Ju Lu

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Ju Lu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biophysics and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ju Lu has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 16 papers in Biophysics and 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ju Lu's work include Cell Image Analysis Techniques (13 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (8 papers). Ju Lu is often cited by papers focused on Cell Image Analysis Techniques (13 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (8 papers). Ju Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Ju Lu's co-authors include Jeff W. Lichtman, Yi Zuo, Hyuno Kang, Ryan W. Draft, Joshua R. Sanes, Jean Livet, Tamily A. Weissman, Xinzhu Yu, Min Fu and Juan Carlos Tapia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Ju Lu

59 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transgenic strategies for combinatorial expression of fluorescent proteins in the nervous system

2007 1.4k citations Ju Lu, Jeff W. Lichtman et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ju Lu United States	23	1.1k	1.1k	782	627	281	62	3.2k
Vincenzo De Paola United Kingdom	29	1.7k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	469 0.6×	692 1.1×	658 2.3×	57	3.7k
Pascal Jourdain Switzerland	23	1.6k 1.5×	839 0.8×	413 0.5×	495 0.8×	525 1.9×	38	3.3k
Narayanan Kasthuri United States	23	1.5k 1.4×	819 0.8×	553 0.7×	907 1.4×	408 1.5×	57	3.2k
Wei-Chung Allen Lee United States	21	1.6k 1.4×	753 0.7×	624 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	425 1.5×	48	3.3k
Tomomi Nemoto Japan	29	1.6k 1.5×	1.5k 1.3×	782 1.0×	491 0.8×	322 1.1×	107	4.0k
Yongsoo Kim United States	25	954 0.9×	711 0.7×	422 0.5×	651 1.0×	282 1.0×	62	2.5k
Tonghui Xu China	21	986 0.9×	604 0.6×	466 0.6×	763 1.2×	361 1.3×	41	2.5k
Daniel R. Berger United States	19	803 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	375 0.5×	570 0.9×	362 1.3×	41	2.8k
Eran A. Mukamel United States	26	1.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.8×	588 0.8×	1.4k 2.3×	409 1.5×	44	4.7k
Jinhyun Kim South Korea	24	1.7k 1.5×	1.1k 1.0×	333 0.4×	1.1k 1.7×	203 0.7×	54	2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ju Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ju Lu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ju Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ju Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ju Lu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ju Lu. Ju Lu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lu, Ju, et al.. (2025). Postoperative recurrence patterns and prognostic determinants in early-onset early-stage gastric cancer: A multicenter retrospective real-world study. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(12). 110544–110544.

Lu, Ju, et al.. (2023). Value of a preoperative prognostic nutritional index for the prognostic evaluation of gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma patients. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1043550–1043550. 4 indexed citations

Tang, Jinhua, et al.. (2021). Repulsive Guidance Molecule‐a and Central Nervous System Diseases. BioMed Research International. 2021(1). 5532116–5532116. 12 indexed citations

Vogrin, Sara, Barbora Paldus, Dale Morrison, et al.. (2020). Postprandial glucose control using the Medtronic Advanced Hybrid Closed Loop System: faster-acting insulin aspart vs insulin aspart. Diabetologia. 63. 1 indexed citations

Paldus, Barbora, M Lee, Dale Morrison, et al.. (2020). A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF CLOSED LOOP VERSUS STANDARD THERAPY IN GLYCEMIC MANAGEMENT DURING EXERCISE. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. 22. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Ju & Yi Zuo. (2020). Shedding light on learning and memory: optical interrogation of the synaptic circuitry. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 67. 138–144. 8 indexed citations

Lu, Ju, et al.. (2019). Locus coeruleus-norepinephrine modulation of sensory processing and perception: A focused review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 105. 190–199. 77 indexed citations

Attardo, Alessio, Ju Lu, Takashi Kawashima, et al.. (2018). Long-Term Consolidation of Ensemble Neural Plasticity Patterns in Hippocampal Area CA1. Cell Reports. 25(3). 640–650.e2. 40 indexed citations

Tjia, Michelle, et al.. (2017). Pyramidal Neurons in Different Cortical Layers Exhibit Distinct Dynamics and Plasticity of Apical Dendritic Spines. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 11. 43–43. 49 indexed citations

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Lu, Ju & Yi Zuo. (2016). Clustered structural and functional plasticity of dendritic spines. Brain Research Bulletin. 129. 18–22. 27 indexed citations

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Jia, Wei, Wen Yang, Ju Lu, et al.. (2014). Effectiveness of different waist circumference cut-off values in predicting metabolic syndrome prevalence and risk factors in adults in China.. PubMed. 27(5). 325–34. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Chia‐Chien, Ju Lu, & Yi Zuo. (2014). Spatiotemporal dynamics of dendritic spines in the living brain. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 8. 28–28. 66 indexed citations

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Fu, Min, Xinzhu Yu, Ju Lu, & Yi Zuo. (2012). Repetitive motor learning induces coordinated formation of clustered dendritic spines in vivo. Nature. 483(7387). 92–95. 354 indexed citations

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Gatz, Susanne A., Ju Lu, Robert Gruber, et al.. (2011). Requirement for DNA Ligase IV during Embryonic Neuronal Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(27). 10088–10100. 54 indexed citations

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Lu, Ju, John C. Fiala, & Jeff W. Lichtman. (2009). Semi-Automated Reconstruction of Neural Processes from Large Numbers of Fluorescence Images. PLoS ONE. 4(5). e5655–e5655. 52 indexed citations

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Lu, Ju, et al.. (2009). The Interscutularis Muscle Connectome. PLoS Biology. 7(2). e1000032–e1000032. 94 indexed citations

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Cai, Hongmin, Xiaoyin Xu, Ju Lu, et al.. (2008). Using nonlinear diffusion and mean shift to detect and connect cross-sections of axons in 3D optical microscopy images. Medical Image Analysis. 12(6). 666–675. 19 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiaobo, et al.. (2007). Automated Axon Tracking of 3D Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Images Using Guided Probabilistic Region Merging. Neuroinformatics. 5(3). 189–203. 14 indexed citations

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Cai, Hongmin, Xiaoyin Xu, Ju Lu, et al.. (2006). Repulsive force based snake model to segment and track neuronal axons in 3D microscopy image stacks. NeuroImage. 32(4). 1608–1620. 44 indexed citations

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Lu, Ju, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of the superiority of insulin glargine as basal insulin replacement by continuous glucose monitoring system. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 76(1). 30–36. 22 indexed citations

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