Cheng Zhu

1.8k total citations
78 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Cheng Zhu is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Zhu has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Atmospheric Science, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Cheng Zhu's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers). Cheng Zhu is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers). Cheng Zhu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Cheng Zhu's co-authors include Li Wu, Nikolay V. Dokholyan, Gao‐Chao Fan, Jun‐Jie Zhu, Xiaolin Ren, Jianrong Zhang, Chaogui Zheng, Jian Song, Shi‐Yong Yu and Feng Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Zhu

77 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cheng Zhu China 22 507 456 316 179 146 78 1.4k
Weiming Wang China 28 892 1.8× 726 1.6× 465 1.5× 178 1.0× 205 1.4× 132 2.6k
Zongli Wang China 24 833 1.6× 463 1.0× 284 0.9× 229 1.3× 332 2.3× 65 1.8k
Clare Wilson United Kingdom 18 133 0.3× 263 0.6× 295 0.9× 88 0.5× 21 0.1× 69 1.3k
Beatrice Demarchi United Kingdom 19 186 0.4× 169 0.4× 414 1.3× 278 1.6× 76 0.5× 47 1.1k
John C. Kraft United States 28 581 1.1× 371 0.8× 239 0.8× 38 0.2× 617 4.2× 53 2.4k
Haipeng Wang China 17 400 0.8× 167 0.4× 122 0.4× 101 0.6× 161 1.1× 38 730
G. Jin China 17 455 0.9× 118 0.3× 471 1.5× 232 1.3× 72 0.5× 40 918
Jinghui Sun China 20 276 0.5× 466 1.0× 70 0.2× 78 0.4× 57 0.4× 57 1.2k
Minghui Li China 20 528 1.0× 144 0.3× 197 0.6× 44 0.2× 200 1.4× 68 1.3k
Jie Chang China 16 504 1.0× 68 0.1× 102 0.3× 151 0.8× 157 1.1× 36 715

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Zhu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Zhu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Cheng Zhu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Cheng Zhu. The network helps show where Cheng Zhu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Zhu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Di, Liuqing, et al.. (2025). Rational design of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase for RNA primer elongation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 309(Pt 1). 142712–142712. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuo, Chenjie Lou, Xinbin Wu, et al.. (2025). Large-scale manufacturing sulfide superionic conductor for advancing all-solid-state batteries. Matter. 8(9). 102135–102135. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yu, et al.. (2024). Autocorrelation-based Signal Reconstruction for Multi-source time series Anomaly Detection. IFAC-PapersOnLine. 58(29). 356–360.
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Liu, Yanru, et al.. (2024). Ligand Recognition and Activation Mechanism of the Alicarboxylic Acid Receptors. Journal of Molecular Biology. 436(22). 168795–168795. 2 indexed citations
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Cui, Jingyu, et al.. (2024). Semiarbitrary qPCR for Sensitive Detection of Circulating miRNA via Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-Assisted RNA-Primed DNA Polymerization. Analytical Chemistry. 96(26). 10496–10505. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Rongrong, Ziyu Liu, Gaomei Zhao, et al.. (2024). Exploring the repository of de novo-designed bifunctional antimicrobial peptides through deep learning. eLife. 13. 2 indexed citations
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Xia, Yuqiong, et al.. (2024). Highly stable and near-infrared responsive phase change materials for targeted enzyme delivery toward cancer therapy. Materials Today Bio. 29. 101345–101345. 2 indexed citations
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Xia, Yuqiong, Chang Liu, Xuejuan Zhao, et al.. (2023). Filamentous‐Actin‐Mimicking Nanoplatform for Enhanced Cytosolic Protein Delivery. Advanced Science. 11(10). 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mao, Cheng Zhu, Yuanyuan Duan, et al.. (2022). The intrinsically disordered region from PP2C phosphatases functions as a conserved CO2 sensor. Nature Cell Biology. 24(7). 1029–1037. 34 indexed citations
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Zhu, Cheng, Elena Dukhovlinova, Li‐Hua Ping, et al.. (2019). Rationally designed carbohydrate-occluded epitopes elicit HIV-1 Env-specific antibodies. Nature Communications. 10(1). 948–948. 20 indexed citations
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Zhu, Cheng, et al.. (2018). Large SOD1 aggregates, unlike trimeric SOD1, do not impact cell viability in a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(18). 4661–4665. 65 indexed citations
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Xie, Xishan, Hongyao Yu, Jianxin Dong, et al.. (2016). Research and Development of a New Austenitic Heat-Resisting Steel SP2215 for 600-620°C USC Boiler Superheater/Reheater Application. Advances in materials technology for fossil power plants :. 84673. 283–294. 1 indexed citations
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Fay, James M., Cheng Zhu, Elizabeth A. Proctor, et al.. (2016). A Phosphomimetic Mutation Stabilizes SOD1 and Rescues Cell Viability in the Context of an ALS-Associated Mutation. Structure. 24(11). 1898–1906. 36 indexed citations
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Zhu, Cheng, David D. Mowrey, & Nikolay V. Dokholyan. (2016). Computational Protein Design Through Grafting and Stabilization. Methods in molecular biology. 1529. 227–241. 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Cheng, Changsheng Zhang, Huanhuan Liang, & Luhua Lai. (2011). Engineering a zinc binding site into the de novo designed protein DS119 with a βαβ structure. Protein & Cell. 2(12). 1006–1013. 12 indexed citations
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Zhu, Cheng & Qiang Zhang. (2006). Climatic evolution in the Yangtze Delta region in the late Holocene epoch. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 16(4). 423–429. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qiang, et al.. (2002). Preliminary study on the flooding and drought calamity during past 1500 years in the Hai’an region, Jiangsu Province. Chinese Geographical Science. 12(2). 146–151. 10 indexed citations
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Zhu, Cheng, et al.. (2000). Paleo-environmental reconstruction during the period of Nanjing Homo Erectus. Chinese Geographical Science. 10(3). 209–217. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Cheng & Yougui Song. (1997). Comparison of quaternary deposit environment among Lushan, Huangshan and Tianmu mountains. Chinese Geographical Science. 7(3). 259–269. 2 indexed citations

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