Wenhua Lu

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Wenhua Lu is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenhua Lu has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Clinical Psychology, 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 11 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Wenhua Lu's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Wenhua Lu is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (6 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (6 papers). Wenhua Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Africa. Wenhua Lu's co-authors include Richard A. Gross, Wenchun Xie, Manoj Ganesh, E. Lisako J. McKyer, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jeremy Minshull, Jon E. Ness, Miguel Muñoz‐Laboy, Michael A. Lindsey and Marcia G. Ory and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

Wenhua Lu

44 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cutinase-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

2009 517 citations Wenchun Xie, Wenhua Lu et al. Macromolecules profile →
Adolescent Depression: National Trends, Risk Factors, and Healthcare Disparities

2018 209 citations Wenhua Lu American Journal of Health Behavior profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenhua Lu United States	18	737	487	431	339	236	49	1.9k
Francesca Larese Filon Italy	36	170 0.2×	210 0.4×	147 0.3×	215 0.6×	427 1.8×	207	4.5k
Jui‐Chen Tsai Taiwan	23	170 0.2×	148 0.3×	167 0.4×	206 0.6×	240 1.0×	45	1.8k
Robert T. Bennett United Kingdom	14	172 0.2×	932 1.9×	335 0.8×	107 0.3×	216 0.9×	30	2.0k
Sharad Philip India	10	516 0.7×	208 0.4×	110 0.3×	117 0.3×	166 0.7×	35	814
Ryota Nakamura Japan	20	150 0.2×	157 0.3×	77 0.2×	81 0.2×	42 0.2×	57	1.4k
M. Carmen Morán Spain	30	377 0.5×	69 0.1×	249 0.6×	699 2.1×	333 1.4×	149	2.9k
Qian Bian China	27	32 0.0×	340 0.7×	614 1.4×	519 1.5×	90 0.4×	61	2.9k
Ilan Katz Australia	24	41 0.1×	225 0.5×	609 1.4×	88 0.3×	255 1.1×	139	2.1k
Marie‐José Durand Canada	27	130 0.2×	127 0.3×	84 0.2×	87 0.3×	105 0.4×	131	2.4k
Manuela Ferreira Portugal	19	544 0.7×	126 0.3×	128 0.3×	26 0.1×	184 0.8×	121	1.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Liu, Xiaolong, et al.. (2025). The association between heavy metals co-exposures and depression: a convergence of network toxicology and epidemiology. Journal of Affective Disorders. 393(Pt A). 120290–120290.

Lu, Wenhua, Lei Xu, Melissa L. Bessaha, et al.. (2024). Youth participation in substance use prevention: A national profile, 2011–2019. Preventive Medicine. 185. 108050–108050. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Wenhua, et al.. (2023). Mental health, functional impairment, and barriers to mental health access among cancer patients in Vietnam. Psycho-Oncology. 32(5). 701–711. 11 indexed citations

Jacobs, Wura, et al.. (2023). Human Capital Development Factors and Black Adolescent Tobacco and Cannabis Use. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 25(8). 1447–1454. 3 indexed citations

Lu, Wenhua, Lei Xu, Renée D. Goodwin, Miguel Muñoz‐Laboy, & Nancy Sohler. (2023). Widening Gaps and Disparities in the Treatment of Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 64(5). 704–715. 11 indexed citations

Lu, Wenhua, et al.. (2022). Trends and disparities in unmet treatment needs for co-occurring depression and alcohol use disorders among young adults in the U.S.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 92(3). 268–279. 6 indexed citations

Lu, Wenhua, Miguel Muñoz‐Laboy, Nancy Sohler, & Renée D. Goodwin. (2021). Trends and Disparities in Treatment for Co-occurring Major Depression and Substance Use Disorders Among US Adolescents From 2011 to 2019. JAMA Network Open. 4(10). e2130280–e2130280. 18 indexed citations

Lu, Wenhua, et al.. (2021). Early Detection of Severe Functional Impairment Among Adolescents With Major Depression Using Logistic Classifier. Frontiers in Public Health. 8. 622007–622007. 8 indexed citations

Lu, Wenhua. (2020). Treatment for Adolescent Depression: National Patterns, Temporal Trends, and Factors Related to Service Use Across Settings. Journal of Adolescent Health. 67(3). 401–408. 25 indexed citations

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Romanelli, Meghan, Wenhua Lu, & Michael A. Lindsey. (2018). Examining Mechanisms and Moderators of the Relationship Between Discriminatory Health Care Encounters and Attempted Suicide Among U.S. Transgender Help-Seekers. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 45(6). 831–849. 51 indexed citations

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Lu, Wenhua, et al.. (2018). Crowdsourcing for Food Purchase Receipt Annotation via Amazon Mechanical Turk: A Feasibility Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 21(4). e12047–e12047. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Lei, Tracy Carpenter-Aeby, Victor G. Aeby, & Wenhua Lu. (2015). An Integrated Model of Emotions, Attitudes, and Intentions Associated with Undergoing Autism Genetic Testing. 1(2). 29–38. 4 indexed citations

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Aeby, Victor G., et al.. (2015). Evidence-Based Social Work Interventions to Improve Client Attendance in Rural Mental Health: An Overview of Literature. 1(2). 39–45. 1 indexed citations

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Lu, Wenhua, E. Lisako J. McKyer, Marcia G. Ory, et al.. (2014). Food-shopping Environment Disparities in Texas WIC Vendors: A Pilot Study. American Journal of Health Behavior. 38(5). 726–736. 8 indexed citations

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Lu, Wenhua, Wura Jacobs, & E. Lisako J. McKyer. (2014). Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity Among Chinese American Children—A Systematic Review of Literature. 4(1). 29–36. 3 indexed citations

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Lu, Wenhua, E. Lisako J. McKyer, Chanam Lee, et al.. (2014). Perceived barriers to children’s active commuting to school: a systematic review of empirical, methodological and theoretical evidence. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11(1). 140–140. 89 indexed citations

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Lu, Wenhua, E. Lisako J. McKyer, Chanam Lee, et al.. (2014). Active Commuting to School: A Test of a Modified Integrative Model. American Journal of Health Behavior. 38(6). 900–913. 12 indexed citations

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Lu, Wenhua, et al.. (2013). Examining the Disparities in Children's Healthy Eating by Parents’ Socio-Demographic Characteristics in Rural Texas. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 113(9). A82–A82.

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Lu, Wenhua, et al.. (2011). Poly(oleic diacid-co-glycerol): Comparison of Polymer Structure Resulting from Chemical and Lipase Catalysis. Macromolecules. 44(7). 1977–1985. 62 indexed citations

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Gross, Richard A., Manoj Ganesh, & Wenhua Lu. (2010). Enzyme-catalysis breathes new life into polyester condensation polymerizations. Trends in biotechnology. 28(8). 435–443. 200 indexed citations

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