2026

51.Lu, Y., Zhang, J., Xu, W., et al. Oceanic subduction zones: Factory of abiogenic hydrogen and methane. Science China Earth Sciences (2026). ★ Corresponding Author

50.Zhu, J., Zhang, L., Li, H., Jiang, R., Zhang, L., Tao, R. The effect of iron sulfidation on the stability of the trisulfur radical ion S₃⁻ in subduction zone fluids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 415, 40–55 (2026). ★ Corresponding Author

49.Su, Y., Tao, R., Jin, Z., et al. Experimental simulation of the formation processes of natural metal hydrides in sedimentary basins. Geoscience Frontiers 17, 102206 (2026).

2025

48.Zhu, J., Tao, R., Sun, W., et al. An experimental investigation of the redox reactions between carbonates and pyrrhotite at high P–T conditions: insights into diamond formation in deep subduction zones. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 407, 265–281 (2025). ★ Corresponding Author

47.Zhu, J., Tao, R., Ishii, T., et al. Iron hydride (FeHₓ) acts as a crucial intermediate in the transformation of subducted H₂O to natural H₂ in Earth's deep mantle. Science China Earth Sciences 68, 1485–1496 (2025). ★ Corresponding Author

46.Tao, R., Daniel, I., Andreani, M., et al. Abiotic carbonaceous matter as a hidden deep carbon reservoir in the serpentinized forearc mantle wedge. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2025). ★ First Author

45.Marras, G., Lu, Y., Stopponi, V., Tao, R., et al. High-pressure and temperature investigation of silicic acid ± water with implications for the ice polymorphism, lunar moganite, and diamond growth media. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science 12, 78 (2025).

44.Angellotti, A., Morana, M., Barni, L., et al. Spatial distribution of nitrogen and hydrogen in natural lithospheric diamonds by in situ synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy. Diamond & Related Materials 160, 113060 (2025).

43.Guo, Z., Du, J., Zhang, L., et al. Petrological and thermodynamic constraints on carbonate stability in altered oceanic crust subducted to subarc depths. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 405, 205–228 (2025).

42.Liu, Z., Chen, S., Chen, Y., et al. Timing of carbon uptake during seafloor alteration: insight from in situ U–Pb dating at DSDP Sites 417A and 417D. Chemical Geology 674, 122571 (2025).

• 2024

41.Fu, Y., Tao, R., Zhang, L., et al. Trace element detection in anhydrous minerals by micro-scale quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Nature Communications 15, 7293 (2024). ★ Corresponding Author

40.Sun, W., Tao, R., Zhu, J., et al. K- and Na-rich davemaoite inclusion in diamond is not inherited from deeply subducted oceanic crusts. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 637, 118741 (2024). ★ Corresponding Author

39.Nan, J., Peng, X., Plümper, O., et al. Unraveling abiotic organic synthesis pathways in the mafic crust of mid-ocean ridges. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, e2308684121 (2024).

38.Li, T., Stolte, N., Tao, R., et al. Synthesis and stability of biomolecules in C–H–O–N fluids under Earth's upper mantle conditions. Journal of the American Chemical Society 146, 31240–31250 (2024).

37.Lan, C., Zhang, L., Tao, R., et al. Calculation methods for fluid composition and water–rock interaction in the deep Earth based on the DEW model: A review. Earth Science Frontiers 31, 64–76 (2024).

36.Wu, S., Tao, R., Chen, B., et al. A gas chromatography system for measuring carbonaceous gases released at high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. Review of Scientific Instruments 95, 073908 (2024).

2023

35.Nan, J., Peng, Z., Wang, C., et al. Molecular mechanism of metamorphic alteration on traces of early life in banded iron formations. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 615, 118226 (2023).★ Corresponding Author

34.Ren, L., Wang, C., Li, X., Tao, R. Raman shifts of c-BN as an ideal P–T sensor for studying water–rock interactions in a diamond-anvil cell. American Mineralogist 108, 455–464 (2023). ★ Corresponding Author

33.Lan, C., Tao, R., Huang, F., et al. High-pressure experimental and thermodynamic constraints on the solubility of carbonates in subduction zone fluids. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 603, 117989 (2023). ★ Corresponding Author

32.Wang, C., Ren, L., Walters, J., et al. In situ Raman vibrational spectra of siderite (FeCO₃) and rhodochrosite (MnCO₃) up to 47 GPa and 1100 K. American Mineralogist 108, 312–325 (2023). ★ Corresponding Author

31.Zhang, L., Zhang, L., Tang, M., et al. Massive abiotic methane production in eclogite during cold subduction. National Science Review 10, nwac207 (2023).

30.Wang, C., Tao, R., Walters, J., et al. Deciphering the origin of abiotic organic compounds on Earth: Review and future prospects. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) 97, 288–308 (2023). 

2022

29.Jiang, R., Lan, C., Du, J., Tao, R. Realization of parallel experiments in a diamond anvil cell and their application to water–mineral interactions at high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. Review of Scientific Instruments 93, 053905 (2022). ★ Corresponding Author

28.Lan, C., Tao, R., Zhang, L., Guo, S. Carbon releasing mechanisms and flux estimation in subducting slabs: Problems and progress. Acta Petrologica Sinica 38, 1523–1540 (2022). ★ Corresponding Author

27.Wang, C., Tao, R., Walters, J., et al. Favorable P–T–fO₂ conditions for abiotic CH₄ production in subducted oceanic crusts. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 336, 269–290 (2022).

2021

26.Tao, R., Fei, Y. High-pressure experimental constraints of partitioning behavior of Si and S at Mercury's inner core boundary. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 562, 116849 (2021). ★ First Author

25.Tao, R., Fei, Y. Recycled calcium carbonate is an efficient oxidation agent under deep upper mantle conditions. Communications Earth & Environment 2, 45 (2021). ★ First Author

24.Huang, F., Barbier, S., Tao, R., et al. Dataset for H₂, CH₄ and organic compounds formation during experimental serpentinization. Geoscience Data Journal 8, 90–100 (2021).

2020

23.Tao, R., Zhang, L., Zhang, L. Redox evolution of the Western Tianshan subduction zone and its effect on the deep carbon cycle. Geoscience Frontiers 11, 915–924 (2020). ★ First Author

22.Tao, R., Zhang, L., Liu, X., Li, S. An experimental study of trace element mobility during dehydration of lawsonite blueschist along different P–T paths: Implications for geochemical heterogeneity of Earth's mantle. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 197, 104389 (2020). ★ First Author

21.Barbier, S., Huang, F., Andreani, M., Tao, R., et al. A review of H₂, CH₄, and hydrocarbon formation in experimental serpentinization using network analysis. Frontiers in Earth Science 8, 209 (2020).

20.Zhu, J., Zhang, L., Tao, R., Fei, Y. The formation of graphite-rich eclogite vein in the southwestern Tianshan and its implication for deep carbon cycling in subduction zones. Chemical Geology 533, 119430 (2020).

2019

19.Zhuang, Y., Cui, Z., Zhang, D., Tao, R., et al. Experimental evidence for partially dehydrogenated ε-FeOOH. Crystals 9, 356 (2019).

18.Li, X., Tao, R., Li, Q., et al. Microprobe analysis of ferric iron in garnet: The flank method and case application. Acta Petrologica Sinica 35, 1058–1070 (2019).

17.Hou, M., Zhang, Q., Tao, R., et al. Temperature-induced amorphization in CaCO₃ at high pressure and implications for recycled CaCO₃ in subduction zones. Nature Communications 10, 1963 (2019).

16.Stewart, E. M., Ague, J. J., Ferry, J. M., et al. Carbonation and decarbonation reactions: Implications for planetary habitability. American Mineralogist 104, 1369–1380 (2019).

2018

15.Tao, R., Fei, Y., Bullock, E. S., Xu, C., Zhang, L. Experimental investigation of Fe³⁺-rich majoritic garnet and its effect on the majorite geobarometer. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 225, 1–16 (2018). ★ First Author

14.Tao, R., Zhang, L., Tian, M., et al. Formation of abiotic hydrocarbon from reduction of carbonate in subduction zones: Constraints from petrological observation and experimental simulation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 239, 390–408 (2018). ★ First Author

13.Tao, R., Zhang, L., Li, S., et al. Significant contrast in the Mg–C–O isotopes of carbonate between carbonated eclogite and marble from the southwestern Tianshan UHP subduction zone: Evidence for two sources of recycled carbon. Chemical Geology 483, 65–77 (2018). ★ First Author

12.Xu, C., Kynický, J., Song, W., Tao, R., et al. Cold deep subduction recorded by remnants of a Paleoproterozoic carbonated slab. Nature Communications 9, 2790 (2018).

11.Liu, L., Liu, X., Bao, X., et al. Si-disordering in MgAl₂O₄ spinel under high P–T conditions, with implications for Si–Mg disorder in Mg₂SiO₄ ringwoodite. Minerals 8, 210 (2018).

2017

10.Tao, R., Zhang, L., Liu, X., Bader, T., Fei, Y. Phase relations and formation of K-bearing Al-10 Å phase in the MORB + H₂O system: Implications for H₂O and K cycles in subduction zones. American Mineralogist 102, 1922–1933 (2017). ★ First Author

09.Tao, R., Zhang, L., Stagno, V., Chu, X., Liu, X. High-pressure experimental verification of the rutile–ilmenite oxybarometer: Implications for the redox state of subduction zones. Science China Earth Sciences 60, 1817–1825 (2017). ★ First Author

08.Zhang, L., Tao, R., Zhu, J. Some problems of the deep carbon cycle in subduction zones. Bulletin of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry 36, 185–196 (2017).

07.Xu, C., Kynický, J., Tao, R., et al. Recovery of an oxidized majorite inclusion from Earth's deep asthenosphere. Science Advances 3, e1601589 (2017). 

2016

06.Wang, M., Liu, Q., Inoue, T., et al. The K₂CO₃ fusion curve revisited: New experiments at pressures up to 12 GPa. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 111, 241–251 (2016).

2015

05.Tao, R., Zhang, L., Liu, X. Oxygen fugacity of Earth's mantle and the deep carbon cycle in subduction zones. Acta Petrologica Sinica 31, 1879–1890 (2015). ★ First Author

2014

04.Tao, R., Zhang, L., Fei, Y., Liu, Q. The effect of Fe on the stability of dolomite at high pressure: Experimental study and petrological observation in eclogite from southwestern Tianshan, China. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 143, 253–267 (2014). ★ First Author

2013

03.Tao, R., Zhang, L., Liu, X., Stagno, V., Liu, J., Fei, Y. Subduction factory: New genesis of abiotic hydrocarbons and diamond (graphite) in the upper mantle. (2013). ★ First Author

02.Tao, R., Fei, Y., Zhang, L. Experimental determination of siderite stability at high pressure. American Mineralogist 98, 1565–1572 (2013). ★ First Author

2012

01.Gou, L., Zhang, L., Tao, R., Du, J. A geochemical study of syn-subduction and post-collisional granitoids at the Muzhaerte River in the southwestern Tianshan UHP belt, NW China. Lithos 136–139, 201–224 (2012).