Landscape Ecology, Remote Sensing Application, Urban Ecology and Ecology Planning.  

Current research direction: The relationship between urban expansion (2- and 3- dimension) and environmental pollution, mainly focus on water and air pollution process. 

1.        Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, Chunlin Li. 2017. Landscape metrics for three-dimensional urban building pattern recognition. Applied Geography, 87: 66-72.（SCI, SSCI）

2.        Miao Liu, Chunlin Li, Yuanman Hu, et al. 2014. Combining CLUE-S and SWAT Models to Forecast Land Use Change and Non-point Source Pollution Impact at A Watershed Scale in Liaoning Province, China. Chinese Geographical Science, 24(5): 540-550. (SCI)

3.          Miao Liu, Yanyan Xu, Yuanman Hu, Chunlin Li, et al. 2014. A century of the evolution of the urban area in Shenyang, China. PLoS ONE, 9(6): e98847. (SCI)

4.        Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, Zhang Wei, et al. 2011. Application of Land-use Change Model in Guiding Regional Planning: A Case Study in Hun-Taizi River Watershed, Northeast China. Chinese Geographical Science, 21(5): 609-618. (SCI) 

5.        Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, Yu Chang, et al. 2009. Land use and land cover change analysis and prediction in the upper reach of Minjiang River, China. Environment management, 43(5): 899-907. (SCI)

6.        Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, Xiuzhen Li, et al. 2007. Ecological Footprint and biocapacity time series assessment for a forest region in northeastern China. The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 14(5): 493-502. (SCI)

7.          Hongyan Yin, Yuanman, Miao Liu, et al. 2021. Ecological and Environmental Effects of Estuarine Wetland Loss Using Keyhole and Landsat Data in Liao River Delta, China. Remote Sensing. 13, 311. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13020311 (通讯作者) (SCI)

8.          Min Zong, Yuanman, Miao Liu, et al. 2021. Quantifying the Contribution of Agricultural and Urban Non-Point Source Pollutant Loads inWatershed with Urban Agglomeration..Water.13,1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101385  (通讯作者) (SCI)

9.        Chunlin Li, Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, et al. 2021. Evaluating the runoff storage supply-demand structure of green infrastructure for urban flood management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 280 (2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124420

10.     Sixue Shi, Yu Chang, Guodong Wang, Zhen Li, Yuanman Hu, Miao Liu. 2020. Potential wetland restoration planning based on sedge seed banks and land use model in Sanjiang Plain, China, Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139208  (通讯作者) (SCI)

11.     Chunlin Li, Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, et al. 2020. Spatial distribution characteristics of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter inside a city in the heating season of Northeast China, Sustainable Cities and Society. 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102302 (通讯作者) (SCI)

12.     Zhen Li, Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, et al.2020. The spatiotemporal marshland changes and the driving forces from 1980 to 2016 in the Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China, Ecological Process. DOI: 10.1186/s13717-020-00226-9. (通讯作者) (SCI)

13.       Tuo Shi, Yuanman Hu, Miao Liu, et al. 2020. Land use regression modelling of PM2.5 spatial variations in different seasons in urban areas. Science of the Total Environment, 743, 140744. (通讯作者) (SCI)

14.       Tuo Shi, Yuanman Hu, Miao Liu, et al. 2020. How Do Economic Growth, Urbanization, and Industrialization Affect Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations? An Assessment in Liaoning Province, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(9), 5411. (通讯作者) (SCI)

15.       Wei Zhang, Miao Liu, Chunlin Li. 2020. Soil heavy metal contamination assessment in the Hun-Taizi River watershed, China. Scientific Reports, 10:8730. (通讯作者) (SCI)

16.     Chunlin Li, Yanyan Xu, Miao Liu, et al. 2020. Modeling the Impact of Urban Three-Dimensional Expansion on Atmospheric Environmental Conditions in an Old Industrial District: A Case Study in Shenyang, China. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 29 (5): 3171-3181. (通讯作者) (SCI)

17.     Min Zong, Yuanman Hu, Miao Liu, et al. 2020.Effects of Landscape Pattern Change on Water Yield and Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Hun-Taizi River Watershed, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(9), 3060 (通讯作者) (SCI)

18.     Wei Zhang, Jun Ma, Miao Liu, et al. 2020. Impact of Urban Expansion on Forest Carbon Sequestration: a Study in Northeastern China, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 29(1): 451-461. (通讯作者) (SCI)

19.     Chunlin Li, Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, et al. 2019. Characteristics of impervious surface and its effect on direct runoff: A case study in rapidly urbanized area. Water Supply, 19(7): 1885-1891. (通讯作者) (SCI)

20.     Tuo Shi, Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, et al. 2019. Spatiotemporal Pattern of Fine Particulate Matter and Impact of Urban Socioeconomic Factors in China, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(7): 1099. (通讯作者) (SCI)

21.     Chunlin Li, Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, et al. 2018. Effects of urbanization on direct runoff characteristics in urban functional zones. Science of the Total Environment, 643: 301-311. (通讯作者) (SCI)

22.     Chunlin Li, Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, et al. 2018. Evaluating the Hydrologic Performance of Low Impact Development Scenarios in a Micro Urban Catchment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(2): 273. (通讯作者) (SCI)

23.     Chunlin Li, Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, et al. 2018. Assessing the Impact of Urbanization on Direct Runoff Using Improved Composite CN Method in a Large Urban Area. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4):775. (通讯作者) (SCI)

24.     Chunlin Li, Miao Liu, Yuanman Hu, et al. 2017. Modeling hydrological effects of low impact development for stormwater runoff treatment based on Storm Water Management Model. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 26(11): 6470-6478. (通讯作者) (SCI)

25.     Wei Zhang, Fengyun Sun, Miao Liu, et al. 2017. Quantifying the Relationships of Impact Factors on Non-Point Source Pollution Using the Boosted Regression Tree Algorithm, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 26(1): 403-411. (通讯作者) (SCI)