Social media based transportation research: the state of the work and the networking

Yisheng Lv, Yuanyuan Chen, Xiqiao Zhang, Yanjie Duan, Naiqiang Li Li

Abstract: Recently, there has been an increased interest in the use of social media data as important traffic information sources. In this paper, we review social media based transportation research with social network analysis methods.We summarize main research topics in this field, and report collaboration patterns at levels of researchers, institutions, and countries, respectively. Finally, some future research directions are identified.