Cheng Zhang

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
297 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Cheng Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Zhang has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Molecular Biology, 57 papers in Cancer Research and 45 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Cheng Zhang's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (25 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (16 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (16 papers). Cheng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (25 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (16 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (16 papers). Cheng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Cheng Zhang's co-authors include Qianming Wang, Jun Yu, Rudolf A. Baumgartner, Koji Yamada, Michael A. Beaven, David J. Shapiro, Renjing Liu, Chaoliang Tan, Zhan Zhou and Liming Tao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Zhang

285 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Tumor hypoxia: From basic knowledge to therapeutic implic... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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.

  1. Tumor hypoxia: From basic knowledge to therapeutic implications
    2023 110 citations Cheng Zhang, Qing Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cheng Zhang China 43 3.1k 1.1k 907 640 535 297 6.3k
Fuquan Yang China 43 4.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.3× 847 0.9× 569 0.9× 584 1.1× 173 7.9k
Lili Zhou China 49 4.1k 1.3× 859 0.8× 711 0.8× 368 0.6× 711 1.3× 295 8.8k
Qilong Wang China 43 4.0k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 455 0.7× 743 1.4× 202 7.4k
Shuang Liu China 41 3.2k 1.0× 831 0.8× 857 0.9× 778 1.2× 474 0.9× 242 6.5k
Lei Fang China 39 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 859 0.9× 382 0.6× 553 1.0× 251 5.4k
Ting Li China 45 3.5k 1.2× 799 0.7× 604 0.7× 570 0.9× 951 1.8× 326 6.7k
Qin Li China 39 2.9k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 654 0.7× 367 0.6× 406 0.8× 316 5.8k
Dong‐Seok Lee South Korea 46 3.1k 1.0× 419 0.4× 690 0.8× 472 0.7× 588 1.1× 273 6.9k
Juanjuan Liu China 39 2.8k 0.9× 789 0.7× 652 0.7× 576 0.9× 519 1.0× 375 6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Zhang

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

All Works

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Khan, Abid, Cheng Zhang, Phu Hung Nguyen, et al.. (2025). A SETD2–CDK1–lamin axis maintains nuclear morphology and genome stability. Nature Cell Biology. 27(8). 1327–1341. 1 indexed citations
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Tian, Bing, et al.. (2025). Tetramycin ameliorates tebuconazole·azoxystrobin to control leaf spot and viral diseases of Taizishen. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1543462–1543462. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Ruirui, Cheng Zhang, Wenping Xu, et al.. (2024). Natural pyrethrins induced developmental toxicity of zebrafish swim bladder in vivo and genotoxicity of lung cells in vitro. Toxicology in Vitro. 100. 105896–105896. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Weiguo, Bin Liu, Ning Tang, et al.. (2024). Natural pyrethrins induce cytotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells and neurotoxicity in zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio). Environmental Research. 257. 119267–119267. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiangyang, Ruyin Liu, Yunpeng Li, et al.. (2024). Spinal Cord Injury: From MicroRNAs to Exosomal MicroRNAs. Molecular Neurobiology. 61(8). 5974–5991. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Jian, Cheng Zhang, Wenping Xu, et al.. (2023). Developmental toxicity and estrogenicity of glyphosate in zebrafish in vivo and in silico studies. Chemosphere. 343. 140275–140275. 5 indexed citations
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Pu, Yanan, Chunyu Li, Xin Qi, et al.. (2023). Extracellular Vesicles from NMN Preconditioned Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorated Myocardial Infarction via miR-210-3p Promoted Angiogenesis. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 19(4). 1051–1066. 18 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, Cheng Zhang, Wenping Xu, et al.. (2023). Stereoselective toxicity of acetochlor chiral isomers on the nervous system of zebrafish larvae. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 464. 133016–133016. 7 indexed citations
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Ye, Xianwei, et al.. (2023). PDK1 inhibition reduces autophagy and cell senescence through the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway in a cigarette smoke mouse emphysema model. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 25(5). 223–223. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Sha, Haibo Yu, Lingwei Zhu, et al.. (2023). Dietary nano-Se supplementation regulates lipid deposition, protein synthesis and muscle fibre formation in grass carp fed with high-fat diet. British Journal Of Nutrition. 130(10). 1678–1688. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cheng, Yajie Lu, Jun Yao, et al.. (2022). Mutations in OSBPL2 cause hearing loss associated with primary cilia defects via sonic hedgehog signaling. JCI Insight. 7(4). 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhaobin, Cheng Zhang, Qianqian Wang, et al.. (2022). Higher niacin intakes improve the lean meat rate of Ningxiang pigs by regulating lipid metabolism and gut microbiota. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9. 959039–959039. 12 indexed citations
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Tang, Le, Dan Shan, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2021). Enterobacter aerogenes ZDY01 inhibits choline-induced atherosclerosis through CDCA-FXR-FGF15 axis. Food & Function. 12(20). 9932–9946. 20 indexed citations
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Schneider, Lisa, Cheng Zhang, Christian Gorzelanny, et al.. (2021). The Role of Interleukin-1-Receptor-Antagonist in Bladder Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(11). 5875–5875. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuan, Tianfei Lu, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2019). Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-activating Polypeptides Prevent Hepatocyte Damage by Promoting Yes-associated Protein in Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Transplantation. 103(8). 1639–1648. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cheng, et al.. (2019). The effect of preharvest 28.6% chitosan composite film sprays for controlling the soft rot on kiwifruit. Horticultural Science. 46(4). 180–194. 33 indexed citations
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Zeng, Chuan-Chuan, Cheng Zhang, Jun‐Hua Yao, et al.. (2016). Platycodin D induced apoptosis and autophagy in PC-12 cells through mitochondrial dysfunction pathway. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 168. 199–205. 21 indexed citations

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