Ailan Cheng

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Ailan Cheng is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ailan Cheng has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Materials Chemistry, 9 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ailan Cheng's work include Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (9 papers), Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (5 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (5 papers). Ailan Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (9 papers), Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (5 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (5 papers). Ailan Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Switzerland. Ailan Cheng's co-authors include Michael L. Klein, Kenneth M. Merz, Laurent J. Lewis, William A. Steele, Michiel Sprik, Steven L. Dixon, C. Caccamo, Brent A. Craven, Xiaoshi Qian and Haiming Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Ailan Cheng

28 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Orientational ordering in mixed cyanide crystals: (NaCN)1−x(KCN)x

1991 458 citations Ailan Cheng, Michael L. Klein et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

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John Kendrick United Kingdom

Udayan Mohanty United States

Max Teubner Germany

Marco Pagliai Italy

Jorge Garza Mexico

Lucia Comez Italy

Anthony M. Reilly United Kingdom

Jean-Paul Ryckaert Belgium

Minoru Tsuda Japan

Andrew J. Schultz United States

John Kendrick United Kingdom

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1.4k ×1.3

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481 ×0.7

OC

963 ×1.8

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161 ×0.4

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248 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Ailan Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ailan Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ailan Cheng

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All Works

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Richardson, D. C., L. A. M. Benner, W. F. Bottke, et al.. (2016). Dynamical and Physical Properties of 65803 Didymos. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1501. 4 indexed citations

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Gu, Haiming, Xiaoshi Qian, Xinyu Li, et al.. (2013). A chip scale electrocaloric effect based cooling device. Applied Physics Letters. 102(12). 169 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan. (2009). In Silico Prediction of Hepatotoxicity. Current Computer - Aided Drug Design. 5(2). 122–127. 7 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & Steven L. Dixon. (2003). In silico models for the prediction of dose-dependent human hepatotoxicity. Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. 17(12). 811–823. 96 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & Kenneth M. Merz. (2003). Prediction of Aqueous Solubility of a Diverse Set of Compounds Using Quantitative Structure−Property Relationships. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 46(17). 3572–3580. 200 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan, et al.. (2001). Computation of the physio‐chemical properties and data mining of large molecular collections. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 23(1). 172–183. 37 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan, et al.. (2000). GB/SA water model for the Merck molecular force field (MMFF). Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. 18(3). 273–282. 59 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & Kenneth M. Merz. (1999). Application of a Multiple Time Step Algorithm to Biomolecular Systems. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 103(25). 5396–5405. 17 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & Kenneth M. Merz. (1996). The Pressure and Pressure Tensor for Macromolecular Systems. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(2). 905–908. 4 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & Michael L. Klein. (1994). Orientational ordering in the solid fullerene oxide: C60O. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 90(2). 253–253. 7 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan, Michael L. Klein, Michele Parrinello, & Michiel Sprik. (1992). Intermolecular interactions and the nature of orientational ordering in the solid fullerenes C60 and C70. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 341(1661). 327–336. 4 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & Michael L. Klein. (1992). Melting transition of ethylene on graphite. Langmuir. 8(11). 2798–2803. 18 indexed citations

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Sprik, Michiel, Ailan Cheng, & Michael L. Klein. (1992). Orientational ordering in solidC70: Predictions from computer simulation. Physical Review Letters. 69(11). 1660–1663. 87 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & Michael L. Klein. (1992). Molecular-dynamics investigation of orientational freezing in solidC60. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 45(4). 1889–1895. 99 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & Michael L. Klein. (1992). SolidC70: A molecular-dynamics study of the structure and orientational ordering. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 46(8). 4958–4962. 30 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan, Michael L. Klein, & Laurent J. Lewis. (1991). Orientational ordering in mixed cyanide crystals: (NaCN)1−x(KCN)x. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 44(1). 13–22. 458 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheng, Ailan & Michael L. Klein. (1991). Molecular dynamics simulations of solid buckminsterfullerenes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 95(18). 6750–6751. 82 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & William A. Steele. (1990). Computer simulation of ammonia on graphite. II. Monolayer melting. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 92(6). 3867–3873. 21 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & William A. Steele. (1990). Computer Simulation Study of the Chemical Potential of Argon Adsorbed on Graphite. Molecular Simulation. 4(6). 349–359. 1 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ailan & William A. Steele. (1990). Computer simulation of ammonia on graphite. I. Low temperature structure of monolayer and bilayer films. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 92(6). 3858–3866. 135 indexed citations

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