Research Findings of Dr. Ying Kui’s Team Published in Journal of Geographical Sciences

Recently, Dr. Ying Kui, a faculty member of the School of Sociology and Humanities published a paper as the first author in the prestigious geography journal, Journal of Geographical Sciences, in Issue 5,2026.The paper is titled "Characteristics and driving factors of population age structure in China: A study based on the scale nesting theory".

The paper integrates geographical scale theory with ecological nesting theory to propose the "scale nesting theory" applicable to population geography research, and uses it to reveal the spatial heterogeneity characteristics and driving factors of China's population age structure.

Journal Introduction

Journal of Geographical Sciences is a basic-sciences English-language academic journal jointly sponsored by the Geographical Society of China and the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is recognized as one of the leading journals in the field of geography. The journal is dedicated to promoting academic exchange in geography, with a primary focus on introducing research from both China and abroad on the application of remote sensing, geographic information systems, and other technologies in geographical studies.