Helen H. Lu

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Helen H. Lu is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen H. Lu has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Surgery, 29 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Helen H. Lu's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (29 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (27 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers). Helen H. Lu is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (29 papers), Tendon Structure and Treatment (27 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (9 papers). Helen H. Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Helen H. Lu's co-authors include Stavros Thomopoulos, Stephen B. Doty, Jeffrey P. Spalazzi, David L. Kaplan, Kristen L. Moffat, William N. Levine, Rebecca L. Horan, Gregory H. Altman, John C. Richmond and Iván Martín and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Helen H. Lu

48 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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 matrix for tissue engineered anterior cruciate ligaments

2002 648 citations Gregory H. Altman, Rebecca L. Horan et al. Biomaterials profile →
Functional Attachment of Soft Tissues to Bone: Development, Healing, and Tissue Engineering

2013 320 citations Helen H. Lu, Stavros Thomopoulos Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helen H. Lu United States	28	2.3k	1.8k	1.6k	1.5k	423	50	4.3k
James Cho‐Hong Goh Singapore	39	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	284 0.7×	97	4.2k
Jialin Chen China	35	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	391 0.9×	139	4.2k
Zi Yin China	40	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.5×	423 1.0×	89	4.9k
Dominique P. Pioletti Switzerland	41	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	2.6k 1.6×	748 0.5×	272 0.6×	203	5.7k
Jia‐Kuo Yu China	35	1.9k 0.8×	906 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	663 0.4×	294 0.7×	151	4.5k
Catherine K. Kuo United States	24	1.1k 0.5×	932 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	928 0.6×	184 0.4×	43	3.3k
Joseph W. Freeman United States	31	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	837 0.6×	120 0.3×	89	4.0k
Rebecca L. Horan United States	17	1.4k 0.6×	4.3k 2.5×	1.8k 1.2×	723 0.5×	489 1.2×	23	5.7k
Helen H. Lu United States	30	1.3k 0.6×	3.3k 1.9×	2.1k 1.3×	529 0.4×	749 1.8×	52	5.6k
Xiaohui Zou China	27	1.1k 0.5×	979 0.6×	731 0.5×	479 0.3×	312 0.7×	66	3.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Hao Chi, et al.. (2022). PhenoPad: Building AI enabled note-taking interfaces for patient encounters. npj Digital Medicine. 5(1). 12–12. 14 indexed citations

Nguyen, Nadia, Yumeng Wu, Helen H. Lu, et al.. (2022). A mixed methods study evaluating acceptability of a daily COVID-19 testing regimen with a mobile-app connected, at-home, rapid antigen test: Implications for current and future pandemics. PLoS ONE. 17(8). e0267766–e0267766. 4 indexed citations

Robinson, Patrick G., Helen H. Lu, Julian F. Maempel, et al.. (2021). Do the outcomes of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement change over time?. Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research. 108(4). 103157–103157. 8 indexed citations

McLean, James P., et al.. (2019). High-speed collagen fiber modeling and orientation quantification for optical coherence tomography imaging. Optics Express. 27(10). 14457–14457. 16 indexed citations

Patel, Sahishnu, Jon-Michael E. Caldwell, Stephen B. Doty, et al.. (2017). Integrating soft and hard tissues via interface tissue engineering. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 36(4). 1069–1077. 106 indexed citations

Lee, Nancy M., Cevat Erişken, Thomas Iskratsch, et al.. (2016). Polymer fiber-based models of connective tissue repair and healing. Biomaterials. 112. 303–312. 75 indexed citations

Bogdanowicz, Danielle R., et al.. (2016). Cellular interactions regulate stem cell differentiation in tri-culture. Connective Tissue Research. 57(6). 476–487. 16 indexed citations

Lee, Nancy, Jennifer L. Robinson, & Helen H. Lu. (2016). Biomimetic strategies for engineering composite tissues. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 40. 64–74. 35 indexed citations

Subramony, Siddarth D., Amanda Su, Keith Yeager, & Helen H. Lu. (2013). Combined effects of chemical priming and mechanical stimulation on mesenchymal stem cell differentiation on nanofiber scaffolds. Journal of Biomechanics. 47(9). 2189–2196. 24 indexed citations

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Lu, Helen H. & Stavros Thomopoulos. (2013). Functional Attachment of Soft Tissues to Bone: Development, Healing, and Tissue Engineering. Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering. 15(1). 201–226. 320 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moffat, Kristen L., et al.. (2010). Nanofiber alignment regulates adhesion and integrin expression of human mesenchymal stem cells and tendon fibroblasts. 13. 1–2. 2 indexed citations

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Moffat, Kristen L., et al.. (2008). Novel Nanofiber-Based Scaffold for Rotator Cuff Repair and Augmentation. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(1). 115–126. 219 indexed citations

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Moffat, Kristen L., et al.. (2008). Orthopedic Interface Tissue Engineering for the Biological Fixation of Soft Tissue Grafts. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 28(1). 157–176. 86 indexed citations

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Moffat, Kristen L., Nadeen O. Chahine, Stephen B. Doty, et al.. (2008). Characterization of the structure–function relationship at the ligament-to-bone interface. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(23). 7947–7952. 179 indexed citations

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Shan, Jing, et al.. (2007). Role of osteoblast–fibroblast interactions in the formation of the ligament‐to‐bone interface. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 25(12). 1609–1620. 93 indexed citations

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Lu, Helen H. & Jie Jiang. (2006). Interface Tissue Engineeringand the Formulation of Multiple-Tissue Systems. Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology. 102. 91–111. 66 indexed citations

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Chen, Faye H., et al.. (2006). Age‐dependent changes in matrix composition and organization at the ligament‐to‐bone insertion. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 24(8). 1745–1755. 91 indexed citations

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Spalazzi, Jeffrey P., et al.. (2006). Elastographic imaging of strain distribution in the anterior cruciate ligament and at the ligament–bone insertions. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 24(10). 2001–2010. 59 indexed citations

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Vo, Jennifer, et al.. (2005). Differential growth factor retention by platelet-rich plasma composites. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 63(4). 521–528. 136 indexed citations

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Altman, Gregory H., Rebecca L. Horan, Helen H. Lu, et al.. (2002). Silk matrix for tissue engineered anterior cruciate ligaments. Biomaterials. 23(20). 4131–4141. 648 indexed citations breakdown →

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