Dr. Youwei Wang is now mostly interested in fluvial geomorphology, sedimentology, and cyclostratigraphy. He uses a variety of methods, including outcrop analysis, numerical modeling, drone photogrammetry, flume experiments, remote sensing, computer vision, geochemistry, and subsurface data to explore landscape evolution and interpret ancient sedimentary records.

First- and corresponding-author papers

[9] Y. Wang and H.A. Abels (2025). Alluvial Stratigraphic Response to Abruptly Increasing and Variable Sediment Supply: Insights From Stratigraphic Forward Modeling. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL115985. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115985

[8] Y. Wang, Y. Li, and A.B. Limaye (2025). Bridging gaps in observations of river and delta landscapes through image warping. Water Resources Research, 61, e2024WR039854. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR039854

[7] Y. Wang, T.F. Baars, J.E.A. Storms, A.W. Martinius, P.D. Gingerich, and H.A. Abels (2024). Long­eccentricity pacing of alluvial stratigraphic architecture in the Eocene Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA. Geology, 52 (8): 588–593. https://doi.org/10.1130/G52131.1

[6] Y. Wang, A.B. Limaye, and A.J. Chadwick (2024). Topography­Based Particle Image Velocimetry of Braided Channel Initiation. Water Resources Research, 60(4), e2023WR035229. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR035229

[5] Y. Wang, T.F. Baars, J.E.A. Storms, A.W. Martinius, P.D. Gingerich, M. Chmielewska, S. Buckley, H.A. Abels (2024). Lateral and vertical characteristics of floodplain aggradation cycles in the lower Eocene Willwood Formation, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA. GSA Bulletin, 136 (5-6), 2568–2581. https://doi.org/10.1130/B36908.1

[4] Y. Wang, T. F. Baars, H. Sahoo, J. E. A. Storms, A. W. Martinius, P. D. Gingerich, H. A. Abels (2022). Sandstone body character and river planform styles of the lower Eocene Willwood Formation, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA, Sedimentology, 69, 2897­2924. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.13027

[3] Y. Wang, J.E.A. Storms, A.W. Martinius, D. Karssenberg, H.A. Abels (2021). Evaluating alluvial stratigraphic response to cyclic and non­cyclic upstream forcing through process­based alluvial architecture modelling. Basin Research, 33, 48–65. https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12454

[2] J. Li*, G. Parker, Y. Wang*, A. Basheer (2026). Width-dependent acceleration of meander migration in unvegetated rivers. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 119939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2026.119939

[1] S. Yin, Y. Wang^*, Y. Yan, X. Zhang, K. Bai, Y. Tang, L. Cheng, P. Tang (2025). Recent advances in UAV-based oblique photogrammetry applications for sedimentology, stratigraphy, and reservoir geology. Acta Sedimentologica Sinica, 1-38. https://doi.org/10.14027/j.issn.1000-0550.2025.035 [in Chinese with English Abstract]