Yongkang Li is currently affiliated with Xinjiang University, where he is pursuing his studies at the College of Geography and Remote Sensing Science. He previously studied at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Aerospace Information Research Institute and Xinjiang Agricultural University, focusing on fields related to geography and environmental sciences. Li's research centers around land surface temperature (LST), including data assimilation, downscaling, and spatiotemporal reconstruction techniques. He is also involved in projects related to climate change (heatwaves, precipitation, extreme climate events) and soil salinization. His recent work has been published in notable journals such as Remote Sensing and the Journal of Hydrology, where he explores the impacts of climate change and the applications of remote sensing technology for environmental monitoring.