Lu Zhang

16.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
169 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Lu Zhang is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Zhang has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Infectious Diseases, 42 papers in Epidemiology and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lu Zhang's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (33 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (28 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (16 papers). Lu Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (33 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (28 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (16 papers). Lu Zhang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Lu Zhang's co-authors include Hong Liu, Ting Yu, Jiqian Xu, Yu Yuan, Yongran Wu, Jiaan Xia, You Shang, Minghao Fang, Zhui Yu and Shangwen Pan and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Lu Zhang

157 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study

2020 6.8k citations Xiaobo Yang, Yu Yuan et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine profile →
mRNA Vaccine Era—Mechanisms, Drug Platform and Clinical Prospection

2020 255 citations Lu Zhang et al. profile →
SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 enters lung cells and evades neutralizing antibodies with high efficiency

2024 49 citations Lu Zhang 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 Zhang China	32	5.7k	2.7k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	169	10.0k
Yaxin Wang China	26	5.2k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	54	8.7k
Michael Brown United Kingdom	24	5.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	870 0.7×	870 0.7×	79	8.5k
Hongxia Liu China	23	4.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	691 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	824 0.7×	84	7.6k
Yang Han China	17	10.1k 1.8×	4.4k 1.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.8×	51	15.3k
Jianping Zhao China	40	4.9k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	2.0k 1.6×	272	11.2k
Tingting Gao China	29	4.4k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	641 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	764 0.6×	169	8.7k
Nanshan Chen China	6	9.6k 1.7×	4.3k 1.6×	1.3k 1.0×	752 0.6×	2.1k 1.7×	13	14.8k
Peng Zhao China	38	5.3k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	3.4k 2.7×	1.4k 1.1×	195	11.6k
Chao Zhang China	39	6.1k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	2.9k 2.3×	1.3k 1.1×	265	12.5k
Yuan Wei China	30	9.6k 1.7×	4.4k 1.6×	1.4k 1.1×	2.3k 1.9×	2.3k 1.8×	142	17.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Lu Zhang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lu Zhang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Zhang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lu Zhang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lu Zhang 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 Zhang. Lu Zhang 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

Zhang, Lu, Yi Ding, Yang Zhuang, et al.. (2025). Carbon dot sensitized hollow Co ₉ S _{8− x} for enhanced sonodynamic cancer therapy. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 13(36). 11371–11380.

Zhang, Yue, Shujun Zhou, Yu Chen, et al.. (2025). New insights into interspecies relationships, chromosomal evolution, and hybrid identification in the Lycoris Herb.. BMC Plant Biology. 25(1). 78–78.

Zhang, Nan, Xinyue Xu, Lu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Development of A Caregiver‐Reported Scale for Pediatric Cancer Financial Toxicity (CRS‐PCFT). Cancer Medicine. 14(4). e70675–e70675. 1 indexed citations

Evans‐Whipp, Tracy, Melissa J. Green, Lu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Mapping the Influence of Infant-Parent Relational Quality on Life Course Relationships: A Scoping Review of Prospective Cohort Studies. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Lu, Tao Yu, Jia Xin, et al.. (2025). A novel C-type lectin gene with QPS and WND motifs in clam Meretrix meretrix. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 169. 105416–105416.

Gao, Fucheng, Hongsheng Liu, Lu Zhang, et al.. (2025). Carbon precursor pre-coordination strategy for precisely constructing Cu/Mn–N4 bimetallic nanozymes with potent antioxidant activity. Science Bulletin. 70(17). 2730–2734. 4 indexed citations

Wen, Xin, Dan Li, Hankun Wang, et al.. (2024). IQGAP1 domesticates macrophages to favor mycobacteria survival via modulating NF-κB signal and augmenting VEGF secretion. International Immunopharmacology. 138. 112549–112549. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Lu, et al.. (2023). Development of a real-time enzymatic recombinase amplification assay for rapid detection of infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) in shrimp Penaeus vannamei. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 201. 108024–108024. 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Lu, et al.. (2023). 1901. High Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Malaysian Prison. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(Supplement_2). 1 indexed citations

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Wen, Peng, Hao Wang, Mengli Xu, et al.. (2023). Strengthening cellulose acetate via solution‐reprocessible dynamic interaction with poly(4‐pinacolatoborylstyrene) cross‐linkers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(44). 1 indexed citations

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Hu, Longbo, Lu Zhang, Xiang Zhao, et al.. (2022). The E484K Substitution in a SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Subunit Vaccine Resulted in Limited Cross-Reactive Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Mice. Viruses. 14(5). 854–854. 8 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xuexia, Yunfei Sun, Lu Zhang, et al.. (2021). Multi‐omics reveal the pathways involved in induced defensive colony formation of Tetradesmus obliquus in response to Daphnia grazing cues. Limnology and Oceanography. 66(5). 1819–1831. 15 indexed citations

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Yang, Xiaobo, Yu Yuan, Jiqian Xu, et al.. (2020). Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 8(5). 475–481. 6803 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Lu, et al.. (2019). Embryonic Callus Induction and Plant Regeneration of Lilium leucanthum. Zhiwu yanjiu. 39(3). 338. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lu, Yiyong Xiao, Hua Zheng, et al.. (2018). A spatial dataset of ecosystem services in China (2010). China Scientific Data. 3(4). 21.86101.1/csdata.180.2017.0145–21.86101.1/csdata.180.2017.0145. 8 indexed citations

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Zhou, Shujun, et al.. (2015). Study on the homology of the genomes of tetraploid Asiatic lilies (Lilium) using FISH. Genome. 58(11). 453–461. 15 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lu. (2012). Cloning and sequence analysis of SOD gene of Camellia oleifera. Caoye kexue. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lu. (2008). The Influence of Rehygroscopy-dehydration on Seed Vigor of Toona ciliate var.pubescens. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lu. (2006). Expression, purification and enzyme activity determination of pantothenate kinase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Di-Si Junyi Daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lu, et al.. (2003). Progress of MADS-Box Gene Research in Plant. 23(9). 50–54. 2 indexed citations

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