Wuyuan Lu

11.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
169 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Wuyuan Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wuyuan Lu has authored 169 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Molecular Biology, 86 papers in Microbiology and 48 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Wuyuan Lu's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (86 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (52 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (30 papers). Wuyuan Lu is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (86 papers), Biochemical and Structural Characterization (52 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (30 papers). Wuyuan Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Nigeria. Wuyuan Lu's co-authors include Robert I. Lehrer, Zhibin Wu, J. Łubkowski, Marzena Pazgier, Erik de Leeuw, Weirong Yuan, Bryan Ericksen, Weiyue Lu, Dan Xu and Wangxiao He and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Wuyuan Lu

165 papers receiving 8.9k citations

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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.

Virulence Factors of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Antivirulence Strategies to Combat Its Drug Resistance

2022 169 citations Chongbing Liao, Wuyuan Lu et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wuyuan Lu United States	54	5.2k	4.3k	2.2k	1.2k	927	169	9.0k
David Andreu Spain	61	7.7k 1.5×	4.7k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	469 0.5×	391	14.1k
Alessandro Tossi Italy	48	5.8k 1.1×	5.6k 1.3×	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	138	8.6k
Roman Jerala Slovenia	51	5.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.3×	2.6k 1.2×	569 0.5×	601 0.6×	247	9.4k
Håvard Jenssen Denmark	47	4.7k 0.9×	4.9k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	952 0.8×	162 0.2×	135	8.4k
André J. Ouellette United States	52	5.0k 1.0×	5.0k 1.2×	3.0k 1.4×	737 0.6×	686 0.7×	141	9.9k
J. Łubkowski United States	43	3.5k 0.7×	2.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	846 0.7×	783 0.8×	115	6.7k
Oleg Chertov United States	33	3.1k 0.6×	3.8k 0.9×	4.0k 1.8×	491 0.4×	779 0.8×	68	7.9k
Renato Gennaro Italy	52	4.8k 0.9×	5.8k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	585 0.5×	206 0.2×	114	8.6k
Guangshun Wang United States	47	6.0k 1.1×	6.4k 1.5×	1.6k 0.7×	683 0.6×	183 0.2×	131	8.8k
Koichi Fukase Japan	51	6.2k 1.2×	1.8k 0.4×	7.6k 3.4×	2.9k 2.3×	594 0.6×	373	14.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wuyuan Lu

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Liao, Chongbing, Qihui Liu, Gan Luo, et al.. (2025). Human neutrophil α-defensin HNP1 interacts with bacterial OmpA to promote Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm formation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5629–5629. 1 indexed citations

Luo, Gan, Hanbin Wang, Baoli Cheng, et al.. (2022). Human defensin-inspired discovery of peptidomimetic antibiotics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(10). e2117283119–e2117283119. 26 indexed citations

Luo, Gan, Jue Zhang, Zhipeng Xu, et al.. (2021). Nanodefensin-encased hydrogel with dual bactericidal and pro-regenerative functions for advanced wound therapy. Theranostics. 11(8). 3642–3660. 26 indexed citations

Caccuri, Francesca, Pasqualina D’Ursi, Antonella Bugatti, et al.. (2020). Evolution toward beta common chain receptor usage links the matrix proteins of HIV-1 and its ancestors to human erythropoietin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(2). 6 indexed citations

Feng, Chao, Yinong Huang, Wangxiao He, et al.. (2019). Tanshinones: First-in-Class Inhibitors of the Biogenesis of the Type 3 Secretion System Needle of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for Antibiotic Therapy. ACS Central Science. 5(7). 1278–1288. 28 indexed citations

Maman, Shelly, Orit Sagi‐Assif, Weirong Yuan, et al.. (2016). The Beta Subunit of Hemoglobin (HBB2/HBB) Suppresses Neuroblastoma Growth and Metastasis. Cancer Research. 77(1). 14–26. 36 indexed citations

Kudryashova, Elena, Pratibha C. Koneru, Mamuka Kvaratskhelia, et al.. (2016). Thermodynamic instability of viral proteins is a pathogen-associated molecular pattern targeted by human defensins. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32499–32499. 9 indexed citations

Zhan, Changyou, et al.. (2015). Toxins and derivatives in molecular pharmaceutics: Drug delivery and targeted therapy. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 90. 101–118. 40 indexed citations

Chu, Hiutung, Marzena Pazgier, Grace Jung, et al.. (2012). Human α-Defensin 6 Promotes Mucosal Innate Immunity Through Self-Assembled Peptide Nanonets. Science. 337(6093). 477–481. 328 indexed citations

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Rapista, Aprille, et al.. (2011). Human defensins 5 and 6 enhance HIV-1 infectivity through promoting HIV attachment. Retrovirology. 8(1). 53 indexed citations

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Li, Changqing, Xiangqun Li, & Wuyuan Lu. (2010). Total chemical synthesis of human T‐cell leukemia virus type 1 protease via native chemical ligation. Biopolymers. 94(4). 487–494. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Chong, Marzena Pazgier, Changqing Li, et al.. (2010). Systematic Mutational Analysis of Peptide Inhibition of the p53–MDM2/MDMX Interactions. Journal of Molecular Biology. 398(2). 200–213. 120 indexed citations

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Wei, Gang, Erik de Leeuw, Marzena Pazgier, et al.. (2009). Through the Looking Glass, Mechanistic Insights from Enantiomeric Human Defensins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(42). 29180–29192. 94 indexed citations

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Lehrer, Robert I., Grace Jung, Piotr Ruchała, et al.. (2009). Multivalent Binding of Carbohydrates by the Human α-Defensin, HD5. The Journal of Immunology. 183(1). 480–490. 76 indexed citations

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Gryllos, Ioannis, Ming‐Fang Cheng, Hachung Chung, et al.. (2008). Induction of group A Streptococcus virulence by a human antimicrobial peptide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(43). 16755–16760. 108 indexed citations

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Klotman, Mary E., Aprille Rapista, Natalia Teleshova, et al.. (2008). Neisseria gonorrhoeae -Induced Human Defensins 5 and 6 Increase HIV Infectivity: Role in Enhanced Transmission. The Journal of Immunology. 180(9). 6176–6185. 68 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhibin, Xiangqun Li, Bryan Ericksen, et al.. (2007). Impact of Pro Segments on the Folding and Function of Human Neutrophil α-Defensins. Journal of Molecular Biology. 368(2). 537–549. 21 indexed citations

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Galen, Benjamin, Wuyuan Lu, Wei Wang, et al.. (2006). Human α- and β-Defensins Block Multiple Steps in Herpes Simplex Virus Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 177(12). 8658–8666. 215 indexed citations

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Xie, Cao, Adam Prahl, Bryan Ericksen, et al.. (2005). Reconstruction of the Conserved β-Bulge in Mammalian Defensins Using d-Amino Acids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(38). 32921–32929. 62 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhibin, David M. Hoover, De Yang, et al.. (2003). Engineering disulfide bridges to dissect antimicrobial and chemotactic activities of human β-defensin 3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(15). 8880–8885. 369 indexed citations

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