李文海有关近代中国灾荒史的研究成果极为丰富，发表有系列独到观点，这主要体现在灾荒的成因、应对、影响以及灾荒学科价值等方面。
Li Wenhai is the pioneer of the study of disasters of China in modern times , who has made an important contribution in the re-start and development of the subject since1980s .
李文海