He has published more than 300 papers on geology, and six books of Geology. Currently he is working on research of sedimentary basin across China and tectonics of Indian Ocean.
Gao WY,Li JH,Mao X,Li HG. 2013. Geological and Geomorphological Value of the Monogenetic Volcanoes in Wudalianchi National Park,NE China. Geoheritage,5(2):73-58.
Li J, Webb A A G, Mao X, et al. Active surface salt structures of the western Kuqa fold-thrust belt, northwestern China[J]. Geosphere, 2014, 10(6): 1219-1234.
Mao X, Li J, Zhang H. Zircon U-Pb SHRIMP ages from the Late Paleozoic Turpan-Hami Basin, NW China[J]. Journal of Earth Science, 2014, 25(5): 924-931.