主要从事大数据与城市交通、出行行为、中西方海外铁路建设研究。主持国家自然基金1项、中国博士后基金面向项目1项、中国科学院特别研究助理资助项目1项，参加国家杰出青年科学基金项目、国家社会科学基金重大项目、国家自然科学基金面上项目等10余项。近五年发表学术论文10篇，包括一作7篇和通讯2篇，上述论文中JCR Q1论文有6篇，分别发表在Transport Review（中科院1区）、Transport Policy（JCR Q1）、Journal of Transport Geography（JCR Q1）等国际权威期刊，参编著作2部。担任Journal of Transport Geography、Cities、Transportation research part D等期刊审稿人。

科研方向：

1. 大数据与城市交通

2. 城市居民出行行为研究

3. “一带一路”基础设施互联互通

4. 中西方海外铁路建设

基金项目：

1. 国家自然科学基金委员会，青年科学基金项目，42201186，中西方海外铁路建设的时空过程与模式比较，30万，主持。

2. 中国科学院，中国科学院特别研究助理资助项目，中国海外铁路可持续发展模式研究，80万，主持。

3. 中国博士后科学基金会，中国博士后科学基金面上资助项目，2022M723123，副中心建设对都市圈空间结构的影响及交通流响应——以北京为例，8万，主持。

4. 全国哲学社会科学工作办公室，国家社会科学基金重大项目，20&ZD099，我国跨区域重大基础设施的空间效应研究，80万，参与。

5. 国家自然科学基金委员会，面上项目，No.42271187，中国123出行交通圈的地理基础与效应研究，56万，参与。

期刊论文：

1. Yongling Li, Jiaoe Wang. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on air passenger travel: a focus on empirical findings[J]. Transport Reviews, 2023: 1-23. (中科院一区，IF: 10.185)

2. Yongling Li, Stan Geertman, Pieter Hooimeijer, Yanliu Lin, Haoran Yang, Linchuan Yang. Interaction effects of socioeconomic factors on long-distance commuting after disentangling residential selfselection[J]. Journal of Transport Geography, 2022, 105: 103481. (JCR一区，IF: 5.899)

3. Yongling Li, Yanliu Lin, Jiaoe Wang, Stan Geertman, Pieter Hooimeijer. The effects of jobs, amenities, and locations on housing submarkets in Xiamen City, China[J]. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 2022: 1-19. (SSCI)

4. Yongling Li, Jiaoe Wang, Jie Huang, Zhuo Chen. Impact of COVID-19 on domestic air transportation in China. Transport Policy, 2022, 122: 95-103. (JCR一区，IF: 6.173)

5. Yongling Li, Stan Geertman, Yanliu Lin, Pieter Hooimeijer, WangTu (Ato) Xu, Jie Huang. Spatial mismatch for distinct socioeconomic groups in Xiamen, China[J]. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2022, 15(1): 53-70. (SSCI)

6. Yongling Li, Stan Geertman, Pieter Hooimeijer, Yanliu Lin, Haoran Yang. Do migrants and locals differ in commuting behavior? A case study of Xiamen, China[J]. Transport Policy, 2021, 108:1-10. (JCR 一区，IF: 6.173)

7. Yongling Li, Yanliu Lin, Stan Geertman, Pieter Hooimeijer, WangTu (Ato) Xu. Accessibility-based equity of public facilities: A case study in Xiamen, China [J]. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 2021, 14(4): 947-968. (SSCI)

8. Huaxiong Jiang, Qingfang Liu, Yongling Li*, Kaifei Guo, Yuanyuan Guo. The relationship between school districts and parental commuting behavior: Analysis of gender differences in the Chinese  context[J]. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022, 10: 01-12. (SCI-E)

9. Zhuo Chen, Jiaoe Wang, Yongling Li*. Intercity connections by expressway in metropolitan areas: Passenger vs. cargo flow[J]. Journal of Transport Geography, 2022, 98: 1-3. (JCR一区， IF: 5.899)

10. Wangtu (Ato) Xu, Andrew Guthrie, Yingling Fan, Yongling Li. Transit-oriented development in China: Literature review and evaluation of TOD potential across 50 Chinese cities[J]. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2017, 10(1): 743-762. (SSCI)

11. Wangtu (Ato) Xu, Yongling Li, Hui Wang. Transit accessibility for commuters considering the demand elasticities of distance and transfer[J]. Journal of Transport Geography, 2016, 56: 138-156. (JCR一区， IF: 5.899)

12. Jie Huang, Jiaoe Wang, Yongling Li. How Covid-19 affects intercity transportation in China: high-speed rail versus air[J]. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2022, 9(1): 409-411. (ESCI)

13. 王慧,黄玖菊,李永玲,阎欣,许旺土.厦门城市空间出行便利性及小汽车依赖度分析[J].地理学报,2013,68(04):477-490. (CSCD)

14. 阎欣,尹秋怡,王慧,李永玲.基于协同学理论的厦漳泉都市圈发展策略[J].规划师,2013,29(12):34-40. (CSSCI 扩展)

重要学术会议：

1. 2023-10, The University of Seoul. The 15th Korea-China-Japan Joint Conference on Geography. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on air passenger travel: a focus on empirical findings

2. 2021-08, University of New South Wales. 24th ATRS World Conference. Impacts of COVID-19 on domestic air transportation in China.

3. 2019-10, Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU). The 7th International Conference on Transportation and Spacetime Economics, Divergence in spatial mismatch and long-distance commuting between different social economic groups in Xiamen.

4. 2015-07, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The 14th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, The development of smart cities in China.

5. 2013-08, National Chengchi University. 2013 International Urban Design Workshop, Design of Jingmei River Waterfront Space.

6. 2013-06, Peking University-Lincoln Institute Center for Urban Development and Land Policy (PLC). The second International Workshop on Regional, Urban, and Spatial Economics in China, Examining Urban Public Transportation from the Perspective of Spatial Justice: A Case Study of Xiamen, China.

7. 2013-06, Chung Hua University. 2013 The Eighth Taiwan Planning Department Internship Exhibition Conference, Accessibility of affordable housing to main public services and public transport in Xiamen City.

参与项目：

1. 《大连太平湾合作创新区经济和社会发展规划（2021-2035年）》，项目参与；

2. 《中欧基于铁路的可持续综合运输通道研究：综合分析和最优通道选择》，项目参与；

3. 《现代化基础设施空间总体布局》，项目参与；

4. 《基于大数据的综合交通运输分方式经济运距分析及模型构建》，项目参与。