Wei Zheng

96.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
910 papers, 32.0k citations indexed

About

Wei Zheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Zheng has authored 910 papers receiving a total of 32.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 269 papers in Molecular Biology, 256 papers in Oncology and 183 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Wei Zheng's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (140 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (130 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (66 papers). Wei Zheng is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (140 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (130 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (66 papers). Wei Zheng collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Wei Zheng's co-authors include Xiao‐Ou Shu, Yu‐Tang Gao, Qiuyin Cai, Gong Yang, Wanqing Wen, Honglan Li, Yong‐Bing Xiang, Hui Cai, Xiao Ou Shu and Fan Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Wei Zheng

862 papers receiving 31.1k citations

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KSHV antibodies among Americans, Italians and Ugandans with and without Kaposi's sarcoma

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Zheng

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tracing the contribution and fate of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer in young apple orchard agrosystems 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), Zhang Ai, Qian Zhang, Zhiyuan Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), Wei Zheng, (unknown), Bingnian Zhai	2
2	Study on the kinetics and reaction mechanism of low-temperature oxidation of lignite with different coalification 2024 ·Fuel ·Jianqiao Zhao, Wei Zheng, Shi Chang, (unknown), (unknown), Ning Li, Shi Yu, Xianliang Meng, Ruizhi Chu, Guoguang Wu, Xiaofeng Jiang, Xiao Li, Weisong Li, (unknown)	5
3	Metformin’s role in lowering colorectal cancer risk among individuals with diabetes from the Southern Community Cohort Study 2024 ·Cancer Epidemiology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mark Steinwandel, Loren Lipworth, Harvey J. Murff, Wei Zheng, Shaneda Warren Andersen	2
4	Enhancing disease risk gene discovery by integrating transcription factor-linked trans -variants into transcriptome-wide association analyses 2024 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Wanqing Wen, Jie Ping, Qing Li, (unknown), Zhishan Chen, Xiang Shu, Jirong Long, Qiuyin Cai, Xiao-Ou Shu, (unknown), Wei Zheng, Quan Long, Xingyi Guo	0
5	Preclinical immunological characterization of rademikibart (CBP-201), a next-generation human monoclonal antibody targeting IL-4Rα, for the treatment of Th2 inflammatory diseases 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Limin Zhang, Ying Ding, Qingjian Wang, (unknown), Wei Zheng, Paul A. Smith, Xin Yang	14
6	Power consumption characteristics of cement industry and parameter analysis of self provided power plant 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Haijing Zhang, Wei Zheng	0
7	Sexual behaviours and correlates of condom use among HIV-discordant couples from eastern China: a cross-sectional study 2023 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wei Zheng, Ping Ai, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Qirong Qin	0
8	Regulating tumor cholesterol microenvironment to enhance photoimmunotherapy in oral squamous cell carcinoma 2023 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Chuanhui Song, Xinyu Zhang, (unknown), Wei Zheng, Meng Zhou, Yufeng Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Wei Han	16
9	Metabolite Signature of Life’s Essential 8 and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Low-Income Black and White Americans 2023 ·Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine ·Kui Deng, Deepak K. Gupta, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Loren Lipworth, Wei Zheng, (unknown), Hui Cai, Qiuyin Cai, Thomas J. Wang, Danxia Yu	5
10	OncoPubMiner: a platform for mining oncology publications 2022 ·Briefings in Bioinformatics ·Quan Xu, Yueyue Liu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Siyao Liu, (unknown), Wei Zheng, (unknown), (unknown), Qiming Zhou, Beifang Niu	2
11	Racial/Ethnic Disparities in All-Cause Mortality among Patients Diagnosed with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer 2020 ·Cancer Research ·Fei Wang, Wei Zheng, Christina E. Bailey, Ingrid A. Mayer, Jennifer A. Pietenpol, Xiao‐Ou Shu	19
12	Identification of Novel Susceptibility Loci and Genes for Prostate Cancer Risk: A Transcriptome-Wide Association Study in Over 140,000 European Descendants 2019 ·Cancer Research ·Lang Wu, Jifeng Wang, Qiuyin Cai, Taylor B. Cavazos, Nima C. Emami, Jirong Long, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Yingchang Lu, Xingyi Guo, Joshua A. Bauer, Bogdan Paşaniuc, Kathryn L. Penney, Matthew L. Freedman, Zsofia Kote‐Jarai, Esther M. John, Christopher A. Haiman, Rosalind A. Eeles, Wei Zheng	37
13	Total and Free Circulating Vitamin D and Vitamin D–Binding Protein in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Risk in a Prospective Study of African Americans 2017 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Shaneda Warren Andersen, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Qiuyin Cai, Nikhil K. Khankari, Mark Steinwandel, Peter W. Jurutka, William J. Blot, Wei Zheng	19
14	Association of Estrogen Metabolism with Breast Cancer Risk in Different Cohorts of Postmenopausal Women 2016 ·Cancer Research ·Joshua N. Sampson, Roni T. Falk, Catherine Schairer, Steven C. Moore, Barbara J. Fuhrman, Cher M. Dallal, Douglas C. Bauer, Joanne F. Dorgan, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Wei Zheng, Louise A. Brinton, Mitchell H. Gail, Regina G. Ziegler, Xia Xu, Robert N. Hoover, Gretchen L. Gierach	92
15	Association of Leukocyte Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number with Colorectal Cancer Risk: Results from the Shanghai Women's Health Study 2014 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Bo Huang, Yu‐Tang Gao, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Wanqing Wen, Gong Yang, Guoliang Li, Regina Courtney, Bu‐Tian Ji, Honglan Li, Mark P. Purdue, Wei Zheng, Qiuyin Cai	35
16	Genetic variants associated with colorectal cancer risk: comprehensive research synopsis, meta-analysis, and epidemiological evidence 2013 ·Gut ·Xiangyu Ma, Ben Zhang, Wei Zheng	84
17	Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Possible Genetic Risk Factors for Colorectal Adenomas 2013 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Todd L. Edwards, Martha J. Shrubsole, Qiuyin Cai, Guoliang Li, Qi Dai, Douglas K. Rex, Thomas M. Ulbright, Zhenming Fu, (unknown), Harvey J. Murff, Walter Smalley, Reid M. Ness, Wei Zheng	12
18	Metabolomics in Epidemiology: Sources of Variability in Metabolite Measurements and Implications 2013 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Joshua N. Sampson, Simina M. Boca, Xiao Ou Shu, Rachael Z. Stolzenberg‐Solomon, Charles E. Matthews, Ann W. Hsing, Yu Ting Tan, Bu-Tian Ji, Wong‐Ho Chow, Qiuyin Cai, Da Ke Liu, Gong Yang, Yong‐Bing Xiang, Wei Zheng, Rashmi Sinha, Amanda J. Cross, Steven C. Moore	132
19	Quality of Life After Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Survival 2010 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Meira Epplein, Ying Zheng, Wei Zheng, Zhi Chen, Kai Gu, David F. Penson, Wei Lu, Xiao‐Ou Shu	148
20	Haplotype Analysis of CYP11A1 Identifies Promoter Variants Associated with Breast Cancer Risk 2007 ·Cancer Research ·Brian L. Yaspan, Joan P. Breyer, Qiuyin Cai, Qi Dai, Joshua B. Elmore, (unknown), Kevin M. Bradley, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Yu‐Tang Gao, William D. Dupont, Wei Zheng, Jeffrey R. Smith	15

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