Lichun Lu

11.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
175 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Lichun Lu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Lichun Lu has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 59 papers in Biomaterials and 49 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Lichun Lu's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (85 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (33 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (29 papers). Lichun Lu is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (85 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (33 papers) and Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications (29 papers). Lichun Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Lichun Lu's co-authors include Michael J. Yaszemski, Antonios G. Mikos, Xifeng Liu, Bradford L. Currier, Diederik H.R. Kempen, A. Lee Miller, Shanfeng Wang, Anthony J. Windebank, Wouter J.A. Dhert and Mahrokh Dadsetan and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, ACS Nano and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lichun Lu

172 papers receiving 9.3k 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.

In vitro and in vivo degradation of porous poly(dl-lactic-co-glycolic acid) foams

2000 528 citations Lichun Lu et al. profile →
Effect of local sequential VEGF and BMP-2 delivery on ectopic and orthotopic bone regeneration

2009 509 citations Diederik H.R. Kempen, Lichun Lu et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lichun Lu United States	56	5.9k	4.0k	2.1k	1.3k	947	175	9.5k
Xiumei Mo China	63	5.4k 0.9×	7.4k 1.9×	3.0k 1.4×	859 0.6×	904 1.0×	286	11.9k
Vasıf Hasırcı Türkiye	54	5.0k 0.9×	4.1k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	487 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	235	9.3k
Heungsoo Shin South Korea	53	6.3k 1.1×	5.2k 1.3×	2.3k 1.1×	426 0.3×	1.4k 1.5×	169	10.4k
Xin Zhao China	60	6.5k 1.1×	3.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	467 0.4×	1.5k 1.6×	196	11.6k
Fuzhai Cui China	56	5.9k 1.0×	4.6k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	693 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	278	10.3k
Seung‐Woo Cho South Korea	56	5.3k 0.9×	3.5k 0.9×	2.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	2.5k 2.6×	235	10.5k
Hojae Bae South Korea	54	8.8k 1.5×	4.5k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	762 0.6×	1.8k 1.9×	136	12.5k
Mehdi Nikkhah United States	42	6.4k 1.1×	3.3k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	720 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	94	8.7k
Jayarama Reddy Venugopal Singapore	61	6.9k 1.2×	8.7k 2.2×	3.1k 1.5×	606 0.5×	793 0.8×	147	12.4k
Valeria Chiono Italy	39	3.5k 0.6×	3.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	727 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	113	7.0k

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Liu, Xifeng, et al.. (2025). Bone Enzyme-Responsive Biodegradable Poly(propylene fumarate) and Polycaprolactone Polyphosphoester Dendrimer Cross-Linked via Click Chemistry for Bone Tissue Engineering. Biomacromolecules. 26(2). 835–847. 6 indexed citations

Lu, Lichun, et al.. (2025). Computational Assessment of Fracture Risk in Vertebral Bodies With Simulated Defects: The Role of Baseline Strength and Tumor Size. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering. 41(8). e70081–e70081. 1 indexed citations

Cheng, Chih-Hsiu, et al.. (2025). Effects of Age and Muscle Activation on Three-Dimensional Spine Kinematics and Asymmetry in Elderly Adults. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(5). 1610–1610.

Mitra, Indranath, et al.. (2024). Enzyme-delivery Metal-organic Framework Composite Coatings for Restoration of Hyperglycemia-damaged Osteoblast Differentiation. Biomaterials Advances. 166. 214055–214055. 2 indexed citations

Tilton, Maryam, Emily T. Camilleri, Bipin Gaihre, et al.. (2023). Visible light-induced 3D bioprinted injectable scaffold for minimally invasive tissue regeneration. Biomaterials Advances. 153. 213539–213539. 13 indexed citations

Gaihre, Bipin, Xifeng Liu, Maryam Tilton, et al.. (2023). Extrusion 3D‐printing and characterization of poly(caprolactone fumarate) for bone regeneration applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 112(5). 672–684. 7 indexed citations

Tilton, Maryam, Hugo Giambini, Yong Li, et al.. (2021). Three-dimensional surface strain analyses of simulated defect and augmented spine segments: A biomechanical cadaveric study. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 119. 104559–104559. 6 indexed citations

Giambini, Hugo, A. Lee Miller, Xifeng Liu, et al.. (2020). OPF/PMMA Cage System as an Alternative Approach for the Treatment of Vertebral Corpectomy. Applied Sciences. 10(19). 6912–6912. 3 indexed citations

Liu, Xifeng, et al.. (2018). Composite Hydrogel Embedded with Porous Microspheres for Long-Term pH-Sensitive Drug Delivery. Tissue Engineering Part A. 25(3-4). 172–182. 11 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zifei, Xifeng Liu, Wei Wu, et al.. (2018). Effective nerve cell modulation by electrical stimulation of carbon nanotube embedded conductive polymeric scaffolds. Biomaterials Science. 6(9). 2375–2385. 74 indexed citations

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Tryfonidou, Marianna A., Mahrokh Dadsetan, Wouter J.A. Dhert, et al.. (2018). In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Release Profiles from Complex Delivery Vehicles. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 24(7). 379–390. 7 indexed citations

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Tryfonidou, Marianna A., Xifeng Liu, Behdad Pouran, et al.. (2017). Phosphate Functional Groups Improve Oligo[(Polyethylene Glycol) Fumarate] Osteoconduction and BMP-2 Osteoinductive Efficacy. Tissue Engineering Part A. 24(9-10). 819–829. 26 indexed citations

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Liu, Xifeng, et al.. (2016). A New Vertebral Body Replacement Strategy Using Expandable Polymeric Cages. Tissue Engineering Part A. 23(5-6). 223–232. 12 indexed citations

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Kempen, Diederik H.R., Lichun Lu, Theresa E. Hefferan, et al.. (2010). Enhanced Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2-Induced Ectopic and Orthotopic Bone Formation by Intermittent Parathyroid Hormone (1–34) Administration. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(12). 3769–3777. 37 indexed citations

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Kempen, Diederik H.R., Laura B. Creemers, Jacqueline Alblas, et al.. (2010). Growth Factor Interactions in Bone Regeneration. Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews. 16(6). 551–566. 92 indexed citations

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Kim, Jinku, Theresa E. Hefferan, Michael J. Yaszemski, & Lichun Lu. (2009). Potential of Hydrogels Based on Poly(Ethylene Glycol) and Sebacic Acid as Orthopedic Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(8). 2299–2307. 32 indexed citations

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Kim, Jinku, Michael J. Yaszemski, & Lichun Lu. (2009). Three-Dimensional Porous Biodegradable Polymeric Scaffolds Fabricated with Biodegradable Hydrogel Porogens. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 15(4). 583–594. 62 indexed citations

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Kempen, Diederik H.R., Moyo C. Kruyt, Lichun Lu, et al.. (2008). Effect of Autologous Bone Marrow Stromal Cell Seeding and Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Delivery on Ectopic Bone Formation in a Microsphere/Poly(Propylene Fumarate) Composite. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(3). 587–594. 43 indexed citations

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Moore, Michael J., Esmaiel Jabbari, Erik L. Ritman, et al.. (2004). Quantitative analysis of interconnectivity of porous biodegradable scaffolds with micro‐computed tomography. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 71A(2). 258–267. 128 indexed citations

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Lu, Lichun, Richard G. Valenzuela, & Michael J. Yaszemski. (2000). Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering. 1(7). 99–114. 6 indexed citations

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