2013-2014:  Co-educated Ph.D., Watershed Sciences, Utah State University, USA

2008-2014:  Ph.D., Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Northwest A&F University 

2004-2008:  Bachelor's degree, Resources and Environmental Sciences,  Northwest A&F University

Drought assessment and monitoring;  Land surface modeling;  Impact of vegetation restoration on surface hydrologic cycle; High efficiency use of water resources

2014-08.2017.05:  Associate Professor, Key laboratory of west China’s Environmental System (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environment Sciences, Lanzhou University.

2017.05- present:  Professor, Key laboratory of west China’s Environmental System (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environment Sciences, Lanzhou University.

1.         Soil and Water Conservation

2.         Pedohydrology

[1] Baoqing Zhang, Xining Zhao, Jiming Jin*, Pute Wu*. Development and evaluation of a physically based multiscalar drought index: The Standardized Moisture Anomaly Index. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2015, 120: 11575–11588. (SCI, IF=3.454，二区)

[2] Baoqing Zhang*, Chansheng He. A modified water demand estimation method for drought identification over arid and semiarid regions. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2016, 230-231: 58–66. (SCI, IF=4.461，一区)

[3] Baoqing Zhang*, Zikui Wang, Guan Chen. A sensitivity study of applying a two-source potential evapotranspiration model in the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index for drought monitoring. Land Degradation & Development, 2017, 28: 783–793. (SCI, IF=9.787，一区)

[4] Baoqing Zhang*, Biao Long, Zhiyong Wu, Zikui Wang. An evaluation of the performance and the contribution of different modified water demand estimates in drought modeling over water-stressed regions. Land Degradation & Development, 2017, 28: 1134–1151. (SCI, IF=9.787，一区)

[5] Jie Tian, Baoqing Zhang*, Chansheng He*, Lixiao Yang. Variability in soil hydraulic conductivity and soil hydrological response under different land covers in the mountainous area of the Heihe River Watershed, Northwest China. Land Degradation & Development, 28: 1437–1449. (SCI, IF=9.787，一区)

[6] Baoqing Zhang*, Chansheng He, Morey Burnham, Lanhui Zhang. Evaluating the coupling effects of climate aridity and vegetation restoration on soil erosion over the Loess Plateau in China. Science of the Total Environment, 2016, 539: 436–449. (SCI, IF=4.900，二区，ESI高被引论文)

[7] Baoqing Zhang, Pute Wu*, Xining Zhao, Xiaodong Gao, Yinguang Shi. Assessing the spatial and temporal variation of the rainwater harvesting potential (1971-2010) on the Chinese Loess Plateau using the VIC model. Hydrological Processes. 2014, 28(3): 534-544. (SCI, IF=3.041，二区)

[8] Baoqing Zhang, Pute Wu*, Xining Zhao, Xiaodong Gao. Spatiotemporal analysis of climate change parameters (1971-2010) in spring and summer on the Loess Plateau, China. Hydrological Processes. 2014, 28(4): 1689-1702. (SCI, IF=3.041，二区)

[9] Baoqing Zhang, Pute Wu*, Xining Zhao, Yubao Wang, Jiawen Wang, Yinguang Shi. Drought variation trends in different subregions of the Chinese Loess Plateau over the past four decades. Agricultural Water Management, 2012, 115: 167-177. (SCI, IF=2.848，二区)

[10] Baoqing Zhang, Pute Wu*, Xining Zhao, Yubao Wang, Xiaodong Gao, Xinchun Cao. A drought hazard assessment index based on the VIC-PDSI model and its application on the Loess Plateau, China. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 2013, 114(1-2): 125-138. (SCI, IF=2.640，三区)

[11] Baoqing Zhang, Pute Wu*, Xining Zhao, Yubao Wang, Xiaodong Gao. Changes in vegetation condition in areas with different gradients (1980–2010) on the Loess Plateau, China. Environmental Earth Sciences. 2013, 68(8): 2427-2438. (SCI, IF=1.569，四区)

[12] 张宝庆, 吴普特*, 赵西宁, 高晓东. 基于可变下渗容量模型和Palmer干旱指数的区域干旱化评价研究. 水利学报, 2012, 43(8): 926-934. (EI)

[13] 张宝庆, 吴普特*, 赵西宁. 近30 a黄土高原植被覆盖时空演变监测与分析. 农业工程学报, 2011, 27(4): 287-293. (EI，高被引，被引用＞130次)

[14] Xiaodong Gao, Pute Wu*, Xining Zhao, Baoqing Zhang, Jiawen Wang, Yinguang Shi. Estimating the spatial means and variability of root-zone soil moisture in gullies using measurements from nearby uplands. Journal of Hydrology. 2013, 476(7): 28-41. (SCI, IF=3.483，二区)

[15] Xiaodong Gao, Pute Wu*, Xining Zhao, Baoqing Zhang, Yinguang Shi, Jiawen Wang. Estimating soil moisture in gullies from adjacent upland measurements through different observation operators. Journal of Hydrology. 2013, 486：420-429. (SCI, IF=3.483，二区)

[16] Xining Zhao, Baoqing Zhang, Pute Wu*. Changes in key driving forces of soil erosion in the Middle Yellow River Basin: vegetation and climate. Natural Hazards. 2014, 70(1): 957-968. (SCI, IF=1.833，三区)

[17] 高晓东, 吴普特*, 赵西宁, 张宝庆. 黄土丘陵区沟道小流域土壤有效储水量估算. 水利学报, 2013, 44(6): 734-742. (EI)

[18] 高晓东, 赵西宁*, 张宝庆，吴普特. 基于指数滤波法估算沟道根区土壤水分, 水科学进展, 2014, 25(5): 684-694. (EI)