Xi Cheng

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Xi Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Xi Cheng has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Atmospheric Science and 17 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Xi Cheng's work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (21 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (16 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (16 papers). Xi Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (21 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (16 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (16 papers). Xi Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Macao. Xi Cheng's co-authors include Hualiang Jiang, Sunhwan Jo, H. Eric Xu, Yi Jiang, Xinheng He, Jeffery B. Klauda, Jumin Lee, Alexander D. MacKerell, Wonpil Im and Hui Sun Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Xi Cheng

84 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Structural insights into the lipid and ligand regulation of serotonin receptors

2021 185 citations Peiyu Xu, Sijie Huang et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xi Cheng China	25	1.1k	422	353	341	223	89	2.1k
Jiping Zhang China	21	1.9k 1.7×	503 1.2×	394 1.1×	540 1.6×	204 0.9×	111	3.1k
David Burns United Kingdom	30	940 0.9×	76 0.2×	107 0.3×	62 0.2×	171 0.8×	109	3.8k
Jiarong Li China	29	805 0.7×	159 0.4×	366 1.0×	29 0.1×	84 0.4×	174	2.7k
Richard D. LeDuc United States	31	1.9k 1.8×	89 0.2×	111 0.3×	87 0.3×	92 0.4×	64	3.1k
Weilin Chen China	24	860 0.8×	269 0.6×	79 0.2×	18 0.1×	38 0.2×	102	2.0k
Vladimir Frankevich Russia	24	400 0.4×	741 1.8×	545 1.5×	51 0.1×	139 0.6×	155	2.2k
Yingxin Zhang China	28	1.2k 1.1×	149 0.4×	22 0.1×	77 0.2×	72 0.3×	98	2.3k
Iván Bravo Spain	24	360 0.3×	539 1.3×	222 0.6×	10 0.0×	104 0.5×	108	1.9k
Zhihong Liu China	26	1.4k 1.3×	149 0.4×	36 0.1×	20 0.1×	65 0.3×	96	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Xi Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xi Cheng

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xi 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 Xi Cheng. The network helps show where Xi Cheng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xi Cheng

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

All Works

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Xia, Bingqing, Jiahong Wang, Yuting Yang, et al.. (2025). Glycan Sequencing Based on Glycosidase-Assisted Nanopore Sensing. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(2). 1721–1731. 4 indexed citations

You, Chongzhao, Shimeng Guo, Xinheng He, et al.. (2025). Molecular mechanism of pH sensing and activation in GPR4 reveals proton-mediated GPCR signaling. Cell Discovery. 11(1). 59–59. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Min, Xuefang Wu, Xi Cheng, et al.. (2024). Unequal transfer and its policy implications of carbon emissions and economic benefits embodied among Central Plains urban agglomeration. Urban Climate. 54. 101858–101858. 11 indexed citations

Tian, Yinping, Jie Fang, Tiehai Li, et al.. (2024). Direct Identification of Complex Glycans via a Highly Sensitive Engineered Nanopore. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(19). 13356–13366. 20 indexed citations

Cheng, Xi, et al.. (2024). Targeting Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor: A Perspective on Small-Molecule Modulators and Their Therapeutic Potential. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(18). 16018–16034. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Jianhui, Ning Wang, Mengxue Wang, et al.. (2024). Discovery and Optimization of Tetrahydroisoquinoline Derivatives To Enhance Lysosome Biogenesis as Preclinical Candidates for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 67(11). 8836–8861. 5 indexed citations

He, Xinheng, Antao Dai, Dehua Yang, et al.. (2023). Identification of a carbohydrate recognition motif of purinergic receptors. eLife. 12. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Yue, Weiyi Liu, Youwei Xu, et al.. (2023). Revealing the signaling of complement receptors C3aR and C5aR1 by anaphylatoxins. Nature Chemical Biology. 19(11). 1351–1360. 36 indexed citations

Liu, Heng, Qing Zhang, Xinheng He, et al.. (2023). Structural insights into ligand recognition and activation of the medium-chain fatty acid-sensing receptor GPR84. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3271–3271. 32 indexed citations

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Ji, Yujie, Jia Duan, Qingning Yuan, et al.. (2023). Structural basis of peptide recognition and activation of endothelin receptors. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1268–1268. 19 indexed citations

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Xia, Bingqing, Jie Fang, Mengyao Ma, et al.. (2023). Mapping the Acetylamino and Carboxyl Groups on Glycans by Engineered α-Hemolysin Nanopores. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(34). 18812–18824. 24 indexed citations

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Xu, Peiyu, Sijie Huang, Shimeng Guo, et al.. (2022). Structural identification of lysophosphatidylcholines as activating ligands for orphan receptor GPR119. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 29(9). 863–870. 41 indexed citations

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Duan, Jia, Qiufeng Liu, Qingning Yuan, et al.. (2022). Insights into divalent cation regulation and G13-coupling of orphan receptor GPR35. Cell Discovery. 8(1). 135–135. 31 indexed citations

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Wang, Na, Xinheng He, Jing Zhao, et al.. (2022). Structural basis of leukotriene B4 receptor 1 activation. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1156–1156. 28 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lifen, Xinheng He, Hualiang Jiang, & Xi Cheng. (2022). Computational characterization of transducer recognition of β2 adrenergic receptor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 592. 67–73. 6 indexed citations

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Cai, Kai, Yanhe Zhao, Lei Zhao, et al.. (2021). Structural organization of the C1b projection within the ciliary central apparatus. Journal of Cell Science. 134(21). 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Peiyu, Sijie Huang, Huibing Zhang, et al.. (2021). Structural insights into the lipid and ligand regulation of serotonin receptors. Nature. 592(7854). 469–473. 185 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liao, Keren, Qi Chen, Ying Liu, et al.. (2021). Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation of Fleet Vehicle Emissions in China: Potential Seasonality of Spatial Distributions. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(11). 7276–7286. 30 indexed citations

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Zhuang, Youwen, B. Krumm, Huibing Zhang, et al.. (2021). Mechanism of dopamine binding and allosteric modulation of the human D1 dopamine receptor. Cell Research. 31(5). 593–596. 62 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xi, Hong Li, Yujie Zhang, et al.. (2018). Atmospheric isoprene and monoterpenes in a typical urban area of Beijing: Pollution characterization, chemical reactivity and source identification. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 71. 150–167. 29 indexed citations

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