2026 Martin Dijst: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	66	982	855	1	1	201	15271

Overview

Martin Dijst is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of social sciences and environmental science, with a significant emphasis on transportation and health-related topics.

Their work consistently covers subjects related to urban transport and accessibility, urban green space and health, noise effects and management, health disparities and outcomes, urban and freight transport logistics, transportation planning and optimization, and recreation, leisure, and wilderness management.

Frequent publication venues where Martin Dijst has contributed include:

Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
International Journal of Health Geographics
Environmental Research
Frontiers in Public Health
BMC Public Health

Among their notable recent papers are:

Using structural equation modeling to examine pathways between perceived residential green space and mental health among internal migrants in China, 2020, Environmental Research
Integrated weather effects on e-cycling in daily commuting: A longitudinal evaluation of weather effects on e-cycling in the Netherlands, 2021, Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
Association Between Natural/Built Campus Environment and Depression Among Chinese Undergraduates: Multiscale Evidence for the Moderating Role of Socioeconomic Factors After Controlling for Residential Self-Selection, 2022, Frontiers in Public Health
Assessing the perceived changes in neighborhood physical and social environments and how they are associated with Chinese internal migrants' mental health, 2021, BMC Public Health
How do design aspects influence the attractiveness of cycling streetscapes: Results of virtual reality experiments in the Netherlands, 2022, Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice

Martin Dijst has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Marco Helbich
Aldo Arranz-López
Camille Perchoux
Véronique Van Acker
Min Yang

Their body of work reflects a focus on the interaction between environmental factors and health outcomes as well as transportation behavior, often using quantitative modeling and longitudinal analyses. The integration of physical and social environmental influences in studies involving migrant populations and urban commuters is recurrent in their research.

Best Publications

Land use change modelling: current practice and research priorities

Peter H. Verburg;Paul P. Schot;Martin J. Dijst;A. Veldkamp

1481
Citations
Urban Form and Travel Behaviour: Micro-level Household Attributes and Residential Context:

Frans M. Dieleman;Martin Dijst;Guillaume Burghouwt

698
Citations
Shopping online and/or in-store? A structural equation model of the relationships between e-shopping and in-store shopping

Sendy Farag;Tim Schwanen;Martin Dijst;Jan Faber

557
Citations
The influence of socioeconomic characteristics, land use and travel time considerations on mode choice for medium- and longer-distance trips

Narisra Limtanakool;Martin Dijst;Tim Schwanen

544
Citations
Determinants of Land-Use Change Patterns in the Netherlands:

Peter H Verburg;Jan R Ritsema van Eck;Ton C M de Nijs;Martin J Dijst

533
Citations
Impact of everyday weather on individual daily travel behaviours in perspective: a literature review

Lars Böcker;Martin Dijst;Jan Prillwitz

428
Citations
The Impact of Metropolitan Structure on Commute Behavior in the Netherlands: A Multilevel Approach

Tim Schwanen;Frans M. Dieleman;Martin Dijst

399
Citations
Policies for urban form and their impact on travel: The Netherlands experience

Tim Schwanen;Martin Dijst;Frans M. Dieleman

394
Citations
Travel behaviour in Dutch monocentric and policentric urban systems

Tim Schwanen;Frans M Dieleman;Martin Dijst

380
Citations
Multimodal public transport: an analysis of travel time elements and the interconnectivity ratio

Stephan Krygsman;Martin Dijst;Theo Arentze

354
Citations
E-Shopping in the Netherlands: Does Geography Matter?

Sendy Farag;Jesse Weltevreden;Ton van Rietbergen;Martin Dijst

296
Citations
Mobility environments and network cities.

Luca Bertolini;Martin Dijst

260
Citations
E-shopping and its relationship with in-store shopping: Empirical evidence from the Netherlands and the USA

Sendy Farag;Kevin J. Krizek;Martin Dijst

248
Citations
A Microlevel Analysis of Residential Context and Travel Time

Tim Schwanen;Martin Dijst;Frans M Dieleman

233
Citations
TRAVEL-TIME RATIOS FOR VISITS TO THE WORKPLACE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUTING TIME AND WORK DURATION

Tim Schwanen;Martin Dijst

233
Citations
A theoretical framework and methodology for characterising national urban systems on the basis of flows of people: Empirical evidence for France and Germany

Narisra Limtanakool;Martin Dijst;Tim Schwanen

213
Citations
Planning the compact city: The randstad Holland experience

Frans M. Dieleman;Martin J. Dijst;Tejo Spit

177
Citations
Leisure trips of senior citizens: determinants of modal choice

Tim Schwanen;Martin Dijst;Frans M. Dieleman

176
Citations
Exploring urban metabolism—Towards an interdisciplinary perspective

Martin Dijst;Ernst Worrell;Lars Böcker;Paul Brunner

174
Citations
Face-to-face and electronic communications in maintaining social networks: the influence of geographical and relational distance and of information content:

Taede Tillema;Martin Dijst;Tim Schwanen

170
Citations
Two-earner families and their action spaces: A case study of two dutch communities

Martin Dijst

168
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Schwanen University of Oxford

Marco Helbich Utrecht University

Stan Geertman Utrecht University

Mei-Po Kwan Chinese University of Hong Kong

Gerard Hoek Utrecht University

Peter H. Verburg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

TA Theo Arentze Eindhoven University of Technology

Yusak O. Susilo BOKU University

Nicole A.H. Janssen Wageningen University & Research

Rob Beelen Utrecht University

External Links

Personal website of Martin Dijst Google Scholar page

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