Cheng Gao

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
66 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Cheng Gao is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Gao has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Plant Science, 27 papers in Insect Science and 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Cheng Gao's work include Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (40 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (25 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers). Cheng Gao is often cited by papers focused on Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (40 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (25 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers). Cheng Gao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Cheng Gao's co-authors include Yong Zheng, Liang‐Dong Guo, Liang Chen, John W. Taylor, Ling Xu, Devin Coleman‐Derr, Peggy G. Lemaux, Liliam Montoya, Elizabeth Purdom and Jeffery Dahlberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Gao

63 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Disease-induced changes in plant microbiome assembly and functional adaptation

2021 304 citations Cheng Gao et al. Microbiome profile →
Co-occurrence networks reveal more complexity than community composition in resistance and resilience of microbial communities

2022 258 citations Cheng Gao, Ling Xu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Fungal community assembly in drought-stressed sorghum shows stochasticity, selection, and universal ecological dynamics

2020 222 citations Cheng Gao, Liliam Montoya et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheng Gao China	26	1.6k	604	520	424	380	66	2.4k
Teng Yang China	27	1.3k 0.8×	269 0.4×	1.1k 2.1×	713 1.7×	431 1.1×	88	2.5k
Sari Timonen Finland	29	1.2k 0.7×	436 0.7×	429 0.8×	363 0.9×	213 0.6×	63	1.8k
Katie J. Field United Kingdom	27	1.9k 1.2×	296 0.5×	201 0.4×	392 0.9×	586 1.5×	66	2.4k
Tine Grebenc Slovenia	25	1.2k 0.7×	568 0.9×	166 0.3×	142 0.3×	431 1.1×	78	1.8k
Klaus Høiland Norway	21	1.6k 1.0×	658 1.1×	371 0.7×	420 1.0×	734 1.9×	64	2.3k
Eleonora Egidi Australia	20	1.6k 1.0×	154 0.3×	662 1.3×	521 1.2×	462 1.2×	51	2.7k
Paul Reddell Australia	28	1.2k 0.7×	243 0.4×	233 0.4×	476 1.1×	302 0.8×	115	2.2k
Yubao Gao China	23	805 0.5×	173 0.3×	233 0.4×	272 0.6×	815 2.1×	143	1.8k
François Le Tacon France	30	2.4k 1.5×	741 1.2×	250 0.5×	366 0.9×	473 1.2×	125	2.9k
Alberto Bago Spain	27	3.3k 2.1×	561 0.9×	148 0.3×	360 0.8×	669 1.8×	39	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Gao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Gao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Gao

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

All Works

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Li, Wang, Ji‐Yu Tao, Zhenyu Liu, et al.. (2025). Photoredox-Catalyzed Direct C(sp²)–H Difluoromethylation of Hydrazones with Difluoromethyltriphenylphosphonium Salt via Aminyl Radical/Polar Crossover. Organic Letters. 27(16). 4176–4182. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yingshuai, Jiachen Lu, Fengyuan Wang, et al.. (2025). Probiotic active gel promotes diabetic wound healing through continuous local glucose consumption and antioxidant. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 62–62. 8 indexed citations

Zhu, Huanhuan, Qiushi Li, Cong Wang, et al.. (2025). Contrasting adaptations of soil prokaryotes and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in saline wildland and non-saline farmland. Fundamental Research.

Adams, Catharine A., et al.. (2024). Xizang meadow degradation alters resource exchange ratio, network complexity, and biomass allocation tradeoff of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. New Phytologist. 245(3). 1288–1301. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Peng, Junjie Yang, Yunhai Zhang, et al.. (2024). Gene horizontal transfers and functional diversity negatively correlated with bacterial taxonomic diversity along a nitrogen gradient. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 10(1). 128–128. 6 indexed citations

Gao, Cheng, et al.. (2023). Characteristic and fate determination of adipose precursors during adipose tissue remodeling. Cell Regeneration. 12(1). 13–13. 10 indexed citations

Gao, Cheng, Ling Xu, Liliam Montoya, et al.. (2022). Co-occurrence networks reveal more complexity than community composition in resistance and resilience of microbial communities. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3867–3867. 258 indexed citations breakdown →

Hao, Lingyun, Cheng Gao, Yusi Wang, et al.. (2022). Deep Learning-Based Miniaturized All-Dielectric Ultracompact Film Spectrometer. ACS Photonics. 10(1). 225–233. 31 indexed citations

Li, Jing, Yong Zheng, Yonglong Wang, et al.. (2022). Nitrogen fertilisation disrupts the temporal dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal hyphae but not spore density and community composition in a wheat field. New Phytologist. 234(6). 2057–2072. 36 indexed citations

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Gao, Cheng, Rong Wang, Xiumin Zhang, et al.. (2022). Comparisons of Ramie and Corn Stover Silages: Effects on Chewing Activity, Rumen Fermentation, Microbiota and Methane Emissions in Goats. Fermentation. 8(9). 432–432. 5 indexed citations

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Chen, Yi, Zhe Zhang, Cheng Gao, et al.. (2021). Quantitative analysis of soil sustainability after applying stabilizing amendments in long-term Cd-contaminated paddy soils. Environmental Pollution. 286. 117205–117205. 5 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yong, Liang Chen, Niu‐Niu Ji, et al.. (2021). Assembly processes lead to divergent soil fungal communities within and among 12 forest ecosystems along a latitudinal gradient. New Phytologist. 231(3). 1183–1194. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Yuzhi, Cheng Gao, Miao Wang, et al.. (2021). X-ray Structure-Guided Discovery of a Potent, Orally Bioavailable, Dual Human Indoleamine/Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase (hIDO/hTDO) Inhibitor That Shows Activity in a Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64(12). 8303–8332. 18 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yong, Pulak Maitra, Liang Chen, et al.. (2021). Soil fungal diversity and community assembly: affected by island size or type?. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 97(5). 15 indexed citations

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Xu, Ling, Grady Pierroz, Heidi M.‐L. Wipf, et al.. (2021). Holo-omics for deciphering plant-microbiome interactions. Microbiome. 9(1). 69–69. 62 indexed citations

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Ji, Niu‐Niu, Cheng Gao, Brody Sandel, et al.. (2019). Late Quaternary climate change explains soil fungal community composition rather than fungal richness in forest ecosystems. Ecology and Evolution. 9(11). 6678–6692. 13 indexed citations

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Yang, Lingling, Feng Chen, Cheng Gao, et al.. (2019). Design and synthesis of tricyclic terpenoid derivatives as novel PTP1B inhibitors with improved pharmacological property and in vivo antihyperglycaemic efficacy. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 35(1). 152–164. 13 indexed citations

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Shi, Nan‐Nan, Cheng Gao, Yong Zheng, & Liang‐Dong Guo. (2016). Effects of ectomycorrhizal fungal identity and diversity on subtropical tree competition. Journal of Plant Ecology. rtw060–rtw060. 12 indexed citations

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Sun, Xin, Cheng Gao, & Liang‐Dong Guo. (2013). Changes in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus community along an exotic plant Eupatorium adenophorum invasion in a chinese secondary forest. The Journal of Microbiology. 51(3). 295–300. 16 indexed citations

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Gao, Cheng. (2007). Mitochondrial DNA D-loop polymorphism among four populations of Reed voles (Microtus fortis). Acta Theriologica Sinica. 1 indexed citations

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