Lu Gan

8.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
182 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Lu Gan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Gan has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 30 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Lu Gan's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (36 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (24 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (18 papers). Lu Gan is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (36 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (24 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (18 papers). Lu Gan collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. Lu Gan's co-authors include Xiangliang Yang, Tuying Yong, Nana Bie, Xiaoqiong Zhang, Zhaohan Wei, Guiting Zhan, Haiping He, Zhizhen Ye, Jun Hu and Abdul Hakeem and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Lu Gan

173 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Tumor exosome-based nanoparticles are efficient drug carriers for chemotherapy

2019 679 citations Tuying Yong, Xiaoqiong Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Boosting anti-PD-1 therapy with metformin-loaded macrophage-derived microparticles

2021 271 citations Zhaohan Wei, Xiaoqiong Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →
Manganese porphyrin-based metal-organic framework for synergistic sonodynamic therapy and ferroptosis in hypoxic tumors

2020 240 citations Tuying Yong, Xiangliang Yang et al. Theranostics profile →
Reversing insufficient photothermal therapy-induced tumor relapse and metastasis by regulating cancer-associated fibroblasts

2022 200 citations Xin Li, Tuying Yong et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lu Gan China	47	3.3k	2.4k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	182	7.0k
Jingfeng Liu China	47	2.8k 0.8×	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	999 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	360	8.1k
Jie Chen China	50	3.6k 1.1×	3.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	601 0.5×	271	8.3k
Zhe Yang China	44	2.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	976 0.8×	195	6.6k
Zhiyuan Hu China	40	2.6k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	876 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	280	6.9k
Phei Er Saw China	40	3.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	126	6.3k
Jianfeng Guo China	48	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	820 0.7×	179	6.8k
Tianjiao Ji China	42	3.1k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	128	6.7k
Tao Yang China	43	3.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	956 0.8×	525 0.4×	161	7.4k
Yongyi Zeng China	40	2.4k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	617 0.5×	805 0.7×	222	6.2k
Suping Li China	35	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	651 0.5×	996 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	162	6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Lu Gan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Gan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhao, Yang, Man Tian, Xin Tong, et al.. (2025). Emerging strategies in lymph node-targeted nano-delivery systems for tumor immunotherapy. Essays in Biochemistry. 69(2). 2 indexed citations

Gan, Lu, Xiaona Lin, Yichun Zheng, et al.. (2025). Ferroptosis meets cancer immunotherapy: Overcoming the crosstalk challenges through advanced drug delivery strategies. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(12). 6307–6341.

Liu, Haojie, Tuying Yong, Xiaoqiong Zhang, et al.. (2025). Spatial Regulation of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts and Tumor Cells via pH-Responsive Bispecific Antibody Delivery for Enhanced Chemo-Immunotherapy Synergy. ACS Nano. 19(12). 11756–11773. 4 indexed citations

Bie, Nana, Shiyu Li, Qingle Liang, et al.. (2025). Tumor-Repopulating Cell-Derived Microparticle-Based Therapeutics Amplify the Antitumor Effect through Synergistic Inhibition of Chemoresistance and Immune Evasion. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 22(2). 733–746.

Yan, Rui, et al.. (2024). Cationic Hyaluronic Acid-Modified Cyclosporin Micelles Used for Ocular Drug Delivery. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 86(1). 1 indexed citations

Qin, Jiaqi, Jingjie Liu, Zhaohan Wei, et al.. (2024). Targeted intervention in nerve–cancer crosstalk enhances pancreatic cancer chemotherapy. Nature Nanotechnology. 20(2). 311–324. 26 indexed citations

Liu, Dexiang, et al.. (2023). Identification of the SNARE complex that mediates the fusion of multivesicular bodies with the plasma membrane in exosome secretion. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 12(9). e12356–e12356. 67 indexed citations

Gan, Lu, et al.. (2023). A Deep Learning Image Reconstruction Algorithm for Improving Image Quality and Hepatic Lesion Detectability in Abdominal Dual-Energy Computed Tomography: Preliminary Results. Journal of Digital Imaging. 36(6). 2347–2355. 10 indexed citations

Gan, Lu, et al.. (2022). Glucocorticoids rapidly promote YAP phosphorylation via the cAMP-PKA pathway to repress mouse cardiomyocyte proliferative potential. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 548. 111615–111615. 6 indexed citations

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Fan, Man, Yiming Liu, Yanqiao Ren, et al.. (2022). Cascade Reaction of “Mn²⁺‐Catechol” Triggered by H₂O₂ to Integrate Firm Tumor Vessel Embolization and Hypoxic Response Relief. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 11(15). e2200544–e2200544. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Gang, Qian Wang, Zheng Zhao, et al.. (2021). Genetic Variants in NPAS2 Gene and Clinical Outcomes of Resectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Future Oncology. 17(7). 795–805. 10 indexed citations

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Liang, Qingle, Nana Bie, Tuying Yong, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: The softness of tumour-cell-derived microparticles regulates their drug-delivery efficiency. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 5(5). 481–481. 2 indexed citations

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Zhong, Liping, Wei Shi, Lu Gan, et al.. (2021). Human endoglin-CD3 bispecific T cell engager antibody induces anti-tumor effect in vivo. Theranostics. 11(13). 6393–6406. 5 indexed citations

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Gan, Lu, et al.. (2020). Design of functionalized fluorescent ionic liquid and its application for achieving significant improvements in Al3+ detecting. Green Energy & Environment. 5(2). 195–202. 15 indexed citations

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Yong, Tuying, Dongdong Wang, Xin Li, et al.. (2020). Extracellular vesicles for tumor targeting delivery based on five features principle. Journal of Controlled Release. 322. 555–565. 90 indexed citations

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Yong, Tuying, Xiaoqiong Zhang, Nana Bie, et al.. (2019). Tumor exosome-based nanoparticles are efficient drug carriers for chemotherapy. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3838–3838. 679 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liang, Qingle, Nana Bie, Tuying Yong, et al.. (2019). The softness of tumour-cell-derived microparticles regulates their drug-delivery efficiency. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 3(9). 729–740. 189 indexed citations

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Huang, Wei, Hui Hu, Qiong Zhang, et al.. (2019). Regulatory networks in mechanotransduction reveal key genes in promoting cancer cell stemness and proliferation. Oncogene. 38(42). 6818–6834. 32 indexed citations

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Gan, Lu, Haiping He, Luwei Sun, & Zhizhen Ye. (2013). Improved photoluminescence and sensing stability of porous silicon nanowires by surface passivation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(3). 890–894. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhan, Lu Gan, Wei Nie, & Yan Geng. (2013). The OGG1 Ser326Cys Polymorphism and the Risk of Esophageal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 17(10). 780–785. 10 indexed citations

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