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Yifan Cheng

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
41283
World Ranking
3422
National Ranking
1725

Yifan Cheng publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yifan Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 254 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Yifan Cheng D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

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 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Yifan Cheng is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, and Structural Biology. Their work also covers subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Plant Science.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Ion channel regulation and function

Yifan Cheng has contributed to numerous publications across various respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cell

Several recent papers authored by Yifan Cheng include:

  • Structure of hepcidin-bound ferroportin reveals iron homeostatic mechanisms, 2020, Nature
  • AreTomo: An integrated software package for automated marker-free, motion-corrected cryo-electron tomographic alignment and reconstruction, 2022, Journal of Structural Biology X
  • Structural snapshots of TRPV1 reveal mechanism of polymodal functionality, 2021, Cell
  • Irritant-evoked activation and calcium modulation of the TRPA1 receptor, 2020, Nature
  • Cryo-EM Reveals Integrin-Mediated TGF-β Activation without Release from Latent TGF-β, 2020, Cell

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Zanlin Yu
  • David A. Agard
  • Aashish Manglik
  • Daniel Asarnow
  • David Julius

Yifan Cheng has been recognized with awards such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2019)

Best Publications

  • MotionCor2: Anisotropic Correction of Beam-Induced Motion for Improved Cryo-Electron Microscopy

    Shawn Q. Zheng;Eugene Palovcak;Jean Paul Armache;Kliment A. Verba

  • Structure of the TRPV1 ion channel determined by electron cryo-microscopy

    Maofu Liao;Erhu Cao;David Julius;Yifan Cheng

  • Electron counting and beam-induced motion correction enable near-atomic-resolution single-particle cryo-EM

    Xueming Li;Paul Mooney;Shawn Zheng;Shawn Zheng;Christopher R Booth

  • TRPV1 structures in distinct conformations reveal activation mechanisms

    Erhu Cao;Maofu Liao;Yifan Cheng;David Julius

  • EMRinger: side chain-directed model and map validation for 3D cryo-electron microscopy

    Benjamin A Barad;Nathaniel Echols;Ray Yu-Ruei Wang;Yifan Cheng

  • Negative staining and image classification — powerful tools in modern electron microscopy

    Melanie Ohi;Ying Li;Yifan Cheng;Thomas Walz

  • TRPV1 structures in nanodiscs reveal mechanisms of ligand and lipid action.

    Yuan Gao;Erhu Cao;David Julius;Yifan Cheng

  • Lipid-protein interactions in double-layered two-dimensional AQP0 crystals

    Tamir Gonen;Yifan Cheng;Piotr Sliz;Piotr Sliz;Yoko Hiroaki

  • Structure of the human transferrin receptor-transferrin complex.

    Yifan Cheng;Olga Zak;Philip Aisen;Stephen C Harrison;Stephen C Harrison

  • Comparative host-coronavirus protein interaction networks reveal pan-viral disease mechanisms.

    David E. Gordon;Joseph Hiatt;Mehdi Bouhaddou;Veronica V. Rezelj

  • Structure of the TRPA1 ion channel suggests regulatory mechanisms

    Candice E. Paulsen;Jean Paul Armache;Yuan Gao;Yifan Cheng

  • Direct Membrane Association Drives Mitochondrial Fission by the Parkinson Disease-associated Protein α-Synuclein

    Ken Nakamura;Venu M. Nemani;Farnaz Azarbal;Gaia Skibinski

  • Single-Particle Cryo-EM at Crystallographic Resolution

    Yifan Cheng

  • Molecular model for a complete clathrin lattice from electron cryomicroscopy

    Alexander Fotin;Yifan Cheng;Piotr Sliz;Nikolaus Grigorieff

  • HIV Nef is secreted in exosomes and triggers apoptosis in bystander CD4+ T cells.

    Metka Lenassi;Gerard Cagney;Gerard Cagney;Maofu Liao;Tomaž Vaupotič

  • Docking of the Proteasomal ATPases' Carboxyl Termini in the 20S Proteasome's α Ring Opens the Gate for Substrate Entry

    David M. Smith;Shih-Chung Chang;Soyeon Park;Daniel Finley

  • A primer to single-particle cryo-electron microscopy.

    Yifan Cheng;Nikolaus Grigorieff;Pawel A. Penczek;Thomas Walz

  • Automated structure refinement of macromolecular assemblies from cryo-EM maps using Rosetta

    Ray Yu-Ruei Wang;Yifan Song;Benjamin A Barad;Yifan Cheng

  • Aquaporin-0 membrane junctions reveal the structure of a closed water pore

    Tamir Gonen;Piotr Sliz;Piotr Sliz;Joerg Kistler;Yifan Cheng

  • Corrigendum: Lipid–protein interactions in double-layered two-dimensional AQP0 crystals

    Tamir Gonen;Yifan Cheng;Piotr Sliz;Yoko Hiroaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Walz
Thomas Walz Rockefeller University
David A. Agard
David A. Agard University of California, San Francisco
David Julius
David Julius University of California, San Francisco
Stephen C. Harrison
Stephen C. Harrison Harvard University
Geeta J. Narlikar
Geeta J. Narlikar University of California, San Francisco
Feng Wang
Feng Wang University of California, Berkeley
James D. Marks
James D. Marks University of California, San Francisco
Charles S. Craik
Charles S. Craik University of California, San Francisco
Robert M. Stroud
Robert M. Stroud University of California, San Francisco
Frank DiMaio
Frank DiMaio University of Washington

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