Min Lu

11.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
164 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Min Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Min Lu has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Virology and 34 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Min Lu's work include HIV Research and Treatment (39 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (28 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (24 papers). Min Lu is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (39 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (28 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (24 papers). Min Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Min Lu's co-authors include Neville R. Kallenbach, Clay Bracken, Dax Fu, Peter S. Kim, Stephen C. Blacklow, Yiqun Deng, John P. Moore, Jie Liu, Qiu Guo and Qiu Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Min Lu

162 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

A method for efficient isotopic labeling of recombinant proteins

2001 642 citations Min Lu et al. profile →
A trimeric structural domain of the HIV-1 transmembrane glycoprotein

1995 617 citations Min Lu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Min Lu United States	54	4.9k	3.1k	2.4k	1.2k	1.1k	164	9.6k
Kunio Nagashima United States	60	6.0k 1.2×	3.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.5×	1.7k 1.6×	265	12.2k
Christopher P. Hill United States	61	10.0k 2.0×	3.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.6×	138	13.3k
Deborah Fass Israel	39	3.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	861 0.7×	908 0.8×	84	6.8k
Anthony P. West United States	47	3.9k 0.8×	1.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.8×	634 0.6×	100	9.0k
Alan D. Frankel United States	50	9.9k 2.0×	4.2k 1.4×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	835 0.8×	114	12.5k
Louis E. Henderson United States	49	4.5k 0.9×	4.4k 1.4×	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.4×	94	8.9k
Christine Debouck United States	43	3.7k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	926 0.8×	668 0.6×	82	6.9k
Ian M. Jones United Kingdom	51	3.3k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.6×	177	8.1k
John H. Elder United States	52	5.3k 1.1×	3.6k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.8×	2.8k 2.6×	178	12.5k
Charles S. Craik United States	76	10.6k 2.2×	1.2k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	2.2k 1.9×	2.0k 1.9×	344	19.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Min Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Min Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Min Lu

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

Lu, Karen H., et al.. (2025). Guiding chili variety selection for Zao chili in Guizhou: Based on a systematic study of sensory, physicochemical, and volatile characteristics. Food Chemistry X. 26. 102210–102210. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Ju, et al.. (2024). Revealing core functional microorganisms in the fermentation process of Qicaipaojiao (Capsicum annuum L.) based on microbial metabolic network. Food Research International. 187. 114315–114315. 6 indexed citations

Lu, Min, et al.. (2024). Overexpression of TPD52L2 in HNSCC: prognostic significance and correlation with immune infiltrates. BMC Oral Health. 24(1). 1191–1191. 1 indexed citations

Li, Zhang, et al.. (2023). A cytoplasmic protein MoJMJD3 can reduce early appressorium formation and fungal virulence in Magnaporthe oryzae. Journal of Phytopathology. 171(6). 223–233.

Zhang, Zhaoheng, Min Lu, Xinyu Zhao, et al.. (2023). The maize transcription factor CCT regulates drought tolerance by interacting with Fra a 1, E3 ligase WIPF2, and auxin response factor Aux/IAA8. Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(1). 103–122. 9 indexed citations

Bonilla, Weldy V., Nicole Kirchhammer, Anna‐Friederike Marx, et al.. (2021). Heterologous arenavirus vector prime-boost overrules self-tolerance for efficient tumor-specific CD8 T cell attack. Cell Reports Medicine. 2(3). 100209–100209. 22 indexed citations

Li, Zhigang, Chang Liu, Huan Liu, et al.. (2020). Kcnh2 mediates FAK/AKT‐FOXO3A pathway to attenuate sepsis‐induced cardiac dysfunction. Cell Proliferation. 54(2). e12962–e12962. 19 indexed citations

Liu, Jie, Lina Kozhaya, Victor J. Torres, Derya Unutmaz, & Min Lu. (2020). Structure-based discovery of a small-molecule inhibitor of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus virulence. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(18). 5944–5959. 24 indexed citations

Li, Zhigang, Huifang Zhu, Chang Liu, et al.. (2019). GSK‐3β inhibition protects the rat heart from the lipopolysaccharide‐induced inflammation injury via suppressing FOXO3A activity. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 23(11). 7796–7809. 24 indexed citations

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Quinnan, Gerald V., Olusegun O. Onabajo, Pengfei Zhang, et al.. (2014). Immunization of Rabbits with Highly Purified, Soluble, Trimeric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Envelope Glycoprotein Induces a Vigorous B Cell Response and Broadly Cross-Reactive Neutralization. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e98060–e98060. 4 indexed citations

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Lu, Min, J. Symerský, Martha Radchenko, et al.. (2013). Structures of a Na ⁺ -coupled, substrate-bound MATE multidrug transporter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(6). 2099–2104. 114 indexed citations

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Banerjee, Kaustuv, Per Johan Klasse, Rogier W. Sanders, et al.. (2010). IgG Subclass Profiles in Infected HIV Type 1 Controllers and Chronic Progressors and in Uninfected Recipients of Env Vaccines. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 26(4). 445–458. 84 indexed citations

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Lu, Min & Dax Fu. (2007). Structure of the Zinc Transporter YiiP. Science. 317(5845). 1746–1748. 303 indexed citations

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Ketas, Thomas J., Susan M. Schader, Juan Zurita, et al.. (2007). Entry inhibitor-based microbicides are active in vitro against HIV-1 isolates from multiple genetic subtypes. Virology. 364(2). 431–440. 28 indexed citations

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Deng, Yiqun, Jie Liu, Qi Zheng, et al.. (2006). Antiparallel Four-Stranded Coiled Coil Specified by a 3-3-1 Hydrophobic Heptad Repeat. Structure. 14(2). 247–255. 50 indexed citations

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Deng, Yiqun, Jie Liu, Qi Zheng, Yong Wei, & Min Lu. (2006). Structures and Polymorphic Interactions of Two Heptad-Repeat Regions of the SARS Virus S2 Protein. Structure. 14(5). 889–899. 45 indexed citations

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Liu, Jie, Yong Wei, Yiqun Deng, Neville R. Kallenbach, & Min Lu. (2004). Atomic structure of a tryptophan-zipper pentamer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(46). 16156–16161. 62 indexed citations

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Sanders, Rogier W., et al.. (2004). Evolutionary Repair of HIV Type 1 gp41 with a Kink in the N-Terminal Helix Leads to Restoration of the Six-Helix Bundle Structure. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 20(7). 742–749. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Jie, et al.. (2002). Core Side-chain Packing and Backbone Conformation in Lpp-56 Coiled-coil Mutants. Journal of Molecular Biology. 318(3). 877–888. 13 indexed citations

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Lu, Min, Qiu Guo, Robert F. Pasternack, et al.. (1990). Drug binding by branched DNA: selective interaction of tetrapyridyl porphyrins with an immobile junction. Biochemistry. 29(6). 1614–1624. 39 indexed citations

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