Prof. Tian Xiaorui studied fire regime, fire danger forecasting, and fire effects for 20 years. He studied the forest fire regime in China and the impact of climate change on fire regime, and evaluated fire risks in the whole country and key regions under the future climate scenarios. Dr. Tian has published more than 100 papers in Chinese and English on forest fire research. He is a Fellow of Forest Fire Prevention Committee of China Forestry Society and serves as associate editor for International Journal of wildland Fire.
Prof. Tian Xiaorui proposed a forest fire risk indicator system and evaluation model based on the analysis of influencing factors on the fire occurrence and burned areas of China, and established a fire regime zoning system for the country. He and Dr. Cui constructed a burn probability model for Daxing' anling and assessed the impacts of climate change on forest fires and effectiveness of improved fire management in Daxiang' anling. The influences of ENSO and climate change on forest fire risk and fire regime in China, were quantitatively described for the key forest areas in Northeast and Southwest China, and the results were adopted in the National Report. Two published papers were cited in the IPCC Report (Climate Change 2021).
In response to the current technological needs of the country in forest fire management, Prof. Tian Xiaorui made a lot of effort on quantitative assessment for fire risk. They evaluated fire risks in key forest areas and WUI areas and proposed mitigation measures and optimal allocations for firefighting resources. At present, he focuses on the research of lightning fire prediction model and try to build a daily prediction system based on data of lightning, weather, and fuels. Risk assessment of fuels in areas prone to lightning fires and mountainous areas were also concerned. His group will explore the methods for reducing fire risk through fuel management. They will continue to study the impact of composite disasters of drought and fire events on on forest ecosystem at both global and regional scales.
Zong Xuezheng, Tian Xiaorui*, Wang Xianli. 2024. The role of fuel treatments in mitigating wildfire risk. Landscape and Urban Planning, 242, 104957. doi. 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104957.
Tian Xiaorui, Zong Xuezheng, Wang Mingyu. 2023. A review of recent progress in fire management of wildland-urban interface. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 59(6): 149-158. (in Chinese)
Zong Xuezheng, Tian Xiaorui*, Yao Qichao, Brown P M. 2022. An analysis of fatalities from forest fires in China, 1951–2018. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 31(5):507-517.
Zong Xuezheng, Tian Xiaorui*, Fang Lei. 2022. Assessing wildfire risk and mitigation strategies in Qipanshan, China. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 80:103237. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr. 2022. 103237.
Zong Xuezheng, Tian Xiaorui*. 2022. The process of vegetation recovery and burn probability changes in post-burn boreal forests in northeast China. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 31(9) 886-900.
Zong Xuezheng, Tian Xiaorui*, Wang Xianli. 2021. An optimal firebreak design for the boreal forest of China. Science of the Total Environment, 781, 146822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146822
Zong Xuezheng, Tian Xiaorui*, Liu Jialei. 2021. A fire regime zoning system for China. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4:717499. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.717499.
Tian Xiaorui, Wang Zhicheng, Zong Xuezheng. 2021. Forest fire behavior and firefighting techniques in the Daxing'anling. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House ( in Chinese)
Zong Xuezheng, Tian Xiaorui*, Tian Heng, Chen Fang. 2021. Influences of prescribed burning treatment on regional forest burn probability. Forest Research, 33(3):19-27. (in Chinese)
Tian Xiaorui, Cui Wenbin, Shu Lifu. 2020. Evaluating Fire Management Effectiveness with a Burn Probability Model in Daxing'anling, China. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2020, 50(7): 670-679, doi:10.1139/cjfr-2019-0413.
Zong Xuezheng., Tian Xiaorui.*, Yin Y. 2020. Impacts of Climate Change on Wildfires in Central Asia. Forests, 11, 802; doi:10.3390/f11080802.
Tian Xiaorui*, Zong Xuezheng, Shu Lifu, Wang Mingyu, Zhao Fengjun. 2020. Impacts of ENSO events on forest fire weather of China. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 31(5):1487-1495. DOI: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202005.015 (in Chinese)
Tian Xiaorui, Cui Wenbin, Shu Lifu, Zong Xuezheng. 2019. Effects of climate change on burn probability of forests in Daxing' anling. Forests, 10(8):611.
Tian Xiaorui, Shu Lifu, Wang Mingyu, Zhao Fengjun. 2017. The impact of climate change on fire danger in Daxing'anling, China [J]. Journal of Forestry Research, 28(5):1-10.
Tian Xiaorui*, Shu Lifu, Zhao Fengjun, Wang Mingyu. 2017. Impacts of climate change on forest fire danger in China. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 53(7): 159-169. (in Chinese)．
Tian Xiaorui, Shu Lifu. 2017. The impact of climate change on fire regime in Daxing' anling. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House (in Chinese)
Tian Xiaorui*, Dai Xuan, Wang Mingyu, Zhao Fengjun, Shu Lifu. 2016. Forest fire risk assessment for China under different climate scenarios. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 27(3):769-776. DOI: 10.13287/ j.1001-9332.201603.034 (in Chinese)．
Yin Yunhe, Shao Xuemei, Tian Xiaorui. 2016. Climate change impacts and risks: the impacts and risks of climate change on forests. Beijing: Science Press (in Chinese)
Miao Qinglin, Tian Xiaorui*. 2016. Burn probability assessment for Daxing'anling under four climate scenarios. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 52(10): 109-116. (in Chinese)
Tian Xiaorui, Shu Lifu, Zhao Fengjun, Wang Mingyu. 2015. Fire regime analysis for ecological zones in Chinese mainland. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 51(9): 71-77. (in Chinese)
Tian Xiaorui, Zhao Fengjun, Shu Lifu, Wang Mingyu. 2014. Changes in Forest Fire Danger for Southwestern China in the 21st Century. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 23(2), 185-195, DOI: 10.1071/WF13014.
Miao Qinglin, Tian Xiaorui*, Zhao Fengjun. The NDVI recovery process for post-fire vegetation in Daxing'anling. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 51(2): 90-98 (in Chinese)
Tian Xiaorui*, Zhao Fengjun, Shu Lifu, Miao Qinglin, Wang Mingyu. 2014. Changes of climate and fire dynamic in China vegetation zone during 1961-2010. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 25(11): 3279-3286. (in Chinese)
Tian Xiaorui, Zhao Fengjun, Shu Lifu, Wang Mingyu. 2013.Distribution characteristics and the influence factors of forest fires in China. Forest Ecology and Management 310: 460–467. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.025.
Tian Xiaorui, Shu Lifu, Wang Mingyu, Zhao Fengjun, Chen Liguang. 2013. The Fire Danger and Fire Regime for Daxing'anling Region Within 1987-2010. Procedia Engineering 62: 1023-10310.
Tian Xiaorui, Shu Lifu, Wang Mingyu. 2012. Forest fire danger changes for southwest China under future scenarios. Scientia Silvae Sinicae. 48(1): 121-125. (in Chinese)
Tian Xiaorui, Shu Lifu, Wang Mingyu, Zhao Fengjun. 2012. Analysis of the conditions for lightning fire occurrence in Daxing' anling region. Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 48(7): 98-103. (in Chinese)
Tian Xiaorui, McRae DJ, Jin Jizhong, Shu Lifu, Zhao Fengjun, Wang Mingyu. 2011. Wildfires and the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index system for the Daxing' anling region of China. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 20(4): 963-973.
Tian Xiaorui, Shu Lifu, Zhao Fengjun, Wang Ming-yu, McRae DJ. 2011. Future impacts of climate change on forest fire danger in Northeastern China. Journal of forestry research. 22(3): 437-446.
Tian Xiaorui, Shu Lifu, Wang Mingyu, Zhao Fengjun. 2011. Forest fire danger change in 2040s for Northeast China. Forest Studies in China, 13(2): 85-96.
