SUNBIN YOO

Welcome to the Yoo Group at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU). We are actively recruiting graduate students.

News

Paper Accepted (2026 September): "When rail raises carbon: Vertical Densification and CO2 Emissions in the Tokyo 23 wards " has been accepted for publication in Sustainable Cities and Society (IF:13.3). with Dohyung Kim, Keigo Karakida, Shunya Higuchi, Shunsuke Managi (Kyushu Univ.) and Junya Kumagai (Fukuoka Univ.)

Paper Accepted (2026 August): "Impact of High-Speed Rail and Maglev Train Expansion on Natural Capital and Economic Activity" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Transport Geography (IF:6). with Keigo Karakida (Kyushu Univ.) and Junya Kumagai (Fukuoka Univ.)

Paper Accepted (2026 July): "Beyond Efficiency: Societal Benefit Perception as a Driver of Public Acceptance for UAM-Based Last-Mile Delivery in Japan " has been accepted for publication in Transportation research part E: Logistics and Transport Review (IF:9.2). with Dohyung Kim (Kyushu Univ), Shunsuke Managi (Kyushu Univ) and Zheng Chang (Beijing Normal - Hong Kong Baptist University)

Paper Accepted (2026 July): "High-Speed Rail, Expressways, and Revitalization after the Great East Japan Earthquake " has been accepted for publication in Transportation research part A: policy and practice (IF:7.2). with Junya Kumagai (Fukuoka University), Longfei Zheng (Beijing Normal University), Sunghoo Kim (Korea University), Paul H. Jung (Hong Kong Polytech. University) and Zheng Chang (Beijing Normal - Hong Kong Baptist University)

Paper Accepted (2026 June): "Can Renewable Energy Meet the Surging Power Demand of Artificial Intelligence? A Systematic Review" has been accepted for publication in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF:18). with Seongjin Choi (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) & Dohyung Kim (Kyushu Univ)

Sunbin Yoo (兪善彬, 유선빈)

Ph.D. in Environmental Science, The University of Tokyo

Associate Professor, Department of Energy.

Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Republic of Korea

Email: sunbinyoo@skku.edu

My team and I are dedicated researchers in the field of Energy and Transportation, with a keen focus on the intersections of technology, environment, well-being and society.

Inquiries and proposals for collaboration are always welcome. For a full list of publications, see my Google Scholar Profile.

Skills: R language, Stata, Matlab, Fortran, Python, C++, GIS

Languages: Korean, Japanese and English (all native-level)

Keywords: Transportation, High-Speed Rail, Railways, Energy and Resource Economics, Autonomous Vehicles, Environmental Economics, Emissions, Air Pollution, Industrial Organization, Firm Behavior, ESG.

Messages to Students

I work closely with students at every level, and I'm always happy to talk - whether you have a concrete research idea or just curiosity. Our recent work spans:

Transport infrastructure: high-speed rail, railways and expressways, and their effects on carbon emissions, air pollution, regional disparity, land use and post-disaster recovery
Energy and decarbonization: sector-specific decarbonization, residential solar PV, and renewable energy for AI's surging power demand
Emerging mobility: fully automated vehicles, shared e-mopeds and e-scooters, and UAM/drone-based last-mile delivery - demand, equity and public acceptance
Well-being and public health: air pollution, natural disasters and subjective well-being, using survey and satellite data

Methods: econometrics and causal inference, discrete choice modeling, GIS and satellite data, and large-scale surveys.

If any of this sounds interesting, please email me at sunbinyoo@skku.edu. I'd be glad to talk about research topics - and anything else.