Research and expertise
Yuanxi is a geohazard researcher specialising in slow-moving landslides in tectonically active regions. Her research focuses on understanding the movement evolution, deformation behaviour and failure mechanisms of landslides, with particular interest in the processes controlling landslide acceleration.
Yuanxi’s work integrates satellite remote sensing, field investigations and geotechnical testing to investigate landslide activity across different spatial and temporal scales. Through the analysis of deformation characteristics and sliding-zone materials, she aims to improve understanding of landslide evolution and contribute to more effective monitoring, hazard assessment and risk reduction.
Current research activity
- Movement evolution and deformation characteristics of slow-moving landslides
- Acceleration and failure mechanisms of fault-zone landslides
- Landslide monitoring using remote sensing and geotechnical approaches
Recent publications
- Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Meng, X., et al. (2023) Deformation process and kinematic evolution of the large Daxiaowan earthflow in the NE Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Engineering Geology, 316, 107062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2023.107062
- Zhang, Y., Li, Y.*, Dijkstra, T., Wasowski, J., Meng, X., et al. (2025) Evolution of large landslides in tectonically active regions: A decade of observations in the Zhouqu County, China. Engineering Geology, 348, 107967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2025.107967
- Zhang, Y., Li, Y., Meng, X., et al. (2023) Automatic Mapping of Potential Landslides Using Satellite Multitemporal Interferometry. Remote Sensing, 15(20), 4951. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15204951
- Liang, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, Y., et al. (2023) Automatic Identification for the Boundaries of InSAR Anomalous Deformation Areas Based on Semantic Segmentation Model. Remote Sensing, 15(21), 5262. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15215262
- Zhang, Y., Su, X., Meng, X., Li, Y., et al. (2023) Insights into the deformation kinematics of Xieliupo landslide, Zhouqu, China, through remote sensing and geomorphological observations. Landslides, 20(11), pp. 2359–2377. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-023-02110-x
- Liu, W., Zhang, Y., Meng, X., Wang, A., Li, Y., et al. (2024) Forecast volume of potential landslides in alpine-canyon terrain using time-series InSAR technology: A case study in the Bailong River Basin, China. Landslides, 21(1), pp. 35–51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-023-02135-2
- Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Su, X., et al. (2021) Early identification and characteristics of potential landslides in the Bailong River Basin using InSAR technique. National Remote Sensing Bulletin, 25(2), pp. 677–690. https://doi.org/11834/jrs.20210094
- Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Meng, X., et al. (2021) Analysis of the activity characteristics of a giant landslide in an active tectonic fault zone: A case study of the Daxiaowan landslide in the Bailong River Basin. Journal of Lanzhou University (Natural Sciences), 57(3), pp. 360–368
Profile
Yuanxi is an Academic Visitor (Sponsored Researcher) with Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering at Loughborough University, where she is conducting collaborative research on landslide behaviour and instability mechanisms.
Yuanxi obtained her BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Geology from Lanzhou University, China. Her doctoral research focused on the movement evolution and deformation mechanisms of slow-moving landslides in fault zones, combining remote sensing observations, field investigations and geotechnical analyses.
Yuanxi’s research interests include landslide monitoring, movement evolution, and the hydromechanical mechanisms controlling landslide acceleration and failure.
Yuanxi’s research is conducted in collaboration with colleagues at Lanzhou University and Loughborough University.