全球天然氢气研究现状与发展趋势

Current status and future trends of global research on natural hydrogen

韩双彪 王缙 黄劼 王成善

Shuangbiao HAN Jin WANG Jie HUANG Chengshan WANG

未来能源格局中，低碳甚至零碳能源将成为重要组成部分，而天然氢气的发展前景尤为广阔。全球已掀起了天然氢的探寻热潮，回顾天然氢气研究历史与进展，评价当下所面临问题与未来发展趋势，可为下一阶段天然氢气勘探工作方向与研究计划制定提供参考依据。利用中国知网和Web of Science等数据库，系统检索了全球与天然氢气主题相关的学术论文，通过对200余篇论文的分布特征研究，揭示了研究机构、科研群体及基金资助等情况，分析了全球天然氢气研究现状，探讨了其现阶段面临的问题与未来研究的发展方向。研究结果表明：①相较于国外，中国天然氢气论文总数偏少，且理论体系并不完善，但受到国家资助的研究项目比例较前期明显增加，呈现出典型的快速发展阶段特征。②在未来较长的时间内，构建完善的天然氢气系统以及建立科学的资源评价理论方法，将成为天然氢气研究的核心方向。以天然氢气专探井为主要手段的地质基础研究工作必将受到高度重视，围绕氢源潜力、天然氢气赋存相态以及天然氢气储层封闭性等关键问题的相关研究工作也将逐步有序展开。③未来天然氢气领域的发展，离不开多学科的交叉融合，国家层面的政策与资金支持、科技攻关及国际合作将会是中国天然氢气相关研究与勘探迅速发展的必要条件。

Low-carbon or even zero-carbon energy will become an integral part in future energy landscape， with natural hydrogen emerging as a particularly promising resource. In the context of the global surge in natural hydrogen exploration， reviewing the history and advances in research on natural hydrogen， as well as assessing current challenges and predicting future trends in the research， will provide a reference for determining the subsequent exploration directions and research schemes. In this study， we systematically retrieve global academic articles on natural hydrogen from databases such as CNKI and Web of Science. By analyzing the distribution of over 200 articles， we identify the research institutions， scientific communities， and funding sources involved. Furthermore， we assess the status quo of global research on natural hydrogen and explore the challenges faced at the present stage and future directions. The results of this study indicate that compared to international publications on natural hydrogen， domestic articles are fewer in number and exhibit theoretical systems poorly-established. However， the proportion of state-funded research projects involved in the domestic articles has significantly increased， indicating that the domestic research is typically entering a rapid development stage. For a prolonged period in the future， constructing a comprehensive natural hydrogen system and developing theoretical methods for scientific resource evaluation will remain a central focus of natural hydrogen research. Fundamental geological research on natural hydrogen centered around dedicated natural hydrogen exploration wells， will be undoubtedly valued. Furthermore， research on key topics， such as hydrogen source potential， the occurrence state of natural hydrogen， and the sealing performance of natural hydrogen reservoirs， will be undertaken systematically. Interdisciplinary integration will be essential for advancing the natural hydrogen field. Furthermore， the rapid advancement in natural hydrogen research and exploration in China will require national-level policies and financial support， technological breakthroughs， and international cooperation.

10.11743/ogg20250307