Lu Wei

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
129 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Lu Wei is a scholar working on Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Wei has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Biophysics, 41 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lu Wei's work include Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (35 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (21 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (17 papers). Lu Wei is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research (35 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (21 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (17 papers). Lu Wei collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Lu Wei's co-authors include Wei Min, Fanghao Hu, Yihui Shen, Zhixing Chen, Rong Long, Yong Yu, Meng C. Wang, Luyuan Zhang, Barclay Morrison and Michael R. Lamprecht and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Lu Wei

122 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Live-cell imaging of alkyne-tagged small biomolecules by stimulated Raman scattering

2014 393 citations Lu Wei, Fanghao Hu et al. Nature Methods profile →
Super-multiplex vibrational imaging

2017 378 citations Lu Wei, Lixue Shi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lu Wei China	37	2.0k	1.6k	1.1k	934	651	129	5.1k
Reiner Salzer Germany	35	2.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	855 0.8×	1.6k 1.7×	268 0.4×	142	4.0k
Jun Ando Japan	28	983 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	833 0.7×	400 0.4×	706 1.1×	155	3.6k
Cees Otto Netherlands	40	2.6k 1.3×	2.5k 1.6×	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	808 1.2×	164	6.0k
Nigel J. Fullwood United Kingdom	45	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	679 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	212 0.3×	116	7.5k
K. L. Andrew Chan United Kingdom	36	1.5k 0.7×	582 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	109 0.2×	96	4.7k
Young Jong Lee United States	28	1.0k 0.5×	392 0.2×	870 0.8×	649 0.7×	177 0.3×	91	3.3k
Cyril Petibois France	32	1.1k 0.6×	785 0.5×	662 0.6×	634 0.7×	139 0.2×	83	3.5k
Ning Fang United States	39	630 0.3×	1.9k 1.2×	2.3k 2.1×	67 0.1×	1.1k 1.6×	187	5.5k
Fiona M. Lyng Ireland	46	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	216 0.3×	157	6.7k
Sapun H. Parekh United States	35	684 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	159 0.2×	74 0.1×	110	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Lu Wei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lu Wei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Wei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lu Wei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lu Wei 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 Wei. Lu Wei is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Qian, Naixin, Zhilun Zhao, Xin Gao, et al.. (2025). Illuminating life processes by vibrational probes. Nature Methods. 22(5). 928–944. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Haomin, et al.. (2025). Single-Molecule Vibrational Thermometry. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 129(34). 8788–8797.

Lu, Hao, et al.. (2024). Study on the kinetic characteristics and control steps of gas production in coal spontaneous combustion under the oxidation path. Energy. 295. 130991–130991. 26 indexed citations

Li, Jinhu, et al.. (2024). Effect of acid-base pretreatment on the production of active sites and coal self-heating behavior. Fuel. 365. 130960–130960. 6 indexed citations

Hu, Xiangming, Yuanyuan Song, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2024). Study on the influence of dry ice phase change behavior on the micropore structure and hydration properties of mining grouting materials based on experiments and molecular simulations. Construction and Building Materials. 425. 136035–136035. 8 indexed citations

Wei, Lu, et al.. (2024). High enhancement, low cost, large area surface enhanced Raman scattering substrates all by atomic layer deposition on porous filter paper. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 42(2). 1 indexed citations

Wang, Haomin, et al.. (2024). Room‐Temperature Single‐Molecule Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy through Bond‐Selective Fluorescence. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(52). e202413647–e202413647. 3 indexed citations

Li, Jinhu, Lu Wei, Yang Wang, Jinliang Li, & Yongliang Yang. (2023). Effect of organic carboxylates in coal on the production of active sites and coal self-ignition behavior. Energy. 282. 128685–128685. 13 indexed citations

Wei, Lu, et al.. (2023). The effect of epigenetic reprogramming using MI192 HDAC inhibitor on enhancing the osteogenesis of human adipose-derived stem cells in vitro. Bioscience Reports. 43(5). 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Haomin, et al.. (2023). Toward the Next Frontiers of Vibrational Bioimaging. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 3–17. 8 indexed citations

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Shen, Yihui, Lu Wei, & Wei Min. (2023). Raman Imaging Reveals Insights into Membrane Phase Biophysics in Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 127(28). 6233–6240. 5 indexed citations

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Du, Jiajun, et al.. (2023). Computational Design of Molecular Probes for Electronic Preresonance Raman Scattering Microscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 127(22). 4979–4988. 3 indexed citations

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Wei, Lu, et al.. (2022). Thermodynamics of oxygen-containing intermediates and their role in coal spontaneous combustion. Energy. 260. 124989–124989. 39 indexed citations

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Du, Jiajun & Lu Wei. (2021). Multicolor Photoactivatable Raman Probes for Subcellular Imaging and Tracking by Cyclopropenone Caging. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(2). 777–786. 41 indexed citations

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Zhao, Qing, Guifeng Li, Tiancong Wang, et al.. (2021). Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells Transplanted with Nanohydroxyapatite/Chitosan/Gelatin 3D Porous Scaffolds Promote Jaw Bone Regeneration in Swine. Stem Cells and Development. 30(10). 548–559. 15 indexed citations

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Xiong, Hanqing, Lixue Shi, Lu Wei, et al.. (2019). Stimulated Raman excited fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging. Nature Photonics. 13(6). 412–417. 98 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hongmei, Lu Wei, Shiyu Liu, et al.. (2011). Expansion and Delivery of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Three Microcarriers for Soft Tissue Regeneration. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(23-24). 2981–2997. 57 indexed citations

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Wei, Lu, Jinhua Yu, Yongjie Zhang, et al.. (2011). Mixture of Fibroblasts and Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells Can Improve Epidermal Morphogenesis of Tissue-Engineered Skin. Cells Tissues Organs. 195(3). 197–206. 34 indexed citations

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Liu, Shiyu, Hongmei Zhang, Xiaojun Zhang, et al.. (2010). Synergistic Angiogenesis Promoting Effects of Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells During Wound Repair. Tissue Engineering Part A. 17(5-6). 725–739. 118 indexed citations

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Wei, Lu. (2008). The Method to Identify Rapidly the Tendency of Coal Self-ignite Based on Oxygen Consumption. Journal of Hunan University of Science & Technology. 2 indexed citations

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