Areas of Focus
- Taxonomy and Systematics of Ferns
- Evolution of Ferns
Work Experience
- 1989-present - Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 1995-1996 - Leiden University, National Herbarium of the Netherlands - Visiting Scholar
- 2003-2004 - University of Vienna, Institute of Botany - Visiting Scholar
- 2004-2005 - Chonbuk National University, South Korea - Collaborative Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1994-09--1997-06 PhD: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1986-09--1989-06 Master's: Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, Yunnan University
- 1982-09--1986-06 Bachelor's: Department of Biology, Henan Normal University
Publications
- Diversity and Altitudinal Distribution of Lycophytes and Ferns in Gongga Mountain, Hu Jiayu, Jiang Yong, Wang Yu, Zhang Menghua, Zhang Xianchun, 2022
- Ecological adaptation shaped the genetic structure of homoploid ferns against strong dispersal capacity, Liang SiQi, Zhang XianChun, Wei Ran, 2022
- A new species of Selaginella from Vietnam, Zhang Menghua, Yang Jie, LUU, Hong, Truong, TRAN, Gioi, Zhang Xianchun, 2022
- Phylogeography of the widespread fern Lemmaphyllum in East Asia, Wei, XuePing, Zhang, XianChun, 2022
- A revised subfamilial classification of Polypodiaceae, Wei Ran, Zhang XianChun, 2022