Li Cheng

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Li Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Gastroenterology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Cheng has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Surgery and 9 papers in Gastroenterology. Recurrent topics in Li Cheng's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (9 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (6 papers). Li Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (9 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (6 papers). Li Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Denmark. Li Cheng's co-authors include Bruce A. Yankner, Jennifer A. Chan, Tao Lu, Isaac S. Kohane, Ying Pan, Eric E. Schadt, Wing Hung Wong, Byron Ellis, Sheng‐ce Tao and Minfeng Xiao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Li Cheng

84 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Gene regulation and DNA damage in the ageing human brain 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 400 800 1.2k
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. Gene regulation and DNA damage in the ageing human brain
    2004 1.4k citations Li Cheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Li Cheng China 21 1.6k 483 278 240 229 91 2.9k
Jun Guo China 26 1.7k 1.0× 507 1.0× 138 0.5× 317 1.3× 182 0.8× 75 3.5k
Kit‐Yi Leung United Kingdom 33 2.0k 1.2× 954 2.0× 279 1.0× 299 1.2× 344 1.5× 60 4.0k
Bin Liang China 31 1.6k 1.0× 664 1.4× 167 0.6× 174 0.7× 256 1.1× 127 3.4k
Woo Jin Park South Korea 34 2.6k 1.6× 308 0.6× 237 0.9× 289 1.2× 281 1.2× 135 4.1k
Kazem Zibara Lebanon 35 1.9k 1.1× 289 0.6× 181 0.7× 230 1.0× 276 1.2× 147 3.9k
Wenjun Li China 43 1.9k 1.2× 541 1.1× 171 0.6× 632 2.6× 248 1.1× 186 5.0k
Simon C. Johnson United States 23 2.0k 1.3× 847 1.8× 281 1.0× 142 0.6× 179 0.8× 42 3.5k
Michelangelo Campanella United Kingdom 38 3.0k 1.8× 670 1.4× 174 0.6× 348 1.4× 236 1.0× 85 5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Li 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 Li Cheng. The network helps show where Li Cheng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li 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 Li Cheng. Li 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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Li, Hangyu, Bingjie Ding, Jia Wang, et al.. (2025). Improving dietary energy and antioxidative properties benefit early maternal BMI and further manage adverse pregnancy outcomes with better weight gain. Food & Function. 16(7). 2687–2702. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li, Jielin Li, Yaojun Chen, & Junbiao Dai. (2025). SCRaMbLE: a Versatile Tool for Genome Manipulation. Physiology. 40(5). 398–407.
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Cheng, Li, et al.. (2025). Unmasking the Uncommon: A Challenging Case of suspected Eosinophilic Sialodochitis. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 54. 186–186.
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Hu, Qian, Rui Xue, Qi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Distinguishing clinical and imaging characteristics of primary central nervous system lymphoma from high-grade glioma and metastatic brain tumors. Clinical & Translational Oncology. 27(6). 2629–2637. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Qianqian, et al.. (2023). Stigma and Efficacy of Zhizhu Kuanzhong Capsules Versus Doxepin in the Treatment of Refractory Functional Dyspepsia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. 29(3). 360–369. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li, et al.. (2023). Inhaled nitric oxide: can it serve as a savior for COVID-19 and related respiratory and cardiovascular diseases?. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1277552–1277552. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanjie, Xiyong Liu, Li Cheng, et al.. (2020). Tumor Suppressor microRNA-138 Suppresses Low-Grade Glioma Development and Metastasis via Regulating IGF2BP2. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Bo, Qingqing Luo, Qing Li, Li Cheng, & Shengliang Chen. (2020). Daily Short Message Service Reminders Increase Treatment Compliance and Efficacy in Outpatients with Functional Dyspepsia: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 35(10). 2925–2931. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yuyao, et al.. (2019). Sentiment Analysis of Movie Review Based on LSTM. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li, Chengjian Wang, Wanjun Jin, et al.. (2019). Mass Spectrometric Analysis of N-Glycans of Glycoprotein Separated by SDS-PAGE Gel from Ginkgo Seed†. Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao. 40(1). 69–75. 1 indexed citations
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Hrit, Joel, Li Cheng, Bang-An Wang, et al.. (2018). OGT binds a conserved C-terminal domain of TET1 to regulate TET1 activity and function in development. eLife. 7. 44 indexed citations
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Narimatsu, Hisashi, Hiroyuki Kaji, Sergey Y. Vakhrushev, et al.. (2018). Current Technologies for Complex Glycoproteomics and Their Applications to Biology/Disease-Driven Glycoproteomics. Journal of Proteome Research. 17(12). 4097–4112. 53 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li, Fei Dong, Nuo Dong, et al.. (2013). Notch Signal Regulates Corneal Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition. American Journal Of Pathology. 183(3). 786–795. 52 indexed citations
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Chen, Ying, Li Cheng, Qian Xiong, et al.. (2013). Bcl2-associated Athanogene 3 Interactome Analysis Reveals a New Role in Modulating Proteasome Activity. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 12(10). 2804–2819. 57 indexed citations
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Kumar, Kamal, Valmik Desai, Li Cheng, et al.. (2011). AGeS: A Software System for Microbial Genome Sequence Annotation. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e17469–e17469. 16 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li. (2011). A Review on Release Policies in Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication System. Industrial Engineering and Management. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li. (2003). Research and Application for Short-time Cascaded Hydroelectric Scheduling Based on Progressive Optimality Algorithm. 5 indexed citations

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