Bai Lu

36.8k total citations · 16 hit papers
171 papers, 29.6k citations indexed

About

Bai Lu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bai Lu has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 29.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 71 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 59 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Bai Lu's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (94 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (70 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (66 papers). Bai Lu is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (94 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (70 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (66 papers). Bai Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Cameroon. Bai Lu's co-authors include Keri Martinowich, Petti T. Pang, Guhan Nagappan, Newton H. Woo, Yuan Lü, Eugene Zaitsev, Barbara L. Hempstead, Alexander Figurov, Yuanyuan Ji and Mingrui Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Bai Lu

169 papers receiving 29.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The BDNF val66met Polymorphism Affects Activity-Dependent Secretion of BDNF and Human Memory and Hippocampal Function

2003 3.1k citations Masami Kojima, Joseph H. Callicott et al. Cell profile →
SHED: Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth

2003 2.2k citations Masako Miura, Stan Gronthos et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The yin and yang of neurotrophin action

2005 1.1k citations Bai Lu et al. profile →
Direct Current Stimulation Promotes BDNF-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity: Potential Implications for Motor Learning

2010 1.1k citations Keri Martinowich, Yuanyuan Ji et al. profile →
New insights into BDNF function in depression and anxiety

2007 969 citations Keri Martinowich, Husseini K. Manji et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Regulation of synaptic responses to high-frequency stimulation and LTP by neurotrophins in the hippocampus

1996 964 citations Lucas Pozzo‐Miller, Bai Lu et al. profile →
Cleavage of proBDNF by tPA/Plasmin Is Essential for Long-Term Hippocampal Plasticity

2004 925 citations Barbara L. Hempstead, Bai Lu et al. profile →
BDNF and Synaptic Plasticity, Cognitive Function, and Dysfunction

2014 794 citations Bai Lu, Guhan Nagappan et al. profile →
BDNF and Activity-Dependent Synaptic Modulation: Figure 1.

2003 776 citations Bai Lu profile →
Synaptic Vesicle Depletion Correlates with Attenuated Synaptic Responses to Prolonged Repetitive Stimulation in Mice Lacking α-Synuclein

2002 695 citations Bai Lu et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Activation of p75NTR by proBDNF facilitates hippocampal long-term depression

2005 642 citations Barbara L. Hempstead, Bai Lu et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
BDNF: A key regulator for protein synthesis-dependent LTP and long-term memory?

2007 623 citations Yuan Lü, Kimberly M. Christian et al. profile →
Interaction between BDNF and Serotonin: Role in Mood Disorders

2007 618 citations Keri Martinowich, Bai Lu profile →
BDNF-based synaptic repair as a disease-modifying strategy for neurodegenerative diseases

2013 601 citations Bai Lu, Guhan Nagappan et al. profile →
Distinct Role of Long 3′ UTR BDNF mRNA in Spine Morphology and Synaptic Plasticity in Hippocampal Neurons

2008 517 citations Bai Lu et al. Cell profile →
Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia 1 Regulates Integration of Newly Generated Neurons in the Adult Brain

2007 503 citations Xin Duan, Ju‐Young Kim et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bai Lu United States	81	17.0k	8.9k	8.0k	4.8k	3.6k	171	29.6k
Gerd Kempermann Germany	87	12.9k 0.8×	8.2k 0.9×	20.7k 2.6×	6.3k 1.3×	6.8k 1.9×	212	35.4k
Stephen B. Dunnett United Kingdom	88	21.8k 1.3×	11.3k 1.3×	7.3k 0.9×	6.7k 1.4×	3.0k 0.8×	536	31.7k
Oswald Steward United States	84	15.8k 0.9×	9.6k 1.1×	5.2k 0.7×	5.9k 1.2×	2.5k 0.7×	292	24.9k
Michael V. Sofroniew United States	90	14.0k 0.8×	11.8k 1.3×	9.0k 1.1×	2.2k 0.5×	11.9k 3.3×	191	37.4k
Olle Lindvall Sweden	107	23.9k 1.4×	15.9k 1.8×	15.7k 2.0×	3.8k 0.8×	7.8k 2.2×	362	42.7k
Yves‐Alain Barde Germany	78	21.3k 1.3×	12.5k 1.4×	11.3k 1.4×	1.7k 0.4×	2.5k 0.7×	136	29.6k
Barbara L. Hempstead United States	70	13.6k 0.8×	8.1k 0.9×	6.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.4×	3.2k 0.9×	136	21.7k
Derek van der Kooy Canada	86	11.9k 0.7×	12.5k 1.4×	7.4k 0.9×	3.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	316	25.7k
H. Georg Kuhn Sweden	51	7.8k 0.5×	5.0k 0.6×	12.3k 1.5×	2.5k 0.5×	4.2k 1.2×	154	20.4k
Moses V. Chao United States	100	18.3k 1.1×	16.8k 1.9×	7.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.3×	2.1k 0.6×	296	35.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bai Lu

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Xu, Ning, et al.. (2025). Possible antidepressant mechanism of acupuncture: targeting neuroplasticity. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 19. 1512073–1512073. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Bai, et al.. (2024). Investigation of pulsed magnetic field treatment to enhance the properties of printed circuit board micro drill. Wear. 564-565. 205699–205699. 2 indexed citations

Mei, Fan, Chen Zhao, Yueyang Zhao, et al.. (2024). Ngfr+ cholinergic projection from SI/nBM to mPFC selectively regulates temporal order recognition memory. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7342–7342. 4 indexed citations

Yang, Feng, Toshiyuki Mizui, Yasuyuki Ishikawa, et al.. (2024). Inhibiting proBDNF to mature BDNF conversion leads to ASD-like phenotypes in vivo. Molecular Psychiatry. 29(11). 3462–3474. 9 indexed citations

Guo, Wei, et al.. (2023). Regulation of Satiety by Bdnf-e2-Expressing Neurons through TrkB Activation in Ventromedial Hypothalamus. Biomolecules. 13(5). 822–822. 6 indexed citations

Lu, Bai, et al.. (2023). Diverse Functions of Multiple Bdnf Transcripts Driven by Distinct Bdnf Promoters. Biomolecules. 13(4). 655–655. 18 indexed citations

Vignoli, Beatrice, Gabriele Sansevero, Manju Sasi, et al.. (2021). Astrocytic microdomains from mouse cortex gain molecular control over long-term information storage and memory retention. Communications Biology. 4(1). 1152–1152. 13 indexed citations

Lu, Bai, et al.. (2020). Clone, expression and plasminogen binding property of three fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolases from Clonorchis sinensis. Tropical biomedicine. 37(4). 852–863.

Callicott, Joseph H., Venkata S. Mattay, Michael G. White, et al.. (2013). DISC1 and SLC12A2 interaction affects human hippocampal function and connectivity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(7). 2961–2964. 27 indexed citations

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Je, H. Shawn, Feng Yang, Yuanyuan Ji, et al.. (2012). Role of pro-brain-derived neurotrophic factor (proBDNF) to mature BDNF conversion in activity-dependent competition at developing neuromuscular synapses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(39). 15924–15929. 148 indexed citations

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Guo, Ming, John Garza, Yuqing Li, et al.. (2012). Forebrain glutamatergic neurons mediate leptin action on depression-like behaviors and synaptic depression. Translational Psychiatry. 2(2). e83–e83. 66 indexed citations

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Lu, Bai. (2012). Experimental Study on the Anti-stress Function and Anti-fatigue Property of Shenqi Wuwei Chewable Tablets. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Ju‐Young, Fengyu Zhang, Xin Duan, et al.. (2012). Interplay between DISC1 and GABA Signaling Regulates Neurogenesis in Mice and Risk for Schizophrenia. Cell. 148(5). 1051–1064. 167 indexed citations

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Mei, Fan, Guhan Nagappan, Yang Ke, Todd Charlton Sacktor, & Bai Lu. (2011). BDNF Facilitates L-LTP Maintenance in the Absence of Protein Synthesis through PKMζ. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e21568–e21568. 65 indexed citations

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Lü, Yuan, Yuanyuan Ji, Sundar Ganesan, et al.. (2011). TrkB as a Potential Synaptic and Behavioral Tag. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(33). 11762–11771. 96 indexed citations

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Lu, Bai. (2011). New insights in the biology of BDNF synthesis and release: Implications in CNS function. Neuroscience Research. 71. e36–e36. 1 indexed citations

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Lu, Bai & Keri Martinowich. (2008). Cell Biology of BDNF and its Relevance to Schizophrenia. Novartis Foundation symposium. 289. 119–135. 74 indexed citations

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Martinowich, Keri, Husseini K. Manji, & Bai Lu. (2007). New insights into BDNF function in depression and anxiety. Nature Neuroscience. 10(9). 1089–1093. 969 indexed citations breakdown →

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Miura, Masako, Stan Gronthos, Mingrui Zhao, et al.. (2003). SHED: Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(10). 5807–5812. 2203 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tartaglia, Nicole, Jing Du, William J. Tyler, et al.. (2001). Protein Synthesis-dependent and -independent Regulation of Hippocampal Synapses by Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(40). 37585–37593. 148 indexed citations

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