Cheng Zhang

8.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
216 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Cheng Zhang is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Zhang has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 72 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 33 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Cheng Zhang's work include Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (19 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (15 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (13 papers). Cheng Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (19 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (15 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (13 papers). Cheng Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, Bangladesh and United States. Cheng Zhang's co-authors include Yun Zhang, Jianmin Yang, Mingxiang Zhang, Fengshuang An, Shuangxi Wang, Beibei Luo, Qunye Zhang, Yanfei Xia, Fan Jiang and Xiangjuan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Zhang

203 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

NLRP3 Gene Silencing Ameliorates Diabetic Cardiomyopathy ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2014 2023 2022 2022 100 200 300
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. NLRP3 Gene Silencing Ameliorates Diabetic Cardiomyopathy in a Type 2 Diabetes Rat Model
    2014 356 citations Cheng Zhang, Yun Zhang et al. profile →
  2. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and angiotensin 1–7: novel therapeutic targets
    2014 335 citations Jianmin Yang, Shuangxi Wang et al. Nature Reviews Cardiology profile →
  3. Association of the American Heart Association’s new “Life’s Essential 8” with all-cause and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality: prospective cohort study
    2023 150 citations Cheng Zhang, Bo Xi et al. profile →
  4. Gut microbiome dysbiosis contributes to abdominal aortic aneurysm by promoting neutrophil extracellular trap formation
    2022 124 citations Yun Zhang, Cheng Zhang et al. profile →
  5. Gut Dysbiosis Promotes Preeclampsia by Regulating Macrophages and Trophoblasts
    2022 108 citations Cheng Zhang, Qunye Zhang et al. profile →
  6. The role of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 in cardiovascular disease
    2023 79 citations Yunyun Guo, Jiaojiao Pang et al. Nature Reviews Cardiology 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 2.6k 1.7k 836 761 741 216 6.2k
Zuyi Yuan China 37 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 993 1.2× 968 1.3× 665 0.9× 240 5.3k
Zhengyuan Xia China 50 3.2k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 674 0.8× 1.1k 1.5× 897 1.2× 275 8.9k
Jun Pu China 44 2.5k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 582 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 621 0.8× 328 6.4k
Lei Wang China 42 3.3k 1.3× 871 0.5× 833 1.0× 724 1.0× 589 0.8× 310 6.5k
Jie Zhang China 43 2.8k 1.1× 1.6k 0.9× 524 0.6× 798 1.0× 568 0.8× 338 7.2k
Gemma Vilahur Spain 45 1.9k 0.7× 2.6k 1.6× 990 1.2× 1.8k 2.4× 1.0k 1.4× 206 7.2k
Bysani Chandrasekar United States 54 3.0k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 2.0× 985 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 142 8.0k
Steven D. Crowley United States 42 2.1k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 476 0.6× 303 0.4× 109 6.0k
Mario Chiong Chile 45 3.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 410 0.5× 625 0.8× 1.5k 2.0× 178 7.1k
Martin Hersberger Switzerland 40 1.7k 0.7× 765 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 922 1.2× 807 1.1× 141 5.5k

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chitturi, Kalyan R., Beni Verma, Matteo Cellamare, et al.. (2025). The Prevalence of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 105(5). 1120–1123.
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Liu, Yapeng, Xinyu Zhang, Lei Cao, et al.. (2025). E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF128 promotes Lys63-linked polyubiquitination on SRB1 in macrophages and aggravates atherosclerosis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2185–2185.
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Lu, Hanlin, Xin Huang, Chang Ma, et al.. (2025). Taurochenodeoxycholic acid alleviates obesity-induced endothelial dysfunction. European Heart Journal. 47(10). 1221–1238. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cheng, Shiyin Chen, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2025). Exploring the mechanism of intestinal bacterial translocation after severe acute pancreatitis: the role of Toll-like receptor 5. Gut Microbes. 17(1). 2489768–2489768. 3 indexed citations
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Fan, Cuiqin, Han Du, Huixia Lu, et al.. (2025). PIEZO1 gain-of-function mutation drives cardiomyopathy by disrupting myocardial lipid homeostasis besides iron overload. Science Advances. 11(46). eady9242–eady9242.
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Zhang, Cheng, Hongming Ma, Shuai Wu, et al.. (2024). Secreted PTEN binds PLXDC2 on macrophages to drive antitumor immunity and tumor suppression. Developmental Cell. 59(23). 3072–3088.e8. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Weiguo, Xufeng Jiang, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Avermectin induced vascular damage in zebrafish larvae: association with mitochondria-mediated apoptosis and VEGF/Notch signaling pathway. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 477. 135376–135376. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Yixi, Cheng Zhang, Yuan Jiang, et al.. (2024). Harnessing cytokine-induced killer cells to accelerate diabetic wound healing: an approach to regulating post-traumatic inflammation. Regenerative Biomaterials. 11. rbad116–rbad116. 5 indexed citations
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Abusnina, Waiel, Brian C. Case, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Long‐Term Clinical Outcomes of Biodegradable‐ Versus Durable‐Polymer‐Coated Everolimus‐Eluting Stents in Real‐World Post‐Marketing Study. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 105(2). 301–307. 2 indexed citations
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Merdler, Ilan, Cheng Zhang, Itsik Ben‐Dor, et al.. (2024). Impact of Significant Hemoglobin Drop Without Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(11).
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Zhang, Cheng, et al.. (2023). Association of Magnesium Depletion Score With Cardiovascular Disease and Its Association With Longitudinal Mortality in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(18). e030077–e030077. 37 indexed citations
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Wei, Tao, Jin Li, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2023). Loss of Mettl3 enhances liver tumorigenesis by inducing hepatocyte dedifferentiation and hyperproliferation. Cell Reports. 42(7). 112704–112704. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cheng, et al.. (2023). SPIN-AI: A Deep Learning Model That Identifies Spatially Predictive Genes. Biomolecules. 13(6). 895–895. 4 indexed citations
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Guo, Yunyun, Jiaojiao Pang, Chang Pan, et al.. (2023). The role of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 in cardiovascular disease. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 20(7). 495–509. 79 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Hanlin, Xiaoping Ma, Shaozhuang Liu, et al.. (2023). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor promotes angiogenesis through Sp1/Sp3-mediated inhibition of notch signaling in male mice. Nature Communications. 14(1). 731–731. 26 indexed citations
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Shen, Xin, Caixia Yan, Cheng Zhang, et al.. (2021). The preparation of N-IgY targeting SARS-CoV-2 and its immunomodulation to IFN-γ production in vitro. International Immunopharmacology. 96. 107797–107797. 14 indexed citations
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Shan, Meirong, Shengnan Zhou, Jiawen Song, et al.. (2020). Vitamin B6 inhibits macrophage activation to prevent lipopolysaccharide‐induced acute pneumonia in mice. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 24(5). 3139–3148. 32 indexed citations
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Zhang, Cheng. (2009). Thermal Evolution Modeling of Hydrocarbon Fluids in the Dongying Depression Based on Basin-2 Software. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Shi-liang, Xiaoping Ji, Yong Wang, et al.. (2008). [Impact of gender on in-hospital death in hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction].. PubMed. 36(7). 590–3. 3 indexed citations

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