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, David R. Weaver, Chuanyu Li, Clayton Bullock and Jason C. Bermak 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

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Prokineticin 2 transmits the behavioural circadian rhythm of the suprachiasmatic nucleus

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Cheng

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Institutional partnerships: results from a scoping review of promising strategies to promote diversity within the academic health sciences 2025 ·BMC Medical Education ·Christian Herrera, (unknown), (unknown), Michelle Cheng, (unknown), Margarita Alegrı́a, Idia B. Thurston	0
2	Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Profiling Reveals Low Methylation Variability in Moyamoya Disease 2024 ·Translational Stroke Research ·Kikutaro Tokairin, Masaki Ito, Alex G. Lee, Mario Teo, (unknown), Michelle Cheng, Gary K. Steinberg	5
3	Intersectional approaches are essential to identify the multiple sources of oppression. 2023 ·Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science ·Margarita Alegrı́a, Michelle Cheng	1
4	Managing the work-life balance when working from home: the experience of Flemish parents 2023 ·EPiC series in computing ·Jean-Paul Van Belle, (unknown), (unknown), Michelle Cheng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
5	Contrasting lexical biases in bilingual English–Mandarin speech: Verb-biased mothers, but noun-biased toddlers 2021 ·Journal of Child Language ·Peipei Setoh, Michelle Cheng, Marc H. Bornstein, Gianluca Esposito	9
6	Why are the batteries in the microwave?: Use of semantic information under uncertainty in a search task 2021 ·Cognitive Research Principles and Implications ·(unknown), Michelle Cheng, (unknown), Rahul Shome	1
7	Inflammatory Responses in the Secondary Thalamic Injury After Cortical Ischemic Stroke 2020 ·Frontiers in Neurology ·Zhijuan Cao, (unknown), Tonya Bliss, Michelle Cheng, Gary K. Steinberg	25
8	Optogenetic Stimulation Reduces Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression After Stroke 2020 ·Translational Stroke Research ·Arjun V. Pendharkar, Daniel Smerin, Lorenzo González, Eric H. Wang, S. Lévy, Stephanie Wang, Shunsuke Ishizaka, Masaki Ito, Haruto Uchino, Terrance Chiang, Michelle Cheng, Gary K. Steinberg	15
9	A Review of Magnetic Particle Imaging and Perspectives on Neuroimaging 2019 ·American Journal of Neuroradiology ·Lyndia C. Wu, (unknown), Gary K. Steinberg, (unknown), Siqin Huang, Michelle Cheng, Tonya Bliss, Feng Du, Jianghong Rao, Guosheng Song, Laura Pisani, Timothy C. Doyle, Steven Conolly, Kannan M. Krishnan, Gerald A. Grant, Max Wintermark	145
10	The mTOR cell signaling pathway is crucial to the long-term protective effects of ischemic postconditioning against stroke 2018 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Peng Wang, Rong Xie, Michelle Cheng, Robert M. Sapolsky, Xunming Ji, Heng Zhao	10
11	Optogenetic neuronal stimulation of the lateral cerebellar nucleus promotes persistent functional recovery after stroke 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Aatman Shah, Shunsuke Ishizaka, Michelle Cheng, Eric H. Wang, (unknown), S. Lévy, Daniel Smerin, Guohua Sun, Gary K. Steinberg	65
12	Using qualitative methods to understand factors contributing to patient satisfaction among dermatology patients: a systematic review 2017 ·Journal of Dermatological Treatment ·(unknown), Sanminder Singh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michelle Cheng, Elizabeth A. Wang, April W. Armstrong	13
13	Expression of prokineticin 2 and its receptor in the macaque monkey brain 2016 ·Chronobiology International ·Katherine J. Burton, Xiaohan Li, Baoan Li, Michelle Cheng, Henryk F. Urbanski, Qun-Yong Zhou	10
14	Optogenetic Approaches to Target Specific Neural Circuits in Post-stroke Recovery 2015 ·Neurotherapeutics ·Michelle Cheng, Markus Aswendt, Gary K. Steinberg	35
15	MEK inhibitors and their potential in the treatment of advanced melanoma: the advantages of combination therapy 2015 ·Drug Design Development and Therapy ·Emanual Maverakis, Khiem A. Tran, Michelle Cheng, Anupam Mitra, Hiromi Ogawa, Vivian Y. Shi, (unknown), (unknown)	32
16	Melanoma depth in patients with an established dermatologist 2014 ·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology ·Michelle Cheng, Jacqueline F. Moreau, Sean T. McGuire, Jonhan Ho, Laura K. Ferris	12
17	PRAS40 plays a pivotal role in protecting against stroke by linking the Akt and mTOR pathways 2014 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Xiaoxing Xiong, Rong Xie, Hongfei Zhang, Lijuan Gu, Weiying Xie, Michelle Cheng, Zhihong Jian, Kristina S. Kovacina, Heng Zhao	67
18	Corticosterone treatment impairs auditory fear learning and the dendritic morphology of the rat inferior colliculus 2012 ·Hearing Research ·Alexies Dagnino‐Subiabre, Miguel A. Pérez, Gonzalo Terreros, Michelle Cheng, (unknown), Robert M. Sapolsky	7
19	Nicotine modulation of stress‐related peptide neurons 2006 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Sandra E. Loughlin, (unknown), Michelle Cheng, Alex G. Lee, Anne‐Sophie Villégier, Frances M. Leslie	32
20	Expression of prokineticins and their receptors in the adult mouse brain 2006 ·The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Michelle Cheng, Frances M. Leslie, Qun‐Yong Zhou	97

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