Yu Cheng

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Yu Cheng is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Cheng has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 15 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Yu Cheng's work include Mesenchymal stem cell research (15 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (12 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (10 papers). Yu Cheng is often cited by papers focused on Mesenchymal stem cell research (15 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (12 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (10 papers). Yu Cheng collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yu Cheng's co-authors include Clemens Burda, Joseph Meyers, Anna Cristina S. Samia, Baowei Fei, Yiming Mu, Malcolm E. Kenney, Weidong Han, Jiejie Liu, Haojie Hao and James P. Basilion and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Diabetes and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Yu Cheng

53 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Highly Efficient Drug Delivery with Gold Nanoparticle Vec... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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. Highly Efficient Drug Delivery with Gold Nanoparticle Vectors for in Vivo Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer
    2008 615 citations Yu Cheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yu Cheng China 25 1.0k 729 673 593 582 57 2.8k
Nathalie Luciani France 31 1.6k 1.6× 827 1.1× 1.2k 1.8× 776 1.3× 276 0.5× 46 3.6k
Jinlan Jiang China 30 973 0.9× 1.0k 1.4× 551 0.8× 721 1.2× 346 0.6× 98 2.8k
Jong‐Kai Hsiao Taiwan 30 1.7k 1.6× 928 1.3× 1.4k 2.0× 1.7k 2.8× 268 0.5× 85 3.9k
Andrew Hsu United States 18 592 0.6× 583 0.8× 533 0.8× 325 0.5× 285 0.5× 61 2.2k
Lei Zhu China 40 2.0k 1.9× 1.4k 2.0× 933 1.4× 1.1k 1.9× 209 0.4× 92 4.3k
Zhenwei Yao China 30 2.3k 2.2× 758 1.0× 883 1.3× 1.7k 2.9× 182 0.3× 132 4.2k
Jie Tian China 30 467 0.4× 923 1.3× 487 0.7× 766 1.3× 226 0.4× 102 3.0k
Hyewon Youn South Korea 30 1.0k 1.0× 1.6k 2.2× 466 0.7× 298 0.5× 143 0.2× 108 3.6k
Lina Cui China 26 854 0.8× 1.1k 1.5× 436 0.6× 693 1.2× 255 0.4× 120 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Yu Cheng

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Cheng

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yu Cheng. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yu Cheng. The network helps show where Yu Cheng may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Cheng

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Cheng. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu 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 Yu Cheng. Yu 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, Yu, Jun‐Hwa Cheah, Hiram Ting, & Yide Liu. (2025). Enhancing Business Performance Through Integrated B2B Systems in China: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective. Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing. 1–22.
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Yin, Yaqi, Yu Cheng, Songyan Yu, et al.. (2024). The phenotype and related gene expressions of macrophages in adipose tissue of T2D mice following MSCs infusion. Immunobiology. 229(2). 152788–152788. 1 indexed citations
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Deng, Cuijun, Qin Chen, Zhenguang Li, et al.. (2024). Diatomite-incorporated hierarchical scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration. Bioactive Materials. 38. 305–320. 12 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yu. (2024). Advancements and challenges in nanomaterial-based medical implants. Applied and Computational Engineering. 58(1). 60–67. 1 indexed citations
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Xue, Jing, Jieqing Gao, Aihong Wang, et al.. (2022). Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells alleviate insulin resistance in diet-induced obese mice via an interaction with splenocytes. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 13(1). 109–109. 10 indexed citations
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Kang, Wenbo, Yuanhui Ji, & Yu Cheng. (2021). Van der Waals force-driven indomethacin-ss-paclitaxel nanodrugs for reversing multidrug resistance and enhancing NSCLC therapy. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 603. 120691–120691. 17 indexed citations
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Huang, Jiang, et al.. (2021). Factor analysis of the relationship between PANSS score and family burden of patients with schizophrenia. Brain and Behavior. 11(8). e2229–e2229. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Songyan, Yu Cheng, Bing Li, et al.. (2020). M1 macrophages accelerate renal glomerular endothelial cell senescence through reactive oxygen species accumulation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. International Immunopharmacology. 81. 106294–106294. 34 indexed citations
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Lu, S., Tao Zhang, Shu-Ping Fu, et al.. (2019). Electroacupuncture Reduces Body Weight by Regulating Fat Browning-Related Proteins of Adipose Tissue in HFD-Induced Obese Mice. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10. 353–353. 17 indexed citations
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Ma, Yu, Xiaotian Dai, Tao Ren, et al.. (2018). Regeneration of functional alveoli by adult human SOX9+ airway basal cell transplantation. Protein & Cell. 9(3). 267–282. 74 indexed citations
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Yin, Yaqi, Haojie Hao, Yu Cheng, et al.. (2018). Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells direct macrophage polarization to alleviate pancreatic islets dysfunction in type 2 diabetic mice. Cell Death and Disease. 9(7). 760–760. 81 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qi, Haojie Hao, Zongyan Xie, et al.. (2017). M2 macrophages infusion ameliorates obesity and insulin resistance by remodeling inflammatory/macrophages' homeostasis in obese mice. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 443. 63–71. 13 indexed citations
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Feng, Qishuai, Yajing Shen, Yingjie Fu, et al.. (2017). Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Shows Microenvironment-Mediated Dynamic Switching and Enhanced Brain Tumor Targeting. Theranostics. 7(7). 1875–1889. 76 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yu, Hongjun Kang, Jing Shen, et al.. (2015). Beta-cell regeneration from vimentin+/MafB+ cells after STZ-induced extreme beta-cell ablation. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 11703–11703. 24 indexed citations
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Soreca, Isabella, Yu Cheng, Ellen Frank, Andrea Fagiolini, & David J. Kupfer. (2013). Season of Birth Is Associated With Adult Body Mass Index in Patients With Bipolar Disorder. Chronobiology International. 30(4). 577–582. 9 indexed citations
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Si, Yiling, Yali Zhao, Haojie Hao, et al.. (2012). Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorates Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetic Rats. Diabetes. 61(6). 1616–1625. 208 indexed citations
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Raman, Aarthi, Ricki J. Colman, Yu Cheng, et al.. (2005). Reference Body Composition in Adult Rhesus Monkeys: Glucoregulatory and Anthropometric Indices. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 60(12). 1518–1524. 25 indexed citations

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