Cheng‐He Zhou

11.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
217 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Cheng‐He Zhou is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng‐He Zhou has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Organic Chemistry, 110 papers in Molecular Biology and 29 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Cheng‐He Zhou's work include Synthesis and biological activity (78 papers), Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (59 papers) and Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (56 papers). Cheng‐He Zhou is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and biological activity (78 papers), Synthesis and Biological Evaluation (59 papers) and Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms (56 papers). Cheng‐He Zhou collaborates with scholars based in China, Belarus and United States. Cheng‐He Zhou's co-authors include Rong‐Xia Geng, Xin-Mei Peng, Guri L. V. Damu, Yajun Wang, Gui‐Xin Cai, Ling Zhang, Mohammad Fawad Ansari, Shaolin Zhang, Rammohan R. Yadav Bheemanaboina and Vijai Kumar Reddy Tangadanchu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemical Communications and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Cheng‐He Zhou

214 papers receiving 10.1k 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.

Comprehensive Review in Current Developments of Imidazole-Based Medicinal Chemistry

2013 645 citations Xin-Mei Peng, Rong‐Xia Geng et al. profile →
Recent Researches in Triazole Compounds as Medicinal Drugs

2012 519 citations Cheng‐He Zhou et al. profile →
Recent advance in oxazole-based medicinal chemistry

2017 312 citations Cheng‐He Zhou et al. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cheng‐He Zhou China	57	7.7k	5.0k	1.0k	790	722	217	10.3k
Rolf W. Hartmann Germany	55	2.9k 0.4×	4.2k 0.8×	909 0.9×	771 1.0×	320 0.4×	377	10.0k
Sylvie Garneau‐Tsodikova United States	45	2.3k 0.3×	4.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.8×	852 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	174	8.0k
Sheo B. Singh United States	51	4.2k 0.5×	4.9k 1.0×	3.6k 3.6×	414 0.5×	732 1.0×	240	10.2k
Jean Michel Brunel France	39	4.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	524 0.5×	906 1.1×	235 0.3×	232	6.9k
Andrew G. Myers United States	56	7.8k 1.0×	3.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	296 0.4×	196 0.3×	191	10.0k
Dharmarajan Sriram India	54	10.0k 1.3×	4.6k 0.9×	936 0.9×	314 0.4×	2.4k 3.3×	440	13.5k
David Crich United States	63	14.8k 1.9×	9.8k 2.0×	901 0.9×	227 0.3×	358 0.5×	437	16.6k
M. F. SEMMELHACK United States	53	5.5k 0.7×	3.4k 0.7×	330 0.3×	511 0.6×	326 0.5×	169	9.3k
Edmond J. LaVoie United States	41	2.7k 0.4×	3.1k 0.6×	645 0.6×	358 0.5×	240 0.3×	183	6.8k
Andrea Vasella Switzerland	50	8.2k 1.1×	6.5k 1.3×	684 0.7×	244 0.3×	312 0.4×	364	10.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng‐He Zhou

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Wang, Yixin, Haoran Wang, Bo Fang, et al.. (2025). Benzo-α-pyrone-derived multitargeting actions to enhance the antibacterial performance of sulfanilamides against Escherichia coli. Bioorganic Chemistry. 158. 108339–108339. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Shaolin, et al.. (2025). Identification of hydroxyphenyl cyanovinyl thiazoles as new structural scaffold of potential antibacterial agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 124. 130258–130258. 4 indexed citations

Wei, Yu-Jia, et al.. (2025). Identification of Novel Benzopyridonyl Cyanovinylpyrimidines as Potential Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Members. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(22). 24232–24259. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Linchao, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive insights into emodin compounds research in medicinal chemistry. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 128. 118262–118262. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jing, Lê Văn Đại, Wei‐Wei Gao, et al.. (2025). Discovery of thiazolylcyanovinyl benzopyridone acids: Potential new generation antibacterial oxacins?. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 297. 117901–117901. 4 indexed citations

Dai, Jie, et al.. (2025). Discovery of Quinazolone Pyridiniums as Potential Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Agents. Molecules. 30(2). 243–243. 7 indexed citations

Bheemanaboina, Rammohan R. Yadav, et al.. (2023). Identification of unique indolylcyanoethylenyl sulfonylanilines as novel structural scaffolds of potential antibacterial agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 260. 115773–115773. 34 indexed citations

Fang, Bo, Xue Chen, Xingui Zhou, et al.. (2023). Highly potent Platinum(IV) complexes with multiple-bond ligands targeting mitochondria to overcome cisplatin resistance. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 250. 115235–115235. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Wenhao, et al.. (2023). Thiazolyl hydrazineylidenyl indolones as unique potential multitargeting broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 256. 115452–115452. 33 indexed citations

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Zhao, Wenhao, et al.. (2023). Thiazolyl Hydrazineylidenyl Indolones as Unique Potential Multitargeting Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Agents. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Shu-Rui, et al.. (2023). Benzopyrone-mediated quinolones as potential multitargeting antibacterial agents. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 262. 115878–115878. 28 indexed citations

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Lei, Jie, Shiqiang Li, Dianyong Tang, et al.. (2022). Zn(OTf)₂-Promoted Isocyanide-Based Three-Component Reaction: Direct Access to 2-Oxazolines and β-Amino Amides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 87(17). 11888–11898. 3 indexed citations

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Ansari, Mohammad Fawad, et al.. (2021). Design and Synthesis of Sulfanilamide Aminophosphonates as Novel Antibacterial Agents towards Escherichia coli. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 39(8). 2251–2263. 58 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huizhen, et al.. (2018). Design and Synthesis of Novel Sulfonamide-Derived Triazoles and Bioactivity Exploration. Medicinal Chemistry. 16(1). 104–118. 21 indexed citations

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Liu, Tan, David Y.B. Deng, Cheng‐He Zhou, et al.. (2015). Novel stable cytokine delivery system in physiological pH solution: chitosan oligosaccharide/heparin nanoparticles. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Jeyakkumar, Ponmani, et al.. (2015). Current Researches and Applications of Perylene Compounds. Huaxue jinzhan. 27(6). 704. 11 indexed citations

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Lei, Huangshu, Fan Li, Li Jiang, et al.. (2014). Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of dihydroartemisinin–fluoroquinolone conjugates as a novel type of potential antitubercular agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24(8). 1912–1917. 44 indexed citations

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Zhou, Cheng‐He. (2010). Advance in the research of antimicrobial drugs with sulfamide group. Zhongguo xin yao zazhi. 6 indexed citations

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Zhou, Cheng‐He, et al.. (2010). Recent Researches in Metal Supramolecular Complexes as Anticancer Agents. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 10(5). 371–395. 45 indexed citations

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Zhou, Cheng‐He, et al.. (2009). (Z)-3-(9-Anthryl)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(4-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 65(6). o1396–o1396. 3 indexed citations

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