Lu Fan

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 876 citations indexed

About

Lu Fan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Fan has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 876 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Lu Fan's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (6 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (4 papers) and Phytochemical compounds biological activities (3 papers). Lu Fan is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (6 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (4 papers) and Phytochemical compounds biological activities (3 papers). Lu Fan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Lu Fan's co-authors include Zhuo Wan, Mengying Wei, Qiang Hao, Desheng Wang, Cong Wang, Weiwei Tao, Ming Zhao, Changyang Xing, Yan Dong and Yingxin Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Lu Fan

28 papers receiving 871 citations

Hit Papers

Designer exosomes for targeted and efficient ferroptosis ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150
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. Designer exosomes for targeted and efficient ferroptosis induction in cancer via chemo-photodynamic therapy
    2021 186 citations Zhuo Wan, Lu Fan et al. Theranostics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lu Fan China 14 622 316 174 155 77 31 876
Yusha Xiao China 14 489 0.8× 332 1.1× 180 1.0× 124 0.8× 89 1.2× 24 838
Wancheng Chen China 13 574 0.9× 308 1.0× 104 0.6× 83 0.5× 85 1.1× 20 886
Yang Kong China 13 516 0.8× 321 1.0× 80 0.5× 234 1.5× 93 1.2× 37 804
Lan Yang China 14 564 0.9× 279 0.9× 127 0.7× 54 0.3× 82 1.1× 34 850
Shuya Pan China 19 617 1.0× 385 1.2× 153 0.9× 115 0.7× 109 1.4× 52 1.1k
Xu He China 19 358 0.6× 281 0.9× 197 1.1× 143 0.9× 79 1.0× 49 912
Shiou Zhu China 11 669 1.1× 236 0.7× 74 0.4× 223 1.4× 115 1.5× 13 1.1k
Seyed Hamid Aghaee‐Bakhtiari Iran 20 692 1.1× 487 1.5× 118 0.7× 76 0.5× 94 1.2× 88 1.1k
Zhongjun Li China 15 503 0.8× 216 0.7× 94 0.5× 147 0.9× 199 2.6× 35 899

Countries citing papers authored by Lu Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lu Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lu Fan. 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 Fan. The network helps show where Lu Fan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lu Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lu Fan 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 Fan. Lu Fan 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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Wan, Yong, et al.. (2025). Review of methane emission source tracing methods in oilfield regions. Gas Science and Engineering. 142. 205708–205708.
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Qi, Huimin, Lu Fan, Qichang Li, et al.. (2025). Sub‐5 nm Ultrasmall High‐entropy Alloy Nanomaterials for Electrocatalysis. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(9). 2 indexed citations
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Fan, Lu, Huimin Qi, Qichang Li, et al.. (2025). Structurally Ordered High‐Entropy Intermetallics for Electrocatalysis. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(42). 2 indexed citations
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Wan, Yong, Peng Ren, Lu Fan, et al.. (2024). Storage Tank Target Detection for Large-Scale Remote Sensing Images Based on YOLOv7-OT. Remote Sensing. 16(23). 4510–4510. 1 indexed citations
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Tao, Weiwei, et al.. (2024). The Anticancer Potential of Quassinoids—A Mini-Review. Engineering. 38. 27–38. 2 indexed citations
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Yin, JuanJuan, Lu Fan, Anson T. Ku, et al.. (2024). Reproducible preclinical models of androgen receptor driven human prostate cancer bone metastasis. The Prostate. 84(11). 1033–1046. 2 indexed citations
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Fan, Lu, Xiaoying Chen, Yong Wan, & Yongshou Dai. (2023). Comparative Analysis of Remote Sensing Storage Tank Detection Methods Based on Deep Learning. Remote Sensing. 15(9). 2460–2460. 10 indexed citations
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Fan, Lu, et al.. (2023). A Novel Configurable RO-Obfuscated PUF Design with Machine Learning Immunity. 680–685. 1 indexed citations
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Tao, Weiwei, Xiaolan Cheng, Dongdong Sun, et al.. (2022). Synthesis of multi-branched Au nanocomposites with distinct plasmon resonance in NIR-II window and controlled CRISPR-Cas9 delivery for synergistic gene-photothermal therapy. Biomaterials. 287. 121621–121621. 44 indexed citations
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Fan, Lu, Ye Fan, Xin-Yi Tian, et al.. (2022). High-fat diet promotes colorectal carcinogenesis through SERCA2 mediated serine phosphorylation of Annexin A2. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 145. 106192–106192. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Pengfei, Weiwei Tao, Lu Cai, et al.. (2021). Bruceine A induces cell growth inhibition and apoptosis through PFKFB4/GSK3β signaling in pancreatic cancer. Pharmacological Research. 169. 105658–105658. 28 indexed citations
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Cai, Lu, Lu Fan, Pengfei Zhang, et al.. (2021). A novel P38α MAPK activator Bruceine A exhibits potent anti-pancreatic cancer activity. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 19. 3437–3450. 23 indexed citations
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Wan, Zhuo, Lianbi Zhao, Lu Fan, et al.. (2019). Mononuclear phagocyte system blockade improves therapeutic exosome delivery to the myocardium. Theranostics. 10(1). 218–230. 157 indexed citations
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Fan, Lu, Weiwei Tao, Li Liu, et al.. (2019). Euphorbia factor L2 inhibits TGF-β-induced cell growth and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma through AKT/STAT3. Phytomedicine. 62. 152931–152931. 13 indexed citations
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Fan, Lu, Ye Fan, Li Liu, et al.. (2018). Chelerythrine Attenuates the Inflammation of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Inflammation Through NF-κB Signaling Pathway Mediated by Nrf2. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9. 1047–1047. 42 indexed citations
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Fan, Lu, Lingna Hu, Xianying Fang, et al.. (2014). Erlotinib promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated injury in the intestinal epithelium. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 278(1). 45–52. 20 indexed citations
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Fan, Lu, Ang Li, Wanshuai Li, et al.. (2014). Novel role of Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase 2 in development of colorectal cancer and its regulation by F36, a curcumin analog. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 68(8). 1141–1148. 50 indexed citations

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