Michelle Cheng

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Michelle Cheng is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Cheng has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 13 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Michelle Cheng's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (8 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers). Michelle Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (8 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (8 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (7 papers). Michelle Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Michelle Cheng's co-authors include Frances M. Leslie, Qun‐Yong Zhou, Alex G. Lee, Gary K. Steinberg, Yumiko Saito, Olivier Civelli, Jason C. Bermak, Chuanyu Li, David R. Weaver and James D. Belluzzi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Cheng

58 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Prokineticin 2 transmits the behavioural circadian rhythm of the suprachiasmatic nucleus

2002 574 citations Michelle Cheng, Alex G. Lee et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michelle Cheng	1.0k	749	621	516	385	62	2.8k
Alan G. Watts	2.0k 1.9×	884 1.2×	538 0.9×	1.0k 2.0×	193 0.5×	95	3.9k
C. Köhler	472 0.5×	2.8k 3.8×	1.5k 2.4×	1.1k 2.0×	227 0.6×	84	4.6k
Ja‐Hyun Baik	595 0.6×	2.0k 2.7×	2.1k 3.3×	464 0.9×	85 0.2×	85	4.5k
Lars Westberg	289 0.3×	582 0.8×	678 1.1×	562 1.1×	217 0.6×	132	3.7k
Jean‐Didier Vincent	842 0.8×	2.3k 3.1×	1.8k 2.9×	480 0.9×	342 0.9×	111	5.2k
Mary Lou Voytko	214 0.2×	622 0.8×	517 0.8×	876 1.7×	487 1.3×	47	2.7k
Maria C. Morale	271 0.3×	1.0k 1.4×	910 1.5×	103 0.2×	371 1.0×	68	3.2k
Martin W. Wessendorf	619 0.6×	2.5k 3.4×	1.5k 2.5×	408 0.8×	215 0.6×	69	4.1k
Tobias M. Böckers	270 0.3×	1.0k 1.4×	1.3k 2.0×	355 0.7×	76 0.2×	85	3.2k
Mitsuyuki Matsumoto	229 0.2×	1.7k 2.2×	2.0k 3.2×	1.2k 2.2×	234 0.6×	85	5.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michelle Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michelle 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 Michelle Cheng. Michelle Cheng 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

Herrera, Christian, et al.. (2025). Institutional partnerships: results from a scoping review of promising strategies to promote diversity within the academic health sciences. BMC Medical Education. 25(1). 1529–1529.

Tokairin, Kikutaro, Masaki Ito, Alex G. Lee, et al.. (2024). Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Profiling Reveals Low Methylation Variability in Moyamoya Disease. Translational Stroke Research. 16(4). 1198–1213. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Robert, et al.. (2024). Industry Perceptions and Experiences with the Access Consortium New Active Substance Work-Sharing Initiative (NASWSI): Survey Results and Recommendations. Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 58(3). 557–566. 1 indexed citations

Alegrı́a, Margarita & Michelle Cheng. (2023). Intersectional approaches are essential to identify the multiple sources of oppression.. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. 132(5). 590–593. 1 indexed citations

Belle, Jean-Paul Van, et al.. (2023). Managing the work-life balance when working from home: the experience of Flemish parents. EPiC series in computing. 93. 228–215.

Abhinav, Kumar, Alex G. Lee, Arjun V. Pendharkar, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive Profiling of Secreted Factors in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Moyamoya Disease Patients. Translational Stroke Research. 15(2). 399–408. 7 indexed citations

Setoh, Peipei, Michelle Cheng, Marc H. Bornstein, & Gianluca Esposito. (2021). Contrasting lexical biases in bilingual English–Mandarin speech: Verb-biased mothers, but noun-biased toddlers. Journal of Child Language. 48(6). 1185–1208. 9 indexed citations

Cheng, Michelle, et al.. (2021). Why are the batteries in the microwave?: Use of semantic information under uncertainty in a search task. Cognitive Research Principles and Implications. 6(1). 32–32. 1 indexed citations

Cao, Zhijuan, et al.. (2020). Inflammatory Responses in the Secondary Thalamic Injury After Cortical Ischemic Stroke. Frontiers in Neurology. 11. 236–236. 25 indexed citations

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Wu, Lyndia C., Gary K. Steinberg, Siqin Huang, et al.. (2019). A Review of Magnetic Particle Imaging and Perspectives on Neuroimaging. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 40(2). 206–212. 145 indexed citations

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Shah, Aatman, Shunsuke Ishizaka, Michelle Cheng, et al.. (2017). Optogenetic neuronal stimulation of the lateral cerebellar nucleus promotes persistent functional recovery after stroke. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 46612–46612. 65 indexed citations

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Naigles, Letitia, Michelle Cheng, Nan Xu Rattanasone, et al.. (2016). “You’re telling me!” The prevalence and predictors of pronoun reversals in children with autism spectrum disorders and typical development. Research in autism spectrum disorders. 27. 11–20. 62 indexed citations

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Cheng, Michelle, Markus Aswendt, & Gary K. Steinberg. (2015). Optogenetic Approaches to Target Specific Neural Circuits in Post-stroke Recovery. Neurotherapeutics. 13(2). 325–340. 35 indexed citations

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Cheng, Michelle, Jacqueline F. Moreau, Sean T. McGuire, Jonhan Ho, & Laura K. Ferris. (2014). Melanoma depth in patients with an established dermatologist. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 70(5). 841–846. 12 indexed citations

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Dagnino‐Subiabre, Alexies, et al.. (2012). Corticosterone treatment impairs auditory fear learning and the dendritic morphology of the rat inferior colliculus. Hearing Research. 294(1-2). 104–113. 7 indexed citations

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Cheng, Michelle, Michael C. Jin, Guohua Sun, et al.. (2011). An Insult-Inducible Vector System Activated by Hypoxia and Oxidative Stress for Neuronal Gene Therapy. Translational Stroke Research. 2(1). 92–100. 7 indexed citations

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Cheng, Michelle, Frances M. Leslie, & Qun‐Yong Zhou. (2006). Expression of prokineticins and their receptors in the adult mouse brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 498(6). 796–809. 97 indexed citations

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Loughlin, Sandra E., et al.. (2006). Nicotine modulation of stress‐related peptide neurons. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 497(4). 575–588. 32 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qun‐Yong & Michelle Cheng. (2005). Prokineticin 2 and circadian clock output. FEBS Journal. 272(22). 5703–5709. 76 indexed citations

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Saito, Yumiko, Michelle Cheng, Frances M. Leslie, & Olivier Civelli. (2001). Expression of the melanin‐concentrating hormone (MCH) receptor mRNA in the rat brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 435(1). 26–40. 298 indexed citations

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