W. Hu

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

W. Hu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Hu has authored 24 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, 10 papers in Spectroscopy and 3 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in W. Hu's work include Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (10 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers). W. Hu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (10 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers). W. Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. W. Hu's co-authors include Timothy A. Cross, Randal R. Ketchem, Noel D. Lazo, Fang Tian, J. Zhu, Xiaoqiang Liu, Xiuhua Liu, Fangfang Ma, Md. Zaved Hossain Khan and Myriam L. Cotten and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. Hu

23 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

High-Resolution Conformation of Gramicidin A in a Lipid B... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400 500
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. High-Resolution Conformation of Gramicidin A in a Lipid Bilayer by Solid-State NMR
    1993 554 citations Randal R. Ketchem, W. Hu et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Hu United States 13 942 527 214 175 160 24 1.3k
Dror E. Warschawski France 23 1.3k 1.3× 539 1.0× 176 0.8× 193 1.1× 108 0.7× 53 1.8k
Lena Mäler Sweden 26 1.4k 1.5× 417 0.8× 211 1.0× 204 1.2× 150 0.9× 83 2.0k
Anna A. De Angelis United States 20 887 0.9× 724 1.4× 258 1.2× 80 0.5× 137 0.9× 27 1.5k
Michael F. Brown United States 27 1.8k 1.9× 574 1.1× 142 0.7× 461 2.6× 329 2.1× 54 2.4k
Jeffrey F. Ellena United States 25 1.2k 1.3× 228 0.4× 118 0.6× 208 1.2× 193 1.2× 50 1.7k
Edward Sternin Canada 14 669 0.7× 257 0.5× 122 0.6× 168 1.0× 57 0.4× 24 1.0k
Manuel Etzkorn Germany 23 1.3k 1.4× 892 1.7× 415 1.9× 102 0.6× 219 1.4× 50 2.1k
Valérie Réat France 16 904 1.0× 293 0.6× 372 1.7× 507 2.9× 124 0.8× 34 1.4k
Evgeniy S. Salnikov France 24 1.2k 1.2× 343 0.7× 231 1.1× 140 0.8× 187 1.2× 59 1.6k
D.L. Worcester United States 14 1.3k 1.4× 150 0.3× 145 0.7× 297 1.7× 179 1.1× 26 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Hu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Hu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Hu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Hu 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 W. Hu. W. Hu 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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Zhao, Zhuo, Siting Li, Man Ren, et al.. (2025). Surface Dual-Functionalized Design of Polyester Fiber Membrane for the Clearance of Bilirubin in Blood. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 64(47). 22847–22853.
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Hu, W., et al.. (2024). Design of Wideband Flat Artificial Dielectric Lenses at mmWave Frequencies. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 72(2). 1418–1428. 2 indexed citations
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Khan, Md. Zaved Hossain, Xiaoqiang Liu, J. Zhu, et al.. (2018). Electrochemical detection of tyramine with ITO/APTES/ErGO electrode and its application in real sample analysis. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 108. 76–81. 74 indexed citations
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Zhu, J., et al.. (2016). Binding of Catalpol to Bovine Serum albumin in vitro Examined by Spectroscopy and Molecular Modeling. Journal of Applied Spectroscopy. 83(5). 792–797. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiangmei & W. Hu. (2011). Copper‐catalyzed N‐Arylation of Imidazoles with Aryl or Heteroaryl Halides Facilitated by Dimethylglyoxime in Water. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 29(10). 2124–2128. 12 indexed citations
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Hu, W., et al.. (2010). New complex of zinc(II) with schiff base derived from furaldehyde and diethylenetriamine: Synthesis and crystal structure. Russian Journal of Coordination Chemistry. 36(1). 33–36. 8 indexed citations
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Cotten, Myriam L., Victoria Soghomonian, W. Hu, & Timothy A. Cross. (1997). High resolution and high fields in biological solid state NMR. Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. 9(1). 77–80. 13 indexed citations
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Arumugam, Senthil, Steven M. Pascal, Christopher L. North, et al.. (1996). Conformational trapping in a membrane environment: a regulatory mechanism for protein activity?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(12). 5872–5876. 39 indexed citations
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Hu, W., Noel D. Lazo, & Timothy A. Cross. (1995). Tryptophan Dynamics and Structural Refinement in a Lipid Bilayer Environment: Solid State NMR of the Gramicidin Channel. Biochemistry. 34(43). 14138–14146. 66 indexed citations
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Hu, W. & Timothy A. Cross. (1995). Tryptophan Hydrogen Bonding and Electric Dipole Moments: Functional Roles in the Gramicidin Channel and Implications for Membrane Proteins. Biochemistry. 34(43). 14147–14155. 91 indexed citations
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Lazo, Noel D., W. Hu, & Timothy A. Cross. (1995). Low-Temperature Solid-State 15N NMR Characterization of Polypeptide Backbone Librations. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series B. 107(1). 43–50. 31 indexed citations
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Ketchem, Randal R., W. Hu, Fang Tian, & Timothy A. Cross. (1994). Structure and dynamics from solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Structure. 2(8). 699–701. 15 indexed citations
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Lazo, Noel D., et al.. (1993). Rapidly Frozen Polypeptide Samples for Characterization of High-Definition Dynamics by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 197(2). 904–909. 17 indexed citations
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Ketchem, Randal R., W. Hu, & Timothy A. Cross. (1993). High-Resolution Conformation of Gramicidin A in a Lipid Bilayer by Solid-State NMR. Science. 261(5127). 1457–1460. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, W., et al.. (1993). Tryptophans in membrane proteins: Indole ring orientations and functional implications in the gramicidin channel. Biochemistry. 32(27). 7035–7047. 165 indexed citations
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Hu, W., et al.. (1993). 2H NMR determination of the global correlation time of the gramicidin channel in a lipid bilayer. Biophysical Journal. 65(3). 1162–1167. 37 indexed citations
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Lazo, Noel D., W. Hu, & Timothy A. Cross. (1992). Probing lipid–protein interactions by solid-state NMR spectroscopy of fast frozen samples. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1529–1531. 9 indexed citations
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Hu, W., et al.. (1989). Vertical magnetic field response of a seamount. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 54(1-2). 135–139. 3 indexed citations
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Hu, W., et al.. (1984). Analogue-model magnetic field responses of an ocean channel, an island and a seamount in the Hainan Island region. 55(1). 222–227. 8 indexed citations

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