Xuejun Cheng

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 544 citations indexed

About

Xuejun Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuejun Cheng has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 544 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cancer Research and 3 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Xuejun Cheng's work include RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers). Xuejun Cheng is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (4 papers). Xuejun Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Xuejun Cheng's co-authors include Xuekun Li, Junchen Chen, Qiang Shu, Ying Yang, Chun-Min Huang, Yun‐Gui Yang, Hui Shen, Baofa Sun, Xiaoli Huang and Xiaoli Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Xuejun Cheng

18 papers receiving 541 citations

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TREM2hi resident macrophages protect the septic heart by maintaining cardiomyocyte homeostasis

2023 115 citations Kai Zhang, Yang Wang et al. Nature Metabolism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xuejun Cheng China	11	398	131	92	48	38	21	544
Matthew D. Streeter United States	7	317 0.8×	119 0.9×	41 0.4×	28 0.6×	44 1.2×	15	536
Ya-Nan Shu China	13	272 0.7×	111 0.8×	87 0.9×	51 1.1×	31 0.8×	16	465
Brandon Schickling United States	12	222 0.6×	67 0.5×	105 1.1×	21 0.4×	40 1.1×	29	375
Yinyin Xie China	11	335 0.8×	70 0.5×	44 0.5×	14 0.3×	26 0.7×	30	468
Olga Zhdanova Russia	9	402 1.0×	63 0.5×	77 0.8×	92 1.9×	24 0.6×	30	675
Mi-Ni Lee South Korea	11	264 0.7×	92 0.7×	85 0.9×	23 0.5×	58 1.5×	11	435
Hari Kosanam Canada	11	278 0.7×	68 0.5×	56 0.6×	14 0.3×	39 1.0×	20	472
Lingling Yao China	8	312 0.8×	131 1.0×	36 0.4×	44 0.9×	54 1.4×	20	530

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuejun Cheng

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xu, Yang, Lan Li, Xuejun Cheng, et al.. (2025). Zmynd11 is essential for neurogenesis by coordinating H3K36me3 modification of Epha2 and PI3K signaling pathway. Cell & Bioscience. 15(1). 55–55.

Liu, Yuhan, Xuejun Cheng, Xueyi Wang, et al.. (2025). Exposure to the prenatal enriched environment alters maternal gut microbiota and promotes embryonic neurodevelopment via activating the AHR-Src pathway. Science China Life Sciences. 68(7). 1964–1979.

Cheng, Xuejun, et al.. (2025). On the generality of dye incorporation in silica nanoparticles. RSC Advances. 15(41). 34399–34405.

Xiao, Xiao, Guangyu He, Junbao Ma, et al.. (2024). The Throttle Effect in Metal–Organic Frameworks for Distinguishing Water Isotopes. Nano Letters. 24(48). 15283–15290. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Qihang, Xiaoli Huang, Xiaohao Wang, et al.. (2024). Fucosyltransferase 8 regulates adult neurogenesis and cognition of mice by modulating the Itga6-PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Science China Life Sciences. 67(7). 1427–1440. 11 indexed citations

Cheng, Xuejun, et al.. (2023). Measuring Solvent Exchange in Silica Nanoparticles with Rotor‐Based Fluorophore. Advanced Materials. 36(3). e2305779–e2305779. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Kai, Yang Wang, Yue Jin, et al.. (2023). TREM2hi resident macrophages protect the septic heart by maintaining cardiomyocyte homeostasis. Nature Metabolism. 5(1). 129–146. 115 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Lin, Xiaodong Liu, Xuejun Cheng, et al.. (2023). MicroRNA-650 Regulates the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease Through Targeting Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5. Molecular Neurobiology. 60(5). 2426–2441. 5 indexed citations

Shu, Liqi, Jinyu Zhang, Yang Xu, et al.. (2023). Ogt-mediated O-GlcNAcylation inhibits astrocytes activation through modulating NF-κB signaling pathway. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 20(1). 146–146. 25 indexed citations

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Huang, Xiaoli, Xuejun Cheng, Jinyu Zhang, et al.. (2022). NAD+ Modulates the Proliferation and Differentiation of Adult Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells via Akt Signaling Pathway. Cells. 11(8). 1283–1283. 9 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xuejun, Jie Huang, Ruoxu Wang, et al.. (2022). Inorganic–organic coprecipitation: spontaneous formation of enclosed and porous silica compartments with enriched biopolymers. Nanoscale. 15(5). 2394–2401. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Junchen, Xuejun Cheng, Qiang Zhu, et al.. (2021). Ogt controls neural stem/progenitor cell pool and adult neurogenesis through modulating Notch signaling. Cell Reports. 34(13). 108905–108905. 56 indexed citations

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Li, Qian, Junchen Chen, Feng Liang, et al.. (2021). RYBP modulates embryonic neurogenesis involving the Notch signaling pathway in a PRC1-independent pattern. Stem Cell Reports. 16(12). 2988–3004. 10 indexed citations

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Xu, Weize, Hui Gao, Xuejun Cheng, et al.. (2021). Loss of ten-eleven translocation 2 induces cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis through modulating ERK signaling pathway. Human Molecular Genetics. 30(10). 865–879. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Lingxia, et al.. (2021). Pressure ulcers in patients with diabetes: a bibliometrics analysis. Annals of Palliative Medicine. 10(10). 10515–10526. 6 indexed citations

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Shu, Liqi, Xiaoli Huang, Xuejun Cheng, & Xuekun Li. (2021). Emerging Roles of N6-Methyladenosine Modification in Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration. Cells. 10(10). 2694–2694. 42 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xuejun, et al.. (2020). AlCl₃exposure regulates neuronal development by modulating DNA modification. World Journal of Stem Cells. 12(11). 1354–1365. 5 indexed citations

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Zhu, Qiang, Xuejun Cheng, Yaxian Cheng, et al.. (2020). O-GlcNAcylation regulates the methionine cycle to promote pluripotency of stem cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(14). 7755–7763. 34 indexed citations

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Chen, Junchen, Chun-Min Huang, Hui Shen, et al.. (2019). m6A Regulates Neurogenesis and Neuronal Development by Modulating Histone Methyltransferase Ezh2. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 17(2). 154–168. 156 indexed citations

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Cheng, Xuejun, et al.. (2019). Notch3 signaling activation in smooth muscle cells promotes extrauterine growth restriction-induced pulmonary hypertension. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 29(6). 639–651. 21 indexed citations

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