Cheng Zhang

31.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
217 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Cheng Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Zhang has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Physiology and 31 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Cheng Zhang's work include Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (20 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (19 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (18 papers). Cheng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks (20 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (19 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (18 papers). Cheng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Sweden and United Kingdom. Cheng Zhang's co-authors include Wenjun Guo, Elinor Ng Eaton, Sendurai A. Mani, Robert A. Weinberg, Ayyakkannu Ayyanan, Cathrin Brisken, Kornélia Polyák, Alicia Y. Zhou, Mary W. Brooks and Jing Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Zhang

209 papers receiving 14.1k 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 Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Cells with Properties of Stem Cells

2008 6.9k citations Sendurai A. Mani, Wenjun Guo et al. profile →
The Distinct Metabolic Profile of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Reflects Their Location in a Hypoxic Niche

2010 808 citations Cheng Zhang, Hesham A. Sadek et al. profile →
Enhanced muscle fat oxidation and glucose transport by ACRP30 globular domain: Acetyl–CoA carboxylase inhibition and AMP-activated protein kinase activation

2002 788 citations Cheng Zhang, Harvey F. Lodish et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Stereotypic Immune System Development in Newborn Children

2018 459 citations Cheng Zhang 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 Zhang China	42	7.8k	5.3k	3.2k	1.5k	1.4k	217	14.2k
Jian Xu China	49	10.0k 1.3×	4.1k 0.8×	3.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	719 0.5×	215	17.3k
Chih‐Hsin Tang Taiwan	64	7.8k 1.0×	3.5k 0.7×	3.3k 1.0×	952 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	464	15.8k
Athanasios G. Papavassiliou Greece	68	8.0k 1.0×	3.2k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	488	17.5k
B. Mark Evers United States	73	10.5k 1.4×	4.3k 0.8×	3.5k 1.1×	873 0.6×	2.0k 1.5×	362	17.6k
Michele Caraglia Italy	65	7.4k 1.0×	5.0k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	681 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	488	16.0k
Tao Liu China	63	10.1k 1.3×	2.3k 0.4×	5.0k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	502	16.2k
Li Wang China	61	9.5k 1.2×	2.2k 0.4×	5.0k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	717	15.3k
Min Wang China	66	7.8k 1.0×	2.4k 0.4×	2.3k 0.7×	991 0.6×	967 0.7×	417	14.0k
Michael Hsiao Taiwan	69	9.7k 1.2×	3.0k 0.6×	5.0k 1.6×	569 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	429	16.7k
Jianhua Zhang China	59	6.7k 0.9×	2.0k 0.4×	2.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	396	13.0k

Countries citing papers authored 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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shi, Qitao, Jiaqi Wang, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2025). LiF‐Dominated SEI Formation via a Lychee‐Like Primary Interphase for Fast‐Charging Natural Graphite Anodes. Small. 21(35). e2504255–e2504255. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Cheng, Ying Shi, Jianhua He, et al.. (2025). Development and validation of a deep learning–powered system for multi-version global alignment and proportion score to predict mechanical complications after adult degenerative scoliosis surgery. European Spine Journal. 35(2). 375–387.

Ashraf, Sajda, Shazia Iqbal, Mehmet Özcan, et al.. (2024). Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, DFT and molecular docking of N-(3-cyano-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophen-2-yl) naphthalene-1-sulfonamide derivatives. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1312. 138470–138470. 1 indexed citations

Yuan, Meng, Cheng Zhang, Kalle von Feilitzen, et al.. (2024). The Human Pathology Atlas for deciphering the prognostic features of human cancers. EBioMedicine. 111. 105495–105495. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Guoming, Qianhua He, Shengmei Zhou, et al.. (2024). The Role of Non-Coding RNAs in Regulating Cachexia Muscle Atrophy. Cells. 13(19). 1620–1620. 2 indexed citations

Iqbal, Shazia, Sajda Ashraf, Woonghee Kim, et al.. (2024). Discovery of Cell-Permeable Allosteric Inhibitors of Liver Pyruvate Kinase: Design and Synthesis of Sulfone-Based Urolithins. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(14). 7986–7986. 1 indexed citations

Altay, Özlem, et al.. (2024). Identifying Hub Genes and Metabolic Pathways in Collagen VI-Related Dystrophies: A Roadmap to Therapeutic Intervention. Biomolecules. 14(11). 1376–1376. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Min, Cheng Zhang, Chaofan Li, et al.. (2024). Glutamine Metabolism Is Required for Alveolar Macrophage Proliferation. 1(1). 10004–10004. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Xin, Zhengyi Wang, Yang Wang, et al.. (2023). Graphene/Polyolefin Elastomer Films as Thermal Interface Materials with High Thermal Conductivity, Flexibility, and Good Adhesion. Chemistry of Materials. 35(6). 2486–2494. 43 indexed citations

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Liu, Yapeng, Lu Han, Ping Zhu, et al.. (2023). PTPN2 targets TAK1 for dephosphorylation to improve cellular senescence and promote adipose tissue browning in T2DM. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Zheng‐Bai, Xiang‐Yun Du, Yang Wang, et al.. (2022). Preparation of a novel bi-layer modified alumina-based hybrid material and its effect on the thermal conductivity enhancement of polymer composites. Ceramics International. 48(11). 15483–15492. 29 indexed citations

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Arif, Muhammad, Cheng Zhang, Xiangyü Li, et al.. (2021). iNetModels 2.0: an interactive visualization and database of multi-omics data. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(W1). W271–W276. 29 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cheng, et al.. (2020). Molecular determinants for dsDNA translocation by the transcription-repair coupling and evolvability factor Mfd. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3740–3740. 19 indexed citations

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Hu, Li, Xiaofang Wang, Yongyong Li, et al.. (2018). Upregulation of N-type calcium channels in the soma of uninjured dorsal root ganglion neurons contributes to neuropathic pain by increasing neuronal excitability following peripheral nerve injury. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 71. 52–65. 44 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cheng, Hedvig Kjellström, & Stephan Mandt. (2017). Balanced Mini-batch Sampling for SGD Using Determinantal Point Processes.. Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence. 2 indexed citations

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Kimura, Wataru, Shalini Muralidhar, Diana C. Canseco, et al.. (2014). Redox Signaling in Cardiac Renewal. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 21(11). 1660–1673. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cheng & Hesham A. Sadek. (2013). Hypoxia and Metabolic Properties of Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(12). 1891–1901. 116 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cheng, Beiyan Zhou, Drazen B. Zimonjic, et al.. (2007). Enrichment of a Population of Mammary Gland Cells that Form Mammospheres and Have In vivo Repopulating Activity. Cancer Research. 67(17). 8131–8138. 141 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cheng, Andrew D. Steele, Susan Lindquist, & Harvey F. Lodish. (2006). Prion protein is expressed on long-term repopulating hematopoietic stem cells and is important for their self-renewal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(7). 2184–2189. 189 indexed citations

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Zhang, Cheng, Youmei Xie, John A. Martignetti, et al.. (2003). A Candidate Chimeric Mammalian mRNA Transcript Is Derived from Distinct Chromosomes and Is Associated with Nonconsensus Splice Junction Motifs. DNA and Cell Biology. 22(5). 303–315. 22 indexed citations

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