研究方向为催化化学及应用，主要包括：（1）电解水催化剂的研究；（2）选择加氢催化剂的研究；（3）生物质平台分子的催化转化。主持国家自然科学基金1项，重庆市科学技术局、重庆市教委科研项目5项，校级科研项目3项。以通讯作者/第一作者在Adv. Funct. Mater.、Appl. Catal. B、J. Catal.、Chem. Eng. J.、Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.、中国科学：化学、化学学报、催化学报等期刊发表论文20余篇。
1. Ruidong Shi, Yuanting Li, Xiaoxin Xu, Xue Wang, Gongbing Zhou*. Hollow Fe-doped Ni(OH)2–NiS@Ni(OH)2 nanorod array with regulated heterostructural interface and band structure for expediting alkaline electrocatalytic overall water splitting. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2024, 2409849.
2. Jingsong Yang, Ruidong Shi, Xiaoxin Xu, Yuanting Li, Xue Wang, Gongbing Zhou*. Yolk-shell electron-rich Ru@hollow pyridinic-N-doped carbon nanospheres with tunable shell thickness and ultrahigh surface area for biomass-derived levulinic acid hydrogenation under mild conditions. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. Energy, 2024, 355, 124193.
3. Gongbing Zhou*, Ruidong Shi , Yanlu Dong. Crystal facet-controlled brookite TiO2 nanostructures coupled with Ru nanoparticles for enhancing selective hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene. Chem. Eng. J., 2024, 484, 149635.
4. Ruidong Shi, Jingsong Yang, Gongbing Zhou*. High-index-faceted and electron density-optimized Ni3S2 in hierarchical NiWO4-Ni3S2@NiO/NF nanofibers for robust alkaline electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 457, 141188.
5. Jingsong Yang, Ruidong Shi, Gongbing Zhou*. Selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid at room temperature: Boosting ruthenium nanoparticle efficiency via coupling with in-situ pyridinic-N-doped carbon nanoflowers. Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 475, 146297.
6. Ruidong Shi, Xiaohui Wang, Gongbing Zhou*. Electronic metal- support interaction directed electron-deficient nanoparticulate Ru on Ti3C2 MXene-derived TiO2 nanoflowers for robust benzene semi-hydrogenation. Appl. Surf. Sci., 2023, 624, 157159.
7. Gongbing Zhou*, Yi Li , Qihan Sha. Shape-controlled and undercoordinated site-abundant Ru nanocrystals for low-temperature and additive-free benzene semi-hydrogenation. Appl. Surf. Sci., 2022, 600, 154058.
8. Fang Wang, Ruidong Shi, Gongbing Zhou*. Manipulating the interfacial species on carbon nanospheres supported nanoparticulate Ru to boost the electronic metal-support interaction for enhancing selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid. Appl. Surf. Sci., 2022, 588, 152913.
9. Gongbing Zhou*, Fang Wang, Ruidong Shi. Nanoparticulate Ru on morphology-manipulated and Ti3+ defect-riched TiO2 nanosheets for benzene semi-hydrogenation. J. Catal., 2021, 398, 148-160.
10. Lan Jiang, Gongbing Zhou*. Distinguishing the roles of TiO2 {101}, {001}, and {010} facets in benzene semi-hydrogenation over Ru/TiO2 catalysts. Appl. Surf. Sci., 2021, 535, 147709.
11. Lan Jiang, Gongbing Zhou*. Promoting the performances of Ru on hierarchical TiO2 nanospheres exposed {001} facets in benzene semi-hydrogenation by manipulating the metal-support interfaces. J. Catal., 2020, 382, 97-108.
12. Lan Jiang, Yanlu Dong, Gongbing Zhou*, Rong Li, Daiping He. Promoting the performances of TiO2 submicrosphere-embedded Ru nanoparticles in benzene selective hydrogenation by morphology manipulation. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2020, 59, 1083-1092.
13. Gongbing Zhou*, Lan Jiang, Daiping He. Nanoparticulate Ru on TiO2 exposed the {1 0 0} facets: Support facet effect on selective hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene. J. Catal., 2019, 369, 352-362.
14. Gongbing Zhou*, Lan Jiang, Daiping He. Ru nanoparticles on TiO2 with various anatase-to-rutile ratios tuned by selective chemical dissolution: Effect of support polymorph composition on selective benzene hydrogenation. Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 2019, 575, 65-73.
15. Gongbing Zhou*, Lan Jiang, Yanlu Dong, Rong Li, Daiping He. Engineering the exposed facets and open-coordinated sites of brookite TiO2 to boost the loaded Ru nanoparticle efficiency in benzene selective hydrogenation. Appl. Surf. Sci., 2019, 486, 187-197.
16. Gongbing Zhou*, Yanlu Dong , Lan Jiang, Daiping He, Ya Yang, Xin Zhou. Effect of support composition on structural and catalytic properties of Ru/AlOOH-SiO2 catalysts for benzene selective hydrogenation. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2018, 8, 1435-1446.
17. Gongbing Zhou*, Yanlu Dong, Daiping He. Bimetallic Ru-M/TiO2 (M=Fe, Ni, Cu, Co) nanocomposite catalysts facribated by galvanic replacement: Structural elucidation and catalytic behavior in benzene selective hydrogenation. Appl. Surf. Sci., 2018, 456, 1004-1013.
18. Gongbing Zhou, Hao Wang, Jing Tian, Yan Pei, Kangnian Fan, Minghua Qiao*, Bin Sun, Baoning Zong*. Ru-Zn/ZrO2 nanocomposite catalysts fabricated by galvanic replacement for benzene partial hydrogenation. ChemCatChem, 2018, 10, 1184-1191.
19. 周功兵, 刘建良, 田静, 裴燕, 范康年, 乔明华*, 孙斌, 宗保宁*. Pd、Pt对Ru/ZrO2催化剂苯部分加氢性能的修饰作用. 中国科学：化学, 2018, 48, 535-544.
20. 周功兵, 王浩, 裴燕, 乔明华*, 孙斌, 宗保宁*. Ru-Zn/ZrO2催化剂在苯部分加氢反应中的孔径效应. 化学学报, 2017, 75, 321-328.
21. Gongbing Zhou, Rongfei Dou, Huizi Bi, Songhai Xie, Yan Pei, Kangnian Fan, Minghua Qiao*, Bin Sun, Baoning Zong*. Ru nanoparticles on rutile/anatase junction of P25 TiO2: Controlled deposition and synergy in partial hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene. J. Catal., 2015, 332, 119-126.
22. Gongbing Zhou, Yan Pei, Zheng Jiang, Kangnian Fan, Minghua Qiao*, Bin Sun, Baoning Zong*. Doping effects of B in ZrO2 on structural and catalytic properties of Ru/B-ZrO2 catalysts for benzene partial hydrogenation. J. Catal., 2014, 311, 393-403.
23. 周功兵, 谭晓荷, 窦镕飞, 裴燕, 范康年, 乔明华*, 孙斌, 宗保宁*. Ru/ZrO2催化剂在苯部分加氢反应中的粒径效应. 中国科学: 化学, 2014, 44, 121−130.
24. Gongbing Zhou, Xiaohe Tan, Yan Pei, Kangnian Fan, Minghua Qiao*, Bin Sun, Baoning Zong*. Structural and Catalytic Properties of Alkaline Post-Treated Ru/ZrO2 Catalysts for Partial Hydrogenation of Benzene to Cyclohexene. ChemCatChem, 2013, 5, 2425-2435.
25. Gongbing Zhou, Jianliang Liu, Xiaohe Tan, Yan Pei, Minghua Qiao*, Kangnian Fan, Baoning Zong*. Effect of Support Acidity on Liquid-Phase Hydrogenation of Benzene to Cyclohexene over Ru-B/ZrO2 Catalysts. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2012, 51, 12205-12213.
26. 周功兵, 刘建良, 许可, 裴燕*, 乔明华*, 范康年. 载体焙烧温度对 Ru/MgAl2O4催化剂液相苯部分加氢性能的影响. 催化学报, 2011, 32, 1537-1544.
