Kurt Q. Lu

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Kurt Q. Lu is a scholar working on Dermatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kurt Q. Lu has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Dermatology, 12 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Kurt Q. Lu's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (7 papers), Skin Protection and Aging (6 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (5 papers). Kurt Q. Lu is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (7 papers), Skin Protection and Aging (6 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (5 papers). Kurt Q. Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Kurt Q. Lu's co-authors include Chris A. Flask, Xudong Liao, Karine Clément, Julian Kim, Anne Hamik, Mukesh K. Jain, Ganapati H. Mahabeleshwar, Nikunj Sharma, Bryan Doreian and Guangjin Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kurt Q. Lu

37 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Krüppel-like factor 4 regulates macrophage polarization 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 200 400 600
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. Krüppel-like factor 4 regulates macrophage polarization
    2011 601 citations Xudong Liao, Nikunj Sharma et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kurt Q. Lu United States 14 434 398 190 146 93 41 1.1k
Alessia Parodi Italy 21 365 0.8× 424 1.1× 167 0.9× 69 0.5× 86 0.9× 43 1.2k
Dawn Z. Eichenfield United States 9 737 1.7× 388 1.0× 87 0.5× 237 1.6× 52 0.6× 23 1.4k
Xueli Fan China 21 659 1.5× 327 0.8× 102 0.5× 83 0.6× 74 0.8× 35 1.3k
Jianlei Hao China 20 617 1.4× 261 0.7× 89 0.5× 59 0.4× 133 1.4× 39 1.2k
Qing Lin China 18 342 0.8× 316 0.8× 118 0.6× 51 0.3× 110 1.2× 69 1.0k
Marcia R. Saban United States 25 288 0.7× 388 1.0× 168 0.9× 122 0.8× 56 0.6× 40 1.4k
Jesse M. Damsker United States 21 409 0.9× 687 1.7× 104 0.5× 42 0.3× 74 0.8× 35 1.3k
Lei Bao United States 22 503 1.2× 271 0.7× 215 1.1× 414 2.8× 67 0.7× 58 1.5k
Nicola Fullard United Kingdom 13 245 0.6× 377 0.9× 79 0.4× 120 0.8× 144 1.5× 17 1.1k
Ximin Hu China 19 205 0.5× 642 1.6× 89 0.5× 75 0.5× 120 1.3× 39 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kurt Q. Lu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nguyen, William, Scott D. Evans, Kurt Q. Lu, et al.. (2024). 497 Skin microbial and proteomic landscapes of benign and malignant erythrodermas. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(8). S86–S86. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Yu‐Chen, Alexandros Onoufriadis, Hans I‐Chen Harn, et al.. (2024). Dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is associated with glycolytically active GATA3+ T helper 2 cells which may contribute to pruritus in lesional skin. British Journal of Dermatology. 191(2). 252–260. 4 indexed citations
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Onay, Venus, Dan Xu, Dauren Biyashev, et al.. (2024). Attenuation of skin injury by a MARCO targeting PLGA nanoparticle. npj Regenerative Medicine. 9(1). 37–37. 2 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Cuong V. & Kurt Q. Lu. (2024). Vitamin D3 and its Potential to Ameliorate Chemical and Radiation-Induced Skin Injury During Cancer Therapy. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 18. e4–e4. 3 indexed citations
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McGrath, John A. & Kurt Q. Lu. (2024). Single high-dose vitamin D3: a promising sunburn therapy. British Journal of Dermatology. 192(2). 181–182. 2 indexed citations
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Hwang, Daw‐Yang, Chao‐Chun Yang, Siao Muk Cheng, et al.. (2024). Profibrotic Subsets of SPP1+ Macrophages and POSTN+ Fibroblasts Contribute to Fibrotic Scarring in Acne Keloidalis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 144(7). 1491–1504.e10. 14 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Cuong V., et al.. (2023). High-dose vitamin D for the management acute radiation dermatitis. JAAD Case Reports. 39. 47–50. 3 indexed citations
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Jaishankar, Dinesh, Cormac Cosgrove, Lin Li, et al.. (2023). Skin Infiltrate Composition as a Telling Measure of Responses to Checkpoint Inhibitors. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(5). 100190–100190. 1 indexed citations
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Biyashev, Dauren, Venus Onay, Dan Xu, et al.. (2023). Topical application of synthetic melanin promotes tissue repair. npj Regenerative Medicine. 8(1). 61–61. 15 indexed citations
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Techner, José‐Marc, Venus Onay, Dauren Biyashev, et al.. (2023). Vitamin D3 and deconvoluting a rash. JCI Insight. 8(2). 5 indexed citations
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Lavker, Robert M., Nihal Kaplan, Kaylin M. McMahon, et al.. (2021). Synthetic high-density lipoprotein nanoparticles: Good things in small packages. The Ocular Surface. 21. 19–26. 8 indexed citations
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Biyashev, Dauren, et al.. (2021). 488 Synthetic melanin nanoparticles as a potential topical therapy for treating injured skin. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(5). S84–S84. 1 indexed citations
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Biyashev, Dauren, et al.. (2020). A novel treatment for skin repair using a combination of spironolactone and vitamin D3. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1480(1). 170–182. 10 indexed citations
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Das, Lopa, et al.. (2019). Vitamin D improves sunburns by increasing autophagy in M2 macrophages. Autophagy. 15(5). 813–826. 83 indexed citations
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Traylor, Zachary, et al.. (2018). 1447 Vitamin D attenuates acute skin inflammation following nitrogen mustard exposure by targeting M1 macrophages. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 138(5). S245–S245. 2 indexed citations
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Das, Lopa, et al.. (2016). Early indicators of survival following exposure to mustard gas: Protective role of 25(OH)D. Toxicology Letters. 248. 9–15. 9 indexed citations
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Scott, Jeffrey F., Kord Honda, & Kurt Q. Lu. (2016). Seemed Like Cellulitis: Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma. The American Journal of Medicine. 129(7). 685–687. 2 indexed citations
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Das, Lopa, Peter R. Galle, Morten Bagge Hansen, et al.. (2014). Hyper-Inflammation and Skin Destruction Mediated by Rosiglitazone Activation of Macrophages in IL-6 Deficiency. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 135(2). 389–399. 13 indexed citations
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Liao, Xudong, Nikunj Sharma, Guangjin Zhou, et al.. (2011). Krüppel-like factor 4 regulates macrophage polarization. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(7). 2736–2749. 601 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Kurt Q., et al.. (2003). Thalidomide inhibits UVB‐induced mouse keratinocyte apoptosis by both TNF‐α‐dependent and TNF‐α‐independent pathways. Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine. 19(6). 272–280. 13 indexed citations

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