Helen H. Lu

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Helen H. Lu is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen H. Lu has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Helen H. Lu's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (16 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (15 papers) and Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments (12 papers). Helen H. Lu is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (16 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (15 papers) and Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments (12 papers). Helen H. Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Hong Kong. Helen H. Lu's co-authors include John C. Richmond, Frank Diaz, Gregory H. Altman, Jingsong Chen, Rebecca L. Horan, David L. Kaplan, Caroline M. Jakuba, Jie Jiang, Saadiq F. El‐Amin and Cato T. Laurencin and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Scientific Reports and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Helen H. Lu

52 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Silk-based biomaterials

2002 2.7k citations Gregory H. Altman, Frank Diaz et al. Biomaterials profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helen H. Lu United States	30	3.3k	2.1k	1.3k	822	771	52	5.6k
Antonella Motta Italy	48	4.8k 1.5×	3.5k 1.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	341 0.4×	179	7.6k
Hyeon Joo Kim United States	19	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	425 0.5×	354 0.5×	29	3.9k
Alexandra P. Marques Portugal	48	3.8k 1.2×	4.2k 2.0×	1.4k 1.1×	976 1.2×	345 0.4×	160	8.3k
Dimitrios I. Zeugolis Ireland	47	3.9k 1.2×	3.2k 1.5×	2.3k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	466 0.6×	161	8.1k
Carl A. Kirker‐Head United States	23	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	964 0.7×	615 0.7×	309 0.4×	57	3.6k
Rebecca L. Horan United States	17	4.3k 1.3×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	980 1.2×	248 0.3×	23	5.7k
Vassilis Karageorgiou Greece	19	4.8k 1.5×	6.1k 2.9×	2.3k 1.7×	934 1.1×	442 0.6×	39	9.2k
Paola Torricelli Italy	47	1.5k 0.5×	3.7k 1.8×	2.2k 1.7×	744 0.9×	515 0.7×	170	7.0k
Gregory H. Altman United States	22	5.3k 1.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	324 0.4×	30	6.7k
Mark Van Dyke United States	36	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	603 0.7×	158 0.2×	91	5.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lu, Helen H., et al.. (2024). 3D Bioprinting of Graphene Oxide-Incorporated Hydrogels for Neural Tissue Regeneration. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 11(6). e2022–e2032. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Xinyang, et al.. (2024). Three-Dimensional Printing of Hydrogel Blend Tissue Engineering Scaffolds with In Situ Delivery of Anticancer Drug for Treating Melanoma Resection-Induced Tissue Defects. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 15(12). 381–381. 2 indexed citations

Spinella, Stephen, et al.. (2022). Engineering collagenous analogs of connective tissue extracellular matrix. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 925838–925838. 3 indexed citations

Robinson, Jennifer L., Ronald Aronson, Manshan Xu, et al.. (2016). Sex differences in the estrogen-dependent regulation of temporomandibular joint remodeling in altered loading. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 25(4). 533–543. 14 indexed citations

Huang, Alice H., Helen H. Lu, & Ronen Schweitzer. (2015). Molecular regulation of tendon cell fate during development. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 33(6). 800–812. 87 indexed citations

Bogdanowicz, Danielle R. & Helen H. Lu. (2013). Multifunction Co-culture Model for Evaluating Cell–Cell Interactions. Methods in molecular biology. 1202. 29–36. 23 indexed citations

Erişken, Cevat, Xin Zhang, Kristen L. Moffat, William N. Levine, & Helen H. Lu. (2012). Scaffold Fiber Diameter Regulates Human Tendon Fibroblast Growth and Differentiation. Tissue Engineering Part A. 19(3-4). 519–528. 130 indexed citations

Subramony, Siddarth D., et al.. (2012). The guidance of stem cell differentiation by substrate alignment and mechanical stimulation. Biomaterials. 34(8). 1942–1953. 217 indexed citations

Jiang, Jie, et al.. (2011). A Hydrogel-Mineral Composite Scaffold for Osteochondral Interface Tissue Engineering. Tissue Engineering Part A. 18(5-6). 533–545. 96 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jie, et al.. (2010). Bioactive Stratified Polymer Ceramic-Hydrogel Scaffold for Integrative Osteochondral Repair. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 38(6). 2183–2196. 112 indexed citations

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Wan, Leo Q., et al.. (2010). Matrix Deposition Modulates the Viscoelastic Shear Properties of Hydrogel-Based Cartilage Grafts. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(7-8). 1111–1122. 29 indexed citations

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Chan, M. Ete, Xin Lü, Bo Huo, et al.. (2009). A Trabecular Bone Explant Model of Osteocyte–Osteoblast Co-Culture for Bone Mechanobiology. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 2(3). 405–415. 33 indexed citations

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Lu, Helen H. & Jeffrey P. Spalazzi. (2009). Biomimetic Stratified Scaffold Design for Ligament-to-Bone Interface Tissue Engineering. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 12(6). 589–597. 19 indexed citations

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Lu, Helen H., et al.. (2008). Controlled delivery of platelet‐rich plasma‐derived growth factors for bone formation. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 86A(4). 1128–1136. 96 indexed citations

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Jiang, Jie, et al.. (2007). Interaction between zonal populations of articular chondrocytes suppresses chondrocyte mineralization and this process is mediated by PTHrP. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 16(1). 70–82. 92 indexed citations

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Landesberg, Regina, et al.. (2006). Controlled Release of PRP-Derived Growth Factors Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. PubMed. 2006. 4358–4361. 29 indexed citations

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Konofagou, Elisa E., Jeffrey P. Spalazzi, & Helen H. Lu. (2005). Elastographic Imaging of the Strain Distribution at the Anterior Cruciate Ligament and ACL-Bone Insertions. PubMed. 2006. 972–975. 8 indexed citations

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El‐Amin, Saadiq F., Michelle D. Kofron, Mohamed Attawia, et al.. (2004). Molecular Regulation of Osteoblasts for Tissue Engineered Bone Repair. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 427(427). 220–225. 19 indexed citations

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Lu, Helen H., Saadiq F. El‐Amin, Kimberli D. Scott, & Cato T. Laurencin. (2003). Three‐dimensional, bioactive, biodegradable, polymer–bioactive glass composite scaffolds with improved mechanical properties support collagen synthesis and mineralization of human osteoblast‐like cells in vitro. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 64A(3). 465–474. 274 indexed citations

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Altman, Gregory H., Frank Diaz, Caroline M. Jakuba, et al.. (2002). Silk-based biomaterials. Biomaterials. 24(3). 401–416. 2686 indexed citations breakdown →

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