| Revitalize the world’s countryside Y Liu, Y Li Nature 548 (7667), 275-277, 2017 | 1258 | 2017 |
| Society: Realizing China's urban dream X Bai, P Shi, Y Liu Nature 509 (7499), 158-160, 2014 | 1189 | 2014 |
| Key issues of land use in China and implications for policy making Y Liu, F Fang, Y Li Land use policy 40, 6-12, 2014 | 1141 | 2014 |
| Accelerated restructuring in rural China fueled by ‘increasing vs. decreasing balance’land-use policy for dealing with hollowed villages H Long, Y Li, Y Liu, M Woods, J Zou Land use policy 29 (1), 11-22, 2012 | 954 | 2012 |
| Why some rural areas decline while some others not: An overview of rural evolution in the world Y Li, H Westlund, Y Liu Journal of Rural Studies 68, 135-143, 2019 | 808 | 2019 |
| Introduction to land use and rural sustainability in China Y Liu Land use policy 74, 1-4, 2018 | 704 | 2018 |
| Building new countryside in China: A geographical perspective H Long, Y Liu, X Li, Y Chen Land use policy 27 (2), 457-470, 2010 | 554 | 2010 |
| The allocation and management of critical resources in rural China under restructuring: Problems and prospects H Long, S Tu, D Ge, T Li, Y Liu Journal of Rural Studies 47, 392-412, 2016 | 546 | 2016 |
| Strategic adjustment of land use policy under the economic transformation Y Liu, J Li, Y Yang Land use policy 74, 5-14, 2018 | 530 | 2018 |
| Spatio-temporal dynamic patterns of farmland and rural settlements in Su–Xi–Chang region: Implications for building a new countryside in coastal China H Long, Y Liu, X Wu, G Dong Land use policy 26 (2), 322-333, 2009 | 527 | 2009 |
| Spatio-temporal patterns of rural poverty in China and targeted poverty alleviation strategies Y Liu, J Liu, Y Zhou Journal of rural studies 52, 66-75, 2017 | 508 | 2017 |
| The process and driving forces of rural hollowing in China under rapid urbanization Y Liu, Y Liu, Y Chen, H Long Journal of Geographical Sciences 20, 876-888, 2010 | 504 | 2010 |
| Community-based rural residential land consolidation and allocation can help to revitalize hollowed villages in traditional agricultural areas of China: Evidence from Dancheng … Y Li, Y Liu, H Long, W Cui Land Use Policy 39, 188-198, 2014 | 458 | 2014 |
| Differentiation of rural development driven by industrialization and urbanization in eastern coastal China H Long, J Zou, Y Liu Habitat international 33 (4), 454-462, 2009 | 391 | 2009 |
| Urbanization for rural sustainability–Rethinking China's urbanization strategy Y Li, L Jia, W Wu, J Yan, Y Liu Journal of Cleaner Production 178, 580-586, 2018 | 357 | 2018 |
| Spatio-temporal change of urban–rural equalized development patterns in China and its driving factors Y Liu, S Lu, Y Chen Journal of Rural Studies 32, 320-330, 2013 | 340 | 2013 |
| Targeted poverty alleviation and land policy innovation: Some practice and policy implications from China Y Zhou, Y Guo, Y Liu, W Wu, Y Li Land use policy 74, 53-65, 2018 | 322 | 2018 |
| Rural land system reforms in China: History, issues, measures and prospects Y Zhou, X Li, Y Liu Land use policy 91, 104330, 2020 | 321 | 2020 |
| Assessment and analysis of agricultural non-point source pollution loads in China: 1978–2017 L Zou, Y Liu, Y Wang, X Hu Journal of environmental management 263, 110400, 2020 | 319 | 2020 |
| Land consolidation boosting poverty alleviation in China: Theory and practice Y Zhou, L Guo, Y Liu Land use policy 82, 339-348, 2019 | 303 | 2019 |
