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Personal profile
Personal profile
I am an ecologist, having a broad interest and experience with sustainable agriculture research based on agricultural diversification, biological control, agroecology, organic farming and life cycle assessment. My passion is to carry out and disseminate research for improving the sustainability of different farming and food systems.
Research interests
Agroecology
Sustainable agriculture
Environmental impact assessment
Agricultural diversification
Biological control
Organic farming
Experience
Assistant professor, Xian Jiaotong – Liverspool University, 2022 – Present
Postdoctoral researcher, Westlake University, 2020-2022
Awards and honours
2021, Outstanding Employee of School of Engineering, Westlake University
2016, Ph.D. Scholarship, China Scholarship Council (CSC)
2016, Honor graduate, China Agriculture University
2015, First-class Award of honor for Graduate, China Agriculture University
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D., Applied Ecology, University of Copenhagen, 2016-2019
MSc., Ecology, China Agriculture University, 2014-2016
BSc., Ecology, China Agriculture University, 2010-2014
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Effect of climate change on the tri-trophic interaction between wheat, aphid, and their predators
1/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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Agricultural diversification promotes sustainable and resilient global rice production
He, X., Batáry, P., Zou, Y., Zhou, W., Wang, G., Liu, Z., Bai, Y., Gong, S., Zhu, Z., Settele, J., Zhang, Z., Qi, Z., Peng, Z., Ma, M., Lv, J., Cen, H. & Wanger, T. C., Sept 2023, In: Nature Food. 4, 9, p. 788-796 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Integrating agricultural diversification in China's major policies
He, X., Weisser, W., Zou, Y., Fan, S., Crowther, T. W. & Wanger, T. C., Oct 2022, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 37, 10, p. 819-822 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access13 Citations (Scopus) -
Flower diet enhances Adalia bipunctata larval development significantly when prey is limited
Holm, L. L., He, X. & Sigsgaard, L., Aug 2021, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 169, 8, p. 750-757 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
The effect of floral resources on predator longevity and fecundity: A systematic review and meta-analysis
He, X., Kiær, L. P., Jensen, P. M. & Sigsgaard, L., Feb 2021, In: Biological Control. 153, 104476.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
20 Citations (Scopus) -
Corrigendum to “The spider diversity and plant hopper control potential in the long-term organic paddy fields in sub-tropical area, China” [Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 295 (2020) 106921] (Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (2020) 295, (S0167880920301067), (10.1016/j.agee.2020.106921))
He, X., Qiao, Y., Sigsgaard, L. & Wu, X., 1 Oct 2020, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 301, 106977.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate