Yi Lu

47.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
547 papers, 40.2k citations indexed

About

Yi Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Lu has authored 547 papers receiving a total of 40.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 370 papers in Molecular Biology, 134 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 100 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yi Lu's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (249 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (106 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (73 papers). Yi Lu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (249 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (106 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (73 papers). Yi Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Yi Lu's co-authors include Juewen Liu, Yu Xiang, Zehui Cao, Hang Xing, Jung Heon Lee, Zidong Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Jing Li, Kevin Hwang and Tian Lan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yi Lu

525 papers receiving 39.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Functional Nucleic Acid Sensors

2009 1.9k citations Yi Lu et al. profile →
A Colorimetric Lead Biosensor Using DNAzyme-Directed Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles

2003 1.1k citations Yi Lu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Preparation of aptamer-linked gold nanoparticle purple aggregates for colorimetric sensing of analytes

2006 984 citations Yi Lu et al. profile →
Fast Colorimetric Sensing of Adenosine and Cocaine Based on a General Sensor Design Involving Aptamers and Nanoparticles

2005 829 citations Yi Lu et al. profile →
Metalloproteins Containing Cytochrome, Iron–Sulfur, or Copper Redox Centers

2014 687 citations Saumen Chakraborty, Parisa Hosseinzadeh et al. profile →
Using personal glucose meters and functional DNA sensors to quantify a variety of analytical targets

2011 609 citations Yi Lu et al. profile →
Design of functional metalloproteins

2009 597 citations Yi Lu, Nicholas Marshall et al. profile →
A Highly Sensitive and Selective Catalytic DNA Biosensor for Lead Ions

2000 595 citations Yi Lu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
A DNAzyme Catalytic Beacon Sensor for Paramagnetic Cu²⁺ Ions in Aqueous Solution with High Sensitivity and Selectivity

2007 594 citations Yi Lu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Functional DNA Regulated CRISPR-Cas12a Sensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics of Non-Nucleic-Acid Targets

2019 579 citations Ying Xiong, Jingjing Zhang et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Rational Design of “Turn‐On” Allosteric DNAzyme Catalytic Beacons for Aqueous Mercury Ions with Ultrahigh Sensitivity and Selectivity

2007 548 citations Yi Lu et al. profile →
Accelerated Color Change of Gold Nanoparticles Assembled by DNAzymes for Simple and Fast Colorimetric Pb²⁺ Detection

2004 542 citations Yi Lu et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Biosensing with DNAzymes

2021 341 citations Quanbing Mou, Yi Lu et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Lu United States	105	29.0k	13.6k	9.7k	4.4k	4.3k	547	40.2k
Juewen Liu Canada	100	29.6k 1.0×	15.5k 1.1×	17.0k 1.8×	6.7k 1.5×	4.6k 1.1×	598	41.8k
Huanghao Yang China	104	14.4k 0.5×	18.9k 1.4×	15.5k 1.6×	4.8k 1.1×	2.7k 0.6×	488	37.3k
Huangxian Ju China	105	30.2k 1.0×	18.0k 1.3×	13.4k 1.4×	15.2k 3.5×	2.4k 0.6×	906	46.4k
Cheng Zhi Huang China	85	14.1k 0.5×	7.5k 0.6×	16.1k 1.7×	4.3k 1.0×	4.1k 1.0×	812	31.3k
Jinsong Ren China	117	22.5k 0.8×	20.8k 1.5×	34.5k 3.5×	8.7k 2.0×	2.7k 0.6×	633	54.3k
Weihong Tan China	154	56.4k 1.9×	35.3k 2.6×	24.0k 2.5×	7.8k 1.8×	6.1k 1.4×	1.2k	85.3k
Xiaogang Qu China	121	24.1k 0.8×	23.5k 1.7×	37.9k 3.9×	9.8k 2.2×	3.0k 0.7×	638	59.1k
Xiaobing Zhang China	100	16.4k 0.6×	14.0k 1.0×	14.4k 1.5×	4.7k 1.1×	1.6k 0.4×	757	35.9k
Ruo Yuan China	90	33.8k 1.2×	16.7k 1.2×	12.6k 1.3×	15.8k 3.6×	3.0k 0.7×	1.3k	44.9k
Bo Tang China	114	15.0k 0.5×	14.7k 1.1×	21.8k 2.2×	9.9k 2.3×	3.2k 0.8×	1.4k	55.4k

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Ma, Yuan, Whitney Lewis, Yan Peng, et al.. (2025). Highly selective DNA aptamer sensor for intracellular detection of coenzyme A. Chemical Science. 16(18). 8023–8029. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Ze‐Rui, Zhenglin Yang, Yuting Wu, et al.. (2025). Synthetic transmembrane DNA receptors enable engineered sensing and actuation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1464–1464. 4 indexed citations

Li, Mingna, Fan Yang, Yi Lu, et al.. (2025). A stress-driven model for bone density evolution in rats during orthodontic tooth movement. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 165. 106932–106932. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Yuting, Wentao Kong, Linggen Kong, et al.. (2024). Genetically Encoded Fluorogenic DNA Aptamers for Imaging Metabolite in Living Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(2). 1529–1541. 9 indexed citations

Zhao, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Resonance Detection Method of AC-DC Hybrid Micro-grid Based on Wavelet Transform and Fast Fourier Transform. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2747(1). 12003–12003. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Yi, Wei Xing, Mingli Chen, & Jianhua Wang. (2023). Non-ceruloplasmin-bound copper and copper speciation in serum with extraction using functionalized dendritic silica spheres followed by ICP-MS detection. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1251. 340993–340993. 5 indexed citations

Li, Yan, Yi Lu, Ming Yuan, et al.. (2023). Self-assembly of Chiral bisbenzocoumarins and recognition to Chiral phenylethanol thereof. Dyes and Pigments. 216. 111325–111325. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Yi, et al.. (2023). Case report: A case of epidermolysis bullosa complicated with pyloric atresia and a literature review. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 11. 1098273–1098273. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiajun, Lulu Wang, Yuhua Xue, et al.. (2023). Engineering Electrodes with Robust Conducting Hydrogel Coating for Neural Recording and Modulation (Adv. Mater. 3/2023). Advanced Materials. 35(3). 1 indexed citations

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Fan, Huanhuan, Claire E. McGhee, Ryan J. Lake, et al.. (2023). A Highly Selective Mn(II)-Specific DNAzyme and Its Application in Intracellular Sensing. JACS Au. 3(6). 1615–1622. 26 indexed citations

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Mou, Quanbing, Xueyi Xue, Yuan Ma, et al.. (2022). Efficient delivery of a DNA aptamer-based biosensor into plant cells for glucose sensing through thiol-mediated uptake. Science Advances. 8(26). eabo0902–eabo0902. 44 indexed citations

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Zhao, Junqiang, Xinxin Zhang, Yi Lu, et al.. (2022). Virtual reality technology enhances the cognitive and social communication of children with autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 1029392–1029392. 40 indexed citations

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Ma, Yuan, Quanbing Mou, Peng Yan, et al.. (2021). A highly sensitive and selective fluoride sensor based on a riboswitch-regulated transcription coupled with CRISPR-Cas13a tandem reaction. Chemical Science. 12(35). 11740–11747. 32 indexed citations

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Wang, Wenjing, Sha Yu, Shan Huang, et al.. (2019). Bioapplications of DNA nanotechnology at the solid–liquid interface. Chemical Society Reviews. 48(18). 4892–4920. 82 indexed citations

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Bhagi‐Damodaran, Ambika & Yi Lu. (2019). The Periodic Table’s Impact on Bioinorganic Chemistry and Biology’s Selective Use of Metal Ions. PubMed. 182. 153–173. 10 indexed citations

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Reed, Julian H., Qianhong Zhu, Saumen Chakraborty, et al.. (2017). Manganese and Cobalt in the Nonheme-Metal-Binding Site of a Biosynthetic Model of Heme-Copper Oxidase Superfamily Confer Oxidase Activity through Redox-Inactive Mechanism. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(35). 12209–12218. 32 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingjing, Zengmei Li, Shancang Zhao, & Yi Lu. (2016). Size-dependent modulation of graphene oxide–aptamer interactions for an amplified fluorescence-based detection of aflatoxin B₁ with a tunable dynamic range. The Analyst. 141(13). 4029–4034. 75 indexed citations

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Miner, Kyle D., Thomas D. Pfister, Parisa Hosseinzadeh, et al.. (2014). Identifying the Elusive Sites of Tyrosyl Radicals in Cytochrome c Peroxidase: Implications for Oxidation of Substrates Bound at a Site Remote from the Heme. Biochemistry. 53(23). 3781–3789. 20 indexed citations

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Wilson, Tiffany D., Masha G. Savelieff, Mark J. Nilges, Nicholas Marshall, & Yi Lu. (2011). Kinetics of Copper Incorporation into a Biosynthetic Purple Cu _A Azurin: Characterization of Red, Blue, and a New Intermediate Species. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(51). 20778–20792. 21 indexed citations

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Luo, Zhonghui, Jianhua Zheng, Yi Lu, & David B. Bregman. (2001). Ultraviolet radiation alters the phosphorylation of RNA polymerase II large subunit and accelerates its proteasome-dependent degradation. Mutation Research/DNA Repair. 486(4). 259–274. 65 indexed citations

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