Luo Gu

11.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
94 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Luo Gu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luo Gu has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Luo Gu's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (11 papers) and Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (10 papers). Luo Gu is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (12 papers), 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (11 papers) and Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (10 papers). Luo Gu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Luo Gu's co-authors include David Mooney, Michael J. Sailor, Ovijit Chaudhuri, Max Darnell, Ji‐Ho Park, Sangeeta N. Bhatia, James C. Weaver, Erkki Ruoslahti, Darinka D. Klumpers and Sidi A. Bencherif and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Luo Gu

89 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Hydrogels with tunable stress relaxation regulate stem cell fate and activity

2015 1.9k citations Ovijit Chaudhuri, Luo Gu et al. Nature Materials profile →
Biodegradable luminescent porous silicon nanoparticles for in vivo applications

2009 1.5k citations Ji‐Ho Park, Luo Gu et al. Nature Materials profile →
Substrate stress relaxation regulates cell spreading

2015 709 citations Ovijit Chaudhuri, Luo Gu et al. Nature Communications profile →
Mechanical confinement regulates cartilage matrix formation by chondrocytes

2017 429 citations Hong-Pyo Lee, Luo Gu et al. Nature Materials profile →
Structurally Dynamic Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: Pursuing a Fine Balance between Macroscopic Stability and Microscopic Dynamics

2021 293 citations Zhiwei Fang, Luo Gu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luo Gu China	36	4.5k	2.5k	2.0k	1.9k	1.9k	94	9.1k
Sei Kwang Hahn South Korea	61	5.5k 1.2×	3.0k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	3.3k 1.7×	1.1k 0.6×	219	12.2k
Mark W. Tibbitt Switzerland	40	4.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	839 0.4×	2.9k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	112	9.2k
Yoshihiro Ito Japan	60	4.2k 0.9×	6.2k 2.5×	1.2k 0.6×	2.7k 1.4×	616 0.3×	500	14.3k
Liming Bian China	60	5.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	973 0.5×	3.4k 1.7×	1.1k 0.6×	172	11.3k
Kyeongsoon Park South Korea	46	3.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	3.4k 1.8×	361 0.2×	168	8.4k
Sidi A. Bencherif United States	40	4.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	479 0.2×	3.2k 1.6×	2.1k 1.1×	97	9.3k
Sarah C. Heilshorn United States	66	6.7k 1.5×	3.6k 1.5×	619 0.3×	3.9k 2.0×	1.9k 1.0×	187	14.1k
Kuiwon Choi South Korea	53	4.4k 1.0×	3.5k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	4.0k 2.1×	403 0.2×	123	9.2k
Jianwu Dai China	63	3.9k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	2.4k 1.3×	462 0.2×	261	11.9k
Kristi L. Kiick United States	54	2.3k 0.5×	3.7k 1.5×	776 0.4×	4.5k 2.3×	1.0k 0.5×	177	9.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luo Gu

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Yuan, Qinling, et al.. (2025). Extracellular fluid viscosity regulates human mesenchymal stem cell lineage and function. Science Advances. 11(1). eadr5023–eadr5023. 8 indexed citations

Gu, Luo, Sibo Wang, Tongtong Yang, et al.. (2025). Targeting NLRC5 in cardiomyocytes protects postinfarction cardiac injury by enhancing autophagy flux through the CAVIN1/CAV1 axis. Communications Biology. 8(1). 292–292.

Song, Yang, Jennifer Soto, Tyler Hoffman, et al.. (2025). Viscoelastic extracellular matrix enhances epigenetic remodeling and cellular plasticity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4054–4054. 7 indexed citations

Bao, Yi, Luo Gu, Hao Wang, et al.. (2024). Autoimmune diseases and cardiovascular risk: Mendelian randomization analysis for the impact of 19 autoimmune diseases on 14 cardiovascular conditions. Journal of Translational Autoimmunity. 9. 100259–100259. 3 indexed citations

Hüser, Laura, Amanpreet Kaur, Sharon Gerecht, et al.. (2024). Age-dependent loss of HAPLN1 erodes vascular integrity via indirect upregulation of endothelial ICAM1 in melanoma. Nature Aging. 4(3). 350–363. 14 indexed citations

Raj, Piyush, et al.. (2023). Engineering vascularized skin-mimetic phantom for non-invasive Raman spectroscopy. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 404. 135240–135240. 1 indexed citations

Sneider, Alexandra, Ashley Kiemen, Joo Ho Kim, et al.. (2022). Deep learning identification of stiffness markers in breast cancer. Biomaterials. 285. 121540–121540. 15 indexed citations

Dellacherie, Maxence O., Aileen W. Li, Caroline S. Verbeke, et al.. (2020). Single‐Shot Mesoporous Silica Rods Scaffold for Induction of Humoral Responses Against Small Antigens. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(38). 38 indexed citations

Garske, Daniela S., Katharina Schmidt‐Bleek, Agnes Ellinghaus, et al.. (2020). Alginate Hydrogels for In Vivo Bone Regeneration: The Immune Competence of the Animal Model Matters. Tissue Engineering Part A. 26(15-16). 852–862. 28 indexed citations

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Chen, Yan, Lin Zhang, Lei Liu, et al.. (2018). <em>Rasip1</em> is a RUNX1 target gene and promotes migration of NSCLC cells. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 10. 4537–4552. 24 indexed citations

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Lee, Hong-Pyo, Luo Gu, David Mooney, Marc E. Levenston, & Ovijit Chaudhuri. (2017). Mechanical confinement regulates cartilage matrix formation by chondrocytes. Nature Materials. 16(12). 1243–1251. 429 indexed citations breakdown →

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Li, Aileen W., et al.. (2016). The effect of surface modification of mesoporous silica micro-rod scaffold on immune cell activation and infiltration. Biomaterials. 83. 249–256. 94 indexed citations

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Duan, Biao, Jie Cui, Shixiu Sun, et al.. (2016). EGF-stimulated activation of Rab35 regulates RUSC2–GIT2 complex formation to stabilize GIT2 during directional lung cancer cell migration. Cancer Letters. 379(1). 70–83. 24 indexed citations

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Deng, Wenjie, Yueyuan Wang, Luo Gu, et al.. (2016). MICAL1 controls cell invasive phenotype via regulating oxidative stress in breast cancer cells. BMC Cancer. 16(1). 489–489. 52 indexed citations

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Xu, Rui, Yujie Zhang, Luo Gu, et al.. (2015). Arf6 regulates EGF-induced internalization of E-cadherin in breast cancer cells. Cancer Cell International. 15(1). 11–11. 17 indexed citations

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Jiang, Lu, Ting Lan, Yongchang Chen, et al.. (2013). PKG II Inhibits EGF/EGFR-Induced Migration of Gastric Cancer Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e61674–e61674. 35 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yichao, Jun Du, Zhenzhen Hu, et al.. (2012). Dvl2-Dependent Activation of Daam1 and RhoA Regulates Wnt5a-Induced Breast Cancer Cell Migration. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37823–e37823. 99 indexed citations

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Gu, Luo, Ronnie H. Fang, Michael J. Sailor, & Ji‐Ho Park. (2012). In VivoClearance and Toxicity of Monodisperse Iron Oxide Nanocrystals. ACS Nano. 6(6). 4947–4954. 176 indexed citations

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Park, Ji‐Ho, Luo Gu, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, et al.. (2009). Biodegradable luminescent porous silicon nanoparticles for in vivo applications. Nature Materials. 8(4). 331–336. 1526 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Jingli, et al.. (2008). Effects of quercetin on hyper-proliferation of gastric mucosal cells in rats treated with chronic oral ethanol through the reactive oxygen species-nitric oxide pathway. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 14(20). 3242–3242. 14 indexed citations

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