Wenwei Lu

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
167 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Wenwei Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenwei Lu has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Food Science and 34 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Wenwei Lu's work include Gut microbiota and health (96 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (64 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (19 papers). Wenwei Lu is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (96 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (64 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (19 papers). Wenwei Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Belgium. Wenwei Lu's co-authors include Wei Chen, Hao Zhang, Jianxin Zhao, Zhifeng Fang, Hongchao Wang, Jinlin Zhu, Lingzhi Li, Yuan Kun Lee, Tong Pan and Hongchao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Wenwei Lu

157 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Bifidobacterium longum mediated tryptophan metabolism to ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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. Bifidobacterium longum mediated tryptophan metabolism to improve atopic dermatitis via the gut-skin axis
    2022 163 citations Zhifeng Fang, Tong Pan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenwei Lu China 31 1.8k 1.0k 490 431 274 167 3.1k
Chul‐Sung Huh South Korea 30 1.6k 0.9× 966 1.0× 536 1.1× 372 0.9× 182 0.7× 93 2.6k
Noriyuki Iwabuchi Japan 29 1.2k 0.7× 814 0.8× 344 0.7× 334 0.8× 131 0.5× 81 2.2k
Soichi Tanabe Japan 36 2.5k 1.4× 884 0.9× 631 1.3× 473 1.1× 182 0.7× 105 4.3k
Shumao Cui China 26 1.9k 1.0× 898 0.9× 469 1.0× 687 1.6× 81 0.3× 117 3.3k
Geun Eog Ji South Korea 36 2.5k 1.4× 1.8k 1.8× 429 0.9× 840 1.9× 149 0.5× 180 4.3k
Fang He China 33 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 602 1.2× 570 1.3× 135 0.5× 148 3.3k
Mohamed S. Donia United States 30 3.8k 2.1× 684 0.7× 633 1.3× 227 0.5× 131 0.5× 50 5.3k
Pamela Vernocchi Italy 29 2.3k 1.3× 797 0.8× 794 1.6× 606 1.4× 111 0.4× 79 3.9k
Bingyong Mao China 25 1.9k 1.0× 918 0.9× 501 1.0× 706 1.6× 51 0.2× 105 3.1k
Sharmila S. Mande India 33 2.4k 1.3× 415 0.4× 481 1.0× 300 0.7× 89 0.3× 110 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenwei Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenwei Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenwei Lu

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

All Works

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Yu, Di, Hongchao Wang, Hao Zhang, Wenwei Lu, & Wei Chen. (2025). Bifidobacterium bacteriocins efficiently inhibit Clostridium perfringens and facilitate repair of infection damage: Application informed by intestinal niche. Food Bioscience. 66. 106298–106298. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Xijie, Yi Wang, Liming Huang, et al.. (2025). Bifidobacterium adolescentis CCFM1447 effectively alleviates osteoporosis by enriching intestinal flora capable of vitamin D conversion. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1647671–1647671.
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Wang, Ning, Zhangming Pei, Hongchao Wang, et al.. (2025). Specific dietary fiber combination modulates gut indole-3-aldehyde and indole-3-lactic acid levels to improve atopic dermatitis in mice. Food Bioscience. 65. 106083–106083. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongchao, Haiyan Ma, Zhangming Pei, et al.. (2025). Study on the Effect of Bifidobacterium adolescentis CCFM1066 on Exercise Performance, Gut Microbiota, and Its Metabolites in Mice. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 18(1). 54–67.
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Luo, Jing, Baokun Li, Lingzhi Li, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota as a metabolic mediator to prevent or attenuate MASLD. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 66(7). 1446–1462. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Ye, Yuanyuan Dai, Zhangming Pei, et al.. (2024). D-serine alleviates colitis by regulating intestinal α1,2-fucosylation. Food Bioscience. 62. 105057–105057. 4 indexed citations
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Niu, Ben, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the therapeutic potential and mechanism of inulin in DSS-induced colitis mice. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 280(Pt 2). 135861–135861. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongchao, Jinlin Zhu, Jianxin Zhao, et al.. (2024). Gut microbiota‐directed dietary factors enhance exercise performance in mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(6). 2705–2720.
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Yang, Zixin, Jinlin Zhu, Wenwei Lu, et al.. (2024). Integrating artificial intelligence in exploring multiscale gut microbiota and diet relations for health promotion: A comprehensive review. Food Bioscience. 61. 104541–104541. 5 indexed citations
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Niu, Ben, Tong Pan, Yue Xiao, et al.. (2024). The therapeutic potential of dietary intervention: based on the mechanism of a tryptophan derivative-indole propionic acid on metabolic disorders. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 65(9). 1729–1748. 37 indexed citations
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Pei, Zhangming, Hongchao Wang, Jinlin Zhu, et al.. (2023). Clostridium butyricum Reduces Obesity in a Butyrate-Independent Way. Microorganisms. 11(5). 1292–1292. 12 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jie, Yue Xiao, Hongchao Wang, et al.. (2023). Lactic acid bacteria-derived exopolysaccharide: Formation, immunomodulatory ability, health effects, and structure-function relationship. Microbiological Research. 274. 127432–127432. 65 indexed citations
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Fang, Zhifeng, Hongchao Wang, Jianxin Zhao, et al.. (2022). Specific Strains of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Ameliorate Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice in Association with Gut Microbiota Regulation. Nutrients. 14(14). 2945–2945. 67 indexed citations
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Sadiq, Faizan Ahmed, Mette Burmølle, Marc Heyndrickx, et al.. (2021). Community-wide changes reflecting bacterial interspecific interactions in multispecies biofilms. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 47(3). 338–358. 63 indexed citations
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Lu, Wenwei, et al.. (2010). Optimization of Liquid Fermentation Medium for the Culture of Candida utilis. Xiandai shipin keji. 26(9). 965–971. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenjuan, et al.. (2001). The experimental study of CPSC on anti-aging. Zhongguo laonianxue zazhi. 21(6). 454–455. 1 indexed citations

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