Laura Lu

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Laura Lu is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Lu has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Laura Lu's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (9 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (8 papers) and Bone and Joint Diseases (7 papers). Laura Lu is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (9 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (8 papers) and Bone and Joint Diseases (7 papers). Laura Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and France. Laura Lu's co-authors include Stuart B. Goodman, Emmanuel Gibon, Zhenyu Yao, Karthik Nathan, Tzuhua Lin, Jukka Pajarinen, Yusuke Kohno, Masahiro Maruyama, Akira Nabeshima and Luis A. Córdova and has published in prestigious journals such as Genes & Development, Biomaterials and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Laura Lu

33 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Mesenchymal stem cell-macrophage crosstalk and bone healing 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 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. Mesenchymal stem cell-macrophage crosstalk and bone healing
    2018 730 citations Jukka Pajarinen, Tzuhua Lin et al. Biomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Lu United States 17 1.0k 604 566 483 364 35 2.4k
Luis A. Córdova Chile 19 744 0.7× 719 1.2× 584 1.0× 295 0.6× 129 0.4× 37 2.2k
Tzuhua Lin United States 18 596 0.6× 555 0.9× 564 1.0× 472 1.0× 121 0.3× 24 1.8k
Pishan Yang China 29 1.1k 1.1× 507 0.8× 478 0.8× 843 1.7× 263 0.7× 122 2.9k
Zhihong Deng China 27 1.2k 1.1× 375 0.6× 562 1.0× 887 1.8× 310 0.9× 67 2.7k
Tianyong Hou China 24 784 0.8× 397 0.7× 536 0.9× 231 0.5× 386 1.1× 73 1.8k
Florence Loi United States 16 621 0.6× 609 1.0× 585 1.0× 322 0.7× 105 0.3× 17 1.9k
Wen Jie Zhang China 30 665 0.6× 309 0.5× 776 1.4× 374 0.8× 368 1.0× 66 2.4k
Sven Geißler Germany 29 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 1.2k 2.2× 1.2k 2.4× 203 0.6× 73 3.7k
Bruna Corradetti Italy 29 533 0.5× 466 0.8× 746 1.3× 616 1.3× 162 0.4× 66 1.9k
Qisheng Tu United States 33 1.7k 1.6× 352 0.6× 314 0.6× 387 0.8× 500 1.4× 61 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Laura Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Laura Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Laura 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 Laura Lu. Laura Lu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shichman, Ittai, Laura Lu, Nicolás S. Piuzzi, et al.. (2023). Failed 2-Stage Revision Knee Arthroplasty for Periprosthetic Joint Infection—Patient Characteristics and Outcomes. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 38(10). 2177–2182. 11 indexed citations
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Yellin, Joseph L., Laura Lu, Andrea S. Bauer, et al.. (2022). Selecting the Next Class: The “Virtual Orthopaedic Rotation”. JAAOS Global Research and Reviews. 6(1). 3 indexed citations
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Chaku, Natasha, Melissa J. Hagan, Laura Lu, & Sarah R. Holley. (2022). Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences Predict Event-Related Distress in Young Adults Following the 2016 Presidential Election. Emerging Adulthood. 11(3). 684–697. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Laura, Robin Z. Cheng, Andrea K. Finlay, et al.. (2021). Provider Personal and Demographic Characteristics and Patient Satisfaction in Orthopaedic Surgery. JAAOS Global Research and Reviews. 5(4). 14 indexed citations
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Nathan, Karthik, et al.. (2020). Do-Not-Resuscitate status is an independent risk factor for medical complications and mortality among geriatric patients sustaining hip fractures. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma. 14. 65–68. 5 indexed citations
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Xiong, Grace X., et al.. (2020). Musculoskeletal Education in Medical Schools: a Survey in California and Review of Literature. Medical Science Educator. 31(1). 131–136. 14 indexed citations
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Eppler, Sara L., et al.. (2019). Can Patients Forecast Their Postoperative Disability and Pain?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 477(3). 635–643. 9 indexed citations
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Lin, Tzu‐Hua, Jukka Pajarinen, Yusuke Kohno, et al.. (2019). Increased NF-κB Activity in Osteoprogenitor-Lineage Cells Impairs the Balance of Bone Versus Fat in the Marrow of Skeletally Mature Mice. Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine. 6(1). 69–77. 1 indexed citations
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Pajarinen, Jukka, Tzuhua Lin, Emmanuel Gibon, et al.. (2018). Mesenchymal stem cell-macrophage crosstalk and bone healing. Biomaterials. 196. 80–89. 730 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Laura, Florence Loi, Karthik Nathan, et al.. (2017). Pro‐inflammatory M1 macrophages promote Osteogenesis by mesenchymal stem cells via the COX‐2‐prostaglandin E2 pathway. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 35(11). 2378–2385. 184 indexed citations
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Pajarinen, Jukka, Akira Nabeshima, Tzu‐Hua Lin, et al.. (2017). Murine Model of Progressive Orthopedic Wear Particle-Induced Chronic Inflammation and Osteolysis. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 23(12). 1003–1011. 17 indexed citations
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Gibon, Emmanuel, Laura Lu, Karthik Nathan, & Stuart B. Goodman. (2017). Inflammation, ageing, and bone regeneration. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 10. 28–35. 107 indexed citations
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Lin, Tzuhua, Jukka Pajarinen, Akira Nabeshima, et al.. (2017). Preconditioning of murine mesenchymal stem cells synergistically enhanced immunomodulation and osteogenesis. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 8(1). 277–277. 91 indexed citations
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Lin, Tzuhua, Jukka Pajarinen, Akira Nabeshima, et al.. (2017). Establishment of NF-κB sensing and interleukin-4 secreting mesenchymal stromal cells as an “on-demand” drug delivery system to modulate inflammation. Cytotherapy. 19(9). 1025–1034. 44 indexed citations
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Lu, Laura, et al.. (2017). Joint replacement surgery in homeless veterans. Arthroplasty Today. 3(4). 253–256. 11 indexed citations
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Córdova, Luis A., Florence Loi, Tzu‐Hua Lin, et al.. (2017). CCL2, CCL5, and IGF‐1 participate in the immunomodulation of osteogenesis during M1/M2 transition in vitro. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 105(11). 3069–3076. 37 indexed citations
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Gibon, Emmanuel, Laura Lu, & Stuart B. Goodman. (2016). Aging, inflammation, stem cells, and bone healing. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 7(1). 44–44. 191 indexed citations
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Nabeshima, Akira, Jukka Pajarinen, Tzu‐Hua Lin, et al.. (2016). Mutant CCL2 protein coating mitigates wear particle-induced bone loss in a murine continuous polyethylene infusion model. Biomaterials. 117. 1–9. 35 indexed citations
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Lin, Tzuhua, Emmanuel Gibon, Florence Loi, et al.. (2016). Decreased osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cells derived from the aged mouse is associated with enhanced NF‐κB activity. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 35(2). 281–288. 58 indexed citations
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Wilusz, Jeremy E., et al.. (2012). A triple helix stabilizes the 3′ ends of long noncoding RNAs that lack poly(A) tails. Genes & Development. 26(21). 2392–2407. 370 indexed citations

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