主要研究方向：(1) 空间电磁波与电磁场理论及应用，（2）空间等离子体基本动力学理论；（3）波-粒相互作用产生的粒子随机加速和扩散过程；（4）地球环电流的产生，增长和衰减过程; (5) 地球极区动力学过程
主持国家杰出青年基金项目1项、国家自然科学基金面上项目5项等；以第一作者发表SCI收录论文45篇；2011年获湖南省自然科学一等奖（排名第一）。
近几年发表的有代表性的论文：
1. F. Xiao, et al. Whistler instability threshold condition of energetic electrons by kappa distribution in space plasmas, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A08208, 2006
2. F. Xiao, et al., Relativistic diffusion coefficients for superluminous (auroral kilometric radiation) wave modes in space plasmas, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A11201, 2006
3. F. Xiao, Modelling energetic particles by a relativistic kappa-loss-cone distribution function in plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion，48, 203, 2006
4. F. Xiao, et al., Instability of whistler-mode waves by a relativistic kappa-loss-cone distribution in space plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion，48, 1437, 2006
5. F. Xiao, et al., Electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves instability threshold condition of suprathermal protons by kappa, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A07219, 2007
6. F. Xiao, et al., A parametric ray tracing study of superluminous auroral kilometric radiation wave modes, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A10214, 2007
7. F. Xiao, et al., Modeling solar energetic particle by a relativistic kappa-type distribution, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, 50, 062001, 2008
8. F. Xiao, et al., Energetic electron distributions fitted with a relativistic kappa-type function at geosynchronous orbit, J. Geophys. Res., 113, A05203, 2008
9．F. Xiao, et al., Modeling of outer radiation belt electrons by multidimensional diffusion process, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A03201, 2009
10. F. Xiao, et al., Pitch-angle distribution evolution of energetic electrons in the inner radiation belt and slot region during the 2003 Halloween storm, J. Geophys. Res., 114, A01215, 2009
11. F. Xiao, et al., Three-dimensional simulations of outer radiation belt electron dynamics including cross-diffusion terms, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A05216, 2010
12. F. Xiao, et al., A parametric study on outer radiation belt electron evolution by superluminous R-X mode waves, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A10217, 2010
13．F. Xiao, et al., Modeling for precipitation loss of ring current protons by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves, J. Atmos. Sol-Terr. Phys., 73, 106–111, 2011
14. F. Xiao, et al., Bounce-averaged diffusion coefficients for superluminous wave modes in the magnetosphere, J. Atmos. Sol-Terr. Phys., 73, 88–94, 2011
15. F. Xiao, et al., Rapid acceleration of radiation belt energetic electrons by Z-mode waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L03103, 2012
16. F. Xiao, et al., Correlated observations of intensified whistler waves and electron acceleration around the geostationary orbit, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, 54, 035004, 2012
17. F. Xiao, et al., Three-dimensional ray tracing of fast magnetosonic waves, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A06208, 2012
18. F. Xiao, et al., Nonstorm time scattering of ring current protons by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves, J. Geophys. Res., 117, A08204, 2012
19. F. Xiao, et al., Determining the mechanism of cusp proton aurora, Scientific Reports, 3 , 1654, 2013
联系方式：Email：flxiao@126.com
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