Yong Cheng

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
200 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Yong Cheng is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biological Psychiatry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Cheng has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 27 papers in Biological Psychiatry. Recurrent topics in Yong Cheng's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (27 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (19 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (18 papers). Yong Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (27 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (19 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (18 papers). Yong Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yong Cheng's co-authors include Xiao‐Yan Qin, Qing‐Shan Liu, Y. Peng Loh, Chang Cao, Yang Du, Ze‐Xu Wei, Shuping Zhang, Xiaowan Li, Yang Hu and Long‐Chuan Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Yong Cheng

188 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Aberrations in Peripheral Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Parkinson Disease

2016 397 citations Y. Peng Loh, Yong Cheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yong Cheng China	38	1.8k	841	840	805	738	200	5.1k
Yan Wu China	40	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	391 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	963 1.3×	170	5.5k
Yan Leng China	42	3.8k 2.1×	1.1k 1.3×	880 1.0×	645 0.8×	713 1.0×	116	6.8k
Mohamed R. Mughal United States	36	1.7k 0.9×	813 1.0×	318 0.4×	1.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.7×	54	5.0k
Ming Lu China	42	2.6k 1.4×	942 1.1×	920 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.6×	136	6.5k
Ertuğrul Kılıç Türkiye	46	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	477 0.6×	1.6k 2.0×	849 1.2×	163	6.3k
Marcello D’Amelio Italy	39	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	407 0.5×	737 0.9×	1.4k 1.8×	90	4.7k
Tao Lu China	27	3.4k 1.9×	928 1.1×	427 0.5×	819 1.0×	2.1k 2.8×	111	7.3k
Krishnan M. Dhandapani United States	44	2.4k 1.3×	793 0.9×	1.5k 1.8×	1.2k 1.5×	579 0.8×	111	6.1k
David T. Yew Hong Kong	43	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	314 0.4×	772 1.0×	969 1.3×	265	6.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Liming, Mei Guo, Yang Du, et al.. (2025). Neurotrophic factor-α1/carboxypeptidase E controls progression and reversal of Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis in mice. Theranostics. 15(6). 2279–2292. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Lei, Yong Shao, Ji Geng, et al.. (2025). Dual Role of Exosomes in Parkinson's Disease: Adenine Exerts a Beneficial Effect. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 31(4). e70331–e70331.

Yue, Ke, et al.. (2025). Impact of Intraoperative Cell Salvage on Circulating Tumor Cells and Cellular Activity in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Curative Resection: A Prospective Comparative Study. Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis. 73(1). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yanli, Lei Chen, Xiaolin Zhong, et al.. (2025). Antidepressant effects of ershiwei roudoukou pills and its active ingredient Macelignan: Multiple mechanisms involving oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and synaptic plasticity. Translational Psychiatry. 15(1). 163–163. 2 indexed citations

Fu, Qiang, Rui Qiu, Jiaquan Liang, et al.. (2025). Sugemule-7 alleviates oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and cell death, promoting synaptic plasticity recovery in mice with postpartum depression. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 1426–1426. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Hua, et al.. (2025). Exosome derived from bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells prevents LPS-induced depressive like behaviors. Brain Research Bulletin. 231. 111527–111527.

Fu, Qiang, Rui Qiu, Li Shang, et al.. (2025). ECHS1: pathogenic mechanisms, experimental models, and emerging therapeutic strategies. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 20(1). 430–430. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Lei, et al.. (2024). MicroRNAs as Regulators, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Targets in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Molecular Neurobiology. 62(4). 5039–5056. 7 indexed citations

Du, Yang, et al.. (2024). Whole-exome sequencing of individuals from an isolated population under extreme conditions implicates rare risk variants of schizophrenia. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 267–267.

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Fu, Qiang, et al.. (2024). MicroRNAs: pioneering regulators in Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 367–367. 41 indexed citations

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Du, Yang, et al.. (2023). Anti-depression-like effect of Mogroside V is related to the inhibition of inflammatory and oxidative stress pathways. European Journal of Pharmacology. 955. 175828–175828. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Yongbiao, et al.. (2023). The efficacy and safety of post-stroke cognitive impairment therapies: an umbrella review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1207075–1207075. 15 indexed citations

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Shi, Xiaojie, Yang Du, Lei Chen, et al.. (2023). Treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome and its associated psychiatric symptoms with the Mongolian medicine Nuangong Qiwei Pill and macelignan. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 317. 116812–116812. 5 indexed citations

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Du, Yang, et al.. (2023). Carboxypeptidase E conditional knockout mice exhibit learning and memory deficits and neurodegeneration. Translational Psychiatry. 13(1). 135–135. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingdan, Shuhan Liu, Xiaoheng Li, et al.. (2023). Bergapten alleviates depression-like behavior by inhibiting cyclooxygenase 2 activity and NF-κB/MAPK signaling pathway in microglia. Experimental Neurology. 365. 114426–114426. 17 indexed citations

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Du, Yang, et al.. (2023). Metabolomic and Proteomic Identification of Serum Exosome for Hypoxic Preconditioning Participants. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2023. 1–10. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanli, Yang Du, Lei Chen, Qing‐Shan Liu, & Yong Cheng. (2023). Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Levels in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 73(2-3). 95–103.

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Chen, Jing, et al.. (2022). Muscone with Attenuation of Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Stress Exerts Antidepressant‐Like Effect in Mouse Model of Chronic Restraint Stress. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 3322535–3322535. 21 indexed citations

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Ye, Bo, Jian Feng, Yu Yang, et al.. (2013). Genetic Variant of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Is Associated with Risk of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 18(1). 45–49. 8 indexed citations

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Jiang, Mali, Zhong Pei, Yong Cheng, et al.. (2010). Baicalein reduces E46K α‐synuclein aggregation in vitro and protects cells against E46K α‐synuclein toxicity in cell models of familiar Parkinsonism. Journal of Neurochemistry. 114(2). 419–429. 70 indexed citations

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