1.X. Zheng, X. Shi, H. Ning, R. Yang, B. Lu, Q. Luo, S. Mao, Y. Wang*. Tailoring a local acid-like microenvironment for efficient neutral hydrogen evolution. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14, 4209. (ESI hot and highly cited paper)
2.X. Zheng, S. Zhang, X. Zheng, Z. Zhuang, M. Gao, Y. Liu, H. Pan, W. Sun*. Cluster-Scale Multisite Interface Reinforces Ruthenium-Based Anode Catalysts for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2502127.
3.X. Zheng, M. Qin, S. Ma, Y. Chen, H. Ning, R. Yang, S. Mao, Y. Wang*. Strong Oxide-Support Interaction over IrO2/V2O5 for Efficient pH-Universal Water Splitting. Adv. Sci. 2022, 9, e2104636. (ESI highly cited paper)
4.X. Zheng, Y. Chen, X. Bao, S. Mao, R. Fan, Y. Wang*. In Situ Formed Bimetallic Carbide Ni6Mo6C Nanodots and NiMoOx Nanosheet Array Hybrids Anchored on Carbon Cloth: Efficient and Flexible Self-Supported Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 11634-11642.
5.X. Zheng, L. Jiang*, H. Pan, W. Sun*. Breaking the Activity-Durability Trade-Off of Anode Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers. ACS Energy Lett. 2025, 10, 3471-3484.
6.X. Zheng, M. Chen, Y. Ma, X. Dong*, F. Xi, J. Liu*.Enhanced electrochemical performance of straw-based porous carbon fibers for supercapacitor. J. Solid State Electrochem. 2017, 21, 3449–3458.
7.S. Jiang, X. Zheng*, W. Sun*. Toward Advanced Fuel Electrodes for High-Performance Proton-Conducting Ceramic Cells. Adv. Energy Mater. 2025, 15, 2403745.（co-corresponding author）
8.X. Shi#, X. Zheng#, H. Wang, H. Zhang, M. Qin, B. Lin, M. Qi, S. Mao, H. Ning, R. Yang, L. Xi*, Y. Wang*. Hierarchical Crystalline/Amorphous Heterostructure MoNi/NiMoOx for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution with Industry-Level Activity and Stability. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 33, 2307109. (# contributed equally to this work)
9.R. Yang#, X. Zheng#, H. Fu, X. Cao, Y. Hu*, Y. Huang*. Dynamic Restructuring of Cu7S4/Cu for Efficient CO2 Electro-reduction to Formate. ChemSusChem 2024, 17, e2023017771. (# contributed equally to this work)
10.X. Du#, X. Zheng#, B. Lu, M. Qi, L. Zhang, S. Mushina, M. Tan*, S. Mao*, Y. Wang*. Rare-Earth–Driven Spin-State Engineering Activates Catalyst Supports for Durable Low-Ir Acidic Water Electrolysis. Appl. Catal. B Environ. Energy 2026, 389,126598.(# contributed equally to this work)
