Wei Cheng

11.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
77 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Wei Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Cheng has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 11 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Wei Cheng's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (9 papers), Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (7 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers). Wei Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (9 papers), Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (7 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers). Wei Cheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Wei Cheng's co-authors include Piero Anversa, Jan Kajstura, G Olivetti, Krzysztof Reiss, Stanisław Krajewski, Sung Gu Han, John C. Reed, Federico Quaini, Edmund H. Sonnenblick and Carla Di Loreto and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Wei Cheng

76 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Apoptosis in the Failing Human Heart 1995 2026 2005 2015 1997 1996 1995 2020 400 800 1.2k
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. Apoptosis in the Failing Human Heart
    1997 1.4k citations G Olivetti, Federico Quaini et al. profile →
  2. Apoptotic and necrotic myocyte cell deaths are independent contributing variables of infarct size in rats.
    1996 866 citations Jan Kajstura, Wei Cheng et al. profile →
  3. Stretch-induced programmed myocyte cell death.
    1995 517 citations Wei Cheng, Jan Kajstura et al. profile →
  4. Bovine mastitis: risk factors, therapeutic strategies, and alternative treatments — A review
    2020 310 citations Wei Cheng, Sung Gu Han Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Cheng United States 36 3.7k 2.7k 1.2k 825 526 77 6.9k
Wei‐Wen Kuo Taiwan 42 3.1k 0.8× 907 0.3× 587 0.5× 467 0.6× 786 1.5× 261 6.5k
Man Liu China 38 2.8k 0.8× 718 0.3× 451 0.4× 378 0.5× 326 0.6× 280 6.1k
Susumu Adachi Japan 40 3.0k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 308 0.3× 398 0.5× 840 1.6× 223 6.2k
Agapios Sachinidis Germany 47 4.2k 1.2× 955 0.4× 568 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 796 1.5× 275 7.5k
Satoshi Ogawa Japan 45 3.3k 0.9× 422 0.2× 403 0.3× 688 0.8× 740 1.4× 125 8.7k
Weixin Liu China 42 3.3k 0.9× 548 0.2× 227 0.2× 969 1.2× 429 0.8× 191 5.6k
Goo Taeg Oh South Korea 45 3.3k 0.9× 496 0.2× 480 0.4× 730 0.9× 897 1.7× 175 6.9k
Wenke Feng United States 48 4.1k 1.1× 354 0.1× 1.3k 1.1× 665 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 156 7.3k
Lei Xiao China 45 4.5k 1.2× 904 0.3× 487 0.4× 699 0.8× 870 1.7× 148 7.2k
Yong Zhang China 49 5.4k 1.5× 968 0.4× 379 0.3× 660 0.8× 828 1.6× 256 8.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Cheng

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Wei Cheng's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Wei Cheng with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Wei Cheng more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Cheng

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wei Cheng. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wei Cheng. The network helps show where Wei Cheng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei 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 Wei Cheng. Wei 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
1.
Jiang, Liangliang, et al.. (2025). Leveraging large self-supervised time-series models for transferable diagnosis in cross-aircraft type Bleed Air System. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 65. 103275–103275. 3 indexed citations
2.
Hao, Yuanyuan, Zhen Wang, Lei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Long-term follow-up of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma after BCMA CAR-T-cell therapy. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1650568–1650568. 1 indexed citations
3.
Zhang, Shu, et al.. (2024). YTHDC1-Mediated lncRNA MSC-AS1 m6A Modification Potentiates Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Development via Repressing ATXN7 Transcription. Molecular Biotechnology. 67(4). 1659–1673. 2 indexed citations
4.
Wang, Dong, Liangping Zhang, Du He, et al.. (2023). Systemic pharmacology reveal the mechanism by which the Qiangjin Zhuanggu Qufeng mixture inhibits LPS-induced pyroptosis of rat nucleus pulposus cells. Phytomedicine. 119. 154998–154998. 11 indexed citations
5.
Jeong, Chang Hee, Wei Cheng, Yongjun Choi, et al.. (2021). Quality characteristics of yogurts fermented with short-chain fatty acid-producing probiotics and their effects on mucin production and probiotic adhesion onto human colon epithelial cells. Journal of Dairy Science. 104(7). 7415–7425. 60 indexed citations
6.
Cheng, Wei, et al.. (2020). Short communication: Effects of moringa extract on adhesion and invasion of Escherichia coli O55 in bovine mammary epithelial cells. Journal of Dairy Science. 103(8). 7416–7424. 7 indexed citations
7.
Cheng, Wei & Sung Gu Han. (2020). Bovine mastitis: risk factors, therapeutic strategies, and alternative treatments — A review. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 33(11). 1699–1713. 310 indexed citations breakdown →
8.
Jeong, Chang Hee, Hyuk-Cheol Kwon, Wei Cheng, et al.. (2020). Aluminum exposure promotes the metastatic proclivity of human colorectal cancer cells through matrix metalloproteinases and the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 141. 111402–111402. 11 indexed citations
9.
Jeong, Chang Hee, et al.. (2019). Piperlongumine Induces Cell Cycle Arrest via Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation and IKKβ Suppression in Human Breast Cancer Cells. Antioxidants. 8(11). 553–553. 30 indexed citations
10.
11.
Cheng, Wei, Chang Hee Jeong, Han Geuk Seo, & Sung Gu Han. (2019). Moringa Extract Attenuates Inflammatory Responses and Increases Gene Expression of Casein in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells. Animals. 9(7). 391–391. 35 indexed citations
12.
Jeong, Chang Hee, Wei Cheng, Kyung-Woo Lee, et al.. (2017). Bee Venom Decreases LPS-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 27(10). 1827–1836. 28 indexed citations
13.
Jeong, Chang Hee, et al.. (2017). Oxidative stress-induced inflammatory responses and effects of N-acetylcysteine in bovine mammary alveolar cells. Journal of Dairy Research. 84(4). 418–425. 30 indexed citations
14.
Jin, Yang, Xuhui Feng, Qiong Zhou, et al.. (2016). Pathological Ace2-to-Ace enzyme switch in the stressed heart is transcriptionally controlled by the endothelial Brg1–FoxM1 complex. PMC. 1 indexed citations
15.
Han, Pei, Wei Li, Yang Jin, et al.. (2016). Epigenetic response to environmental stress: Assembly of BRG1–G9a/GLP–DNMT3 repressive chromatin complex on Myh6 promoter in pathologically stressed hearts. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1863(7). 1772–1781. 54 indexed citations
16.
Guo, Peng, Kazuhiro Mochidzuki, Wei Cheng, et al.. (2011). Effects of different pretreatment strategies on corn stalk acidogenic fermentation using a microbial consortium. Bioresource Technology. 102(16). 7526–7531. 93 indexed citations
17.
18.
Pierzchalski, Piotr, Krzysztof Reiss, Wei Cheng, et al.. (1997). p53 Induces Myocyte Apoptosis via the Activation of the Renin–Angiotensin System. Experimental Cell Research. 234(1). 57–65. 111 indexed citations
19.
Cheng, Wei, Jan Kajstura, Baosheng Li, et al.. (1996). Programmed Myocyte Cell Death Affects the Viable Myocardium after Infarction in Rats. Experimental Cell Research. 226(2). 316–327. 284 indexed citations
20.
Kajstura, Jan, Mahesh Mansukhani, Wei Cheng, et al.. (1995). Programmed Cell Death and Expression of the Protooncogene bcl-2 in Myocytes during Postnatal Maturation of the Heart. Experimental Cell Research. 219(1). 110–121. 152 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Wei‐Wen Kuo Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Man Liu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Susumu Adachi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Agapios Sachinidis Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Satoshi Ogawa Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Weixin Liu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Goo Taeg Oh Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Wenke Feng Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lei Xiao Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yong Zhang
Rankless by CCL
2026