Pengfei Lu

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Pengfei Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Pengfei Lu has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Oncology and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Pengfei Lu's work include Cancer Cells and Metastasis (20 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (13 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (12 papers). Pengfei Lu is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Cells and Metastasis (20 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (13 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (12 papers). Pengfei Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Pengfei Lu's co-authors include Zena Werb, Valerie M. Weaver, Ken Takai, Mark D. Sternlicht, Zena Werb, Gail R. Martin, Hosein Kouros‐Mehr, Andrew J. Ewald, Zuzana Koledová and George Minowada and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Pengfei Lu

44 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

The extracellular matrix: A dynamic niche in cancer progression

2012 2.3k citations Pengfei Lu, Valerie M. Weaver et al. profile →
Extracellular Matrix Degradation and Remodeling in Development and Disease

2011 1.7k citations Pengfei Lu, Ken Takai et al. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology profile →

Peers

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Janna K. Mouw United States

Alexandra Naba United States

Spyros S. Skandalis Greece

Ming‐Jer Tang Taiwan

Charles A. Whittaker United States

Julie Gavard France

Richard Grose United Kingdom

Kayla J. Bayless United States

Mitsuo Yamauchi United States

Andries Zijlstra United States

Janna K. Mouw United States

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Citations per year, relative to Pengfei Lu Pengfei Lu (= 1×) peers Janna K. Mouw

Countries citing papers authored by Pengfei Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pengfei Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pengfei Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pengfei Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pengfei 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 Pengfei Lu. Pengfei 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, Pengfei, Yuanyuan Wang, Wenxing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Simultaneously optimizing the heterojunction band alignment and passivating the absorber grain boundaries for kesterite solar cells with 14.26% efficiency. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(36). 30411–30418.

Li, Jiajing, et al.. (2025). ER-PM tether Syt1 limits cell-to-cell connectivity via plasmodesmata during innate immune responses in Arabidopsis. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115672–115672. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Jing, et al.. (2024). Tight Junction Component Occludin Binds to FIP5 to Regulate Endosome Trafficking and Mitotic Spindle Function. Advanced Science. 11(30). e2308822–e2308822. 2 indexed citations

Li, Jiyong, Xuebing Wang, Yunzhe Lu, et al.. (2024). Sprouty genes regulate activated fibroblasts in mammary epithelial development and breast cancer. Cell Death and Disease. 15(4). 256–256. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Jia, Narasimha M. Beeraka, P A Mahesh, et al.. (2024). Correlation of time trends of air pollutants, greenspaces and tracheal, bronchus and lung cancer incidence and mortality among the adults in United States. Frontiers in Oncology. 14. 1398679–1398679. 8 indexed citations

Lu, Yunzhe, Gabriele Bergers, Zena Werb, et al.. (2022). LGL1 binds to Integrin β1 and inhibits downstream signaling to promote epithelial branching in the mammary gland. Cell Reports. 38(7). 110375–110375. 6 indexed citations

Lu, Yunzhe, Rui Wang, Jiyong Li, et al.. (2022). Occludin is a target of Src kinase and promotes lipid secretion by binding to BTN1a1 and XOR. PLoS Biology. 20(1). e3001518–e3001518. 10 indexed citations

Lu, Yunzhe, et al.. (2021). 3D in vitro culture system to study collective migration in mammary organoid epithelium. STAR Protocols. 2(3). 100778–100778. 7 indexed citations

Lu, Pengfei & Yunzhe Lu. (2021). Born to Run? Diverse Modes of Epithelial Migration. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 704939–704939. 19 indexed citations

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Li, Shixing, Pengfei Lu, Haibin Chen, et al.. (2020). Sexual dysfunction and health condition in Chinese doctor: prevalence and risk factors. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 15180–15180. 14 indexed citations

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Mao, Rui, Ge Wu, Hui Wang, et al.. (2017). Effects of X-ray on the metacestodes of Echinococcus granulosus in vitro. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17(1). 636–636. 6 indexed citations

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Yao, Linli, Pengfei Lu, & Eng‐Ang Ling. (2016). Melatonin Suppresses Toll Like Receptor 4-Dependent Caspase-3 Signaling Activation Coupled with Reduced Production of Proinflammatory Mediators in Hypoxic Microglia. PLoS ONE. 11(11). e0166010–e0166010. 25 indexed citations

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Koledová, Zuzana & Pengfei Lu. (2016). A 3D Fibroblast-Epithelium Co-culture Model for Understanding Microenvironmental Role in Branching Morphogenesis of the Mammary Gland. Methods in molecular biology. 1501. 217–231. 33 indexed citations

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Werb, Zena & Pengfei Lu. (2015). The Role of Stroma in Tumor Development. The Cancer Journal. 21(4). 250–253. 109 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaohong, et al.. (2014). Modulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling Is Essential for Mammary Epithelial Morphogenesis. PLoS ONE. 9(4). e92735–e92735. 14 indexed citations

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Howard, Beatrice A. & Pengfei Lu. (2014). Stromal regulation of embryonic and postnatal mammary epithelial development and differentiation. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 25-26. 43–51. 36 indexed citations

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Kim, Eun‐Jung, Han‐Sung Jung, & Pengfei Lu. (2013). Pleiotropic Functions of Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling in Embryonic Mammary Gland Development. Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 18(2). 139–142. 11 indexed citations

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Lu, Pengfei, Ken Takai, Valerie M. Weaver, & Zena Werb. (2011). Extracellular Matrix Degradation and Remodeling in Development and Disease. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. 3(12). a005058–a005058. 1679 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lu, Pengfei, Andrew J. Ewald, Gail R. Martin, & Zena Werb. (2006). Mosaic analysis reveals essential function of FGF receptor 2 in mammary gland branching morphogenesis. Developmental Biology. 295(1). 335–336. 2 indexed citations

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Lu, Pengfei, Mark D. Sternlicht, & Zena Werb. (2006). Comparative Mechanisms of Branching Morphogenesis in Diverse Systems. Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 11(3-4). 213–228. 63 indexed citations

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