Tian Cheng

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Tian Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tian Cheng has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Pharmacology and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Tian Cheng's work include Fungal Biology and Applications (8 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (6 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers). Tian Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Biology and Applications (8 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (6 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (6 papers). Tian Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Tian Cheng's co-authors include Jian Wang, Xiaoning Han, Qian Li, Jieru Wan, Xi Lan, Marc Stadler, Yufeng Gao, Chao Jiang, Frederick Durham and Zhongyu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Tian Cheng

70 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

  1. Inhibition of neuronal ferroptosis protects hemorrhagic brain
    2017 542 citations Qian Li, Xiaoning Han et al. JCI Insight profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Tian Cheng 963 404 365 336 324 76 2.3k
Junmin Wang 558 0.6× 213 0.5× 298 0.8× 297 0.9× 164 0.5× 86 1.8k
Yujiong Wang 1.2k 1.2× 168 0.4× 90 0.2× 370 1.1× 262 0.8× 113 2.9k
Behzad Yeganeh 1.4k 1.5× 303 0.8× 207 0.6× 81 0.2× 374 1.2× 41 3.3k
Xiaoyu Li 1.3k 1.3× 206 0.5× 66 0.2× 252 0.8× 202 0.6× 127 3.2k
Dong Ju Son 1.8k 1.9× 231 0.6× 82 0.2× 258 0.8× 553 1.7× 119 4.0k
Qianqian Li 1.4k 1.4× 162 0.4× 105 0.3× 168 0.5× 440 1.4× 178 2.7k
Jung‐Hyun Kim 1.4k 1.4× 97 0.2× 141 0.4× 166 0.5× 254 0.8× 94 2.5k
Isabel Ballester 908 0.9× 67 0.2× 192 0.5× 350 1.0× 130 0.4× 20 2.3k
Rui Zhao 762 0.8× 102 0.3× 90 0.2× 295 0.9× 240 0.7× 99 1.9k
Consuelo Amantini 1.4k 1.5× 298 0.7× 51 0.1× 200 0.6× 303 0.9× 118 3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Tian Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tian Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tian Cheng

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Shize, Tian Cheng, Yuang Chen, et al.. (2025). Folate Attenuates Ulcerative Colitis via PI3K/AKT/NF-κB/MLCK Axis Inhibition to Restore Intestinal Barrier Integrity. Biology. 14(11). 1573–1573.
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Cheng, Yang, Rongkun Wang, Tian Cheng, et al.. (2025). The Adaptability of Different Wheat Varieties to Deep Sowing in Henan Province of China. Agronomy. 15(6). 1466–1466.
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Jiang, Tingting, Qing Xiang, Tian Cheng, et al.. (2025). Bivalent OX40 Aptamer and CpG as Dual Agonists for Cancer Immunotherapy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(5). 7353–7362. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Mingkang, Junmin Wang, Hongjian Liu, et al.. (2024). Role of dendritic cells in spinal cord injury. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(3). e14593–e14593. 6 indexed citations
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Mao, Jingxin, Guowei Wang, Lihong Tan, et al.. (2023). Combined Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking to Verify the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes with Pueraria Lobata Radix and Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2023(1). 9150324–9150324. 8 indexed citations
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Cheng, Tian, Christopher Lambert, Miroslav Kolařík, et al.. (2023). Unraveling intragenomic polymorphisms in the high-quality genome of Hypoxylaceae: a comprehensive study of the rDNA cistron. Mycological Progress. 23(1). 8 indexed citations
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Li, Jinbao, et al.. (2023). A Novel Multimodal Prototype Network for Interpretable Medical Image Classification. 2577–2583. 1 indexed citations
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Han, Xiaonan, et al.. (2023). Melatonin exerts neuroprotective effects in mice with spinal cord injury by activating the Nrf2/Keap1 signaling pathway via the MT2 receptor. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 27(1). 37–37. 11 indexed citations
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Phukhamsakda, Chayanard, Allan Patrick G. Macabeo, Volker Hüch, et al.. (2019). Sparticolins A–G, Biologically Active Oxidized Spirodioxynaphthalene Derivatives from the Ascomycete Sparticola junci. Journal of Natural Products. 82(10). 2878–2885. 16 indexed citations
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Cheng, Tian, Clara Chepkirui, Cony Decock, Josphat C. Matasyoh, & Marc Stadler. (2019). Skeletocutins M–Q: biologically active compounds from the fruiting bodies of the basidiomycete Skeletocutis sp. collected in Africa. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 15. 2782–2789. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiao‐Xuan, Quan Zhao, Tian Cheng, et al.. (2019). Molecular Detection and Genetic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from Horses in Three Provinces of China. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 19(9). 703–707. 4 indexed citations
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Chepkirui, Clara, Tian Cheng, Josphat C. Matasyoh, Cony Decock, & Marc Stadler. (2018). An unprecedented spiro [furan-2,1’-indene]-3-one derivative and other nematicidal and antimicrobial metabolites from Sanghuangporus sp. (Hymenochaetaceae, Basidiomycota) collected in Kenya. Phytochemistry Letters. 25. 141–146. 33 indexed citations
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Cheng, Tian, et al.. (2018). Effects of different fertilization treatments on soil microbial community structure and the occurrence of watermelon wilt.. Journal of Biological Control. 34(4). 589–597. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Wenzhu, Hong Zhang, Dong‐Hoon Lee, et al.. (2017). Using functional and molecular MRI techniques to detect neuroinflammation and neuroprotection after traumatic brain injury. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 64. 344–353. 35 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yubo, Tian Cheng, Tao Huang, et al.. (2017). 8-Cetylberberine inhibits growth of lung cancer in vitro and in vivo. Life Sciences. 192. 259–269. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Qian, Xiaoning Han, Xi Lan, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of neuronal ferroptosis protects hemorrhagic brain. JCI Insight. 2(7). e90777–e90777. 542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Tian. (2002). ULTRASTRUCTURE OF POPLAR LEAF INFECTED BY RUST FUNGUS(Melampsora larici-populina Kleb.). Acta Phytopathologica Sinica. 3 indexed citations

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