Li‐Tien Cheng

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Li‐Tien Cheng is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Molecular Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Li‐Tien Cheng has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Computational Mechanics, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Li‐Tien Cheng's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (13 papers), Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (10 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (9 papers). Li‐Tien Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (13 papers), Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (10 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (9 papers). Li‐Tien Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Li‐Tien Cheng's co-authors include Stanley Osher, Myungjoo Kang, Ronald Fedkiw, Frédéric Gibou, Hongkai Zhao, Yen‐Hsi Richard Tsai, Marcelo Bertalmı́o, Guillermo Sapiro, Yen-Hsi Tsai and Bo Li and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

Li‐Tien Cheng

40 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Second-Order-Accurate Symmetric Discretization of the P... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300
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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. A Second-Order-Accurate Symmetric Discretization of the Poisson Equation on Irregular Domains
    2002 398 citations Li‐Tien Cheng et al. Journal of Computational Physics 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‐Tien Cheng United States 20 1.0k 273 271 240 221 42 1.9k
Folkmar Bornemann Germany 23 620 0.6× 311 1.1× 92 0.3× 167 0.7× 367 1.7× 60 1.7k
Gerhard Dziuk Germany 24 1.7k 1.7× 73 0.3× 268 1.0× 101 0.4× 776 3.5× 48 2.4k
Irad Yavneh Israel 27 940 0.9× 154 0.6× 77 0.3× 363 1.5× 256 1.2× 99 2.2k
Steven J. Ruuth Canada 29 2.9k 2.8× 142 0.5× 191 0.7× 154 0.6× 556 2.5× 58 4.2k
Michael Spivak United States 5 337 0.3× 110 0.4× 154 0.6× 244 1.0× 276 1.2× 9 2.4k
Chao Yang China 25 682 0.7× 177 0.6× 33 0.1× 94 0.4× 349 1.6× 134 2.0k
Jean‐David Benamou France 22 600 0.6× 241 0.9× 82 0.3× 178 0.7× 377 1.7× 50 2.4k
E. D’Azevedo United States 27 446 0.4× 291 1.1× 162 0.6× 60 0.3× 253 1.1× 70 1.7k
Arno B. J. Kuijlaars Belgium 29 247 0.2× 452 1.7× 45 0.2× 142 0.6× 648 2.9× 102 2.9k
Olof Runborg Sweden 16 586 0.6× 256 0.9× 32 0.1× 52 0.2× 362 1.6× 51 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li‐Tien Cheng

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Zirui & Li‐Tien Cheng. (2024). A Compact Coupling Interface Method with Second-Order Gradient Approximation for Elliptic Interface Problems. Journal of Scientific Computing. 100(2). 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li‐Tien, et al.. (2023). Numerical evidence of exponential mixing by alternating shear flows. Communications in Mathematical Sciences. 21(2). 529–541. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zirui & Li‐Tien Cheng. (2023). Binary Level Set Method for Variational Implicit Solvation Model. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing. 45(5). B618–B645. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zirui, Clarisse G. Ricci, Chao Fan, et al.. (2021). Coupling Monte Carlo, Variational Implicit Solvation, and Binary Level-Set for Simulations of Biomolecular Binding. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 17(4). 2465–2478. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Shenggao, Yanan Zhang, Li‐Tien Cheng, & Bo Li. (2021). Prediction of multiple dry–wet transition pathways with a mesoscale variational approach. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 155(12). 124110–124110. 1 indexed citations
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Ricci, Clarisse G., Bo Li, Li‐Tien Cheng, Joachim Dzubiella, & J. Andrew McCammon. (2018). Tailoring the Variational Implicit Solvent Method for New Challenges: Biomolecular Recognition and Assembly. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 5. 13–13. 7 indexed citations
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Ricci, Clarisse G., Bo Li, Li‐Tien Cheng, Joachim Dzubiella, & J. Andrew McCammon. (2017). “Martinizing” the Variational Implicit Solvent Method (VISM): Solvation Free Energy for Coarse-Grained Proteins. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 121(27). 6538–6548. 8 indexed citations
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Zhou, Shenggao, Hui Sun, Li‐Tien Cheng, et al.. (2016). Stochastic level-set variational implicit-solvent approach to solute-solvent interfacial fluctuations. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 145(5). 54114–54114. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Hui, et al.. (2015). Numerical Treatment of Stokes Solvent Flow and Solute–Solvent Interfacial Dynamics for Nonpolar Molecules. Journal of Scientific Computing. 67(2). 705–723. 2 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li‐Tien, et al.. (2011). Yukawa-field approximation of electrostatic free energy and dielectric boundary force. Nonlinearity. 24(11). 3215–3236. 15 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li‐Tien, Bo Li, & Zhongming Wang. (2010). Level-set minimization of potential controlled Hadwiger valuations for molecular solvation. Journal of Computational Physics. 229(22). 8497–8510. 19 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li‐Tien, Zhongming Wang, Piotr Setny, et al.. (2009). Interfaces and hydrophobic interactions in receptor-ligand systems: A level-set variational implicit solvent approach. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 131(14). 144102–144102. 36 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li‐Tien & Yen-Hsi Tsai. (2008). Redistancing by flow of time dependent eikonal equation. Journal of Computational Physics. 227(8). 4002–4017. 47 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li‐Tien & Yen-Hsi Tsai. (2005). Visibility Optimization Using Variational Approaches. Communications in Mathematical Sciences. 3(3). 425–451. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Hailiang, Li‐Tien Cheng, & Stanley Osher. (2005). A Level Set Framework for Capturing Multi-Valued Solutions of Nonlinear First-Order Equations. Journal of Scientific Computing. 29(3). 353–373. 9 indexed citations
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Cheng, Li‐Tien, et al.. (2005). Minimization with the affine normal direction. Communications in Mathematical Sciences. 3(4). 561–574.
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Cheng, Li‐Tien, Hailiang Liu, & Stanley Osher. (2003). Computational high-frequency wave propogation using the level-set method with applications to the semi-classical limit of the Schrödinger equations. Communications in Mathematical Sciences. 1(3). 593–621. 58 indexed citations
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Tsai, Yen‐Hsi Richard, Li‐Tien Cheng, Stanley Osher, & Hongkai Zhao. (2003). Fast Sweeping Algorithms for a Class of Hamilton--Jacobi Equations. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. 41(2). 673–694. 320 indexed citations
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Burchard, Paul, Li‐Tien Cheng, Barry Merriman, & Stanley Osher. (2001). Motion of Curves in Three Spatial Dimensions Using a Level Set Approach. Journal of Computational Physics. 170(2). 720–741. 75 indexed citations
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Bertalmı́o, Marcelo, Li‐Tien Cheng, & Stanley Osher. (2000). A Framework for Solving Surface Partial Differential Equations for Computer Graphics Applications. 17 indexed citations

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