Gan Luo

527 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 344 citations indexed

About

Gan Luo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Gan Luo has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 344 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Microbiology and 5 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Gan Luo's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (6 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (5 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (4 papers). Gan Luo is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (6 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (5 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (4 papers). Gan Luo collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Gan Luo's co-authors include Huixia Geng, Lai Wang, Longfei Zhang, Xiangming Fang, Baoli Cheng, Zhipeng Xu, Yu-Hui Huang, Huan Lu, Changzheng Yuan and Wuyuan Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Gan Luo

17 papers receiving 339 citations

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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.

Lactylation stabilizes TFEB to elevate autophagy and lysosomal activity

2024 44 citations Gan Luo, Kesong Peng et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gan Luo China	11	178	82	50	47	35	19	344
Moonjeong Choi South Korea	11	181 1.0×	146 1.8×	99 2.0×	37 0.8×	24 0.7×	17	612
Anna Margolina Russia	8	139 0.8×	92 1.1×	32 0.6×	49 1.0×	12 0.3×	16	424
Shuang Qu China	12	311 1.7×	31 0.4×	53 1.1×	21 0.4×	30 0.9×	24	534
Cátia Santos‐Pereira Portugal	13	264 1.5×	48 0.6×	60 1.2×	17 0.4×	33 0.9×	29	536
Yuxin Wu United Kingdom	15	343 1.9×	58 0.7×	57 1.1×	155 3.3×	48 1.4×	27	546
Roghayyeh Vakili‐Ghartavol Iran	10	149 0.8×	173 2.1×	177 3.5×	20 0.4×	46 1.3×	21	505
Chunxian Piao South Korea	15	270 1.5×	72 0.9×	94 1.9×	9 0.2×	62 1.8×	19	478
Serhii Vakal Finland	11	121 0.7×	42 0.5×	36 0.7×	12 0.3×	43 1.2×	26	355
Wenwei Mao China	11	151 0.8×	53 0.6×	103 2.1×	10 0.2×	39 1.1×	23	435
Svenja Siemer Germany	10	140 0.8×	71 0.9×	124 2.5×	16 0.3×	17 0.5×	16	370

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gan Luo

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19 of 19 papers shown

Liao, Chongbing, Qihui Liu, Gan Luo, et al.. (2025). Human neutrophil α-defensin HNP1 interacts with bacterial OmpA to promote Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm formation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5629–5629. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Gan, et al.. (2025). Evaluating cell cycle- and autophagy-associated cellular accumulation of lipid-based nanoparticles. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5964–5964.

Shi, Yejiao, Gan Luo, Zhinan Liu, et al.. (2025). Systematic All-Hydrocarbon Stapling Analysis for Cecropin A Generates a Potent and Stable Antimicrobial Peptide. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68(6). 6372–6385. 5 indexed citations

Luo, Gan, Kesong Peng, Yusha Wang, et al.. (2024). Lactylation stabilizes TFEB to elevate autophagy and lysosomal activity. The Journal of Cell Biology. 223(11). 44 indexed citations breakdown →

Cong, Zhaotong, Fenghui Zhao, Yang Li, et al.. (2024). Molecular features of the ligand-free GLP-1R, GCGR and GIPR in complex with Gs proteins. Cell Discovery. 10(1). 18–18. 14 indexed citations

Yuan, Changzheng, Xiao Xu, Yu-Hui Huang, et al.. (2023). Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-associated immune responses triggered by clinically relevant lipid nanoparticles in rats. npj Vaccines. 8(1). 169–169. 59 indexed citations

Wang, Huan, Zhuxuan Jiang, Zhiwei Guo, et al.. (2023). mIgM-mediated splenic marginal zone B cells targeting of folic acid for immunological evasion. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 14(2). 808–820. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Lifang, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the distribution characteristic of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in various environmental media of a wastewater treatment plant. The Science of The Total Environment. 912. 169106–169106.

Luo, Gan, Hanbin Wang, Baoli Cheng, et al.. (2022). Human defensin-inspired discovery of peptidomimetic antibiotics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(10). e2117283119–e2117283119. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Hanbin, Gan Luo, Jue Zhang, et al.. (2022). Macrophage ferroportin serves as a therapeutic target against bacteria-induced acute lung injury by promoting barrier restoration. iScience. 25(12). 105698–105698. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Qingxia, Gan Luo, Yang Zhou, et al.. (2022). Mouse α-Defensins: Structural and Functional Analysis of the 17 Cryptdin Isoforms Identified from a Single Jejunal Crypt. Infection and Immunity. 91(1). e0036122–e0036122. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Tao, Feng Pan, Gan Luo, et al.. (2022). Morphology-driven protein corona manipulation for preferential delivery of lipid nanodiscs. Nano Today. 46. 101609–101609. 20 indexed citations

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Luo, Gan, Jue Zhang, Zhipeng Xu, et al.. (2021). Nanodefensin-encased hydrogel with dual bactericidal and pro-regenerative functions for advanced wound therapy. Theranostics. 11(8). 3642–3660. 26 indexed citations

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Luo, Gan, Jue Zhang, Ya Wang, et al.. (2021). Nanoplatforms for Sepsis Management: Rapid Detection/Warning, Pathogen Elimination and Restoring Immune Homeostasis. Nano-Micro Letters. 13(1). 88–88. 25 indexed citations

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Luo, Gan, et al.. (2019). <p>Slp-coated liposomes for drug delivery and biomedical applications: potential and challenges</p>. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 14. 1359–1383. 22 indexed citations

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Luo, Gan, et al.. (2019). The Decoloration of Anionic and Cationic Dyes Using ZnO and ZnO-Cu2O. Crystals. 9(5). 229–229. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Lai, Gan Luo, Longfei Zhang, & Huixia Geng. (2018). Neuroprotective effects of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids. Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators. 138. 9–14. 35 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenxi, et al.. (2017). Physicochemical characterization and gastrointestinal adhesion of S-layer proteins-coating liposomes. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 529(1-2). 227–237. 24 indexed citations

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Yu, Jingmou, Yufeng Zhou, Wencong Chen, et al.. (2015). Preparation, Characterization and Evaluation of α-Tocopherol Succinate-Modified Dextran Micelles as Potential Drug Carriers. Materials. 8(10). 6685–6696. 23 indexed citations

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