1985-08--1988-08 Master of Science: Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1981-09--1985-07 Bachelor of Science: Nanchong Normal University
2013-04~2013-05 - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Edinburgh Botanic Garden - Collaborative Research
2010-09~2010-12 - Royal Botanic Gardens - Senior Visiting Scholar
2007-02~2007-04 - Royal Botanic Gardens - International Collaborative Research
1992-01~Present - Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher, Associate Researcher, Researcher
1988-09~1992-01 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Intern, Assistant Researcher
Research
Plant Systematics Biodiversity
Typifications and nomenclatural notes in the genus Photinia and Pyrus (Rosaceae), Pathak, Mitra Lal, Idrees, Muhammad, Gao, XinFen, Zhang, Zhiyong, 2021
Comparative taxonomic variation in fruits and seeds' surface morphology among populations of alpine Rosa sericea complex (Rosaceae), Ullah, Fazal, Gao, Yundong, Jiao, RuiFang, Gao, XinFen, 2021
Typification of names in Eriobotrya, Mespilus, Opa and Photinia (Rosaceae), Idrees, Muhammad, Pathak, Mitra Lal, Zhang, Zhiyong, Gao, XinFen, 2021
Molecular phylogeny and character evolution of Flemingia (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Phaseoleae, Cajaninae) inferred from three cpDNA and nrITS sequence data, Truong Do Van, Xu, Bo, Gao, XinFen, 2021
Evolutionary relationships of the ancient fern lineage the adder's tongues (Ophioglossaceae) with description of Sahashia gen. nov., Zhang, Liang, Fan, XuePing, Petchsri, Sahanat, Zhou, Lin, Pollawatn, Rossarin, Zhang, Xin, Zhou, XinMao, Ngan Thi Lu, Knapp, Ralf, Chantanaorrapint, Sahut, Limpanasittichai, Ponpipat, Sun, Hang, Gao, XinFen, Zhang, LiBing, 2020
Molecular and morphological evidence for the hybrid origin and matroclinal inheritance of an endangered wild rose, Rosa ×pseudobanksiae (Rosaceae) from China., XinFen Gao, 2020
Taxonomic revision of the genus Flemingia (Leguminosae) from Indo-Chinese floristic region, Truong Van Do, Gao, XinFen, 2020
Restore the name Lilium tenii H.Lév. (Liliaceae), which has priority over the later synonym L. lijiangense L.J.Peng, XinFen Gao, 2020
Molecular phylogeny of the genus Hylodesmum (Fabaceae), Li, HuaiCheng, Zhao, XueLi, Gao, XinFen, Xu, Bo, 2019
Species Boundaries and Parapatric Speciation in the Complex of Alpine Shrubs, Rosa sericea (Rosaceae), Based on Population Genetics and Ecological Tolerances, Gao, YunDong, Gao, XinFen, Harris, Aj, 2019
A plastid phylogeny of the fern genus Arachniodes (Dryopteridaceae), Ngan Thi Lu, Ebihara, Atsushi, He, Hai, Zhang, Liang, Zhou, XinMao, Knapp, Ralf, Kamau, Peris, Lorence, David, Gao, XinFen, Zhang, LiBing, 2019
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Rosa banksiae var. normalis (Rosaceae), Wang, Mingcheng, Zhang, Cheng, Li, Mengmeng, Gao, Xinfen, 2019
Woodsia kungiana sp. nov. (Woodsiaceae), a new fern from Sichuan, China, Ngan Thi Lu, Peng, YuLan, Gao, XinFen, Zhang, LiBing, 2019
Arachniodes hehaii (Dryopteridaceae), a new fern from Guizhou, China, Ngan Thi Lu, Gao, XinFen, Zhang, LiBing, 2019
A Taxonomic Revision of Photinia integrifolia (Rosaceae), Pathak, Mitra Lal, Idrees, Muhammad, Gao, Yundong, Gao, XinFen, 2019
Rubus huagaoxiensis and R. lingtianus (Rosaceae), two new species from Sichuan, China, Xiong, XianHua, Ju, WenBing, Zhang, Cheng, Li, JingChao, Gao, XinFen, 2019
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Rosa pricei (Rosaceae), Chen, Mingrui, Zhang, Cheng, Gao, Xinfen, 2019
Lectotypification of fifteen names of Rubus L. (Rosaceae) mainly from the Hengduan Mountains, China, Xiong, Xianhua, Li, Meng, Liang, Tongjun, Ju, Wenbing, Xu, Bo, Zhang, Li, Gao, Xinfen, 2019
A plastid phylogeny of the Old World fern genus Leptochilus (Polypodiaceae): Implications for cryptic speciation and progressive colonization from lower to higher latitudes, Zhang, Liang, Ngan Thi Lu, Zhou, XinMao, Chen, DeKui, Knapp, Ralf, Zhou, Lin, Guo, Lei, Thien Tam Luong, Sun, Hang, Gao, XinFen, Zhang, LiBing, 2019
A global plastid phylogeny uncovers extensive cryptic speciation in the fern genus Hymenasplenium (Aspleniaceae), Xu, KeWang, Zhou, XinMao, Yin, QianYi, Zhang, Liang, Ngan Thi Lu, Knapp, Ralf, Thien Tam Luong, He, Hai, Fan, Qiang, Zhao, WanYi, Gao, XinFen, Liao, WenBo, Zhang, LiBing, 2018
国产山蚂蝗属植物花粉形态及其分类意义, 黎怀成, 徐波, 高信芬, 2018
Pteridryaceae: A new fern family of Polypodiineae (Polypodiales) including taxonomic treatments, Xin-Mao Zhou, Liang Zhang, Ngan Thi Lu, Xin-Fen Gao, Li-Bing Zhang, 2018
Primula luteoflora (Primulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China, Ju, WenBin, Huang, Qin, Sun, ZhiYu, Huang, WenJun, Li, HuaiCheng, Gao, XinFen, 2018
A new species of Eriobotrya (Rosaceae) from Con Dao National Park, southern Vietnam, Idrees, Muhammad, Truong Van Do, Gao, XinFen, 2018
New synonyms, lectotypifications and taxonomical notes on the genus Flemingia (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) from Thai-Indochinese floristic region, Truong Van Do, Xu, Bo, Gao, XinFen, 2018
西藏墨脱悬钩子属植物小志, 熊先华, 徐波, 鞠文彬, 高云东, 邓亨宁, 高信芬, 2018
Three new species of the fern genus Arachniodes (Dryopteridaceae) from Vietnam, Ngan Thi Lu, Zhang, Liang, Zhou, XinMao, Gao, XinFen, Zhang, LiBing, 2018
Genetic diversity and population structure of Indigofera szechuensis complex (Fabaceae) based on EST-SSR markers, Guo Lina, Gao Xinfen, 2017
Youngia jiulongensis (Crepidinae, Cichorieae, Asteraceae), a New Species from Sichuan, China, Peng, YaLan, Gao, XinFen, Zhang, LiBing, 2017
Estimation of nuclear DNA content of 17 Chinese wild rose species by flow cytometry, XinFen Gao, 2017
Lectotypification of the name Lilium lancifolium (Liliaceae), Gao, YunDong, Gao, XinFen, 2017
ITS non-concerted evolution and rampant hybridization in the legume genus Lespedeza (Fabaceae), Xu, Bo, Zeng, XiaoMao, Gao, XinFen, Jin, DongPil, Zhang, LiBing, 2017
Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of Sorbus sensu stricto (Rosaceae), Li, Meng, OhiToma, Tetsuo, Gao, YunDong, Xu, Bo, Zhu, ZhangMing, Ju, WenBin, Gao, XinFen, 2017
A global phylogeny of the fern genus Tectaria (Tectariaceae: Polypodiales) based on plastid and nuclear markers identifies major evolutionary lineages and suggests repeated evolution of free venation from anastomosing venation, Zhang Liang, Zhou XinMao, Chen DeKui, Schuettpelz Eric, Knapp Ralf, Lu Ngan Thi, Luong Thien Tam, Dang Minh Tri, Duan YiFan, He Hai, Gao XinFen, Zhang LiBing, 2017
The demographic response of a deciduous shrub (the Indigofera bungeana complex, Fabaceae) to the Pleistocene climate changes in East Asia, XueLi Zhao, XinFen Gao, ZhangMing Zhu, YunDong Gao, Bo Xu, 2017
Aristolochia longeracemosa, a new synonym of A. chlamydophylla (Aristolochiaceae), Truong Van Do, Gao, XinFen, 2017
(2564) Proposal to conserve the name Polystichum omeiense against P. caruifolium (Dryopteridaceae), Ngan Thi Lu, Gao, XinFen, Zhang, LiBing, 2017