Qiang Cui

30.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
394 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Qiang Cui is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Qiang Cui has authored 394 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 233 papers in Molecular Biology, 107 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 61 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Qiang Cui's work include Protein Structure and Dynamics (96 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (66 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (59 papers). Qiang Cui is often cited by papers focused on Protein Structure and Dynamics (96 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (66 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (59 papers). Qiang Cui collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Qiang Cui's co-authors include Marcus Elstner, Martin Karplus, Michael Gaus, Keiji Morokuma, Guohui Li, Demian Riccardi, Arun Yethiraj, Haibo Yu, Thomas Frauenheim and Djamaladdin G. Musaev and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Qiang Cui

378 papers receiving 16.3k citations

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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.

DFTB3: Extension of the Self-Consistent-Charge Density-Functional Tight-Binding Method (SCC-DFTB)

2011 878 citations Qiang Cui et al. profile →
Allostery and cooperativity revisited

2008 537 citations Qiang Cui et al. profile →
A QM/MM Implementation of the Self-Consistent Charge Density Functional Tight Binding (SCC-DFTB) Method

2000 519 citations Qiang Cui et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →
Semiempirical Quantum Mechanical Methods for Noncovalent Interactions for Chemical and Biochemical Applications

2016 329 citations Qiang Cui et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qiang Cui United States	72	8.9k	4.5k	3.7k	2.0k	1.7k	394	16.5k
Wendy D. Cornell United States	19	13.1k 1.5×	3.9k 0.9×	4.6k 1.2×	2.9k 1.5×	2.4k 1.4×	36	21.8k
L. Perera United States	43	12.5k 1.4×	5.2k 1.2×	3.8k 1.0×	2.9k 1.4×	2.0k 1.1×	141	24.3k
Thomas Fox Germany	28	9.2k 1.0×	3.0k 0.7×	3.4k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	56	15.1k
Giovanni Bussi Italy	38	13.5k 1.5×	4.5k 1.0×	6.1k 1.7×	2.5k 1.3×	2.1k 1.2×	102	25.2k
Gerrit Groenhof Finland	39	9.5k 1.1×	3.5k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	87	18.7k
Davide Donadio United States	45	7.6k 0.9×	3.6k 0.8×	8.1k 2.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	152	21.5k
Douglas J. Tobias United States	68	10.9k 1.2×	9.8k 2.2×	4.3k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	2.9k 1.7×	229	24.5k
Teresa Head‐Gordon United States	57	6.1k 0.7×	6.0k 1.3×	5.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	243	14.7k
Hsing Lee United States	7	10.3k 1.1×	3.6k 0.8×	3.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	8	19.2k
Kim A. Sharp United States	65	15.7k 1.8×	3.8k 0.9×	4.3k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.2×	150	22.7k

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Xu, Wei, Qiang Cui, Shaohong Xia, et al.. (2025). Rational design of large-scale high-entropy alloy nanosheets anode with excellent lithium storage performance. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 334. 130450–130450. 2 indexed citations

Piskulich, Zeke A., Zeev Rosenzweig, & Qiang Cui. (2025). Polystyrene-Induced Dehydration of Lipid Membranes: Insights from Atomistic Simulations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 129(34). 8724–8731.

Thomas, Sara, Sara L. Nason, Nubia Zuverza‐Mena, et al.. (2025). Designing Ultraporous Mesostructured Silica Nanoparticles for the Remediation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. ACS Nano. 19(21). 19777–19789. 4 indexed citations

Piskulich, Zeke A. & Qiang Cui. (2025). Hydrogen bonding blues: Vibrational spectroscopy of the TIP3P water model. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 162(1). 4 indexed citations

Xia, Qing, Zeke A. Piskulich, Jiaze Yin, et al.. (2024). Click-free imaging of carbohydrate trafficking in live cells using an azido photothermal probe. Science Advances. 10(34). eadq0294–eadq0294. 6 indexed citations

Siani, Paulo, et al.. (2024). The effect of polymer coating on nanoparticles’ interaction with lipid membranes studied by coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. Nanoscale. 16(18). 9108–9122. 7 indexed citations

Piskulich, Zeke A. & Qiang Cui. (2022). Machine Learning-Assisted Phase Transition Temperatures from Generalized Replica Exchange Simulations of Dry Martini Lipid Bilayers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 13(28). 6481–6486. 8 indexed citations

Oh, Younghoon, Michał Wierzbicki, Nicole L. Ing, et al.. (2022). Electronic Structure of de Novo Peptide ACC-Hex from First Principles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 126(23). 4289–4298. 6 indexed citations

Fu, Lei, Junjie Song, Shan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Thermodynamic Driving Forces for Divalent Cations Binding to Zwitterionic Phospholipid Membranes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 13(48). 11237–11244. 5 indexed citations

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Pal, Tanmoy, et al.. (2021). Interfacial Polarization and Ionic Structure at the Ionic Liquid–Metal Interface Studied by Vibrational Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 125(10). 2741–2753. 10 indexed citations

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Cheng, Ronghai, Rui Lai, Chao Peng, et al.. (2021). Implications for an Imidazole-2-yl Carbene Intermediate in the Rhodanase-Catalyzed C–S Bond Formation Reaction of Anaerobic Ergothioneine Biosynthesis. ACS Catalysis. 11(6). 3319–3334. 17 indexed citations

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Cui, Qiang, et al.. (2020). Functional plasticity and evolutionary adaptation of allosteric regulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(41). 25445–25454. 73 indexed citations

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Jennings, James, Matthew C. D. Carter, Chang Yun Son, et al.. (2020). Protonation-Driven Aqueous Lyotropic Self-Assembly of Synthetic Six-Tail Lipidoids. Langmuir. 36(28). 8240–8252. 5 indexed citations

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Feng, Zhaoqianqi, Huaimin Wang, Fengbin Wang, et al.. (2020). Artificial Intracellular Filaments. Cell Reports Physical Science. 1(7). 100085–100085. 64 indexed citations

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McGeachy, Alicia C., et al.. (2018). Counting charges on membrane-bound peptides. Chemical Science. 9(18). 4285–4298. 25 indexed citations

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Son, Chang Yun, Arun Yethiraj, & Qiang Cui. (2017). Cavity hydration dynamics in cytochrome c oxidase and functional implications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(42). E8830–E8836. 34 indexed citations

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Shi, Mengxiao, et al.. (2016). Accuracy of equivalent age method for predicting mass concrete properties. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 56(8). 806–810.

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Xl, Yang, et al.. (2014). Antioxidative fullerol promotes osteogenesis of human adipose-derived stem cells. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Cui, Qiang. (2014). Optimization of tissue culture and rapid propagation system for Lilium. JOURNAL OF HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Yang & Qiang Cui. (2009). Does Water Relay Play an Important Role in Phosphoryl Transfer Reactions? Insights from Theoretical Study of a Model Reaction in Water and tert -Butanol. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 113(14). 4930–4939. 26 indexed citations

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