Lei Cheng

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Lei Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Cheng has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Oncology and 18 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Lei Cheng's work include RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (12 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (10 papers). Lei Cheng is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers (12 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (10 papers). Lei Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Norway. Lei Cheng's co-authors include Baorui Liu, William S. York, James Atwood, Ron Orlando, Gerardo Álvarez-Manilla, Huimin Zhou, Jia Li, Xiaobo Song, Lifen Zhao and Hengjun Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Lei Cheng

65 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Recent development of multi-target VEGFR-2 inhibitors for the cancer therapy

2023 93 citations Xiujuan Liu, Haojie Zhang et al. Bioorganic Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lei Cheng China	22	1.1k	511	378	234	228	75	1.8k
Shuhong Wu China	27	1.1k 0.9×	499 1.0×	307 0.8×	162 0.7×	167 0.7×	81	1.9k
José Andrés Yunes Brazil	30	1.7k 1.5×	566 1.1×	600 1.6×	307 1.3×	185 0.8×	129	3.1k
Mayank Singh India	23	1.4k 1.3×	682 1.3×	595 1.6×	265 1.1×	314 1.4×	66	2.5k
Roberta Frapolli Italy	27	1.0k 0.9×	647 1.3×	297 0.8×	224 1.0×	440 1.9×	85	2.3k
Michael Timm United States	27	1.1k 1.0×	526 1.0×	146 0.4×	234 1.0×	148 0.6×	76	2.3k
Shulan Zhang China	29	1.0k 0.9×	535 1.0×	327 0.9×	642 2.7×	138 0.6×	123	2.5k
Geng Zhang China	18	1.5k 1.3×	764 1.5×	899 2.4×	411 1.8×	283 1.2×	76	2.5k
Xingyu Liu China	24	761 0.7×	340 0.7×	284 0.8×	218 0.9×	368 1.6×	129	1.7k
Leila Farahmand Iran	23	849 0.8×	552 1.1×	404 1.1×	238 1.0×	214 0.9×	74	1.7k
Bo Hong China	24	790 0.7×	564 1.1×	358 0.9×	196 0.8×	160 0.7×	80	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Cheng

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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

Cheng, Lei, et al.. (2025). Symmetrical Configuration Design and Experimental Study of a Repeatable Stowing Deployment Flexible Solar Array. Symmetry. 17(6). 822–822.

Cheng, Lei, et al.. (2025). EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma Cell-Derived Exosomal miR-651-5p Induces CD8+ T Cell Apoptosis via Downregulating BCL2 Expression. Biomedicines. 13(2). 482–482.

Li, Zongjuan, Du He, Yijun Jia, et al.. (2024). SLC40A1+ macrophages contribute to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in EGFR-mutated lung cancer. Science Bulletin. 70(1). 47–50. 2 indexed citations

Gao, Zezheng, Wenhui Zhang, Lisha He, et al.. (2024). Double-blinded, randomized clinical trial of Gegen Qinlian decoction pinpointsFaecalibacteriumas key gut bacteria in alleviating hyperglycemia. Precision Clinical Medicine. 7(1). pbae003–pbae003. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Haowei, et al.. (2024). Clinical characteristics and risk factors of non-mild outcomes in patients with Omicron variant COVID-19 in Shanghai, China. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 18(1). 44–52.

Luo, Zhiqiang, Yuxuan Li, Leyao Shen, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of laser adjuvant therapy in the management of post‐operative endodontic pain: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Endodontic Journal. 57(12). 1700–1716.

Xu, Yaning, Fengxi Li, Yuyang Liu, et al.. (2024). Directed evolution of Escherichia coli surface-displayed Vitreoscilla hemoglobin as an artificial metalloenzyme for the synthesis of 5-imino-1,2,4-thiadiazoles. Chemical Science. 15(20). 7742–7748. 11 indexed citations

Han, Ruoshuang, Haoyue Guo, Jinpeng Shi, et al.. (2024). Osimertinib in combination with anti-angiogenesis therapy presents a promising option for osimertinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer. BMC Medicine. 22(1). 174–174. 11 indexed citations

Bai, Hao, et al.. (2024). Genetic mutation profiling reveals biomarkers for targeted therapy efficacy and prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer. Heliyon. 10(6). e27633–e27633. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiujuan, Haojie Zhang, Lei Cheng, et al.. (2023). Recent development of multi-target VEGFR-2 inhibitors for the cancer therapy. Bioorganic Chemistry. 133. 106425–106425. 93 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheng, Lei, Guanghui Gao, Chao Zhao, et al.. (2023). Personalized circulating tumor DNA detection to monitor immunotherapy efficacy and predict outcome in locally advanced or metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer. Cancer Medicine. 12(13). 14317–14326. 4 indexed citations

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Yi, Yue, Jan Dolfing, Jin Ge, et al.. (2023). Thermodynamic restrictions determine ammonia tolerance of methanogenic pathways in Methanosarcina barkeri. Water Research. 232. 119664–119664. 26 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, et al.. (2022). Mechanisms of bone remodeling and therapeutic strategies in chronic apical periodontitis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 908859–908859. 52 indexed citations

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Long, Hongan, Samuel F. Miller, Chaoxian Zhao, et al.. (2016). Antibiotic treatment enhances the genome-wide mutation rate of target cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(18). E2498–505. 155 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingyu, Li Xie, Jing Hu, et al.. (2016). Antitumor effect of manumycin on colorectal cancer cells by increasing the reactive oxygen species production and blocking PI3K-AKT pathway. OncoTargets and Therapy. 9. 2885–2885. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Xi, et al.. (2015). Rapid screening and confirmation of 205 pesticide residues in rice by QuEChERS and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Chinese Journal of Chromatography. 33(10). 1080–1080. 1 indexed citations

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Qian, Xiaoping, et al.. (2015). Combination of cetuximab and PP242 synergistically suppress the progression of wild-type KRAS colorectal carcinoma. OncoTargets and Therapy. 8. 3185–3185. 5 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, Ming Li, Jing Hu, et al.. (2014). UGT1A1*6 polymorphisms are correlated with irinotecan-induced toxicity: a system review and meta-analysis in Asians. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 73(3). 551–560. 64 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, Qing Zhang, Sheng Yang, et al.. (2013). A 4-gene panel as a marker at chromosome 8q in Asian gastric cancer patients. Genomics. 102(4). 323–330. 27 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei. (2002). B7 family-important co-stimulatory molecules. Immunological Journal.

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