First-authored, refereed papers of Xin Cheng, ordered by citations


A list of first-authored, refereed publications of Xin Cheng, derived from the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and ordered by the numbers of citations.

Orcid ID: 0000-0003-2837-7136

Number of papers: 22
No. of citations: 1932

264 Differential Emission Measure Analysis of Multiple Structural Components of Coronal Mass Ejections in the Inner Corona
Cheng, X., Zhang, J., Saar, S. H. & Ding, M. D., 2012, ApJ, 761, 62
205 Observing Flux Rope Formation During the Impulsive Phase of a Solar Eruption
Cheng, X., Zhang, J., Liu, Y. & Ding, M. D., 2011, ApJ, 732, L25
141 The Driver of Coronal Mass Ejections in the Low Corona: A Flux Rope
Cheng, X., Zhang, J., Ding, M. D., Liu, Y. & Poomvises, W., 2013, ApJ, 763, 43
139 Observations of Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection within a Solar Current Sheet
Cheng, X., Li, Y., Wan, L. F., Ding, M. D., Chen, P. F., Zhang, J. & Liu, J. J., 2018, ApJ, 866, 64
130 Origin and Structures of Solar Eruptions I: Magnetic Flux Rope
Cheng, Xin, Guo, Yang & Ding, MingDe, 2017, Science China Earth Sciences, 60, 1383
123 Formation of a Double-decker Magnetic Flux Rope in the Sigmoidal Solar Active Region 11520
Cheng, X., Ding, M. D., Zhang, J., Sun, X. D., Guo, Y., Wang, Y. M., Kliem, B. & Deng, Y. Y., 2014, ApJ, 789, 93
112 Investigation of the Formation and Separation of an Extreme-ultraviolet Wave from the Expansion of a Coronal Mass Ejection
Cheng, X., Zhang, J., Olmedo, O., Vourlidas, A., Ding, M. D. & Liu, Y., 2012, ApJ, 745, L5
107 Initiation and Early Kinematic Evolution of Solar Eruptions
Cheng, X., Zhang, J., Kliem, B., Török, T., Xing, C., Zhou, Z. J., Inhester, B. & Ding, M. D., 2020, ApJ, 894, 85
91 Investigating Two Successive Flux Rope Eruptions in a Solar Active Region
Cheng, X., Zhang, J., Ding, M. D., Olmedo, O., Sun, X. D., Guo, Y. & Liu, Y., 2013, ApJ, 769, L25
89 A Comparative Study of Confined and Eruptive Flares in NOAA AR 10720
Cheng, X., Zhang, J., Ding, M. D., Guo, Y. & Su, J. T., 2011, ApJ, 732, 87
86 On the Relationship Between a Hot-channel-like Solar Magnetic Flux Rope and its Embedded Prominence
Cheng, X., Ding, M. D., Zhang, J., Srivastava, A. K., Guo, Y., Chen, P. F. & Sun, J. Q., 2014, ApJ, 789, L35
79 Tracking the Evolution of a Coherent Magnetic Flux Rope Continuously from the Inner to the Outer Corona
Cheng, X., Ding, M. D., Guo, Y., Zhang, J., Vourlidas, A., Liu, Y. D., Olmedo, O., Sun, J. Q. & Li, C., 2014, ApJ, 780, 28
69 Imaging and Spectroscopic Diagnostics on the Formation of Two Magnetic Flux Ropes Revealed by SDO/AIA and IRIS
Cheng, X., Ding, M. D. & Fang, C., 2015, ApJ, 804, 82
49 The Characteristics of the Footpoints of Solar Magnetic Flux Ropes during Eruptions
Cheng, X. & Ding, M. D., 2016, ApJS, 225, 16
42 Unambiguous Evidence of Filament Splitting-induced Partial Eruptions
Cheng, X., Kliem, B. & Ding, M. D., 2018, ApJ, 856, 48
41 Ultra-high-resolution observations of persistent null-point reconnection in the solar corona
Cheng, X., Priest, E. R., Li, H. T., Chen, J., Aulanier, G., Chitta, L. P., Wang, Y. L., Peter, H., Zhu, X. S., Xing, C., Ding, M. D., Solanki, S. K., Berghmans, D., Teriaca, L., Aznar Cuadrado, R., Zhukov, A. N., Guo, Y., Long, D., Harra, L., Smith, P. J., Rodriguez, L., Verbeeck, C., Barczynski, K. & Parenti, S., 2023, Nature Communications, 14, 2107
40 A Study of the Build-up, Initiation, and Acceleration of 2008 April 26 Coronal Mass Ejection Observed by STEREO
Cheng, X., Ding, M. D. & Zhang, J., 2010, ApJ, 712, 1302
31 A Two-ribbon White-light Flare Associated with a Failed Solar Eruption Observed by ONSET, SDO, and IRIS
Cheng, X., Hao, Q., Ding, M. D., Liu, K., Chen, P. F., Fang, C. & Liu, Y. D., 2015, ApJ, 809, 46
31 A Statistical Study of the Post-impulsive-phase Acceleration of Flare-associated Coronal Mass Ejections
Cheng, X., Zhang, J., Ding, M. D. & Poomvises, W., 2010, ApJ, 712, 752
30 Re-flaring of a Post-flare Loop System Driven by Flux Rope Emergence and Twisting
Cheng, X., Ding, M. D., Guo, Y., Zhang, J., Jing, J. & Wiegelmann, T., 2010, ApJ, 716, L68
23 Deciphering the Slow-rise Precursor of a Major Coronal Mass Ejection
Cheng, X., Xing, C., Aulanier, G., Solanki, S. K., Peter, H. & Ding, M. D., 2023, ApJ, 954, L47
10 Spectroscopic Diagnostics of Solar Magnetic Flux Ropes Using Iron Forbidden Line
Cheng, X. & Ding, M. D., 2016, ApJ, 823, L4


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