He has published 1 monograph and more than 60 papers: Ren Dong, Lu Liwu, Guo Ziguang, Ji Shuan, 1995, Jurassic-Cretaceous fauna and stratigraphy of Beijing and adjacent areas.
Earthquake Press, 222 pages.
Thesis (* represents the corresponding author) Ren Dong, 1993, The first discovery of fossils of the family Scorpionidae in my country.
Acta Geologica Sinica, 67(4): 376-381.
Ren Dong, 1994, A new genus of Astragalus (Insecta, Odonata) from the Late Jurassic in Beipiao, Liaoning.
Modern Geology, 8(2): 354-358.
Ren Dong, 1994, New discovery of Late Jurassic ophilis fossils (Insecta) in Beipiao, Liaoning.
Proceedings of Stratigraphic Paleontology, 25: 131-140.
Ren Dong, Hong Youchong, 1994, cladistic classification of extant and fossil Ophirididae (Insecta: Ophiolidae).
Proceedings of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 29: 103-117.
Ren Dong, Zhu Huizhong, 1996, New discovery of early Cretaceous insect fossils in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia.
Acta Eartha Sinica, 4: 432-439.
Ren Dong, Lu Liwu, Ji Shuan, 1996, Late Mesozoic fauna in the Yanliao area and its paleogeographic and paleoecological significance.
Acta Eartha Sinica, Volume 17: 148-154.
Ren Dong, 1997, Study on the fossils of gorgonids from the late Mesozoic in China.
Acta Zoologica Sinica, 22(2): 172-188.
Ren Dong, 1997, New insights into the study of the Upper Jurassic Yixian Formation in western Liaoning.
Geological Reviews, 43(5): 449-459.
Ren Dong, Ji Shuan, 1997, Introduction to the Sino-foreign joint investigation of ancient bird fossils in Liaoning in the spring of 1997.
Geology of China, 7: 33-34.
Ren Dong, 1996, Introduction to insect fossils in amber from Fushun coalfield, Liaoning.
Geological heritage and protection in China (CD-ROM).
Henan Science and Technology Press.
Ren Dong, Hong Youchong, 1998, The origin of angiosperms - based on the fossils of flower-loving flies.
Acta Zoologica Sinica, 23(2): 212-221.
Ren Dong, Yin Jicai, 1999, Preliminary study on insect communities and ecological stratigraphy in the late Mesozoic in Fengning, Hebei.
Geological Science and Technology Information, Volume 18 (1): 39-44.
Ren Dong, 1999, Chapter 32: Ophidia.
"Insect Taxonomy" edited by Jian Guihong and Zheng Leyi, Nanjing Normal University Press, Nanjing, pp. 530-540.
Wang Xianzeng, Ren Dong, Wang Yufei, 2000, the first discovery of angiosperm pollen from the Yixian Formation in western Liaoning.
Acta Geologica Sinica, 74(3):265-272.
Hong Youchong, Wu Jian, Ren Dong, 2001, revision of two new genera of ants in the Miocene of Shanwang Basin, Shandong (Heteromyrmex Zhang, 1989 and Tolylasius Zhang, 1989).
Geological Reviews, 47(4): 345-349.
Ren Dong, 2002, Insect fossils from western Liaoning.
See: Editor-in-Chief Zhang Dianshuang: Tracking Ancient Creatures - Random Talk about Liaoning Paleontological Fossils, pp. 141-160, Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House.
Ren Dong, 2002, Atlas of Insect Fossils of Western Liaoning.
See: Editor-in-Chief Wu Qicheng: Treasures of Paleontological Fossils in Western Liaoning, pp. 1-32, Geology Press.
Li Xuefeng, Ren Dong*, 2002, The first discovery of male fossils of swamp wild flies and their venation variation.
Acta Zoologica Sinica, 27(3): 486-490.
Tan Jingjing, Ren Dong*, 2002, Preliminary study on the insect community ecology of the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation in Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia.
Acta Zoologica Sinica, 27(3): 428-434.
Ren Dong, Gao Keqin, Guo Ziguang, Ji Shuan, Tan Jingjing, 2002, Discussion on the stratigraphic division and age of the Jurassic in Daohugou area, Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia.
Geological Bulletin, 21(9): 621-631.
Ren Dong, 2002, New progress and significance in research on Mesozoic insect fossils in China.
Acta Entomologica Sinica, 45(2): 234-240.
Ren Dong, Yin Jicai, 2002, A new species of epipterygoid fossils from the Middle Jurassic in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Neuroptera: Pteropteronidae).
Acta Zoologica Sinica, 27(2): 274-277.
Ren Dong, 2003, Two new genus of Lepidoptera fossils from the Late Jurassic in Beipiao, Liaoning Province (Neuroptera: Lepidopteraidae).
Journal of Zoological Taxonomy, 28(1): 105-109.
Yao Yunzhi, Cai Wanzhi, Ren Dong*, 2004, Current status of research on Heteroptera fossils in China.
Journal of Zoological Taxonomy, 29(1): 33-37.
Ren Dong, 2004, New discovery of dayfly fossils from the Jiufotang Formation in western Liaoning and its geological significance.
World Geology, 23(3):209-212.
Tan Jingjing, Ren Dong*, 2004, Current status of research on Mesozoic Coleoptera fossils in China.
Acta Zoologica Sinica, 29(4): 683-691.
Liu Ming, Ren Dong*, 2004, Geological history of the relationship between insects and plants—principles, methods and practice.
Advances in Plant Science (Volume 6), 273-283.