Ling Zhang

About

Ling Zhang is a historian studying the environmental and economic history of medieval northern China, with particular emphasis on the environmental problems associated with natural disasters and economic decline in traditional agricultural society. She received a joint BA in literature, linguistics, history, and philosophy and an MA in history from Peking University. She earned an MPhil and a PhD in Chinese Studies from the University of Cambridge in 2008. Her past research involves Chinese institutional history, political and military relations between Chinese and non-Chinese regimes during the sixth and twelfth centuries, and the economic history of the Khitan in eastern Mongolia between the ninth and eleventh centuries. Her doctoral thesis focuses on the Hebei area in northeast China in the eleventh century, examining the region's environmental and ecological degradation and their long-term impact on human production, migration, and settlements in this part of China. As a Ziff Environmental Fellow, Ling worked with Peter K. Bol in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, continuing her research on northeast China to deepen the understanding of the historical development of environmental problems that continue to affect China today. Her work involved collaboration with Chinese geographers and hydrologists on fieldwork and exploration of historical documents to provide a persuasive understanding of the causes and far-reaching consequences of environmental…

Research topics

• Environmental science
• Biology
• Geography
• Meteorology
• Agronomy
• Ecology
• Environmental chemistry
• Chemistry
• Horticulture
• Medicine

Selected publications

• Effect of ferromagnetic mineral on vanadium extraction from calcified vanadium slag

  Minerals Engineering · 2025-07-28

  articleOpen access

  • Magnetic separation was processed to obtain nonmagnetic RVS and magnetic FM. • Vanadium slag with different FM content simulated magnetic separation grade. • Research the influence of FM on exothermic behavior and V transformation behavior. Magnetic separation was adopted to remove ferromagnetic mineral for eliminating the adverse effects of heat release and raising V extraction efficiency in actual production, but its influence on vanadium extraction from vanadium slag was unclearly. Reconstr…

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• Research on the Urban Development Resilience and Sustainability Based on Data Analysis and Model Construction

  Mathematical Modeling and Algorithm Application · 2025-10-20

  articleOpen access

  This paper constructs a mathematical model based on the analysis of Point of Interest (POI) information and real estate sales data, aiming to provide scientific guidance for the managers and decision-makers of City 1 and City 2, and assist them in achieving high-quality sustainable development under multiple challenges. Regarding the problems of housing price prediction and housing stock estimation, in the context of a downward trend in housing prices, five indicators such as the greening rate,…

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• Supplementary material to "Geostationary observations of atmospheric ammonia over East Asia: spatio-temporal variations revealed by three years of FY-4B/GIIRS measurements"

  2025-11-25

  articleOpen access
  PublisherDOI

Frequent coauthors

• Xiao Lu

  Peking University

  73 shared

• Yuepeng Pan

  Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

  73 shared

• Yuanhong Zhao

  Ocean University of China

  53 shared

• Daniel J. Jacob

  Harvard University

  47 shared

• Bo Zheng

  Tsinghua University

  36 shared

• Xuejun Liu

  33 shared

• Youfan Chen

  Sichuan Academy of Forestry

  31 shared

• Wen Xu

  China Agricultural University

  30 shared

Labs

• Harvard University Center for the EnvironmentPI

Education

• Ph.D., Chinese Studies

  University of Cambridge (UK)

Awards & honors

• Ziff Environmental Fellow (2009-2011)

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