Dan Cheng

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
146 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Dan Cheng is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Cheng has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Materials Chemistry, 41 papers in Biochemistry and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Dan Cheng's work include Sulfur Compounds in Biology (40 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (31 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (23 papers). Dan Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Sulfur Compounds in Biology (40 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (31 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (23 papers). Dan Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Dan Cheng's co-authors include Lin Yuan, Xiaobing Zhang, Jianzhong He, Erqun Song, Longwei He, Wanghong Xu, Zebing Zeng, Yue Pan, Yun Lv and Lu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Dan Cheng

137 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Selective Visualization of the Endogenous Peroxynitrite in an Inflamed Mouse Model by a Mitochondria-Targetable Two-Photon Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe

2016 461 citations Dan Cheng, Lin Yuan et al. profile →
De Novo Design of Chemical Stability Near-Infrared Molecular Probes for High-Fidelity Hepatotoxicity Evaluation In Vivo

2019 283 citations Dan Cheng, Lin Yuan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dan Cheng China	42	2.0k	1.6k	1.6k	1.6k	1.2k	146	5.6k
Xiaolong Sun China	32	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	690 0.4×	529 0.4×	119	3.9k
Xin Zhou China	34	2.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	119	5.5k
Hong Wang China	38	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	962 0.6×	712 0.5×	483 0.4×	182	4.4k
Yongfei Li China	40	1.7k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	971 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	137	4.4k
Feng‐Lei Jiang China	48	3.6k 1.8×	875 0.5×	3.5k 2.2×	1.4k 0.9×	293 0.2×	206	7.5k
Fang Zeng China	63	5.4k 2.7×	3.4k 2.1×	2.7k 1.7×	3.4k 2.1×	1.6k 1.3×	248	10.4k
Bin Liu China	45	2.5k 1.3×	2.4k 1.5×	1.8k 1.2×	987 0.6×	546 0.5×	204	5.8k
Ying Sun China	48	2.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.6×	1.7k 1.1×	272 0.2×	238	6.9k
Dylan W. Domaille United States	25	2.4k 1.2×	2.9k 1.8×	2.2k 1.4×	892 0.6×	291 0.2×	51	6.2k
Lintao Zeng China	44	2.8k 1.4×	3.0k 1.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	116	5.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Cheng

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Mao, Qianjiang, et al.. (2026). Structure Disorder‐Induced Dynamic Oxophilic Surface Boosting O ^* Radical Dimerization for Superior Acid Oxygen Evolution. Advanced Energy Materials. 16(12).

Wang, Zhaojun, Mengbo Hu, Dan Cheng, et al.. (2025). Breaking the H ₂ O dissociation-OH desorption scaling relationship in alkaline hydrogen evolution by oxophilic single atom M ₁ –Ru _n electrocatalysts. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(9). 4302–4311. 7 indexed citations

Liu, Qian, et al.. (2024). A tumor microenvironment-activated near-infrared photosensitizer enable efficient photodynamic therapy of breast tumor. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 419. 136382–136382. 2 indexed citations

Li, Songjiao, Ying Liu, Ting Yang, et al.. (2024). Lysosome-specific near-infrared fluorescent probe with large stokes shift for H2S imaging in U87 cells and brain glioma mice. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 426. 137109–137109. 6 indexed citations

Zeng, Jiayu, Wanting Zhang, Lei Jia, et al.. (2024). Fabrication of a Near-Infrared-Emissive Probe for Detecting Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 in the Liver of Diabetic Mice and Clinical Serum. Analytical Chemistry. 96(29). 11890–11896. 6 indexed citations

Ren, Hao, Zhe Wang, Yufang Wang, et al.. (2024). Gradient OH Desorption Facilitating Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Over Ultrafine Quinary Nanoalloy. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(25). 34 indexed citations

Li, Songjiao, Ying Liu, Min Deng, et al.. (2023). Visualizing endoplasmic reticulum carboxylesterase activity during heat shock by a near-infrared fluorescent probe. Dyes and Pigments. 223. 111823–111823. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Jing, Dan Cheng, Keke Zhang, et al.. (2023). miR‐132‐3p promotes heat stimulation‐induced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tumorigenesis by targeting KCNK2. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 62(5). 583–597. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Ying, Min Deng, Peipei Wang, et al.. (2023). Imaging peroxynitrite in endoplasmic reticulum stress and acute lung injury with a near-infrared fluorescent probe. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1286. 342050–342050. 15 indexed citations

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Zeng, Jiayu, et al.. (2023). Lysosome-targeted fluorescence probe for discriminating cysteine from homocysteine/glutathione and assessing autophagy in drug-induced liver injury. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 396. 134616–134616. 17 indexed citations

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Liu, Qian, et al.. (2023). Engineering a highly selective leucine aminopeptidase near-infrared fluorescence probe for early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 402. 135127–135127. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Jin, Dan Cheng, Qian Li, et al.. (2021). Modulation of the superficial electronic structure via metal–support interaction for H₂ evolution over Pd catalysts. Chemical Science. 12(9). 3245–3252. 8 indexed citations

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Chen, Chang, Yifan Li, Dan Cheng, Hua He, & Kebin Zhou. (2020). Graphite Nanoarrays-Confined Fe and Co Single-Atoms within Graphene Sponges as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalyst for Ultralong Lasting Zinc-Air Battery. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(36). 40415–40425. 34 indexed citations

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Wu, Qian, Dan Cheng, Yun Lü, Lin Yuan, & Xiaobing Zhang. (2020). Monitoring of Peroxynitrite Variation During Liver Injury Adopting a Far Red to Near-infrared Fluorescent Probe with Large Stokes Shift. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 41(11). 2426. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiu‐Hang, et al.. (2019). A randomized trial of a distraction‐type intervention to assist in managing dressing changes for children experienced burns. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 76(3). 878–887. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhe, Dan Cheng, Hua He, & Kebin Zhou. (2019). Hierarchical Nanosheet Arrays of Metal Oxides Guide Uniform Deposition for Lithium Anodes. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(1). 102–110. 18 indexed citations

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Cheng, Dan, Zhe Wang, Chang Chen, & Kebin Zhou. (2019). Crystalline/Amorphous Co₂P@FePO₄ Core/Shell Nanoheterostructures Supported on Porous Carbon Microspheres as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts. Chemistry of Materials. 31(19). 8026–8034. 44 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yang, et al.. (2018). Novel SN38 derivative-based liposome as anticancer prodrug: an in vitro and in vivo study. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 14. 75–85. 32 indexed citations

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Gong, Gaorui, et al.. (2017). Identification of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, Pelteobaggrus vachelli and their interspecific hybrid by DNA markers.. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica. 41(2). 321–325.

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Lee, Patrick K. H., Dan Cheng, Ping Hu, et al.. (2011). Comparative genomics of two newly isolated Dehalococcoides strains and an enrichment using a genus microarray. The ISME Journal. 5(6). 1014–1024. 48 indexed citations

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