Recently, Dr. Qian Xu, associate professor in the Institute for Energy Research, published a paper named “The applications and prospect of fuel cells in medical field: A review” in the prestigious energy journal (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017,67: 574-580, IF=8.050). This work is finished with the collaborations of researchers in the Madrid Energy Institute of Spain and Research and Development of Institute of Physical and Chemical Research of Japan. Dr. Xu is the first author and the corresponding author. This work is supported by the National Scientific Foundation of China and the Chinese Postdoctoral Fund.