Feng Cheng

1.8k total citations
81 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Feng Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Feng Cheng has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Biotechnology and 14 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Feng Cheng's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (47 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (20 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (20 papers). Feng Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (47 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (20 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (20 papers). Feng Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, Thailand and Germany. Feng Cheng's co-authors include Yu‐Guo Zheng, Ya‐Ping Xue, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Leilei Zhu, Zhi‐Qiang Liu, Yajun Wang, Xiaoling Tang, Jian‐Miao Xu, Shufang Li and Yin‐Chu Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nano Letters and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Feng Cheng

77 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Feng Cheng China 24 1.2k 248 232 222 198 81 1.5k
Jian‐He Xu China 27 1.8k 1.5× 203 0.8× 430 1.9× 167 0.8× 219 1.1× 110 2.1k
Daniel Mink Netherlands 17 1.4k 1.1× 177 0.7× 333 1.4× 131 0.6× 253 1.3× 23 1.6k
Jeerus Sucharitakul Thailand 24 1.0k 0.9× 291 1.2× 185 0.8× 100 0.5× 184 0.9× 64 1.6k
Bettina R. Riebel Germany 12 902 0.7× 178 0.7× 228 1.0× 72 0.3× 156 0.8× 16 1.2k
Edgardo T. Farinas United States 17 838 0.7× 81 0.3× 192 0.8× 144 0.6× 132 0.7× 37 1.4k
J. David Rozzell United States 20 1.2k 1.0× 195 0.8× 194 0.8× 119 0.5× 179 0.9× 41 1.4k
James L. Galman United Kingdom 19 1.1k 0.9× 276 1.1× 286 1.2× 64 0.3× 137 0.7× 33 1.5k
Enrique G. Oestreicher Brazil 19 665 0.6× 98 0.4× 147 0.6× 120 0.5× 163 0.8× 52 957
Oliver May Germany 20 1.1k 1.0× 240 1.0× 284 1.2× 93 0.4× 339 1.7× 41 1.5k
Nanne M. Kamerbeek Netherlands 11 1.1k 0.9× 112 0.5× 202 0.9× 66 0.3× 115 0.6× 13 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Feng Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Feng Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Feng Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Feng Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Feng Cheng 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 Feng Cheng. Feng Cheng 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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Wang, Shuhong, et al.. (2025). Modular multi-enzyme cascades enable green and sustainable synthesis of non-canonical amino acids from glycerol. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8079–8079. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Huan, Yating Gao, Xin Wang, et al.. (2025). Material-binding peptides: sources, mechanisms, directed evolution and applications. Biotechnology Advances. 86. 108742–108742.
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Wang, Ziwen, Hanlin Liu, Xue Cai, et al.. (2024). Identification of efficient amine transaminase and applicability in dual transaminases cascade for synthesis of L-phosphinothricin. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 180. 110501–110501. 2 indexed citations
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Hong, Jian, Qian Guo, Qi Shen, et al.. (2024). Improvement of an enzymatic cascade synthesis of nicotinamide mononucleotide via protein engineering and reaction‐process reinforcement. Biotechnology Journal. 19(2). e2300748–e2300748. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Jianlin, Jiamin Wu, Feng Cheng, et al.. (2024). Identification of a novel thermostable transaminase and its application in L-phosphinothricin biosynthesis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 184–184. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Feng, et al.. (2024). Assembly and engineering of BioBricks to develop an efficient NADH regeneration system. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(1). e0104124–e0104124. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Xue, et al.. (2021). Immobilization of Sucrose Isomerase from Erwinia sp. with Graphene Oxide and Its Application in Synthesizing Isomaltulose. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 194(2). 709–724. 7 indexed citations
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Cheng, Feng, et al.. (2020). Fluorescence-based high-throughput screening system for R-ω-transaminase engineering and its substrate scope extension. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 104(7). 2999–3009. 29 indexed citations
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Cheng, Feng, et al.. (2020). Enzyme cascade for biocatalytic deracemization of D,L-phosphinothricin. Journal of Biotechnology. 325. 372–379. 28 indexed citations
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Cheng, Feng, Jianhua Yang, Ulrich Schwaneberg, & Leilei Zhu. (2019). Rational surface engineering of an arginine deiminase (an antitumor enzyme) for increased PEGylation efficiency. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 116(9). 2156–2166. 12 indexed citations
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Cheng, Feng, et al.. (2019). Efficient synthesis of L-phosphinothricin using a novel aminoacylase mined from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 135. 109493–109493. 25 indexed citations
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Jia, Dongxu, Zijian Liu, Haipeng Xu, et al.. (2019). Asymmetric synthesis of l-phosphinothricin using thermostable alpha-transaminase mined from Citrobacter koseri. Journal of Biotechnology. 302. 10–17. 29 indexed citations
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Ying, Xiangxian, Shihua Yu, Meijuan Huang, et al.. (2019). Engineering the Enantioselectivity of Yeast Old Yellow Enzyme OYE2y in Asymmetric Reduction of (E/Z)-Citral to (R)-Citronellal. Molecules. 24(6). 1057–1057. 19 indexed citations
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Cheng, Feng, Jianhua Yang, Marco Bocola, Ulrich Schwaneberg, & Leilei Zhu. (2018). Loop engineering reveals the importance of active-site-decorating loops and gating residue in substrate affinity modulation of arginine deiminase (an anti-tumor enzyme). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 499(2). 233–238. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, Jiao Liu, Yanmei Guo, et al.. (2018). Enhancement of the thermal and alkaline pH stability of Escherichia coli lysine decarboxylase for efficient cadaverine production. Biotechnology Letters. 40(4). 719–727. 24 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhi‐Qiang, Mingming Lu, Feng Cheng, et al.. (2018). Significant improvement of the nitrilase activity by semi-rational protein engineering and its application in the production of iminodiacetic acid. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 116. 563–571. 41 indexed citations
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Cheng, Feng, et al.. (2017). Simple-MSSM: a simple and efficient method for simultaneous multi-site saturation mutagenesis. Biotechnology Letters. 39(4). 567–575. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Hongxia, Shuping Deng, Lanxian Shen, et al.. (2016). Preparation and oxidation resistance of single crystalline β-Zn 4 Sb 3. Physica B Condensed Matter. 500. 9–13. 12 indexed citations
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Xu, Jian‐Miao, et al.. (2016). Semi-Rational Engineering of Leucine Dehydrogenase for L-2-Aminobutyric Acid Production. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 182(3). 898–909. 23 indexed citations
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Zhu, Leilei, et al.. (2013). Protein Engineering of the Antitumor Enzyme PpADI for Improved Thermal Resistance. ChemBioChem. 15(2). 276–283. 19 indexed citations

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