Kuan Lu

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kuan Lu is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kuan Lu has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 47 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 38 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kuan Lu's work include Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (30 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (27 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (22 papers). Kuan Lu is often cited by papers focused on Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design (30 papers), Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (27 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (22 papers). Kuan Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Kuan Lu's co-authors include Chao Fu, Yongfeng Yang, Yushu Chen, Yulin Jin, Lei Hou, Weidong Zhu, Haopeng Zhang, Fengshou Gu, Zhufeng Yue and Yuandong Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, ACS Nano and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kuan Lu

116 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

PEGylated Ultrasmall Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as MRI Contrast Agents for Vascular Imaging and Real-Time Monitoring

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kuan Lu China	25	1.1k	952	642	392	324	123	2.3k
Arun Kumar Samantaray India	28	1.1k 1.0×	1.5k 1.6×	271 0.4×	91 0.2×	246 0.8×	112	2.5k
Matthew A. Franchek United States	24	548 0.5×	980 1.0×	327 0.5×	59 0.2×	185 0.6×	191	2.1k
Yongshou Liu China	25	329 0.3×	618 0.6×	661 1.0×	965 2.5×	717 2.2×	107	2.1k
Tianyang Wang China	36	1.9k 1.8×	1.9k 1.9×	548 0.9×	50 0.1×	615 1.9×	154	3.9k
Paolo Pennacchi Italy	35	2.8k 2.6×	2.5k 2.6×	891 1.4×	84 0.2×	1.2k 3.6×	255	4.0k
L. Cvetićanin Serbia	27	305 0.3×	640 0.7×	474 0.7×	60 0.2×	312 1.0×	164	2.4k
Libing Bai China	24	550 0.5×	200 0.2×	155 0.2×	127 0.3×	508 1.6×	132	1.7k
Mohammadkazem Sadoughi United States	16	848 0.8×	424 0.4×	110 0.2×	120 0.3×	101 0.3×	32	2.1k
Shaohua Tian China	21	623 0.6×	511 0.5×	801 1.2×	165 0.4×	471 1.5×	68	1.7k
G. Belforte Italy	25	852 0.8×	787 0.8×	121 0.2×	209 0.5×	193 0.6×	153	2.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liang, Zhiqiang, Yuejian Chen, Yihao Sun, et al.. (2025). Investigation on the Performance of a New Type of Marine Permanent Magnet Vibration- Damping Thrust Bearing. IEEE Sensors Journal. 25(15). 29091–29098.

Fu, Chao, et al.. (2024). Dimensional decomposition-aided metamodels for uncertainty quantification and optimization in engineering: A review. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 428. 117098–117098. 27 indexed citations

Zhang, Kangyu, et al.. (2024). Dynamic modeling and parameter sensitivity analysis of AUV by using the POD method and the HB-AFT method. Ocean Engineering. 293. 116693–116693. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Wentao, Kuan Lu, Yichi Zhang, Hui Cheng, & Chao Fu. (2024). Nonlinear dynamics analysis of the attachment system and design of variable stiffness connecting bracket based on the complete aero-engine system. Measurement. 228. 114344–114344. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Haopeng, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Behavior of Twin-Spool Rotor-Bearing System with Pedestal Looseness and Rub Impact. Applied Sciences. 14(3). 1181–1181. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Lei, Mohammad Javad Afshari, Kuan Lu, et al.. (2024). Using Adaptive Imaging Parameters to Improve PEGylated Ultrasmall Iron Oxide Nanoparticles‐Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography. Advanced Science. 11(39). e2405719–e2405719. 7 indexed citations

Xie, Zhongliang, Bin Zhao, Kuan Lu, et al.. (2024). An In Situ Vibration Monitoring for a Special-Structure Bearing. IEEE Sensors Journal. 25(2). 3014–3029. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Jin, Kuan Lu, Weidong Zhu, et al.. (2024). Study on the influence of joint parameters on nonlinear dynamics of a rotor system. Journal of Vibration and Control. 31(5-6). 783–795. 2 indexed citations

Lu, Kuan, et al.. (2023). Research on Laboratory Test Method of Wave Energy Converter Wave-Wire Conversion Ratio in Irregular Waves. Energies. 16(2). 1001–1001. 6 indexed citations

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Lu, Kuan, Dong Guo, Weidong Zhu, et al.. (2023). Nonlinear Dynamic Behavior Analysis of Dual-Rotor-Bearing Systems with Looseness and Rub–Impact Faults. AIAA Journal. 61(11). 5164–5175. 17 indexed citations

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Fu, Chao, et al.. (2023). Comparative Study on Health Monitoring of a Marine Engine Using Multivariate Physics-Based Models and Unsupervised Data-Driven Models. Machines. 11(5). 557–557. 6 indexed citations

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Hu, Kehui, et al.. (2022). The effect of particle size distribution on the microstructure and properties of Al2O3 ceramics formed by stereolithography. Ceramics International. 48(15). 21600–21609. 29 indexed citations

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Lu, Kuan, Kangyu Zhang, Haopeng Zhang, et al.. (2021). A Review of Model Order Reduction Methods for Large‐Scale Structure Systems. Shock and Vibration. 2021(1). 25 indexed citations

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Lu, Kuan, et al.. (2021). Dynamic Behavior Analysis and Stability Control of Tethered Satellite Formation Deployment. Sensors. 22(1). 62–62. 4 indexed citations

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Fu, Chao, et al.. (2020). Predicting the Dynamic Response of Dual-Rotor System Subject to Interval Parametric Uncertainties Based on the Non-Intrusive Metamodel. Mathematics. 8(5). 736–736. 22 indexed citations

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Lu, Kuan, et al.. (2020). Calculation model for the shear strength of unsaturated soil under nonlinear strength theory. Geomechanics and Engineering. 21(3). 247–258. 5 indexed citations

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Qin, Weiyang, et al.. (2019). Investigation on the transient response of a speed-varying rotor with sudden unbalance and its application in the unbalance identification. Journal of low frequency noise, vibration and active control. 39(4). 1065–1086. 15 indexed citations

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Lu, Kuan, Lei Hou, & Yushu Chen. (2017). Application of the polynomial dimensional decomposition method in a class of random dynamical systems. Journal of Vibroengineering. 19(7). 4827–4839. 5 indexed citations

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Lu, Kuan. (2015). Linearity, Shift-Invariance and Resolution Improvement for Quantitative Magnetic Particle Imaging. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations

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Lu, Kuan. (2011). Study on Preparation and Performance of Stearic Acid/Halloysite Intercalated Phase Change Compound. Guisuanyan tongbao. 4 indexed citations

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