Wei Guoen

Personal information

Surname and personal name: Wei Guoen 

Job Title: Research fellow

Contact (email): weiguoen22ncu.edu.cn

Address: Room 620, Environmental Building, Qianhu Campus, Nanchang University, No.999 Xuefu Avenue, Honggutan District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province

Education and Work Experience

1. September 2016-July 2019: Master's degree in Human Geography, School of Geography, Hunan Normal University.

2. September 2019-June 2022: Ph.D. in Geography (Human Geography), School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University.

3. September 2022-September 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher and Assistant Researcher, School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University.

4. May 2024-August 2024: Visiting Scholar, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

5. January 2025-January 2026: Visiting Researcher, School of Environment and Geography, University of York, UK.

6. September 2024-Present: Distinguished Professor, Associate Researcher, Associate Senior Professor, and Master's Supervisor, School of Resources and Environment, Nanchang University.

Academic part-time position

7. Member of the Resource Geography Professional Committee of the China Society for Natural Resources, 2025 to present;

8. Council Member of the China African Studies Association under the Ministry of Education, 2023 to present;

9. Young Editorial Board Member of Resources and Environment in the Yangtze River Basin (CSSCI), 2025 to present;

10. Editorial Board Member of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications under Nature, 2025 to present;

11. Young Editorial Board Member of Human Settlements and Sustainability under Elsevier, 2025 to present;

12. Editorial Board Member of Urbanization, Sustainability and Society, 2023 to present;

13. Young Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Meteorology and Environmental Sciences (Core), 2024 to present;

14. Guest Editor of Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2026.

Field of investigation

15. Carbon Neutrality Simulation of Future Territorial Space Based on Remote Sensing Modeling and GIS Technology

16. Coupling Mechanism of Urban Expansion and Ecological Environment around Lake Region under Global Climate Change

17. Land optimization and regulation path for sustainable development and carbon neutrality

Research Overview

My research mainly focuses on land-use simulation and regulation oriented toward sustainable development and carbon neutrality goals, as well as the coupling mechanisms between land-use transitions and the ecological environment under global climate change. I have served as the principal investigator for four research projects, including a National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientists Fund, a China Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Program, and a Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Program, and have participated in two major projects, including an NSFC General Program and a National Social Science Fund Major Project.

Since 2021, I have published 30 Chinese and English academic papers as first or corresponding author. Seven papers have been selected as ESI Highly Cited Papers worldwide, among which five were also listed as ESI Hot Papers. These works have appeared in leading international and domestic journals such as Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Cities, iScience, Habitat International, Sustainable Cities and Society, Land Use Policy, Geography and Sustainability, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, and Acta Ecologica Sinica.

I currently serve as an editorial board member or early-career editorial board member for journals including Resources and Environment in the Yangtze River Basin, Journal of Meteorology and Environment, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, and Human Settlements and Sustainability. Since 2022, I have co-supervised multiple master’s and doctoral students who have received the Ministry of Education National Scholarship. I have also mentored four undergraduate research assistants who published high-quality papers and were subsequently recommended for postgraduate study at universities such as Central University of Finance and Economics, Xiamen University, Jilin University, and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, where they continue interdisciplinary research.

I warmly welcome prospective master’s students who are passionate about interdisciplinary research at the intersection of geography, environmental science, ecology, and economics, who are committed to high-level scientific research, and who aspire to produce high-quality research outcomes. I also encourage motivated undergraduate students who have basic skills in data analysis software, literature search and reading abilities, strong interest in academic research, and a diligent and patient attitude to contact me to participate in research training and academic competitions. Interested students are invited to send their CV and a preliminary research proposal to: weiguoen22@ncu.edu.cn.

Rewards and Honors

18. National Scholarship for Master’s Students, Hunan Normal University, 2018

19. Outstanding Graduate of Hunan Province, 2019

20. Elite Talent Scholarship, Nanjing University, 2020

21. Outstanding Graduate Student Model, Nanjing University, 2020

22. National Scholarship for Doctoral Students, Nanjing University, 2022

23. Best Oral Presentation Award at the International Conference on Geography and Sustainability (GEOSUS), awarded to an undergraduate student under my supervision, 2023

24. Jiangxi Provincial Teaching Achievement Award-Youth Cultivation Program, 2024

Representative achievements

25. Wei Guoen, Liu Yaobin, et al. Trade-offs and synergies pattern evolution of ecosystem structure-resilience-activity-services (SRAS) in the Belt and Road Initiative region, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2024.

26. Wei Guoen, He Bao-Jie, Sun Ping, et al. Evolutionary trends of urban expansion and its sustainable development: Evidence from 80 representative cities in the belt and road initiative region, Cities, 138, 2023, 104353.

27. Wei Guoen, Liu Yaobin, et al. How does rapid urban construction land expansion affect the spatial inequalities of ecosystem health in China? Evidence from the country, economic regions and urban agglomerations, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2024.

28. Li Tongning, Wei Guoen*, Liu Yaobin*, et al.,Urbanization Exhibits a Unique Distance Effect on Ecological Resilience in Great Lakes Regions (GLRs). Geography and Sustainability, 2025.

29. Li Tongning, Liu Yaobin,Wei Guoen*, et al. The Mitigating Effects of Urban Resilience on Surface Urban Heat Islands: Nonlinear Responses, Threshold Effects, and Spatial Heterogeneity, Sustainable Cities and Society, 2025.

30. Li Shuoshuo, Liu Yaobin, Wei Guoen*, et al. Carbon Surplus or Carbon Deficit under Land Use Transformation in China? Land Use Policy, 2025.

31. Li Tongning, Liu Yaobin*, Wei Guoen*, et al., Sustainable Development of Urban Agglomerations around Lakes in China: Achieving SDGs by Regulating Ecosystem Service Supply and Demand through New-type Urbanization, Habitat international, 2024.

32. Li Tongning, Liu Yaobin*, Wei Guoen*, et al., Does enhanced land use efficiency promote ecological resilience in China’s urban agglomerations? Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2025.

33. Wei Guoen, Zhang Zhenke, Ouyang Xiao, et al. Delineating the spatial-temporal variation of air pollution with urbanization in the Belt and Road Initiative area[J]. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2021, 91.

34. Wei Guoen, Bi Mo, Liu Xiao, et al. Investigating the impact of multi-dimensional urbanization and FDI on carbon emissions in the belt and road initiative region: Direct and spillover effects[J]. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 384.

35. Wei Guoen, Liu Yaobin, et al. Digital economy exhibit varying degrees of mitigation of air pollution in China: Total cities-Economic subdivisions-Urban agglomerations, IScience, 2024

36. Liu Yaobin, Shuoshuo Li, Wei Guoen*,et al., Human activities and ecosystem health: A historical analysis of Poyang Lake. Ecological Indicators, 2024, 116, 112446.

37. Li Daozheng, Liang,Diling, Wei Guoen*，et al., How Nature Reserve Policies in China Support Local and Peripheral Biodiversity: Evidence from the INVEST-SDID Model, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy. 2025, 18,3.

Some of the main research projects

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)-Young Scientists Fund, January 2024-December 2026, Principal Investigator, ongoing, RMB 300,000.

2. Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation-General Program, September 2024-September 2025, Principal Investigator, ongoing, RMB 100,000.

3. Major Science and Technology Project of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Water Resources, January 2024-December 2025, Principal Investigator, ongoing, RMB 200,000.

4. Nanchang University Young Talent Development Program, May 2025–May 2028, Principal Investigator, ongoing, RMB 200,000.

5. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation-General Program, September 2023-June 2024, Principal Investigator, completed, RMB 80,000.

6. High-Level Talent Introduction Funding, Nanchang University, September 2024-September 2030.