1. 黄土的非传统稳定同位素示踪和黄土特殊事件研究；

2. 盐湖资源演化、富集规律、沉积特征及古气候的B、Li、K、Mg和Sr等同位素示踪；

3. 碳酸盐粘土型锂矿成矿环境和规律的B、Li、K等非传统稳定同位素研究

4. 地表过程与化学风化 (小流域河流体系) 中B、Li、K、Mg和Sr等稳定同位素运用；

5. 大气雾霾生物质和化石燃烧的B、Li、K、Mg和Sr等同位素示踪；

6. 地质环境与人类健康的微量元素和B、Li、K、Mg和Sr等稳定同位素示踪。

获得奖励：

1. 获得2019年中国科学院地球环境研究所“科研成果优秀奖”。

2. 获得第七届（2015年）“柳大纲优秀青年科技奖”。 

3. 获2008-2009年中国科学院朱李月华优秀博士生奖。

4.获2007-2008学年中国科学院研究生院“三好学生”称号。

代表性论文：

1. Mao-Yong He*, Ji-Bao Dong, Zhangdong Jin*, Chun-Yao Liu, Jun Xiao, Fei Zhang, He Sun, Zhi-Qi Zhao, Long-Fei Gou, Wei-Guo Liu, Chong-Guang Luo, You-Gui Song, Long Ma, Li Deng. Pedogenic processes in loess-paleosol sediments: Clues from Li isotopes of leachate in Luochuan loess. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021, 299, 151-162.

2. Wang Xiaqing, Wang Zhaosheng, Xiao Jun, Mao-Yong He, Zhang Fei, Pan Yanhui, Zhang Yongxia, Jin Zhangdong. Soil erosion fluxes on the central Chinese Loess Plateau during CE 1811 to 1996 and the roles of monsoon storms and human activities. Catena, 2021, 200, 105148.  

3. Niu, Zhiying, Peijun Sun, Xinli Li, Yanfen He, Chang Huang, Mao-Yong He, Huayu Huang, and Ninglian Wang. Spatial characteristics and geographical determinants of mercury and arsenic in snow in northeastern China. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2020. 11: 2068-2075.

4. Hong-Tao He, Jin-Xi Wang, Le-Cai Xing, Shan-Shan Zhao, He Mao-Yong, Cun-Liang Zhao,Yu-Zhuang Sun. Enrichment mechanisms of lithium in the No. 6 coal seam from the Guanbanwusu Mine, Inner Mongolia, China: Explanations based on Li isotope values and density functional theory calculations. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2020, 213: 106510. 

5. Mao-Yong He^#*, Chong-Guang Luo^#, Hong-Jun Yang*, Fan-Cui Kong,Yu-Long Li, Li Deng, Xi-Ying Zhang, kai-Yuan Yang. Sources and a proposal for comprehensive exploitation of lithium brine deposits in the Qaidam Basin on the northern Tibetan Plateau, China: Evidence from Li isotopes. Ore Geology Reviews, 2020, 117(0): 1-7. 

6.Mao-Yong He#*, Chong-Guang Luo, Hai Lu, Zhang-dong Jin*, Li Deng. Measurements of lithium isotopic compositions in coal using MC-ICP-MS. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2019, 34(9): 1773–1778.

7. Mao-Yong He^#*, Li Deng^#, Hai Lu, Zhang-dong Jin*. Elimination of boron memory effect for rapid and accurate boron isotope analysis by MC-ICP-MS using NaF. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2019, 34(5): 1026-1032.

8. Ma Long，Sun Youbin，Jin Zhangdong，Bao Zhian，Zhang Pan，Meng Zekun，Yuan Honglin，Long Xiaoping，Mao-Yong He. Tracing changes in monsoonal precipitation using Mg isotopes in Chinese loess deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019, 259: 1-16.

9. Long-Fei Gou, Zhang-Dong Jin, Li Deng, Mao-Yong He, Chun-Yao Liu. Effects of different cone combinations on accurate and precise determination of Li isotopic composition by MC-ICP-MS. Spectrochimica Acta Part B-Atomic Spectroscopy, 2018, 146: 1-8.  

10. Mao-Yong He, Jin Zhangdong, Lu Hai, Deng Li, Luo Chongguang. The influence of different cones combination enhanced sensitivity on MC-ICP-MS: The results from boron isotope analysis. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2016, 408:33-37.

11. Mao-Yong He, Hai Lu, Chongguang Luo, Tongxiang Ren. Determining tracemetal elements in the tooth enamel fromHui and Han Ethnic groups in China using microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Microchemical Journal, 2016, 127:142–144.（二区 2.89）

12.Luo Chongguang, Wen Hanjie, Xiao Yingkai, Ma Haizhou, Fan Qishun, Ma Yunqi, Zhang Yanling, Yang Xiuqun, Mao-Yong He. Chlorine isotopes in sediments of the Qarhan Playa of China and their paleoclimatic significance. Chemie der Erde - Geochemistry, 2016, 76(1):149-156.

12. BaiLing Fan, Zhi-Qi Zhao, FaXiang Tao, XiaoDong Li, ZhengHu Tao, Shuang Gao, Mao-Yong He. The geochemical behavior of Mg isotopes in the Huanghe basin, China. Chemical Geology, 2016, 426:19–27.

13 . Mao-Yong He, Zhangdong Jin, Chongguang Luo, Li Deng, Jun Xiao, Fei Zhang. Determination of boron isotope ratios in tooth enamel by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after matrix separation by ion exchange chromatography. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 2015, 26(5): 949-954.

14. Mao-Yong He, Zhangdong Jin, Lu Hai, Ren Tongxiang. Efficient separation of boron using solid-phase extraction for boron isotope analysis by MC-ICP-MS. Analytical methods, 2015, 7(24): 10322–10327.

15. Jun Xiao, Zhangdong Jin, Yingkai Xiao, Mao-Yong He. Controlling factors of the δ11B-pH proxy and its research direction. Environmental Earth Sciences, (2014) 71:1641-1650, DOI 10.1007/s12665-013-2568-8.

16. Xiao Y K, Liu W G, Ma Y Q, Zhang Y L, He M Y, Luo C G, Liao Q Q. Correlation between δ¹⁸O, Sr/Ca and Mg/Ca of coral Acropora and seawater temperature from coral culture experiments. Science China: Earth Sciences, 2014, 57: 1048-1060.

17.Luo C G, Xiao Y K, Wen H J, Ma H Z, Ma Y Q, Zhang Y L, Zhang Y X, He M Y. Stable isotope fractionation of chlorine during the precipitation of single chloride minerals, Applied Geochemistry (2014), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.06.005.

18. Mao-Yong He, Ying-kai Xiao, Zhang-dong Jin, Yun-qi Ma, Jun Xiao, Yan-ling Zhang, Chong-guang Luo, and Fei Zhang. Accurate and precise determination of boron isotopic ratios at low concentration by positive thermal ionization mass spectrometry using static multicollection of Cs₂BO₂⁺ ions. Analytical chemistry, 2013, 85 (13): 6248–6253

19. Mao-Yong He, Yingkai Xiao, Zhangdong Jin, et al. Quantification of boron incorporation into synthetic calcite under controlled pH and temperature conditions using a differential solubility technique. Chemical Geology, 2013, 337-338: 67-74. DOI: 10. 1016j. chemgeo. 2012. 11. 013.

20. Zixia Li, Mao-Yong He^*, Bin Peng, Zhangdong Jin. Strontium concentrations and isotope ratios in enamel of healthy and carious teeth in southern Shaanxi, China. Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2013, 27(17), 1919 –1924.

21. Jun Xiao, Yingkai Xiao, Zhangdong Jin, Congqiang Liu, Mao-Yong He. Boron isotopic compositions in growing corals from the South China Sea. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2013, 62(0): 561-567.

22. Zhang Yanling, XiaoYingkai, MaYunqi, Zhuge Qin, Liu Zhiqi, Mao-Yong He. Luo Chongguang, Ma Haizhou. Sample preparation for isotopic determination of boron in clay sediments. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, 2013, 32(2): 203-211.

23. Xiao Y K, Liu W G, Ma Y Q, Zhang Y L, Mao-Yong He. Correlation between coral Acropora δ¹⁸O, Sr/Ca & Mg/Ca and seawater temperature through coral culture experiment. Science China: Earth Sciences, 2013, doi: 10.1007/s11430-013-4710-6.

24. Luo C G, XiaoY K, Ma H Z, MA Y Q, ZHANG Y L, HE Ma-Yong. Stable isotope fractionation of chlorine during evaporation of brine from a saline lake. Chin Sci Bull, 2012, 57: 1833-1843, doi: 10.1007/s11434-012-4994-5.

25. Mao-Yong He, Yingkai Xiao, Yunqi Ma, Zhangdong Jin, Jun Xiao. Effective elimination of organic matter interference on boron isotopic analysis by thermal ionization mass spectrometer: Ion exchange combined with Micro-sublimation technology. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 2011, 25(6): 743-749.