2019). Institutional barriers to financing transit-oriented development in China: Analyzing informal land value capture strategies. Transport Policy, 82, 1-10. doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2019.07.010

van der Krabben, E., Samsura, A., & Wang, J. (2019). Financing Transit Oriented Development by Value Capture: Negotiating Better Public Infrastructure. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Y. Lu, Y. Yang, G. Sun, Z. Gou (2019) Associations between overhead-view and eye-level urban greenness and cycling behaviours, Cities. 88: 10-18. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2019.01.003

Y. Lu, G. Sun, Gou, Z., Liu, Y., & Zhang, X. (2019). A dose–response effect between built environment characteristics and transport walking for youths. Journal of Transport & Health, 14, 100616. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2019.100616

G. Sun, X. Han, S. Sun, N. Oreskovic (2018). Living in school catchment neighborhoods: Perceived built environments and active commuting behavior in children of China. Journal of Transport & Health, doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.12.009

G. Sun, C. Webster, A. Chiaradia (2018). Un-gating the cities: A permeability perspective. Urban Studies, 55(12), 2586–2602, doi: 10.1177/0042098017733943

G. Sun, C. Webster, M. Ni, X. Zhang (2018). Measuring high density built environment for public health research: Uncertainty with respect to data, indicator design and spatial scale. Geospatial health, 653: 1-16. doi: 10.4081/gh.2018.653

G. Sun, J. Zacharias (2017). Can bicycle relieve overcrowded metro? Managing short-distance travel in Beijing. Sustainable Cities and Society, 35: 323–330. doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2017.08.010

G. Sun, C. Webster, A. Chiaradia (2017). Objective assessment of station approach routes: development and reliability of an audit for walking environments around metro stations in China. Journal of Transport & Health​, (4):191–20. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2017.01.010

G. Sun, J. Zacharias and B. Ma, N. Oreskovic (2016). How do metro stations integrate with walking environments? Results from walking access within three types of built environment in Beijing.  Cities, 56: 91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2016.03.001

G. Sun, R. Haining, H. Lin, N. Oreskovic, J. He (2015). Comparing the perception with the reality of walking in a hilly environment: an accessibility method applied to a university campus in Hong Kong. Geospatial Health, 10(340), 32-39. doi: 10.4081/gh.2015.340

G. Sun, N. Oreskovic, H. Lin (2014). How do changes to the built environment influence walking behaviors? a longitudinal study within a university campus in Hong Kong. International Journal of Health Geographics, 13(1), 28. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-13-28 (BioMed Central Highly Accessed Paper)