The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leo K. Cheng sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 302 publications — 76th percentile
76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Leo K. Cheng sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 41 D-Index — 31st percentile
31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
Leo K. Cheng is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and works primarily in the field of Medicine with a specific focus on Gastroenterology and related subfields. Their research encompasses gastrointestinal motility and disorders, gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, as well as biomedical engineering and cardiac electrophysiology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach within medical sciences.
Cheng's recent publications include work on soft robotics and biomedical applications. Notable papers include "Design and Characterization of a Bellows-Driven Soft Pneumatic Actuator" (2020, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics), "SoGut: A Soft Robotic Gastric Simulator" (2020, Soft Robotics), and "Smart capsules for sensing and sampling the gut: status, challenges and prospects" (2023, Gut). Other recent contributions are "Strategies to Refine Gastric Stimulation and Pacing Protocols: Experimental and Modeling Approaches" (2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience) and "Validation of noninvasive body-surface gastric mapping for detecting gastric slow-wave spatiotemporal features by simultaneous serosal mapping in porcine" (2022, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology).
Frequent co-authors include Recep Avci, Niranchan Paskaranandavadivel, Peng Du, Timothy R. Angeli, and Nipuni D. Nagahawatte, indicating a collaborative network that spans various aspects of biomedical engineering and physiology.
Cheng's work is often published in specialized venues such as the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society conferences, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Soft Robotics, and Gastroenterology. These venues highlight the cross-disciplinary nature of the research involving medical engineering, physiology, and clinical studies.
Main fields and subfields of study related to Cheng's research include:
The principal topics covered in Cheng's research consist of:
Gregory O'Grady;Timothy R. Angeli;Peng Du;Chris Lahr
Andrew J Pullan;Leo K Cheng;Martin L Buist
P Du;G O’Grady;JU Egbuji;WJ Lammers
Gregory O’Grady;John U. Egbuji;Peng Du;Leo K. Cheng
A J Pullan;L K Cheng;M P Nash;C P Bradley
J. U. Egbuji;G. O’grady;P. Du;L. K. Cheng
Rita Yassi;Gregory O’Grady;Nira Paskaranandavadivel;Peng Du
L.K. Cheng;J.M. Bodley;A.J. Pullan
Kimberley F. Noakes;Andrew J. Pullan;Ian P. Bissett;Leo K. Cheng
Andrew Pullan;Leo Cheng;Rita Yassi;Martin Buist
Laura R. Bear;Leo K. Cheng;Ian J. LeGrice;Gregory B. Sands
Timothy R. Angeli;Peng Du;Niranchan Paskaranandavadivel;Patrick W.M. Janssen
Laura R. Bear;Ian J. LeGrice;Gregory B. Sands;Nigel A. Lever
Rachel Berry;Taimei Miyagawa;Niranchan Paskaranandavadivel;Peng Du
Jonathan C Erickson;Jonathan C Erickson;Gregory O'Grady;Peng Du;Chibuike Obioha
Andrew Pullan;Martin Buist;Leo Cheng
Steven Dirven;Feijiao Chen;Weiliang Xu;John E. Bronlund
Gregory O'Grady;Timothy R. Angeli;Niranchan Paskaranandavadivel;Jonathan C. Erickson
Jonathan C. Erickson;Greg O’Grady;Peng Du;John U. Egbuji
L.K. Cheng;J.M. Bodley;A.J. Pullan
Peng Du;Greg O'Grady;Simon J. Gibbons;Rita Yassi
L. K. Cheng;L. K. Cheng;P. Du;G. O'Grady
Leo K Cheng;Rie Komuro;Travis M Austin;Martin L Buist
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