Lan Lu

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Lan Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lan Lu has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Microbiology and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Lan Lu's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (6 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (6 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (4 papers). Lan Lu is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (6 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (6 papers) and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (4 papers). Lan Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Lan Lu's co-authors include Mingxing Li, Wei Hu, Chi Hin Cho, Qiang Cheng, Jie Zhu, Jing Shen, Zhijie Li, Lin Zhang, William Ka Kei Wu and Jing Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Immunology, PLoS ONE and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Lan Lu

30 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Developing natural products as potential anti-biofilm agents

2019 280 citations Lan Lu, Wei Hu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lan Lu China	20	718	194	192	140	139	31	1.3k
Chia‐Chien Hsieh Taiwan	22	758 1.1×	108 0.6×	119 0.6×	75 0.5×	105 0.8×	51	1.3k
Yuko Naito Japan	25	853 1.2×	135 0.7×	109 0.6×	119 0.8×	311 2.2×	62	2.1k
Hee-Jeong Lee South Korea	25	992 1.4×	254 1.3×	158 0.8×	259 1.9×	292 2.1×	87	2.0k
Ye Yang China	19	538 0.7×	108 0.6×	70 0.4×	273 1.9×	146 1.1×	33	1.1k
Víctor Ermilo Arana‐Argáez Mexico	13	494 0.7×	199 1.0×	45 0.2×	265 1.9×	164 1.2×	51	1.2k
Jiajia Song China	26	1.1k 1.5×	126 0.6×	60 0.3×	88 0.6×	106 0.8×	131	2.1k
Saveria Pastore Italy	32	824 1.1×	511 2.6×	154 0.8×	147 1.1×	1.3k 9.0×	49	3.5k
Julio César Torres‐Romero Mexico	12	447 0.6×	190 1.0×	62 0.3×	268 1.9×	141 1.0×	42	1.0k
Yingying Shi China	27	942 1.3×	200 1.0×	54 0.3×	157 1.1×	497 3.6×	90	2.1k
Muhammad Ayaz Anwar South Korea	18	543 0.8×	163 0.8×	70 0.4×	134 1.0×	476 3.4×	36	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Lan Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lan Lu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lan Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lan Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lan 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 Lan Lu. Lan 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

Ding, Yang, Shuzeng Zhang, Chunhua Wang, et al.. (2025). 2D ultra-thin structure accelerating solar-driven sustainable energy conversion. Separation and Purification Technology. 382. 135829–135829.

Yang, Min, Huan Yang, Yifan Li, et al.. (2024). Downregulation of PDIA3 inhibits gastric cancer cell growth through cell cycle regulation. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 173. 116336–116336. 3 indexed citations

Li, Yongzhuo, Jing Deng, Xiaodong Zhang, et al.. (2024). Naringenin enhances the efficacy of ferroptosis inducers by attenuating aerobic glycolysis by activating the AMPK-PGC1α signalling axis in liver cancer. Heliyon. 10(11). e32288–e32288. 9 indexed citations

Lu, Lan, Jingya Wang, Jie Zhu, et al.. (2023). Plant‐derived virulence arresting drugs as novel antimicrobial agents: Discovery, perspective, and challenges in clinical use. Phytotherapy Research. 38(2). 727–754. 8 indexed citations

Lu, Lan, Xu Wu, Xinyue Luo, et al.. (2023). Dysregulation of immunity by cigarette smoking promotes inflammation and cancer: A review. Environmental Pollution. 339. 122730–122730. 45 indexed citations

Wu, Xu, Huan Yang, Xiaobing Li, et al.. (2023). LncRNA RP11-93B14.5 promotes gastric cancer cell growth through PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Molecular Biotechnology. 66(9). 2332–2340. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Lan, Mingxing Li, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2023). Contemporary strategies and approaches for characterizing composition and enhancing biofilm penetration targeting bacterial extracellular polymeric substances. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 14(4). 100906–100906. 24 indexed citations

Yang, Chen, Lan Lu, Li Liao, et al.. (2021). Establishment of GC–MS method for the determination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm and its application in metabolite enrichment analysis. Journal of Chromatography B. 1179. 122839–122839. 8 indexed citations

Lu, Lan, Mingxing Li, Li Liao, et al.. (2021). Screening strategies for quorum sensing inhibitors in combating bacterial infections. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 12(1). 1–14. 58 indexed citations

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Hu, Wei, Hung Chan, Lan Lu, et al.. (2019). Autophagy in intracellular bacterial infection. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 101. 41–50. 57 indexed citations

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Lu, Lan, Wen-Qing Huang, Wei Hu, et al.. (2019). Kruppel-like factor 2 mediated anti-proliferative and anti-metastasis effects of simvastatin in p53 mutant colon cancer. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 511(4). 772–779. 19 indexed citations

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Xiao, Junsong, Guijiang Wei, Yumeng Zhang, et al.. (2018). Oenothein B inhibits human non-small cell lung cancer A549 cell proliferation by ROS-mediated PI3K/Akt/NF-κB signaling pathway. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 298. 112–120. 37 indexed citations

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Wu, Xu, Wei Hu, Lan Lu, et al.. (2018). Repurposing vitamin D for treatment of human malignancies via targeting tumor microenvironment. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 9(2). 203–219. 98 indexed citations

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Lu, Lan, et al.. (2017). Vascular-homing peptides for cancer therapy. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 92. 187–195. 30 indexed citations

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Shen, Jing, Zhi Jie Li, Lan Lu, et al.. (2016). Vascular-targeted TNFα and IFNγ inhibits orthotopic colorectal tumor growth. Journal of Translational Medicine. 14(1). 187–187. 18 indexed citations

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Hu, Tao, Lin Wang, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2015). Sensitivity of apoptosis-resistant colon cancer cells to tanshinones is mediated by autophagic cell death and p53-independent cytotoxicity. Phytomedicine. 22(5). 536–544. 78 indexed citations

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Lu, Lan, Zhi Jie Li, William Ka Kei Wu, et al.. (2015). Vascular-targeted TNFα improves tumor blood vessel function and enhances antitumor immunity and chemotherapy in colorectal cancer. Journal of Controlled Release. 210. 134–146. 28 indexed citations

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Wang, Lin, Tao Hu, Jing Shen, et al.. (2015). Dihydrotanshinone I induced apoptosis and autophagy through caspase dependent pathway in colon cancer. Phytomedicine. 22(12). 1079–1087. 62 indexed citations

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Ren, Shun X., Jin Song Shen, Alfred S.L. Cheng, et al.. (2013). FK-16 Derived from the Anticancer Peptide LL-37 Induces Caspase-Independent Apoptosis and Autophagic Cell Death in Colon Cancer Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63641–e63641. 127 indexed citations

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Tang, Jing, Zhijie Li, Lan Lu, & Chi Hin Cho. (2013). β-Adrenergic system, a backstage manipulator regulating tumour progression and drug target in cancer therapy. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 23(6). 533–542. 138 indexed citations

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