N N Cheng

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

N N Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, N N Cheng has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Aging and 1 paper in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in N N Cheng's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (3 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (3 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (2 papers). N N Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (3 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (3 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (2 papers). N N Cheng collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. N N Cheng's co-authors include Kenneth J. Kemphues, James R. Priess, Diane G. Morton, Diego A. R. Zorio, Thomas Blumenthal, John Spieth, Hugh W. Brock, David A. Theilmann, J. Meredith and Mark Ring and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Genetics.

In The Last Decade

N N Cheng

8 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Identification of genes required for cytoplasmic localization in early C. elegans embryos

1988 701 citations Kenneth J. Kemphues, James R. Priess et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
N N Cheng Canada	7	829	536	318	166	143	8	1.3k
Diane G. Morton United States	15	1.4k 1.7×	768 1.4×	469 1.5×	89 0.5×	185 1.3×	17	1.9k
Lynn Boyd United States	12	741 0.9×	521 1.0×	316 1.0×	105 0.6×	59 0.4×	15	1.2k
T M Rogalski Canada	17	697 0.8×	713 1.3×	322 1.0×	75 0.5×	87 0.6×	20	1.1k
Jonathan Pettitt United Kingdom	19	690 0.8×	402 0.8×	237 0.7×	89 0.5×	52 0.4×	35	1.0k
Alison Woollard United Kingdom	20	1.5k 1.8×	387 0.7×	724 2.3×	176 1.1×	79 0.6×	42	1.8k
Marco C. Betist Netherlands	16	892 1.1×	410 0.8×	439 1.4×	113 0.7×	102 0.7×	22	1.2k
Nancy Hawkins United States	12	775 0.9×	285 0.5×	159 0.5×	58 0.3×	102 0.7×	17	970
Gillian M. Stanfield United States	10	722 0.9×	541 1.0×	115 0.4×	53 0.3×	145 1.0×	17	1.2k
Judith Austin United States	8	924 1.1×	1.1k 2.1×	269 0.8×	80 0.5×	152 1.1×	11	1.5k
Anna P. Newman United States	18	1.0k 1.2×	561 1.0×	728 2.3×	79 0.5×	82 0.6×	30	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by N N Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by N N Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N N Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of N N Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of N N 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 N N Cheng. N N 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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8 of 8 papers shown

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Ma, Yuanzheng, Shunzong Yuan, Sihai Zhao, et al.. (2024). [Analysis of the efficacy and safety of bone disease treatment in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma treated with denosumab or zoledronic acid].. PubMed. 45(4). 345–350. 2 indexed citations

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Hodgson, Jacob W., N N Cheng, Donald A. R. Sinclair, et al.. (1997). The polyhomeotic locus of Drosophila melanogaster is transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally regulated during embryogenesis. Mechanisms of Development. 66(1-2). 69–81. 29 indexed citations

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Meredith, J., Mark Ring, N N Cheng, et al.. (1996). Locust ION Transport Peptide (ITP): Primary Structure, cDNA and Expression in a Baculovirus System. Journal of Experimental Biology. 199(5). 1053–1061. 101 indexed citations

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Cheng, N N, et al.. (1995). Control of cleavage spindle orientation in Caenorhabditis elegans: the role of the genes par-2 and par-3.. Genetics. 139(2). 549–559. 120 indexed citations

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Cheng, N N, David Sinclair, R. B. Campbell, & Hugh W. Brock. (1994). Interactions of polyhomeotic with Polycomb group genes of Drosophila melanogaster.. Genetics. 138(4). 1151–1162. 46 indexed citations

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Sinclair, Donald A. R., et al.. (1994). Mutations in somePolycomb group genes ofDrosophila interfere with regulation of segmentation genes. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 244(5). 474–483. 35 indexed citations

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Zorio, Diego A. R., N N Cheng, Thomas Blumenthal, & John Spieth. (1994). Operons as a common form of chromosomal organization in C. elegans. Nature. 372(6503). 270–272. 217 indexed citations

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Kemphues, Kenneth J., James R. Priess, Diane G. Morton, & N N Cheng. (1988). Identification of genes required for cytoplasmic localization in early C. elegans embryos. Cell. 52(3). 311–320. 701 indexed citations breakdown →

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