† Students or postdocs I have supervised.

2026

1. Xu, Z.†, & Lei, J. (2026). Wave Attenuation by Flexible Submerged Aquatic Vegetation under Orthogonal Wave-Current Conditions. Applied Ocean Research. Accepted.

2. Gao, G.†, Wang, Y.†, & Lei, J. (2026). Wave diffraction modifies attenuation in semi-infinite submerged vegetation. Limnology and Oceanography, 71(10), e70529. DOI: 10.1002/lno.70529

3. Liang, X.†, Wang, Y., Liu, C., & Lei, J. (2026). An RGB-D approach assisted by foundation models for reconstructing bedforms with artificial vegetation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 131(10), e2025JF008913. DOI: 10.1029/2025JF008913

4. Xie, Y.†, & Lei, J. (2026). Wave attenuation and spatial variability in early-stage hybrid concrete planters with mangrove seedlings. Applied Ocean Research, 173, 105138. DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2026.105138

5. Sreeranga, S.†, Song, S., Mak, N. W. J., Todd, P. A., & Lei, J. (2026). Wave-induced swaying of Rhizophora mangle saplings and implications for hybrid coastal protection. Coastal Engineering, 206, 104950. DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2026.104950

6. Wang, Y.†, Zeng, X.†, Lu, Y., & Lei, J. (2026). Vegetation layouts influence the spatial uniformity of wave attenuation: Laboratory insights. Coastal Engineering, 205, 104937. DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2025.104937

7. Sreeranga, S.†, & Lei, J. (2026). Evaluating portable reef for mangrove sapling protection: An experimental study using live mangroves. Coastal Engineering, 204, 104903. DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2025.104903

8. Xie, Y.†, & Lei, J. (2026). Laboratory investigation of solitary wave interactions with mangrove seedlings in hexagonal planters. Coastal Engineering, 203, 104858. DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2025.104858

2025

8. Xu, Z.†, & Lei, J. (2025). Reconfiguration and hydrodynamic forces on flexible vegetation under orthogonal wave–current conditions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1021, A51. DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2025.10758

9. Wang, Y.†, & Lei, J. (2025). Wave attenuation in a partially vegetated flume. Limnology and Oceanography, 70(5), 1375–1385. DOI: 10.1002/lno.70039

10. Liang, X.†, Wang, Y., & Lei, J. (2025). The evolution of hydrodynamic intensities and sediment erosion along submerged aquatic vegetation. Water Resources Research, 61(3), e2024WR038311. DOI: 10.1029/2024WR038311

2024

11. Xu, Z.†, & Lei, J. (2024). Wave decay by submerged rigid vegetation under orthogonal wave-current conditions. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(23), e2024GL110408. DOI: 10.1029/2024GL110408

12. Sun, H.†, You, Y., & Lei, J. (2024). Deflection and drag on flexible marine structures in steady currents and internal solitary waves. Physics of Fluids, 36(10), 106603. DOI: 10.1063/5.0227279

13. Huang, S.†, Xia, J., Wang, Y., Wang, G., She, D., & Lei, J. (2024). Pollution loads in the middle-lower Yangtze River by coupling water quality models with machine learning. Water Research, 263, 122191. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122191

14. Gong, S.†, Xu, S., Yin, K., Chen, Y., Chen, J., & Lei, J. (2024). Experimental study on wave attenuation and cross-shore profiles by submerged flexible vegetation. Ocean Engineering, 307, 118218. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.118218

15. Huang, S.†, Xia, J., Wang, Y., Lei, J., & Wang, G. (2024). Water quality prediction based on sparse dataset using enhanced machine learning. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 20, 100402. DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2024.100402

2023

16. Huang, S.†, Xia, J., Wang, G., & Lei, J. (2023). The impact of flood regime on river floodplain vegetation coverage: Insights from a 30-year Landsat record. Journal of Hydrology, 626 (Part B), 130355. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130355

17. Lei, J., Schaefer, R., Colarusso, P., Novak, A., Simpson, J. C., Masqué, P., & Nepf, H. (2023). Spatial heterogeneity in sediment and carbon accretion rates within a seagrass meadow correlated with the hydrodynamic intensity. Science of the Total Environment, 854, 158685. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158685

2022

18. Liu, C., Yan, C., Sun, S., Lei, J., Nepf, H., & Shan, Y. (2022). Velocity, turbulence, and sediment deposition in a channel partially filled with a Phragmites australis canopy. Water Resources Research, 58(8), e2022WR032381. DOI: 10.1029/2022WR032381

19. Zhu, L., Huguenard, K., Fredriksson, D. W., & Lei, J. (2022). Wave attenuation by flexible vegetation (and suspended kelp) with blade motion: Analytical solutions. Advances in Water Resources, 162, 104148. DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104148

2021

20. Lei, J., & Nepf, H. (2021). Evolution of flow velocity from the leading edge of 2-D and 3-D submerged canopies. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 916, A36. DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2021.197

21. Lei, J., Fan, D., Angera, A., Liu, Y., & Nepf, H. (2021). Drag force and reconfiguration of cultivated Saccharina latissima in current. Aquacultural Engineering, 94, 102169. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2021.102169

22. Zhu, L., Lei, J., Huguenard, K., & Fredriksson, D. W. (2021). Wave attenuation by suspended canopies with cultivated kelp (Saccharina latissima). Coastal Engineering, 168, 103947. DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2021.103947

2020

23. Zhang, J., Lei, J., Huai, W., & Nepf, H. (2020). Turbulence and particle deposition under steady flow along a submerged seagrass meadow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(5), e2019JC015985. DOI: 10.1029/2019JC015985

2019

24. Lei, J., & Nepf, H. (2019). Wave damping by flexible vegetation: Connecting individual blade dynamics to the meadow scale. Coastal Engineering, 147, 138–148. DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2019.01.008

25. Lei, J., & Nepf, H. (2019). Blade dynamics in combined waves and current. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 87, 137–149. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2019.03.020

26. Liu, C., Shan, Y., Lei, J., & Nepf, H. (2019). Floating treatment islands in series along a channel: The impact of island spacing on the velocity field and estimated mass removal. Advances in Water Resources, 129, 222–231. DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.05.011

27. Tang, C., Lei, J., & Nepf, H. M. (2019). Impact of vegetation-generated turbulence on the critical, near-bed, wave-velocity for sediment resuspension. Water Resources Research, 55(7), 5904–5917. DOI: 10.1029/2018WR024335

2018

28. Hu, Z., Lei, J., Liu, C., & Nepf, H. (2018). Wake structure and sediment deposition behind models of submerged vegetation with and without flexible leaves. Advances in Water Resources, 118, 28–38. DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.06.001

29. Liu, C., Hu, Z., Lei, J., & Nepf, H. (2018). Vortex structure and sediment deposition in the wake behind a finite patch of model submerged vegetation. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 144(2), 04017065. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001408

2016

30. Lei, J., & Nepf, H. (2016). Impact of current speed on mass flux to a model flexible seagrass blade. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 121(7), 4763–4776. DOI: 10.1002/2016JC011826