Paul Lu

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Paul Lu is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Lu has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 43 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 35 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Paul Lu's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (44 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (43 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (35 papers). Paul Lu is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (44 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (43 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (35 papers). Paul Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Paul Lu's co-authors include Mark H. Tuszynski, Armin Blesch, Leonard L. Jones, Lori Graham, J. H. Brock, Jennifer N. Dulin, Yaozhi Wang, E Rosenzweig, Ken Kadoya and Martin Maršala and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Paul Lu

60 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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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.

Neural stem cells constitutively secrete neurotrophic factors and promote extensive host axonal growth after spinal cord injury

2003 690 citations Paul Lu, Leonard L. Jones et al. Experimental Neurology profile →
Long-Distance Growth and Connectivity of Neural Stem Cells after Severe Spinal Cord Injury

2012 679 citations Paul Lu, Yaozhi Wang et al. profile →
Biomimetic 3D-printed scaffolds for spinal cord injury repair

2019 545 citations Jacob Koffler, Wei Zhu et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Lu United States	34	3.9k	2.6k	2.4k	1.6k	1.3k	62	6.1k
Martin Oudega United States	46	4.4k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	914 0.7×	105	6.4k
Yang D. Teng United States	37	2.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	102	6.1k
John D. Houlé United States	44	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	2.6k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	491 0.4×	96	5.3k
Hans S. Keirstead United States	37	2.6k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	87	5.7k
Soheila Karimi‐Abdolrezaee Canada	30	2.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	803 0.6×	52	4.7k
George M. Smith United States	47	3.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	353 0.3×	129	6.1k
Cindi M. Morshead Canada	44	3.3k 0.9×	4.4k 1.7×	929 0.4×	3.6k 2.2×	1.4k 1.0×	127	8.8k
Patrick M. Wood United States	48	4.9k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	858 0.7×	94	7.0k
Lawrence Moon United Kingdom	26	3.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	419 0.3×	56	5.1k
Satoshi Nori Japan	24	1.6k 0.4×	827 0.3×	2.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	859 0.7×	96	4.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lu, Paul, et al.. (2024). A facilitatory role of astrocytes in axonal regeneration after acute and chronic spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 379. 114889–114889. 6 indexed citations

Freria, Camila Marques & Paul Lu. (2023). Combining neural progenitor cell transplant and rehabilitation for enhanced recovery after cervical spinal cord injury. Neural Regeneration Research. 19(7). 1433–1434.

Freria, Camila Marques, et al.. (2022). Adaptation of a cervical bilateral contusive spinal cord injury for study of skilled forelimb function. Experimental Neurology. 360. 114275–114275. 1 indexed citations

Han, Fabin & Paul Lu. (2020). Future Challenges and Perspectives for Stem Cell Therapy of Neurodegenerative Diseases. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1266. 141–145. 3 indexed citations

Koffler, Jacob, Wei Zhu, Xin Qu, et al.. (2019). Biomimetic 3D-printed scaffolds for spinal cord injury repair. Nature Medicine. 25(2). 263–269. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

Poplawski, Gunnar, Richard Lie, Matthew A. Hunt, et al.. (2018). Adult rat myelin enhances axonal outgrowth from neural stem cells. Science Translational Medicine. 10(442). 31 indexed citations

Dulin, Jennifer N., Andrew F. Adler, Hiromi Kumamaru, et al.. (2018). Injured adult motor and sensory axons regenerate into appropriate organotypic domains of neural progenitor grafts. Nature Communications. 9(1). 84–84. 80 indexed citations

Kumamaru, Hiromi, Paul Lu, E Rosenzweig, & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2018). Activation of Intrinsic Growth State Enhances Host Axonal Regeneration into Neural Progenitor Cell Grafts. Stem Cell Reports. 11(4). 861–868. 18 indexed citations

Lu, Paul. (2017). Stem cell transplantation for spinal cord injury repair. Progress in brain research. 231. 1–32. 29 indexed citations

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Kadoya, Ken, Paul Lu, Kenny Nguyen, et al.. (2016). Spinal cord reconstitution with homologous neural grafts enables robust corticospinal regeneration. Nature Medicine. 22(5). 479–487. 285 indexed citations

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Lu, Paul, Lori Graham, Yaozhi Wang, Di Wu, & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2014). Promotion of Survival and Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells with Fibrin and Growth Factor Cocktails after Severe Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e50641–e50641. 50 indexed citations

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Tuszynski, Mark H., Yaozhi Wang, Lori Graham, et al.. (2014). Neural stem cells in models of spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 261. 494–500. 15 indexed citations

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Lu, Paul, Grace Woodruff, Yaozhi Wang, et al.. (2014). Long-Distance Axonal Growth from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells after Spinal Cord Injury. Neuron. 83(4). 789–796. 274 indexed citations

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Hou, Shaoping, Veronica J. Tom, Lori Graham, Paul Lu, & Armin Blesch. (2013). Partial Restoration of Cardiovascular Function by Embryonic Neural Stem Cell Grafts after Complete Spinal Cord Transection. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(43). 17138–17149. 45 indexed citations

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Lu, Paul, Armin Blesch, Lori Graham, et al.. (2012). Motor Axonal Regeneration after Partial and Complete Spinal Cord Transection. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(24). 8208–8218. 106 indexed citations

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Lu, Paul & Narendrakumar Ramanan. (2011). Serum Response Factor Is Required for Cortical Axon Growth But Is Dispensable for Neurogenesis and Neocortical Lamination. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(46). 16651–16664. 28 indexed citations

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Lu, Paul & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2007). Growth factors and combinatorial therapies for CNS regeneration. Experimental Neurology. 209(2). 313–320. 120 indexed citations

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Lu, Paul, Leonard L. Jones, & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2006). Axon regeneration through scars and into sites of chronic spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 203(1). 8–21. 112 indexed citations

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Lu, Paul, Hong Yang, Maya Deza Culbertson, et al.. (2006). Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Do Not Exhibit Unique Migratory or Axonal Growth-Promoting Properties after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(43). 11120–11130. 103 indexed citations

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Lu, Paul, Armin Blesch, & Mark H. Tuszynski. (2004). Induction of bone marrow stromal cells to neurons: Differentiation, transdifferentiation, or artifact?. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 77(2). 174–191. 358 indexed citations

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