Ke Cheng

8.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
92 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Ke Cheng is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke Cheng has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Surgery, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Ke Cheng's work include Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (36 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (26 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (21 papers). Ke Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (36 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (26 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (21 papers). Ke Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Ke Cheng's co-authors include Shiqi Hu, Ke Huang, Deliang Shen, Eduardo Marbán, Tao‐Sheng Li, Zhenhua Li, Teng Su, Jhon Cores, Michael Taylor Hensley and Konstantinos Malliaras and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ke Cheng

85 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Tumor cell-derived exosomes home to their cells of origin and can be used as Trojan horses to deliver cancer drugs

2020 325 citations Li Qiao, Shiqi Hu et al. Theranostics profile →
Inhalable extracellular vesicle delivery of IL-12 mRNA to treat lung cancer and promote systemic immunity

2024 148 citations Shiqi Hu, Ke Cheng et al. profile →
Stem cell-derived exosome versus stem cell therapy

2023 134 citations Kaiyue Zhang, Ke Cheng Nature Reviews Bioengineering profile →
Inhalable Stem Cell Exosomes Promote Heart Repair After Myocardial Infarction

2024 53 citations Junlang Li, Dashuai Zhu et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ke Cheng United States	45	3.5k	2.3k	1.6k	1.4k	983	92	6.3k
Ke Cheng United States	41	4.5k 1.3×	2.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	90	7.4k
Juan M. Melero‐Martin United States	37	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	407 0.4×	69	5.2k
Ke Huang China	37	2.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	973 0.6×	864 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	115	5.0k
Zongjin Li China	55	5.3k 1.5×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.6×	201	9.2k
Patrick C.H. Hsieh Taiwan	36	2.4k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	953 0.7×	295 0.3×	111	4.9k
Steven M. Jay United States	36	3.3k 1.0×	851 0.4×	995 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	83	5.3k
Jérôme Larghero France	45	3.3k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	889 0.6×	678 0.5×	433 0.4×	198	7.2k
Lucio Barile Italy	33	4.0k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	687 0.4×	388 0.3×	1.6k 1.6×	100	5.5k
Arne Hansen Germany	42	2.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	974 0.6×	1.6k 1.2×	404 0.4×	119	6.8k
Jochen Ringe Germany	44	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	930 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	423 0.4×	112	5.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke Cheng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Keulards, Danielle, Josep Gómez‐Lara, Ke Cheng, et al.. (2025). Core Laboratory Comparison of Angiography-Derived Indexes of Microvascular Resistance vs Pressure-Wire IMR and Absolute Resistance. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 19(6). 755–772.

Li, Zhe, et al.. (2024). Apoptotic extracellular vesicles: mechanisms, applications, and therapeutic potential. 2(1). 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Ge, Zhuang Tong, Zhen Qin, et al.. (2024). AI hybrid survival assessment for advanced heart failure patients with renal dysfunction. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6756–6756. 12 indexed citations

Kashem, Mohammed A., et al.. (2023). Donor and Recipient Age in Interstitial Lung Disease: Types of Lung Transplant Survival Outcomes. Journal of Surgical Research. 293. 136–143.

Zhang, Kaiyue & Ke Cheng. (2023). Stem cell-derived exosome versus stem cell therapy. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 1(9). 608–609. 134 indexed citations breakdown →

Allen, Tyler A., Hiroyuki Mochizuki, Lan Nguyễn, et al.. (2021). A Zebrafish Model of Metastatic Colonization Pinpoints Cellular Mechanisms of Circulating Tumor Cell Extravasation. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 641187–641187. 14 indexed citations

Hu, Shiqi, Zhenhua Li, Halle Lutz, et al.. (2020). Dermal exosomes containing miR-218-5p promote hair regeneration by regulating β-catenin signaling. Science Advances. 6(30). eaba1685–eaba1685. 147 indexed citations

Zhang, Sichen, Dashuai Zhu, Xuan Mei, et al.. (2020). Advances in biomaterials and regenerative medicine for primary ovarian insufficiency therapy. Bioactive Materials. 6(7). 1957–1972. 46 indexed citations

Qiao, Li, Shiqi Hu, Ke Huang, et al.. (2020). Tumor cell-derived exosomes home to their cells of origin and can be used as Trojan horses to deliver cancer drugs. Theranostics. 10(8). 3474–3487. 325 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lutz, Halle, Shiqi Hu, Phuong‐Uyen Dinh, & Ke Cheng. (2019). Cells and cell derivatives as drug carriers for targeted delivery. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100014–100014. 31 indexed citations

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Cui, Xiaolin, Junnan Tang, Yusak Hartanto, et al.. (2018). NIPAM-based Microgel Microenvironment Regulates the Therapeutic Function of Cardiac Stromal Cells. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10(44). 37783–37796. 37 indexed citations

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Tang, Junnan, Jinqiang Wang, Ke Huang, et al.. (2018). Cardiac cell–integrated microneedle patch for treating myocardial infarction. Science Advances. 4(11). eaat9365–eaat9365. 249 indexed citations

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Vandergriff, Adam C., Ke Huang, Deliang Shen, et al.. (2018). Targeting regenerative exosomes to myocardial infarction using cardiac homing peptide. Theranostics. 8(7). 1869–1878. 311 indexed citations

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Tang, Junnan, Adam C. Vandergriff, Zegen Wang, et al.. (2017). A Regenerative Cardiac Patch Formed by Spray Painting of Biomaterials onto the Heart. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 23(3). 146–155. 65 indexed citations

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Godinat, Aurélien, Hyo Min Park, Stephen C. Miller, et al.. (2013). A Biocompatible in Vivo Ligation Reaction and Its Application for Noninvasive Bioluminescent Imaging of Protease Activity in Living Mice. ACS Chemical Biology. 8(5). 987–999. 52 indexed citations

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Malliaras, Konstantinos, Ke Cheng, Rachel Smith, et al.. (2012). Abstract 14781: Intracoronary Cardiosphere-Derived Cells for Heart Regeneration after Myocardial Infarction: Determinants of Regenerative Efficacy in the Final 1-Year Results of the CADUCEUS Trial. Circulation. 126. 2 indexed citations

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Shen, Deliang, Ke Cheng, & Eduardo Marbán. (2012). Dose‐dependent functional benefit of human cardiosphere transplantation in mice with acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 16(9). 2112–2116. 65 indexed citations

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Li, Tao‐Sheng, Ke Cheng, Konstantinos Malliaras, et al.. (2012). Direct Comparison of Different Stem Cell Types and Subpopulations Reveals Superior Paracrine Potency and Myocardial Repair Efficacy With Cardiosphere-Derived Cells. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(10). 942–953. 343 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ke, Konstantinos Malliaras, Rachel Smith, et al.. (2011). Abstract 17146: Human Cardiosphere-Derived Cells From Advanced Heart Failure Patients Exhibit Augmented Functional Potency in a Mouse Model of Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 124(suppl_21). 4 indexed citations

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Li, Tao‐Sheng, Ke Cheng, Konstantinos Malliaras, et al.. (2010). Expansion of human cardiac stem cells in physiological oxygen improves cell production efficiency and potency for myocardial repair. Cardiovascular Research. 89(1). 157–165. 64 indexed citations

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