Eric C. Cheung

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
35 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Eric C. Cheung is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric C. Cheung has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cancer Research and 11 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Eric C. Cheung's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (14 papers), Cancer Research and Treatments (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers). Eric C. Cheung is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (14 papers), Cancer Research and Treatments (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers). Eric C. Cheung collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Eric C. Cheung's co-authors include Karen H. Vousden, Ruth S. Slack, Inbal Mor, Karim Bensaad, Oliver D.K. Maddocks, Christiaan F. Labuschagne, Pearl Lee, Karen Blyth, David S. Park and Kevin M. Brindle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Eric C. Cheung

35 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The role of ROS in tumour development and progression

2022 1.1k citations Eric C. Cheung, Karen H. Vousden Nature reviews. Cancer profile →
The return of metabolism: biochemistry and physiology of the pentose phosphate pathway

2014 1.1k citations Eric C. Cheung et al. profile →
Modulating the therapeutic response of tumours to dietary serine and glycine starvation

2017 420 citations Dimitris Athineos, Eric C. Cheung et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric C. Cheung United Kingdom	25	3.5k	1.6k	778	573	482	35	5.5k
Weiqin Lu United States	30	3.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	728 0.9×	321 0.6×	640 1.3×	53	5.7k
Qian Wang China	39	4.2k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	833 1.1×	367 0.6×	270 0.6×	263	6.3k
Y. James Kang United States	40	3.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	584 0.8×	449 0.8×	714 1.5×	130	6.8k
Wen Liu China	45	5.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	952 1.2×	455 0.8×	470 1.0×	226	7.2k
Peng Jiang China	42	4.1k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	400 0.7×	349 0.7×	149	6.4k
Frederick E. Domann United States	53	5.0k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	356 0.6×	622 1.3×	162	7.8k
Shyng‐Shiou F. Yuan Taiwan	39	3.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 2.0×	1.1k 1.9×	440 0.9×	192	6.3k
Matilde E. Lleonart Spain	38	3.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.7×	428 0.7×	487 1.0×	86	5.6k
Bart Ghesquière Belgium	41	3.9k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	719 0.9×	452 0.8×	651 1.4×	106	6.6k
Danny N. Dhanasekaran United States	38	3.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	638 0.8×	540 0.9×	258 0.5×	107	5.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cheung, Eric C., Dimitris Athineos, Mark Hughes, et al.. (2025). p53 and TIGAR promote redox control to protect against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. JHEP Reports. 7(7). 101397–101397. 1 indexed citations

Zani, Fabio, Julianna Blagih, Tim Gruber, et al.. (2023). The dietary sweetener sucralose is a negative modulator of T cell-mediated responses. Nature. 615(7953). 705–711. 69 indexed citations

Hennequart, Marc, Steven E. Pilley, Christiaan F. Labuschagne, et al.. (2023). ALDH1L2 regulation of formate, formyl-methionine, and ROS controls cancer cell migration and metastasis. Cell Reports. 42(6). 112562–112562. 22 indexed citations

Cheung, Eric C. & Karen H. Vousden. (2022). The role of ROS in tumour development and progression. Nature reviews. Cancer. 22(5). 280–297. 1074 indexed citations breakdown →

Cheung, Eric C., Gina M. DeNicola, Colin Nixon, et al.. (2020). Dynamic ROS Control by TIGAR Regulates the Initiation and Progression of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Cell. 37(2). 168–182.e4. 180 indexed citations

Labuschagne, Christiaan F., Eric C. Cheung, Julianna Blagih, Marie‐Charlotte Domart, & Karen H. Vousden. (2019). Cell Clustering Promotes a Metabolic Switch that Supports Metastatic Colonization. Cell Metabolism. 30(4). 720–734.e5. 157 indexed citations

Hock, Andreas, Eric C. Cheung, Timothy J. Humpton, et al.. (2017). Development of an inducible mouse model of iRFP713 to track recombinase activity and tumour development in vivo. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 1837–1837. 17 indexed citations

Cheung, Eric C., Pearl Lee, Fatih Ceteci, et al.. (2015). Opposing effects of TIGAR- and RAC1-derived ROS on Wnt-driven proliferation in the mouse intestine. Genes & Development. 30(1). 52–63. 83 indexed citations

Cheung, Eric C., et al.. (2014). miRNA-17 Members that Target Bmpr2 Influence Signaling Mechanisms Important for Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation In Vitro and Gastrulation in Embryos. Stem Cells and Development. 24(3). 354–371. 27 indexed citations

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Lee, Pearl, Karen H. Vousden, & Eric C. Cheung. (2014). TIGAR, TIGAR, burning bright. Cancer & Metabolism. 2(1). 1–1. 77 indexed citations

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Cheung, Eric C., Dimitris Athineos, Pearl Lee, et al.. (2013). TIGAR Is Required for Efficient Intestinal Regeneration and Tumorigenesis. Developmental Cell. 25(5). 463–477. 155 indexed citations

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Mor, Inbal, Eric C. Cheung, & Karen H. Vousden. (2011). Control of Glycolysis through Regulation of PFK1: Old Friends and Recent Additions. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 76(0). 211–216. 230 indexed citations

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Cheung, Eric C. & Karen H. Vousden. (2010). The role of p53 in glucose metabolism. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 22(2). 186–191. 71 indexed citations

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Bensaad, Karim, Eric C. Cheung, & Karen H. Vousden. (2009). Modulation of intracellular ROS levels by TIGAR controls autophagy. The EMBO Journal. 28(19). 3015–3026. 307 indexed citations

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Arbour, Nicole, Jacqueline L. Vanderluit, Jaclyn Nicole Le Grand, et al.. (2008). Mcl-1 Is a Key Regulator of Apoptosis during CNS Development and after DNA Damage. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(24). 6068–6078. 154 indexed citations

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Jahani‐Asl, Arezu, Eric C. Cheung, Jason G. MacLaurin, et al.. (2007). Mitofusin 2 Protects Cerebellar Granule Neurons against Injury-induced Cell Death. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(33). 23788–23798. 158 indexed citations

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Cheung, Eric C., Heidi M. McBride, & Ruth S. Slack. (2007). Mitochondrial dynamics in the regulation of neuronal cell death. APOPTOSIS. 12(5). 979–992. 56 indexed citations

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Cheung, Eric C., Sean P. Cregan, Jacqueline L. Vanderluit, et al.. (2005). Apoptosis-Inducing Factor Is a Key Factor in Neuronal Cell Death Propagated by BAX-Dependent and BAX-Independent Mechanisms. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(6). 1324–1334. 153 indexed citations

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Cregan, Sean P., Nicole Arbour, Jason G. MacLaurin, et al.. (2004). p53 Activation Domain 1 Is Essential for PUMA Upregulation and p53-Mediated Neuronal Cell Death. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(44). 10003–10012. 83 indexed citations

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Cheung, Eric C., et al.. (1998). Lack of effect of RPE65 removal on the enzymatic processing of all‐trans‐retinol into 11‐cis‐retinol in vitro. FEBS Letters. 440(1-2). 195–198. 16 indexed citations

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