2005年获兰州大学理学学士学位，2010年获北京大学粒子物理与原子核物理专业理学博士学位

聘请为西南大学特聘教授至今主要承担《原子核物理》、《理论力学》、《力学》、《大学物理》（双语）等课程的教学任务

1. 国家自然科学基金-面上项目（11475140）：原子核低激发谱与量子相变的协变密度泛函研究；80万元；2015.1-2018.12 2. 国家自然科学基金-青年项目（11105110）：基于协变密度泛函理论微观研究原子核量子相变；22万元；2012.1-2014.12 3. 科技部中国－克罗地亚政府间科技合作项目：原子核裂变动力学的微观能量密度泛函研究；2015.7-2017.6 4. 科技部中国－克罗地亚政府间科技合作项目：奇特原子核结构及相关热点物理的研究；2014.1-2015.12 5. 重庆市自然科学基金项目（cstc2011jjA0376）：丰质子原子核中新型不对称裂变的研究；2012.1-2014.12 6. 中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金(XDJK2011B002)：奇A原子核量子相变与临界点对称性的微观研究；2011.5- 2014.5 7. 西南大学博士基金（SWU110039）：极化质子-奇特原子核反应的微观研究；2010.10-2013.10

已在国际著名期刊Physics Letters B, Physical Review C等发表SCI论文50余篇，总引用达1100余次1. Z. Shi and Z. P. Li*, Microscopic description of triaxiality in Ru isotopes with covariant energy density functional theory, Physical Review C 97, 034329 (2018). 2. S. Quan, Z. P. Li*, D. Vretenar, and J. Meng, Nuclear quantum shape-phase transitions in odd-mass systems, Physical Review C (Rapid Communications) 97, 031301 (2018). 3. S. Quan, W. P. Liu, Z. P. Li*, and M. S. Smith*, Microscopic core quasiparticle coupling model for spectroscopy of odd-mass nuclei, Physical Review C 96, 054309 (2017). 4. S. Quan, Q. Chen, Z. P. Li*, T. Nikšić, and D. Vretenar, Global analysis of quadrupole shape invariants based on covariant energy density functionals, Physical Review C 95, 054321 (2017). 5. H. Tao, J. Zhao, Z. P. Li*, T. Nikšić, and D. Vretenar, Microscopic study of induced fission dynamics of Th-226 with covariant energy density functionals, Physical Review C 96, 024319 (2017). 6. S. Y. Xia, H. Tao, Y. Lu, Z. P. Li*, T. Nikšić, and D. Vretenar, Spectroscopy of reflection-asymmetric nuclei with relativistic energy density functionals, Physical Review C 96, 054303 (2017). 7. Z. Xu and Z. P. Li*, Microscopic analysis of octupole shape transitions in neutron-rich actinides with relativistic energy density functional, Chinese Physics C 41, 124107 (2017). 8. E. F. Zhou, J. M. Yao, Z. P. Li, J. Meng, and P. Ring, Anatomy of molecular structures in Ne-20, Physics Letters B 753, 227 (2016). Time cited: 16 9. Z. P. Li, T. Nikšić, and D. Vretenar, Coexistence of nuclear shapes: self-consistent mean-field and beyond, Journal of Physics G 43, 024005 (2016). Time cited: 15 10. J. Xiang, J. M. Yao, Y. Fu, Z. H. Wang, Z. P. Li, and W. H. Long, Novel triaxial structure in low-lying states of neutron-rich nuclei around A approximate to 100, Physical Review C 93, 054324 (2016). 11. K. Q. Lu, Z. X. Li, Z. P. Li*, J. M. Yao, and J. Meng*, Global study of beyond-mean-field correlation energies in covariant energy density functional theory using a collective Hamiltonian method, Physical Review C 91, 027304 (2015). Time cited: 13 12. X. D. Xu, S. S. Zhang*, A. J. Signoracci, M. S. Smith*, and Z. P. Li*, Analytical continuation from bound to resonant states in the Dirac equation with quadrupole-deformed potentials, Physical Review C 92, 024324 (2015). 13. Z. X. Li and Z. P. Li*, Center-of-mass correction and rotational correction in covariant density functional theory, Chinese Physics C 39, 114101 (2015). 14. Z. H. Wang, J. Xiang, W. H. Long*, and Z. P. Li*, Covariant density functional analysis of shape evolution in N=40 isotones, Journal of Physics G 42, 045108 (2015). 15. W. X. Xue, J. M. Yao, K. Hagino, Z. P. Li, H. Mei, and Y. Tanimura, Triaxially deformed relativistic point-coupling model for Lambda hypernuclei: A quantitative analysis of the hyperon impurity effect on nuclear collective properties, Physical Review C 91, 024327 (2015). Time cited: 13 16. J. M. Yao, E. F. Zhou, and Z. P. Li, Beyond relativistic mean-field approach for nuclear octupole excitations, Physical Review C 92, 041304 (2015). Time cited: 19 17. J. M. Yao, K. Hagino, Z. P. Li, J. Meng, and P. Ring, Microscopic benchmark study of triaxiality in low-lying states of 76Kr, Physical Review C 89, 054306 (2014). Time cited: 47 18. X. Y. Wu, J. M. Yao, and Z. P. Li, Low-energy structure and anti-bubble effect of dynamical correlations in 46Ar, Physical Review C 89, 017304 (2014). Time cited: 14 19. Q. S. Zhang, Z. M. Niu, Z. P. Li*, J. M. Yao*, and J. Meng*, Global dynamical correlation energies in covariant density functional theory: Cranking approximation, Frontiers of Physics 9, 529 (2014). Time cited: 22 20. E. O. Lieder, R. M. Lieder, R. A. Bark, Q. B. Chen, S. Q. Zhang, J. Meng, E. A. Lawrie, J. J. Lawrie, S. P. Bvumbi, N. Y. Kheswa, S. S. Ntshangase, T. E. Madiba, P. L. Masiteng, S. M. Mullins, S. Murray, P. Papka, D. G. Roux, O. Shirinda, Z. H. Zhang, P. W. Zhao, Z. P. Li, J. Peng, B. Qi, S. Y. Wang, Z. G. Xiao, and C. Xu, Resolution of Chiral Conundrum in 106Ag: Doppler-Shift Lifetime Investigation, Physical Review Letters 112, 202502 (2014). Time cited: 18 21. R. A. Bark, et al., Studies of chirality in the mass 80, 100 and 190 regions, International Journal of Modern Physics E 23, 8 (2014). 22. Z. P. Li, B. Y. Song, J. M. Yao, D. Vretenar, and J. Meng, Simultaneous quadrupole and octupole shape phase transitions in Thorium, Physics Letters B 726, 866 (2013). Time cited: 23 23. J. M. Yao, H. Mei, and Z. P. Li, Does proton “bubble” structure exist in the low-lying states of 34Si, Physics Letters B 723, 459 (2013). Time cited: 22 24. J. Xiang, Z. P. Li, J. M. Yao, W. H. Long, P. Ring, and J. Meng, Effect of pairing correlations on nuclear low-energy structure: BCS and general Bogoliubov transformation, Physical Review C 88, 057301 (2013). 25. W. Zhang*, Z. P. Li*, and S. Q. Zhang*, Description of alpha-decay chains for 293,294117 within covariant density functional theory, Physical Review C 88, 054324 (2013). 26. Y. Fu, H. Mei, J. Xiang, Z. P. Li, J. M. Yao, and J. Meng, Beyond relativistic mean-field studies of low-lying states in neutron-deficient krypton isotopes, Physical Review C 87, 054305 (2013). Time cited: 34 27. K. Hagino, J. M. Yao, F. Minato, Z. P. Li, and M. T. Win, Collective excitations of Lambda hypernuclei, Nuclear Physics A 914, 151 (2013). 28. B. Y. Song, Z. P. Li*, J. M. Yao, and J. Meng, Energy density functional description of low-lying states in neutron-deficient Sn isotopes, Physica Scripta T154, 014012 (2013). 29. J. Meng, Y. Chen, H. Z. Liang, Y. F. Niu, Z. M. Niu, L. S. Song, P. W. Zhao, Z. Li, B. Sun, X. D. Xu, Z. P. Li, J. M. Yao, W. H. Long, T. Niksic, and D. Vretenar, Mass and lifetime of unstable nuclei in covariant density functional theory, Physica Scripta T154, 014010 (2013). 30. Z. P. Li, C. Y. Li, J. Xiang, J. M. Yao, and J. Meng, Enhanced collectivity in neutron-deficient Sn isotopes in energy functional based collective Hamiltonian, Physics Letters B 717, 470 (2012) Time cited: 16 31. Z. P. Li, T. Nikšić, P. Ring, D. Vretenar, J. M. Yao, and J. Meng, Efficient method for computing the Thouless-Valatin inertia parameters, Physical Review C 86, 034334 (2012). Time cited: 14 32. N. Hinohara, Z. P. Li, T. Nakatsukasa, T. Nikšić, and D. Vretenar, Effect of time-odd mean fields on inertial parameters of the quadrupole collective Hamiltonian, Physical Review C 85, 024323 (2012). Time cited: 15 33. H. Mei, J. Xiang, J. M. Yao, Z. P. Li, and J. Meng, Rapid structural change in low-lying states of neutron-rich Sr and Zr isotopes, Physical Review C 85, 034321 (2012). Time cited: 34 34. J. Xiang, Z. P. Li, Z. X. Li, J.M. Yao, J. Meng, Covariant description of shape evolution and shape coexistence in neutron-rich nuclei at N~60, Nuclear Physics A 873, 1 (2012). Time cited: 32 35. H. Mei, Z. P. Li, J. M. Yao, and K. Hagino, Impurity effect of a hyperon on shape-coexistence nucleus S-44 in the energy functional based collective Hamiltonian, International Journal of Modern Physics E 21, 1250024 (2012). 36. Z. P. Li, J. M. Yao, D. Vretenar, T. Nikšić, and J. Meng, Energy Density Functional Analysis of Shape Coexistence in S-44, AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1491, pp. 234-237 (2012). 37. Z. P. Li, J. M. Yao, T. Nikšić, D. Vretenar, H. Chen, and J. Meng, Energy density functional analysis of shape evolution in N=28 isotones, Physical Review C 84, 054304 (2011). Time cited: 53 38. J. M. Yao, J. Meng, P. Ring, Z. X. Li, Z. P. Li, and K. Hagino, Microscopic description of quantum shape fluctuation in C isotopes, Physical Review C 84, 024306 (2011). Time cited: 17 39. A. Krugmann, Z. P. Li, J. Meng, N. Pietralla and D. Vretenar, Comparison of the confined γ-soft Rotor Model and a microscopic collective Hamiltonian based on the relativistic mean field model in 150;152Nd, Journal of Physics G 38, 065102 (2011). 40. J. M. Yao, Z. P. Li, K. Hagino, M. T. Win, Y. Zhang, and J. Meng, Impurity effect of Lambda hyperon on collective excitations of nuclear core in Mg-25(Lambda), Nuclear Physics A 868, 12 (2011). Time cited: 27 41. Z. P. Li, J. Xiang, J. M. Yao, H. Chen, and J. Meng, Sensitivity of the nuclear collectivity to the pairing strength in 150Nd, International Journal of Modern Physics E 20, 494-499 (2011). 42. C. Y. Song, Z. P. Li, D. Vretenar, and J. Meng, Microscopic analysis of spherical to γ-soft shape transitions in Zn isotopes, Science China-physics mechanics & astronomy 54, 222 (2011). 43. Z. P. Li, T. Nikšić, D. Vretenar, and J. Meng, Microscopic Description of Spherical to γ-soft Shape Transitions in Ba and Xe Nuclei, Physical Review C 81, 034316 (2010). Time cited: 52 44. P. W. Zhao, Z. P. Li, J. M. Yao, and J. Meng, New parametrization for the nuclear covariant energy density functional with a point-coupling interaction, Physical Review C 82, 054319 (2010). Time cited: 211 45. Z. P. Li, T. Nikšić, D. Vretenar, P. Ring, and J. Meng, Relativistic energy density functionals: Low-energy collective states of 240Pu and 166Er, Physical Review C 81, 064321 (2010). Time cited: 34 46. Z. P. Li, J. Meng, Y. Zhang, S. G. Zhou, and L. N. Savushkin, Single-particle Resonances in Deformed Dirac Equation, Physical Review C 81, 034311 (2010). Time cited: 19 47. W. Zhang, Z. P. Li, S. Q. Zhang, and J. Meng, Octupole degree of freedom for the critical-point candidate nucleus 152Sm in a reflection-asymmetric relativistic mean-field approach, Physical Review C 81, 034302 (2010). Time cited: 23 48. J. Meng, Z. P. Li, et al., Covariant Density Functional Theory for Nuclear Structure and Application in Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics A 834, 436c (2010). 49. Z. P. Li, Y. Zhang, D. Vretenar, and J. Meng, Single-Particle Resonances in a Deformed Relativistic Potential, Science China-physics mechanics & astronomy 53, 773 (2010). 50. W. Zhang, Z. P. Li, and S. Q. Zhang, Octupole deformation for Ba isotopes in a reflection-asymmetric relativistic mean-field approach, Chinese Physics C 34, 1094 (2010). Time cited: 10 51. Z. P. Li, T. Nikšić, D. Vretenar, J. Meng, G. A. Lalazissis, and P. Ring, Microscopic analysis of nuclear quantum phase transitions in the N≈90 region, Physical Review C 79, 054301 (2009). Time cited: 93 52. Z. P. Li, T. Nikšić, D. Vretenar, and J. Meng, Microscopic Analysis of Order Parameters in Nuclear Quantum Phase Transitions, Physical Review C 80, 061301(R) (2009). Time cited: 38 53. T. Nikšić, Z. P. Li, D. Vretenar, L. Prochniak, J. Meng, and P. Ring, Beyond the relativistic mean-field approximation. III. Collective Hamiltonian in five dimensions, Physical Review C 79, 034303 (2009).Time cited: 106 54. Z. P. Li, T. Nikšić, D. Vretenar, J. Meng, G. A. Lalazissis, and P. Ring, Analysis of nuclear quantum phase transitions, AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1165, pp. 219-220 (2009). 55. Z. P. Li, G. C. Hillhouse, and J. Meng, Energy-dependent Lorentz covariant parameterization of the NN interaction between 50 and 200 MeV, Physical Review C 77, 014001 (2008). 56. Z. P. Li, G. C. Hillhouse, and J. Meng, Validity of the relativistic impulse approximation for elastic proton-nucleus scattering at energies lower than 200 MeV, Physical Review C 78, 014603 (2008).