Brandon Lu

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Brandon Lu is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Brandon Lu has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 10 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Brandon Lu's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (12 papers), Sleep and related disorders (10 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (3 papers). Brandon Lu is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (12 papers), Sleep and related disorders (10 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (3 papers). Brandon Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. Brandon Lu's co-authors include Phyllis C. Zee, William J. Jagust, Matthew P. Walker, Vikram R. Rao, Jared Saletin, Bryce A. Mander, Sonia Ancoli‐Israel, Kathryn J. Reid, Lisa F. Wolfe and Kelly Glazer Baron and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Brandon Lu

21 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

β-amyloid disrupts human ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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.

  1. β-amyloid disrupts human NREM slow waves and related hippocampus-dependent memory consolidation
    2015 375 citations Bryce A. Mander, Shawn Marks et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Brandon Lu 1.1k 1.1k 411 405 160 21 1.8k
Eileen P. Sloan 787 0.7× 614 0.6× 405 1.0× 331 0.8× 162 1.0× 21 1.5k
David T. Plante 1.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 533 1.3× 284 0.7× 98 0.6× 89 1.9k
Christian L. Nicholas 971 0.9× 973 0.9× 670 1.6× 486 1.2× 119 0.7× 77 1.9k
Milena Pavlova 552 0.5× 742 0.7× 297 0.7× 372 0.9× 123 0.8× 35 1.3k
Stephen P. Duntley 994 0.9× 969 0.9× 902 2.2× 981 2.4× 187 1.2× 43 2.6k
Yuichi Kamei 1.0k 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 964 2.3× 315 0.8× 136 0.8× 45 2.1k
R. Robert Auger 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 966 2.4× 288 0.7× 49 0.3× 38 2.0k
Pradeep Sahota 813 0.7× 557 0.5× 351 0.9× 244 0.6× 97 0.6× 70 1.6k
Keiko Kim 610 0.6× 986 0.9× 371 0.9× 197 0.5× 102 0.6× 14 1.4k
Stéphanie Mazza 895 0.8× 537 0.5× 364 0.9× 574 1.4× 48 0.3× 51 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Brandon Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brandon Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Brandon Lu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Brandon Lu. The network helps show where Brandon Lu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brandon Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brandon Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brandon Lu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brandon Lu. Brandon Lu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lu, Brandon, et al.. (2022). Development of an integrated system design tool for helical Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT-X). Energy Reports. 8. 8499–8510. 2 indexed citations
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Mander, Bryce A., Alyssa H. Zhu, John R. Lindquist, et al.. (2017). White Matter Structure in Older Adults Moderates the Benefit of Sleep Spindles on Motor Memory Consolidation. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(48). 11675–11687. 40 indexed citations
3.
Gupta, Priyanka, Brandon Lu, Haiqing Li, et al.. (2017). TLR9 triggering/STAT3 inhibition to reprogram leukemic cells into antigen-presenting cells and trigger T-cell responses.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35(7_suppl). 118–118. 1 indexed citations
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Mander, Bryce A., Shawn Marks, Jacob W. Vogel, et al.. (2015). β-amyloid disrupts human NREM slow waves and related hippocampus-dependent memory consolidation. Nature Neuroscience. 18(7). 1051–1057. 375 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wong, Jonathan, et al.. (2015). Clinical Reasoning: A 27-year-old man with rapidly progressive coma. Neurology. 85(9). e74–8. 3 indexed citations
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Mander, Bryce A., Vikram R. Rao, Brandon Lu, et al.. (2013). Prefrontal atrophy, disrupted NREM slow waves and impaired hippocampal-dependent memory in aging. Nature Neuroscience. 16(3). 357–364. 396 indexed citations
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Pirzada, Amber, Kathryn J. Reid, Daniel Kim, et al.. (2013). Chicago Healthy Aging Study: Objectives and Design. American Journal of Epidemiology. 178(4). 635–644. 10 indexed citations
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Mander, Bryce A., Vikram R. Rao, Brandon Lu, et al.. (2013). Impaired Prefrontal Sleep Spindle Regulation of Hippocampal-Dependent Learning in Older Adults. Cerebral Cortex. 24(12). 3301–3309. 109 indexed citations
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Reid, Kathryn J., Julie B. Eisengart, Kelly Glazer Baron, et al.. (2012). Systematic evaluation of Axis-I DSM diagnoses in delayed sleep phase disorder and evening-type circadian preference. Sleep Medicine. 13(9). 1171–1177. 82 indexed citations
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Lu, Brandon & Phyllis C. Zee. (2010). Neurobiology of Sleep. Clinics in Chest Medicine. 31(2). 309–318. 26 indexed citations
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Reid, Kathryn J., Kelly Glazer Baron, Brandon Lu, et al.. (2010). Aerobic exercise improves self-reported sleep and quality of life in older adults with insomnia. Sleep Medicine. 11(9). 934–940. 445 indexed citations
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Wolfe, Lisa F., et al.. (2009). Hyperinflation is Associated with Lower Sleep Efficiency in COPD with Co-existent Obstructive Sleep Apnea. COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 6(6). 441–445. 43 indexed citations
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Ouyang, Fengxiu, Brandon Lu, Binyan Wang, et al.. (2008). Sleep patterns among rural Chinese twin adolescents. Sleep Medicine. 10(4). 479–489. 19 indexed citations
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Yu, Yunxian, Brandon Lu, Binyan Wang, et al.. (2007). Short Sleep Duration and Adiposity in Chinese Adolescents. SLEEP. 30(12). 1688–1697. 83 indexed citations
15.
Lu, Brandon & Phyllis C. Zee. (2006). Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders. CHEST Journal. 130(6). 1915–1923. 40 indexed citations
16.
Lu, Brandon, et al.. (2006). Sequential Gene Expression Profiling in Lung Transplant Recipients With Chronic Rejection. CHEST Journal. 130(3). 847–854. 25 indexed citations
17.
Lu, Brandon, et al.. (2005). Sedating Medications and Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Physician Determinants and Patient Consequences. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 1(4). 367–371. 37 indexed citations
18.
Lu, Brandon & Sangeeta Bhorade. (2004). Lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease. Clinics in Chest Medicine. 25(4). 773–782. 4 indexed citations
19.
Choban, Patricia S., Brandon Lu, & Louis Flancbaum. (2000). Insurance Decisions about Obesity Surgery: A New Type of Randomization?. Obesity Surgery. 10(6). 553–556. 5 indexed citations
20.
Spencer, Melissa J., Brandon Lu, & James G. Tidball. (1997). Calpain II expression is increased by changes in mechanical loading of muscle in vivo. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 64(1). 55–66. 27 indexed citations

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