Bo Cheng

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Bo Cheng is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Bo Cheng has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cell Biology, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Bo Cheng's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (22 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (6 papers) and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (5 papers). Bo Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (22 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (6 papers) and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (5 papers). Bo Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Bo Cheng's co-authors include Feng Xu, Guy M. Genin, Min Lin, Tian Jian Lu, Wen‐Quan Tao, Guoyou Huang, Yuhui Li, Wanting Wan, V.S. Deshpande and Mohammad R. K. Mofrad and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nature Communications and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Bo Cheng

56 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Directed cell migration towards softer environments 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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.

  1. Directed cell migration towards softer environments
    2022 151 citations Aleksi Isomursu, Keun‐Young Park et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bo Cheng China 19 449 284 236 118 110 58 1.1k
Mark F. Coughlin United States 17 549 1.2× 418 1.5× 177 0.8× 86 0.7× 89 0.8× 24 994
Karin A. Jansen Netherlands 12 692 1.5× 463 1.6× 233 1.0× 73 0.6× 74 0.7× 14 1.2k
Farid Alisafaei United States 18 626 1.4× 504 1.8× 295 1.3× 97 0.8× 60 0.5× 33 1.4k
Katrina M. Wisdom United States 9 523 1.2× 546 1.9× 159 0.7× 54 0.5× 63 0.6× 13 1.4k
Kazuaki NAGAYAMA Japan 20 607 1.4× 501 1.8× 322 1.4× 69 0.6× 80 0.7× 80 1.1k
LiKang Chin United States 10 379 0.8× 402 1.4× 106 0.4× 68 0.6× 40 0.4× 14 843
Roberto C. Andresen Eguiluz United States 12 252 0.6× 205 0.7× 171 0.7× 49 0.4× 79 0.7× 21 824
Ichiro Harada Japan 18 329 0.7× 350 1.2× 379 1.6× 87 0.7× 53 0.5× 39 1.1k
Heather N. Hayenga United States 16 222 0.5× 374 1.3× 215 0.9× 44 0.4× 44 0.4× 31 968
Joshua T. Morgan United States 21 418 0.9× 265 0.9× 481 2.0× 22 0.2× 71 0.6× 51 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Bo Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bo Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bo Cheng. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Bo Cheng. The network helps show where Bo Cheng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bo Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bo Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bo Cheng based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bo Cheng. Bo Cheng is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cheng, Bo, Moxiao Li, Min Lin, Hui Guo, & Feng Xu. (2025). Mechanobiology across timescales. Nature Reviews Physics. 7(11). 621–644. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Yuehong, Yang Zhang, Zhijia Huang, et al.. (2025). A Literature Review of Sustainable Building Research: Bibliometric Analysis from 2015–2025. Buildings. 15(19). 3609–3609. 1 indexed citations
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Fu, Yuting, Yijie Wang, Bo Cheng, Rui Zou, & Wanting Wan. (2025). Substrate Stiffness Regulates the Osteogenesis of PDLSCs Via ERK-Mediated YAP Nuclear Translocation. International Dental Journal. 75(6). 103852–103852. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Huijuan, Yunong Fu, Kaibo Yang, et al.. (2025). Tumor peripheral stiffness modulates lenvatinib resistance in HCC preclinical models by regulating FIS1-dependent mitophagy. JHEP Reports. 7(12). 101588–101588.
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Chen, Kezheng, et al.. (2025). Analysis of condensation heat transfer on hydrophilic-hydrophobic composite surfaces considering droplets dynamic behavior. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 247. 127167–127167. 1 indexed citations
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Xie, Ning, Zedong Li, Bin Li, et al.. (2024). Invited Review for 20th Anniversary Special Issue of PLRev “AI for Mechanomedicine”. Physics of Life Reviews. 51. 328–342. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Mengnan, et al.. (2024). Mechanical network motifs as targets for mechanomedicine. Drug Discovery Today. 29(10). 104145–104145. 2 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Pengrong, Bo Cheng, Xijing He, et al.. (2024). Navigating the biophysical landscape: how physical cues steer the journey of bone metastatic tumor cells. Trends in cancer. 10(9). 792–808. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xu, Feng Xu, & Bo Cheng. (2024). The motor-clutch model in mechanobiology and mechanomedicine. PubMed. 2(3). 100067–100067. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Ying, Songbai Zhang, Bo Cheng, et al.. (2023). Mechanochemical coupling of MGF mediates periodontal regeneration. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine. 9(1). e10603–e10603. 5 indexed citations
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Xie, Ning, Cailan Xiao, Bo Cheng, et al.. (2023). Cell response to mechanical microenvironment cues via Rho signaling: From mechanobiology to mechanomedicine. Acta Biomaterialia. 159. 1–20. 56 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wei, Yaohui Wang, Xueyong Xie, et al.. (2023). Hydrogels with tunable mechanical plasticity regulate endothelial cell outgrowth in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 8307–8307. 48 indexed citations
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Li, Moxiao, et al.. (2022). Microsphere sensors for characterizing stress fields within three-dimensional extracellular matrix. Acta Biomaterialia. 141. 1–13. 8 indexed citations
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Isomursu, Aleksi, Keun‐Young Park, Jay Hou, et al.. (2022). Directed cell migration towards softer environments. Nature Materials. 21(9). 1081–1090. 151 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wan, Wanting, Bo Cheng, Yufei Ma, et al.. (2019). Synergistic Effect of Matrix Stiffness and Inflammatory Factors on Osteogenic Differentiation of MSC. Biophysical Journal. 117(1). 129–142. 34 indexed citations
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Cheng, Bo, et al.. (2019). <p>CLDN8 promotes colorectal cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion by activating MAPK/ERK signaling</p>. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 11. 3741–3751. 26 indexed citations
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Cheng, Bo, Min Lin, Guoyou Huang, et al.. (2017). Cellular mechanosensing of the biophysical microenvironment: A review of mathematical models of biophysical regulation of cell responses. Physics of Life Reviews. 22-23. 88–119. 79 indexed citations
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Yang, Jingyue, et al.. (2015). Total synthesis of the aglycone of IB-00208. Tetrahedron. 71(35). 5741–5757. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaochang C., et al.. (2010). A Decentralized Grey Water Treatment and Reuse System in a Residential Area for Landscaping and Environmental Purposes. Water Practice & Technology. 5(4). 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Bo, et al.. (1997). Time Course of the Effects of a High-Fat Diet and Voluntary Exercise on Muscle Enzyme Activity in Long-Evans Rats. Physiology & Behavior. 61(5). 701–705. 25 indexed citations

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