Zhang Yongxian

Zhang Yongxian(Y. X. Zhang)

Email:  yxzhang@ief.ac.cn or yxzhseis@sina.com

Tel: 86-10-88015349


Education: 

B. Sc. Geophysics, Peking University, Beijing (1988)

M. Sc. Center for Analysis and Prediction, State Seismological Bureau, Beijing (1991)

Ph. D. Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing (1999)


Employment:

Internship Research Scientist, Center for Analysis and Prediction, State Seismological Bureau, Beijing (1991~1993)

Assistant Research Scientist, Center for Analysis and Prediction, State Seismological Bureau, Beijing (1993~1997)

Associate Research Scientist, Center for Analysis and Prediction, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing (1997-2002)

Research Scientist, Center for Analysis and Prediction, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing (2002-2004)

Research Scientist, Institute of Earthquake Science, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing (2004-2004)

Research Scientist, China Earthquake Networks Center, Beijing (2004-2019)

Research Scientist, Institute for Earthquake Forecasting, Beijing (2019-)


Positions Held:

Deputy Director, Research Division of Earthquake Prediction for China Capital Area, Center for Analysis and Prediction, China Seismological Bureau, Beijing (1997~1999)

Deputy Director, Research Division for Earthquake Prediction, Center for Analysis and Prediction, China Seismological Bureau, Beijing (1999~2004)

Deputy Director, Research Division for Earthquake Prediction, Institute of Earthquake Prediction, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing (2004~2004)

Deputy Director, Department for Earthquake Prediction, China Earthquake Networks Center, Beijing (2004~2019)

Director, General Department of China Seismic Experimental Site, Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing (2020)

Director, Research Division for Numerical Earthquake Forecasting, Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing (2020)

Director, Research Division for Short-term Earthquake Forecasting, Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing (2020-)


Professional Memberships and Honors: 

Member of Scientific Council, China Seismological Society (2006-)

National Excellent Professional Woman awarded by China National Federation of Women (2008)

National Excellent Scientist awarded by China Association for Science and Technology (2016)

Special allowance awarded by the State Council of China (2015)


Professional Service:

Vice Chair, Earthquake Prediction Committee, China Seismological Society (2006-)

Vice Chair of Science and Technology Committee, China Earthquake Networks Center (2003-2014)

Chair of Science and Technology Committee, China Earthquake Networks Center (2015-2019)

Vice Chair of APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Science (ACES) (2016-)

Vice Chair of Science and Technology Committee, Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration (2019-)

Invited corresponding editor of Pure and Applied Geophysics for special issues (2015-)


Selected Publications:

Zhongliang Wu, Yongxian Zhang, Thomas. W. Gobel, Qinghua, Huang, Charles, A. Williams, Huilin Xing, and John B. Rundle. Continental Earthquakes: Physics, Simulation, and Data Science—Introduction, Pure Appl. Geophys. (2019). 177(1), 1-8, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-019-02382-2.

Charles A. Williams,Zhigang Peng,Yongxian Zhang,Eiichi Fukuyama,Thomas Goebel,Mark R. Yoder. (Eds.) Earthquakes and Multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim, Vol. II, ISBN 978-3-319-92297-3, Springer.

Yongxian Zhang, Thomas Goebel, Zhigang Peng, Charles Williams, Mark Yoder, John Rundle(eds), 2017. Earthquakes and Multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim, Vol. I, Volume 174, No.6, ISSN: 0033-4553 (Print) 1420-9136 (Online).

Yong-Xian Zhang, Thomas Goebel, Zhigang Peng, Charles Williams, Mark Yoder, John Rundle, Earthquakes and Multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim, Vol. 1: Introduction, (2017) 174: 2195-2198. doi:10.1007/s00024-017-1580-4

Yongxian Zhang, Caiyun Xia, Cheng Song, Xiaotao Zhang, Yongjia Wu, Yan Xue, 2017. Test of the Predictability of the PI Method for Recent Large Earthquakes in and near the Tibetan Plateau,Pure and Applied Geophysics: 2017. (2017) 174: 2411-2426. doi:10.1007/s00024-017-1551-9 

Yongxian Zhang, M. Burak Yikilmaz, John B. Rundle, Xiangchu Yin, Yue Liu, Langping Zhang, Zijin Wang, 2015, Study of the Potential Earthquake Risk in the Western United States by the LURR Method Based on the Seismic Catalogue, Fault Geometry and Focal Mechanisms, PAGEOPH, 172(8): 2265-2276. 2015.(DOI)10.1007/s00024-015-1054-5, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00024-015-1054-5

Yongxian Zhang, Xiaotao Zhang, et al., 2013. Retrospective Study on the Predictability of Pattern Informatics to the Wenchuan M8.0 and Yutian M7.3 Earthquakes, Pure and Applied Geophysics 170(1-2):197-208

Yongxian Zhang, Xiaotao Zhang, et al., 2011. Retrospective Study on the Predictability of Pattern Informatics to the Wenchuan M8.0 and Yutian M7.3 Earthquakes, Pure and Applied Geophysics, DOI: 10.1007/s00024-011-0444-6. (SCI)

Yongxian Zhang, Fuwang Gao, Jianjun Ping, Xiaotao Zhang,2011. A synthetic method for earthquake prediction by multidisciplinary data,Nat Hazards DOI 10.1007/s11069-011-9961-y. Received: 29 June 2010/Accepted: 19 August 2011, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

Yongxian Zhang, Xiaotao Zhang, Xiangchu Yin and Yongjia Wu, 2010, Study on the forecast effects of PI method to the North and Southwest China, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 22(12): 1559–1568. Article first published online: 17 NOV 2009, DOI: 10.1002/cpe.1515.(EI)

Yin X.C., Zhang L. P., Zhang Y.X., et. al., 2010. The Peak Point of LURR and its significance, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 22(12):1549-1558. DOI:10.1002/cpe.1514.

Yin, X.C., Zhang, L.P., Zhang, Y.X., Peng, K.Y., Wang, H.T., Song, Z.P., Yu, H.Z., Zhang, H.H., Yin, C., and Wang, Y.C., 2008, The Newest Developments of Load-Unload Response Ratio (LURR), Pure and Applied Geophysics, 165,711–722, 0033–4553/08/030711–12, DOI 10.1007/s00024-008-0314-z.

Xiaoru Yuan, He Xiao, HanqiGuo,  PeihongGuo, Wesley Kendall, JianHuang and Yongxian Zhang, 2010. Scalable Multi-variateAnalytics of Seismic and Satellite-based Observational Data. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 16(3):-,. (IEEE Vis.)

Yongxian Zhang, Xiaotao Zhang, Xiangchu Yin and Yongjia Wu, 2009. Study on the Forecast Effects of PI Method to the North and Southwest China Currency and Computation: Practice and Experience,DOI: 10.1002/cpe.1515.(SCI)

Zhang Xiaotao, Zhang Yongxian, Yin Xiangchu, 2009. Study on the earthquake potential regions in north and northeast China by pattern informatics method, 2009 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, P2266~2270. DOI: 10.1109/BMEI.2009.5304775. (EI).

Yongxian Zhang, Yongjia Wu, Xiangchu Yin, Keyin Peng, Langping Zhang, Aiqin Yu and Xiaotao Zhang. Comparison between LURR and state vector analysis before strong earthquakes in southern California since 1980, PAGEOPH,165, 737-748,2008.(SCI)

Yongxian Zhang , Xiangchu Yin, Keyin Peng , Haitao Wang,Jianchang Zheng,and Yongjia Wu,LURR AND THE SAN SIMEON M6.5 EARTHQUAKE IN 2003 AND THE SEISMIC TENDENCY IN CA,PAGEOPH, 163, 2343-2351,2006.(SCI)

Yongxian Zhang, Xiangchu Yin and Keyin Peng, 2004, Spatial and Temporal Variation of LURR and Its Implication for the Tendency of Earthquake Occurrence in Southern California, PAGEOPH, Vol. 161, 11-12, 2359-2367.(SCI)

Yin, X.C., Zhang, L.P., Zhang, H.H., Yin,C., Wang, Y.C., Zhang,Y.X., Peng, K.Y., Wang, H.T., Song, Z.P., Yu,H.Z., and Zhuang, J.C. (2006), LURR’s twenty years and its perspective , Pure Appl. Geophys, 163, No.11/12.(SCI)

Zhang Yongxian, Shi Yaolin and Zhang Guomin,1993, Model Studies of the Relationship between Underground Water Flow and Temperature and Discussions about Mechanism of Underground Water Temperature Precursor, Earthquake Research in China, Vol.7, No.3, 361-370.

Yaolin Shi, Yongxian Zhang and Guoming Zhang, Modeling of seismogenis process associated with rock dilatancy and fault creep, Jour. Earthquake Prediction Research, 2(2), 207-219, 1993.

Zhang Yongxian, Shi Yaolin and Zhang Guomin,1993, Numerical Modeling of Pore Pressure and Ground Water Level in Earthquake Preparation, Jour. Earthquake Prediction Research, 2(3), 363-374。

Guomin Zhang, Yongxian Zhang and Yaolin Shi, Studies of the numerical simulation on seismic precursory complexity, Jour. Earthquake Prediction Research, 3(1), 1-18, 1994.

Zhang Yongxian, Shi Yaolin and Zhang Guomin,1996, Numerical Simulation of Vp/Vs and Shear-Wave Splitting in Earthquake preparation, Jour. Earthquake Prediction Research, 5(1), 132-139.

Zhang Yongxian and Yin Xiangchu, 1997, (2072) Application of LURR to Moderate Earthquake Prediction in Capital Area in China, The 29th General Assembly of the international Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior, p143, IASPEI 1997, August 18-28,1997.

Xiangchu Yin, Yongxian Zhang , et al., 1999. Development of a new approach for earthquake prediction-Load/unload Response Ratio(LURR), APEC Coorperation for Earthquake Simulation 1st ACES Workshop Proceedings, 95-98, Edited by Peter Mora, G.OPRINT, Brisbane.

Yongxian Zhang and Xiangchu Yin, 2000. Simulation of the effects of fault creep on the stress field of its neighbor faults, The second ACES Workshop Abstracts, 213-218, October 15-20, 2000, Tokyo and Hakone, Japan.

Yongxian Zhang and Guiping Liu, 2000. Study on the characteristics of spatial and temporal evolution of earthquake anomalies in and around the epicenter of Zhangbei M6.2 earthquake,Earthquake, 20(1),53-58.

Yongxian Zhang, Yaolin Shi, et al., 2000. Preliminary study on the relationship between gravity anomaly and migration of hot material ,Earthquake, 20(appl.),135-142.

Yongxian Zhang, Xiangchu Yin and Keyin Peng, 2004, Spatial and Temporal Variation of LURR and Its Implication for the Tendency of Earthquake Occurrence in Southern California, PAGEOPH, Vol. 161, 11-12, 2359-2367, 2004.

Yongxian Zhan, Surong Yu, et al., 2004. Study on the short-term approach to strong earthquake forecast by the variation of earthquake anomalies in west China. Earthquake, 24(1), 7-18.

Zhang Xiaodong,Zhang Yongxian,Lu Meimei and Yu Surong,2004, Discussion on the feature of strong earthquake: Orderly distribution in time, space and intensity before the Western Kunlun Mountain Pass M=8.1 earthquake,ACTA SEISMOLOGICA SINICA, 16(6): 598-605.

ZHANG Xiaodong, FU Zhengxiang, ZHANG Yongxian, NIU Anfu, HUANG Fuqiong, PENG Keyin and LU Jun,2003, Studies and experiments on earthquake prediction during 1999-2002, ACTA SEISMOLOGICA SINICA, 16(5): 508-521. 

Yongxian Zhang, Keyin Peng, et al., 2004. Study on the application approach of LURR in China Metropolitan area. Erathquake, 24(appl.), 53-60.

Yongxian Zhang , Xiangchu Yin, Keyin Peng , Haitao Wang,Jianchang Zheng,and Yongjia Wu,LURR AND THE SAN SIMEON M6.5 EARTHQUAKE IN 2003 AND THE SEISMIC TENDENCY IN CA,PAGEOPH, 163, 2343-2351,2006.

Y.X.Zhang, H.M.Wang, M.M Lu, H.P.Guan, F.Q Huang, and F.W Gao,2004, Earthquake Prediction Practice in China’s Metropolitan Area around Beijing, Earthquake Hazard, Risk, and Ground Motion, edited by Y.T.Chen, G.F.Panza and Z.L.Wu,. 451-462. Beijing: Seismological Press.