Lei Cheng

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Lei Cheng is a scholar working on Plant Science, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Cheng has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Plant Science, 17 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 17 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Lei Cheng's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (17 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (9 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (8 papers). Lei Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (17 papers), Robotic Path Planning Algorithms (9 papers) and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (8 papers). Lei Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lei Cheng's co-authors include Zhili He, Ye Deng, Shuijin Hu, Qichao Tu, Cong Tu, Roger T. Koide, Thomas W. Rufty, Jared L. DeForest, Kent O. Burkey and David M. Eissenstat and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Lei Cheng

75 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase Organic Carbon Decomposition Under Elevated CO ₂

2012 403 citations Lei Cheng, Fitzgerald L. Booker et al. Science profile →
Root morphology and mycorrhizal symbioses together shape nutrient foraging strategies of temperate trees

2016 281 citations Roger T. Koide, Lei Cheng et al. profile →

Peers

Lei Cheng

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Xiaoqi Zhou China

José Dorado Spain

Craig J. Sturrock United Kingdom

Thomas Udelhoven Germany

Neil B. McLaughlin Canada

Lorenzo Genesio Italy

Changan Liu China

Richard E. Plant United States

Francis J. Pierce United States

Junming Wang United States

Xiaoqi Zhou China

Lei Cheng

495 ×0.5

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1.2k ×1.2

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850 ×1.0

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251 ×0.7

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183 ×0.7

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Citations per year, relative to Lei Cheng Lei Cheng (= 1×) peers Xiaoqi Zhou

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lei Cheng. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lei Cheng. The network helps show where Lei Cheng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Cheng

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Xiao, Jing, et al.. (2025). The proportion of low abundance species is a key predictor of plant β‐diversity across the latitudinal gradient. Journal of Ecology. 113(4). 795–805. 2 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, et al.. (2025). Multifunctionality of shrub‐encroached grasslands under grazing. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(6). 1326–1329.

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Hao, Yafeng, Tengteng Li, Lei Cheng, et al.. (2025). A high performance TiO ₂ @Ti ₃ C ₂ T _x MXene water vapor sensing material for diagnosing early SGTR accidents in nuclear power plants. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(18). 9185–9193. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Jichao, et al.. (2025). Rhizosphere ecological restoration: interactions between nutrient mobilization, core microbial assembly, and phenylalanine metabolism circulation. Biochar. 7(1). 4 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, et al.. (2024). Stereo and LiDAR Loosely Coupled SLAM Constrained Ground Detection. Sensors. 24(21). 6828–6828. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Huixin, Jing Xiao, Mingkai Jiang, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of autotrophic nitrifiers in a nitrogen-rich paddy soil by elevated CO2. Nature Geoscience. 17(12). 1254–1260. 12 indexed citations

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Xia, Qing, Jing Xiao, Chengjun Ge, et al.. (2023). Coupled anaerobic methane oxidation and metal reduction in soil under elevated CO₂. Global Change Biology. 29(16). 4670–4685. 16 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, et al.. (2023). A Directed Jump Point Search with Improved Preprocess for Path Planning. 16. 1333–1338. 2 indexed citations

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Xiao, Jing, et al.. (2022). Synthetic microbial consortia with programmable ecological interactions. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(7). 1608–1621. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Yang, et al.. (2021). Delivery path planning of heterogeneous robot system under road network constraints. Computers & Electrical Engineering. 92. 107197–107197. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Kaihang, Jing Xiao, Chunwu Zhu, et al.. (2020). Large losses of ammonium-nitrogen from a rice ecosystem under elevated CO ₂. Science Advances. 6(42). 34 indexed citations

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Li, Chunhua, et al.. (2018). Achieving Privacy-Preserving CP-ABE Access Control with Multi-Cloud. 801–808. 6 indexed citations

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Yu, Jihua, et al.. (2014). [Situation of distribution and utilization of crop straw resources in seven western provinces, China].. PubMed. 25(1). 181–7. 11 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, Fitzgerald L. Booker, Cong Tu, et al.. (2012). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Increase Organic Carbon Decomposition Under Elevated CO ₂. Science. 337(6098). 1084–1087. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheng, Lei, Jianguo Zhu, Xunhua Zheng, et al.. (2010). Atmospheric CO₂ enrichment facilitates cation release from soil. Ecology Letters. 13(3). 284–291. 94 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei. (2008). Guided Crossover for Parameter Optimization. Jisuanji gongcheng.

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Cheng, Lei. (2008). Comprehensive evaluation of Water User Association based on grey relation analysis. Engineering Journal of Wuhan University. 1 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, et al.. (2007). Timing constraint-driven technology mapping for FPGAs considering false paths and multi-clock domains. International Conference on Computer Aided Design. 370–375. 5 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, et al.. (2006). Effect of Pb Pollution on Physiological Characteristics of Pinus rigida. ACTA AGRICULTURAE UNIVERSITATIS JIANGXIENSIS. 1 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei. (2006). Agent-based multiple mobile robots Flocking formation control system. Systems engineering and electronics. 3 indexed citations

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