Cheng Chen

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Cheng Chen is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Chen has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Infectious Diseases, 27 papers in Epidemiology and 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Cheng Chen's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (14 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (10 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (10 papers). Cheng Chen is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (14 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (10 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (10 papers). Cheng Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Cheng Chen's co-authors include Xueguang Zhang, Jian‐An Huang, Chuanyong Mu, Ying Chen, Qiu‐Xia Qu, Yu Shen, Yibei Zhu, Guilin Ma, Linkun Hu and Xuqin Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Chen

89 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

High expression of PD-L1 in lung cancer may contribute to poor prognosis and tumor cells immune escape through suppressing tumor infiltrating dendritic cells maturation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheng Chen China	17	730	421	316	314	206	98	1.6k
Joo Seop Chung South Korea	23	515 0.7×	394 0.9×	116 0.4×	249 0.8×	116 0.6×	101	1.8k
Steven H. Kroft United States	29	775 1.1×	589 1.4×	86 0.3×	204 0.6×	180 0.9×	119	2.9k
Hans Schlößer Germany	21	1.3k 1.8×	924 2.2×	352 1.1×	280 0.9×	154 0.7×	65	2.6k
K. Gutensohn Germany	23	329 0.5×	232 0.6×	137 0.4×	168 0.5×	224 1.1×	90	1.7k
Hongxiang Wang China	24	613 0.8×	330 0.8×	362 1.1×	379 1.2×	192 0.9×	86	2.8k
Dong Guo China	19	368 0.5×	97 0.2×	115 0.4×	183 0.6×	182 0.9×	63	1.0k
Hongbo Wang China	22	301 0.4×	197 0.5×	283 0.9×	210 0.7×	199 1.0×	99	1.8k
Kichul Shin South Korea	25	187 0.3×	903 2.1×	135 0.4×	223 0.7×	416 2.0×	126	2.5k
Zhanguo Zhang China	22	426 0.6×	132 0.3×	431 1.4×	182 0.6×	174 0.8×	76	2.0k

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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Qiu, Dong, Yang Wang, Shiying Guo, et al.. (2025). Lung puncture biopsies based targeted NGS increase clinical benefit to patients with short-term progressive pulmonary lesions suspected to be benign. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 162. 108232–108232.

Zhang, Yaoxin, et al.. (2025). High CD38 expression defines a mitochondrial function-adapted CD8+ T cell subset with implications for lung cancer immunotherapy. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 74(2). 49–49. 3 indexed citations

Jiang, Wei, Yong Yao, & Cheng Chen. (2025). Oxymatrine reduces neuropathic pain in diabetic mice through the p38 MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway.. PubMed. 38(1). 89–100.

Liu, Shuang, Guannan Shu, Minyu Chen, et al.. (2025). STX17-DT facilitates axitinib resistance in renal cell carcinoma by inhibiting mitochondrial ROS accumulation and ferroptosis. Cell Death and Disease. 16(1). 125–125. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Sheng, et al.. (2025). The influence of PPARγ mediated MAPK and NF-κB activation in AGEs stimulated apoptosis and autophagy in human chondrocytes. Journal of Orthopaedics. 66. 204–212. 1 indexed citations

Ning, Weiwei, et al.. (2024). Additional EBUS-guided intralesional amphotericin B injection combined systemic intravenous therapy in pulmonary mucormycosis: a case report. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease. 18. 2693846570–2693846570. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Shi‐Nan, Jinyu Hu, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2024). Prediction model for ocular metastasis of breast cancer: machine learning model development and interpretation study. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 1472–1472.

Zhou, Danhong, Yang Wang, Weiwei Ning, & Cheng Chen. (2023). Comparison of primary and metastatic site‐related PD‐L1 expression in predicting ORR in patients with advanced NSCLC who received ICB‐based therapy. Thoracic Cancer. 15(5). 379–385. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Cheng, Lulu Gao, Hongwei Ge, et al.. (2023). A neural network model was constructed by screening the potential biomarkers of aortic dissection based on genes associated with pyroptosis. Aging. 15(21). 12388–12399. 1 indexed citations

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Lin, Yao, Tao Zou, Yanjun Feng, et al.. (2022). Comparison of initial clinic characteristics of hospitalized patients in Suzhou City during the COVID-19 Omicron wave with ancestral variant wave. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease. 16. 2673689674–2673689674. 4 indexed citations

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Jin, Yujia, et al.. (2022). Risk Factors and Impact on Outcomes of Lung Cancer Patients Concurrent with Deep Vein Thrombosis. Cancer Control. 29. 2905563122–2905563122. 7 indexed citations

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Jin, Yujia, et al.. (2022). Intermediate risk pulmonary embolism concomitant with or without lung cancer: a wide spectrum of features. Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 44(7). 589–594.

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Chen, Cheng, et al.. (2021). Predicting the expression level of Ki-67 in breast cancer using multi-modal ultrasound parameters. BMC Medical Imaging. 21(1). 150–150. 13 indexed citations

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Yu, Kun, et al.. (2020). Effects of processing techniques on the quality properties and lipid concomitants of flaxseed oil.. Shipin Kexue / Food Science. 41(16). 233–243. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yang, Cheng Chen, Hui Jiang, et al.. (2019). High admission rates and heavy inpatient service costs of urban tuberculosis patients in eastern China. BMC Health Services Research. 19(1). 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Qiao, Guoli Li, Cheng Chen, et al.. (2017). Diagnostic Performance of the GenoType MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl Assays to Identify Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in Eastern China. Chinese Medical Journal. 130(13). 1521–1528. 10 indexed citations

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Shen, Xu-Rui, et al.. (2015). Feasibility study of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in the dignosis of cough variant asthma. Chinese Journal of Asthma. 35(5). 329–332. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Huilan, et al.. (2014). [The diagnostic value of serum beta-hydroxybutyrate in diabetic ketosis or diabetic ketoacidosis].. PubMed. 45(2). 270–3. 2 indexed citations

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Lü, Wei, Cheng Chen, Yan Shao, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of Biochip System in Determining Isoniazid and Rifampicin Resistances of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Sputum Samples. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52953–e52953. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Qiongming, Lingchuan Guo, Xinhua Gu, et al.. (2012). Prevention of colorectal cancer liver metastasis by exploiting liver immunity via chitosan-TPP/nanoparticles formulated with IL-12. Biomaterials. 33(15). 3909–3918. 64 indexed citations

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