Xiaofei Cheng

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Xiaofei Cheng is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaofei Cheng has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 21 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Xiaofei Cheng's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (24 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (11 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (9 papers). Xiaofei Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (24 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (11 papers) and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (9 papers). Xiaofei Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Philippines. Xiaofei Cheng's co-authors include Zeng‐Yu Wang, Changqing Zhao, Ying Hu, Jie Zhao, Xiaojiang Sun, Yan Michael Li, Liang Zhang, Hua Li, Kai Zhang and Guoying Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The FASEB Journal and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Xiaofei Cheng

51 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mesenchymal stem cells deliver exogenous miR‐21 via exosomes to inhibit nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis and reduce intervertebral disc degeneration

2017 258 citations Xiaofei Cheng, Liang Zhang et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaofei Cheng China	17	598	525	290	254	240	52	1.3k
Yuan Yao China	20	306 0.5×	247 0.5×	261 0.9×	53 0.2×	164 0.7×	59	1.1k
Dan Shen China	23	710 1.2×	76 0.1×	187 0.6×	125 0.5×	33 0.1×	85	1.8k
Yukihiro Takada Japan	20	434 0.7×	124 0.2×	73 0.3×	62 0.2×	37 0.2×	33	1.3k
C. Hansen United States	23	193 0.3×	189 0.4×	55 0.2×	77 0.3×	27 0.1×	50	1.8k
Xiaopeng Wang China	19	400 0.7×	41 0.1×	166 0.6×	197 0.8×	33 0.1×	124	1.2k
Elizabeth S. Greene United States	20	730 1.2×	31 0.1×	162 0.6×	68 0.3×	43 0.2×	63	2.0k
Luís Antônio Justulin Brazil	21	377 0.6×	44 0.1×	129 0.4×	42 0.2×	41 0.2×	108	1.3k
James B. LaBorde United States	15	437 0.7×	54 0.1×	48 0.2×	215 0.8×	78 0.3×	30	946
Jan H. Schefe Germany	12	770 1.3×	24 0.0×	118 0.4×	109 0.4×	67 0.3×	14	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaofei Cheng

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Xiang, Jin, et al.. (2024). Comparative Analysis of Intestinal Morphology and Gut Microbiota of Spinibarbus sinensis Under Different Aquaculture Systems. Biology. 13(11). 869–869. 2 indexed citations

He, Zhigang, et al.. (2024). Effects of Dietary Protein and Lipid Levels on the Growth Performance and Serum Biochemical Indices of Juvenile Furong Crucian Carp. Fishes. 9(11). 466–466. 4 indexed citations

Xiang, Jin, Jiarong Guo, Li Zou, et al.. (2024). Influence of dietary replacement of soybean meal with crawfish shell meals on the growth, skin coloration and muscle texture of Oujiang color common carp (Cyprinus carpio var. color). Aquaculture Reports. 39. 102474–102474. 1 indexed citations

Cui, Yazhou, et al.. (2024). SR9009 attenuates inflammation-related NPMSC pyroptosis and IVDD through NR1D1/NLRP3/IL-1β pathway. iScience. 27(5). 109733–109733. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Hao, Xiaofei Cheng, Zhou Zhang, et al.. (2023). Molecular Characterization and Expression Pattern of leptin in Yellow Cheek Carp (Elopichthys bambusa) and Its Transcriptional Changes in Response to Fasting and Refeeding. Biology. 12(5). 758–758. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Yan, Han Du, Xiaofei Cheng, et al.. (2023). Axial superior facet slope may determine anterior or posterior atlantoaxial displacement secondary to os odontoideum and compensatory mechanisms of the atlantooccipital joint and subaxial cervical spine. European Radiology. 33(8). 5606–5614. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Xin, Man Hu, Yu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Quercetin ameliorates oxidative stress-induced senescence in rat nucleus pulposus-derived mesenchymal stem cells via the miR-34a-5p/SIRT1 axis. World Journal of Stem Cells. 15(8). 842–865. 18 indexed citations

Cheng, Xiaofei, Zhiqian Chen, Xiaojiang Sun, Changqing Zhao, & Jie Zhao. (2023). Favorable cervical extension capacity preventing loss of cervical lordosis after laminoplasty due to spontaneous restoration of initial lordosis. The Spine Journal. 24(1). 94–100. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Junwu, Lei Zhu, Pengzhi Shi, et al.. (2022). 1,25(OH)₂D₃ Mitigates Oxidative Stress‐Induced Damage to Nucleus Pulposus‐Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells through PI3K/Akt Pathway. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 1427110–1427110. 19 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiaofei, Kai Zhang, Xiaojiang Sun, et al.. (2022). Unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for treatment of lumbar foraminal stenosis. The Spine Journal. 22(10). 1687–1693. 9 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiaofei, et al.. (2021). Effect of dietary replacement of fish meal protein with crawfish shell meal ( Procambarus clarkii ) on the growth performance, digestive enzyme activity and anti‐oxidative capacity of Oujiang color common carp ( Cyprinus carpio var. color ). Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 37(4). 585–592. 5 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiao, Zhiqian Chen, Chen Chen, et al.. (2021). Bleomycin induces fibrotic transformation of bone marrow stromal cells to treat height loss of intervertebral disc through the TGFβR1/Smad2/3 pathway. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 12(1). 34–34. 23 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiaofei, et al.. (2020). Characterization and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Azygia hwangtsiyui Tsin, 1933 (Digenea), the first for a member of the family Azygiidae. ZooKeys. 945. 1–16. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Feng, Xinmin Feng, Yongxiang Wang, et al.. (2020). The efficacy and safety of multiple-dose intravenous tranexamic acid in reducing perioperative blood loss in patients with thoracolumbar burst fracture. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 193. 105766–105766. 12 indexed citations

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Tian, Haijun, Aimin Wu, Kai Zhang, et al.. (2018). Adequate Restoration of Disc Height and Segmental Lordosis by Lumbar Interbody Fusion Decreases Adjacent Segment Degeneration. World Neurosurgery. 118. e856–e864. 34 indexed citations

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Wu, Aimin, Kai Zhang, Xunlin Li, et al.. (2018). The compression of L5 nerve root, single or double sites?—radiographic graded signs, intra-operative detect technique and clinical outcomes. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. 8(4). 383–390. 4 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiaofei, Kai Zhang, Xiaojiang Sun, et al.. (2017). Analysis of compensatory mechanisms in the pelvis and lower extremities in patients with pelvic incidence and lumbar lordosis mismatch. Gait & Posture. 56. 14–18. 9 indexed citations

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Liu, Qi, Qunfeng Guo, Jun Yang, et al.. (2015). Subaxial Cervical Intradiscal Pressure and Segmental Kinematics Following Atlantoaxial Fixation in Different Angles. World Neurosurgery. 87. 521–528. 35 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiaofei, Bin Ni, Zhaohuan Zhang, et al.. (2012). Polyol Pathway Mediates Enhanced Degradation of Extracellular Matrix Via p38 MAPK Activation in Intervertebral Disc of Diabetic Rats. Connective Tissue Research. 54(2). 118–122. 19 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xiaofei, et al.. (2009). Cloning and comparative analysis of rDNA ITS2 and 5′ terminal sequence of CO I gene of Frankliniella occidentalis.. Journal of Zhejiang University Agriculture and Life Sciences. 35(4). 355–364. 4 indexed citations

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