Cheng Chen

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
185 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Cheng Chen is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Chen has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Rheumatology, 40 papers in Surgery and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Cheng Chen's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (46 papers), Silk-based biomaterials and applications (14 papers) and Tendon Structure and Treatment (10 papers). Cheng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (46 papers), Silk-based biomaterials and applications (14 papers) and Tendon Structure and Treatment (10 papers). Cheng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Cheng Chen's co-authors include Xiaoyuan Gong, Linhong Deng, Xiongbo Song, Weinan Zeng, Liu Yang, Junjun Yang, Liu Yang, Tao Li, Liu Yang and Hao Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Chen

176 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

miR-100-5p-abundant exosomes derived from infrapatellar fat pad MSCs protect articular cartilage and ameliorate gait abnormalities via inhibition of mTOR in osteoarthritis

2019 427 citations Jiangyi Wu, Cheng Chen et al. profile →
The physiological metabolite α-ketoglutarate ameliorates osteoarthritis by regulating mitophagy and oxidative stress

2023 136 citations Cheng Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheng Chen China	34	1.2k	906	857	665	580	185	4.1k
Zhen Li China	40	987 0.8×	928 1.0×	660 0.8×	1.3k 1.9×	453 0.8×	184	4.6k
Yu Song China	40	2.1k 1.8×	551 0.6×	756 0.9×	780 1.2×	580 1.0×	138	5.2k
An Qin China	42	2.4k 2.1×	611 0.7×	734 0.9×	926 1.4×	440 0.8×	176	5.0k
Qin Shi China	42	1.4k 1.2×	620 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	989 1.5×	732 1.3×	218	5.1k
Behrouz Zandieh‐Doulabi Netherlands	36	1.1k 0.9×	768 0.8×	822 1.0×	898 1.4×	635 1.1×	106	3.6k
Zengwu Shao China	43	2.1k 1.8×	850 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	1.3k 2.0×	661 1.1×	216	6.6k
Bin Wang China	40	1.7k 1.4×	460 0.5×	819 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	616 1.1×	181	4.9k
Xinli Zhang United States	43	2.3k 2.0×	544 0.6×	1.6k 1.8×	1.3k 2.0×	584 1.0×	164	6.3k
Xianfeng Lin China	33	1.3k 1.1×	553 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	798 1.2×	653 1.1×	77	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Chen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cheng Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cheng Chen 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 Cheng Chen. Cheng Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Huang, Yang, Yan Wang, Guoyu Yang, et al.. (2025). Modular hydrogel niche orchestrates microenvironment detoxification and stem cell redirecting toward precision osteoarthritis therapy. Bioactive Materials. 57. 660–675.

Zhu, Ruixin, Xing Li, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2025). Efficacy and safety of acupuncture with moxibustion for knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Systematic Reviews. 14(1). 15–15. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Qianru, Jinlin Hou, Jia Tang, et al.. (2025). Sex differences in aristolochic acid I-induced nephrotoxicity in mice and the effect of estradiol. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 496. 117240–117240.

Chen, Cheng, et al.. (2025). Post-translational modifications in ovarian cancer: implications for immunotherapy: a mini-review. Journal of Ovarian Research. 18(1). 225–225.

Zhang, Shuman, Shiyi Chen, Siming Chen, et al.. (2025). Universal in situ supersaturated crystallization enables 3D printable afterglow hydrogel. npj Flexible Electronics. 9(1). 4 indexed citations

Xiang, Yan, Cheng Chen, Yiping Ren, et al.. (2024). A dual-pathway pyroptosis inducer based on Au–Cu2-xSe@ZIF-8 enhances tumor immunotherapy by disrupting the zinc ion homeostasis. Acta Biomaterialia. 188. 329–343. 16 indexed citations

Chen, Cheng, Maoyuan Li, Xukang Wang, et al.. (2024). In-situ crystallization process monitoring of thermoplastic composites by dielectric sensing during laser-assisted automated fiber placement. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 124. 479–488. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi, Zihua Li, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2024). S100A12 is involved in the pathology of osteoarthritis by promoting M1 macrophage polarization via the NF-κB pathway. Connective Tissue Research. 65(2). 133–145. 3 indexed citations

Yin, Li, et al.. (2024). Screening chondrocyte necroptosis-related genes in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis. Heliyon. 10(15). e35263–e35263. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Longjie, Pan Pan, Qi Chen, et al.. (2024). Non-tuberculous mycobacteria enhance the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway to induce immunosuppression and facilitate pulmonary colonization. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1455605–1455605. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhiwen, et al.. (2023). Nanobiology Dependent Therapeutic Convergence between Biocompatibility and Bioeffectiveness of Graphene Oxide Quantum Dot Scaffold for Immuno‐Inductive Angiogenesis and Nerve Regeneration (Adv. Funct. Mater. 9/2023). Advanced Functional Materials. 33(9). 4 indexed citations

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Matye, David, Yuan Li, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2021). Gut‐restricted apical sodium‐dependent bile acid transporter inhibitor attenuates alcohol‐induced liver steatosis and injury in mice. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 45(6). 1188–1199. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lukai, et al.. (2020). Is the proximal adductor canal block a better choice than the distal adductor canal block for primary total knee arthroplasty?. Medicine. 99(43). e22667–e22667. 5 indexed citations

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Huang, Yang, Cheng Chen, Fuyou Wang, et al.. (2020). Observation of Solute Transport between Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone in Live Mice. Cartilage. 13(2_suppl). 398S–407S. 7 indexed citations

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Huang, Yan, et al.. (2019). The Effect of AMBP SNPs, Their Haplotypes, and Gene–Environment Interactions on the Risk of Atherothrombotic Stroke Among the Chinese Population. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 23(7). 487–494. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Tao, Xiongbo Song, Changmei Weng, et al.. (2018). Enzymatically crosslinked and mechanically tunable silk fibroin/pullulan hydrogels for mesenchymal stem cells delivery. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 115. 300–307. 60 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanzhou, et al.. (2018). Single institutional case series study in extraperitoneal sacral hysteropexy by transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. 11(5). 286–289. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Jing, Cheng Chen, Yanru Zhou, et al.. (2015). Identification of molecular markers linked to rice bacterial blight resistance genes from Oryza meyeriana. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 2(3). 260–260. 5 indexed citations

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Bielenberg, Diane R., Abhishek Seth, Akio Shimizu, et al.. (2012). Increased Smooth Muscle Contractility in Mice Deficient for Neuropilin 2. American Journal Of Pathology. 181(2). 548–559. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Cheng, et al.. (2000). The chromosomal DNA of Salmonella choleraesuis possesses a homologous DNA sequence of Salmonella typhimurium fimY. 26(3). 242–246. 1 indexed citations

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