Yan Lu

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Yan Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Lu has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Yan Lu's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (27 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (14 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (13 papers). Yan Lu is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (27 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (14 papers) and Plant Reproductive Biology (13 papers). Yan Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yan Lu's co-authors include Thomas D. Sharkey, Robert L. Last, Dapeng Zhang, Jian Yao, Jackson Gehan, Chao Mei, Zhiqiang Liu, Changquan Zhang, Qiaoquan Liu and Xiaofeng Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Plant Cell and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

In The Last Decade

Yan Lu

97 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Mg-Chelatase H Subunit of Arabidopsis Antagonizes a Group of WRKY Transcription Repressors to Relieve ABA-Responsive Genes of Inhibition

2010 460 citations Yi Shang, Yan Lu et al. The Plant Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yan Lu China	34	3.3k	2.4k	425	280	200	100	4.5k
Joshua J. Blakeslee United States	34	4.8k 1.4×	3.7k 1.5×	160 0.4×	338 1.2×	101 0.5×	62	5.9k
Regina Feil Germany	52	6.8k 2.0×	3.6k 1.5×	465 1.1×	208 0.7×	194 1.0×	107	8.1k
Jae‐Yean Kim South Korea	44	4.0k 1.2×	3.5k 1.5×	134 0.3×	200 0.7×	181 0.9×	124	5.9k
Oliver E. Bläsing Germany	18	4.4k 1.3×	3.0k 1.3×	142 0.3×	234 0.8×	197 1.0×	22	5.6k
Michael Melzer Germany	43	3.9k 1.2×	3.3k 1.4×	116 0.3×	202 0.7×	320 1.6×	135	5.3k
Vicky Buchanan‐Wollaston United Kingdom	32	4.8k 1.4×	3.7k 1.5×	186 0.4×	395 1.4×	154 0.8×	62	5.9k
Jinpu Jin China	11	5.5k 1.6×	4.5k 1.9×	156 0.4×	378 1.4×	77 0.4×	13	6.9k
Sergeï Kushnir Belgium	29	2.4k 0.7×	2.6k 1.1×	227 0.5×	109 0.4×	142 0.7×	51	3.9k
Joshua L. Heazlewood Australia	48	4.1k 1.2×	5.6k 2.4×	250 0.6×	237 0.8×	178 0.9×	117	7.8k
Sun‐Hwa Ha South Korea	34	2.9k 0.9×	2.6k 1.1×	164 0.4×	245 0.9×	80 0.4×	108	4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Lu

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yan Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yan 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 Yan Lu. Yan 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Lu, Yan, Lian Zhou, Caiyun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Investigating the fine structures of ginkgo starch during kernel development and their correlations with thermal properties. Food Chemistry. 479. 143730–143730. 1 indexed citations

He, Yihua, Zhigao Chen, Hong Yang, et al.. (2024). Development and validation of a potential risk area identification model for hand, foot, and mouth disease in metropolitan China. Journal of Environmental Management. 371. 123064–123064. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Lichao, et al.. (2023). A Glu209Lys substitution in DRG1/TaACT7, which disturbs F‐actin organization, reduces plant height and grain length in bread wheat. New Phytologist. 240(5). 1913–1929. 7 indexed citations

Chen, Fei, Yan Lu, Xiaolei Fan, et al.. (2022). The Underlying Physicochemical Properties and Starch Structures of indica Rice Grains with Translucent Endosperms under Low-Moisture Conditions. Foods. 11(10). 1378–1378. 7 indexed citations

Lu, Yan, et al.. (2021). A homolog of GuidedEntry of Tail-anchored proteins3 functions in membrane-specific protein targeting in chloroplasts of Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 33(8). 2812–2833. 15 indexed citations

Lu, Yan, et al.. (2021). Comparative transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed genes related to the physiological changes of yellow-green leaf mutant of maize. PeerJ. 9. e10567–e10567. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Changquan, Yong Yang, Fei Chen, et al.. (2020). Characteristics of Grain Physicochemical Properties and the Starch Structure in Rice Carrying a Mutated ALK/SSIIa Gene. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 68(47). 13950–13959. 31 indexed citations

Zhao, Beibei, Bei Jiang, Yan Lu, et al.. (2018). Constituent analysis and proteomic evaluation of ovular secretions inGinkgo biloba: not just a pollination medium. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 13(12). e1550316–e1550316. 6 indexed citations

Lu, Yan, Li Zhang, Jianguo Zhao, et al.. (2016). The morphology, ultrastructure, element distribution and motion behaviour in pollen of Ginkgo biloba L.. Trees. 30(6). 2189–2201. 11 indexed citations

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Jin, Biao, et al.. (2015). Research Progress in Pollination Drops of Gymnosperms. Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 50(6). 802.

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Jin, Biao, Yan Xie, Yan Lu, et al.. (2012). Starch Granule and Protein Accumulation during Seed Development of Ginkgo biloba L.. 2012. 1–10. 5 indexed citations

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Zhao, Rui, Haili Sun, Chao Mei, et al.. (2011). The Arabidopsis Ca²⁺‐dependent protein kinase CPK12 negatively regulates abscisic acid signaling in seed germination and post‐germination growth. New Phytologist. 192(1). 61–73. 112 indexed citations

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Lu, Yan, Linda Savage, & Robert L. Last. (2011). Chloroplast Phenomics: Systematic Phenotypic Screening of Chloroplast Protein Mutants in Arabidopsis. Methods in molecular biology. 775. 161–185. 10 indexed citations

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Lu, Yan, et al.. (2011). Male cone morphogenesis, pollen development and pollen dispersal mechanism in Ginkgo biloba L.. BioOne Complete (BioOne). 3 indexed citations

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Shang, Yi, Yan Lu, Zhiqiang Liu, et al.. (2010). The Mg-Chelatase H Subunit of Arabidopsis Antagonizes a Group of WRKY Transcription Repressors to Relieve ABA-Responsive Genes of Inhibition . The Plant Cell. 22(6). 1909–1935. 460 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Lı, et al.. (2010). Gametophyte Development and Embryogenesis in Ginkgo biloba: a Current View. Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 45(1). 119. 5 indexed citations

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Jin, Biao, et al.. (2010). Developmental characteristics of the ovule and its biological significance in Ginkgo biloba L.. Beijing Linye Daxue xuebao. 32(2). 79–85. 6 indexed citations

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Jin, Biao, et al.. (2009). Research progress in pollination biology of Ginkgo biloba L.. Xibei zhiwu xuebao. 29(4). 842–850. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Lı, et al.. (2009). Studies of the Development of Female Reproductive Organs in Ginkgo biloba. Chinese Bulletin of Botany. 44(6). 673. 3 indexed citations

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Lu, Yan & Thomas D. Sharkey. (2006). The importance of maltose in transitory starch breakdown. Plant Cell & Environment. 29(3). 353–366. 103 indexed citations

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