Ming Cheng

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Ming Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Cheng has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cancer Research and 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ming Cheng's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (15 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (10 papers). Ming Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (15 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (10 papers). Ming Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malaysia. Ming Cheng's co-authors include F. Ulrich Hartl, Arthur L. Horwich, R A Pollock, Jörg Martin, Elizabeth M. Hallberg, Richard L. Hallberg, František Kalousek, Cunfang Wang, Hua Jiang and Asish C. Nag and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ming Cheng

91 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mitochondrial heat-shock protein hsp60 is essential for assembly of proteins imported into yeast mitochondria

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ming Cheng China	20	1.5k	285	270	221	214	96	2.3k
Jie Jia China	29	1.7k 1.1×	172 0.6×	260 1.0×	359 1.6×	145 0.7×	60	2.9k
Kai Lin China	31	1.7k 1.2×	287 1.0×	257 1.0×	402 1.8×	185 0.9×	80	2.6k
Arvindhan Nagarajan United States	19	1.2k 0.8×	121 0.4×	394 1.5×	197 0.9×	115 0.5×	40	2.5k
Hua Liao China	22	1.1k 0.7×	214 0.8×	80 0.3×	397 1.8×	176 0.8×	56	2.3k
Chenglin Zhang China	27	1.4k 1.0×	206 0.7×	199 0.7×	72 0.3×	82 0.4×	91	2.0k
Joop van den Heuvel Germany	28	1.8k 1.2×	123 0.4×	111 0.4×	107 0.5×	154 0.7×	69	2.9k
Mi‐Ju Kim South Korea	30	1.3k 0.9×	125 0.4×	174 0.6×	367 1.7×	319 1.5×	128	2.5k
Terry Riss United States	24	1.1k 0.7×	149 0.5×	156 0.6×	89 0.4×	133 0.6×	78	2.4k
Xuezhi Bi Singapore	29	1.2k 0.8×	87 0.3×	104 0.4×	225 1.0×	90 0.4×	76	2.1k
Han-Oh Park South Korea	19	1.2k 0.8×	178 0.6×	147 0.5×	64 0.3×	114 0.5×	42	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ming Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ming Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ming Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ming 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 Ming Cheng. Ming 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Ma, Cong, Ming Cheng, Ting Xiao, et al.. (2025). miR-574-3p and miR-125a-5p in Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes Synergistically Target TGF-β1/SMAD2 Signaling Pathway for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 145(11). 2719–2735.e3. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Fang, Ming Cheng, Binbin Du, et al.. (2024). Predicting microvascular invasion in small (≤ 5 cm) hepatocellular carcinomas using radiomics-based peritumoral analysis. Insights into Imaging. 15(1). 90–90. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Qingyang, et al.. (2024). Estrogen Regulates Ca2+ to Promote Mitochondrial Function Through G-Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptors During Oocyte Maturation. Biomolecules. 14(11). 1430–1430. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Hui, Chan Li, Qingyang Liu, et al.. (2023). C-type natriuretic peptide improves maternally aged oocytes quality by inhibiting excessive PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy. eLife. 12. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Huiping, et al.. (2023). Development and external validation of a radiomics model for assessment of HER2 positivity in men and women presenting with gastric cancer. Insights into Imaging. 14(1). 20–20. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Likuan, Ming Cheng, Yuhong Lei, et al.. (2023). Lithofacies logging identification for strongly heterogeneous deep-buried reservoirs based on improved Bayesian inversion: The Lower Jurassic sandstone, Central Junggar Basin, China. Frontiers in Earth Science. 11. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Ming, et al.. (2022). Mechanisms and applications of milk‐derived bioactive peptides in Food for Special Medical Purposes. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 57(5). 2830–2839. 12 indexed citations

Cheng, Ming, et al.. (2022). Modifying the physicochemical properties, solubility and foaming capacity of milk proteins by ultrasound-assisted alkaline pH-shifting treatment. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 88. 106089–106089. 75 indexed citations

Wang, Nan, Ming Cheng, Yong Chen, et al.. (2021). Natural variations in the non-coding region of ZmNAC080308 contributes maintaining grain yield under drought stress in maize. BMC Plant Biology. 21(1). 305–305. 19 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ming, et al.. (2020). Comparative study on the microstructure and functional properties of casein in goat milk processed by different methods. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 56(4). 1682–1689. 5 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ming, et al.. (2020). Differences in lipidomics may be potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira. 35(5). e202000508–e202000508. 10 indexed citations

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Chao, Tianle, Aili Wang, Ping Sun, et al.. (2020). Characterization of microRNA profiles in the mammary gland tissue of dairy goats at the late lactation, dry period and late gestation stages. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0234427–e0234427. 25 indexed citations

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Peng, Qiliang, et al.. (2020). Biomarker implication of kallikrein-related peptidases as prognostic tissue substrates of poor survival in colorectal cancer. Cancer Cell International. 20(1). 260–260. 2 indexed citations

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Peng, Qiliang, Ming Cheng, Ting Li, et al.. (2020). Integrated characterization and validation of the prognostic significance of microRNA-200s in colorectal cancer. Cancer Cell International. 20(1). 56–56. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiao, Chunxia Yang, Mi Yang, et al.. (2019). Tumor location of the central and nipple portion is associated with impaired survival for women with breast cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Xiangying, et al.. (2019). Change in the structural and functional properties of goat milk protein due to pH and heat. Journal of Dairy Science. 103(2). 1337–1351. 36 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ming, Xuexi Zhang, Xiangying Li, et al.. (2019). The effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and functional properties of whey protein from goat milk. Journal of Dairy Science. 103(2). 1289–1302. 58 indexed citations

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Chu, Meiqiang, Yong Zhao, Yanni Feng, et al.. (2017). MicroRNA-126 participates in lipid metabolism in mammary epithelial cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 454. 77–86. 21 indexed citations

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Huang, Shuai, Nan Zheng, Caiyun Fan, et al.. (2017). Effects of aflatoxin B1 combined with ochratoxin A and/or zearalenone on metabolism, immune function, and antioxidant status in lactating dairy goats. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 31(4). 505–513. 32 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ming. (2008). Recent Development of Structural Systems for Super Tall Buildings. Jiegou Gongchengshi. 1 indexed citations

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