Lu Chen

16.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
336 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Lu Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Chen has authored 336 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 84 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 68 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lu Chen's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (28 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (17 papers). Lu Chen is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (57 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (28 papers) and Advancements in Battery Materials (17 papers). Lu Chen collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Lu Chen's co-authors include David S. Bredt, Shaowen Bao, Christine I. Nam, Roger A. Nicoll, Richard F. Thompson, Yoshimi Kawasaki, Robert J. Wenthold, Ronald S. Petralia, Jason Aoto and Michael M. Poon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Lu Chen

315 papers receiving 12.0k 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.

  1. Rapid Single-Step Induction of Functional Neurons from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
    2013 1.0k citations Lu Chen et al. profile →
  2. Stargazin regulates synaptic targeting of AMPA receptors by two distinct mechanisms
    2000 874 citations Lu Chen et al. profile →
  3. Direct interactions between PSD-95 and stargazin control synaptic AMPA receptor number
    2002 597 citations Lu Chen et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Lu Chen 5.5k 5.2k 1.8k 1.8k 1.2k 336 12.2k
Kouichi Hashimoto 6.0k 1.1× 4.8k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 817 0.7× 203 11.0k
Liping Wang 3.8k 0.7× 5.6k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 353 0.3× 420 16.7k
Kon Chu 2.6k 0.5× 4.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 458 0.4× 355 14.1k
Kazuto Kobayashi 4.5k 0.8× 4.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 971 0.6× 261 0.2× 392 12.7k
Soon‐Tae Lee 2.2k 0.4× 4.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 505 0.4× 341 12.9k
Shumin Duan 5.0k 0.9× 3.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 208 0.2× 186 10.2k
José‐Alain Sahel 7.1k 1.3× 13.2k 2.5× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 897 24.0k
Shigeo Okabe 4.2k 0.8× 5.1k 1.0× 735 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 420 0.4× 211 11.7k
Keun‐Hwa Jung 2.0k 0.4× 3.6k 0.7× 804 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 683 0.6× 438 12.5k
C. Justin Lee 5.3k 1.0× 4.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 220 0.2× 250 10.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Lu Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lu Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lu Chen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lu Chen. The network helps show where Lu Chen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lu Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lu Chen 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 Lu Chen. Lu Chen 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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Wang, Yufei, Chuanlin Gao, Wen Lei, et al.. (2025). Achieving 20% Toluene-Processed Binary Organic Solar Cells via Secondary Regulation of Donor Aggregation in Sequential Processing. Nano-Micro Letters. 17(1). 206–206. 13 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Yue Dong, Lu Chen, et al.. (2024). A Green Asymmetric Bicyclic Co‐Solvent Molecule for High‐Voltage Aqueous Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Advanced Materials. 36(15). e2311009–e2311009. 20 indexed citations
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Chen, Lu, et al.. (2024). Decoding physiological and pathological roles of innate immune cells in eye diseases: the perspectives from single-cell RNA sequencing. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1490719–1490719. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Hong, Chen Wang, Fanjun Kong, et al.. (2024). Multiwalled carbon nanotubes decorated ɛ-MnO2 nanoflowers cathode with oxygen defect for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 973. 118701–118701. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Lu, et al.. (2024). Astrocyte mitochondria: Potential therapeutic targets for epilepsy. Heliyon. 10(9). e29950–e29950. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Lu, et al.. (2024). Selective biosynthesis of a rhamnosyl nosiheptide by a novel bacterial rhamnosyltransferase. Microbial Biotechnology. 17(1). e14412–e14412. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Chang‐Ming, Lu Chen, Yao Yao, & Peng Ye. (2023). Flexible SIW humidity sensors based on nanodiamond sensing films. International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies. 15(9). 1475–1482.
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Li, Kunquan, Xiaojing Su, Huali Xie, et al.. (2023). Hydrophobic Sandwich-Like Pvdf/Rgo/Pdms Composite Membrane With Fast Electrothermal/Photothermal Response for Crude Oil Removal. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Mu, Xiyan, Xiaoyu Zhao, Lu Chen, et al.. (2023). Bisphenol analogues induced social defects and neural impairment in zebrafish. The Science of The Total Environment. 899. 166307–166307. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoling, et al.. (2023). A strategy takes “Yiqing” tablets as an example to carry out simpler multi-component quantification and use fingerprint technology for comprehensive quality consistency evaluation. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 238. 115809–115809. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Feng, et al.. (2023). Refractive index sensor based on a gradually hot-pressed flatted plastic optical fiber. Optics Communications. 532. 129258–129258. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Lu, Sha Shi, Minjie Li, et al.. (2023). Activation of estrogen-related receptor: An alternative mechanism of hexafluoropropylene oxide homologs estrogenic effects. The Science of The Total Environment. 901. 166257–166257. 16 indexed citations
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Liu, Hanxiao, Xinxing Wang, Lu Chen, et al.. (2021). Microglia modulate stable wakefulness via the thalamic reticular nucleus in mice. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4646–4646. 60 indexed citations
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Jiang, Man, Bo Ji, Lei Ye, et al.. (2019). Anxiety-induced hyperalgesia in female rats is mediated by cholecystokinin 2 receptor in rostral ventromedial medulla and spinal 5-hydroxytryptamine 2B receptor. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yue, et al.. (2018). Islanding strategy for restoring electric power supply by means of electric vehicle idle power against cold load pickup. IET Generation Transmission & Distribution. 13(5). 613–625. 6 indexed citations
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Keck, Tara, Taro Toyoizumi, Lu Chen, et al.. (2017). Integrating Hebbian and homeostatic plasticity: the current state of the field and future research directions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 372(1715). 20160158–20160158. 130 indexed citations
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Kim, Jae‐Ick, Sarah Luo, Yu‐Wei Wu, et al.. (2015). Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1a1 mediates a GABA synthesis pathway in midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Science. 350(6256). 102–106. 155 indexed citations

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