发表SCI论文100余篇。其中，以第一/通讯作者发表SCI论文35篇（ESI高被引论文2篇）。被Bulletin of CAS作为成果亮点 (Highlights) 进行了两期专门报道。在Springer和科学出版社组织编写专著6部，其中副主编2部。

[1]. Li Z, Liu YC, Chen YN*, et al., Future soil moisture will slowdown the advancement of ecosystem productivity in the Northern Hemisphere. Science Bulletin, 2025, 70: 347-350.

[2]. Liu YC, Li Z*, Chen YN, et al., Global greening drives significant soil moisture loss. Communications Earth & Environment, 2025, 6: 600.

[3]. Wang C, Li Z*, Guyennon N., et al., Patterns of snow drought under climate change: from dry to warm dominance. Geophysical Research Letters, 2025, 52(8): e2025GL114641.

[4]. Liu YC, Li Z*, Chen YN, et al., Evaluation of consistency among three NDVI products applied to High Mountain Asia in 2000-2015. Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022, 269: 112821.

[5]. Wang C, Li Z*, Chen YN, et al., Changes in global heatwave risk and its drivers over one century. Earth’s Future, 2024, 12, e2024EF004430.

[6]. Feng MQ, Chen YN*, Li Z*, et al., Optimisation model for sustainable agricultural development based on water-energy-food nexus and CO2 emissions: A case study in Tarim river basin. Energy Conversion and Management, 2024, 303, 118174.

[7]. Wang C, Li Z*, Chen YN, et al., Drought-heatwave compound events are stronger in drylands. Weather and Climate Extremes, 2023, 42: 100632.

[8]. Li Z., Chen YN*, Zhang QF, et al., Spatial patterns of vegetation carbon sinks and sources under water constraint in Central Asia. Journal of Hydrology, 2020, 590: 125355.

[9]. Li Z, Fang GH*, Chen YN, et al., Agricultural water demands in Central Asia under 1.5°C and 2.0°C global warming. Agricultural Water Management, 2020, 231(31): 106020.

[10]. Li Z., Chen YN*, Li YP, et al., Declining snowfall fraction in the alpine regions, Central Asia. Scientific Reports, 2020, 10: 3476.

[11]. Liu YC, Li Z*, Chen YN, et al., Biophysical impacts of vegetation dynamics largely contribute to climate mitigation in High Mountain Asia. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2022, 327: 109233.

[12]. Li HW, Li Z*, Chen YN, et al., Drylands face potential threat of robust drought in the CMIP6 SSPs scenarios. Environmental Research Letters, 2021, 16, 114004.

[13]. Li Z, Chen YN*, Fang GH, et al., Multivariate assessment and attribution of droughts in Central Asia. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7: 1316.

[14]. Li Z, Chen YN*, Wang Y, et al., Dynamic changes in terrestrial net primary production and their effects on evapotranspiration. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2016, 20(6): 2169-2178.

[15]. Li Z, Chen YN*, Li WH, et al., Potential impacts of climate change on vegetation dynamics in Central Asia. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2015, 120: 12345-12356.

[16]. Li Z, Chen YN*, Shen YJ, et al., Analysis of changing pan evaporation in the arid region of Northwest China. Water Resources Research, 2013, 49(4): 2205-2212.