2008.09-2013.06, Ph.D., Tsinghua University, China

2005.09-2008.01, M.S., University of Science and Technology Beijing, China

2001.09-2005.06, B.S., University of Science and Technology Beijing, China

2023.02 - present Associate Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University

2021.04 - 2022.12 Associate Professor, Insititute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2019.08 - 2022.12 Associate Professor, Insititute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences,

2018.09 - 2019.07 Executive Deputy Director， Institute of Information Systems, Beijing Information Science & Technology University

2017.12 - 2019.07 Associate Professor, Head of Department, Department of Information Management and Information Systems, Beijing Information Science & Technology University

Areas of Research Interests

Environmental Systems Analysis, Environmental Big Data and Information Systems

Artificial General Intelligence in the Environmental Domain based on Large Language Models

1. Huang Y, Han R, Qi J, Duan H, Chen C, Lu X, Li N*. Health risks of industrial wastewater heavy metals based on improved grey water footprint model [J]. Journal of Cleaner Production (SCI, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134472).

2. Chen C, Qi J, Li N*, Ji T, Wang H*, Huang Y, Guo J, Lu X, Han R, Wei J, Chen W-Q. China Economy-wide material flow account database from 1990 to 2020 [J], Scientific Data (SCI, DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01611-z), 2022.

3. Mao T, Liu, Y*, Chen W-Q, Li N, Dong N, & Shi Y. Quantifying Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Urban Building and Material Metabolism by Combining a Random Forest Model and GIS-based Material Flow Analysis [J], Frontiers in Earth Science, (SCI, DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.944865), 2022.

4. Chan F. K. S*, Lu X*, Li N, Chen W-Q, Li J*, Chen Y, Wang D, Zhu Y-G. Compound flood effects, challenges and solutions in the coastal urban environment: the case of Chinese Coastal Cities [J]. I-Science (submission, an invitation to submit for the Special Issue focused on Compounding effects as drivers of extreme events in social-ecological systems).

5. Lu X, Chan F*, Li N*, Chen C, Chen W-Q, Chan H. Improving urban flood resilience via GDELT GKG analyses in China’s Sponge Cities [J], Scientific Report (SCI, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24370-8), 2022.

6. Chen W-Q, Wang H, Li N, Wang P. Advancing UN Comtrade for Physical Trade Flow Analysis [J]. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, (SCI, DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106520).

7. Chen C, Jiang Z, Li N*, Wang H, Wang P, Zhang Z, Zhang C, Ma F, Huang Y, Lu X, Wei J, Qi J, Chen W-Q*. Advancing UN Comtrade for Physical Trade Flow Analysis: Review of Data Quality Issues and Solutions [J]. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, (SCI, DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106526).

8. Jiang Z, Chen C, Li N*, Wang H, Wang P, Zhang C, Ma F, Zhang Z, Huang Y, Qi J, Chen W-Q*. Advancing UN Comtrade for Physical Trade Flow Analysis: Addressing the Issue of Outliers [J]. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, (10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106524).

9. Zhang Z, Jiang Z, Chen C, Zhang X, Wang H*, Li N, Wang P, Zhang C, Ma F, Huang Y, Qi J, Chen W-Q*, Advancing UN Comtrade for Physical Trade Flow Analysis: Addressing the Issue of Missing Values [J]. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, (SCI, DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106525).

10. Song L, Han J, Li N*, Huang Y, Hao M, Dai M, & Chen W-Q. China material stocks and flows account for 1978–2018 [J]. Scientific Data, (SCI, DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-01075-7), 2021.

11. Xie W, Yu H, Li Y, Dai M, Long X, Li N, Wang Y*. Estimation of entity‐level land use and its application in urban sectoral land use footprint: A bottom‐up model with emerging geospatial data [J]. Journal of Industrial Ecology (SCI, DOI: 10.1111/jiec.13191), 2021.

12. Han R, Zhou B*, Li N*. Bibliometric overview of research trends on heavy metal health risks and impacts in 1989-2018 [J]. Journal of Cleaner Production (SCI, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123249), 2020.

13. Huang Y, Zhou B*, Han R, Lu X, Li S, Li N*. Spatial-temporal characteristics and driving factors of the human health impacts of five industrial aquatic toxic metals in China [J]. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, (SCI, DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08279-1), 2020.

14. Huang Y, Zhou B*, Han R, Li N*. China’s industrial gray water footprint assessment and implications for investment in industrial wastewater treatment [J]. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (SCI, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07405-y), 2020.

15. Huang Y, Zhou B*, Li N, Han R, Qi J, Lu X, Li S. Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Industrial Aquatic Heavy Metal Pollution in China [J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 238, 117938, (SCI, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117944), 2019.

16. Han R, Zhou B*, An L, Jin H, Ma L, Li N, Xu M, Li L. Quantitative assessment of enterprise environmental risk mitigation in the context of Na-tech disasters [J]. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191(4):210 (SCI, DOI:10.1007/s10661-019-7351-1), 2019.

17. Li N, Han R*, Lu X. Bibliometric analysis of research trends on solid waste reuse and recycling during 1992–2016 [J]. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 130:109-117 (SCI, DOI:10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.11.008), 2017.

18. Qi J, Li N, Yang P*, Lai B*. Input-Output Model Based Ecological Risk Assessment for Ecological Risk Management of Watersheds: A Case Study in the Taihu Lake Watershed, China [J]. Water Policy (SCI, DOI:10.2166/wp.2017.038), 2017.

19. Li N, Zhang T*. Estimation of regional physical imports and exports of EW-MFA in China using monetary input-output tables, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 7(2):242-254, (SCI, DOI: 10.1007/s11783-012-0443-6), 2013.

20. Li N, Zhang T*, Liang S. Reutilisation-extended material flows and circular economy in China, Waste Management, (SCI, DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.01.029), 2013.

21. Gan Y, Zhang T*, Liang S, Zhao Z, Li N. How to Deal with Resource Productivity, Journal of Industrial Ecology, (SCI, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00547.x), 2013.

22. Sun C B, Zhou B H*, Li N. Preparation of nanometer yellow iron and its UV absorption capacity [J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing, 14(1):72-76. (EI, DOI: 10.1016/S1005-8850(07)60015-2), 2007.