Chao Lü

8.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
109 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Chao Lü is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Lü has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chao Lü's work include Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (27 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (18 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (14 papers). Chao Lü is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery (27 papers), Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (18 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (14 papers). Chao Lü collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Taiwan. Chao Lü's co-authors include Chuanbin Wu, Chuanjie Wu, Edward Harder, Lingle Wang, Robert Abel, Xin Pan, Guilan Quan, Richard A. Friesner, Wolfgang Damm and Markus K. Dahlgren and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Immunity and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Chao Lü

101 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

OPLS4: Improving Force Field Accuracy on Challenging R... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2021 2019 2018 2024 2025 250 500 750 1000
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. OPLS4: Improving Force Field Accuracy on Challenging Regimes of Chemical Space
    2021 1.1k citations Chao Lü, Chuanjie Wu et al. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation profile →
  2. OPLS3e: Extending Force Field Coverage for Drug-Like Small Molecules
    2019 857 citations Katarina Roos, Chuanjie Wu et al. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation profile →
  3. Tinker 8: Software Tools for Molecular Design
    2018 488 citations Chao Lü et al. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation profile →
  4. Photodynamic therapy for cancer: mechanisms, photosensitizers, nanocarriers, and clinical studies
    2024 61 citations Chuanbin Wu, Zhengwei Huang et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  5. Gas-propelled anti-hair follicle aging microneedle patch for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia
    2025 14 citations Chao Lü, Guilan Quan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chao Lü China 32 2.3k 810 807 739 720 109 5.4k
Sven Frøkjær Denmark 41 4.2k 1.8× 678 0.8× 560 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 685 1.0× 116 7.4k
Alfred Fahr Germany 44 2.7k 1.2× 622 0.8× 603 0.7× 2.6k 3.5× 951 1.3× 180 7.1k
Fumiyoshi Yamashita Japan 54 5.6k 2.4× 579 0.7× 583 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 1.5k 2.0× 354 10.5k
Kozo Takayama Japan 43 1.8k 0.8× 232 0.3× 437 0.5× 3.2k 4.3× 488 0.7× 141 5.6k
Xavier Fernàndez‐Busquets Spain 41 1.9k 0.8× 202 0.2× 269 0.3× 599 0.8× 291 0.4× 142 4.5k
Martin Brandl Denmark 41 1.9k 0.8× 865 1.1× 464 0.6× 2.6k 3.5× 618 0.9× 155 5.3k
Patrick Garidel Germany 54 4.8k 2.1× 402 0.5× 982 1.2× 813 1.1× 893 1.2× 184 7.5k
Léonardo Scapozza Switzerland 43 3.6k 1.6× 354 0.4× 821 1.0× 168 0.2× 136 0.2× 187 7.4k
Costas Demetzos Greece 42 3.0k 1.3× 406 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 729 1.0× 595 0.8× 255 6.1k
Paolo Mariani Italy 40 2.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 1.5k 1.8× 795 1.1× 373 0.5× 221 5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Lü

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All Works

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Wen, Ting, Yànpíng Fù, Ying Sun, et al.. (2025). Autonomous drug delivery and scar microenvironment remodeling using micromotor-driven microneedles for hypertrophic scars therapy. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(7). 3738–3755.
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Sun, Ying, Minglong Chen, Ying Chen, et al.. (2025). Dissolving microneedle-assisted in situ cancer vaccine combined with cytolytic peptide for anti-melanoma immunotherapy. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(12). 110908–110908. 2 indexed citations
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Xian, Dongyi, Rui Luo, Liqing Wang, et al.. (2025). Epsilon-polylysine microneedle potentiating MXene-mediated photothermal ablation for combating antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Materials Today Bio. 31. 101498–101498. 2 indexed citations
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Peng, Tingting, et al.. (2024). Microneedle technology for enhanced topical treatment of skin infections. Bioactive Materials. 45. 274–300. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Liqing, Rui Luo, Zejun Xu, et al.. (2024). Imidazole‐Rich, Four‐Armed Host‐Defense Peptidomimetics as Promising Narrow‐Spectrum Antibacterial Agents and Adjuvants against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infections. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(27). e2400664–e2400664. 3 indexed citations
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Wen, Ting, Yiting Zhao, Yànpíng Fù, et al.. (2024). “On-demand” nanosystem-integrated microneedles for amplified triple therapy against recalcitrant bacteria and biofilm growth. Materials Today Bio. 29. 101327–101327. 3 indexed citations
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Ren, C., et al.. (2024). Research progress of silk fibroin biomaterials: A bibliometric analysis from 2012 to 2022. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1).
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Ren, Tao, Xuewen Wang, Chao Lü, et al.. (2023). Combating multidrug resistance of breast cancer with ginsenoside Rh2-irrigated nano-in-thermogel. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 650. 123718–123718. 17 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yixian, Biyuan Wu, Chao Lü, et al.. (2023). An oxygen-generating metal organic framework nanoplatform as a “synergy motor” for extricating dilemma over photodynamic therapy. Materials Advances. 4(22). 5420–5430. 6 indexed citations
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Deng, Jingwen, Dongyi Xian, Fengyan Han, et al.. (2023). Surface‐Engineered Vanadium Carbide MXenzyme for Anti‐Inflammation and Photoenhanced Antitumor Therapy of Colon Diseases. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(31). 42 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, Anthony Clark, Chao Lü, et al.. (2022). Reliable and Accurate Prediction of Single-Residue p K a Values through Free Energy Perturbation Calculations. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 18(12). 7193–7204. 13 indexed citations
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Fu, Jintao, Ting Liu, Xiaoqian Feng, et al.. (2022). A Perfect Pair: Stabilized Black Phosphorous Nanosheets Engineering with Antimicrobial Peptides for Robust Multidrug Resistant Bacteria Eradication. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 11(10). e2101846–e2101846. 31 indexed citations
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Chen, Minglong, Jintao Fu, Ying Sun, et al.. (2021). Recent advances in microneedles-mediated transdermal delivery of protein and peptide drugs. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 11(8). 2326–2343. 85 indexed citations
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Wen, Ting, Zhiyuan Lin, Yiting Zhao, et al.. (2021). Bioresponsive Nanoarchitectonics-Integrated Microneedles for Amplified Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy against Acne Vulgaris. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(41). 48433–48448. 60 indexed citations
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Ross, Gregory A., Yuqing Deng, Chao Lü, et al.. (2020). Enhancing Water Sampling in Free Energy Calculations with Grand Canonical Monte Carlo. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 16(10). 6061–6076. 67 indexed citations
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Roos, Katarina, Chuanjie Wu, Wolfgang Damm, et al.. (2019). OPLS3e: Extending Force Field Coverage for Drug-Like Small Molecules. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 15(3). 1863–1874. 857 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ran, Hao, Guilan Quan, Ying Huang, et al.. (2018). The practical self-targeted oncolytic adenoviral nanosphere based on immuno-obstruction method via polyprotein surface precipitation technique enhances transfection efficiency for virotherapy. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 508(3). 791–796. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Nana, et al.. (2012). [Spatial variability of soil nutrients and salinity in coastal saline-alkali land based on belt transect method].. PubMed. 23(6). 1527–32. 3 indexed citations

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