Chunming Cheng

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
35 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Chunming Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Chunming Cheng has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cancer Research and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Chunming Cheng's work include Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (10 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (6 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (6 papers). Chunming Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (10 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (6 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (6 papers). Chunming Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Chunming Cheng's co-authors include Deliang Guo, Feng Geng, Xiang Cheng, Ping Yi, Xiaoyi Liu, Zhen Wei, Wei Yu, Arnab Chakravarti, Xiaoning Wu and Xiaokui Mo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chunming Cheng

31 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Lipid metabolism reprogramming and its potential targets in cancer

2018 615 citations Chunming Cheng, Feng Geng et al. profile →
The m6A reader YTHDF1 promotes ovarian cancer progression via augmenting EIF3C translation

2020 530 citations Tao Liu, Qinglv Wei et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
Metabolism of Amino Acids in Cancer

2021 289 citations Zhen Wei, Xiaoyi Liu et al. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chunming Cheng United States	17	1.9k	1.5k	356	313	287	35	2.8k
Xiaoping Zhao China	32	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	299 0.8×	189 0.6×	231 0.8×	84	2.8k
Jessica Sudderth United States	16	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	153 0.4×	154 0.5×	277 1.0×	20	2.8k
Ashley Solmonson United States	12	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	130 0.4×	334 1.1×	225 0.8×	18	2.8k
Alba Luengo United States	11	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	152 0.4×	170 0.5×	189 0.7×	15	2.5k
Rui Liu China	24	1.5k 0.8×	937 0.6×	209 0.6×	281 0.9×	115 0.4×	93	2.4k
Elaine D. MacKenzie United Kingdom	13	2.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	399 1.1×	296 0.9×	190 0.7×	15	3.6k
Krushna C. Patra United States	14	1.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	317 0.9×	212 0.7×	84 0.3×	18	2.8k
Zhi‐Guang Huang China	19	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	180 0.5×	246 0.8×	95 0.3×	110	2.3k
Daqian Xu China	26	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	297 0.8×	297 0.9×	153 0.5×	48	3.0k
Andelko Hrzenjak Austria	32	1.4k 0.7×	604 0.4×	438 1.2×	326 1.0×	127 0.4×	63	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Chunming Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chunming Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chunming Cheng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Yuya, Yifei Ren, Qinglv Wei, et al.. (2025). hnRNPL phase separation activates PIK3CB transcription and promotes glycolysis in ovarian cancer. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4828–4828.

Chen, Yen‐Hsu, Luis Tecedor, Megan S. Keiser, et al.. (2025). Optimized AAV capsids for basal ganglia diseases show robust potency and distribution. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4653–4653.

Fang, Hui, et al.. (2025). Metabolic landscape and rewiring in normal hematopoiesis, leukemia and aging. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 111. 1–15. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Theoretical framework and emerging challenges of lipid metabolism in cancer. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 108. 48–70. 13 indexed citations

Yuan, Qian, Kui Su, Lang Liu, et al.. (2023). Selective CDK9 knockdown sensitizes TRAIL response by suppression of antiapoptotic factors and NF-kappaB pathway. APOPTOSIS. 28(7-8). 1060–1075. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Yanjie, et al.. (2023). Potential therapies targeting nuclear metabolic regulation in cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(6). e421–e421. 8 indexed citations

Cheng, Chunming, Feng Geng, Yaogang Zhong, et al.. (2022). Ammonia stimulates SCAP/Insig dissociation and SREBP-1 activation to promote lipogenesis and tumour growth. Nature Metabolism. 4(5). 575–588. 90 indexed citations

Cheng, Chunming, et al.. (2022). Glutamine-released ammonia acts as an unprecedented signaling molecule activating lipid production. Genes & Diseases. 10(2). 307–309. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Qiao, Qi Zhang, Kaiwen Wang, et al.. (2022). Anti-rheumatic drug-induced hepatitis B virus reactivation and preventive strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma. Pharmacological Research. 178. 106181–106181. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Yi, et al.. (2022). Metabolic modulation of immune checkpoints and novel therapeutic strategies in cancer. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 86(Pt 3). 542–565. 93 indexed citations

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Wei, Zhen, Xiaoyi Liu, Chunming Cheng, Wei Yu, & Ping Yi. (2021). Metabolism of Amino Acids in Cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 603837–603837. 289 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Tao, Qinglv Wei, Jing Jin, et al.. (2020). The m6A reader YTHDF1 promotes ovarian cancer progression via augmenting EIF3C translation. Nucleic Acids Research. 48(7). 3816–3831. 530 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheng, Xiang, Feng Geng, Meixia Pan, et al.. (2020). Targeting DGAT1 Ameliorates Glioblastoma by Increasing Fat Catabolism and Oxidative Stress. Cell Metabolism. 32(2). 229–242.e8. 219 indexed citations

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Geng, Feng, Xiang Cheng, Xiaoning Wu, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of SOAT1 Suppresses Glioblastoma Growth via Blocking SREBP-1–Mediated Lipogenesis. Clinical Cancer Research. 22(21). 5337–5348. 244 indexed citations

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Ru, Peng, Peng Hu, Feng Geng, et al.. (2016). Feedback Loop Regulation of SCAP/SREBP-1 by miR-29 Modulates EGFR Signaling-Driven Glioblastoma Growth. Cell Reports. 16(6). 1527–1535. 65 indexed citations

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Cheng, Chunming, Jeffrey Yunhua Guo, Feng Geng, et al.. (2016). Analysis of SCAP <em>N</em>-glycosylation and Trafficking in Human Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 12 indexed citations

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Kong, Xiangfei, Yuqing Hao, Chunming Cheng, et al.. (2009). CDK11p58 Phosphorylation of PAK1 Ser174 Promotes DLC2 Binding and Roles on Cell Cycle Progression. The Journal of Biochemistry. 146(3). 417–427. 11 indexed citations

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Cheng, Chunming, Xiangfei Kong, Hanzhou Wang, et al.. (2009). Trihydrophobin 1 Interacts with PAK1 and Regulates ERK/MAPK Activation and Cell Migration. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(13). 8786–8796. 32 indexed citations

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Chang, Jia‐Ming, et al.. (2008). Carthamus tinctorius Enhances the Antitumor Activity of Dendritic Cell Vaccines via Polarization toward Th1 Cytokines and Increase of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011(1). 274858–274858. 25 indexed citations

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Chang, Jia‐Ming, et al.. (2007). Potential Use of Plectranthus amboinicus in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 7(1). 115–120. 46 indexed citations

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