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Vincent C. C. Cheng

Vincent C. C. Cheng

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
83
Citations
45132
World Ranking
954
National Ranking
25

Vincent C. C. Cheng publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vincent C. C. Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 302 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Vincent C. C. Cheng D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vincent C. C. Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vincent C. C. Cheng is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the fields related to infectious diseases. Their primary area of study is Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Surgery, and Oncology.

Their research covers several main topics including SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, infection control and ventilation, COVID-19 clinical research studies, the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and antibiotic use and resistance.

Among the notable recent papers authored by Vincent C. C. Cheng are:

  • A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster (2020), published in The Lancet
  • Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study (2020), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir-ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial (2020), published in The Lancet
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients With COVID-19 (April 2020) (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Vincent C. C. Cheng include:

  • Kwok-Yung Yuen
  • Kelvin Kai-Wang To
  • Shuk-Ching Wong
  • Cyril Chik-Yan Yip
  • Kwok-Hung Chan

Their work has appeared repeatedly in specific publication venues, highlighting the areas of focus and relevance in the scientific community. These venues include:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
  • Journal of Hospital Infection
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • Microorganisms

Vincent C. C. Cheng's research integrates clinical and epidemiological approaches aimed at understanding, detecting, and managing infectious diseases, especially those related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their collaborations reflect a network of experts in infectious diseases, contributing to the global scientific response.

Best Publications

  • A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster.

    Jasper Fuk Woo Chan;Shuofeng Yuan;Kin Hang Kok;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Kelvin Kai Wang To

  • Temporal profiles of viral load in posterior oropharyngeal saliva samples and serum antibody responses during infection by SARS-CoV-2: an observational cohort study.

    Kelvin Kai Wang To;Owen Tak Yin Tsang;Wai Shing Leung;Anthony Raymond Tam

  • Consistent Detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in Saliva.

    Kelvin Kai Wang To;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Kelvin Kai Wang To;Owen Tak Yin Tsang;Cyril Chik-Yan Yip;Cyril Chik-Yan Yip;Kwok Hung Chan

  • Triple combination of interferon beta-1b, lopinavir-ritonavir, and ribavirin in the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial.

    Ivan Fan Ngai Hung;Kwok Cheung Lung;Eugene Yuk Keung Tso;Raymond Liu

  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus as an Agent of Emerging and Reemerging Infection

    Vincent C. C. Cheng;Susanna K. P. Lau;Patrick C. Y. Woo;Kwok Yung Yuen

  • Improved Molecular Diagnosis of COVID-19 by the Novel, Highly Sensitive and Specific COVID-19-RdRp/Hel Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay Validated In Vitro and with Clinical Specimens.

    Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Cyril Chik-Yan Yip;Kelvin Kai-Wang To;Tommy Hing-Cheung Tang

  • Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients with COVID-19.

    Adarsh Bhimraj;Rebecca L. Morgan;Amy Hirsch Shumaker;Valery Lavergne

  • Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: Another Zoonotic Betacoronavirus Causing SARS-Like Disease

    Jasper F. W. Chan;Susanna K. P. Lau;Kelvin K. W. To;Vincent C. C. Cheng

  • The role of community-wide wearing of face mask for control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic due to SARS-CoV-2.

    Vincent Chi Chung Cheng;Shuk Ching Wong;Vivien Wai Man Chuang;Simon Yung Chun So

  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Re-infection by a Phylogenetically Distinct Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Strain Confirmed by Whole Genome Sequencing.

    Kelvin Kai-Wang To;Kelvin Kai-Wang To;Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung;Jonathan Daniel Ip;Allen Wing-Ho Chu

  • Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant by sera from BNT162b2 or Coronavac vaccine recipients

    Unknown

  • In vitro susceptibility of 10 clinical isolates of SARS coronavirus to selected antiviral compounds.

    F Chen;K.H Chan;Y Jiang;R.Y.T Kao

  • Escalating infection control response to the rapidly evolving epidemiology of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2 in Hong Kong.

    Vincent C C Cheng;Shuk-Ching Wong;Jonathan H K Chen;Cyril C Y Yip

  • Coronavirus HKU1 and Other Coronavirus Infections in Hong Kong

    Susanna K. P. Lau;Patrick C. Y. Woo;Cyril C. Y. Yip;Herman Tse

  • Delayed Clearance of Viral Load and Marked Cytokine Activation in Severe Cases of Pandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza Virus Infection

    Kelvin K. W. To;Ivan F. N. Hung;Iris W. S. Li;Kar-Lung Lee

  • Surgical Mask Partition Reduces the Risk of Noncontact Transmission in a Golden Syrian Hamster Model for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

    Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan;Shuofeng Yuan;Anna Jinxia Zhang;Vincent Kwok-Man Poon

  • Zika fever and congenital Zika syndrome: An unexpected emerging arboviral disease.

    Jasper F.W. Chan;Garnet K.Y. Choi;Cyril C.Y. Yip;Vincent C.C. Cheng

  • Lessons learned 1 year after SARS-CoV-2 emergence leading to COVID-19 pandemic.

    Kelvin Kai-Wang To;Siddharth Sridhar;Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu;Derek Ling-Lung Hung

  • Clinical and molecular epidemiological features of coronavirus HKU1-associated community-acquired pneumonia.

    Patrick C.Y. Woo;Susanna K.P. Lau;Hoi Wah Tsoi;Yi Huang

  • Viral loads in clinical specimens and SARS manifestations.

    I.F.N. Hung;V.C.C. Cheng;A.K.L. Wu;B.S.F. Tang

  • Risk factors for acquisition of levofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: A case-control study

    P. L. Ho;W. S. Tse;Kenneth W. T. Tsang;T. K. Kwok

  • Immunorestitution disease involving the innate and adaptive response

    Vincent C. C. Cheng;Kwok-yung Yuen;Wai-ming Chan;Samson S. Y. Wong

Frequent Co-Authors

Kwok-Yung Yuen
Kwok-Yung Yuen University of Hong Kong
Jasper F. W. Chan
Jasper F. W. Chan University of Hong Kong
Kelvin K. W. To
Kelvin K. W. To University of Hong Kong
Pak-Leung Ho
Pak-Leung Ho University of Hong Kong
Ivan Hung
Ivan Hung University of Hong Kong
Kwok-Hung Chan
Kwok-Hung Chan University of Hong Kong
Cyril C. Y. Yip
Cyril C. Y. Yip University of Hong Kong
Patrick C. Y. Woo
Patrick C. Y. Woo University of Hong Kong
Susanna K. P. Lau
Susanna K. P. Lau University of Hong Kong
Herman Tse
Herman Tse University of Hong Kong

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