Dr. Xu Rui is an associate professor at Sichuan University. He Graduated from Southwest Jiaotong University (1999-2008) with bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. He was awarded as an outstanding undergraduate student by Sichuan Provincial Department of Education. Being an academic scholar, he has made multiple visits abroad for the purpose of studying, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in USA (from October 2012 to October 2013), the IOGA Observatory of Madagascar (from June 2014 to August 2014), Virginia Tech in USA (from November 2016 to December 2016 and from October 2017 to October 2018), and GFZ in German (from April 2019 to Jun 2019). He was a researcher at the China Earthquake Administration (2021-2023), and is currently an associate researcher and master's supervisor at Sichuan University (2024-present). He has been awarded as one of the "National Young Job Masters" by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, "Hundred Talents Program for Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction" by the China Earthquake Administration (CEA), "Key Talents" by the CEA, "Young Talents" by the CEA, "Reserve Candidates for Academic and Technical Leaders" by Sichuan Province, and "Overseas High-level Talents" by Sichuan Province.
Email
xurui@scu.edu.cn
Representative research results
In the past 10 years,
2024
[1] Giampiero Iaffaldano*, Juan Martin de Blas, Rui Xu*, D. Sarah Stamps, Bin Zhao. Impact of the 2008 MW 7.9 Great Wenchuan earthquake on South China microplate motion. Scientific Reports (Minor Revision).
[2] Rui, X., Chen Cong, He Fuxiu, Liu Xuemei (2024). Seismic Potential in and around the Sichuan Basin from the Dense GNSS Network. Frontiers in Earth Science. doi: 10.3389/feart.2024.1403620
[3] Rui, X., E. O. Lindsey, Wu J. P. (2024). Geodetic slip rate partitioning in the central Anninghe and Daliangshan faults: Effects of fault geometry, elastic heterogeneity, and viscoelastic rheology. Tectonophysics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.230174
2023
[4] Gang Liu, Bin Zhao, Rui Xu, Xuejun Qiao, Chengli Liu, Yu Li, Mu Lin, Xinyu Zhao, Zhaosheng Nie, Wei Xiong, Rongxin Fang, Qi Wang; GNSS‐Constrained Rupture Kinematics of the 2022 Mw 6.7 Luding, China, Earthquake: Directivity Pulse during the Asymmetrical Bilateral Rupture. Seismological Research Letters 2023; doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0220230096 (SCI; IF=3.30)
[5] Rui, X., Chen, C., Rao T. G. et al. (2023). Interpretation of the 2022 LuDing Mw6.6 earthquake Based on GNSS data. Chinese J. Geophys. doi: 10.10.6038/cjg2022Q0825. (in Chinese) (Accepted)
2022
[6] Chen, C. H., Sun, Y. Y., Rui, X., Lin, K., Wang, F., Zhang, D., ... & Liu, J. Y. (2022). Resident waves in the ionosphere before the M6. 1 Dali and M7. 3 Qinghai earthquakes of 21–22 May 2021. Earth and Space Science, 9(2), e2021EA002159. (SCI；IF= 3.68)
[7] Chen, C. H., Sun, Y. Y., Xu, R., Lin, K., Wang, F., Zhang, D., ... & Liu, J. Y. (2022). Resident waves in the ionosphere before the M6. 1 Dali and M7. 3 Qinghai earthquakes of 21–22 May 2021. Earth and Space Science, 9(2), e2021EA002159. (SCI；IF= 3.68)
[8] Chevalier Marie Luce; Tapponnier Paul; Trinh Phan Trong; Briais Anne; Li Haibing; Xu Rui ; Large-scale inversion of Plio-Quaternary slip along the boundary faults between the South China,Sunda,and Shan blocks, ＡCTA GEOLOGICA SINICA, 2022, 96(8): 2833-2852
2021
[9] Sun, Y. Y., Chen, C. H., Qing, H., Xu, R., Su, X., Jiang, C., ... & Lin, K. (2021). Nighttime ionosphere perturbed by the annular solar eclipse on June 21, 2020. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126(9), e2021JA029419. (SCI；IF= 3.585)
2020
[10] Dai, A., Tang, C. C., Liu, L., & Rui Xu. (2020). Seismic attenuation tomography in southwestern China: Insight into the evolution of crustal flow in the Tibetan Plateau. Tectonophysics, 792, 228589. (SCI；IF= 3.585)
[11] Fan Z, Tang Q J, Xu R, et al. 2020. Attenuation of horizontal earthquake ground motion in the southern segment of the north-south seismic belt, China. Chinese J. Geophys. (in Chinese), 63(1):223-235, doi:10.6038/cjg2020M0128. (SCI; in Chinese)
2019
[12] Rui, X., & Stamps, D. S. (2019). Strain accommodation in the Daliangshan Mountain area, southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB017614. (SCI；IF= 3.585)
[13] Rui, X., & Stamps, D. S. (2019). A geodetic strain rate and tectonic velocity model for China. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GC007806. (SCI；IF=2.946)
[14] Rui, X., et al. (2019). Preliminary Investigation into Inversion of 2015 Mw7.8 Nepal Earthquake Based on GPS Data, Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University, (in Chinese), 54(2), doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0258-2724.20160860.(EI)
[15] Shujun Liu, Chi-Chia Tang, Chieh-Hung Chen, and Rui Xu (2019). Spatiotemporal Evolution of the 2018 Mw 6.4 Hualien Earthquake Sequence in Eastern Taiwan. Seismological Research Letters, doi: 10.1785/0220180389. (SCI; IF=3.888)
[16] Chi-Chia Tang, Li-Chin Lin, Yinhe Luo, Shujun Liu, Rui Xu, and Cheng-Horng Lin (2019). Possible Earth-Tide Modulations of Early Aftershocks in Southern Taiwan. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 109. doi: 10.1785/0120170381. (SCI; IF=2.289)
2018
[17] Rui X., D.Sarah.Stamps, S.M.Huang (2018), GPS Derived Evolution of Strain Rate in Sichuan Region, Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University，(in Chinese), 53(2)，DOI:10.3969/j.issn.0258-2724.2018.02.017.（EI）
2016
[18] Rui X. & D.S.Stamps (2016). Present-day Kinematics of the Eastern Tibetan Plateau and SiChuan Basin: Implications for Lower Crustal Rheology. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 121. doi:10.1002/2016JB012839.(SCI, IF=3.585)
Awards
China Earthquake Administration, ‘Key Talents’, 2021
China Earthquake Administration, ‘Young Talents’, 2019
Department of Human Resources and Social Security of the Sichuan Province, ‘Reserve Candidates for Academic and Technical Leaders’, 2018
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the P.R.C, ‘National Young Job Masters’, 2016
China Earthquake Administration, ‘Hundred Talents Program for Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction’, 2016
Sichuan Provincial Education Department, ‘Excellent graduate Student’, 2003
Scientific research project
2020.01-2025.12 The China Seismic Experimental Site, CO-PI, Large Scale Scientific Facility of China, ¥1,575,000,000
2022.01-2024.12 The middle-term seismic hazard evaluation of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle PI, The science and technology department of Sichuan province, ¥250,000
2021.01-2024.12 The aseismic slip distribution along the Anninghe-Zemuhe fault system, PI, NSFC, ¥580,000
2018.01-2020.12 Is the seismic risk of the Anninghe-Zemuhe fault system really that high? PI, NSFC, ¥240,000
2018.01-2020.12 High frequency GNSS based inversion of source function and rupture proces, PI, NSFC, Collaborative projects, ¥240,000
2018.08-2021.12 Innovation team of the GNSS geophysics and crust/mantle dynamics, PI, the science and technology innovation fund of Sichuan Earthquake Agency, ¥350,000
2016.06-2017.04 Construction project of the Beidou CORS sites, PI, Funding of Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, ¥120,000
2015.10-2017.06 Post-Lushan Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, PI, ¥19.8 M
2015.01-2015.12 GPS construction project of Chuandian earthquake test site, PI, China Earthquake Administration, ¥600,000
2014.12-2016.12 Application of high-rate GPS on rapid emergency response of great eathquakes, PI, Spark Program of China Earthquake Administration, ¥237,500
2011.12-2013.12 Rapid calculation of co-seismic offset based on CORS network and decision-making for emergency response, Spark Program of China Earthquake Administration, ¥238,300
2009.01-2009.12 Development of web based high-precision GNSS data procession platform, PI, Post-Wenchuan Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, PI, ¥633,000
2009.01-2009.12 Development of GPS PWV software, PI, Funding of SEIST Technology Co.,Ltd. ¥350,000
2008.01-2010.12 Function improvement and extension of the VENUS software, PI, Funding of SEIST Technology Co.,Ltd. ¥300,000
Cultivation of talents
Interested individuals are invited to apply for Master's Degrees in Safety Science and Disaster Mitigation, especially GNSS/InSAR related earth science.
If you possess curiosity and interest in the field of earth/earthquake science, please do not hesitate to contact me.
