Cheng Liu

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Cheng Liu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Liu has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Plant Science and 20 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Cheng Liu's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (24 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (12 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (12 papers). Cheng Liu is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (24 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (12 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (12 papers). Cheng Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Cheng Liu's co-authors include Clive R. Taylor, Rik Derynck, Jong Seok Kang, Huayun Xiao, Shan‐Rong Shi, Benjamin Chetelat, Zhi‐Qi Zhao, Si‐Liang Li, Shan-Rong Shi and Richard J. Côté and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Liu

153 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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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.

Regulation of the master regulator FOXM1 in cancer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Liu

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparative Chloroplast Genomics and Codon Usage Bias Analysis in Hevea Genus 2025 ·Genes ·(unknown), Xueyang Liu, (unknown), Zhenhua Li, (unknown), Fusheng Fang, Mei Wang, (unknown), Cheng Liu, (unknown), Shugang Hui, Wenda Wang, Xuchu Wang	2
2	Integrated RNA sequencing analysis and machine learning identifies a metabolism-related prognostic signature in clear cell renal cell carcinoma 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Zhiwei Yan, Cheng Liu, Rui Yang, Qingyuan Zheng, (unknown), Minghui Wang, Lei Wang, Xiaodong Weng, (unknown), Xiuheng Liu	2
3	A multi-source heating system integrating oilfield-derived hydrogen, solar, and geothermal energy for buildings in severe cold regions 2025 ·Applied Thermal Engineering ·Yalan Ye, Cheng Liu, Wenhao Jiang, (unknown), Changyu Liu	0
4	Effects of rice straw biochar application rates on soil aggregate biogeochemistry and linkages to microbial community structure and enzyme activities 2025 ·Soil and Tillage Research ·Jiajun Wu, Zichuan Li, Yong Li, (unknown), Cheng Liu, Yanjun Chai, Chao Ai, Qaiser Hussain, Μάριος Δρόσος, Shengdao Shan	5
5	Relating satellite NO2 tropospheric columns to near-surface concentrations: implications from ground-based MAX-DOAS NO2 vertical profile observations 2025 ·npj Climate and Atmospheric Science ·Bowen Chang, Haoran Liu, Chengxin Zhang, Chengzhi Xing, Wei Tan, Cheng Liu	14
6	Dual Free Radical Synergism for Enhancing Proton Conductivity in Photochromism iHOFs 2025 ·Precision Chemistry ·Cheng Liu, Xuyong Chen, (unknown), Wenmin Zhang, Li‐Hui Cao	2
7	Sustainable ultra-strong polyesteramide elastomers with rapid degradation and high resilience 2024 ·European Polymer Journal ·(unknown), Chengxin Zhang, Bingbing Shi, Yiyun Wang, (unknown), Cheng Liu, (unknown), Zhongkai Wang, Feng Jiang	5
8	Adsorption Characteristics of Illite and Kerogen Oil Phase: Thermodynamics Experiments 2024 ·Minerals ·Xin Tang, (unknown), Yanming Zhu, (unknown), Xiangru Chen, Q CHEN, (unknown), Cheng Liu, (unknown)	1
9	Genome-wide linkage mapping of Fusarium crown rot in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 2024 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Faji Li, Can Guo, (unknown), Weie Wen, Shengnan Zhai, Xinyou Cao, Cheng Liu, Dungong Cheng, Jun Guo, Zi Yan, Aifeng Liu, (unknown), Jianjun Liu, Jindong Liu, Haosheng Li	1
10	Gut Microbiota-Mediated Alterations of Hippocampal CB1R Regulating the Diurnal Variation of Cognitive Impairment Induced by Hepatic Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury in Mice 2024 ·Neurochemical Research ·Zhigang He, Yanbo Liu, Zhen Li, (unknown), Zhixiao Li, Cheng Liu, Hong‐Bing Xiang	5
11	Developing PCR-based novel molecular assays to quantitatively detect <i>Fusarium solani</i> in ginseng soil for assessing soil health in ginseng cultivation 2023 ·Yang Li, (unknown), (unknown), Cheng Liu, Yu Li, Yang Zhang, Limin Yang	0
12	Multi-responsive supramolecular gel based on uracil as latent fingerprints imaging material 2023 ·Dyes and Pigments ·Ziqiang Zhang, (unknown), Cheng Liu, Yuan Yue, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jingbo Sun, Ran Lu	4
13	Revealing the significance of chlorophyll b in the moss Physcomitrium patens by knocking out two functional chlorophyllide a oxygenase 2023 ·Photosynthesis Research ·Lin Zhang, Chunhong Yang, Cheng Liu	2
14	Inferring global surface HCHO concentrations from multisource hyperspectral satellites and their application to HCHO-related global cancer burden estimation 2022 ·Environment International ·Wenjing Su, Qihou Hu, Yujia Chen, Ji-Nan Lin, Chengxin Zhang, Cheng Liu	22
15	Oridonin attenuates low shear stress-induced endothelial cell dysfunction and oxidative stress by activating the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 pathway 2022 ·BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies ·Zhipeng Chen, (unknown), Xiaoqi Zhao, (unknown), Cheng Liu, Lei Wang, (unknown), Yutong Liu, Jing Cai, (unknown)	7
16	Enzymatic basis for stepwise C‐glycosylation in the formation of flavonoid di‐C‐glycosides in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) 2021 ·The Plant Journal ·(unknown), Shanshan Li, Goro Taguchi, Qian Wu, (unknown), Zhaoyu Gu, Jie Wu, Wenzhong Xu, Cheng Liu, (unknown)	26
17	Inhibition of Vascular Smooth Muscle and Cancer Cell Proliferation by New VEGFR Inhibitors and Their Immunomodulator Effect: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation 2021 ·Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity ·Feng Ran, Wendong Li, Yi Qin, Tong Yu, (unknown), Min Zhou, Cheng Liu, Tong Qiao, Xiaoqiang Li, Reda G. Yousef, Ibrahim H. Eissa, Mohamed M. Khalifa	31
18	miR-450b-3p inhibited the proliferation of gastric cancer via regulating KLF7 2020 ·Cancer Cell International ·Juan Yao, Hao Zhang, Cheng Liu, Shuangshuang Chen, (unknown), Kun Zhao	21
19	Mast fruiting in a hawkmoth-pollinated orchid Habenaria glaucifolia: an 8-year survey 2015 ·Journal of Plant Ecology ·Yujie Xiong, Cheng Liu, Shuang‐Quan Huang	23
20	The N-terminal domain of Lhcb proteins is critical for recognition of the LHCII kinase 2015 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics ·Wu Liu, (unknown), Yang Liu, (unknown), Cheng Liu, Chunhong Yang	6

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