1992.9-1996.6  Bachelor’s degree, Shihezi University

2001.9-2004.6  Master’s degree, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University 

2004.9-2007.6  PhD, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University 

Eco-environmental changes in cold and arid areas; ecological and hydrological processes in cold and arid areas

1996.7-2001.9  Baiyin Changtong Cable Works；

2007.7-2010.5  Lecturer, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University；

2008.5-2011.5  Postdoctoral, State Key laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ；

2010.5-2015.5  Associate Professor, Master Tutor, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University；

2015.5-present  Professor, Doctoral supervisor, College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University； 

1.         Water Environmental Protection; 

2.         Urban Water Supply and Drainage;

3.         Ecological Hydrology;

1. Wang Y*, Sun Z, Sun Y. Effects of a thaw slump on active layer in permafrost regions with the comparison of effects of thermokarst lakes on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China  [J]. Geoderma, 2018, 314: 47-57.

2. Gao Z, Niu F, Lin Z, Luo J, Yin G, Wang Y. Evaluation of thermokarst lake water balance in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau via isotope tracers.[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 636:1–11. 

3. Gao Z, Niu F, Wang Y, et al. Root-induced changes to soil water retention in permafrost regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China [J]. Journal of Soils & Sediments, 2018, 18: 791-803.

4. Wang Y*, Sun Y, Niu F, et al. Using 137 Cs measurements to investigate the impact of soil erosion on soil nutrients in alpine meadows within the Yangtze River region, China[J]. Cold Regions Science & Technology, 2017, 135:28-33.

5. Sun Z, Wang Y*, Sun Y, et al. Creep characteristics and process analyses of a thaw slump in the permafrost region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China [J]. Geomorphology, 2017, 293:1-10. 

6. Gao Z, Niu F, Wang Y, et al. Impact of a thermokarst lake on the soil hydrological properties in permafrost regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China[J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 574:751-759.

7. Sun Yan, Wang Yibo, Sun Zhe, Liu Guohua, Gao Zeyong. Impact of Soil Organic Matter on water Hold Capacity in Permafrost Active Layer in the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Desert Research,2017,37(2):288-295.

8. Sun Zhe, Wang Yibo, Liu Guohua, GaoZeyong. Heterogeneity analysis of soil particle size distribution in the process of degradation of alpine meadow in the permafrost regions based on multifractal theory. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology,2015, 37(4):980-990. 

9. Wang Y*, Gao Z, Jing W, et al. Effect of a thermokarst lake on soil physical properties and infiltration processes in the permafrost region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China[J]. Science China Earth Sciences, 2014, 57(10):2357-2365.

10. Wang Y*, Niu F, Wu Q, et al. Assessing soil erosion and control factors by radiometric technique in the source region of the Yellow River, Tibetan Plateau[J]. Quaternary Research, 2014, 81(3):538-544.

11. Gao Zeyong,Wang Yibo,Wen Jing,Sheng Zhaohai.The Influence of Thermokarst Lake Formation on Soil Desertification Process in Permafrost Regions of the Source Region of the Yangtze River. 

Journal of Desertresearch, 2014,34(3):758-764.

12. Gao Zeyong, Wang Yibo, Liu Guohua. Effect of thermokarst lake on soil saturated hydraulic conductivity and analysis of its influenced factors. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering,2014,30(20) :109-117.

13. Gao Zeyong, WangYibo, Liu Guohua, Liu Minghao, Luo Jing, Yin Jingjing. Response of soil moisture within the permafrost active layer to different alpine ecosystems. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology,2014, 36(4):1002-1010.

14. Yibo Wang, Qingbai Wu, Liming Tian ,Fujun Niu, Long Tan.Correlation of alpine vegetation degradation and soil nutrient status of permafrost in the source regions of the Yangtze River,China[J]. Environ Earth Sci (2012) 67:1215–1223.