Urban-rural relationships

Rural development 

Land use policy

Land consolidation 

Rural settlements

2008/09-2011/07, Ph.D. in Human Geography

University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

2005/09-2008/07, M.S. in Ecology

                              Nanjing Agricultural University

2001/09-2005/07, B.S. in Rural Development

Nanjing Agricultural University

2021/12-             Professor, Human geography and rural development

Department of Human Geography and Regional Development, IGSNRR

Center for Regional Agriculture and Rural Development, IGSNRR

Center for Assessment and Research on Targeted Poverty Alleviation, CAS.

2014/10-2021/12 Associate Professor, Human geography and rural development

Department of Human Geography and Regional Development, IGSNRR

Center for Regional Agriculture and Rural Development, IGSNRR

Center for Assessment and Research on Targeted Poverty Alleviation, CAS.

2013/10-2014/09 Assistant Professor, Human geography and rural development

Department of Human Geography and Regional Development, IGSNRR

Center for Regional Agriculture and Rural Development, IGSNRR

2011/07-2013/09 Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecological economics

Key Lab of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling of CAS

Department of Human Geography and Regional Development, IGSNRR

l Distinguished Geographical Practice Award, International Geographical Union, 2024

l Youth Science and Technology Award, Geographical Society of China,  2021.

l Highly cited researcher, Clarivate Analytics,  2020, 2021.

l  Outstanding young scientific and technological personnel, High-level Innovative Technology Talents Training Project, Ministry of Natural Resources, 2018.

l  Youth Science and Technology Award, Chinese Society of Natural Resources, 2018.

l  Advanced Individual Awards for Targeted Poverty Alleviation. Office of the Leading Group on Poverty Alleviation and Development of the State Council, 2017.

l  Best Young Scientist Award, Commission on Agricultural Geography and Land Engineering, International Geographical Union (IGU-AGLE), 2017.

l  The Best Oral Presentation of Young Scientists, IGU-Moscow, 2015.

1.             Yin Jingbo, Wang Jing*, Li Yurui*, Zhang Yongjiang. China's rural revitalization in the context of rural depopulation: Challenges, opportunities and responses. Journal of Rural Studies, 2026, 123, 103985

2.             Chen Ningning, Kong Lily, Li Yurui*. Infrastructuring planetary rural geographies: A view from China’s rural construction movement. Dialogues in Human Geography, 2025, Online.

3.             Chen Shuting, Moreno Di Marco, Li Binbin, Li Yurui*. Roadless areas as an effective strategy for protected area expansion: Evidence from China. One Earth, 2024, 7, 1456–1468.

4.             Li Yurui, Chen Ningkang, Abigail Sullivan, Chen Shuting, Qin Xiaofei*. Changing collaborative networks and transitions in rural sustainable development: qualitative lessons from three villages in China. Ecology and Society, 2023, 28(4):2.

5.             Li Yurui*, Qin Xiaofei*, Abigail Sullivan, Chi Guangqing, Lu Zhi, Pan Wei, Liu Yansui*. Collective action improves elite-driven governance in rural development within China. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2023,10(1):1-13.

6.             Pan Wei, Wang Jing, Li Yurui*, Chen Shuting, Lu Zhi. Spatial pattern of urban-rural integration in China and the impact of geography. Geography and Sustainability, 2023, 4: 404–413.

7.             Li Yurui, Zhang Xuanchang, Liu Yansui, Wang Yongsheng, Huang Yunxin, Lu Zhi, Feng Weilun, Chen Zongfeng, Wei Hongan. Agronomic technology to promote sustainable utilization of newly created farmland in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Land Degradation & Development, 2022, 33(17), 3497–3510.

8.             Li Yi, Li Yurui*, Fang Bin, et al. Impacts of ecological programs on land use and ecosystem services since the 1980s: A case-study of a typical catchment on the Loess Plateau, China. Land Degradation & Development, 2022, 33(16), 3271–3282.

9.             Li Yurui, Wang Qianyi, Zhang Xuanchang, et al. Social learning and dynamics of farmers’ perception towards hollowed village consolidation. Habitat International, 2022, 128, 102652.

10.           Chen Shuting, Li Yurui*, Lu Zhi, et al. Investigating multi-way impacts of transportation on human footprint: Evidence from China. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2023, 98, 106896.

11.           Cao Zhi, Li Yurui*, Liu Yansui*, et al. Scenario analysis of high and steep cutting slopes protection in the loess hilly region: A case study of the Yangjuangou catchment in Yan’an, China. CATENA, 2023, 220, 106638.

12.           Liu Jiansheng, Zhang Xiaofang, Lin Jing, Li Yurui*. Beyond government-led or community-based: Exploring the governance structure and operating models for reconstructing China's hollowed villages. Journal of Rural Studies, 2022, 93: 273-286.

13.           Pan Wei, Wang Jing, Lu Zhi, Liu Yansui, Li Yurui*. High-quality development in China: Measurement system, spatial pattern, and improvement paths. Habitat International. 2021, 102458.

14.           Pan Wei, Wang Jing, Qin Xiaofei, Li Yurui*. Trends and types of rural residential land use change in China: A process analysis perspective. Growth and Change, 2021, 00, 1–16.

15.           Yin Xu, Wang Jing, Li Yurui*, Feng Zhiming, Wang Qianyi. Are small towns really inefficient? a data envelopment analysis of sampled towns in Jiangsu province, china. Land Use Policy, 2021, 109(1), 105590.

16.           Li Yurui, Zhang Xuanchang, Cao Zhi, Liu Zhengjia, Lu Zhi, Liu Yansui. Towards the progress of ecological restoration and economic development in China's Loess Plateau and strategy for more sustainable development. Science of The Total Environment, 2021, 756, 143676.

17.           Zhang Xuanchang, Li Yurui*, Liu Yansui*, Huang Yunxin, Wang Yongsheng, Lu Zhi. Characteristics and prevention mechanisms of artificial slope instability in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Catena, 2021, 207, 105621. 

18.           Qin Xiaofei, Li Yurui*, Lu Zhi, Pan Wei. What makes better village economic development in traditional agricultural areas of China? Evidence from 338 villages. Habitat International, 2020, 106, 102286.

19.           Li Yurui, Qiao Luyin*, Wang Qianyi, David Karacsonyi. Towards the evaluation of rural livability in China: Theoretical framework and empirical case study. Habitat International, 2020, 105, 102241. 

20.           Li Yurui, Fan Pengcan, Liu Yansui. What makes better village development in traditional agricultural areas of China? Evidence from long-term observation of typical villages. Habitat International, 2019, 83: 111-124.

21.           Li Yurui, Cao Zhi, Long Hualou, Liu Yansui, Li Wangjun. Dynamic analysis of ecological environment combined with land cover and NDVI changes and implications for sustainable urban–rural development: The case of Mu Us Sandy Land, China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, 142: 697-715.

22.           Li Yurui, Long Hualou, Liu Yansui. Spatio-temporal pattern of China's rural development: A rurality index perspective. Journal of Rural Studies, 2015, 38: 12-26. 

23.           Li Yurui, Liu Yansui, Long Hualou, Cui Weiguo. Community-based rural residential land consolidation and allocation can help to revitalize hollowed villages in traditional agricultural areas of China: Evidence from Dancheng County, Henan Province. Land Use Policy, 2014, 39: 188-198.

24.           Li Yurui, Liu Yansui, Long Hualou, Wang Jieyong. Local responses to macro development policies and their effects on rural system in mountainous regions: The case of Shuanghe Village in Sichuan Province. Journal of Mountain Science, 2013, 10(4):588-608. 

25.           李裕瑞, 刘彦随, 龙花楼, 郭艳军. 大城市郊区村域转型发展的资源环境效应与优化调控研究——以北京市顺义区北村为例. 地理学报, 2013, 68(6): 825-838. 

26.           李裕瑞, 王 婧, 刘彦随, 龙花楼. 中国“四化”协调发展的区域格局及其影响因素. 地理学报, 2014, 69(2): 199-212. 最具影响力中国地理期刊“优秀论文奖”（2014-2015年）.

27.           李裕瑞, 刘彦随, 龙花楼, 王丽娟. 参与式村域发展综合诊断的技术方法与实证应用. 地理研究, 2014, 33(2): 372-384.

28.           李裕瑞, 曹智, 郑小玉, 刘彦随.我国实施精准扶贫的区域模式与可持续途径.中国科学院院刊, 2016, 31(3): 279-288. 《新华文摘》论点摘编.

29.           王婧, 李裕瑞*. 中国县域城镇化发展格局及其影响因素——基于2000和2010年全国人口普查分县数据. 地理学报, 2016, 71(4): 621-636. 

30.           刘彦随, 李裕瑞. 黄土丘陵沟壑区沟道土地整治工程原理与设计技术. 农业工程学报, 2017, 33(10):1-9. 

31.           李裕瑞, 范朋灿, 曹智, 陈玉福, 刘彦随, 王欢元, 刘怀华, 马锋, 万慧. 毛乌素沙地砒砂岩与沙复配农田的固沙效应及其微观机理. 中国沙漠, 2017, 37(3): 421-430.

32.           李裕瑞, 王志炜, 门大威, 等. 平原农区空心村典型土壤的重金属污染评价——以山东省禹城市为例. 农业资源与环境学报, 2017, 34(4): 328-334.

33.           李裕瑞, 李峰, 范朋灿, 等. 平原农区空心村典型土壤的压实程度及利用导向——以山东省禹城市为例. 中国农业资源与区划, 2018, 39(2): 176-182.

34.           李裕瑞, 范朋灿, 曹智, 冯巍仑, 陈宗峰, 王欢元, 刘彦随. 基于扫描电镜解析毛乌素沙地砒砂岩与沙复配成土的微观结构特征. 应用基础与工程科学学报, 2019, 27(4): 707-719.

35.           曹智, 李裕瑞*, 陈玉福. 城乡融合背景下乡村转型与可持续发展路径探析. 地理学报, 2019, 74(12): 2560-2571.

36.           李裕瑞, 卜长利, 曹智, 刘烜赫, 刘彦随. 面向乡村振兴战略的村庄分类方法与实证研究. 自然资源学报, 2020, 35(2): 243-256. 

37.           李裕瑞, 常贵蒋, 曹丽哲, 龙花楼. 论乡村能人与乡村发展. 地理科学进展, 2020, 39(10): 1632-1642. 中国人民大学复印报刊资料《社会主义经济理论与实践》全文转载.

38.           李裕瑞, 张轩畅, 陈秧分, 刘彦随. 人居环境质量对乡村发展的影响. 中国人口·资源与环境, 2020, 30(8):158-167.

39.           刘彦随, 龙花楼, 李裕瑞*. 全球乡城关系新认知与人文地理学研究. 地理学报, 2021, 76(12): 1-16.

40.           曹丽哲, 潘玮, 公丕萍, 常贵蒋, 李裕瑞*. 中国县域经济发展活力的区域格局. 经济地理, 2021,41(4):30-37.

41.           尹旭, 王婧, 李裕瑞*, 封志明, 戚伟. 中国乡镇人口分布时空变化及其影响因素. 地理研究, 2022, 41(5): 1245-1261.

42.           李裕瑞, 曹丽哲, 王鹏艳, 常贵蒋. 论农村人居环境整治与乡村振兴. 自然资源学报, 2022, 37(1): 96-109. 中国社会科学文摘《论点摘要》，F5000论文.

43.           方方, 李裕瑞*. 西部地区乡村振兴难度评价及重点帮扶县识别. 经济地理, 2022, 42(4): 8-18.

44.           陈舒婷, 李裕瑞*, 潘玮, 等. 中国县域陆路交通优势度格局演化及经济效应. 地理学报, 2022, 77(8): 1937-1952.

45.           璩路路, 李裕瑞*. 黄土高原沟道农业系统与优化模式. 自然资源学报, 2022, 37(12): 3252-3266.

46.           李裕瑞, 潘玮, 公丕萍, 陈秧分. 农业在国民经济中的作用下降了吗: 基于投入产出视角的分析. 农业技术经济, 2023(10): 4-21. 中国人民大学复印报刊资料《社会主义经济理论与实践》全文转载.

47.           尹旭, 魏慧, 李裕瑞*. 基于不透水面的中国县城建成区识别与时空演变研究. 地理研究, 2023, 42(6): 1492-1505.

48.           尹旭, 魏慧, 李裕瑞*, 陈悦. 中国不同类型地区人口时空分异特征: 基于“五普”至“七普”分县人口数据的分析. 地理科学进展, 2023, 42(3): 452-463. 中国人民大学复印报刊资料《地理》全文转载，第十四届钱学森城市学（人口）金奖提名奖.

49.           陈舒婷, Di Marco M, 李彬彬, 李裕瑞*. 无路区可作为中国保护区扩张的潜力空间. 科学通报, 2025, 70: 1848–1850.

50.           印静, 王婧, 李裕瑞*. 中国县域城镇化和乡村发展的地域差异与协同类型. 西北大学学报(自然科学版), 2025, 55 (04): 912-931. 

51.           刘彦随, 赵雨,  李裕瑞. 气候变化对农业地域系统的影响及其应对. 科学通报, 2025.

52.           高静,朱金涛, 李裕瑞*, 等. 中国农业新质生产力的时空格局与强农效应. 地理学报, 2025, 80 (05): 1386-1404.

53.           李裕瑞*,石习言,叶昊, 等. 旅游型乡村社区对极端降雨事件的应对及启示——以北京市门头沟区S村为例. 中国生态旅游, 2025, 15 (02): 278-292.

54.           李裕瑞*. 新时代乡村建设的地理学研究：科学认知与重点领域. 地理学报, 2026, 81 (02): 303-322.

55.           李裕瑞. 村域发展机理与资源环境效应——不同类型地区的案例研究. 北京: 科学出版社, 2016. 

56.           龙花楼, 李裕瑞, 屠爽爽, 等. 平原农区空心村整治关键技术研究与示范. 北京: 科学出版社, 2018.

已指导学生

曹智  博士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

范朋灿  硕士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

曹丽哲  硕士研究生  095110-农村与区域发展  

常贵蒋  硕士研究生  095110-农村与区域发展  

张英男  博士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

覃小菲  硕士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

张轩畅  博士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

现指导学生

陈宁康  硕士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

石习言  硕士研究生  085700-资源与环境  

潘玮  博士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

Applied Geography * Cities * Habitat International * Journal of Cleaner Production * Journal of Environmental Management * Journal of Environmental Economics and Management * Journal of Mountain Science * Journal of Rural Studies * Land Degradation& Development * Land Use Policy * PLOS ONE * Regional Environmental Change * Regional Studies