Kai Cheng

10.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
83 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Kai Cheng is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Cheng has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 24 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Kai Cheng's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (27 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (20 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (16 papers). Kai Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (27 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (20 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (16 papers). Kai Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Kai Cheng's co-authors include Zhen Cheng, Shouheng Sun, Sheng Peng, Alexander L. Antaris, N. A. Frey, Shuo Diao, Guosong Hong, Bo Zhang, Hongjie Dai and Hao Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Cheng

81 papers receiving 8.6k 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.

A small-molecule dye for NIR-II imaging

2015 1.5k citations Alexander L. Antaris, Hao Chen et al. profile →
Magnetic nanoparticles: synthesis, functionalization, and applications in bioimaging and magnetic energy storage

2009 969 citations N. A. Frey, Sheng Peng et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
A high quantum yield molecule-protein complex fluorophore for near-infrared II imaging

2017 525 citations Alexander L. Antaris, Hao Chen et al. Nature Communications profile →
Ultrafast fluorescence imaging in vivo with conjugated polymer fluorophores in the second near-infrared window

2014 494 citations Alexander L. Antaris, Shuo Diao et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Kai Cheng

BIOMA

RNMI

Zhantong Wang United States

Jianhua Liu China

Shuo Diao China

Olivier Tillement France

Xiaolian Sun China

Dokyoon Kim South Korea

Jianfeng Zeng China

Zonghai Sheng China

Zheyu Shen China

Conroy Sun United States

Zhantong Wang United States

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2.6k ×1.7

BIOMA

2.5k ×1.7

463 ×0.6

RNMI

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Countries citing papers authored by Kai Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai 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 Kai Cheng. Kai Cheng is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Peng, Bo, et al.. (2025). Modified SiO2 nanoparticles for enhanced oil recovery: A comprehensive review and perspectives. Geoenergy Science and Engineering. 253. 213973–213973. 4 indexed citations

Cheng, Kai, et al.. (2025). A Highly Sensitive and Rapid-Response M-Hydrogel SERS Chip for Enrichment Detection of Environmental Pollutants. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 129(50). 22057–22065.

Li, Xiao, Kai Cheng, Yong Yang, et al.. (2024). MARCH1 negatively regulates TBK1-mTOR signaling pathway by ubiquitinating TBK1. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 902–902. 1 indexed citations

Zumberge, J. Alex, et al.. (2022). Investigating Delaware Basin Bone Spring and Wolfcamp Observations Through Core-Based Quantification: Case Study in the Integrated Workflow, Including Closed Retort Comparisons. Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description. 63(1). 104–120. 1 indexed citations

Yao, Yuyu, Kai Cheng, & Zhen Cheng. (2020). Evaluation of a smart activatable MRI nanoprobe to target matrix metalloproteinases in the early-stages of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 26. 102177–102177. 13 indexed citations

Sun, Ziyan, Kai Cheng, Yuyu Yao, et al.. (2019). Controlled Nano–Bio Interface of Functional Nanoprobes for in Vivo Monitoring Enzyme Activity in Tumors. ACS Nano. 13(2). 1153–1167. 19 indexed citations

Hong, Su Hyun, Yao Sun, Ziyan Sun, et al.. (2018). Dual T 1 and T 2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging based on Gd 3+ loaded bioinspired melanin dots. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 14(6). 1743–1752. 12 indexed citations

Qin, Liang, Ziyan Sun, Kai Cheng, et al.. (2017). Zwitterionic Manganese and Gadolinium Metal–Organic Frameworks as Efficient Contrast Agents for in Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(47). 41378–41386. 62 indexed citations

Antaris, Alexander L., Hao Chen, Shuo Diao, et al.. (2017). A high quantum yield molecule-protein complex fluorophore for near-infrared II imaging. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15269–15269. 525 indexed citations breakdown →

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King, Martin T., C Jenkins, Conroy Sun, et al.. (2016). Flexible radioluminescence imaging for FDG‐guided surgery. Medical Physics. 43(10). 5298–5306. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao, Xiaowei Ma, Kai Cheng, et al.. (2015). Strained Cyclooctyne as a Molecular Platform for Construction of Multimodal Imaging Probes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(20). 5981–5984. 99 indexed citations

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Jiang, Lei, Yingfeng Tu, Richard H. Kimura, et al.. (2015). ⁶⁴Cu-Labeled Divalent Cystine Knot Peptide for Imaging Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 56(6). 939–944. 29 indexed citations

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Cheng, Kai, et al.. (2014). Quantifying the Impact of Petrophysical Properties on Spatial Distribution of Contrasting Nanoparticle Agents in the Near-Wellbore Region. Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description. 55(5). 447–460. 6 indexed citations

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Cheng, Kai, Zhiyuan Sun, Hao Zhong, et al.. (2013). Preparation and biological characterization of hollow magnetic Fe3O4@C nanoparticles as drug carriers with high drug loading capability, pH-control drug release and MRI properties. Biomaterials Science. 1(9). 965–965. 36 indexed citations

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Qin, Chunxia, Kai Cheng, Kai Chen, et al.. (2013). Tyrosinase as a multifunctional reporter gene for Photoacoustic/MRI/PET triple modality molecular imaging. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 1490–1490. 97 indexed citations

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Jang, Eue‐Soon, Gang Ren, Mi Jin Park, et al.. (2012). The manipulation of natural killer cells to target tumor sites using magnetic nanoparticles. Biomaterials. 33(22). 5584–5592. 88 indexed citations

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Wang, Hui, Qianwang Chen, Yifei Yu, & Kai Cheng. (2011). Assembly of superparamagnetic colloidal nanoparticles into field-responsive purple Bragg reflectors. Dalton Transactions. 40(18). 4810–4810. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Hui, Yubing Sun, Qianwang Chen, Yifei Yu, & Kai Cheng. (2010). Synthesis of carbon-encapsulated superparamagnetic colloidal nanoparticles with magnetic-responsive photonic crystal property. Dalton Transactions. 39(40). 9565–9565. 129 indexed citations

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Steinbacher, Jeremy L., Kai Cheng, Jedd Hillegass, et al.. (2010). Gd‐Labeled Microparticles in MRI: In vivo Imaging of Microparticles After Intraperitoneal Injection. Small. 6(23). 2678–2682. 28 indexed citations

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Frey, N. A., Sheng Peng, Kai Cheng, & Shouheng Sun. (2009). Magnetic nanoparticles: synthesis, functionalization, and applications in bioimaging and magnetic energy storage. Chemical Society Reviews. 38(9). 2532–2532. 969 indexed citations breakdown →

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