Lu An

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Lu An is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu An has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 43 papers in Materials Chemistry and 22 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Lu An's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (52 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (21 papers) and Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (15 papers). Lu An is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (52 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (21 papers) and Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes (15 papers). Lu An collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Lu An's co-authors include Shiping Yang, Qiwei Tian, Jiao‐Min Lin, Cheng Tao, Hong Yang, Yurui Wang, Jin‐Gang Liu, Huijing Xiang, Fengfeng Xue and Huixia Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Lu An

72 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Recent advances in enhanced chemodynamic therapy strategies

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lu An China	34	2.3k	1.9k	940	572	334	78	3.5k
Lingzhi Zhao China	30	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	501 0.5×	534 0.9×	487 1.5×	84	3.2k
Liang Song China	25	2.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	711 0.8×	567 1.0×	149 0.4×	65	3.3k
Fengfeng Xue China	32	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	447 0.5×	619 1.1×	275 0.8×	83	2.9k
Dechao Niu China	32	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	658 1.2×	206 0.6×	89	3.8k
Jiao‐Min Lin China	31	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	541 0.6×	312 0.5×	822 2.5×	63	2.7k
Xing‐Can Shen China	44	2.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.3×	785 0.8×	1.0k 1.8×	128 0.4×	162	4.8k
Soo Zeng Fiona Phua Singapore	26	2.2k 1.0×	2.8k 1.5×	1.1k 1.1×	728 1.3×	644 1.9×	32	4.4k
Huiting Bi China	27	2.0k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	531 0.6×	329 0.6×	259 0.8×	38	3.1k
Han Xu China	24	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	501 0.5×	395 0.7×	216 0.6×	95	2.8k
Jiating Xu China	38	3.5k 1.5×	3.4k 1.8×	914 1.0×	641 1.1×	393 1.2×	85	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu An

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lu, Ye, Zhijie Li, Yi Li, et al.. (2025). Observation of Near‐Infrared Photothermal and Photoacoustic Effects in a Metallosupramolecular Trefoil Knot. Angewandte Chemie. 137(48).

Lu, Ye, Zhijie Li, Yi Li, et al.. (2025). Observation of Near‐Infrared Photothermal and Photoacoustic Effects in a Metallosupramolecular Trefoil Knot. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(48). e202518415–e202518415.

An, Lu, Heng Zhang, Yuqi Jiang, et al.. (2025). N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP)-solvated LiNO3 in carbonate electrolyte and the synergistic effects of LiNO3, NMP and fluoroethylene carbonate on lithium electrodes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 697. 137971–137971.

Wang, Chengbin, et al.. (2025). Mitochondria-targeted carbon monoxide delivery nanoplatform for enhanced cancer immunotherapy through metabolic-immune reprogramming. Journal of Controlled Release. 389. 114391–114391. 1 indexed citations

Xue, Fengfeng, et al.. (2024). Autophagic cell death induced by pH modulation for enhanced iron-based chemodynamic therapy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 678(Pt C). 13–23.

Wan, Ying, et al.. (2024). Calcium ion rapid release and dual-mode synergistic regulation influx for enhanced therapeutic efficacy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 498. 155749–155749. 1 indexed citations

An, Lu, et al.. (2024). Overexpression of SlWRKY6 enhances drought tolerance by strengthening antioxidant defense and stomatal closure via ABA signaling in Solanum lycopersicum L. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 213. 108855–108855. 19 indexed citations

An, Lu, et al.. (2023). Iron–polyphenol dendritic complexes for regulating amplification of phenolic hydroxyl groups to improve magnetic resonance imaging. Chemical Engineering Journal. 458. 141322–141322. 15 indexed citations

Zhang, Xue, Haifeng Zhang, Zhenbo Zhang, et al.. (2023). Tumor microenvironment–mediated NIR-I-to-NIR-II transformation of Au self-assembly for theranostics. Acta Biomaterialia. 168. 606–616. 17 indexed citations

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Tang, Qi, Jing Liu, Lu An, et al.. (2022). A multifunctional nanoplatform delivering carbon monoxide and a cysteine protease inhibitor to mitochondria under NIR light shows enhanced synergistic anticancer efficacy. Nanoscale. 14(25). 9097–9103. 10 indexed citations

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Tian, Qiwei, Xiaodong Wang, Shaoli Song, et al.. (2022). Engineering of an endogenous hydrogen sulfide responsive smart agent for photoacoustic imaging-guided combination of photothermal therapy and chemotherapy for colon cancer. Journal of Advanced Research. 41. 159–168. 22 indexed citations

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Jia, Mingjie, Xinyu Yang, Yanan Chen, et al.. (2021). Grafting of Gd-DTPA onto MOF-808 to enhance MRI performance for guiding photothermal therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 9(41). 8631–8638. 30 indexed citations

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Wang, Haimei, Lu An, Cheng Tao, et al.. (2020). A smart theranostic platform for photoacoustic and magnetic resonance dual-imaging-guided photothermal-enhanced chemodynamic therapy. Nanoscale. 12(8). 5139–5150. 62 indexed citations

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An, Lu, Mei Cao, Xue Zhang, et al.. (2020). pH and Glutathione Synergistically Triggered Release and Self-Assembly of Au Nanospheres for Tumor Theranostics. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(7). 8050–8061. 60 indexed citations

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Li, Yaping, Lu An, Jiao‐Min Lin, Qiwei Tian, & Shiping Yang. (2019). Smart nanomedicine agents for cancer, triggered by pH, glutathione, H2O2, or H2S. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 14. 5729–5749. 51 indexed citations

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An, Lu, Xiaodong Wang, Jiao‐Min Lin, et al.. (2018). The In Situ Sulfidation of Cu₂O by Endogenous H₂S for Colon Cancer Theranostics. Angewandte Chemie. 130(48). 16008–16012. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Li, Hongwei Zhang, Zhiguo Zhou, et al.. (2014). Gd(iii) complex conjugated ultra-small iron oxide as an enhanced T₁-weighted MR imaging contrast agent. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 3(7). 1433–1438. 13 indexed citations

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Hu, He, Lu An, Hong Yang, et al.. (2014). General Protocol for the Synthesis of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging from Protected Metal–Organic Precursors. Chemistry - A European Journal. 20(23). 7160–7167. 9 indexed citations

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An, Lu, Xuejian Li, Wei Liu, et al.. (2013). Dextran-coated superparamagnetic amorphous Fe–Co nanoalloy for magnetic resonance imaging applications. Materials Research Bulletin. 49. 285–290. 13 indexed citations

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Yang, Hong, Liang Ding, Lu An, et al.. (2012). A d-f heteronuclear complex for dual-mode phosphorescence and magnetic resonance imaging. Biomaterials. 33(33). 8591–8599. 33 indexed citations

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