Dr. Fang XU is a professor of research evaluation at Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),  and she is also deputy director of Research Evaluation Center, CAS and Chinese S&T Management and Evaluation Special Committee, CASSSP.

Dr. Xu has long been committed to the theoretical and methodological research of research evaluation, and emphasizes the combination of theory and practice to promote positive impact at the policy level. She has published over 50 academic papers in prestigious journals，and obtained multiple interviews from domestic and foreign media such as Nature, South Korean National Television, and China Global Television Network. In recent years, Dr. Xu has completed multiple consulting reports on research evaluation, which have been recognized by many national leaders. She has promoted the recent research evaluation reform launched in China in 2018 and provided decision-making support for the formulation of policies on research evaluation reform in China.

At the same time, Dr. Xu actively follows the trend of international research evaluation reform, and conducts in-depth exchanges and cooperation with well-known international organizations and scholars. She has become a representative researcher of China's participation in global research evaluation reform and S&T governance. She currently serves as a Steering member of Declaration of Research Assessment (DORA), Member of International Networks of Research Management Society Research Evaluation Working Group (INORMS-REG), and Panel of Elsevier International Advisory Group.