Cheng Li

15.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
379 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Cheng Li is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Li has authored 379 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 122 papers in Food Science and 106 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Cheng Li's work include Food composition and properties (138 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (79 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (58 papers). Cheng Li is often cited by papers focused on Food composition and properties (138 papers), Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (79 papers) and Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (58 papers). Cheng Li collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Hong Kong. Cheng Li's co-authors include Wing Hung Wong, Robert G. Gilbert, Yiming Hu, Wenwen Yu, Enpeng Li, Bo Gong, Peng Wu, Bruce R. Hamaker, Luz Sanguansri and Xiao Dong Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Li

356 papers receiving 11.5k 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.

Model-based analysis of oligonucleotide arrays: Expression index computation and outlier detection

2000 2.6k citations Cheng Li et al. profile →
Recent progress in understanding starch gelatinization - An important property determining food quality

2022 116 citations Cheng Li Carbohydrate Polymers profile →
The mutual effect of dietary fiber and polyphenol on gut microbiota: Implications for the metabolic and microbial modulation and associated health benefits

2025 19 citations Hongyan Feng, Cheng Li et al. Carbohydrate Polymers profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Cheng Li	4.5k	3.6k	3.5k	2.0k	753	379	11.6k
Hui Zhang	4.2k 0.9×	2.7k 0.8×	4.7k 1.4×	2.8k 1.4×	959 1.3×	448	12.1k
Jing Wang	2.4k 0.5×	5.4k 1.5×	2.7k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	646	14.2k
Hạixia Chen	1.7k 0.4×	3.9k 1.1×	2.9k 0.8×	4.0k 2.0×	598 0.8×	348	12.2k
Fan Zhu	3.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	3.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	338 0.4×	218	8.3k
Qinlu Lin	1.7k 0.4×	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	659 0.9×	294	7.5k
Yu Zhang	1.4k 0.3×	3.1k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	489 0.6×	579	11.7k
Daiwen Chen	2.2k 0.5×	7.2k 2.0×	1.9k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	576 0.8×	681	17.0k
Jie Chen	2.3k 0.5×	4.4k 1.2×	6.9k 2.0×	2.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	514	16.2k
Na Zhang	1.3k 0.3×	3.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	580 0.8×	662	10.2k
Hongyan Li	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.6k 2.2×	346	9.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Li

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Li

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All Works

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Sameen, Dur E., et al.. (2025). Short-chain fatty acid starch esters in food preservation: preparation technologies, functions and application. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 65(34). 9026–9044. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Xu, et al.. (2025). Crosslinked arabinoxylan reduced the starch digestibility through inhibiting the enzyme activity of α-amyloglucosidase but not α-amylase. Food Bioscience. 67. 106342–106342.

Huang, Mingzhu, Tingting Cui, Siyi Liu, et al.. (2024). Blended BA.5 infection within 8 days after a boosted bivalent mRNA vaccination strengthens and lengthens the host immunity. Journal of Medical Virology. 96(3). e29544–e29544.

Cai, Xingxing, Qian Wang, Xiaoliang Hu, et al.. (2024). Zbtb16 increases susceptibility of atrial fibrillation in type 2 diabetic mice via Txnip-Trx2 signaling. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1). 88–88. 8 indexed citations

Feng, Hongyan, et al.. (2024). Advancements in enhancing resistant starch type 3 (RS3) content in starchy food and its impact on gut microbiota: A review. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 23(3). e13355–e13355. 12 indexed citations

Li, Cheng, et al.. (2024). Possible interaction between pectin and gluten alters the starch digestibility and texture of wheat bread. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 269(Pt 1). 131907–131907. 13 indexed citations

Li, Cheng, Yuyang Zhang, Tong Zhao, et al.. (2024). α2,6-linked sialylated oligosaccharides riched in goat milk alleviate food allergy by regulating the gut flora and mucin O-glycosylation. Carbohydrate Polymers. 350. 123049–123049. 2 indexed citations

Li, Cheng, et al.. (2024). LC-MS characterization of N/O-glycans of α- and β-subunits of chicken ovomucin separated by SDS-PAGE. Analytical Biochemistry. 694. 115625–115625. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Zihan, Ye Sun, Enpeng Li, et al.. (2024). Impact of sugar and sugar alcohol on the pasting and retrogradation properties of starch with distinct molecular structures. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 278(Pt 1). 134627–134627. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Haidong, Lei Deng, Yi Hao, et al.. (2024). Anisotropic and heterogeneous acoustoplasticity of α-Ti during ultrasonic vibration assisted compression: Modeling and experiments. International Journal of Plasticity. 173. 103886–103886. 15 indexed citations

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Guo, Xuefeng, Cheng Li, Chao Chang, et al.. (2024). Toxic aldehydes in fried foods: Formation, analysis, and reduction strategies. Food Control. 169. 110993–110993. 3 indexed citations

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Fan, Jiahui, Xuena Li, Mirim Jin, & Cheng Li. (2024). Synthesis and biological evaluation of gold nanoparticles drug delivery system for anti-rheumatoid arthritis agents. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 102. 106402–106402. 2 indexed citations

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Su, Jiaming, Lu Zhou, Pan Liang, et al.. (2024). Integrating iron metabolism-related gene signature to evaluate prognosis and immune infiltration in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Discover Oncology. 15(1). 112–112. 6 indexed citations

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Cheung, Peter Chi Keung, et al.. (2024). The physical and chemical interactions between starch and dietary fiber: Their impact on the physicochemical and nutritional properties of starch. Trends in Food Science & Technology. 149. 104566–104566. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Chunyan, et al.. (2023). Starch and Sugar Metabolism Response to Post-Anthesis Drought Stress During Critical Periods of Elite Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Endosperm Development. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation. 42(9). 5476–5494. 25 indexed citations

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Wang, Xu, et al.. (2023). Interaction of starch and non-starch polysaccharides in raw potato flour and their effects on thickening stability. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 242(Pt 2). 124702–124702. 6 indexed citations

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Kang, Lei, et al.. (2023). A Study of the Non-Linear Seepage Problem in Porous Media via the Homotopy Analysis Method. Energies. 16(5). 2175–2175. 12 indexed citations

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Li, Wendong, Shenglin Sun, Zhengbiao Gu, et al.. (2023). Effect of protein on the gelatinization behavior and digestibility of corn flour with different amylose contents. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 249. 125971–125971. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Enpeng, et al.. (2023). Importance of amylose chain-length distribution in determining starch gelatinization and retrogradation property of wheat flour in the presence of different salts. Carbohydrate Polymers. 308. 120648–120648. 23 indexed citations

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Wu, Ben J., Krishna Kathir, Paul K. Witting, et al.. (2006). Antioxidants protect from atherosclerosis by a heme oxygenase-1 pathway that is independent of free radical scavenging. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 203(4). 1117–1127. 125 indexed citations

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