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Ting‐Yuan David Cheng

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2004Rising activity

Publications

253

Citations

6,277

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
AI-generated

Ting-Yuan David Cheng studies how diet, body composition, physical activity, vitamin D, and hormone-related factors influence breast cancer risk, progression, and survival, with particular attention to disparities affecting Black women. His work combines epidemiological cohort studies with molecular analyses of tumor tissue, examining signaling pathways such as PI3K/AKT/mTOR and immune markers like tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes.

Breast cancer epidemiologyDiet, nutrition, and cancer riskBody composition and cancer outcomesRacial disparities in breast cancerMolecular tumor biology (PI3K/AKT/mTOR, immune markers)

Publication output has grown substantially over the past decade, rising from about 10 papers/year in 2017-2019 to a much higher and variable pace since 2023, including a notable spike that year.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 29.2/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 14 publications202021: 14 publications212022: 14 publications222023: 72 publications72232024: 12 publications242025: 27 publications252026: 21 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Cancer Research×20
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention×7
  • Breast Cancer Research×5
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute×4
  • Nutrients×4
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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