Publications
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Highlighted:
Xie, H.^, Wu, Y.^, Wang, Y., Guo, Y. (2026). Addressing water resource constraints for electrolytic hydrogen demand in China. Nature Sustainability. link
Coverage: BNU; CIECCPA; UEG-Insight; Environmentor; RES; Young Earth Scholar
Xie, H., Chen, B., Dai, M., Han, Z., Bai, Y., Wang, Y. (2024). Upgrading passenger vehicle emission standard help to reduce China’s air pollution risk from uncertainty in electrification. Environmental Science & Technology, 58, 5325–5335. Supplementary Cover Paper link
Xie, H., Chen, B., Wang, C., Xie, W., Long, X., Zhang, D., Dai, M., Han, Z., Song, Y., Li, J., Wang, Y. (2026). Uncertain cross-sector climate actions could undermine air pollution reduction co-benefits in China’s power and passenger car sectors. Engineering, In press. link
Coverage: FDU; Environmentor; LEEEP
Xie, H., Li, H., Wang, S., Han, Z., Chen, B., Lv, H., Wang, Y. (2026). Spatial mismatches constrain high-value utilization of retired batteries for decarbonization in China. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 33, 100754. link
Coverage: Autotech News; EurekAlert! AAAS; ESE; News Wise; 24-7 PressRelease; Malaysia Flash; AlphaGalileo; Energy and Environmental Economics
Video: ESE
Others:
Xie, G., Bai, Y., Wang, Q., Xie, H.#, (2026). Urbanization Sustainability under the Socio–Economic–Ecosystem Nexus: A City-Level Emergy Assessment of Intra-Provincial Heterogeneity in Shandong, China. Ecological Modelling, 522, 111855. link
Wang, C., Xue, J., Xie, H., Phillips, F., Liu, G., Zhang, F. (2026). Tiered standards, differential effects: a quasi-experimental study of China’s vehicle emission policies. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 158, 105454. link
Wang, C., Meng, L., Zeng, X., Xie, H.. (2026). Multi-dimensional drivers and their interactions on carbon sink capacity in tropical forests: A case study of Xishuangbanna. Environment, Development and Sustainability. link
Li, H., Chen, B., Xie, H., Yu, H., Dai, M., Xue, M., Long, X., Wang, J., Han, Z., Sun, M., Wang, J., Guo, Y., Lin, J., Wang, Y. (2026). Coal phaseout undermines co-benefits of fly ash as a clinker substitute. The Innovation, 7, 101496. link
Coverage: The Innovation
Shui, B., Cai, Z., Xie, H., Liu, F., Luo, X. (2026). Harnessing Policy Synergies to Decarbonize China’s Light-Duty Passenger Vehicle Fleet. Journal of Cleaner Production, 538, 147236. link
Xie, H.^, Li, Y.^, Wang, C. (2025). Decarbonizing inland waterway transport: scenario analysis and mitigation strategy for Jiangxi Province, 2019–2050. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 19(8), 113. link
Coverage: FESE
Long, X., Chen, B., Dai, M., Xie, H., Chen, P., Meng, J., Wang, Y. (2025). Ambitious climate targets can make the phaseout of India’s coal-fired power plants cost-beneficial. Nature Communications, In press. link
Coverage: FDU
Zhang, Y., Dai, M., Chen, B., Xie, H., Li, Z., Wang, Y. (2025). A Product-based Life-cycle Integration Platform for sustainable plastic bottles from agricultural biowaste. Chemical Engineering Journal, 524, 169320. link
Bai, Y., Li, H., Chen, B., Xie, H., Wang, Y. (2025). Managing nitrogen metabolism of animal husbandry and aquaculture could mitigate nitrogen threat in the Main Cities of Yellow River Delta. Cleaner Environmental Systems, 17, 100273. link
Wang, C., Kong, Y., Lu, X., Xie, H., Teng, Y., Zhan, J. (2024). Rethinking Regional High-Quality Development Pathways from a Carbon Emission Efficiency Perspective. Land, 13(9), 1441. link
Li, H., Bian, Y., Liu, M., Lin, J., Dai, M., Xie, H., Yu, H., Chen, B., Xue, M., Li, Z., Yin, J., Xue, L. (2024). CO2 mineralization and utilization by tailings sand in China for potential carbon sinks and spatial project layout. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 206, 107598. link
Coverage: RCR
Xie, W., Yang, X., Han, Z., Sun, M., Li, Y., Xie, H., Yu, H., Chen, B., Fath, B., Wang, Y. (2024). Urban sector land use metabolism reveals inequalities across cities and inverse virtual land flows. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 202, 107394. link
Coverage: RCR
Fang, Y., Xie, H., Chen, B., Han, Z., An, D., Cai, W., Zhang, W., Wang, Y. (2024). Achieving carbon neutrality in Shanghai’s municipal wastewater treatment sector requires coordinated water conservation and technical improvement. Journal of Cleaner Production, 443, 141134. link
Coverage: link
Han, Z., Xie, W., Yu, H., Xie, H., Li, Y., Wang, Y. (2024). Rethinking industrial land-use in American rust cities towards sustainability based on a block-level model. Journal of Environmental Management, 352, 120067. link
Dai, M., Sun, M., Chen, B., Xie, H., Zhang, D., Han, Z., Yang, L., Wang, Y. (2023). Advancing sustainability in China’s pulp and paper industry requires coordinated raw material supply and waste paper management. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 198, 107162. Cover Paper link
Coverage: RCR
Gao, Y., Yi, Y., Chen, K., Xie, H. (2023). Simulation of suitable habitats for typical vegetation in the Yellow River Estuary based on complex hydrodynamic processes. Ecological Indicators, 154, 110623. link
Liang, Z., Deng, H., Xie, H., Chen, B., Sun, M., Wang, Y. (2023). Rethinking the paper product carbon footprint accounting standard from a life-cycle perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 393, 136352. link
Xie, H., Li, Y. (2022). An ecological water replenishment model of urban lake riparian plant restoration based on the groundwater–vegetation interactions. Ecological Engineering, 176, 106510. link
Xie, H., Yi, Y., Hou, C., Yang, Z. (2020). In situ experiment on groundwater control of the ecological zonation of salt marsh macrophytes in an estuarine area. Journal of Hydrology, 585, 124844. link
Yi, Y., Xie, H., Yang, Y., Zhou, Y., Yang, Z. (2020). Suitable habitat mathematical model of common reed (Phragmites australis) in shallow lakes with coupling cellular automaton and modified logistic function. Ecological Modelling, 419, 108938. link
(In Chinese)
Wang, S., Chen, B., Dai, M., Xie, H., Zhang, D., Sun, M., Wang, Y. (2025). Carbon footprint accounting and impact factor analysis of China’s bioeconomy. Environmental Engineering, 43(8), 233–243. (In Chinese) link
Wang, C., Xie, H., Zhang, X., Zeng, X. (2025). Spatiotemporal variations of carbon source-sink matching in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration. Chinese Journal of Ecology, 44(04), 1343–1354. (In Chinese) link
Xie, H., Liu, J., Gao, Y., Li, Q., Gao, J., Yang, S., Zhu, G. (2022). Method and Application of Regional Highway Resources and Environment Carrying Capacity Evaluation. Highway, 67(09), 407–412. (In Chinese)
Yi, Y., Xie, H., Song, J., Yang, Z. (2021). Simulation of salt marsh vegetation community’s suitable habitat in Yellow River Estuary I: theory. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 52(03), 255–264. (In Chinese) link
Yi, Y., Xie, H., Song, J., Yang, Z. (2021). Simulation of salt marsh vegetation community’s suitable habitat in Yellow River Estuary II: application. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 52(04), 401–408. (In Chinese) link
Reports, Books and Standards
United Nations Environment Programme (2024). Global Bioeconomy Assessment: Coordinated Efforts of Policy, Innovation, and Sustainability for a Greener Future. link
China Environment Publishing Group (2020). Theory and Practice of Risk Analysis and Emergency Capacity Planning for Oil Spills on Water. ISBN: 978-7-0000-0000-0
Chinese Group Standard of China Institute of Navigation (2023). Guidelines for the construction planning of ship oil spill response capacity of inland water (T/CIN 025-2023).