Currently, his primary research focuses on aeolian provenance and sedimentary chronology, arid environment and climate change, as well as the dual influence of human activity and natural forces on salt lake resources. His significant findings have been published in reputable journals such as Geomorphology, ESP&L, Palaeo-3, Holocene, OGR, EES, JGS, Catena, ESR and so on. He is an expert in academic dissertations of CAS, and a reviewer of many academic journals (including Chinese and English) such as QR, QI, FES, JGS, QS, and a corresponding reviewer of NSFC.

2017.9-2022.6  PhD in Physical Geography, Lanzhou University, China

2007.9-2010.6  MSc in Physical Geography,  Xinjiang Normal University, China

2002.9-2006.6  BSc in Agricultural Resources and environment, Xinjiang Agriculture University, China

2012.7-present, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, CAS, Professor (Assistant, Associate)

2010.7-2012.6, Xinjiang Bayingolin Vocational and Technical College, Lecturer

2010.2-2010.6, School of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University, Substitute Teacher

2009.7-2009.10, School of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Research Assistant

2006.7-2007.8, 7th Agricultural Division, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Deputy Company Commander

2005.3-2005.8, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Laboratory Technician

1. Ling Z.Y., Lu W.W., Chen L., Yang J.H., Jin J.H., Wang J.P., Chen F.H., 2025. Parent material provenance of Regosols and their physicochemical characteristics in the high-altitude, intense physical weathering environment of the Tibetan Plateau. Catena, 261, 109594. (SCI)
2. Hou C.Y., Jin J.H.*, Ma M.M., Liu G.Y., Ling Z.Y.*, Wei J.J., Xu D.Y., 2025. Temporal variation of luminescence sensitivity and environmental changes during the Mid-late Holocene recorded in estuarine coastal deposits from South China. Catena, 255, 109022. (SCI)
3. Yang J.H., Chen S.Q., Ling Z.Y., Zhang C.Y., Wang L.K., Wang H.Y., Wang S.Y., Gao F. Y.,  Lizaga I., Wang F., Yang S.L., Chen F.H., 2025. Spatiotemporal evolution of aeolian sedimentary landscapes on the southern Tibetan Plateau during the late Quaternary: A review and recent advances. Earth-Science Reviews, 261, 105035. (SCI)
4. Jin J.H., Wei J.J., Ling Z.Y., Li Z.Z., Jiang F., Hou C.Y., Xu D.Y., 2025. Quartz luminescence chronology reveals late Holocene coastal dune development in South China and its correlation with regional sea level fluctuations. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 659, 112653. (SCI)
5. Jin J.H., Wei J.J., Ling Z.Y., Hou C.Y., Xu D.Y., Li Z.Z., 2025. Optically dating of a Paleolithic site in coastal regions of South China and its correlation with the late Pleistocene environment evolution. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 61, 104887. (A&HCI)
6. Hou C.Y., Jin J.H., Ling Z.Y., Wei J.J., Xu D.Y., 2024. Spatio-temporal variation in quartz luminescence sensitivity in the coastal area of China. Catena, 234, 107585. (SCI)
7. Ling Z.Y., Yang J.H., Wang Z.Q., Jin J.H., Xia D.S., Yang S.L., Wang X., Chen F.H., 2023. Spatiotemporal differences in Holocene climate change in the Yarlung Tsangpo catchment, southern Tibetan Plateau, reconstructed from two sandy loess sequences. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 616, 111473. (SCI)
8. Liu P.L., Zhang S.J., Qiu M.H., Ruan Q.R., Luo J.M., Miao Y.F.*, Ling Z.Y.*, 2023. Vegetation History and its Links to Climate Change during the Last 36 ka in Arid Central Asia: Evidence from a Loess-paleosol Sequence in the Eastern Ili Valley. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, 1041374. (SCI)
9. Jin J.H., Qiu J.J., Ling Z.Y., Wei J.J., Zuo X.X., Li Z.Z., Hou C.Y., Xu D.Y., 2023. Luminescence chronology of reticulated laterites in the humid subtropical mountains of South China. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 38(11), e2022PA004603. (SCI)
10. Ling Z.Y., Yang S.L., Xia D.S., Wang X., Chen F.H., 2022. Source of the aeolian sediments in the Yarlung Tsangpo valley and its potential dust contribution to adjacent oceans. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 47(7), 1860-1871. (SCI)
11. Jin J.H., Ling Z.Y., Li Z.Z., Zuo X.X., Fan X.C., Huang Y.M., Wang X.Y., Wei C.F., Ren Y.Q., Qiu J.J., 2022. Spatiotemporal distribution of sea-island prehistoric dune sites, Holocene sea levels, and aeolian sand activities in Fujian Province, China. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 32(6), 1157-1176. (SCI)
12. Jin J.H., Li F.S., Ling Z.Y., Li Z.Z., 2022. New chronological evidence reveals a continuously inhabited Neolithic–historical settlement in south China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 600, 111081. (SCI)
13. Ling Z.Y., Li J.S., Jin J.H., Wang J.P., Kong F.C., Chen L., 2021. Geochemical characteristics and provenance of aeolian sediments in the Yarlung Tsangpo valley, Southern Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Earth Sciences, 80(18), 623. (SCI)
14. Li J.S., Chen F.K., Ling Z.Y., Li T.W., 2021. Lithium sources in oilfield waters from the Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau: Geochemical and Li isotopic evidence. Ore Geology Reviews, 139, 104481. (SCI)
15. Ling Z.Y., Yang S.L., Wang X., Wang J.P., Xia D.S., Chen F.H., 2020. Spatial-temporal differentiation of eolian sediments in the Yarlung Tsangpo catchment, Tibetan Plateau, and response to global climate change since the Last Glaciation. Geomorphology, 357, 107104. (SCI)
16. Ling Z.Y., Yang X.Y., Wang Y.X., Wang Y.R., Jin J.H., Zhang D.J., Chen F.H., 2020. OSL chronology of the Liena archeological site in the Yarlung Tsangpo valley throws new light on human occupation of the Tibetan Plateau. Holocene, 30(7), 1043-1052. (SCI)