General
   

Research Areas

Geochemical cycle of elements and isotopic tracing; Acidification and neutralization of the precipitation.


Education


Ph.D., 2002, Geology, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. 
M.S., 1997, Analytical Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.  
B.S., 1992, Analytical Chemistry, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.  


Experience

   
Work Experience

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2010.12-present: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Professor) 
2006-2010: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Assistant Professor) 
2001-2006: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Associate Professor)

Publications

   
Papers
  1. Zhifang Xu, Yang Tang, Jianpeng Ji, 2012. Chemical and strontium isotope characterization of rainwater in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic year. Atmospheric Research,  
  2. Zhifang Xu, Chao Shi, Yang Tang, Hongyin Han, 2011. Chemical and Strontium Isotopic Compositions of the Hanjiang Basin Rivers in China: Anthropogenic Impacts and Chemical Weathering. Aquatic Geochemistry, 17: 243-264. 
  3. Zhifang Xu, Jianpeng Ji, Chao Shi, 2011. Water geochemistry of the Chaohu Lake Basin rivers, China: Chemical weathering and anthropogenic inputs. Applied Geochemistry, 26: S379–S383. 
  4. Zhifang Xu, Congqiang Liu, 2010. Water geochemistry of the Xijiang basin rivers, South China: Chemical weathering and CO2 consumption. Applied Geochemistry, 25: 1603–1614. 
  5. Zhifang Xu, Guilin Han, 2009. Rare earth elements (REE) of dissolved and suspended loads in the Xijiang River, South China. Applied Geochemistry, 24: 1803–1816 
  6. Zhifang Xu, Yushan Li, Yang Tang, Guilin Han, 2009. Chemical and strontium isotope characterization of rainwater at an urban site in Loess Plateau, Northwest China. Atmospheric Research, 94: 481–490 
  7. Zhifang Xu, Guilin Han, 2009. Chemical and strontium isotope characterization of rainwater in Beijing, China. Atmospheric Environment, 43(12): 1954-1961. 
  8. Zhifang Xu, Congqiang Liu, 2007. Chemical weathering in the upper reaches of Xijiang River drainingthe Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, Southwest China, Chemical Geology, 239:83-95. 
  9. Zhifang Xu, Guilin Han, Yang Tang, 2007. Geochemistry of dissolved rare earth elements in the Xijiang River, China. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (15): A1134-A1134 Suppl. S AUG 2007 
  10. Zhifang Xu, Congqiang Liu, Hongxiang Zhang, Yingjun Ma, and Soulin Lin, Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Geological Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry with Flow Injection Liquid-liquid Extraction, Analytical Sciences, 2003, 19: 1625-1629 
  11. Guilin Han, Yang Tang, Zhifang Xu, 2010. Fluvial geochemistry of rivers draining karst terrain in Southwest China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 38: 65–75. 
  12. Siyue Li, Zhifang Xu, Hao Wang, Jianhua Wang, Quanfa Zhang, 2009. Geochemistry of the upper Han River basin, China: 3: Anthropogenic inputs and chemical weathering to the dissolved load. Chemical Geology, 264: 89-95 
  13. Han Guilin, Xu Zhifang, Tang Yang, Zhang, Guoping, 2009. Rare Earth Element Patterns in the Karst Terrains of Guizhou Province, China: Implication for Water/Particle Interaction. Aquatic Geochemistry, 15: 457–484. 
  14. Li Siyue, Cheng Xiaoli, Xu Zhifang, Han Hongyin, Zhang Quanfa, 2009. Spatial and temporal patterns of the water quality in the Danjiangkou Reservoir, China. Hydrological Sciences Journal 54(1):124–134. 
  15. Li Siyue, Liu Wenzhi, Gu Sheng, Cheng Xiaoli, Xu Zhifang, Zhang Quanfa, 2009. Spatio-temporal dynamics of nutrients in the upper Han River basin, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials 162: 1340–1346. 
  16. Quanfa Zhang, Zhifang Xu, Zehao Shen, Siyue Li and Shusen Wang, 2009. The Han River watershed management initiative for the South-to-North Water Transfer project (Middle Route) of China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Environ. Monit. Assess.), 148, 369-377. 
  17. Li Siyue, Xu Zhifang, Cheng Xiaoli, Zhang Quanfa, 2007. Dissolved trace elements and heavy metals in the Danjiangkou Reservoir, China. Environmental Geology, 55, 977-983 


Experience

   
Work Experience

​


2010.12-present: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Professor) 
2006-2010: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Assistant Professor) 
2001-2006: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (Associate Professor)

Publications

   
Papers
  1. Zhifang Xu, Yang Tang, Jianpeng Ji, 2012. Chemical and strontium isotope characterization of rainwater in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic year. Atmospheric Research,  
  2. Zhifang Xu, Chao Shi, Yang Tang, Hongyin Han, 2011. Chemical and Strontium Isotopic Compositions of the Hanjiang Basin Rivers in China: Anthropogenic Impacts and Chemical Weathering. Aquatic Geochemistry, 17: 243-264. 
  3. Zhifang Xu, Jianpeng Ji, Chao Shi, 2011. Water geochemistry of the Chaohu Lake Basin rivers, China: Chemical weathering and anthropogenic inputs. Applied Geochemistry, 26: S379–S383. 
  4. Zhifang Xu, Congqiang Liu, 2010. Water geochemistry of the Xijiang basin rivers, South China: Chemical weathering and CO2 consumption. Applied Geochemistry, 25: 1603–1614. 
  5. Zhifang Xu, Guilin Han, 2009. Rare earth elements (REE) of dissolved and suspended loads in the Xijiang River, South China. Applied Geochemistry, 24: 1803–1816 
  6. Zhifang Xu, Yushan Li, Yang Tang, Guilin Han, 2009. Chemical and strontium isotope characterization of rainwater at an urban site in Loess Plateau, Northwest China. Atmospheric Research, 94: 481–490 
  7. Zhifang Xu, Guilin Han, 2009. Chemical and strontium isotope characterization of rainwater in Beijing, China. Atmospheric Environment, 43(12): 1954-1961. 
  8. Zhifang Xu, Congqiang Liu, 2007. Chemical weathering in the upper reaches of Xijiang River drainingthe Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, Southwest China, Chemical Geology, 239:83-95. 
  9. Zhifang Xu, Guilin Han, Yang Tang, 2007. Geochemistry of dissolved rare earth elements in the Xijiang River, China. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (15): A1134-A1134 Suppl. S AUG 2007 
  10. Zhifang Xu, Congqiang Liu, Hongxiang Zhang, Yingjun Ma, and Soulin Lin, Determination of Rare Earth Elements in Geological Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry with Flow Injection Liquid-liquid Extraction, Analytical Sciences, 2003, 19: 1625-1629 
  11. Guilin Han, Yang Tang, Zhifang Xu, 2010. Fluvial geochemistry of rivers draining karst terrain in Southwest China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 38: 65–75. 
  12. Siyue Li, Zhifang Xu, Hao Wang, Jianhua Wang, Quanfa Zhang, 2009. Geochemistry of the upper Han River basin, China: 3: Anthropogenic inputs and chemical weathering to the dissolved load. Chemical Geology, 264: 89-95 
  13. Han Guilin, Xu Zhifang, Tang Yang, Zhang, Guoping, 2009. Rare Earth Element Patterns in the Karst Terrains of Guizhou Province, China: Implication for Water/Particle Interaction. Aquatic Geochemistry, 15: 457–484. 
  14. Li Siyue, Cheng Xiaoli, Xu Zhifang, Han Hongyin, Zhang Quanfa, 2009. Spatial and temporal patterns of the water quality in the Danjiangkou Reservoir, China. Hydrological Sciences Journal 54(1):124–134. 
  15. Li Siyue, Liu Wenzhi, Gu Sheng, Cheng Xiaoli, Xu Zhifang, Zhang Quanfa, 2009. Spatio-temporal dynamics of nutrients in the upper Han River basin, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials 162: 1340–1346. 
  16. Quanfa Zhang, Zhifang Xu, Zehao Shen, Siyue Li and Shusen Wang, 2009. The Han River watershed management initiative for the South-to-North Water Transfer project (Middle Route) of China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Environ. Monit. Assess.), 148, 369-377. 
  17. Li Siyue, Xu Zhifang, Cheng Xiaoli, Zhang Quanfa, 2007. Dissolved trace elements and heavy metals in the Danjiangkou Reservoir, China. Environmental Geology, 55, 977-983