Yiyun Cheng

19.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
223 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

Yiyun Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Polymers and Plastics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yiyun Cheng has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Molecular Biology, 88 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yiyun Cheng's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (108 papers), Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (81 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (61 papers). Yiyun Cheng is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (108 papers), Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (81 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (61 papers). Yiyun Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Yiyun Cheng's co-authors include Tongwen Xu, Jingjing Hu, Yiwen Li, Jia Lv, Jianru Xiao, Qiang Zhang, Changping Wang, Hui Wang, Song Zhang and Xinyu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yiyun Cheng

220 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Gold nanocages covered by smart polymers for controlled release with near-infrared light

2009 1.2k citations Yiyun Cheng et al. profile →
A general strategy towards personalized nanovaccines based on fluoropolymers for post-surgical cancer immunotherapy

2020 459 citations Jun Xu, Jia Lv et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
Stimuli-responsive polydopamine-based smart materials

2021 434 citations Fang Zhu, Yiyun Cheng et al. profile →
Metal‐Containing Polydopamine Nanomaterials: Catalysis, Energy, and Theranostics

2020 396 citations Yuan Zou, Yiwen Li et al. Small profile →
A boronic acid–rich dendrimer with robust and unprecedented efficiency for cytosolic protein delivery and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing

2019 327 citations Hui Wang, Song Zhang et al. profile →
Strategies in the delivery of Cas9 ribonucleoprotein for CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing

2020 300 citations Song Zhang, Yiyun Cheng et al. profile →
Fluoropolymers in biomedical applications: state-of-the-art and future perspectives

2021 227 citations Jia Lv, Yiyun Cheng profile →
Bioinspired polydopamine hydrogels: Strategies and applications

2023 166 citations Jingjing Hu, Yiyun Cheng et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yiyun Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yiyun Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yiyun 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 Yiyun Cheng. Yiyun 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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Remodeling of senescent macrophages in synovium alleviates trauma- and aging-induced osteoarthritis 2025 ·Bioactive Materials ·Yuhang Liu, (unknown), Yongjun Dang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruijue Wang, Yuhan Li, Song Zhang, (unknown), Jia Lv, (unknown), Xiaoling Zhang, Yiyun Cheng	1
2	Polymers for mRNA Delivery 2025 ·Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology ·Hui Wang, Yiyun Cheng	3
3	A Dynamic Deferoxamine Polymer with Exceptional Performance in Mitochondrial Iron Depletion and Cytosolic Protein Delivery 2025 ·Small ·Fang Zhu, (unknown), Wenhua Cheng, (unknown), Yuhan Li, Nan Liu, Guangyu Rong, Yunfeng Liu, Peilin Yu, Jia Lv, Yiyun Cheng, (unknown)	2
4	Active Surveillance of Multifocal Ground-Glass Opacities: Results of a Prospective Multicenter Trial (ECTOP1021) 2025 ·Journal of Thoracic Oncology ·Haoxuan Wu, Fangqiu Fu, (unknown), Hong-Tao Hu, (unknown), Huawei Zhang, Feng Jiang, Qingping Song, Junjie Ma, Tom K. Hei, Yiyun Cheng, (unknown), Shengping Wang, Yajia Gu, Yuan Li, (unknown), Yang Zhang, Haiquan Chen	0
5	Polyresorcinols for intracellular protein delivery 2024 ·Nano Today ·Yanwen Li, (unknown), Qianqian Chen, Hui Wang, Jia Lv, Yiyun Cheng	7
6	Development of label-free triboelectric nanosensors as screening platforms for anti-tumor drugs 2024 ·Nano Energy ·Yuying Cheng, Anindita Ganguly, Yiyun Cheng, (unknown), Arnab Pal, P. M. Shah, Kuldeep Kaswan, Lee‐Wei Yang, Zong‐Hong Lin	9
7	A natural polyphenolic nanoparticle--knotted hydrogel scavenger for osteoarthritis therapy 2024 ·Bioactive Materials ·(unknown), Yitong Wang, Tianyou Wang, Chengyao Zhang, Shengbing Yang, Lu Mao, Yiyun Cheng, (unknown), Kaili Lin	11
8	A targeted and core-shell structured gambogic acid nanomedicine for ameliorating breast cancer-associated osteolysis 2024 ·Nano Today ·Chenglin Zhang, Fang Zhu, Yiyun Cheng, Zhenliang Sun, Yiwen Li, Dianwen Song	4
9	Piperazine-modified dendrimer achieves efficient intracellular protein delivery via caveolar endocytosis bypassing the endo-lysosomal pathway 2023 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Ruijue Wang, Yuhan Li, Peng Gao, Jia Lv, Yiyun Cheng, Hui Wang	10
10	A supramolecular gel with unique rheological properties for treating corneal virus infection 2023 ·Nano Today ·Jingjing Hu, Xujiao Zhou, Sijia Chen, Di Yin, Yuhan Yang, Minjie Chen, (unknown), Yujia Cai, Jiaxu Hong, Yiyun Cheng	15
11	Amphipathic poly-β-peptides for intracellular protein delivery 2022 ·Chemical Communications ·(unknown), Qi Chen, (unknown), Chuntao Cao, Runhui Liu, Yiyun Cheng	8
12	Nanomedicines for the treatment of glaucoma: Current status and future perspectives 2021 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·(unknown), Yiyun Cheng, Jiaxu Hong	26
13	Natural polyphenols in drug delivery systems: Current status and future challenges 2020 ·Giant ·Hui Wang, Changping Wang, Yuan Zou, Jingjing Hu, Yiwen Li, Yiyun Cheng	163
14	A general strategy towards personalized nanovaccines based on fluoropolymers for post-surgical cancer immunotherapy breakdown → 2020 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·Jun Xu, Jia Lv, Qi Zhuang, Zongjin Yang, Zhiqin Cao, Ligeng Xu, Pei Pei, Chenya Wang, (unknown), Ziliang Dong, Yu Chao, Chao Wang, Kai Yang, Rui Peng, Yiyun Cheng, Zhuang Liu	459
15	Structure-function Relationship of Plant Polyphenols for Promoted siRNA Delivery † 2020 ·Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao ·Yang Shen, Fang Zhu, Wanwan Shen, Qianqian Fan, Yiwen Li, Yiyun Cheng	6
16	Stimuli‐Responsive Hydrogels with Antibacterial Activity Assembled from Guanosine, Aminoglycoside, and a Bifunctional Anchor 2019 ·Advanced Healthcare Materials ·Jingjing Hu, (unknown), He Xu, (unknown), (unknown), Yiyun Cheng, Yadong Zhang	68
17	Self‐Assembled Fluorodendrimers Combine the Features of Lipid and Polymeric Vectors in Gene Delivery 2015 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Hui Wang, Yitong Wang, Yu Wang, Jingjing Hu, Tianfu Li, Hongmei Liu, Qiang Zhang, Yiyun Cheng	161
18	Evidence of guest encapsulation within G8 and G10 dendrimers using NMR techniques 2014 ·Soft Matter ·Naimin Shao, Tianjiao Dai, (unknown), Lei Li, Yiyun Cheng	7
19	Evaluation of Phenylbutazone and Poly(Amidoamine) Dendrimers Interactions by a Combination of Solubility, 2D-NOESY NMR, and Isothermal Titration Calorimetry Studies 2008 ·Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ·Wenjun Yang, Yiwen Li, Yiyun Cheng, Qinglin Wu, Longping Wen, Tongwen Xu	51
20	Dendrimer-Based Prodrugs: Design, Synthesis, Screening and Biological Evaluation 2007 ·Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening ·Yiyun Cheng, Yang Gao, (unknown), Yiwen Li, Tongwen Xu	31

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