研究領(lǐng)域：能源經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)，環(huán)境經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)，大宗商品貿(mào)易。

已發(fā)表的學(xué)術(shù)論文如下：

W.D. Walls and Xiaoli Zheng, “Pipeline Capacity Rationing and Crude Oil Price Differentials: The Case of Western Canada”, EnergyJournal, 241-258, (January 2020).

J.C. Herbert Emery and Xiaoli Zheng, “Would Better Access to Preventive Care Reduce Use of Acute Care? Evidence from a Large-Scale Not-for-Profit Intervention in Alberta”, Canadian Public Policy, (March 2018), DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2017-015.

W.D. Walls and Xiaoli Zheng, “Shale oil Boom and The Profitability of US Petroleum Refiners”, OPEC Energy Review, 337-353, (December 2016), DOI: 10.1111/opec.12089