2026 Vivian G. Cheung: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	44	4241	4001	1828	1713	86	15009

Research.com Recognitions

2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2010 - Curt Stern Award, American Society of Human Genetics
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Vivian G. Cheung is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research encompasses a range of topics within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on RNA biology and neurogenetic disorders.

Cheung has contributed extensively to several main fields of study, including:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine

Their work spans several subfields such as:

Molecular Biology
Neurology
Cancer Research
Genetics
Infectious Diseases

Research topics frequently appearing in Cheung's publications include:

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
RNA modifications and cancer
RNA Research and Splicing
DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Vivian G. Cheung's recent papers cover diverse facets of RNA biology and neurological diseases. Selected publications include:

"Microvascular Injury in the Brains of Patients with Covid-19," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
"A call for direct sequencing of full-length RNAs to identify all modifications," 2021, Nature Genetics
"RNA abasic sites in yeast and human cells," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"R-Loop Analysis by Dot-Blot," 2021, Journal of Visualized Experiments
"Clinical and Molecular Aspects of Senataxin Mutations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 4," 2020, Annals of Neurology

Cheung often collaborates with a core group of frequent coauthors, including:

Jason A. Watts
Joshua Burdick
Christopher Grunseich
Dongjun Li
Alan Bruzel

Preferred venues for Cheung's publications include:

Nucleic Acids Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Annals of Neurology
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
New England Journal of Medicine

Awards and honors received by Vivian G. Cheung include:

Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2011
Curt Stern Award, American Society of Human Genetics, 2010
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

TOXICITY TESTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: A VISION AND A STRATEGY

Daniel Krewski;Daniel Acosta;Melvin Andersen;Henry Anderson

1575
Citations
Genetic analysis of genome-wide variation in human gene expression

Michael Morley;Cliona M. Molony;Teresa M. Weber;Teresa M. Weber;James L. Devlin

1557
Citations
Making and reading microarrays

Vivian G. Cheung;Michael Morley;Francisco Aguilar;Aldo Massimi

1119
Citations
A physical map of the human genome.

John Douglas Mcpherson;Marco Marra;Marco Marra;La Deana Hillier;Robert H. Waterston

846
Citations
Natural variation in human gene expression assessed in lymphoblastoid cells

Vivian G. Cheung;Laura K. Conlin;Teresa M. Weber;Melissa Arcaro

812
Citations
Mapping determinants of human gene expression by regional and genome-wide association

Vivian G. Cheung;Richard S. Spielman;Kathryn G. Ewens;Teresa M. Weber;Teresa M. Weber

808
Citations
Widespread RNA and DNA sequence differences in the human transcriptome.

Mingyao Li;Isabel X. Wang;Yun Li;Alan Bruzel

629
Citations
Common genetic variants account for differences in gene expression among ethnic groups

Richard S Spielman;Laurel A Bastone;Joshua T Burdick;Michael Morley

588
Citations
Microvascular Injury in the Brains of Patients with Covid-19.

Myoung Hwa Lee;Daniel P. Perl;Govind Nair;Wenxue Li

559
Citations
Whole genome amplification using a degenerate oligonucleotide primer allows hundreds of genotypes to be performed on less than one nanogram of genomic DNA

Vivian G. Cheung;Stanley F. Nelson

391
Citations
Integration of cytogenetic landmarks into the draft sequence of the human genome

V. G. Cheung;N. Nowak;W. Jang;I. R. Kirsch

381
Citations
The genetics of variation in gene expression

Vivian G. Cheung;Vivian G. Cheung;Richard S. Spielman

288
Citations
Genetics of human gene expression: mapping DNA variants that influence gene expression

Vivian G. Cheung;Richard S. Spielman;Richard S. Spielman

270
Citations
Genetic analysis of radiation-induced changes in human gene expression

Denis A. Smirnov;Michael Morley;Eunice Shin;Richard S. Spielman

239
Citations
New insights into human nondisjunction of chromosome 21 in oocytes.

Tiffany Renee Oliver;Eleanor Feingold;Kai Yu;Vivian Cheung

227
Citations
Identification of active transcriptional regulatory elements from GRO-seq data

Charles G Danko;Stephanie L Hyland;Leighton J Core;Andre L Martins

214
Citations
ADAR Regulates RNA Editing, Transcript Stability, and Gene Expression

Isabel X. Wang;Elizabeth So;James L. Devlin;Yue Zhao

212
Citations
Genetic analysis of variation in human meiotic recombination.

Reshmi Chowdhury;Philippe R. J. Bois;Eleanor Feingold;Stephanie L. Sherman

200
Citations
Identification of polymorphic antioxidant response elements in the human genome

Xuting Wang;Daniel J. Tomso;Brian N. Chorley;Hye Youn Cho

196
Citations
Senataxin Mutation Reveals How R-Loops Promote Transcription by Blocking DNA Methylation at Gene Promoters

Christopher Grunseich;Isabel X. Wang;Jason A. Watts;Joshua T. Burdick

193
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard S. Spielman University of Pennsylvania

Michael Morley University of Pennsylvania

Stephanie L. Sherman Emory University

Eleanor Feingold University of Pittsburgh

John T. Lis Cornell University

David Haussler University of California, Santa Cruz

Norma J. Nowak University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Kenneth H. Fischbeck National Institutes of Health

Mingyao Li University of Pennsylvania

Stanley F. Nelson University of California, Los Angeles

External Links

Personal website of Vivian G. Cheung

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