主持國家自然科學基金面上項目4項、中美聯合資助項目1項，參與國家自然科學基金重點項目等項目4項。主要學術兼職為International Journal of Sustainable Transportation編委會委員、國際交通與安全科學學會海外特邀委員、TRB物流委員會（AT015、AT045）委員、國際動態稱重學會理事、教育部交通工程教學指導分委員會委員、遼寧省普通高等學校交通運輸類專業教學指導委員會副主任委員等。
7．HSR Impacts and Station Area Development Policies (2013.8-2014.7, 日本運輸政策研究所)
8．International Collaborative Research on Intercity Land Transport System in Asian Countries (2010.7-2012.6, 日本運輸政策研究所)
9．International Review on Road Safety Assessment and Recommendations for Road Safety in China （2006.9-2007.2，Asian Development Bank）(Contract No. S10401）
10．TA4322-PRC : Poverty Impact of Area Wide Road Networks （2005.3-2005.9, Asian Development Bank）
11．Efficient and Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Network in the Asia-Pacific Region （2004.11-2006.3，OECD/ECMT運輸研究委員會）
著作 1. Zhao, S. (2010) Rebuilding City with Tram：Hiroshima and Dalian， Chapter 6.4 in Sustainable Urban Transport in an Asian Context, Edited by H. Ieda, Springer, Tokyo. 2. Zhao, S. & Yang, Z. (2008) Urban Form and Rail Transit Development in Dalian Chapter 7 in Sustainable City Regions: Space, Place and Governance, Edited by Kidokoro, Noboru Harata, L.P. Subanu, and J. Jessen, Springer, Tokyo. 3. Zhao, S. (2007) Transport Infrastructure and Logistics Development in China, Chapter 12 in Efficient and Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Network in the Asia-Pacific Region, Prepared by The Asian Task Force as an outreach activity of OECD, Tokyo. 4.公路交通需求預測的理論與套用(日文、合著) 、日本土木學會、2003年
研究報告
1.國際交通數據比較分析（日英文、光碟）、日本計量計畫研究所、2000年(編輯)
2.A Study on Route Choice Behavior in Response to Traffic Information Using Drivers’Perception (英文）、日本交通政策研究會、1997年
論文(英文)
He, M. and Zhao, S. (2017). Determinants of long-duration commuting and long-duration commuters' perceptions and attitudes toward commuting time: Evidence from Kunming, China. IATSS Research. Vol. 41 (1), pp. 22-29.
Wu, N., Zhao S. and Zhang Q. (2016). A Study on the Determinants of Private Car Ownership in China: Findings from the Panel Data. Transportation Research Part A,Vol. 85, pp. 186–195.
Tang, C., Ceder, A., Zhao, S. and Ge Y-E. (2016). “Optimal Strategies of Single-line Bus Operation Using Smartphone Demand Data”. Accepted for publication in the Transportation Research Record (TRR), Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
Khmel V. and Zhao, S (2016). Arrangement of Financing for Highway Infrastructure Projects under the Conditions of Public-Private Partnership. IATSS Research, Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 138-145.
El Bachir Diop, Zhao, S. & Sun, B (2015). A Study on Drivers’ Route Choice Under the Influence of ATIS Accuracy. The 11thInternational Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Cebu, Philippines,2015.
Wu, W., Zhang, Q. & Zhao, S (2015). Investigation of Factors Influencing the Private Car Ownership in China as Evidence from the Panel Data.The 11th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Cebu, Philippines,2015.
Tang, X., Zhao, S. and Zhang, l. (2015). System Partition Method of Urban Arterials to Improve Signal Coordination. Paper presented at The 11th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Cebu, Philippines, Sept. 2015. (The Best Paper Award for Theoretical Development).
Wu N., Zhao S. (2014). Impact of Transportation Convenience, Housing Affordability, Location, and Schooling in Residence Choice Decisions. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 2014: 05014028. (vol 141, issue 4).
Wu,N., Zhao, S., and Zuo, Z. (2013). A Study of the Impacts of Inner-city and Inter-city Accessibility on House Price”, Presented at the 10th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 9-12 September, 2013, Taipei. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies., vol.10, 970-988.
Liu, W., Zhao, S. (2013) The Value of Statistical Life in Road Traffic Based on Logit Model. Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology, 2013, 13(1): pp.137-141.
11. Zhao S., He N. & Liu N.. An Analysis of Induced Traffic Effects in China. Journal of the Planning Review, 2012, 48(3) : pp.54-63.
Zhao S., He N. and Liu, N. (2012). An Analysis of Induced Traffic Effects in China. Journal of The Planning Review,2012,48(3):pp.54-63.
Morita, T., Sugita, H. and Zhao, S. (2010) A study on the development of urban environment measure's evaluation model. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies (ICTTS 2010), Kunming, China. pp. 144-155.
Liu, W. and Zhao, S. (2010) Evaluation of programs of regional distribution center location. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals (ICCTP 2010), Beijing, China. pp. 3997-4006.
Zhang, X., Yang, Z. and Zhao, S. (2009) Research on ATIS information service media choice behavior of public transit traveler. Proceedings of the International Conference on Management and Service Science (MASS 2009), 2009.9, Wuhan, China.
Yang Z., Zhao, S. and Zhao, Q. (2008) Research on Bus Scheduling Based on Artificial Immune Algorithm, Proceedings of WiCOM 2008: Engineering, Services and Knowledge Management Track (EMS 2008), October 2008, Dalian.
Zhao, S. 2007, ‘Rail Transit Oriented Urban Development in Dalian: Towards a New Urban Form’, European Transport Conference 2007, The Netherlands.
Zhao, S. 2006, ‘Rapid Motorization and Road Traffic Accidents in China’, Proceedings of European Transport Conference 2006, Strasbourg.
Zhao, S. 2006, ‘A comparison of transit developments in Hiroshima and Dalian: Implications for Chinese cities’, Proceedings of the 5th International Conferences on Traffic and Transportation Studies (ICTTS), pp. 101-113, Xi’An.
Zhao, S. 2004, ‘Potential Demand Analysis for Bicycle Commuting in Japan: A Case Study for Takasaki Metropolitan Areas’, Proceeding of the 4th International Conferences on Traffic and Transportation Studies (ICTTS), pp. 782-792, Dalian.
Zhao, S. et al. 2003, ‘Estimation for BPR Function for Okinawa Metropolitan Areas’, Japan Road Conference, Tokyo (in Japanese, third author).
Zhao, S. et al. 2002, ‘The Effects of Sample Size on the Stability of Estimated Parameters’, Proceeding of the 3rd International Conferences on Traffic and Transportation Studies (ICTTS), pp. 730-737, Guilin (Second author).
Zhao, S. et al. 2001, ‘Travel Information, Perceived Travel Time, and Route Diversion Behavior’, Proceedings of 9th World Conference on Transport Research, Seoul.
Zhao, S. et al. 2000, ‘Evaluating the Effects of Staggered Work Hours Program on Peak-period Travel in Seien Metropolitan Areas’, Proceeding of the 2nd International Conferences on Traffic and Transportation Studies (ICTTS), pp. 290-397 (Fourth author).
Zhao, S. 1998, ‘Subjective or objective variables? Primary findings from the modeling of drivers’ behavior under ITS’, the First International Conferences on Traffic and Transportation Studies (ICTTS), Beijing.
Zhao, S. et al. 1996, ‘Using driver’s perceptions to model route choice behavior under ITS’, Proceedings of IRF Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting, Vol. 3, pp. 39-46, Taipei.
Zhao, S. et al. 1996, ‘Assessing driver benefits from information provision: A logit model incorporating perception band of travel time information’, Proceedings of the 24th Summer Annual Meeting, PTRC, London.
Zhao, S. et al. 1995, ‘The effects of alternative travel time information presentation strategy on driver behavior’, Proceedings of the 2nd World Congress on ITS, pp. 1888-1893, Yokohama.
Zhao, S et al. 1995, ‘The effect of travel time information on route choice behavior: A market segmentation approach’, Proceedings of Infrastructure Planning Annual Meeting of JSCE, pp. 189-192, Okura.
Zhao, S et al. 1995, ‘An empirical study on the relationship between perceived travel time and provided travel time information’, Proceedings of 50th Annual Meeting of JSCE, pp. 70-71 (in Japanese).
Zhao, S. et al. 1995, ‘A SP model for route choice behavior in response to travel time information with marginal errors’, Selected Proceedings of 7th World Conference on Transport Research, pp. 41-55, Sydney.
