Congcong Lu

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Congcong Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Congcong Lu has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Insect Science and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Congcong Lu's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (8 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (7 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers). Congcong Lu is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (8 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (7 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers). Congcong Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Congcong Lu's co-authors include Shang‐Tian Yang, Jingbo Zhao, Chuang Xue, Feng‐Wu Bai, Benjamin A. García, Jie Dong, I‐Ching Tang, Mariel Coradin, Xiaolei Huang and Jun Deng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Congcong Lu

40 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

SIRT1 is downregulated by autophagy in senescence and ageing 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2024 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. SIRT1 is downregulated by autophagy in senescence and ageing
    2020 357 citations Caiyue Xu, Lu Wang et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  2. HBO1 catalyzes lysine lactylation and mediates histone H3K9la to regulate gene transcription
    2024 99 citations Siyu Wang, Congcong Lu et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Congcong Lu China 19 1.1k 594 141 140 126 42 1.7k
Xiaoling Zhou China 23 718 0.6× 77 0.1× 122 0.9× 116 0.8× 124 1.0× 97 1.8k
Yifan Yang China 23 461 0.4× 172 0.3× 82 0.6× 136 1.0× 92 0.7× 63 1.4k
Xingyao Li China 22 399 0.4× 100 0.2× 98 0.7× 46 0.3× 56 0.4× 57 1.3k
Jianming Liu China 29 1.6k 1.4× 338 0.6× 209 1.5× 100 0.7× 124 1.0× 98 2.4k
Rui Tian China 16 335 0.3× 276 0.5× 40 0.3× 252 1.8× 55 0.4× 49 1.1k
Liting Zhao China 19 337 0.3× 98 0.2× 111 0.8× 40 0.3× 77 0.6× 67 1.0k
Jing Ye China 21 445 0.4× 134 0.2× 50 0.4× 94 0.7× 136 1.1× 82 1.4k
Chengyong He China 26 535 0.5× 223 0.4× 155 1.1× 138 1.0× 54 0.4× 86 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Congcong Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Congcong Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Congcong 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 Congcong Lu. The network helps show where Congcong Lu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Congcong Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Congcong Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Congcong 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 Congcong Lu. Congcong 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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Zhang, Zhen, et al.. (2025). Urolithin a attenuates rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting inflammation and pyroptosis in fibroblasts via the AMPK/ NF-κB signaling pathway. International Immunopharmacology. 155. 114604–114604. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jianji, et al.. (2024). Lysine lactylation-based insight to understanding the characterization of cervical cancer. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(7). 167356–167356. 7 indexed citations
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Lu, Congcong, et al.. (2024). LINC00665 aggravates the malignant phenotypes in chondrosarcoma cells through miR-665/FGF9 pathway. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 280(Pt 1). 135727–135727.
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Lu, Congcong, et al.. (2024). Twenty-nine newly sequenced genomes and a comprehensive genome dataset for the insect endosymbiont Buchnera. Scientific Data. 11(1). 673–673. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Siyu, Congcong Lu, Aiyuan Wang, et al.. (2024). HBO1 catalyzes lysine lactylation and mediates histone H3K9la to regulate gene transcription. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3561–3561. 99 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Congcong, et al.. (2024). Unveiling symbiotic bacterial communities in insects feeding on the latex-rich plant Ficus microcarpa. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 114(5). 652–662.
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Lu, Congcong, Xiaolei Huang, & Jun Deng. (2023). Mitochondrial genomes of soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae): features, structures and significance. BMC Genomics. 24(1). 37–37. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jianji, Hui Zhang, Yue Han, et al.. (2022). YiaC and CobB regulate lysine lactylation in Escherichia coli. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6628–6628. 79 indexed citations
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Coradin, Mariel, et al.. (2020). Bullet points to evaluate the performance of the middle-down proteomics workflow for histone modification analysis. Methods. 184. 86–92. 16 indexed citations
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Xu, Caiyue, Lu Wang, Parinaz Fozouni, et al.. (2020). SIRT1 is downregulated by autophagy in senescence and ageing. Nature Cell Biology. 22(10). 1170–1179. 357 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Congcong, Xiaolei Huang, & Jun Deng. (2020). The challenge of Coccidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) mitochondrial genomes: The case of Saissetia coffeae with novel truncated tRNAs and gene rearrangements. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 158. 854–864. 19 indexed citations
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Lu, Congcong, Simone Sidoli, Katarzyna Kulej, et al.. (2019). Coordination between TGF-β cellular signaling and epigenetic regulation during epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 12(1). 11–11. 18 indexed citations
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Lu, Congcong, Kai Zhang, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2014). Preparation and characterization of vorinostat-coated beads for profiling of novel target proteins. Journal of Chromatography A. 1372. 34–41. 7 indexed citations
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Lu, Congcong, Jie Dong, & Shang‐Tian Yang. (2013). Butanol production from wood pulping hydrolysate in an integrated fermentation–gas stripping process. Bioresource Technology. 143. 467–475. 108 indexed citations
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Xue, Chuang, Jingbo Zhao, Congcong Lu, et al.. (2012). High‐titer n‐butanol production by clostridium acetobutylicum JB200 in fed‐batch fermentation with intermittent gas stripping. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 109(11). 2746–2756. 173 indexed citations
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Ge, Shijian, Yunpeng Zhu, Congcong Lu, Shuying Wang, & Yongzhen Peng. (2012). Full-scale demonstration of step feed concept for improving an anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic nutrient removal process. Bioresource Technology. 120. 305–313. 37 indexed citations
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Lu, Congcong. (2011). Butanol Production from Lignocellulosic Feedstocks by Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol Fermentation with Integrated Product Recovery. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 10 indexed citations
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Lu, Congcong, et al.. (2011). Fed-batch fermentation for n-butanol production from cassava bagasse hydrolysate in a fibrous bed bioreactor with continuous gas stripping. Bioresource Technology. 104. 380–387. 190 indexed citations

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