Biogeography;

Plant phylogenetics;

Palaeobotany;

Evolutionary ecology

 l 2006.9-2010.1: Ph.D. Department of Biogeography and Ecology, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS (KIB-CAS)

-The late Miocene Xianfeng flora in Yunnan, southwestern China and its paleoclimate reconstructions.

Supervisors: Dr. Zhe-Kun Zhou (KIB-CAS).

Dr. Yu-Sheng (Christopher) Liu (East Tennessee State University, U.S.A.)

 l 2003.9-2006.7: M.Sc. Department of Biogeography and Ecology, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (KIB-CAS)

-Floristic biogeography and taxonomic notes on Chinese species of Calamus (Palmae).

Supervisor: Prof. Kang-Lin Wang (KIB-CAS).

 l 1999.9- 2003.7: B.Sc. Department of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, China. 

2016.6-: Principal Investigator of Biogeography and Ecology Group at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS.

2014.11-2016.5: Postdoctoral at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. Work with Dr. Richard Ree.

-Research focus: An integrative assessment of angiosperm diversification and biogeographic assembly processes in the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspot.

2010.12-2014.09: Postdoctoral in University of Zurich. Work with Prof. Peter Linder

 -Research focus: Inferring diversification patterns of angiosperms based on phylogenies and fossil record. 

       2010.06-2012.08: Postdoctoral in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden.

       2010.01-2010.06: Research Assistant. Department of Biogeography and Ecology, KIB-CAS.

 -Research focus: Systematic palaeobotany and palaeoclimate reconstruction on late Cenozoic floras of S.W. China

 -Research focus: Systematic palaeobotany and palaeoclimate reconstructions of Cenozic floras in Yunnan Province, S.W. China.

       ​2008.12-2009.1: Short-term visiting scholar to the Institute of Palaeontology, Lanzhou University (N.W. China)

-Advanced training on reconstructing Palaeo-CO₂ concentration based on fossil cuticle analysis. 

 In peer reviewed journals: (* indicating corresponding author)

1. Wang, W., Lin, L., Xiang, X.G., Ortiz, R.D.C., Liu, Y., Xiang, K.L., Yu, S.X., Xing, Y.W. and Chen, Z.D., 2016. The rise of angiosperm-dominated herbaceous floras: Insights from Ranunculaceae. Scientific reports, 6, p.27259.

2. Xing Y*, Gandolfo MA, Onstein RE, Cantrill DJ, Jacobs BF, Jordan GJ, Lee DE, Popova S, Srivastava R, Su T, Vikulin SV, Yabe A & Linder HP (2016) Testing the biases in the rich Cenozoic angiosperm macrofossil record. International Journal of Plant Sciences 177(4): 371-388.

3. Huang Y-J, Jacques FM, Liu Y-SC, Su T, Ferguson, D.K., Xing Y-W & Zhou Z-K (2015) Rubus (Rosaceae) diversity in the late Pliocene of Yunnan, southwestern China. Geobios 48(6):439-448.

4. Xing Y*, Gandolfo MA, & Linder HP (2015) The Cenozoic biogeographical evolution of woody angiosperms inferred from fossil distributions. Global Ecology and Biogeography 24(11):1290-1301.

5. Jia L-B, Manchester, S.R., Su T, Xing Y-W, Chen W-Y, Huang Y-J & Zhou Z-K (2015) First occurrence of Cedrelospermum (Ulmaceae) in Asia and its biogeographic implications. Journal of plant research 128(5):747-761.

6. Bouchenak‐Khelladi Y, Onstein RE, Xing Y, Schwery O, & Linder HP (2015) On the complexity of triggering evolutionary radiations. New Phytologist 207(2):313-326.

7. Onstein RE, Carter RJ, Xing Y, Richardson JE, & Linder HP (2015) Do Mediterranean‐type ecosystems have a common history?—Insights from the Buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae). Evolution 69(3):756-771.

8. Hu J-J, Xing Y-W, Turkington R, Jacques FM, Su T, Huang Y-J & Zhou Z-K (2015) A new positive relationship between pCO₂ and stomatal frequency in Quercus guyavifolia (Fagaceae): a potential proxy for palaeo-CO₂ levels. Annals of botany 115(5):777-788.

9. Schwery O, Onstein RE, Bouchenak-Khelladi Y, Xing, Y., Carter RJ & Linder HP (2015) As old as the mountains: the radiations of the Ericaceae. New Phytologist 207(2):355-367.

10. Onstein RE, Carter RJ, Xing Y, & Linder HP (2014) Diversification rate shifts in the Cape Floristic Region: the right traits in the right place at the right time. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 16(6):331-340.

11. Xing Y, Onstein RE, Carter RJ, Stadler T, & Linder HP (2014) Fossils and large molecular phylogeny show that the evolution of species richness, generic diversity and turnover rates are disconnected. Evolution 68(10):2821-2832.

12. Jacques FM, Su T, Spicer RA, Xing Y-W, Huang Y-J & Zhou Z-K (2014) Late Miocene southwestern Chinese floristic diversity shaped by the southeastern uplift of the Tibetan Plateau. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 411:208-215.

13. Hu Q, Xing Y*, Hu J, Huang Y, Ma H & Zhou Z (2014) Evolution of stomatal and trichome density of the Quercus delavayi complex since the late Miocene. Chinese Science Bulletin 59(3):310-319.

14. Xing Y-W, Liu YC, Su T, Jacques FM, & Zhou Z-K (2013) A new Tsuga species from the upper Miocene of Yunnan, southwestern China and its palaeogeographic significance. Palaeoworld 22(3):159-167.

15. Wang L, Jacques FM, Su T, Xing Y, Zhang, S. & Zhou Z (2013) The earliest fossil bamboos of China (middle Miocene, Yunnan) and their biogeographical importance. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 197:253-265.

16. 胡茜, 星耀武*, 胡瑾瑾, 黄永江, 马宏杰 & 周浙昆 (2013) 中新世以来黄毛青冈复合群 (Quercus delavayi complex) 气孔及叶表皮毛密度的演变. 科学通报 58(21):2057-2067.

17. Su T, Spicer RA, Liu Y-SC, Huang Y-J, Xing Y-W, Jacques FM, Chen W-Y & Zhou Z-K (2013) Regional constraints on leaf physiognomy and precipitation regression models: a case study from China. Bulletin of Geoscience 88(3):595-608.

18. Xing Y, Hu J, Jacques FM, Wang L, Su T, Huang Y, Liu Y-SC & Zhou Z (2013) A new Quercus species from the upper Miocene of southwestern China and its ecological significance. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 193:99-109.

19. Su T, Jacques F, Spicer R, Liu Y-S, Huang Y-J, Xing Y-W & Zhou Z-K (2013) Post-Pliocene establishment of the present monsoonal climate in SW China: evidence from the late Pliocene Longmen megaflora. Climate of the Past 9:1911-1920.

20. Su T, Liu Y-SC, Jacques F, Huang Y-J, Xing Y-W & Zhou Z-K (2013) The intensification of the East Asian winter monsoon contributed to the disappearance of Cedrus (Pinaceae) in southwestern China. Quaternary Research 80(2):316-325.

21. Huang Y-J, Liu Y-SC, Jacques FM, Su T, Xing Y & Zhou Z (2013) First discovery of Cucubalus (Caryophyllaceae) fossil, and its biogeographical and ecological implications. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 190:41-47.

22. Xing Y, Utescher T, Jacques F, Su T, Liu YC, Huang Y & Zhou Z (2012) Paleoclimatic estimation reveals a weak winter monsoon in southwestern China during the late Miocene: evidence from plant macrofossils. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 358:19-26.

23. Chen S, Xing Y, Su T, Zhou Z, Dilcher EDL & Soltis DE (2012) Phylogeographic analysis reveals significant spatial genetic structure of Incarvillea sinensis as a product of mountain building. BMC Plant Biology 12(1):1-12.

24. Huang Y, Jacques FM, Liu Y-SC, Su T, Xing Y, Xiao X & Zhou Z. (2012) New fossil endocarps of Sambucus (Adoxaceae) from the upper Pliocene in SW China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 171:152-163.

25. Jacques FM, Su T, Spicer RA, Xing Y, Huang Y, Wang W & Zhou Z (2011) Leaf physiognomy and climate: Are monsoon systems different? Global and Planetary Change 76(1):56-62.

26. Su T, Jacques FM, Liu Y-SC, Xiang J, Xing Y, Huang Y & Zhou Z (2011) A new Drynaria (Polypodiaceae) from the upper Pliocene of Southwest China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 164(1):132-142.

27. Jacques FM, Guo, S.-X., Su T, Xing Y-W, Huang Y-J, Liu Y-SC, Ferguson DK & Zhou Z-K (2011) Quantitative reconstruction of the Late Miocene monsoon climates of southwest China: a case study of the Lincang flora from Yunnan Province. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 304(3):318-327.

28. 翟艳红, 杨莹, 星耀武, 纪运恒, & 周浙昆 (2011) 云贵高原多星韭二倍体—四倍体分布格局研究. 植物科学学报 29(1):50-57.

29. 黄永江, 苏涛, 星耀武, & 周浙昆 (2011) 两种古海拔重建方法及山旺中中新世古海拔的定量重建. 古生物学报 (4):532-538.

30. Xing Y, Liu Y-SC, Su T, Jacques FM, & Zhou Z (2010) Pinus prekesiya sp. nov. from the upper Miocene of Yunnan, southwestern China and its biogeographical implications. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 160(1):1-9.

31. 星耀武, 刘裕生, 苏涛, & 周浙昆 (2010) X-射线 CT 扫描技术在中新世松属球果化石研究中的应用. 古生物学报 (1):133-137.

32. 苏涛, 星耀武, 杨青松, & 周浙昆 (2009) 基于叶缘分析法定量重建中国始新世植物群的年均温. 古生物学报 (1):65-72.

33. Su T, Xing Y-W, Liu Y-SC, Jacques FM, Chen W-Y, Huang Y-J & Zhou Z-K (2010) Leaf margin analysis: a new equation from humid to mesic forests in China. Palaios 25(4):234-238.

34. Xia K, Su T, Liu Y-SC, Xing Y-W, Jacques FM & Zhou Z-K (2009) Quantitative climate reconstructions of the late Miocene Xiaolongtan megaflora from Yunnan, southwest China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 276(1):80-86.

35. 杨青松, 星耀武, & 周浙昆 (2009) 亚洲季风区铁杉属现代分布区及其气候特征. 云南植物研究 31(5):389-398.

36. 苏涛, 星耀武, 陈文允, 黄永江, 刘裕生 & 周浙昆 (2010) 叶缘—年均温中国模型在定量重建中国新生代植物群古年均温中的应用. 地质论评 56(5):638-646.

37. 星耀武, 王慷林, & 杨宇明 (2006) 中国省藤属 (棕榈科) 区系地理研究. 云南植物研究 28(5):461-467.

Biogeographic and diversification patterns of key groups in Southwest China through Southeast and South Asia.

Inferring the diversification patterns of angiosperms by using molecular and fossil data and linking the radiations to environmental changes.

        Multiple-organ paleobotanical investigations providing characters of flowers, fruits, pollen, leaves and wood.

        Palaeoclimate and palaeovegetation reconstructions using plant fossils. 

 Xing, Yaowu. Comparative phylogenetic analysis of angiosperm

diversification in the Hengduan Mountains biodiversity hotspot. Botany2015, (Edmonton, Canada, 25-30 July 2015)

 Xing, Yaowu. Oligocene climate of the Eurasia. (9th European palaeobotany and Palynology Conference, Padova, 26-31 August 2014)

Xing, Yaowu. Diversification history of Quercus (Fagaceae) based on macrofossils. NECLIME (St. Petersburg, 01-04.10, 2013).

 Xing, Yaowu. Reconstruction of Oligocene vegetation patterns of the North Hemisphere based on the Cenozoic angiosperm database. 125th annual meeting of GSA (Denver, 23-30.10.2013)

 YW Xing, Onstein, R.E., Carter, R.J., Stadler, T., Linder, H. P.. 2013. 05.19-05.25. Fossils, sequences, or both? Inferring the diversification history of Fagales. Menglun, China. Sino-German meeting on the late Cenozoic environmental change in eastern Eurasia

 YW Xing, ZK Zhou. 2012. 08.23-2012.08.30. The Neogene vegetation and climate of the Central Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, south western China. Tokyo. International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference

 YW Xing, RE Onstein, RJ Carter, PH Linder. 2012.02. What have the Fagales been up to for the last 65 Ma? A synthesis of fossils, phylogeny & functional traits. Fribourg, Switzerland. The annual meeting of the Swiss Zoological, Botanical and Systematics Societies

 YW Xing, ZK Zhou. 2011. 05.24. The Neogene vegetation and climate of the Central Yunnan, south western China. Budapest. NECLIME workshop.

 YW Xing, ZK Zhou. 2010. 11.18-20. Reconstruction of late Miocene climate of the Central Yunnan based on macrofossils. Kunming, China. NECLIME Symposium.

 YW Xing, YS Liu and ZK Zhou. 2008. A new species of Pinus from late Miocene of Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. Shenyang, China. Annual Meeting of Palaeobotanical Committee of Palaeontological Society of China. 

-Wang Kuancheng Postdoctoral Fellowship of CAS. 2010.

-Advanced Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship, Switzerland