Tao Lu

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Tao Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Lu has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Cancer Research and 27 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Tao Lu's work include NF-κB Signaling Pathways (26 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (21 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (16 papers). Tao Lu is often cited by papers focused on NF-κB Signaling Pathways (26 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (21 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (16 papers). Tao Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Tao Lu's co-authors include George R. Stark, Rasika Mundade, Wei Han, Lakshmi Prabhu, Benlian Wang, Aishat Motolani, Matthew Martin, Masaru Miyagi, Emily Sun and Andrei V. Gudkov and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tao Lu

114 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Pivotal Role of NF-kB in the Pathogenesis and Therape... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200
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. The Pivotal Role of NF-kB in the Pathogenesis and Therapeutics of Alzheimer’s Disease
    2022 218 citations Emily Sun, Aishat Motolani et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

Peers

Tao Lu
Qinglei Gao China
William L. Blalock Italy
Michael J. Ausserlechner Austria
Yun‐Yong Park South Korea
Manfred Kunz Germany
Alessandro Datti Canada
Saurabh Saha United States
Punita Dhawan United States
Xu Tao China
Donatella Del Bufalo Italy
Qinglei Gao China
Tao Lu
Citations per year, relative to Tao Lu Tao Lu (= 1×) peers Qinglei Gao

Countries citing papers authored by Tao Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tao Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Lu

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Nai, et al.. (2025). Long-Term Effect of Intelligent Virtual Reality First-Aid Training on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Skill Proficiency. Prehospital Emergency Care. 30(1). 24–30. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Haipeng, Chenxin Li, Longfeng Zhang, et al.. (2024). Immunotherapy efficacy prediction through a feature re-calibrated 2.5D neural network. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 249. 108135–108135. 5 indexed citations
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Lu, Tao, Yan Xu, Minjiang Chen, et al.. (2024). The outcomes of different regimens depend on the molecular subtypes of pulmonary large‐cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: A retrospective study in China. Cancer Medicine. 13(1). e6834–e6834. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Yujuan, et al.. (2024). Comparison of intelligent virtual reality first‐aid training outcomes among individuals with different demographic characteristics. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 31(2). e14135–e14135. 1 indexed citations
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Motolani, Aishat, et al.. (2023). Genetic Alterations of NF-κB and Its Regulators: A Rich Platform to Advance Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(1). 154–154. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2023). Abdominal Massage Ameliorates Inguinal Fat Accumulation via Augmentation of PPARγ Signaling in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 16. 2409–2418. 2 indexed citations
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You, Tingting, Zhao Sun, Tao Lu, et al.. (2023). Expression of p53 and Rb reveal subtypes of gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma with distinct prognosis. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 35(4). e13257–e13257. 3 indexed citations
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Zou, Long, Tao Lu, Li Mei, et al.. (2023). Localised ALK-positive histiocytosis in lung with EML4::ALK fusion. Pathology. 56(4). 604–606. 1 indexed citations
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Motolani, Aishat, Matthew Martin, Benlian Wang, et al.. (2023). Critical Role of Novel O-GlcNAcylation of S550 and S551 on the p65 Subunit of NF-κB in Pancreatic Cancer. Cancers. 15(19). 4742–4742. 6 indexed citations
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Martin, Matthew, Rasika Mundade, Antja-Voy Hartley, et al.. (2022). Using VBIM Technique to Discover ARMC4/ODAD2 as a Novel Negative Regulator of NF-κB and a New Tumor Suppressor in Colorectal Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(5). 2732–2732. 5 indexed citations
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Wu, Shafei, Xiaoding Liu, Jing Wang, et al.. (2020). DNA Mismatch Repair Deficiency Detection in Colorectal Cancer by a New Microsatellite Instability Analysis System. Interdisciplinary Sciences Computational Life Sciences. 12(2). 145–154. 17 indexed citations
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Prabhu, Lakshmi, Lan Chen, Wei Han, et al.. (2017). Development of an AlphaLISA high throughput technique to screen for small molecule inhibitors targeting protein arginine methyltransferases. Molecular BioSystems. 13(12). 2509–2520. 27 indexed citations
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Martin, Matthew, Wei Han, & Tao Lu. (2016). Targeting microenvironment in cancer therapeutics. PMC. 2 indexed citations
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Lu, Tao & George R. Stark. (2015). NF-κB: Regulation by Methylation. Cancer Research. 75(18). 3692–3695. 83 indexed citations
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Prabhu, Lakshmi, et al.. (2015). Role of post-translational modification of the Y box binding protein 1 in human cancers. Publisher. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Tao, et al.. (2014). [Clinical and pathologic characteristics of Erdheim-Chester disease].. PubMed. 43(12). 809–13. 1 indexed citations
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Lu, Tao. (2010). The structure and function of LuxR-family regulators. Shengming kexue. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Maojing, et al.. (2010). Activation of cAMP-Responsive-Element-Binding Protein by PI3 Kinase and p38 MAPK Is Essential for Elevated Expression of Transforming Growth Factor β2 in Cancer Cells. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 30(9). 677–681. 6 indexed citations
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Qyang, Yibing, Xu Luo, Tao Lu, et al.. (1999). Cell-Type-Dependent Activity of the Ubiquitous Transcription Factor USF in Cellular Proliferation and Transcriptional Activation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(2). 1508–1517. 155 indexed citations

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