2002.6—2004.7 Postdoctoral researcher of Eco-economy & Sustainable Development, Institute of Geography Sciences and Resources, Chinese Academy of Science.
1998.9--2002.3 Ph.D, Institute of Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1986.9--1989.9 Master of Human Geography, the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1982.9--1986.7 Bachelor of Geography. Northwest Normal University, P.R.China.

Economic geography;  Circular ecomomy;  Tourism planning

2003.12-- 2018   Doctoral Supervisor, Professor,  of human geography with the direction of  ecological economy, regional sustainable development, development and management of tourism resources, and GIS & city spatial analysis.
2001.10--2003.12  Professor, in Earth and Environment Institute, Lanzhou University, P.R.China.
key member of the Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environment Research, Ministry of Education. P.R.China.
1999.6--2001.10  Associate Professor, in Earth and Environment Institute, Lanzhou University, P.R.China.
1996.12--1999.6  Associate Professor, in Institute of the Integrated Development Research of Northwest China, Lanzhou University, P.R.China.
1991.12--1996.12 Assistant Researcher, in Institute of the Integrated Development Research of Northwest China, Lanzhou University, P.R.China.
1989.9--1991.11 Researcher on Probation, in Institute of the Integrated Development Research of Northwest China, Lanzhou University, P.R.China.

1.         An Analysis Based on SD Model for Energy-Related CO2 Mitigation in the Chinese Household Sector, ENERGIES, 9，（12） 1-18, Chen, Xingpeng; Wang, Guokui; Guo, Xiaojia, 2016, SCI/SSCI
2.         Sustainability Assessment of Solid Waste Management in China: A Decoupling and Decomposition Analysis, SUSTAINABILITY, 6(12), 9268-9281, Xingpeng Chen, Jiaxing Pang, Zilong Zhang，Hengji Li, 2014, SCI/SSCI
3.         Greenhouse cultivationmitigates metal-ingestion-associated health risks from vegetables in wastewater-irrigated agroecosystems, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, （560）204-211, Cao, Chun; *Chen, Xing-Peng; Ma, Zhen-Bang, 2016, SCI
4.  Measuring Eco-Efficiency of Agriculture in China, SUSTAINABILITY, 8，（4）
1-15, Jiaxing Pang, * Xing Peng Chen, Zilong Zhang, 2016, SCI/SSCI
5.   Influencing Factors of Energy-Related CO2 Emissions in China: A Decomposition Analysis, SUSTAINABILITY, 7，（10） 14408-14426, Wang, Guokui; *Chen, Xingpeng; Zhang, Zilong, 2015, SCI/SSCI
6.  Empirical study on the environmental pressure versus economic growth in China during 1991-2012, RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING, （101），182-193, Zhang, Zilong; *Chen, Xingpeng; Heck, Peter,2015, SCI
7.   Emergy-Based Regional Socio-Economic Metabolism Analysis: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis and Decomposition Analysis, SUSTAINABILITY, 6，（12） 8618-8638, Zhang, Zilong; *Chen, Xingpeng; Heck, Peter,2014, SSCI
8.   An Entropy-Perspective Study on the Sustainable Development Potential of Tourism Destination Ecosystem in Dunhuang, China, SUSTAINABILITY, 6(12), 8980-9006, Huihui Feng, *Xingpeng Chen, Peter Heck，Hong Miao,2014, SCI/SSCI