Liwei Zheng

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
134 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Liwei Zheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Liwei Zheng has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Rheumatology and 26 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Liwei Zheng's work include dental development and anomalies (25 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers) and Bone and Dental Protein Studies (17 papers). Liwei Zheng is often cited by papers focused on dental development and anomalies (25 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (18 papers) and Bone and Dental Protein Studies (17 papers). Liwei Zheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Thailand. Liwei Zheng's co-authors include Xuedong Zhou, Xin Xu, Quan Yuan, Yachuan Zhou, Xu Cao, Janet L. Crane, Gehua Zhen, Mian Wan, Dixin Cui and Ling Ye and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Liwei Zheng

133 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Transforming growth factor-β in stem cells and tissue homeostasis

2018 321 citations Xin Xu, Liwei Zheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liwei Zheng China	29	1.6k	552	425	370	340	134	3.1k
Rachel J. Waddington United Kingdom	34	1.0k 0.6×	685 1.2×	425 1.0×	205 0.6×	723 2.1×	103	3.5k
Rwk Wong Hong Kong	39	1.4k 0.9×	402 0.7×	124 0.3×	116 0.3×	344 1.0×	172	4.1k
Hiroshi Okada Japan	34	1.2k 0.8×	370 0.7×	181 0.4×	138 0.4×	385 1.1×	224	4.1k
Chunmei Zhang China	29	1.9k 1.2×	292 0.5×	1.4k 3.4×	581 1.6×	243 0.7×	103	4.2k
Wataru Ariyoshi Japan	27	791 0.5×	401 0.7×	161 0.4×	169 0.5×	270 0.8×	104	2.2k
Ferdinando Mannello Italy	35	1.1k 0.7×	163 0.3×	374 0.9×	903 2.4×	165 0.5×	144	4.5k
Gaston Godeau France	35	755 0.5×	304 0.6×	123 0.3×	702 1.9×	533 1.6×	119	4.0k
Mikihito Kajiya Japan	30	914 0.6×	206 0.4×	335 0.8×	208 0.6×	644 1.9×	106	2.6k
Juan Du China	31	968 0.6×	189 0.3×	408 1.0×	245 0.7×	416 1.2×	107	2.6k
Yorimasa Ogata Japan	32	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 1.8×	166 0.4×	281 0.8×	838 2.5×	155	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Liwei Zheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liwei Zheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liwei Zheng

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wang, Yueqi, Jinyue Yan, Cong Liu, et al.. (2025). Integrated physiological and transcriptomic analyses uncover mechanisms regulating axillary bud outgrowth in apple. Scientia Horticulturae. 350. 114329–114329.

Mei, Heng, Qi Cai, Jiajia Zhou, et al.. (2025). hTAS2R38 polymorphisms modulate oral microbiota and influence the prevalence and treatment outcome of halitosis. Microbiome. 13(1). 85–85. 2 indexed citations

Lu, Ping, et al.. (2025). MSMDL-DDI: Multi-Layer Soft Mask Dual-View Learning for Drug–Drug Interactions. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 115. 108355–108355. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhiying, Jiaxin Liu, Liwei Zheng, et al.. (2024). Salicin alleviates periodontitis via Tas2r143/gustducin signaling in fibroblasts. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1374900–1374900. 6 indexed citations

Zheng, Liwei, et al.. (2024). Histone‐modifying enzymes: Roles in odontogenesis and beyond. Oral Diseases. 30(6). 3710–3718. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Shiqi, S.-H. LI, Mian Wan, et al.. (2024). Glutamine-αKG axis affects dentin regeneration and regulates osteo/odontogenic differentiation of mesenchymal adult stem cells via IGF2 m6A modification. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 479–479. 1 indexed citations

Li, Hongyu, et al.. (2023). Epigenetics in developmental defects of enamel: A scoping review. Oral Diseases. 29(6). 2366–2375. 3 indexed citations

Zheng, Liwei, et al.. (2022). Genome-Wide Identification of Brassicaceae Hormone-Related Transcription Factors and Their Roles in Stress Adaptation and Plant Height Regulation in Allotetraploid Rapeseed. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(15). 8762–8762. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Jun, Caixia Pi, Chen Cui, et al.. (2022). PTHrP promotes subchondral bone formation in TMJ-OA. International Journal of Oral Science. 14(1). 37–37. 20 indexed citations

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Wang, Yan, Jiatong Li, Haonan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 Alleviates Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis in Mice. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 684824–684824. 30 indexed citations

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Liu, Ying, Lu Gan, Dixin Cui, et al.. (2021). Epigenetic regulation of dental pulp stem cells and its potential in regenerative endodontics. World Journal of Stem Cells. 13(11). 1647–1666. 26 indexed citations

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Cui, Dixin, et al.. (2021). Roles of Dental Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Management of Immature Necrotic Permanent Teeth. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 666186–666186. 11 indexed citations

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Zheng, Liwei, Cai Gao, Lizhi Zhang, et al.. (2019). Effects of Brassinosteroid Associated with Auxin and Gibberellin on Apple Tree Growth and Gene Expression Patterns. Horticultural Plant Journal. 5(3). 93–108. 28 indexed citations

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Li, Feifei, Fanyuan Yu, Xin Xu, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of Recombinant Human FGF-2 and PDGF-BB in Periodontal Regeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 65–65. 67 indexed citations

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Sun, Feifei, Meihua Wan, Xin Xu, et al.. (2014). Crosstalk between miR-34a and Notch Signaling Promotes Differentiation in Apical Papilla Stem Cells (SCAPs). Journal of Dental Research. 93(6). 589–595. 58 indexed citations

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Zheng, Liwei, Jiaojiao Cao, Dan Lü, et al.. (2014). Imperatorin Is a Mechanism-Based Inactivator of CYP2B6. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 43(1). 82–88. 20 indexed citations

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Zheng, Liwei, et al.. (2013). Effects of light intensity on growth performance and antioxidative status of broilers. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 83(11). 2 indexed citations

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Zheng, Liwei, et al.. (2013). The similarity between human embryonic stem cell-derived epithelial cells and ameloblast-lineage cells. International Journal of Oral Science. 5(1). 1–6. 18 indexed citations

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Zheng, Liwei, et al.. (2013). Cytotoxicity of ammonium hexafluorosilicate on human gingival fibroblasts. Toxicology in Vitro. 27(8). 2149–2155. 4 indexed citations

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Zheng, Liwei, Jonathan L. Stahl, Ryo Kunimatsu, et al.. (2013). Inductive Ability of Human Developing and Differentiated Dental Mesenchyme. Cells Tissues Organs. 198(2). 99–110. 7 indexed citations

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