Mainly engaged in the follow research aspects: Discharging safety of water projects in mountain rivers. Flow-induced vibration in some local area of the downstream region of mountain river. Water-related disaster and environmental research. Optimized regulation of cascade reservoirs.

Representative research results.

1. Books/Book chapters

(1) XU Wei-lin, CHEN Hua-yong, XUE Yang, NIU Zhi-pan, The Chain of Dam Break in Cascade Reservoir, China WaterPower Press, about 400000 words, 2013

2. Journal papers

（1）Niu Zhi-pan; Xu Wei-lin; Li Nai-wen; Xue Yang; Chen Hua-yong, EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE OF CASCADE LANDSLIDE DAMS , Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2012.7, 24(3): 430-441

（2）牛志攀; 许唯临; 张建民; 李进; 岳超, 堰塞湖冲刷及溃决试验研究, 四川大学学报(工程科学版), 2009.5.5, (03): 90-95

（3）Zhipan Niu; Hongbing Zhu; Jing Luo; Yongting Deng,Derivation of Dam Failure Empirical Equations for Landslide Dam, Proceedings of 2013 IAHR World Congress, 2013.9.8-2013.9.13

（4）Xu Weilin; Niu Zhipan; Liang Xu, EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE SCOURING OF QUAKE DAMS DURING DAM-BREAK, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 2011.12, 5(5): 429-444

（5）牛志攀, 堰塞坝溃决过程及流场特性研究, 中国三峡建设, 2012, 2012: 130-132

（6）牛志攀; 张超然; 苏立, 堰塞湖溃坝过程体型演变及流场特性试验研究, International Symposium on Water Resource Security and Engineering Disaster Prevention, 2016.11.24-2016.11.25

（7）NIU Zhi-pan; ZHANG Chao-ran, Study on optimization of ood discharge types in MHSJ stilling basin, 7th International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures（ISHS）, 2018

（8）NIU Zhi-pan; XU Wei-lin; ZHANG Chao-ran, Fluctuating pressure characteristics of different flood discharge types in MHSJ stilling basin, 2nd International Symposium on Hydraulic Modelling and Measuring Technology Congress, 2018

（9）张超然; 牛志攀, 向家坝水电站泄洪消能关键技术研究与实践, 水利水电技术, 2014.11.20, (11): 1-9

（10）牛志攀, 堰塞坝溃决过程及流场特性研究, 第十七届海峡两岸水利交流研讨会, 2013

3. Invention Patent

（1）牛志攀; 张超然; 李晶华; 尹庭伟, 沿程分散消能的高低坎消力池,中国, ZL201310317204.3

（2）牛志攀; 尹庭伟; 朱红兵; 惠二青, 模拟瞬间全部溃坝的实验水槽装置, 中国, ZL201310195682.1

（3）牛志攀; 张超然; 於三大; 苏立; 王玉东; 罗晶, 可变库容的梯级溃坝实验装置，中国, CN201710392169.X

（4）牛志攀; 孙志禹; 朱红兵; 尹庭伟, 双层分散消能的高低坎消力池,中国, ZL201310651860.7

（5）牛志攀; 张超然; 於三大; 苏立; 文小浩; 马旭东, 模拟上游大坝溃坝对下游大坝产生冲击影响的实验装置, 中国, CN201710393017.1

Scientific research project

1. Vertical projects hosted

（1）National Natural Science Foundation of China, 51409181, Fluctuating pressure characteristics and optimal dispatch of flood discharge types in MHSJ stilling basin, 2015/01- 2017/12.

（2）China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2014M552103, Experimental Investigation on the Scouring and Dam-Break process of Cascade Landslide dams, 2014/01-2014/12

（3）A sub-project of “973 program” “Mechanism of risk inoculation and safety control theory of Cascade reservoirs group in the life cycle”, 2013CB036401-2, 2015/01-2016/12

2. Horizontal projects hosted

（1）Comparative study on Energy Dissipation and Optimization of Flood Discharge Types of Xjiangjiaba Hydroelectric Project by Numerical Simulation and Prototype Observation, NO. 0799551, 2013/08-2014/10

Cultivation of talents

Master supervisor of Hydraulics and River Dynamics and Water-related disaster major, and teach postgraduate courses “Hydraulics” and “River Dynamics”