Hong Lü

28.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Hong Lü is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong Lü has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 54 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 45 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Hong Lü's work include Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (52 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (34 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (30 papers). Hong Lü is often cited by papers focused on Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (52 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (34 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (30 papers). Hong Lü collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Brazil. Hong Lü's co-authors include Alan Daugherty, Lisa A. Cassis, Debra L. Rateri, Deborah A. Howatt, Congqing Wu, Hisashi Sawada, Anju Balakrishnan, Jessica J. Moorleghen, Tadashi Inagami and Craig W. Vander Kooi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Hong Lü

143 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

The mechanism and therapy of aortic aneurysms 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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. The mechanism and therapy of aortic aneurysms
    2023 109 citations Hong Lü 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
Hong Lü United States 42 1.5k 1.5k 1.3k 1.1k 879 147 5.0k
Sergio Mezzano Chile 42 657 0.4× 1.3k 0.8× 2.2k 1.7× 655 0.6× 888 1.0× 131 6.2k
Fumitaka Ohsuzu Japan 42 780 0.5× 1.6k 1.0× 975 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 854 1.0× 204 5.0k
Yiu-Fai Chen United States 40 974 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 568 0.5× 612 0.7× 90 4.2k
Xing Li Wang United States 49 912 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 2.2k 1.7× 956 0.9× 665 0.8× 130 6.2k
Taiji Matsusaka Japan 43 599 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 2.9k 2.2× 643 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 124 7.4k
Steven D. Crowley United States 42 553 0.4× 1.9k 1.2× 2.1k 1.6× 476 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 109 6.0k
Masanobu Kawakami Japan 41 633 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 579 0.7× 193 5.2k
Matsuhiko Hayashi Japan 46 675 0.4× 1.8k 1.2× 2.5k 1.9× 788 0.7× 466 0.5× 203 6.1k
Hirotoshi Utsunomiya Japan 36 687 0.5× 730 0.5× 1.9k 1.5× 1000 0.9× 310 0.4× 123 4.5k
Takao Sugiyama Japan 35 648 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 728 0.7× 395 0.4× 163 5.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hong Lü

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hong Lü

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Golledge, Jonathan, Hong Lü, & John A. Curci. (2024). Small AAAs: Recommendations for Rodent Model Research for the Identification of Novel Therapeutics. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 44(7). 1467–1473. 8 indexed citations
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Lü, Hong, Ryan E. Temel, Michael G. Levin, Scott M. Damrauer, & Alan Daugherty. (2024). Research Advances in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins as a Therapeutic Target. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 44(6). 1171–1174. 4 indexed citations
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Franklin, Michael, Masayoshi Kukida, Jessica J. Moorleghen, et al.. (2024). Renal Proximal Tubule Cell-Specific Megalin Deletion Does Not Affect Atherosclerosis But Induces Tubulointerstitial Nephritis in Mice Fed a Western Diet. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 45(1). 74–89. 1 indexed citations
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Daugherty, Alan, et al.. (2024). Angiotensinogen as a Therapeutic Target for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 44(5). 1021–1030. 7 indexed citations
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Gopalakrishnan, Sathej, Özkan Yalkinoglu, Hong Lü, et al.. (2024). Asia‐Inclusive Global Development of Enpatoran: Results of an Ethno‐Bridging Study, Intrinsic/Extrinsic Factor Assessments and Disease Trajectory Modeling to Inform Design of a Phase II Multiregional Clinical Trial. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 115(6). 1346–1357. 13 indexed citations
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Franklin, Michael, Hisashi Sawada, Sohei Ito, et al.. (2024). β-Aminopropionitrile Induces Distinct Pathologies in the Ascending and Descending Thoracic Aortic Regions of Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 44(7). 1555–1569. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chen, Yanming Li, Abhijit Chakraborty, et al.. (2022). Aortic Stress Activates an Adaptive Program in Thoracic Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells That Maintains Aortic Strength and Protects Against Aneurysm and Dissection in Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 43(2). 234–252. 20 indexed citations
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Uijl, Estrellita, Dien Ye, Liwei Ren, et al.. (2022). Conventional Vasopressor and Vasopressor‐Sparing Strategies to Counteract the Blood Pressure–Lowering Effect of Small Interfering RNA Targeting Angiotensinogen. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(15). e026426–e026426. 25 indexed citations
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Karakashian, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Dennd5b-Deficient Mice are Resistant to PCSK9-Induced Hypercholesterolemia and Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis. Journal of Lipid Research. 63(12). 100296–100296. 3 indexed citations
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Howatt, Deborah A., et al.. (2022). A mini-review on quantification of atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic mice. PubMed. 1(1). 1–6. 8 indexed citations
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Sawada, Hisashi, Michael Franklin, Jessica J. Moorleghen, et al.. (2022). LRP1 protects against excessive superior mesenteric artery remodeling by modulating angiotensin II–mediated signaling. JCI Insight. 8(2). 8 indexed citations
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Sawada, Hisashi, Dien Ye, Michael Franklin, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin System Fails to Suppress β-Aminopropionitrile–Induced Thoracic Aortopathy in Mice—Brief Report. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 42(10). 1254–1261. 11 indexed citations
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Chen, Jeff Z., Hisashi Sawada, Dien Ye, et al.. (2021). Deletion of AT1a (Angiotensin II Type 1a) Receptor or Inhibition of Angiotensinogen Synthesis Attenuates Thoracic Aortopathies in Fibrillin1 C1041G/+ Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 41(10). 2538–2550. 18 indexed citations
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Rong, Jiabing, Yao Lin, Hong Lü, et al.. (2021). Loss of Hepatic Angiotensinogen Attenuates Sepsis-Induced Myocardial Dysfunction. Circulation Research. 129(5). 547–564. 35 indexed citations
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Lü, Hong, Juan J. Loor, Xiliang Du, et al.. (2021). Sirtuin 3 inhibits nuclear factor-κB signaling activated by a fatty acid challenge in bovine mammary epithelial cells. Journal of Dairy Science. 104(12). 12871–12880. 8 indexed citations
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Wu, Chia-Hua, Congqing Wu, Deborah A. Howatt, et al.. (2020). Two Amino Acids Proximate to the Renin Cleavage Site of Human Angiotensinogen Do Not Affect Blood Pressure and Atherosclerosis in Mice—Brief Report. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 40(9). 2108–2113. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Yanming, Pingping Ren, Ashley Dawson, et al.. (2020). Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Dynamic Cell Populations and Differential Gene Expression Patterns in Control and Aneurysmal Human Aortic Tissue. Circulation. 142(14). 1374–1388. 194 indexed citations
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Sawada, Hisashi, et al.. (2019). Ultrasound Imaging of the Thoracic and Abdominal Aorta in Mice to Determine Aneurysm Dimensions. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 7 indexed citations
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Lü, Hong, Wei‐Li Chen, Hongrong Xu, et al.. (2019). <p>A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Single-Dose, Placebo-Controlled Safety, Tolerability, And Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Study Of Evolocumab In Healthy Chinese Subjects</p>. Clinical Pharmacology Advances and Applications. Volume 11. 145–153. 2 indexed citations
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Qing, Hua, Karrie L. Jones, Elizabeth B. Heywood, et al.. (2017). Deletion of the NR4A nuclear receptor NOR1 in hematopoietic stem cells reduces inflammation but not abdominal aortic aneurysm formation. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 17(1). 271–271. 13 indexed citations

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