Xin Cheng

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Xin Cheng is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Cheng has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Epidemiology, 11 papers in Infectious Diseases and 7 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Xin Cheng's work include COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (6 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Xin Cheng is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers), Hepatitis B Virus Studies (6 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (4 papers). Xin Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Xin Cheng's co-authors include Jilin Cheng, Jingmao Yang, Shaoping Huang, Zhenyu Fan, Cheng Tian, Zhanju Liu, Liping Chen, Yajun Zhang, Jun Li and Bingqing Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biometrics and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Xin Cheng

38 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. Clinical Features of COVID-19-Related Liver Functional Abnormality
    2020 619 citations Zhenyu Fan, Liping Chen et al. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xin Cheng China 16 627 301 297 129 129 39 1.2k
Mengyun Zhou China 14 336 0.5× 117 0.4× 97 0.3× 128 1.0× 49 0.4× 45 939
Rahul Shekhar United States 18 788 1.3× 180 0.6× 249 0.8× 47 0.4× 72 0.6× 57 1.4k
Yann Nguyen France 15 316 0.5× 79 0.3× 660 2.2× 90 0.7× 79 0.6× 57 1.3k
Sarah Hochman United States 17 808 1.3× 223 0.7× 467 1.6× 140 1.1× 99 0.8× 28 1.6k
Pamela Green United States 19 344 0.5× 353 1.2× 148 0.5× 79 0.6× 136 1.1× 30 1.2k
Anna E. Ssentongo United States 15 795 1.3× 163 0.5× 690 2.3× 90 0.7× 81 0.6× 42 1.9k
Giulio Di Mizio Italy 19 213 0.3× 92 0.3× 111 0.4× 136 1.1× 109 0.8× 45 935
P.A. Laires Portugal 14 296 0.5× 140 0.5× 28 0.1× 126 1.0× 83 0.6× 77 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xin Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xin 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 Xin Cheng. Xin 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
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Cheng, Xin, Hongxing Pan, Zhijian Wang, et al.. (2025). Immunogenicity and safety of a COVID-19 DNA vaccine in healthy adults and elderly: A randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 21(1). 2448405–2448405. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuai, Xiujing Feng, Guiyan Yang, et al.. (2024). Dexmedetomidine ameliorates acute kidney injury by regulating mitochondrial dynamics via the α2-AR/SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway activation in rats. Molecular Medicine. 30(1). 184–184. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Daixi, Cheng Wang, Shaobo Wang, et al.. (2021). Discovery of a Natural Product with Potent Efficacy Against SARS-CoV-2 by Drug Screening. Interdisciplinary Sciences Computational Life Sciences. 14(1). 55–63. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Zhihao, Qingmei Huang, Xiang Gao, et al.. (2021). Healthy Sleep Associated With Lower Risk of Hypertension Regardless of Genetic Risk: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 769130–769130. 14 indexed citations
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Cui, Yufei, et al.. (2021). The relationship between sunlight exposure duration and depressive symptoms: A cross-sectional study on elderly Chinese women. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0254856–e0254856. 19 indexed citations
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Chen, Liping, Shaoping Huang, Jingmao Yang, et al.. (2020). Clinical characteristics in patients with SARS‐CoV‐2/HBV co‐infection. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 27(12). 1504–1507. 54 indexed citations
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Wu, Feng, et al.. (2020). The effects of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors (RASI) in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with hypertension: A retrospective, single-center trial. Medicina Clínica (English Edition). 155(7). 295–298. 3 indexed citations
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Fan, Zhenyu, Liping Chen, Jun Li, et al.. (2020). Clinical Features of COVID-19-Related Liver Functional Abnormality. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 18(7). 1561–1566. 619 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Fu‐Rong, Peiliang Chen, Yuebin Lv, et al.. (2020). Association Between Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Incident Activities of Daily Living Disability: A Longitudinal Community-Based Cohort Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 22(9). 1946–1952.e3. 15 indexed citations
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Cheng, Xin, et al.. (2020). Lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and risk of incident diabetes in a euglycaemic population undergoing health check-ups: A cohort study. Diabetes & Metabolism. 47(3). 101200–101200. 18 indexed citations
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Cui, Yufei, Cong Huang, Feng Guo, et al.. (2019). Frequency of breakfast consumption is inversely associated with the risk of depressive symptoms among Chinese university students: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 14(8). e0222014–e0222014. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Baosheng, Xin Cheng, Haijun Li, et al.. (2016). Suppression of hepatitis B virus antigen production and replication by wild-type HBV dependently replicating HBV shRNA vectors in vitro and in vivo. Antiviral Research. 134. 117–129. 9 indexed citations
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Cheng, Xin, et al.. (2016). Integration of Histology Lectures and Practical Teaching in China. International Journal of Higher Education. 5(4). 10 indexed citations
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Wu, Fen, Farzana Jasmine, Muhammad G. Kibriya, et al.. (2015). Interaction between Arsenic Exposure from Drinking Water and Genetic Polymorphisms on Cardiovascular Disease in Bangladesh: A Prospective Case-Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 123(5). 451–457. 27 indexed citations
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Wu, Fen, Farzana Jasmine, Muhammad G. Kibriya, et al.. (2014). Interaction between arsenic exposure from drinking water and genetic susceptibility in carotid intima–media thickness in Bangladesh. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 276(3). 195–203. 25 indexed citations
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Wu, Li‐Ling, Xin Cheng, Baosheng Li, et al.. (2013). Replication-Competent Infectious Hepatitis B Virus Vectors Carrying Substantially Sized Transgenes by Redesigned Viral Polymerase Translation. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e60306–e60306. 19 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, et al.. (2013). Apobec-1 Increases Cyclooxygenase-2 and Aggravates Injury in Oxygen-Deprived Neurogenic Cells and Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Rats. Neurochemical Research. 38(7). 1434–1445. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Shaoyou, Jinquan Cheng, Xin Cheng, et al.. (2011). Estimate of 2009 H1N1 influenza cases in Shenzhen – the biggest migratory city in China. Epidemiology and Infection. 140(5). 788–797. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Xin, Peter W. Hellings, Xin Xie, et al.. (2010). Influenza surveillance in Shenzhen, the largest migratory metropolitan city of China, 2006–2009. Epidemiology and Infection. 139(10). 1551–1559. 6 indexed citations

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