Xiao Cheng

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Xiao Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiao Cheng has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xiao Cheng's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (10 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (8 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers). Xiao Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (10 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (8 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (5 papers). Xiao Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Xiao Cheng's co-authors include Chirag B. Godiya, Xiaolin Lü, Dawei Li, Zhan Chen, Ke Cheng, Shiqi Hu, Ning Gu, Fang Yang, Yang Liu and Jing Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xiao Cheng

38 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Carboxymethyl cellulose/polyacrylamide composite hydrogel for cascaded treatment/reuse of heavy metal ions in wastewater

2018 385 citations Xiao Cheng et al. profile →
Inhalable dry powder mRNA vaccines based on extracellular vesicles

2022 163 citations Kristen D. Popowski, Adele Moatti et al. Matter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiao Cheng China	20	644	536	328	261	244	41	1.7k
Yue Chen China	18	496 0.8×	680 1.3×	138 0.4×	409 1.6×	125 0.5×	63	1.8k
Xinze Ran China	22	579 0.9×	323 0.6×	375 1.1×	192 0.7×	52 0.2×	71	1.9k
Xi Li China	21	582 0.9×	480 0.9×	117 0.4×	280 1.1×	47 0.2×	65	1.5k
Tian Xie China	13	631 1.0×	1.1k 2.0×	403 1.2×	601 2.3×	58 0.2×	29	1.9k
Karen Alt Australia	26	627 1.0×	854 1.6×	777 2.4×	614 2.4×	88 0.4×	56	2.7k
Xueqin Zhao China	20	353 0.5×	463 0.9×	229 0.7×	249 1.0×	136 0.6×	96	1.6k
Yonghyun Choi South Korea	23	408 0.6×	671 1.3×	313 1.0×	359 1.4×	60 0.2×	73	1.5k
Jeong‐Ho Yun South Korea	31	830 1.3×	822 1.5×	174 0.5×	286 1.1×	57 0.2×	103	3.2k
Chiaki Yoshikawa Japan	25	358 0.6×	434 0.8×	395 1.2×	177 0.7×	38 0.2×	67	1.7k
Hong Wu China	26	608 0.9×	1.0k 1.9×	893 2.7×	403 1.5×	41 0.2×	61	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiao Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiao Cheng

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiao Cheng

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Shuo, et al.. (2026). Single intramuscular injection of self-amplifying RNA of Nppa to treat myocardial infarction. Science. 391(6789). edau9394–edau9394.

Liu, Mengrui, et al.. (2026). Engineering bispecific exosome activators of T cells to target immune checkpoint inhibitor-resistant metastatic melanoma. Nature Biotechnology.

Lu, Qianglan, Fei Zeng, Zhiyong Liu, et al.. (2025). Targeting Senescent Alveolar Type 2 Cells with a Gene-Editable FePt Dual-Atom Catalyst for Mitigating Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. ACS Nano. 19(25). 23162–23176.

You, Yang, Mengrui Liu, Na Yan, et al.. (2025). Smart Materials and Devices for Enhanced Delivery of Extracellular Vesicles. Advanced Materials. 37(34). e2501081–e2501081. 2 indexed citations

Koo, Doyeon, Xiao Cheng, Sevana Baghdasarian, et al.. (2024). Optimizing cell therapy by sorting cells with high extracellular vesicle secretion. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4870–4870. 18 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuting, Yupeng Wang, Guoxing You, et al.. (2023). FTO-targeted siRNA delivery by MSC-derived exosomes synergistically alleviates dopaminergic neuronal death in Parkinson's disease via m6A-dependent regulation of ATM mRNA. Journal of Translational Medicine. 21(1). 652–652. 47 indexed citations

Yu, Zhiyong, Yuting Zhang, Yupeng Wang, et al.. (2023). FTO alleviates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion-induced neuroinflammation by decreasing cGAS mRNA stability in an m6A-dependent manner. Cellular Signalling. 109. 110751–110751. 44 indexed citations

Fan, Shuangshuang, Xiao Cheng, Kai Qiao, Shuo Liu, & Wen Xu. (2022). Optimization design and experimental validation of a vortex-based suction cup for a climbing AUV. Ocean Engineering. 257. 111602–111602. 4 indexed citations

Popowski, Kristen D., Adele Moatti, Halle Lutz, et al.. (2022). Inhalable dry powder mRNA vaccines based on extracellular vesicles. Matter. 5(9). 2960–2974. 163 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Lin, Long Bai, Huan Lin, et al.. (2021). Multiomics analysis of tumor mutational burden across cancer types. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 19. 5637–5646. 19 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yong, Rumeng Zhang, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2021). NUDT21 Promotes Tumor Growth and Metastasis Through Modulating SGPP2 in Human Gastric Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 10 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiao, Lin Li, Rumeng Zhang, et al.. (2021). A Novel Small Molecular Antibody, HER2-Nanobody, Inhibits Tumor Proliferation in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 669393–669393. 14 indexed citations

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He, Xiaobo, et al.. (2021). Clinical Symptom Differences Between Mild and Severe COVID-19 Patients in China: A Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 561264–561264. 61 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiao, et al.. (2021). A 4-gene-based hypoxia signature is associated with tumor immune microenvironment and predicts the prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 19(1). 123–123. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Mingxi, Jing Li, Jinpeng Chen, et al.. (2020). Platelet Membrane Biomimetic Magnetic Nanocarriers for Targeted Delivery and in Situ Generation of Nitric Oxide in Early Ischemic Stroke. ACS Nano. 14(2). 2024–2035. 208 indexed citations

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Xie, Mengjie, Sichen Zhang, Dashuai Zhu, et al.. (2020). A trifunctional contraceptive gel enhances the safety and quality of sexual intercourse. Bioactive Materials. 6(6). 1777–1788. 4 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhaoming, Xiao Cheng, Dong Wang, et al.. (2020). Versatile biomimetic cantharidin-tellurium nanoparticles enhance photothermal therapy by inhibiting the heat shock response for combined tumor therapy. Acta Biomaterialia. 110. 208–220. 38 indexed citations

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Bai, Jie, et al.. (2018). Differentiating skull base chordomas and invasive pituitary adenomas with conventional MRI. Acta Radiologica. 59(11). 1358–1364. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chao, Xiao Cheng, Jie Sheng, et al.. (2017). Fluorescence guided photothermal/photodynamic ablation of tumours using pH-responsive chlorin e6-conjugated gold nanorods. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 160. 345–354. 66 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jing, Xi Guang Chen, Gang Sun, Lu Huang, & Xiao Cheng. (2010). Effect of molecular weight on the oleoyl-chitosan nanoparticles as carriers for doxorubicin. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 77(2). 125–130. 26 indexed citations

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