Cheng He

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Cheng He is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng He has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Cancer Research and 29 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Cheng He's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (13 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (13 papers). Cheng He is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (14 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (13 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (13 papers). Cheng He collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Cheng He's co-authors include Xianjun Yu, Guopei Luo, Chen Liu, Kaizhou Jin, Quanxing Ni, Tooraj Mirshahi, Hailin Zhang, Diomedes E. Logothetis, Zhiyao Fan and Qiuyi Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Cheng He

147 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

The role of necroptosis in cancer biology and therapy

2019 782 citations Yitao Gong, Zhiyao Fan 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 He China	27	2.0k	723	632	510	477	153	3.6k
Edward H. Cho United States	31	2.0k 1.0×	481 0.7×	914 1.4×	352 0.7×	375 0.8×	69	4.3k
Xiaobo Wang China	34	1.8k 0.9×	633 0.9×	594 0.9×	401 0.8×	235 0.5×	152	4.5k
Frank N. van Leeuwen Netherlands	45	3.3k 1.6×	480 0.7×	593 0.9×	373 0.7×	259 0.5×	112	6.7k
Dan Wang China	41	4.5k 2.2×	540 0.7×	694 1.1×	245 0.5×	244 0.5×	233	7.0k
Santanu Dasgupta United States	41	4.0k 2.0×	958 1.3×	781 1.2×	332 0.7×	379 0.8×	169	6.3k
Lin Ye China	37	3.0k 1.5×	991 1.4×	1.3k 2.0×	189 0.4×	564 1.2×	261	5.1k
Hong Cao China	39	2.9k 1.5×	441 0.6×	561 0.9×	429 0.8×	185 0.4×	180	5.8k
Lorenza González‐Mariscal Mexico	41	3.6k 1.8×	619 0.9×	606 1.0×	255 0.5×	315 0.7×	100	6.5k
Hiroshi Takano Japan	35	3.3k 1.6×	632 0.9×	895 1.4×	415 0.8×	200 0.4×	110	5.4k
Otmar Huber Germany	47	5.4k 2.7×	520 0.7×	891 1.4×	354 0.7×	254 0.5×	109	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng He

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng He

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Cheng He. 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 Cheng He. The network helps show where Cheng He may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng He

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cheng He. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cheng He 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 He. Cheng He 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, Shu‐Fang, Kai Han, Weili Li, et al.. (2025). Immobilizing active layer via crosslinking for improved efficiency and stability in organic solar cells. Materials Today Chemistry. 45. 102660–102660. 1 indexed citations

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He, Zhicheng, Jiayi Yang, Beibei Cui, et al.. (2025). Cellular Senescence Contributes to Colonic Barrier Integrity Impairment Induced by Toxoplasma gondii Infection. Inflammation. 48(4). 2600–2612. 1 indexed citations

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Xie, Wenyan, Cheng He, Jianan Guo, et al.. (2025). Nanoparticle-mediated dual targeting of stromal and immune components to overcome fibrotic and immunosuppressive barriers in hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Controlled Release. 383. 113783–113783. 3 indexed citations

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Rhodes, Christopher J., Lihan Zhou, Eileen M. Harder, et al.. (2025). Diagnostic MicroRNA Signatures to Support Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 18(3). e004862–e004862. 1 indexed citations

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Zheng, Yuejuan, Beibei Cui, Jiayi Yang, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota-derived butyrate alleviates the impairment of mice intestinal integrity caused by Toxoplasma gondii infection. Life Sciences. 374. 123709–123709. 1 indexed citations

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He, Cheng, et al.. (2024). MicroRNA expression signature as a biomarker in the diagnosis of nodal T-cell lymphomas. Cancer Cell International. 24(1). 48–48. 1 indexed citations

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Lawrie, Allan, Kelly Chin, Y L Fong, et al.. (2024). Two prospective, multicenter studies for the identification of biomarker signatures for early detection of pulmonary hypertension (PH): The CIPHER and CIPHER‐MRI studies. Pulmonary Circulation. 14(2). e12386–e12386. 2 indexed citations

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He, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Applications of Tissue Clearing in Central and Peripheral Nerves. Neuroscience. 546. 104–117. 2 indexed citations

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He, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Increased PKN2 and M2-Polarized Macrophages Promote HCT116 Cell Invasion. Critical Reviews in Immunology. 44(4). 13–21. 1 indexed citations

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Tan, Zijian, Shangyao Qin, Hong Liu, et al.. (2023). Small molecules reprogram reactive astrocytes into neuronal cells in the injured adult spinal cord. Journal of Advanced Research. 59. 111–127. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Yusheng, Xuan Zou, Yu Liu, et al.. (2023). Expression Profiles of Cuproptosis-Related Genes Determine Distinct Subtypes of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Current Oncology. 30(2). 1648–1662. 4 indexed citations

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He, Cheng, et al.. (2023). Preanalytic Methodological Considerations and Sample Quality Control of Circulating miRNAs. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 25(7). 438–453. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Xuchun, Cheng He, Yin Yang, et al.. (2021). The enhancer rare germline variation rs548071605 contributes to lung cancer development. Human Mutation. 43(2). 200–214. 1 indexed citations

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Deng, Shengming, Zhiyao Fan, Yitao Gong, et al.. (2021). Fibrinogen/Albumin Ratio as a Promising Marker for Predicting Survival in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 13. 107–115. 13 indexed citations

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Gong, Yitao, Zhiyao Fan, Guopei Luo, et al.. (2020). <p>Absolute Counts of Peripheral Lymphocyte Subsets Correlate with the Progression-Free Survival and Metastatic Status of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumour Patients</p>. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 12. 6727–6737. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fan, Yanping Gong, Qian Huang, et al.. (2019). The CRP/Albumin Ratio Predicts Survival And Monitors Chemotherapeutic Effectiveness In Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Guo, Hanhan, Xiaorong Song, Wen Lei, et al.. (2019). Direct Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Whole Blood Using Time‐Resolved Luminescent Lanthanide Nanoprobes. Angewandte Chemie. 131(35). 12323–12327. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Hanhan, Xiaorong Song, Wen Lei, et al.. (2019). Direct Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Whole Blood Using Time‐Resolved Luminescent Lanthanide Nanoprobes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(35). 12195–12199. 74 indexed citations

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Deng, Yujie, Xiaohui Chen, Chuanzhong Huang, et al.. (2019). EZH2/Bcl-2 Coexpression Predicts Worse Survival in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphomas and Demonstrates Poor Efficacy to Rituximab in Localized Lesions. Journal of Cancer. 10(9). 2006–2017. 15 indexed citations

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He, Cheng, et al.. (2000). Expression of nm23-H1-GFP fusion protein in human lung cancer cells and its effect on in vitro invasive potential of tumor cells. Zhongguo shengwu huaxue yu fenzi shengwu xuebao. 16(1). 51–56. 2 indexed citations

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