Sen Cheng

1.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sen Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sen Cheng has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cancer Research and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sen Cheng's work include Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (6 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (5 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (4 papers). Sen Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (6 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (5 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (4 papers). Sen Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Sen Cheng's co-authors include Xiaoyun Liu, Feng Shao, Yue Xu, Jingjin Ding, Xuyan Shi, Tao Yuan, Lin Li, Ping‐Kun Zhou, Lai Zhou and Jiaqi Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Sen Cheng

39 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

A Bacterial Effector Reveals the V-ATPase-ATG16L1 Axis that Initiates Xenophagy

2019 265 citations Yue Xu, Ping‐Kun Zhou et al. Cell profile →
Shigella evades pyroptosis by arginine ADP-riboxanation of caspase-11

2021 145 citations Zilin Li, Wang Liu et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sen Cheng China	21	609	253	174	160	147	39	1.2k
Maria Visalli Italy	24	765 1.3×	151 0.6×	175 1.0×	154 1.0×	160 1.1×	49	1.6k
Rongpeng Li China	24	818 1.3×	269 1.1×	231 1.3×	85 0.5×	182 1.2×	65	1.8k
Silvia Lang Switzerland	29	1.2k 1.9×	268 1.1×	516 3.0×	161 1.0×	121 0.8×	85	2.3k
Jiaxin Zhu China	13	372 0.6×	175 0.7×	201 1.2×	87 0.5×	80 0.5×	26	948
Teng Xu China	18	446 0.7×	89 0.4×	74 0.4×	167 1.0×	135 0.9×	72	1.0k
Ning Jiang China	21	999 1.6×	180 0.7×	61 0.4×	84 0.5×	76 0.5×	87	1.7k
Wenjie Jin China	20	462 0.8×	192 0.8×	341 2.0×	64 0.4×	100 0.7×	63	1.7k
Iole Robuffo Italy	18	507 0.8×	184 0.7×	141 0.8×	132 0.8×	52 0.4×	48	1.2k
Zhiyong Xiong China	20	881 1.4×	141 0.6×	88 0.5×	113 0.7×	420 2.9×	50	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Sen Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sen Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sen Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sen Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sen 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 Sen Cheng. Sen Cheng is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Li, Yanan, Bingshuai Zhou, Fan Yang, et al.. (2025). Carbon monoxide gas molecules: Therapeutic mechanisms in radiation-induced lung injury. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 688. 250–263. 2 indexed citations

Li, Zhenye, Jiwei Bai, Lei Cao, et al.. (2022). Combined Endoscopic and Exoscopic Resection of Intracranial Epidermoid Cysts. World Neurosurgery. 168. e28–e33. 1 indexed citations

Li, Zilin, Wang Liu, Jiaqi Fu, et al.. (2021). Shigella evades pyroptosis by arginine ADP-riboxanation of caspase-11. Nature. 599(7884). 290–295. 145 indexed citations breakdown →

Gao, Haidong, et al.. (2021). LncRNA HOXA-AS2 promotes glioblastoma carcinogenesis by targeting miR-885-5p/RBBP4 axis. Cancer Cell International. 21(1). 39–39. 25 indexed citations

Cheng, Sen, Jing Guo, Dawei Wang, et al.. (2021). A Novel Three-LncRNA Signature Predicting Tumor Recurrence in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 754503–754503. 7 indexed citations

Yan, Fujie, Xiaofei Wang, Jiaxing Tan, et al.. (2020). Threonine ADP-Ribosylation of Ubiquitin by a Bacterial Effector Family Blocks Host Ubiquitination. Molecular Cell. 78(4). 641–652.e9. 51 indexed citations

Chen, Yiyuan, Bin Li, Jie Feng, et al.. (2020). JAG1, Regulated by microRNA-424-3p, Involved in Tumorigenesis and Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition of High Proliferative Potential-Pituitary Adenomas. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 567021–567021. 12 indexed citations

Yuan, Tao, et al.. (2020). Impact factors of the accumulation, migration and spread of antibiotic resistance in the environment. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 43(5). 1741–1758. 108 indexed citations

Xu, Yue, Ping‐Kun Zhou, Sen Cheng, et al.. (2019). A Bacterial Effector Reveals the V-ATPase-ATG16L1 Axis that Initiates Xenophagy. Cell. 178(3). 552–566.e20. 265 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cheng, Sen, Jiaqi Wu, Chuzhong Li, et al.. (2019). Predicting the regrowth of clinically non-functioning pituitary adenoma with a statistical model. Journal of Translational Medicine. 17(1). 164–164. 9 indexed citations

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Cheng, Sen, Weiyan Xie, Jing Guo, et al.. (2019). Identification of key genes in invasive clinically non-functioning pituitary adenoma by integrating analysis of DNA methylation and mRNA expression profiles. Journal of Translational Medicine. 17(1). 407–407. 24 indexed citations

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Yuan, Xiao-Long, Min Cao, Panpan Li, et al.. (2018). The mitochondrial genome of Arthrinium arundinis and its phylogenetic position within Sordariomycetes. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 121. 956–963. 7 indexed citations

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Wu, Mei, et al.. (2018). Shigellaflexneri Regulator SlyA Controls Bacterial Acid Resistance by Directly Activating the Glutamate Decarboxylation System. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2071–2071. 7 indexed citations

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Cheng, Sen, Lu Wang, Qian Liu, et al.. (2017). Identification of a Novel Salmonella Type III Effector by Quantitative Secretome Profiling. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 16(12). 2219–2228. 26 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guobin, et al.. (2017). CD133 positive U87 glioblastoma cells-derived exosomal microRNAs in hypoxia- versus normoxia-microenviroment. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 135(1). 37–46. 29 indexed citations

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Liu, Qian, Xing Wang, Juanxiu Qin, et al.. (2017). The ATP-Dependent Protease ClpP Inhibits Biofilm Formation by Regulating Agr and Cell Wall Hydrolase Sle1 in Staphylococcus aureus. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 7. 181–181. 41 indexed citations

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Sang, Yu, Jie Ren, Ran Qin, et al.. (2017). Acetylation Regulating Protein Stability and DNA-Binding Ability of HilD, thus Modulating Salmonella Typhimurium Virulence. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 216(8). 1018–1026. 47 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yanling, Shixiang Zhang, Aiguo Wang, et al.. (2017). Atmospheric heavy metal deposition in agro-ecosystems in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(6). 5822–5831. 31 indexed citations

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Cheng, Sen, Ruifang Mi, Yu Xu, et al.. (2017). Ferritin heavy chain as a molecular imaging reporter gene in glioma xenografts. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 143(6). 941–951. 10 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yiqiang, Guishan Jin, Ruifang Mi, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of fatty acid synthase suppresses neovascularization via regulating the expression of VEGF-A in glioma. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 142(12). 2447–2459. 28 indexed citations

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