Robert Lu

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Lu has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Robert Lu's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers), Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (7 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Robert Lu is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers), Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (7 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Robert Lu collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Robert Lu's co-authors include Janet S. Rader, Xiaohong Wang, Zhi‐Ming Zheng, Craig Meyers, Shuang Tang, Hilda A. Pickett, Zhe Liang, William T. O'Donnell, Houping Wang and Li Ku and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Robert Lu

15 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Aberrant Expression of Oncogenic and Tumor-Suppressive Mi... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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. Aberrant Expression of Oncogenic and Tumor-Suppressive MicroRNAs in Cervical Cancer Is Required for Cancer Cell Growth
    2008 615 citations Xiaohong Wang, Shuang Tang et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Lu Australia 10 1.0k 578 238 203 104 16 1.3k
Marc‐Étienne Huot Canada 16 776 0.8× 196 0.3× 215 0.9× 49 0.2× 61 0.6× 26 904
Marica Gršković Germany 11 1.2k 1.2× 152 0.3× 145 0.6× 113 0.6× 92 0.9× 25 1.6k
Sara A. Georges United States 6 946 0.9× 662 1.1× 132 0.6× 50 0.2× 31 0.3× 6 1.1k
Moli Huang China 19 750 0.7× 434 0.8× 71 0.3× 54 0.3× 135 1.3× 39 1.1k
Julie B. Zang United States 6 1.4k 1.4× 1.1k 1.8× 125 0.5× 29 0.1× 48 0.5× 7 1.6k
P. Dane Witmer United States 11 747 0.7× 598 1.0× 119 0.5× 33 0.2× 90 0.9× 14 1.1k
Davide Gabellini Italy 22 1.6k 1.6× 337 0.6× 243 1.0× 116 0.6× 44 0.4× 46 1.8k
Cesare Lancini Netherlands 12 837 0.8× 193 0.3× 177 0.7× 42 0.2× 128 1.2× 16 1.1k
Christopher R. Sibley United Kingdom 21 1.4k 1.4× 412 0.7× 87 0.4× 61 0.3× 33 0.3× 32 1.7k
Tamar Golan‐Lev Israel 16 1.0k 1.0× 109 0.2× 263 1.1× 89 0.4× 91 0.9× 26 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Lu

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Lu, Robert, Richard Ho, Shirin S Jenkins, et al.. (2025). Active telomere elongation by a subclass of cancer-associated POT1 mutations. Genes & Development. 39(7-8). 445–462.
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Nelson, Christopher B., Robert Lu, Joshua A. M. Allen, et al.. (2024). ZNF827 is a single-stranded DNA binding protein that regulates the ATR-CHK1 DNA damage response pathway. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2210–2210. 5 indexed citations
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Wondisford, Anne R., Robert Lu, M. Schuller, et al.. (2024). Deregulated DNA ADP-ribosylation impairs telomere replication. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 31(5). 791–800. 11 indexed citations
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Nelson, Christopher B., Samuel Rogers, Yaw Sing Tan, et al.. (2024). The Eyes Absent family members EYA4 and EYA1 promote PLK1 activation and successful mitosis through tyrosine dephosphorylation. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1385–1385. 4 indexed citations
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Lu, Robert, Christopher B. Nelson, Samuel Rogers, et al.. (2023). Distinct modes of telomere synthesis and extension contribute to Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres. iScience. 27(1). 108655–108655. 9 indexed citations
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Lu, Robert, Joshua A. M. Allen, Pablo Galaviz, & Hilda A. Pickett. (2022). A DNA-fiber protocol for single molecule analysis of telomere (SMAT) length and extension events in cancer cells. STAR Protocols. 3(1). 101212–101212. 4 indexed citations
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Lu, Robert & Hilda A. Pickett. (2022). Telomeric replication stress: the beginning and the end for alternative lengthening of telomeres cancers. Open Biology. 12(3). 220011–220011. 39 indexed citations
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Chen, Yuanyin, Rebecca A. Dagg, Robert Lu, et al.. (2021). The C-Circle Biomarker Is Secreted by Alternative-Lengthening-of-Telomeres Positive Cancer Cells inside Exosomes and Provides a Blood-Based Diagnostic for ALT Activity. Cancers. 13(21). 5369–5369. 15 indexed citations
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Lu, Robert, Julienne J. O’Rourke, Alexander P. Sobinoff, et al.. (2019). The FANCM-BLM-TOP3A-RMI complex suppresses alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT). Nature Communications. 10(1). 2252–2252. 145 indexed citations
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Pan, Xiaolei, Naveed Ahmed, Marti Goldenberg, et al.. (2019). FANCM suppresses DNA replication stress at ALT telomeres by disrupting TERRA R-loops. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 19110–19110. 92 indexed citations
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Reichheld, Sean E., Lisa D. Muiznieks, Robert Lu, Simon Sharpe, & Fred W. Keeley. (2019). Sequence variants of human tropoelastin affecting assembly, structural characteristics and functional properties of polymeric elastin in health and disease. Matrix Biology. 84. 68–80. 22 indexed citations
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Lu, Robert, et al.. (2015). Molecular basis of influenza hemagglutinin inhibition with an entry-blocker peptide by computational docking and mass spectrometry. Antiviral chemistry & chemotherapy. 24(3-4). 109–117. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaohong, Shuang Tang, Robert Lu, et al.. (2008). Aberrant Expression of Oncogenic and Tumor-Suppressive MicroRNAs in Cervical Cancer Is Required for Cancer Cell Growth. PLoS ONE. 3(7). e2557–e2557. 615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lu, Robert, Houping Wang, Zhe Liang, et al.. (2004). The fragile X protein controls microtubule-associated protein 1B translation and microtubule stability in brain neuron development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(42). 15201–15206. 255 indexed citations
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Herbst, Roy S., Fadlo R. Khuri, Charles Lu, et al.. (2002). The novel and effective nonplatinum, nontaxane combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine in advanced nonsmall cell lung carcinoma. Cancer. 95(2). 340–353. 26 indexed citations
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Tang, Yi, Varalakshmi Katuri, Zhili Wang, et al.. (2002). ELF a β-spectrin is a neuronal precursor cell marker in developing mammalian brain; structure and organization of the elf/β-G spectrin gene. Oncogene. 21(34). 5255–5267. 20 indexed citations

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