Zhicheng Cui

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Zhicheng Cui is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhicheng Cui has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 3 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Zhicheng Cui's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers), Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (4 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (3 papers). Zhicheng Cui is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers), Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis (4 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (3 papers). Zhicheng Cui collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Italy. Zhicheng Cui's co-authors include Junjie Zhang, Joanita Jakana, James H. Hurley, Ry Young, Jeng-Yih Chang, Gennaro Napolitano, Andrea Ballabio, Mariana E. G. de Araújo, Jlenia Monfregola and Lukas A. Huber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Zhicheng Cui

28 papers receiving 832 citations

Hit Papers

Structure of the lysosomal mTORC1–TFEB–Rag–Ragulator mega... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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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. Structure of the lysosomal mTORC1–TFEB–Rag–Ragulator megacomplex
    2023 104 citations Zhicheng Cui, Gennaro Napolitano et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhicheng Cui China 15 365 157 150 134 128 29 839
Baolong Chen China 15 196 0.5× 20 0.1× 27 0.2× 37 0.3× 73 0.6× 50 603
Su-Hyun Lee South Korea 9 332 0.9× 23 0.1× 63 0.4× 42 0.3× 41 0.3× 10 677
Xiu Zhang China 18 271 0.7× 34 0.2× 38 0.3× 4 0.0× 32 0.3× 60 854
Cong Han China 14 250 0.7× 6 0.0× 169 1.1× 168 1.3× 9 0.1× 38 608
Mei-Jun Zhu United States 13 385 1.1× 7 0.0× 63 0.4× 7 0.1× 13 0.1× 17 1.0k
Qiuhua Luo China 18 378 1.0× 7 0.0× 29 0.2× 6 0.0× 66 0.5× 37 1.1k
Yahui Du China 13 275 0.8× 20 0.1× 8 0.1× 9 0.1× 58 0.5× 26 591
Wang Xiu China 13 253 0.7× 16 0.1× 24 0.2× 5 0.0× 16 0.1× 31 510
Hanyun Zhang China 13 226 0.6× 29 0.2× 23 0.2× 6 0.0× 22 0.2× 38 553

Countries citing papers authored by Zhicheng Cui

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhicheng Cui

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhicheng Cui. 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 Zhicheng Cui. The network helps show where Zhicheng Cui may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhicheng Cui

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhicheng Cui. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhicheng Cui 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 Zhicheng Cui. Zhicheng Cui is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Cui, Zhicheng, Alessandra Esposito, Gennaro Napolitano, Andrea Ballabio, & James H. Hurley. (2025). Structural basis for mTORC1 activation on the lysosomal membrane. Nature. 647(8089). 536–543. 2 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhicheng, et al.. (2025). Modulating polyamide nanofiltration membrane with silica nanoparticles as aqueous-phase additive for a significant enhancement in surface water treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 77. 108448–108448. 1 indexed citations
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Feng, Yonghao, Zhicheng Cui, Xiaodan Lü, et al.. (2023). Transcriptomics Dissection of Calorie Restriction and Exercise Training in Brown Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle. Nutrients. 15(4). 1047–1047. 5 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhicheng, et al.. (2023). Amino acid sensing and lysosomal signaling complexes. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 79. 102544–102544. 19 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhicheng, Gennaro Napolitano, Mariana E. G. de Araújo, et al.. (2023). Structure of the lysosomal mTORC1–TFEB–Rag–Ragulator megacomplex. Nature. 614(7948). 572–579. 104 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cao, Kelei, Xuan Lü, Weiying Wu, et al.. (2023). Microglia modulate general anesthesia through P2Y12 receptor. Current Biology. 33(11). 2187–2200.e6. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Heming, Ruikuan Xie, Yuting Luo, et al.. (2022). Dual interfacial engineering of a Chevrel phase electrode material for stable hydrogen evolution at 2500 mA cm−2. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6382–6382. 176 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhicheng, Xiaojun Li, Howard Gamper, et al.. (2022). Interplay between an ATP-binding cassette F protein and the ribosome from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nature Communications. 13(1). 432–432. 16 indexed citations
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Yao, Ting, Zhicheng Cui, Ruwen Wang, et al.. (2021). Central 5-HTR2C in the Control of Metabolic Homeostasis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 694204–694204. 20 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhicheng, Hui Wang, Hui Xiao, et al.. (2021). Pseudotime Ordering Single-Cell Transcriptomic of β Cells Pancreatic Islets in Health and Type 2 Diabetes. PubMed. 1(5). 199–210. 8 indexed citations
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Chang, Jeng-Yih, Zhicheng Cui, Kailu Yang, et al.. (2020). Hierarchical natural move Monte Carlo refines flexible RNA structures into cryo-EM densities. RNA. 26(12). 1755–1766. 6 indexed citations
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Meng, Ran, Zhicheng Cui, Jeng-Yih Chang, et al.. (2019). Structural basis for the adsorption of a single-stranded RNA bacteriophage. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3130–3130. 36 indexed citations
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Yang, Kailu, Jeng-Yih Chang, Zhicheng Cui, et al.. (2017). Structural insights into species-specific features of the ribosome from the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(18). 10884–10894. 55 indexed citations
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An, Bo, et al.. (2016). TOWARDS A MODEL-DEFINED CLOUD-OF-CLOUDS. 4(2). 1–14.
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Wu, Zhongshan, Zhicheng Cui, Hao Cheng, et al.. (2015). High yield and efficient expression and purification of the human 5-HT3A receptor. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 36(8). 1024–1032. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Fan, Siwei Zhang, Zhongshan Wu, et al.. (2015). Crystallization scale purification of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor from mammalian cells using a BacMam expression system. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 36(8). 1013–1023. 7 indexed citations
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Cui, Zhicheng, Yuhan Wang, Hongyu Pan, et al.. (2012). High level expression and characterization of a thermostable lysophospholipase from Thermococcus kodakarensis KOD1. Extremophiles. 16(4). 619–625. 14 indexed citations
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Zhao, Nanjing, Wenqing Liu, Zhicheng Cui, et al.. (2006). [Analysis of the characters of organic matter in water using spectral fluorescence signature and fitting Gaussian].. PubMed. 26(5). 922–4. 1 indexed citations

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