Introduction to Geoscience; Environmental and Ecologic Sciences; Remote Sensing in Disaster Emergency Management; Remote Sensing in Ecologic and Environmental Studies

• Co-chair, Scientific Committee of Joint EOGC-GiT4NDM 2015 Conference, 2015
• Member, Intl Soci of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) GI4D Scientific Committee  2010-present
• Member, Intl Cartographic Association( ICA)- CMSI, 2011-present
• Co-chair, Scientific Committee of GiT4NDM 2013 Conference, 2013
• Secretary-general, EOGC2009, Chengdu, China, May 25-31, 2009
• Editorial member, International Journal of Agricultural and Biologic Engineering, 2012 to present
• Reviewer, Intl J. of Digital Earth, IEEE T. of Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Sensors, Computers & Geosciences, ISPRS J. of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, IEEE J. of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing, Applied Remote Sensing, PE & RS, Canadian J. of Remote Sensing

Selected peer review publications

1.  Yifan Pan, Xianfeng Zhang*, Jie Tian, Xu Jin, Lun Luo, Ke Yang; Mapping asphalt pavement aging and condition using multiple endmember spectral mixture analysis in Beijing, China; JOURNAL OF APPLIED REMOTE SENSING,2017, 11(1), 016003-1-18.

2.  Tian, Shaohong, Zhang, Xianfeng*, Tian, Jie, Sun, Quan; Random Forest Classification of Wetland Land covers from Multi-Sensor Data in the Arid Region of Xinjiang, China; REMOTE SENSING; 2016, 8(11), 954.

3.  Zhang Xianfeng, Lv Yang, Tian Jie; An Integrative Approach for Solar Energy Potential Estimation Through 3D Modeling of Buildings and Trees; CANADIAN JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING; 2015, 41(7): 126–134.

4.  Zhang Xianfeng, Zhao Jiepeng, Tian Jie; A Robust Coinversion Model for Soil Moisture Retrieval from Multisensor Data. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING; 2014, 52(8): 5230-5237.

5.  Zhang Xianfeng, Liao Chunhua, Li Jonathan; Fractional vegetation cover estimation in arid and semi-arid environments using HJ-1 satellite hyperspectral data; INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION; 2013, 21: 506-512.

6.  Zhang XianFeng, Liao ChunHua, Liu Yu; An Icon Map-based exploratory analytical approach for multivariate geospatial data; SCIENCE CHINA-INFORMATION SCIENCES; 2013, 56 (1):012305(1-10).

7.  Zhang Xianfeng, Zhao Jiepeng, Sun Quan, Wang Xuyang, Guo Yulong; Soil Moisture Retrieval from AMSR-E Data in Xinjiang (China): Model and Validation; IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING; 2011, 4(1): 117 – 127.

8.  Zhang Xianfeng, Micha Pazner; Comparison of Lithologic Mapping with ASTER, Hyperion and ETM Data in the southeastern Chocolate Mountains, USA; PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING; 2007, 73 (5): 555-561.

9.  Zhang Xianfeng, Micha Pazner, Norman Duke; Lithologic and Mineral Information Extraction for Gold Exploration Using ASTER Data in the South Chocolate Mountains (California); ISPR JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING; 2007, 62 (4): 271-282.

10.  Zhao JiePeng, Zhang, XianFeng*, Bao HuiYi; Monitoring land surface soil moisture: co-inversion of visible, infrared and passive microwave sensing data; JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES; 2012, 31(2): 137-142.

11.  Huang Zhaoqiang, Zhang XianFeng*; Lithological mapping of ophiolite composition in Zedan-Luobusha, Yarlung Zangbo suture zone using Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data; ACTA PETROLOGICA SINICA 2010, 26(12): 3589-3596.

12.  Pang Su, Li Tingxuan, Zhang Xianfeng, Wang Yongdong, Yu Haiying; Spatial variability of cropland lead and its influencing factors: A case study in Shuangliu county, Sichuan province, China; GEODERMA; 2011, 162: 223–230.

13.  Zhang Xianfeng, Liu Yu, Li Jonathan, Lv Yang; Multi-remote sensing data for improving estimation of ground solar direct normal radiation; ACTA ENERGIAE SOLARIS SINICA; 2014, 35(8): 1473-1479.

14.  Zhang Xianfeng, Lv Yang, Liu Yu; 3D modeling of urban buildings and trees and its application in building-scale solar energy potential mapping; JOURNAL OF BASIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; 2014, 22(3): 415-425.

15.  Zhang Xianfeng, Zhao Jiepeng; System for soil moisture retrieval and data assimilation from remotely sensed data in arid regions; GEOMATICS AND INFORMATION SCIENCE OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY; 2012, 37(7): 794-799.

16.  Zhang Xianfeng, Song Sha, Li Tingxuan; IconMap Visualization Technique and Its Application to the Analysis of Soil Nutrients; GEOMATICS AND INFORMATION SCIENCE OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY; 2009, 34(9): 1025-1029.

17.  Liu Yu, Zhang Xianfeng*, Lv Yang; Solar energy potential mapping and assessment in Xinjiang (China) based on the FY satellite data; ACTA ENERGIAE SOLARIS SINICA; 2014, 35(7): 1295-1303.

18.  Zhao Jiepeng, Zhang Xianfeng*, Bao HuiYi; Soil Moisture Retrieval from Remote Sensing Data in Arid Areas Using a Multiple Models Strategy; ADVANCES IN INTELLIGENT AND SOFT COMPUTING; 2011, 105: 635-643.

19.  Jiang Miao, Zhang Xianfeng*, Sun Quan; Vegetation Coverage Retrieval Scale Effect Analysis Using Multi-Sensor Data; GEOMATICS AND INFORMATION SCIENCE OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY; 2011, 36(3): 311-15.

20.  Zhang Xianfeng, Pazner Micha; Icon Imagemap Technique for Multivariate Geospatial Data Visualization: Approach and Software System; INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARTOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE; 2004, 31(1): 29-41.

21.  Zhang Xianfeng, Rao Junfeng, Pan Yifan; Progressive approach for risk prediction of rangeland locust hazard in Xinjiang based on remotely sensed data; TRANSACTIONS OF THE CHINESE SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; 2015, 31(11): 202-208.

Books and Book Chapters

1. 1.  Zhang, Xianfeng, Li, Jonathan (eds.), 2009. Remote Sensing of Earth Surface Changes. SPIE Proceedings of EOGC2009, vol. 7471, USA.
2. 2.  Zhang, Xianfeng, Liao, Chunhua .2014. Co-inversion and Assimilation Simulation of Ecological & Environmental Parameters from Remotely Sensed Data. China Science Press, Beijing, China.
3. 3.  Zhang, Xianfeng, Liao, Chunhua. 2013. Fractional vegetation cover mapping from the HJ-1 small satellite hyperspectral data. In: Yang, Xiaojun, Li, Jonathan (eds), Advances in Mapping from Remote Sensor Imagery: Techniques and Applications. CRC Press, 2013.

1.  The first-class XPCC Provincial Award of Scientific and Technologic Progress, Development and demonstration for regional spatial information synthetic application technology, 2014, Ranking No. 1

2.  The Cooperation Award of Science and Technology, XPCC, 2014

3.  The Zhengda Award for Excellent Teaching, Peking University, 2015

4.  The Founder Award for Excellent Teaching, Peking University, 2009