Cheng Ji

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Cheng Ji is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Ji has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Nephrology and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Cheng Ji's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (19 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (5 papers). Cheng Ji is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (19 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Mesenchymal stem cell research (5 papers). Cheng Ji collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Cheng Ji's co-authors include Hui Qian, Wenrong Xu, Hui Shi, Xu Zhang, Peipei Wu, Siqi Yin, Yongmin Yan, Fei Mao, Bin Zhang and Yaoxiang Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Scientific Reports and Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Ji

39 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Exosomes Alleviate Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Reversing Peripheral Insulin Resistance and Relieving β-Cell Destruction

2018 354 citations Yaoxiang Sun, Hui Shi et al. ACS Nano profile →
Engineered neutrophil-derived exosome-like vesicles for targeted cancer therapy

2022 209 citations Cheng Ji, Hui Shi 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 Ji China	19	1.2k	492	278	217	212	41	1.8k
Mujib Ullah United States	24	1.1k 0.9×	459 0.9×	444 1.6×	308 1.4×	124 0.6×	63	2.0k
Dinender K. Singla United States	30	1.5k 1.3×	305 0.6×	254 0.9×	648 3.0×	167 0.8×	76	2.5k
Yueh Chien Taiwan	32	1.6k 1.4×	639 1.3×	191 0.7×	246 1.1×	180 0.8×	102	2.6k
Yu‐Ting Huang Taiwan	26	728 0.6×	230 0.5×	143 0.5×	466 2.1×	179 0.8×	75	2.5k
Zhenzhen Jiang China	18	692 0.6×	354 0.7×	80 0.3×	217 1.0×	100 0.5×	61	1.4k
Roberto F. Nicosia United States	25	1.3k 1.1×	478 1.0×	153 0.6×	357 1.6×	69 0.3×	51	2.5k
Ciarán O’Neill United Kingdom	20	1.2k 1.0×	558 1.1×	232 0.8×	308 1.4×	106 0.5×	33	1.9k
Weiquan Zhu China	20	889 0.8×	226 0.5×	317 1.1×	254 1.2×	215 1.0×	42	2.1k
Tao Ma United States	25	934 0.8×	386 0.8×	269 1.0×	290 1.3×	141 0.7×	69	2.2k
Zhenhong Ni China	21	1.8k 1.5×	849 1.7×	147 0.5×	229 1.1×	410 1.9×	43	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Ji

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Ji

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Ji

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Bei, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic Potential of hucMSC‐EVs in Diabetic Kidney Disease via Regulating the miR‐146b‐5p/Merlin/YAP Axis. Stem Cells International. 2025(1). 5243270–5243270.

Li, Bei, Wei Wu, Wenrong Xu, Hui Qian, & Cheng Ji. (2025). Advances of extracellular vesicles isolation and detection frontier technology: from heterogeneity analysis to clinical application. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 678–678. 2 indexed citations

Jin, Can, Peipei Wu, Wei Wu, et al.. (2025). Therapeutic role of hucMSC-sEV-enriched miR-13896 in cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury through M2 macrophage polarization. Cell Biology and Toxicology. 41(1). 50–50. 8 indexed citations

Ji, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Engineered extracellular vesicle-encapsulated CHIP as novel nanotherapeutics for treatment of renal fibrosis. npj Regenerative Medicine. 9(1). 3–3. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Min, Dakai Yang, Peipei Wu, et al.. (2024). A Dual Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles on TRPC6 Protein and Mitochondria to Promote Diabetic Wound Healing. ACS Nano. 18(6). 4871–4885. 26 indexed citations

Hu, Yu‐Yan, Hui Shi, Wenrong Xu, et al.. (2024). Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles ameliorate renal interstitial fibrosis via the miR-13474/ADAM17 axis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 17703–17703. 10 indexed citations

Li, Bei, Qi Chen, Yifan Zhang, et al.. (2024). Frontier role of extracellular vesicles in kidney disease. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 22(1). 583–583. 13 indexed citations

Zheng, Danna, et al.. (2024). MicroRNA-630 alleviates inflammatory reactions in rats with diabetic kidney disease by targeting toll-like receptor 4. World Journal of Diabetes. 15(3). 488–501. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Wenya, et al.. (2024). Extracellular vesicles: Illuminating renal pathophysiology and therapeutic frontiers. European Journal of Pharmacology. 978. 176720–176720. 1 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zixuan, et al.. (2023). Implications of Crosstalk between Exosome-Mediated Ferroptosis and Diseases for Pathogenesis and Treatment. Cells. 12(2). 311–311. 21 indexed citations

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Yin, Siqi, Zixuan Zhou, Peiwen Fu, et al.. (2023). Roles of extracellular vesicles in ageing-related chronic kidney disease: Demon or angel. Pharmacological Research. 193. 106795–106795. 12 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiaojuan, Yan Wang, Hui‐Ting Wang, et al.. (2023). Exosomal hsa_circ_000200 as a potential biomarker and metastasis enhancer of gastric cancer via miR-4659a/b-3p/HBEGF axis. Cancer Cell International. 23(1). 151–151. 15 indexed citations

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Yin, Siqi, Wanzhu Liu, Cheng Ji, et al.. (2022). hucMSC‐sEVs‐Derived 14‐3‐3ζ Serves as a Bridge between YAP and Autophagy in Diabetic Kidney Disease. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 3281896–3281896. 12 indexed citations

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Shi, Hui, Yaoxiang Sun, Cheng Ji, et al.. (2021). 3,3′-Diindolylmethane Promotes Gastric Cancer Progression via β-TrCP-Mediated NF-κB Activation in Gastric Cancer-Derived MSCs. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 603533–603533. 17 indexed citations

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Sun, Yaoxiang, Hui Shi, Siqi Yin, et al.. (2018). Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Exosomes Alleviate Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Reversing Peripheral Insulin Resistance and Relieving β-Cell Destruction. ACS Nano. 12(8). 7613–7628. 354 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Rongxue, Lei Yin, Bin Zhang, et al.. (2018). Resveratrol improves human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells repair for cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury. Cell Death and Disease. 9(10). 965–965. 42 indexed citations

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Wang, Bingying, Haoyuan Jia, Bin Zhang, et al.. (2017). Pre-incubation with hucMSC-exosomes prevents cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by activating autophagy. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 8(1). 75–75. 129 indexed citations

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Ji, Cheng, Li Zhang, Yan Cheng, et al.. (2014). Induction of autophagy contributes to crizotinib resistance in ALK-positive lung cancer. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 15(5). 570–577. 66 indexed citations

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Li, Xia, et al.. (2013). Acid-sensing ion channel 1a-mediated calcium influx regulates apoptosis of endplate chondrocytes in intervertebral discs. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 18(1). 1–14. 79 indexed citations

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Kaplowitz, Neil, Tin Aung Than, Masao Shinohara, & Cheng Ji. (2007). Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Liver Injury. Seminars in Liver Disease. 27(4). 367–377. 124 indexed citations

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