H. N. Cheng

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
206 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

H. N. Cheng is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, H. N. Cheng has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Biomaterials, 51 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 50 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in H. N. Cheng's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (38 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (29 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (29 papers). H. N. Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (38 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (29 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (29 papers). H. N. Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and China. H. N. Cheng's co-authors include Zhongqi He, Atanu Biswas, Brajendra K. Sharma, Michael K. Dowd, Bidhya Kunwar, Thomas G. Neiss, Qinglin Wu, F. A. Bovey, Roselayne Ferro Furtado and Dorselyn C. Chapital and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

H. N. Cheng

199 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Plastics to fuel: a review

2015 511 citations H. N. Cheng, Brajendra K. Sharma et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. N. Cheng United States	37	1.7k	1.3k	1.3k	862	562	206	5.1k
Zhanqian Song China	35	1.4k 0.8×	965 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	413 0.7×	233	4.3k
Samir Kamel Egypt	44	2.2k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 0.8×	888 1.0×	336 0.6×	196	5.6k
J. L. Willett United States	43	2.3k 1.3×	883 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	739 0.9×	298 0.5×	116	5.1k
Francisco Rodrı́guez Spain	55	1.0k 0.6×	3.9k 2.9×	921 0.7×	855 1.0×	482 0.9×	210	8.9k
Bruno Medronho Portugal	35	2.1k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	314 0.2×	554 0.6×	507 0.9×	102	4.2k
Ayman M. Atta Egypt	43	710 0.4×	791 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	457 0.8×	259	6.0k
Mashitah M. Yusoff Malaysia	48	816 0.5×	1.8k 1.3×	786 0.6×	808 0.9×	594 1.1×	242	7.6k
Dibyendu Mondal India	42	1.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	471 0.4×	632 0.7×	322 0.6×	112	5.4k
Gabriel Luna‐Bárcenas Mexico	39	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	933 0.7×	866 1.0×	179 0.3×	227	4.8k
Éder Tadeu Gomes Cavalheiro Brazil	36	844 0.5×	637 0.5×	583 0.4×	870 1.0×	147 0.3×	231	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by H. N. Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. N. Cheng

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All Works

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Wang, Huidi, et al.. (2025). Learning influence probabilities in diffusion networks without timestamps. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 503. 129502–129502. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, H. N., et al.. (2024). Blends of Carboxymethyl Cellulose and Cottonseed Protein as Biodegradable Films. Polymers. 16(11). 1554–1554. 6 indexed citations

Prieto, Cristina, Roselayne Ferro Furtado, H. N. Cheng, et al.. (2024). On the Unique Morphology and Elastic Properties of Multi-Jet Electrospun Cashew Gum-Based Fiber Mats. Polymers. 16(10). 1355–1355. 1 indexed citations

Ge, Changfeng, et al.. (2023). A baseline study of the application of cottonseed protein and gin trash as heat-sealable paper coating for food packaging. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 40. 101222–101222. 7 indexed citations

Biswas, Atanu, H. N. Cheng, Zhongqi He, et al.. (2023). Bilayer Films of Poly(lactic acid) and Cottonseed Protein for Packaging Applications. Polymers. 15(6). 1425–1425. 14 indexed citations

Cheng, H. N., Roselayne Ferro Furtado, Atanu Biswas, et al.. (2022). Chemical Modifications and Applications of Cashew Byproducts - A Selective Review. ACS Food Science & Technology. 3(4). 546–552. 6 indexed citations

Jordan, Jacobs H., Michael W. Easson, H. N. Cheng, & Brian Condon. (2022). Application of Lignin-Containing Cellulose Nanofibers and Cottonseed Protein Isolate for Improved Performance of Paper. Polymers. 14(11). 2154–2154. 3 indexed citations

Furtado, Roselayne Ferro, et al.. (2021). Performance of an amperometric immunosensor assembled on carboxymethylated cashew gum for Salmonella detection. Microchemical Journal. 167. 106268–106268. 27 indexed citations

Cheng, H. N., Zhongqi He, Carissa H. Li, John M. Bland, & Peter J. Bechtel. (2020). Preparation and evaluation of catfish protein as a wood adhesive. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization. 26(1). 60–67. 7 indexed citations

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Biswas, Atanu, H. N. Cheng, Sanghoon Kim, Carlúcio Roberto Alves, & Roselayne Ferro Furtado. (2020). Hydrophobic Modification of Cashew Gum with Alkenyl Succinic Anhydride. Polymers. 12(3). 514–514. 20 indexed citations

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Biswas, Atanu, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of Composite Films Containing Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Cotton Gin Trash. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 28(7). 1998–2007. 9 indexed citations

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Cheng, H. N., et al.. (2020). A Review of Cottonseed Protein Chemistry and Non-Food Applications. MDPI (MDPI AG). 1(3). 256–274. 43 indexed citations

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Cheng, H. N., et al.. (2019). Cottonseed protein-based wood adhesive reinforced with nanocellulose. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 33(12). 1357–1368. 46 indexed citations

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Cheng, H. N., et al.. (2019). Evaluation of polyblends of cottonseed protein and polycaprolactone plasticized by cottonseed oil. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization. 24(5). 389–398. 18 indexed citations

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Biswas, Atanu, H. N. Cheng, Sanghoon Kim, et al.. (2019). Preparation of sorbitol‐based polyurethanes and their semiinterpenetrating polymer networks. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 136(22). 9 indexed citations

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Asakura, Tetsuo, et al.. (2019). NMR Analysis of Poly(Lactic Acid) via Statistical Models. Polymers. 11(4). 725–725. 19 indexed citations

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Cheng, H. N., et al.. (2018). Evaluation of adhesion properties of blends of cottonseed protein and anionic water-soluble polymers. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 33(1). 66–78. 14 indexed citations

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Biswas, Atanu, et al.. (2018). Metal chloride-catalyzed acetylation of starch: Synthesis and characterization. International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization. 23(6). 577–589. 8 indexed citations

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Cheng, H. N., et al.. (2017). Wood adhesive properties of cottonseed protein with denaturant additives. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 31(24). 2657–2666. 18 indexed citations

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Furtado, Roselayne Ferro, M. de F. Borges, Evânia Altina Teixeira de Figueiredo, et al.. (2016). Amperometric biosensor for Salmonella typhimurium detection in milk.. Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT). 2 indexed citations

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