Ke Cheng

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ke Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ke Cheng has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Ke Cheng's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (7 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). Ke Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (7 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (4 papers). Ke Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Ke Cheng's co-authors include Chanjuan Zhou, Peng Zheng, Benhua Zeng, Hong Wei, Jianjun Chen, Ma‐Li Wong, Seth W. Perry, Julio Licínio, Haiyang Wang and Peng Xie and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Neuroscience and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ke Cheng

42 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

The gut microbiome from patients with schizophrenia modulates the glutamate-glutamine-GABA cycle and schizophrenia-relevant behaviors in mice

2019 485 citations Peng Zheng, Ke Cheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ke Cheng China	19	917	413	398	281	215	45	1.8k
Meiling Liu China	18	1.0k 1.1×	329 0.8×	447 1.1×	274 1.0×	148 0.7×	43	2.1k
Limin Shi China	23	689 0.8×	462 1.1×	151 0.4×	203 0.7×	366 1.7×	43	2.6k
Min Deng China	21	1.2k 1.3×	133 0.3×	266 0.7×	120 0.4×	236 1.1×	36	1.7k
Francesca Lembo Italy	28	1.1k 1.2×	136 0.3×	127 0.3×	242 0.9×	248 1.2×	63	2.1k
Mohammed Shahid United States	31	897 1.0×	223 0.5×	307 0.8×	234 0.8×	132 0.6×	75	2.7k
Xiao Li China	25	786 0.9×	132 0.3×	375 0.9×	162 0.6×	165 0.8×	95	1.8k
Julia M. Green-Johnson Canada	18	682 0.7×	259 0.6×	74 0.2×	250 0.9×	109 0.5×	50	1.7k
Laurent Ferrier France	27	1.4k 1.5×	302 0.7×	231 0.6×	714 2.5×	323 1.5×	56	3.5k
Desiree Nguyen United States	11	470 0.5×	99 0.2×	229 0.6×	155 0.6×	40 0.2×	15	1.1k
André Peinnequin France	28	1.0k 1.1×	62 0.2×	141 0.4×	603 2.1×	211 1.0×	71	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ke Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ke Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ke Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ke 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 Ke Cheng. Ke 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

Sui, Li, Ke Cheng, Yifan Tian, et al.. (2025). A strain of Talaromyces assiutensis provides multiple protection effects against insect pests and a fungal pathogen after endophytic settlement in soybean plants. Biological Control. 201. 105703–105703. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Shan, et al.. (2025). Versatile Tb3+–carbon-dot nanoplatform for fluorescence detection and in situ inactivation of bacterial spores. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 429. 137296–137296. 2 indexed citations

Cheng, Ke, Chong Chen, Fei Xu, et al.. (2024). Hippocampus carbonic anhydrase 1 via ERK pathway may be involved in depressive like behaviors. Journal of Affective Disorders. 373. 186–195. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhengkun, Yifan Tian, Li Sui, et al.. (2024). First record of Aspergillus nomiae as a broad-spectrum entomopathogenic fungus that provides resistance against phytopathogens and insect pests by colonization of plants. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1284276–1284276. 12 indexed citations

Peng, Bo, et al.. (2024). Prediction of delayed graft function by early salivary microbiota following kidney transplantation. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 108(1). 402–402. 5 indexed citations

Cheng, Ke, Shan Sun, Mingyu Wu, et al.. (2023). Specific Chemiluminescence Imaging and Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy of Bacterial Infections by Hemin‐Modified Carbon Dots. Small. 19(31). e2207868–e2207868. 64 indexed citations

Cheng, Ke, et al.. (2023). Exogenous 1,25(OH)2D3/VD3 counteracts RSL3-Induced ferroptosis by enhancing antioxidant capacity and regulating iron ion transport: Using zebrafish as a model. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 387. 110828–110828. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Yue, Heming Yu, Yu Tian, et al.. (2023). Protective effect of Nr4a2 (Nurr1) against LPS-induced depressive-like behaviors via regulating activity of microglia and CamkII neurons in anterior cingulate cortex. Pharmacological Research. 191. 106717–106717. 36 indexed citations

Cheng, Ke, Yanqing Huang, & Chunfang Wang. (2021). 1,25(OH)2D3 Inhibited Ferroptosis in Zebrafish Liver Cells (ZFL) by Regulating Keap1-Nrf2-GPx4 and NF-κB-hepcidin Axis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(21). 11334–11334. 57 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ke, Liang‐Xing Fang, Dong Wang, et al.. (2021). Emergence of fosA3 and blaCTX–M–14 in Multidrug-Resistant Citrobacter freundii Isolates From Flowers and the Retail Environment in China. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 586504–586504. 9 indexed citations

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Tan, Xunmin, Yu Huang, Tingjia Chai, et al.. (2020). Differential Gut Microbiota and Fecal Metabolites Related With the Clinical Subtypes of Myasthenia Gravis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 564579–564579. 24 indexed citations

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Sun, Jian, et al.. (2017). Comparison of Fecal Microbial Composition and Antibiotic Resistance Genes from Swine, Farm Workers and the Surrounding Villagers. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4965–4965. 25 indexed citations

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Xia, Jing, Liang‐Xing Fang, Ke Cheng, et al.. (2017). Clonal Spread of 16S rRNA Methyltransferase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST37 with High Prevalence of ESBLs from Companion Animals in China. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 529–529. 17 indexed citations

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Xia, Jing, Jian Sun, Ke Cheng, et al.. (2016). Persistent spread of the rmtB 16S rRNA methyltransferase gene among Escherichia coli isolates from diseased food-producing animals in China. Veterinary Microbiology. 188. 41–46. 15 indexed citations

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Tan, Sichuang, Sipin Tan, Zhikang Chen, et al.. (2015). Knocking down Dp71 expression in A549 cells reduces its malignancyin vivoandin vitro. Cancer Investigation. 34(1). 16–25. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhihui, Ke Cheng, Liyun Wan, et al.. (2015). Genome-wide analysis of the basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor gene family in six legume genomes. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 1053–1053. 79 indexed citations

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Wang, Houmiao, Yong Lei, Liying Yan, et al.. (2015). Deep sequencing analysis of transcriptomes in Aspergillus flavus in response to resveratrol. BMC Microbiology. 15(1). 182–182. 42 indexed citations

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Li, Juan, Ge Tang, Ke Cheng, et al.. (2014). Peripheral blood mononuclear cell-based metabolomic profiling of a chronic unpredictable mild stress rat model of depression. Molecular BioSystems. 10(11). 2994–3001. 42 indexed citations

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Huang, Jianyan, Xiaobo Zhao, Ke Cheng, et al.. (2013). OsAP65, a rice aspartic protease, is essential for male fertility and plays a role in pollen germination and pollen tube growth. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64(11). 3351–3360. 56 indexed citations

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Yang, Jiangyi, Xiaobo Zhao, Ke Cheng, et al.. (2012). A Killer-Protector System Regulates Both Hybrid Sterility and Segregation Distortion in Rice. Science. 337(6100). 1336–1340. 208 indexed citations

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