地理信息科學，目前主要從事基于時空大數據的人文社會科學研究。

ISI Profile: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/D-4022-2012

Google Scholar Profile:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Xh_lRY4AAAAJ&hl=zh-CN

1. 地理空間模型與分析方法(41625003)，自然科學基金，項目負責，2017-2021

2. 基于海量時空數據的城市居民移動模式研究(41271386)，自然科學基金，項目負責，2013-2015

3. 定性地理空間知識不确定性表達和推理及其在地理信息檢索中的應用(41171296)，自然科學基金，主要負責，2012-2015

4. 流域水環境風險評估與預警平台構建共性技術研究(2009ZX07528-004)，“水體污染控制與治理”國家重大科技專項，主要負責，2009-2012

5. 顧及語義的中文廣義地名智能服務(2007AA12Z216)，國家863項目，負責人，2007-2009

1. L. Shi, L. Wu, G. Chi, Y. Liu*, Geographical impacts on social networks from perspectives of space and place: An empirical study using mobile phone data. Journal of Geographical Systems, 2016, 18(4), 359-376. (10.1007/s10109-016-0236-8)

2. G. Chi, J.-C. Thill, D. Tong, L. Shi, Y. Liu*, Uncovering regional characteristics from mobile phone data: a network science approach. Papers in Regional Science. 2016, 95(3), 613-631. (doi: 10.1111/pirs.12149)

3. L. Gong, X. Liu, L. Wu, Y. Liu*, Inferring trip purposes and uncovering travel patterns from taxi trajectory data. Cartography and Geographic Information Science. 2016, 43(2), 103-114. (doi: 10.1080/15230406. 2015.1014424)

4. X. Liu, C. Kang, L. Gong, Y. Liu*, Incorporating spatial interaction patterns in classifying and understanding urban land use. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 2016, 30(2): 334-350. (doi: 10.1080/13658816.2015.1086923)

5. Y. Liu, X. Liu, S. Gao, L. Gong, C. Kang, Y. Zhi, G. Chi, L. Shi, Social sensing: A new approach to understanding our socio-economic environments. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 2015, 105(3), 512-530. (doi: 10.1080/00045608.2015.1018773)

6. Y. Liu, D. Tong, X. Liu, Measuring spatial autocorrelation of vectors. Geographical Analysis. 2015, 47(3), 300-319. (doi: 10.1111/gean.12069)

7. X. Liu, L. Gong, Y. Gong, Y. Liu*, Revealing travel patterns and city structure with taxi trip data. Journal of Transport Geography, 2015, 43, 78-90. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.01.016)

8. Y. Liu, Z. Sui, C. Kang, Y. Gao, Uncovering patterns of inter-urban trip and spatial interaction from social media check-in data. PLOS ONE, 2014, 9(1), e86026. (doi: 10.1371/journal. pone.0086026)

9. Y. Liu, F. Wang, C. Kang, Y. Gao, Y. Lu, Analyzing relatedness by toponym co-occurrences on web pages. Transactions in GIS. 2014, 18(1), 89-107 (doi: 10.1111/tgis.12023)

10. C. Kang, Y. Zhang, X. Ma, Y. Liu*, Inferring properties and revealing geographical impacts of intercity mobile communication network of China using a subnet data set, International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 2013, 27(3), 431-448. (doi: 10.1080/13658816.2012.689838)

1. Y. Liu, Social sensing: A new approach to understarnding socioeconomic environments to embrace the big data challenge, 2014, Mississippi State University.

2. Y. Liu, Investigating the Spatio-Temporal Patterns Using Taxi Trajectories in China, 2012, University of Georgia

2009年獲第十屆全國青年地理科技獎

2012年獲中國地理信息科技進步一等獎

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems編委，副主編(2013-)

Journal of Spatial Information Sciences編委(2007-)

國際華人地理信息科學協會(CPGIS)會員、理事會成員(2014-2015)

美國地理學家協會會員(2013-)

中國地理學會青年工作委員會副主任(2013-)

中國地理學會地圖學與地理信息系統專業委員會委員(2010-)

中國地理信息産業協會理論與方法工作委員會委員(2011-)