Keke Cheng

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Keke Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keke Cheng has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Keke Cheng's work include Biofuel production and bioconversion (15 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers). Keke Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Biofuel production and bioconversion (15 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (9 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (9 papers). Keke Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China and United Kingdom. Keke Cheng's co-authors include Dehua Liu, Xuebing Zhao, Jianan Zhang, Hongzhi Ling, Jingping Ge, Jingming Xu, Feng Peng, Yujie Zhou, Wenxiang Ping and Zhonghua Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Keke Cheng

33 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Organosolv pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for en... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 250 500 750
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.

  1. Organosolv pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enzymatic hydrolysis
    2009 859 citations Xuebing Zhao, Keke Cheng et al. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology profile →

Peers

Keke Cheng
Simone Brethauer Switzerland
Ming W. Lau United States
Yejun Han China
Farzaneh Teymouri United States
Gwilym A. Williams Ireland
Khanok Ratanakhanokchai Thailand
Michael G. Resch United States
Gia‐Luen Guo Taiwan
Lakshmi Tewari India
Patanjali Varanasi United States
Simone Brethauer Switzerland
Keke Cheng
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Fields of papers citing papers by Keke Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keke Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Keke Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Keke 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 Keke Cheng. Keke 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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Cheng, Keke & Shixiao Yu. (2024). Specificity determinants of pathogens in forest. Journal of Ecology. 113(6). 1358–1367. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoyu, Keke Cheng, Zhonghua Cai, et al.. (2024). Coral mucus promotes the carbon metabolic potency of microorganisms in the coral reef ecosystem. Limnology and Oceanography. 69(10). 2348–2363.
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Cheng, Keke, et al.. (2024). Symbiotic bacterial communities and carbon metabolic profiles of Acropora coral with varying health status under thermal stress. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 209(Pt A). 117116–117116.
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Zhu, Jianming, et al.. (2024). The micro-ecological feature of colonies is a potential strategy for Phaeocystis globosa bloom formation. The Science of The Total Environment. 946. 174134–174134. 2 indexed citations
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Lyu, Yihua, Keke Cheng, Boya Zhang, et al.. (2023). Interactions between quorum sensing/quorum quenching and virulence genes may affect coral health by regulating symbiotic bacterial community. Environmental Research. 238(Pt 2). 117221–117221. 6 indexed citations
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Du, Xiaopeng, Xinyang Li, Keke Cheng, et al.. (2023). Virome reveals effect of Ulva prolifera green tide on the structural and functional profiles of virus communities in coastal environments. The Science of The Total Environment. 883. 163609–163609. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Xinyang, et al.. (2023). The influence of tide-brought nutrients on microbial carbon metabolic profiles of mangrove sediments. The Science of The Total Environment. 906. 167732–167732. 19 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jianming, et al.. (2023). Microbial community composition and metabolic potential during a succession of algal blooms from Skeletonema sp. to Phaeocystis sp.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1147187–1147187. 9 indexed citations
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Zeng, Yanhua, et al.. (2022). The quorum sensing system of Novosphingobium sp. ERN07 regulates aggregate formation that promotes cyanobacterial growth. The Science of The Total Environment. 851(Pt 2). 158354–158354. 14 indexed citations
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Cheng, Keke, et al.. (2022). Bioorganic fertilizer promotes pakchoi growth and shapes the soil microbial structure. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1040437–1040437. 28 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jianming, Guofu Chen, Jin Zhou, et al.. (2022). Dynamic patterns of quorum sensing signals in phycospheric microbes during a marine algal bloom. Environmental Research. 212(Pt C). 113443–113443. 21 indexed citations
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Zeng, Yanhua, Keke Cheng, Zhonghua Cai, et al.. (2021). Transcriptome analysis expands the potential roles of quorum sensing in biodegradation and physiological responses to microcystin. The Science of The Total Environment. 771. 145437–145437. 23 indexed citations
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Cheng, Keke, et al.. (2014). Aerobic and sequential anaerobic fermentation to produce xylitol and ethanol using non-detoxified acid pretreated corncob. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 7(1). 166–166. 66 indexed citations
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Wu, Jing, et al.. (2013). Analysis of acetic acid, furfural and 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural affecting 2, 3‐butanediol production using Klebsiella oxytoca. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 88(12). 2239–2243. 10 indexed citations
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Cheng, Keke, Jianan Zhang, Erik Chavez, & Jinping Li. (2010). Integrated production of xylitol and ethanol using corncob. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 87(2). 411–417. 45 indexed citations
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Ling, Hongzhi, Keke Cheng, Jingping Ge, & Wenxiang Ping. (2010). Statistical optimization of xylitol production from corncob hemicellulose hydrolysate by Candida tropicalis HDY-02. New Biotechnology. 28(6). 673–678. 44 indexed citations
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Cheng, Keke, et al.. (2009). Strain isolation and optimization of process parameters for bioconversion of glycerol to lactic acid. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 84(10). 1576–1581. 51 indexed citations
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Cheng, Keke, Jianan Zhang, Wenxiang Ping, et al.. (2008). Sugarcane Bagasse Mild Alkaline/Oxidative Pretreatment for Ethanol Production by Alkaline Recycle Process. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 151(1). 43–50. 33 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xuebing, Feng Peng, Keke Cheng, & Dehua Liu. (2008). Enhancement of the enzymatic digestibility of sugarcane bagasse by alkali–peracetic acid pretreatment. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 44(1). 17–23. 113 indexed citations
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Zheng, Guangjian, Yujie Zhou, Jianan Zhang, et al.. (2007). Pretreatment of Rice Hulls for Cellulase Production by Solid Substrate Fermentation. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 27(2). 65–71. 9 indexed citations

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