1、碳基能源催化材料研发；
2、催化反应机理和动力学；
3、反应过程原位表征；
4、电催化和电合成。

发表SCI论文80余篇，申请中国发明专利10余项。近三年代表性研究论文如下：
[1]Xiaojue Bai, Xu Zhai, Liying Zhang, Yu Fu*,Wei Qi*, “Site-directed Reduction Engineering within Bimetal-Organic Frameworks for Efficient Size-selective Catalysis” Matter 2021, 4, 2919-2935.
[2]Xingyu Lu, Kuang-Hsu Wu, Bingsen Zhang, Junnan Chen, Fan Li, Bing-Jian Su, Pengqiang Yan, Jin-Ming Chen,Wei Qi*, “Highly Efficient Electro-reforming of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural on Vertically Oriented Nickel Nanosheet/Carbon Hybrid Catalysts: Structure-Function Relationships” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 14528-14535.
[3]Xiaojue Bai, Xingyu Lu, Ran Ju, Huan Chen, Lei Shao, Xu Zhai, Yunong Li*,Fuqiang Fan, Yu Fu*,Wei Qi*, “Preparation of MOF Film/Aerogel Composite Catalysts via Substrate‐Seeding Secondary‐Growth for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction and CO2 Cycloaddition” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021,60, 701-705.
[4]Felix Herold, Stefan Prosch, NiklasOefner, Kai Brunnengraber, Oliver Leubner,Yannick Hermans, Kathrin Hofmann, AlfonsDrochner, Jan P. Hofmann, Wei Qi, andBastian J. M. Etzold*,“Nanoscale Hybrid Amorphous/Graphitic Carbon as Key Towards Next-Generation Carbon-Based Oxidative Dehydrogenation Catalysts”Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021,60, 5898-5906.
[5]Xiaojue Bai, Wenxiu He, Xingyu Lu, Yu Fu*,Wei Qi*, “Electrochemical Oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural on Ternary Metal-organic Frameworks Nanoarrays: Enhancement from Electronic Structure Modulation” J. Mater. Chem. A2021, 9, 14270-14275.
[6]Kuang-Hsu Wu, Dan Wang, Xingyu Lu, Xuefei Zhang, ZailaiXie*,Yuefeng Liu, Bing-Jian Su, Jin-Ming Chen, Dang-Sheng Su, Wei Qi*, Shaojun Guo*, “Highly Selective Hydrogen Peroxide Electrosynthesis on Carbon: In-Situ Interface Engineering with Surfactants” Chem 2020, 6, 1443-1458.
[7]Xuefei Zhang, Pengqiang Yan, Junkang Xu, Fan Li, Felix, Herold, Bastian J. M. Etzold, Peng Wang, Dang Sheng Su, Sen Lin*, Wei Qi*, ZailaiXie*, “Methanol Conversion on BorocarbonitrideCatalysts: Identification and Quantification of Active Sites” Science Advances 2020, 6: eaba5778.
[8]Fan Li, Pengqiang Yan, Felix Herold, AlfonsDrochner, Xueya Dai, Bingsen Zhang, Bastian J.M. Etzold*, Wei Qi*, “Oxygen Assisted Butanol Conversion on Bifunctional Carbon Nanotube Catalysts: Activity of Oxygen Functionalities” Carbon 2020, 170, 580-588.
[9]Wei Liu, Chao Wang, Felix Herold, Bastian J.M. Etzold, DangshengSu, Wei Qi*, “Oxidative Dehydrogenation on Nanocarbon: Effect of Heteroatom Doping” Appl. Catal. B: Environmental 2019, 258, 117982, 1-8.
Wei Qi#,*, Pengqiang Yan, DangshengSu*, “Oxidative Dehydrogenation on Nanocarbon: Insights into the Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics via in-situ Experimental Methods” Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 640-648.