2020 Top 10 Research Achievements of Chinese Geography Unveiled
2020 Top 10 Research Achievements of Chinese
Geography Unveiled
The Geographical Society of China (GSC) Annual Spring Conference 2021 & Chinese Geography Editing and Publishing Conference was held from May 28th – 30th, 2021 in Xi’an, China. At the opening ceremony of the conference, GSC unveiled 2020 Top 10 Research Achievements of Chinese Geography, which were listed as follows:
2020 Top 10 Research Achievements of Chinese Geography
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No. |
Name of Project |
Project Leader & Key Participating Organization |
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1 |
Denisovan DNA in Late Pleistocene Sediments from Baishiya Karst Cave on the Tibetan Plateau |
Dongju Zhang (Lanzhou University) |
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2 |
Coupling Loop Theory and Regulating Application of Coupler for Interaction between Urbanization and Eco-environment in Mega-urban Agglomerations |
Chuanglin Fang (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS) |
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3 |
High-resolution Cenozoic Stratigraphy Sequence of the Central Tibetan Plateau: Revising History of Plateau Uplift and Ecological Environment |
Xiaomin Fang (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS) |
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4 |
Big Data Method and Technique for Major Respiratory Infectious Diseases Epidemic Prevention and Control |
Chenghu Zhou (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS) |
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5 |
High-resolution Simulation of Global Urban Land Changes and Their Impacts on Key Environmental and Ecological Factors |
Xia Li (East China Normal University) |
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6 |
Advancing Spring Greenup of Northern Vegetation Exacerbates Summer Droughts and Heatwaves |
Shilong Piao (Peking University) |
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7 |
Evolution and Effects of the Social-ecological System over a Millennium in China's Loess Plateau |
Xutong Wu (Peking University) |
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8 |
Poverty Alleviation Through Rocky Desertification Control and Restoration in Karst Areas of Southwest China |
Kelin Wang (Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, CAS) |
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9 |
Global Trends of CO2 Fertilization Effects on Vegetation Photosynthesis |
Yongguang Zhang (Nanjing University） |
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10 |
Dune Bistability and its Dynamical Processes |
Zhiwei Xu (Nanjing University) |
Professor Fahu Chen, President of the GSC said: “2020 Top 10 Research Achievements of Chinese Geography represent the latest research achievements and the most important breakthroughs of Chinese geography in the year 2020.” The campaign to select «Top 10 Research Achievements of Chinese Geography» was launched by the GSC in 2021, aimed at promoting development of Chinese geography, encouraging Chinese geographers to grasp new trends of the discipline as well as to make new breakthroughs both in basic research and application development. The projects should be completed within the year 2020. They should be theoretical and technological applications in the field of geographical science with intellectual property rights, as well as major scientific, technological and social service progress supported by geographical innovation research, including engineering practice and decision-making, etc. The forms of project encompass articles with theoretical, methodological and technological innovation included in official publications, patents with authorization and transformation prospects, research achievements accepted by authoritative academic institutions and provincial ministries and commissions, major scientific expeditions or research projects, advice to serve national policy formulation approved by the government, or scientific and technological progress reported by national media, etc. Only branches of the Society, as well as GSC fellows and members of Standing Executive Committee are eligible for the nomination. As a result, a total of 20 projects submitted to the award committee took part in the competition. The 10 finalists were determined by votes from a scientific jury through a review meeting organized by the GSC. The results were approved by the GSC Standing Executive Committee Meeting and were officially unveiled at GSC Annual Spring Conference in Xi’an.
2020 Top 10 Research Achievements of Chinese Geography, unveiled in Xi’an
(ZHANG Xuanzi, ZHANG Guoyou)
