Hanqing Xu

2020-2024 Ph.D., faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Sciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

2018-2022 Ph.D., School of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University

2026-Present       Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University

2022-2026    Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Geographical Sciences/Chongming Institute of Ecology, East China Normal University

2019-2020    Visiting Scholar, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, Delta Research Institute in the Netherlands   

2017-2017    Summer Young Scientist at the International Institute for Applied Systems (IIASA),      Austria   

2016-2019    Research Assistant, Climate Change Research Center,     Shanghai Meteorological Bureau

Hanqing Xu is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University. His research focuses on compound disaster risk assessment, development and application of urban flood simulation systems, and climate change impact adaptation and decision‑making.

He has led projects including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Program, and participated in major initiatives such as the National Key Research and Development Program, the NSFC‑supported high‑intensity international (regional) cooperation projects, and the Major Program of the National Social Science Foundation of China, amounting to 12 projects in total. He has been selected for the National Postdoctoral Researchers Funding Program (Category B), the Shanghai “Super Postdoctoral” Incentive Program, and recognized as a Young Scientist of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria.

He has published over 30 peer‑reviewed articles in authoritative journals including Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Journal of Hydrology, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Ocean & Coastal Management, and Agricultural Water Management.

Quantification of compound disaster risk and analysis of disaster mechanism

Dynamic simulation and risk assessment of urban compound flooding

Development and application of agroecosystem models

Climate change impact adaptation and decision-making

Projects Led:

Ø  National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Youth Project (2025–2027)

Mechanisms and key drivers of multi‑source compound flooding in coastal urban watersheds under environmental change: A case study of Shanghai’s Huangpu River Basin.

Ø  National Postdoctoral Researcher Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Category B) (2024–2025)

Mechanisms of tropical cyclone‑induced rain‑tidal compound flooding in the middle and lower reaches of the Huangpu River.

Ø  China Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Project (2023–2025)

Spatio‑temporal evolution and formation mechanisms of extreme rain‑tide compound flood events in the middle and lower reaches of the Huangpu River.

Ø  Open Research Fund, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urbanization Ecological Process and Ecological Restoration (2023–2024)

Spatio‑temporal evolution and formation mechanisms of rain‑tide compound flood events in Chongming Island.

Ø  Academic Innovation Enhancement Program for Outstanding Doctoral Students, East China Normal University (2020–2022)

Modeling and risk assessment of extreme compound flood disasters in Shanghai under climate change.

Ø  National Natural Science Foundation of China International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange Project (2017)

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Summer Young Scientist Program.

Projects Participated:

Ø  National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Project (2024–2027)

Formation mechanisms and risk adaptation of compound extreme flood risk in coastal areas under deep uncertainty.

Ø  National Key Research and Development Program (2024–2027)

Key Technologies for Monitoring, Early Warning, Risk Prevention and Control of Ice‑Snow Composite Chain Disasters (Subproject: Refined Simulation and Forecasting of Mixed Snowmelt and Ice‑melt Floods).

Ø  National Natural Science Foundation of China International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange Program (2017–2021)

Risk assessment and robust decision‑making for compound extreme flood disasters in the Yangtze River Delta: A case study of Shanghai.

Ø  National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Project (2020–2023)

Evaluation and optimization of urban emergency medical service capacity under the coupling effects of rainstorm waterlogging and dynamic traffic.

Ø  National Key Research and Development Program (2018–2021)

Comprehensive risk assessment and prevention technologies for major multi‑hazard natural disasters.

Ø  Major Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China (2018–2023)

Risk assessment, integrated prevention, and urban resilience for multi‑hazard major disasters.

Ø  Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan Project, Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission (2019–2022)

· Yu Li(李煜), Qinghua Ye, Jianhui Wei, Joël Arnault, Hanqing Xu, Qiaodan Liu, Zhan Tian, Laixiang Sun, Harald Kunstmann, Patrick Laux. When Rain Meets Surge: Assessing Future Typhoon-Driven Compound Flood Hazard Profiles in a Rapidly Urbanizing Delta. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2026, 131, e2025JD044140. doi.org/10.1029/2025JD044140.

·Qing Liu(刘青), Dirk Eilander, Qian Yao, Guofeng Wu, Huazhi Li, Irene Benito, Philip Ward, Qiyang Liu, Can Lu, Hanqing Xu, Jun Wang, Nigel Wright, Fengxue Qiao, Mengya Li. Projecting compound flood hazards induced by tropical cyclones in Southeast China using MRI-AGCM3-2-S climate model, Journal of Hydrology, 2026, 664: 134619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134619.

· Qian Yao(姚前), Can Lu, Mengya Li, Wei Zhai, Jiangyang Lin, Hanqing Xu, Qing Liu, Jun Wang. Climate change-induced floods disrupt intercity mobility in China: A national-scale assessment, Travel Behaviour and Society, 2026, 42: 101132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101132.

· Can Lu(卢灿), Hanqing Xu^*, Qian Yao, Qing Liu, Jeremy D. Bricker, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman, Jie Yin, Jun Wang^*. Tracking 30-year evolution of subsidence in Shanghai utilizing multi-sensor InSAR and random forest modelling. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 2025, 140: 104606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2025.104606.

· Qing Liu(刘青), Hanqing Xu^*, Guofeng Wu, Can Lu, Xuchen Wei, Jun Wang^*. Integrating relative sea level rise into compound flooding hazard assessment for coastal cities. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2025, 58: 102276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102276.

· Guofeng Wu(吴国凤), Qing Liu, Hanqing Xu^*, Jun Wang^*. Modelling the combined impact of sea level rise, land subsidence, and tropical cyclones in compound flooding of coastal cities. Ocean & Coastal Management, 2024, 252: 107107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107107.

· Hanqing Xu, Elisa Ragno, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman, Jun Wang, Jeremy D. Bricker, Zhan Tian, Laixiang Sun. Combining statistical and hydrodynamic models to assess compound flood hazards from rainfall and storm surge: a case study of Shanghai. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2024, 28: 3919-3930. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-3919-2024.

· Hanqing Xu, Elisa Ragno, Jinkai Tan, Alessandro Antonini, Jeremy D. Bricker, Sebastiaan N. Jonkman, Jun Wang. Perspectives on Compound Flooding in Chinese Estuary Regions. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2023, 14: 269-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-023-00482-1.

· Hanqing Xu, Jinkai Tan, Chunlan Li, Yiying Niu, Jun Wang. Exploring the Dynamic Impact of Extreme Climate Events on Vegetation Productivity under Climate Change. Forests, 2023, 14(4): 744. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040744.

· Hanqing Xu, Zhan Tian, Laixiang Sun, Elisa Ragno, Jeremy Bricker, Ganquan Mao, Qinghua Ye, Jinkai Tan, Jun Wang, Qian Ke, Shuai Wang, Ralf Toumi. Compound flood impact of water level and rainfall during tropical cyclone period in a coastal city: The case of Shanghai. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2022, 22(7): 2347-2358. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2347-2022.

· Qing Liu(刘青)^†, Hanqing Xu^†, Jun Wang. Assessing tropical cyclone compound flood risk using hydrodynamic modelling: a case study in Haikou City, China. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2022, 22(2): 665-675. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-665-2022.

· Zhan Tian, Yinghao Ji, Hanqing Xu, Huanguang Qiu, Laixiang Sun, Honglin Zhong, Junguo Liu. Growing rapeseed in winter fallow field across Yangtze River Basin will contribute to bioenergy production and edible oil security in China. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2021, 164: 105159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105159.

· Xiaojing Sun, Ruonan Li, Xinmeng Shan, Hanqing Xu, Jun Wang. Assessment of climate change impacts and urban flood management schemes in central Shanghai. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2021, 65: 102563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102563.

· Zhan Tian, Hanqing Xu, Laixiang Sun, Günther Fischer, Honglin Zhong, Peiqun Zhang, Edward Pope, Chris Kent, Dongli Fan. Using a cross-scale simulation tool to assess future maize production under multiple climate change scenarios: An application to the Northeast Farming Region of China. Climate Services, 2020, 100150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2020.100150.

· Xiaochen Liu, Zhan Tian, Laixiang Sun, Junguo Liu, Wei Wu, Hanqing Xu, Landong Sun, Chunfang Wang. Mitigating heat-related mortality risk in Shanghai, China: system dynamics modeling simulations. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020, 42, 3171-3184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00556-9.

· Yilong Niu, Jiayi Fang, Ruishan Chen, Zilong Xia, Hanqing Xu. Network Modeling and Dynamic Mechanisms of Multi-Hazards-A Case Study of Typhoon Mangkhut. Water, 2020, 12: 2198. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12082198.

· Hanqing Xu, Zhan Tian, Xiaogang He, Laixiang Sun*, Günther Fischer, Dongli Fan, Edward Pope, Chris Kent, Jun Wang*. Future increases in irrigation water requirement challenge the water-food nexus in the northeast farming region of China. Agricultural Water Management, 2019, 213: 594-604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.10.045.

Hanqing Xu. Compound Flood Hazards in Chinese Coastal Cities. TU Delft, 2024. ISBN: 978-94-6384-620-2. https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:63ebc028-a791-4efe-a32d-2def2ba248d3.

Zhan Tian, Hanqing Xu, Honglin Zhong, Laixiang Sun, Junguo Liu. Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in China. Springer, Singapore, 2019.

National Postdoctoral Researcher Program (File B), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2023

Shanghai Super Postdoctoral Incentive Program, Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2022

China Scholarship Council International Cooperation Program for Innovative Talents in Estuary and Coastal Sciences, China Scholarship Council, 2020

East China Normal University Graduate Study Abroad Scholarship, East China Normal University, 2019

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Summer Young Scientists, Austrian International Society for Applied Systems Analysis, 2017