Naifang Lu

5.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
12 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Naifang Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Naifang Lu has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Immunology and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Naifang Lu's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (3 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (2 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (2 papers). Naifang Lu is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (3 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (2 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (2 papers). Naifang Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Naifang Lu's co-authors include T. Rajendra Kumar, Martin M. Matzuk, Yan Wang, David F. Albertini, Katsuhiko Nishimori, Jeannie T. Lee, Brian Seed, Ramnik J. Xavier, Dai Fukumura and Rakesh K. Jain and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Naifang Lu

12 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Growth differentiation factor-9 is required during early ... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 1997 1998 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Growth differentiation factor-9 is required during early ovarian folliculogenesis
    1996 1.3k citations David F. Albertini, Katsuhiko Nishimori et al. Nature profile →
  2. Follicle stimulating hormone is required for ovarian follicle maturation but not male fertility
    1997 1.1k citations T. Rajendra Kumar, Yan Wang et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  3. Tumor Induction of VEGF Promoter Activity in Stromal Cells
    1998 795 citations Dai Fukumura, Ramnik J. Xavier et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Naifang Lu
Mark W. Nachtigal Canada
Stefan Cajander Sweden
Nafis A. Rahman Finland
Esta Sterneck United States
Yaoting Gui China
Shafiq A. Khan United States
Mohamed Elalfy Canada
Jean‐Dominique Vassalli Switzerland
Jian Tan United States
Edmund B. Rucker United States
Mark W. Nachtigal Canada
Naifang Lu
Citations per year, relative to Naifang Lu Naifang Lu (= 1×) peers Mark W. Nachtigal

Countries citing papers authored by Naifang Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Naifang Lu

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Naifang Lu

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Bordt, Evan A., et al.. (2022). RXRα Regulates the Development of Resident Tissue Macrophages. ImmunoHorizons. 6(6). 366–372. 9 indexed citations
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Beloiartsev, Arkadi, Binglan Yu, David M. Baron, et al.. (2013). Deletion of the Murine Cytochrome P450 Cyp2j Locus by Fused BAC-Mediated Recombination Identifies a Role for Cyp2j in the Pulmonary Vascular Response to Hypoxia. PLoS Genetics. 9(11). e1003950–e1003950. 18 indexed citations
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Arango, Nelson A., Li Li, Deepa V. Dabir, et al.. (2012). Meiosis I Arrest Abnormalities Lead to Severe Oligozoospermia in Meiosis 1 Arresting Protein (M1ap)-Deficient Mice1. Biology of Reproduction. 88(3). 76–76. 27 indexed citations
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Fitzgerald, Michael L., Ramnik J. Xavier, Kathleen J. Haley, et al.. (2006). ABCA3 inactivation in mice causes respiratory failure, loss of pulmonary surfactant, and depletion of lung phosphatidylglycerol. Journal of Lipid Research. 48(3). 621–632. 126 indexed citations
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Ishiguro, Kazuhiro, Todd Green, Joseph Rapley, et al.. (2006). Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II Is a Modulator of CARMA1-Mediated NF-κB Activation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(14). 5497–5508. 88 indexed citations
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Kim, Woojin S., Michael L. Fitzgerald, Kihwa Kang, et al.. (2004). Abca7 Null Mice Retain Normal Macrophage Phosphatidylcholine and Cholesterol Efflux Activity despite Alterations in Adipose Mass and Serum Cholesterol Levels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(5). 3989–3995. 111 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, Yanan Kuang, Rocío Montes de, et al.. (2001). Targeted disruption of the murine Fanconi anemia gene,Fancg/Xrcc9. Blood. 98(12). 3435–3440. 105 indexed citations
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Beck, Paul L., Ramnik J. Xavier, Naifang Lu, et al.. (2000). Mechanisms of NSAID-induced gastrointestinal injury defined using mutant mice. Gastroenterology. 119(3). 699–705. 123 indexed citations
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Lee, Jeannie T. & Naifang Lu. (1999). Targeted Mutagenesis of Tsix Leads to Nonrandom X Inactivation. Cell. 99(1). 47–57. 402 indexed citations
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Fukumura, Dai, Ramnik J. Xavier, Takeyuki Sugiura, et al.. (1998). Tumor Induction of VEGF Promoter Activity in Stromal Cells. Cell. 94(6). 715–725. 795 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kumar, T. Rajendra, Yan Wang, Naifang Lu, & Martin M. Matzuk. (1997). Follicle stimulating hormone is required for ovarian follicle maturation but not male fertility. Nature Genetics. 15(2). 201–204. 1074 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Albertini, David F., et al.. (1996). Growth differentiation factor-9 is required during early ovarian folliculogenesis. Nature. 383(6600). 531–535. 1292 indexed citations breakdown →

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