Lu Xu

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Lu Xu is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Xu has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lu Xu's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (6 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (5 papers) and Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (3 papers). Lu Xu is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (6 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (5 papers) and Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers (3 papers). Lu Xu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Lu Xu's co-authors include Siyan Zhan, Shengfeng Wang, Lili Liu, Jingnan Feng, Pei Gao, Dongsheng Fan, Guozhen Liu, Jinxi Wang, Rong Qi and Tanxin Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Lu Xu

50 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Incidence of and trends in hip fracture among adults in urban China: A nationwide retrospective cohort study

2020 194 citations Chenggui Zhang, Jingnan Feng et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lu Xu China	17	277	221	220	129	116	56	1.2k
Edward R. Hammond United States	24	288 1.0×	184 0.8×	289 1.3×	123 1.0×	65 0.6×	56	1.9k
Hui Cao China	20	255 0.9×	217 1.0×	58 0.3×	84 0.7×	123 1.1×	76	1.1k
Xiang Wang China	20	417 1.5×	326 1.5×	207 0.9×	103 0.8×	302 2.6×	85	1.7k
Yuanyuan Wang China	19	188 0.7×	246 1.1×	54 0.2×	96 0.7×	88 0.8×	117	1.3k
Jing Jing Wang Australia	27	553 2.0×	335 1.5×	370 1.7×	68 0.5×	265 2.3×	84	2.5k
Jin Hyun Kim South Korea	24	592 2.1×	208 0.9×	96 0.4×	107 0.8×	199 1.7×	79	1.6k
Yutaka Igarashi Japan	22	476 1.7×	178 0.8×	187 0.8×	39 0.3×	112 1.0×	134	1.6k
Weijian Liu China	24	290 1.0×	207 0.9×	49 0.2×	77 0.6×	112 1.0×	77	1.4k
Hyungjin Kim South Korea	23	304 1.1×	249 1.1×	97 0.4×	74 0.6×	145 1.3×	92	1.9k
Qi Zhong China	26	683 2.5×	127 0.6×	387 1.8×	129 1.0×	138 1.2×	132	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Xu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Chen, Yong, Lu Xu, Wenjing Wang, et al.. (2025). Rasch-Built Overall Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Disability Scale as a Novel Tool to Measure Disease Progression. Biomedicines. 13(1). 178–178. 1 indexed citations

Li, Pengfei, et al.. (2025). Effects of MSTN Gene Knockout on Growth Performance and Muscle Transcriptome in Chinese Merino Sheep (Xinjiang Type). Animals. 15(23). 3387–3387.

Li, Di, et al.. (2025). Development and validation of a machine learning-based survival prediction model for Asian glioblastoma patients using the SEER database and Chinese data. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 31114–31114.

Wang, Weiping, Xin Wei, Ning Chen, et al.. (2023). Transcriptome and Co-Expression Network Analysis Reveals the Molecular Mechanism of Rice Root Systems in Response to Low-Nitrogen Conditions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(6). 5290–5290. 10 indexed citations

Xu, Lu, et al.. (2022). Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on Cold-Chain Food: Precautions Can Effectively Reduce the Risk. Food and Environmental Virology. 14(3). 295–303. 8 indexed citations

Sun, Hang, Lu Xu, Lili Liu, et al.. (2022). Predictive Efficiency of Prediabetes for Diabetes Among Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Populations: a 5-Year National Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 38(3). 667–674. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Jingnan, Lu Xu, Lili Liu, et al.. (2022). Incidence and cost of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in urban China: a national population-based analysis. BMC Nephrology. 23(1). 122–122. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Lu, Lu Xu, Lu Tang, et al.. (2021). Trends in the clinical features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A 14‐year Chinese cohort study. European Journal of Neurology. 28(9). 2893–2900. 9 indexed citations

Xu, Lu, Shengfeng Wang, Jingnan Feng, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of extramammary Paget’s disease in urban China: a population-based study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 16(1). 134–134. 13 indexed citations

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Xu, Lu, Kai Wang, Shengfeng Wang, et al.. (2021). Sex differences in the association between serum lipids and depressive symptoms: A longitudinal population-based study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 291. 154–162. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chenggui, Jingnan Feng, Shengfeng Wang, et al.. (2020). Incidence of and trends in hip fracture among adults in urban China: A nationwide retrospective cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 17(8). e1003180–e1003180. 194 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Yongze, Lu Xu, Zhongyan Shan, Weiping Teng, & Cheng Han. (2019). Association between air pollution and type 2 diabetes: an updated review of the literature. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 10. 2388817622–2388817622. 83 indexed citations

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Xu, Lu, Yu Zhang, Jiarong Xie, Yi Liu, & Lei Xu. (2019). Association between gastroesophageal reflux disease and atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas. 111(11). 874–879. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Yunxia, Cong Chen, Qinyu Wang, et al.. (2018). Inhibitory effects of cycloastragenol on abdominal aortic aneurysm and its related mechanisms. British Journal of Pharmacology. 176(2). 282–296. 39 indexed citations

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Wang, Chao, Yunxia Wang, Maomao Yu, et al.. (2017). Grape-seed Polyphenols Play a Protective Role in Elastase-induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Mice. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9402–9402. 20 indexed citations

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Lian, Guan, et al.. (2017). Study on hypolipidemic and anti-atherosclerosis effects of grapeseed polyphenols. Atherosclerosis. 263. e168–e168. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Fang, Lu Xu, & Caixia Wang. (2016). Modern residential outdoor space for children with their inter-generational parents: a case study in Beijing. International Journal of Tourism Cities. 2(3). 206–220. 6 indexed citations

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Xu, Lu, Yini Cao, Yunan Wang, et al.. (2016). Preventive effects of simvastatin nanoliposome on isoproterenol-induced cardiac remodeling in mice. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 12(7). 1899–1907. 10 indexed citations

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Qi, Rong, Cong Chen, Lu Xu, et al.. (2015). G5-PEG PAMAM dendrimer incorporating nanostructured lipid carriers enhance oral bioavailability and plasma lipid-lowering effect of probucol. Journal of Controlled Release. 210. 160–168. 40 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qingyou, et al.. (2012). Classification Prediction of Photochemical Ractions Based on MOLMAP. Acta Chimica Sinica. 70(8). 989–989. 2 indexed citations

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