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Last published 2026
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Suman Kumar Mitra

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Federal Grant PI

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (2012–2019); University of California, Irvine (2013–2022)

17 h-index 70 pubs 941 cited

  • Humans
  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Automobile Driving
  • Adult
  • Bicycling
  • Female
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Plants, Medicinal
  • Plants, Toxic
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Cities
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Suman Kumar Mitra's research focuses on understanding and modeling human mobility patterns, with a particular emphasis on transportation choices and their determinants. His work investigates factors influencing the adoption and usage of various transportation modes, including shared e-scooters, ridesourcing services, and long-distance commuting.

Métra's research has explored the decision-making processes behind alternative fuel adoption in heavy-duty vehicle fleets and examined carless lifestyles in California. He has also investigated gender differences in elderly mobility within the United States and analyzed the effects of vehicle platoons on crash types and severity. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 17 with 80 total publications and 959 total citations.

Métra has served as Principal Investigator on three federal grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), totaling $1,125,000. These grants support projects focused on developing community-based frameworks for shared micromobility and creating transportation platforms for older adults. He collaborates with several researchers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Sarah Hernandez, Farzana Mehzabin Tuli, Arna Nishita Nithila, and Anindya Debnath.

Metrics

  • h-index: 17
  • Publications: 70
  • Citations: 941

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2019–present
    University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Civil Engineering ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Data-driven workforce forecasting for transportation infrastructure: A comparative analysis of deep learning and statistical time series models (2026)
    Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review DOI OpenAlex
  • Who gets what and sends it back: Online delivery and return patterns in the U.S. (2026)
    Research in Transportation Business & Management DOI OpenAlex
  • Perception of transportation challenges and their influence on mode choice in a small US city: A generalized structural equation modeling approach (2025)
    Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives DOI OpenAlex
  • Understanding Household Allocation of Personal Vehicles for Business Purposes: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach (2025)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Highway-Transportation-Asset Criticality Estimation Leveraging Stakeholder Input Through an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) (2025)
    Sustainability 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Rural-Urban Differences in Older Adults’ Travel Behavior in the Us: Evidence from the 2022 National Household Travel Survey (2025)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Highway Transportation Asset Criticality Estimation Leveraging Stakeholder Input through an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) (2025)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Navigating transportation barriers: Older adults’ familiarity with new mobility options and perceptions toward autonomous vehicles in Arkansas (2025)
    Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults’ activity participation and mode usage in a rural state: A case study of Arkansas (2025)
    Case Studies on Transport Policy 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Roadblocks to ride: Unraveling barriers to access shared micromobility systems in the United States (2024)
    Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A tale of two aging nations: How do urban designs impact older adults’ mobility in automobile versus transit societies? (2024)
    Travel Behaviour and Society 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Partnering with Communities to Understand Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Impacts on Access to Shared Micromobility (2024)
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Unlocking telecommuting patterns before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: An explainable AI-driven study (2024)
    Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Work in Progress: Designing a Community-led Bike Share Program for a Small U.S. City: Evidence from Fort Smith, Arkansas (2024)
  • A Case Study on Using a Mini Project in Structural Material Testing to Address ABET Student Outcomes (2024)

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Federal Grants 3 $1,125,000 total

NSF PI Nov 2021 - Oct 2025

SCC-CIVIC-FA Track A: A Community-Based Framework to Develop Shared Micromobility for Affordable-Accessible Housing (SMILIES)

S&CC: Smart & Connected Commun, S&CC: Smart & Connected Commun $1,000,000
NSF PI Oct 2024 - Mar 2025

CIVIC-PG Track B: Mobility and Aging in Collaboration (MAGIC): A Transportation Platform for Older Adults

S&CC: Smart & Connected Commun, Special Initiatives $75,000
NSF PI Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

SCC-CIVIC-PG Track A: Shared MicromobIlity for affordabLe-accessIblE houSing (SMILIES)

S&CC: Smart & Connected Commun $50,000

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