Hou-Jun Lü

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Hou-Jun Lü is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Instrumentation. According to data from OpenAlex, Hou-Jun Lü has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 3 papers in Instrumentation. Recurrent topics in Hou-Jun Lü's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (41 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (26 papers) and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (17 papers). Hou-Jun Lü is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (41 papers), Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (26 papers) and Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (17 papers). Hou-Jun Lü collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Hou-Jun Lü's co-authors include Bing Zhang, En‐Wei Liang, Bin‐Bin Zhang, He Gao, Wei‐Hua Lei, Ye Li, Jin Zhang, Shuang-Xi Yi, P. D. Lasky and Rui-Jing Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Hou-Jun Lü

36 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

A long-duration gamma-ray burst with a peculiar origin 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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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.

  1. A long-duration gamma-ray burst with a peculiar origin
    2022 138 citations Jun Yang, Bin‐Bin Zhang et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hou-Jun Lü China 16 1.1k 329 75 49 15 42 1.2k
R. Voss Netherlands 17 778 0.7× 213 0.6× 46 0.6× 31 0.6× 11 0.7× 34 791
Wei‐Hua Lei China 18 1.2k 1.0× 453 1.4× 42 0.6× 47 1.0× 27 1.8× 72 1.2k
L. Izzo Italy 14 604 0.5× 173 0.5× 80 1.1× 32 0.7× 7 0.5× 92 623
Brian J. Morsony United States 17 1.1k 1.0× 416 1.3× 37 0.5× 21 0.4× 6 0.4× 27 1.2k
E. Romero‐Colmenero South Africa 16 580 0.5× 140 0.4× 55 0.7× 30 0.6× 11 0.7× 44 598
Omer Bromberg Israel 21 1.5k 1.3× 756 2.3× 42 0.6× 23 0.5× 10 0.7× 30 1.5k
Rebekah Hounsell United States 10 651 0.6× 211 0.6× 55 0.7× 22 0.4× 6 0.4× 31 678
Geoffrey Ryan United States 16 817 0.7× 239 0.7× 24 0.3× 38 0.8× 21 1.4× 29 852
F. Onori Italy 13 599 0.5× 174 0.5× 61 0.8× 14 0.3× 24 1.6× 22 627
Konstantinos Kovlakas United States 13 552 0.5× 108 0.3× 59 0.8× 25 0.5× 10 0.7× 37 581

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hou-Jun Lü

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2025). Signature of Strange Star as the Central Engine of GRB 240529A. The Astrophysical Journal. 982(1). 19–19. 1 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2025). Constraining the Nuclear Equation of State of a Neutron Star via High-frequency Quasi-periodic Oscillation in Short Gamma-Ray Bursts. The Astrophysical Journal. 980(2). 220–220. 1 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2025). How to Identify the Object with a Mass Range of (2.2–3) M ⊙ in the Merger of Compact Star Systems. The Astrophysical Journal. 985(1). 42–42.
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Liu, Xiao-Xuan, et al.. (2025). Neutron Star–White Dwarf Merger as One Possible Optional Source of Kilonova-like Emission: Implications for GRB 211211A. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 988(2). L46–L46.
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Yang, Xing, et al.. (2025). Discovery of high-frequency quasi-periodic oscillation in short-duration gamma-ray bursts. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 537(3). 2313–2322. 2 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2024). The Progenitor and Central Engine of Short-duration GRB 201006A Associated with a Coherent Radio Flash. The Astrophysical Journal. 974(1). 133–133. 1 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2024). Neutrino Constraints and Detection Prospects from Gamma-Ray Bursts with Different Jet Compositions. The Astrophysical Journal. 976(2). 174–174. 2 indexed citations
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Kong, Defeng, Xiang-Gao Wang, WeiKang Zheng, et al.. (2024). GRB 221009A/SN 2022xiw: A Supernova Obscured by a Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow?. The Astrophysical Journal. 971(1). 56–56. 2 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2024). The Progenitor and Central Engine of a Peculiar GRB 230307A. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 962(2). L27–L27. 10 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2024). The Thermal Emission in Short Gamma-Ray Bursts with Extended Emission Observed by Fermi/GBM. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 275(1). 9–9.
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2024). Ejecta–Circumstellar Medium Interaction in High-density Environment Contribution to Kilonova Emission: Application to GRB 191019A. The Astrophysical Journal. 963(2). 156–156. 2 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2023). Thermal and Nonthermal Emission from a Peculiar Long-duration GRB 211211A. The Astrophysical Journal. 943(2). 146–146. 17 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2023). Constraining the charge of a black hole with electromagnetic radiation from a black hole-neutron star system. Physical review. D. 108(8). 7 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2022). Probing the Progenitor of High- z Short-duration GRB 201221D and its Possible Bulk Acceleration in Prompt Emission. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. 22(7). 75011–75011. 4 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, Ting-Feng Yi, Xiang-Gao Wang, et al.. (2022). GRB 211227A as a Peculiar Long Gamma-Ray Burst from a Compact Star Merger. The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 931(2). L23–L23. 33 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, et al.. (2022). Gravitational-wave evolution of newborn magnetars with different deformed structures. Physical review. D. 105(10). 2 indexed citations
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Xie, Wei, et al.. (2021). A Possible Kilonova Powered by Magnetic Wind from a Newborn Black Hole. The Astrophysical Journal. 911(2). 97–97. 4 indexed citations
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Lü, Hou-Jun, Lin Lan, & En‐Wei Liang. (2019). Constraining the Braking Index and Energy Partition of Magnetar Spindown with Swift/XRT Data. The Astrophysical Journal. 871(1). 54–54. 16 indexed citations
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Lan, Lin, Hou-Jun Lü, Hai-Ming Zhang, et al.. (2018). Characteristics of Two-episode Emission Patterns in Fermi Long Gamma-Ray Bursts. Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno). 6 indexed citations
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Xin, L. P., Yuan-Zhu Wang, En‐Wei Liang, et al.. (2016). MULTI-WAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS OF GRB 111228A AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FIREBALL AND ITS ENVIRONMENT. The Astrophysical Journal. 817(2). 152–152. 4 indexed citations

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