Associate professor
Major: Hydrology and water resources management
Degree: Ph.D Tel: +86-15114808319 Birth: Mar. 1986
E-mail: gaoxuerui666@163.com; gaoxr@nwsuaf.edu.cn
Department: Institute of soil and water conservation, NWAFU
Education and working experiences：
Northwest A&F University (Associate Professor), Jun. 2015~now
l China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (Engineer), Jul. 2013~May 2015
l China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (Ph.D) 2010.09~2013.07
l Wuhan University (Master) Sep. 2008~Jul. 2010
l Taiyuan University of Technology (Bachelor) Sep. 2004~Jul. 2008
Key research projects：
[1] National Key Research and Development Program for the 14th Five-year Plan: Coordinated management of water resources and soil quality for rainfed agriculture on the Loess Plateau (2021YFD1900701);
[2] National Key Research and Development Program for the 13th Five-year Plan: Analysis and Evolution of Water Flux in China (2016YFC0401301);
[3] National Key Research and Development Program for the 13th Five-year Plan: Research and Integrated Application of Water Saving and Efficiency Increasing Technology for Characteristic Economic Forest in Loess Plateau of Northern Shaanxi (2016YFC0400204);
[4] National Key Research and Development Program for the 13th Five-year Plan: Water footprint assessment, quantification and certification in the field of agricultural production (2018YFF0215701);
[5] Open Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR-SKL-KF202101);
[6] Open Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR-SKL-201601);
[7] Consulting and Research Project of Chinese Academy of Engineering: Study on Coordinated Security Strategy of Water, Food and Energy (2016-ZD-08-02);
[8] National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Science Foundation Project: Study on the Mechanism and Simulation of Water Consumption in Urban Living Units. (51409275);
[9] Key Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences：Integration and Demonstration of Synergetic Technology of Ecological Service Function Promotion in the Loess Plateau (KFZD-SW-306);
[10] Shaanxi Basic Research Program of Natural Science: Distributed Evaluation of Rainwater Resource Potential in Typical Areas of Loess Plateau under Changing Environment (2016JQ5076).
[11] Shaanxi Basic Research Program of Natural Science: The transferable water assessment of Hanjiang-to-Weihe River Water Transfers Project under Changing Environment (2022JC-LHJJ-01).
Academic achievements：
l Main published papers
[1] Xuerui Gao, Jiahong Liu, Jun Zhang, Jinyue Yan, Shujun Bao, He Xu, Tao Qin. Feasibility evaluation of solar photovoltaic pumping irrigation system based on analysis of dynamic variation of groundwater table. Applied Energy, 2013, 105, 182-193.（SCI）
[2] Xuerui Gao, Yong Zhao, Shibao Lu, Qianyun Chen, Tingli An, Xinxueqi Han, La Zhuo. Impact of coal power production on sustainable water resources management in the coal-fired power energy bases of Northern China. Applied Energy, 2019, 250: 821-833. （SCI）
[3] Xuerui Gao, Chengsheng Yan, Yubao Wang, Xining Zhao, Yong Zhao, Miao Sun, Shouzhang Peng. Attribution analysis of climatic and multiple anthropogenic causes of runoff change in the Loess Plateau—A case-study of the Jing River Basin. Land Degradation and Development, 2020, 31(13): 1622-1640. (SCI)
[4] Xuerui Gao, Miao Sun, Qi Zhao, Pute Wu, Xining Zhao, Wenxiang Pan, Yubao Wang. Actual ET modelling based on the Budyko framework and the sustainability of vegetation water use in the loess plateau. Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 579: 1550-1559.（SCI）
[5] Xuerui Gao, Qi Zhao, Xining Zhao, Pute Wu, Wenxiang Pan, Xiaodong Gao, Miao Sun, Temporal and spatial evolution of the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) in the Loess Plateau under climate change from 2001 to 2050. Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 595: 191-200.（SCI）
[6] Xuerui Gao, Chuiyu Lu, Qinghua Luan, Shuyu Zhang, Jiahong Liu, Dongmei Han. Mapping Farmland-Soil Moisture at a Regional Scale Using a Distributed Hydrological Model: Case Study in the North China Plain. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 2016, 142 (9): 04016029.（SCI）
[7] Miao Sun#, Xuerui Gao#, Yulin Zhang, Xiaolin Song, Xining Zhao*. A new solution of high-efficiency rainwater irrigation mode for water management in apple plantation: Design and application, Agricultural water management, 2022, 259: 107243. (SCI)
[8] Xuerui Gao, Ai Wang, Yong Zhao, Xining Zhao, Miao Sun, Junkai Du and Chengcheng Gang. Study on Water Suitability of Apple Plantations in the Loess Plateau under Climate Change. International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018, 15, 2504.（SCI, SSCI）
[9] Xuerui Gao, Shibao Lu, Wei Li, et al. Rainfall variation prediction using SD technology based on temperature model for Weihe River basin. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 2018, 9(2): 282-292. (SCI)
[10] Xuerui Gao, Miao Sun, Yong Zhao, Pute Wu, Shan Jiang, La Zhuo. The Cognitive Framework of the Interaction between the Physical and Virtual Water and the Strategies for Sustainable Coupling Management. Sustainability, 2019, 11, 2567. （SCI, SSCI）
[11] Xuerui Gao, Miao Sun, Qinghua Luan, Xining Zhao, Jichao Wang, Guohua He, Yong Zhao. The spatial and 1 temporal evolution of the actual evapotranspiration (AET) based on the remote sensing method in the Loess Plateau. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 708: 135111. （SCI）
[12] Xuerui Gao, Jianhua Wang, Pute Wu, Yong Zhao, Xining Zhao, Fan He. Evaluation of Soil Water Availability (SWA) Based on Hydrological Modelling in Arid and Semei-Arid Areas: A Case Study in Handan City, China. Water, 2016, 8, 360.（SCI）
[13] Shibao Lu, Xuerui Gao*, Pute Wu, Wei Li, Xiao Bai, Miao Sun, Ai Wang. Assessment of the treatment of domestic sewage by a vertical-flow artificial wetland at different operating water levels [J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019, 208, 649-655. (SCI)
[14] Tingli An, Lizhen Wang, Xuerui Gao*, Xinxueqi Han, Yong Zhao, Lixing Lin, Pute Wu. Simulation of the virtual water flow pattern associated with interprovincial grain trade and its impact on water resources stress in China [J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 288, 125670. (SCI)
[15] Xinxueqi Han, Yong Zhao, Xuerui Gao*, Shan Jiang, Lixing Lin, Tingli An. Virtual water output intensifies the water scarcity in Northwest China: Current situation, problem analysis and countermeasures [J], Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 765: 144276.（SCI）
[16] Xinxueqi Han, Yong Zhao, Xuerui Gao*, Yubao Wang, Shan Jiang, Yongnan Zhu, Tingli An. The historical footprint and future challenges of water-energy-food nexus research: a bibliometric review towards sustainable development [J], Environmental Reviews, 2021, 29(2): 260-276. (SCI)
[17] Lixing Lin, Xuerui Gao*, Yong Zhao, Lizhen Wang, Tingli An, Chang Liu, Yougang Qiao, Pute Wu. Evaluation of the water consumption of animal products and the virtual water flow pattern associated with interprovincial trade in China, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 328: 129599. (SCI)
[18] Ai Wang, Xuerui Gao*, Zeyu Zhou, Hao Yang, Xuehua Zhao, Yuemeng Wang, Min Li, Xining Zhao*. Dynamic responses of tree-ring growth to drought over Loess Plateau in the past three decades, Ecological Indicators, 2022, 143: 109423. (SCI)
[19] Qi Zhao, Qianyun Chen, Mengyan Jiao, Pute Wu, Xuerui Gao*, Meihong Ma and Yang Hong. The Temporal-Spatial Characteristics of Drought in the Loess Plateau Using the Remote-Sensed TRMM Precipitation Data from 1998 to 2014. Remote Sensing, 2018, 10, 838. (SCI)
[20] Miao Sun, Qin’ge Dong, Mengyan Jiao, Xining Zhao, Xuerui Gao*, Pute Wu, Ai WANG.. Estimation of Actual Evapotranspiration in a Semiarid Region Based on GRACE Gravity Satellite Data-A Case Study in Loess Plateau. Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 2032. (SCI)
[21] Miao Sun, Chengsheng Yan, Nana Zhao, Xining Zhao*, Xuerui Gao*, Yingxin Lian, Yujie Yuan, Hao Yang. Evaluating the long-term ecohydrological suitability of restoration efforts in typical watershed of Loess Plateau, Hydrological Processes, 2021, 35: e14362. （SCI）
[22] JichaoWang, Miao Sun, Xuerui Gao*, Xining Zhao*, Yong Zhao. Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Precipitation and Potential Influencing Factors in the Loess Plateau before and after the Implementation of the Grain for Green Project, Water, 2021,13, 234. （SCI）
[23] Yingxin Lian, Miao Sun, Jichao Wang, Qinghua Luan, Mengyan Jiao, Xining Zhao, Xuerui Gao*. Quantitative impacts of climate change and human activities on the runoff evolution process in the Yanhe River Basin, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 2021, 122: 102998. （SCI）
[24] Wenxiang Pan, Baodeng Hou, Ruixiang Yang, Xuzhu Zhan, Wenkai Tian, Baoqi Li, Weihua Xiao, Jianhua Wang, Yuyan Zhou, Yong Zhao and Xuerui Gao*. Conceptual Framework and Computational Research of Hierarchical Residential Household Water Demand. water, 2018,10.696. （SCI）
[25] Hongwei Huang, Shan Jiang*, Xuerui Gao*, Yong Zhao, Lixing Lin, Jichao Wang, Xinxueqi Han. The Temporal Evolution of Physical Water Consumption and Virtual Water Flow in Beijing, China, 2022, 14: 9596. (SCI)
[26] Yizi Shang, Xiaofei Li, Xuerui Gao*, Yanxiang Guo, Yuntao Ye, Ling Shang. Influence of Daily Regulation of a Reservoir on Downstream Navigation [J]. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2017, 22, 8.（SCI）
[27] Xiaobo Luan, Yali Yin, Pute Wu, Shikun Sun, Yubao Wang, Xuerui Gao, Jing Liu. An improved method for calculating the regional crop water footprint based on a hydrological process analysis. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2018, 22(10): 5111-5123.（SCI）
[28] Shibao Lu, Xuerui Gao, Wei Li, Shuli Jiang, Li Huang. A study on the spatial and temporal variability of the urban residential water consumption and its influencing factors in the major cities of China. Habitat International, 2018, 78: 29-40. （SSCI）
[29] Xuerui Gao, Bin Dong, Dayong Qin, Ningning Sun, Zhiyong Zhang. Simulation of drainage process and nitrogen loss in paddy field using DrainMOD, Transactions of the CSAE, 2011, 27(6): 52-58. （EI）
[30] Xuerui Gao, Chuiyu Lu, Dayong Qin, Qinghua Luan, Jian Hu, Yuanzhi Shi. Simulation of evapotranspiration in urban areas based on URMOD and validation with remote sensing data, Transactions of the CSAE, 2012, 118: 117-123. （EI）
[31] Xuerui Gao, Chengsheng Yan, Yubao Wang, Xining Zhao, Qi Zhao, Pute Wu. Simulation and evaluation of rainwater harvesting potential in typical areas of Loess Plateau, Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 2020, 51(1): 275-283. （EI）
[32] Pute Wu, Xuerui Gao, Xining Zhao, Yubao Wang, Shikun Sun. Framework of “two-dimension three-element” coupling flow of real water and virtual water, Transactions of the CSAE, 2016, 32(12): 1-10. （EI）
[33] Yong Zhao, Kejing Huang, Xuerui Gao*, Tingli An, Guohua He, Shan Jiang. Evaluation of grain production water footprint and influence of grain virtual water flow in the Yellow River Basin, Water Resources Protection, 2022, 38(4): 39-47. （EI）
[34] Gao Xuerui, Qin Dayong, Liu Jiahong, Lu Chuiyu. Coupling effect between thermal and dynamic factors on water surface evaporation and in-situ observation. International Conference on Remote Sensing. Environment and Transportation Engineering, Proceedings, 2011, 4890-4895. （EI）
[35] Gao Xuerui, Lu Chuiyu, Chen Genfa, Qin Dayong. Factor analysis on long ser-ies soil moisture and simulating based on regression model in Shanxi Province of Haihe River Basin. International Conference on Electrical and Control Engineering, Proceedings, 2011, 5915-5919. （EI）
[36] Wei Sujie, Gao Xuerui*, Liu Jiahong, Qin Dayong. Analysis of soil moisture evolution of shanxi province in Hai River Basin. Advanced Materials Research, 2013, 610-613: 3122-3128. （EI）
[37] Luan XB, Wu PT, Sun SK, Li XL, Wang YB, Gao XR. Impact of Land Use Change on Hydrologic Processes in a Large Plain Irrigation District. Water Resources Management, 2018, 32(9): 3203-3217. (SCI)
[38] Luan XB, Wu PT, Sun SK, Li XL, Wang YB, Gao XR. Quantitative study of the crop production water
footprint using the SWAT model. Ecological Indicators, 2018, 89: 1-10. (SCI)
[39] He Xu, J Liu, D Qin, X Gao, J Yan. Feasibility analysis of solar irrigation system for pasture conservation in a demonstration area in Inner Monglia[J]. Applied Energy, 2013, 112, 697-702. （SCI）
[40] Jun Zhang, Jiahong Liu, Pietro Elia Campan, Ruiqiang Zhang, Jinyue Yan, Xuerui Gao. Model of evapotranspiration and groundwater level based on photovoltaic water pumping system [J]. Applied Energy, 2014, 136, 1132-1137.（SCI）
l Books
[1] Liu Jiahong, Gao Xuerui, Liu Miao, Qin Tao and Luan Qinghua. Soil water monitoring data integration and soil water utility evaluation in Haihe river basin, Science Press. In June 2015.
[2] Wang Hao, Chu Junying, Luan Qinghua, Liu Yang, Gao Xuerui and Qin Tao. Model of urban water cycle in Haihe river basin, Science Press. In January 2016.
[3] Pute Wu, La Zhuo, Xuerui Gao, Shikun Sun, Yubao Wang, Xining Zhao, Xinchun Cao and Lianhai Cao. Virtual water and water footprint, Higher Education Press. In June, 2019.
[4] Pute Wu, Yubao Wang, Xining Zhao, Xuerui Gao, Shikun Sun and La Zhuo. Analysis of agricultural water footprint and regional virtual water flow, Science Press. In Aug. 2020.
l Patents
[1] Gao Xuerui, Yan Chengsheng, Wu Pute, et al. A method to analyze the runoff change in the river basin, Sep. 6, 2022, China, Patent Number: ZL 201811355723.8.
[2] Liu Jiahong, Niu Cunwen, Zhang Keqiang, Zhang Cheng, Gao Xuerui, et al. A design method for a water delivery system, Sep. 25, 2013, China, Patent Number: ZL 201310294266.7.
[3] Shibao Lu, Xuerui Gao, Wei Li, et al. A preparation method of fermentation modified composite biochar for municipal wastewater treatment, Apr. 22, 2022, China, Patent Number: ZL 201910211099.2.
[4] Shibao Lu, Xuerui Gao, Hui Zeng, et al. A preparation method of graphene quantum dot composite membrane for municipal wastewater purification, Mar. 29, 2022, China, Patent Number: ZL 201910213688.4
[5] Shibao Lu, Zhihong Zheng, Xuerui Gao, et al. A floating body collection device, Mar. 27, 2020, China, Patent Number: ZL 201810056040.6
Invited lectures and honor & award：
[1] Aug., 2012, the 4th International Conference on Applied Energy, presentation (Feasibility evaluation of solar photovoltaic pumping irrigation system in Qinghai), Suzhou, China.
[2] Jul., 2013, the 35st International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, Poster, Chengdu, China.
[3] Nov., 2015, International workshop on climate change and integrated dry-land agricultural ecosystems, presentation (Water Footprint and Its Application in Agricultural Water Management), Beijing, China.
[4] Apr., 2016, the 1st conference of the water footprint research alliance, presentation (Grain Water Footprint and Virtual water flow at regional and national scale of China), Cape Town, South Africa.
[5] Aug., 2018, the 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, presentation (The water footprint of coal-fired electricity production and the virtual water flows associated with coal and electricity transportation in China), Hongkong, China.
[6] Nov., 2018, the 1st China eco-hydrology forum, presentation (The actual ET modeling and the sustainability of vegetation recovery in the Loess Plateau), Chengdu, China.
[7] Dec., 2019, the AGU Fall Meeting 2019 (Attribution analysis of climatic and multiple anthropogenic causes of runoff change in the Loess Plateau-A case-study of the Jing River Basin) in San Francisco, USA.
[8] Aug., 2022, the annual conference of youth working committee of Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society, presentation (Invisible water: water footprint and virtual water), Nanning, Guangxi, China.
[9] In 2011, the second prize of youth scientific and technological innovation achievements of Chinese society of water conservancy.
[10] In 2014, the first prize of the excellent consulting achievement in Beijing, China.
[11] In 2015, the first prize of the outstanding achievements in water soft science of Shandong Province.
[12] In 2019, the title of “Young Scholar in ecological and environmental protection of Qinling Mountain of Shaanxi Province, China”.
[13] In 2021, the Shen Nong China Agricultural Science and Technology Award.
