The development of pH-universal HER electrocatalyst with Pt-like activity remains challenged yet critical for hydrogen energy systems. Herein, we have successfully immobilized RuOx nanoparticles on the surface of C–N derived from zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (RuOx@C–N). The obtained RuOx@C–N exhibits Pt-like HER performance with overpotential of as low as 14 and 93 mV to drive the current density of −10 and −100 mA cm−2 in 1.0 M KOH, respectively. Furthermore, RuOx@C–N exhibits an unexpected mass activity of 0.81 A cm−2 mgRuOx−1, which is even superior to benchmark Pt/C. Such an improvement is attributed to RuOx@C–N heterostructure, which will facilitate the electron transfer due to the Mott-Schottky effect. Additionally, the nitrogen-doped carbon framework will efficiently adjust the electronic structure of metallic catalytic sites and optimize the kinetics of catalytic reaction. Benefiting from the Mott-Schottky effect, the RuOx@C–N electrocatalysts exhibit pH-universal catalytic performance toward hydrogen evolution in various electrolytes, corroborating its university and facility in industrial hydrogen production. This approach offers a facile and versatile strategy for the development of Ru-based electrocatalysts with high performance and robust stability.