SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Publications

We are committed to cutting-edge research at the intersection of hydrology, ecology, and fluid mechanics.

Selected Publications

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2025
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Better plans are needed for mitigating the ecological impacts of Cambodia's Funan Techo Canal

Hong Yang, Defu Liu, Henglin Xiao, Julian R. Thompson, Roger J. Flower, Heang Sophal, Tomos Avent (2025). Nature Ecology & Evolution.

AQUATIC SCIENCES

Nitrogen and phosphorus release from a dominant plant in the water level fluctuation zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir

Ying Liu*, Ziyan Lu, Genghua Wu, Defu Liu, Henglin Xiao, Hong Yang, Heyun Wang, Jinhong Feng (2025). Aquatic Sciences, 87: 78.

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Influence of the in-stream structures and parameters variation on transient storage

Luo J, Liu Y*, Liu D, et al. (2025). Ecological Engineering, 202: 107242.

WATER CYCLE

Methods for predicting water temperature in data-scarce areas under different climate regions of China

Jiaqi Zhang, Jun Ma*, Yaqian Xu, Defu Liu, Zhanpeng Wang, Zeyi Tao, Hao Wei, Ran Xiao (2025). Water Cycle, 6: 259-271.

ENERGY

Modeling underground performance of compressed air energy storage in a practical flat aquifer: insights on the permeability effects

Li Y, Xue P, Li Y, Liu Y, Wang J, Yin W* (2025). Energy, 322: 135592.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE

Coupled wellbore-aquifer numerical analysis of underground performance of compressed air energy storage in heterogeneous aquifers

Li Y, Guo C, Wang J, Chen R, Liu Y (2025). Journal of Energy Storage, 114: 115794.

CATENA

Modeling of sediment exchange process and channel evolution in the downstream reach below the Three Gorges Dam

Li Linlin, Xia Junqiang, Zhou Meirong, et al. (2025). Catena, 251: 108815.

PHYSICS OF FLUIDS

Three-dimensional hyporheic exchange driven by local riverbed scouring below the in-stream structure

Li Linlin, Xiao Tao, Liu Defu, et al. (2025). Physics of Fluids, 37: 022143.

2024
SCIENCE

Combating sediment surge in Tibetan rivers

Hong Yang, Defu Liu, Julian R. Thompson, Roger J. Flower (2024). Science, 384(6683).

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Influence of point bars on nitrogen transport and reaction in riparian zones

Song X, Liu Y*, Lin D, et al. (2024). Journal of Hydrology, 637: 131388.

APPLIED ENERGY

The underground performance analysis of compressed air energy storage in aquifers through field testing

Li Y, Wang H, Wang J, Hu L, Wu X, Yang Y, Gai P, Liu Y, Li Y* (2024). Applied Energy, 366: 123329.

JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Numerical modeling of graded sediment transport with limited bed material supply in the Middle Yangtze River

Li Linlin, Xia Junqiang, Zhou Meirong, et al. (2024). Journal of Hydrology, 645: 132153.

2023
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Optimal Allocation of Agricultural Water Resources in Yanghe Watershed Considering Blue Water to Green Water Ratio

Chuansong Weng, Yiheng Zeng, Defu Liu, Jialei Zhang, Li He* (2023). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Driving factors for decoupling water resources ecological footprint and economic growth in water-deficient cities dominated by agriculture

Wenqi Zhang, Defu Liu, Xianming Chen, Xiaoguo Zhou, Yifan Ding, Jialei Zhang* (2023). Water Science and Technology, 88(5): 1246-1269.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Evaluation and comparison of the benthic and microbial indices of biotic integrity for urban lakes based on environmental DNA

Wang Siyang, Zhang Peng, Zhang Ditao, Chang Jianbo (2023). Journal of Environmental Management, 341: 118026.

水资源保护

张家口市各区县用水结构时空演变及其驱动因素分析

张佳磊, 李彦学, 刘德富, 周小国, 丁一凡, 曾一恒, 张文博 (2023). 水资源保护, 39(06): 145-151+177.

2022
JOURNAL OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

Hyporheic exchange due to in-stream geomorphic structures

Jinghong Feng, Defu Liu, Ying Liu*, Yi Li, Han Li, Lihui Chen, Jingwen Xiao, Jixin Liu, Jiawei Dong (2022). Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 37(1): 221-241.

2021
水利学报

开放水体脱氮过程及其影响因素研究进展

杨正健, 魏辰宇, 刘德富, 纪道斌, 马骏, 王从锋 (2021). 水利学报, 52(02): 194-202+214.

2018
中国环境科学

三峡水库蓄水期支流水体营养盐来源估算

苏青青, 刘德富, 刘绿波, 纪道斌, 崔玉洁, 宋林旭, 李欣, 陈秀秀 (2018). 中国环境科学, 38(10): 3925-3932.

2016
水利学报

三峡水库支流水华机理及其调控技术研究

刘德富, 杨正健, 纪道斌, 马骏, 崔玉洁, 宋林旭 (2016). 水利学报, 47(03): 443-454.