Y.K. Luu

993 total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 782 citations indexed

About

Y.K. Luu is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Y.K. Luu has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 782 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2 papers in Physiology and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Y.K. Luu's work include Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (2 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (2 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (1 paper). Y.K. Luu is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (2 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (2 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (1 paper). Y.K. Luu collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Y.K. Luu's co-authors include Benjamin S. Hsiao, Benjamin Chu, Kihyun Kım, Michael Hadjiargyrou, Stefan Judex, Svetlana Lublinsky, Clinton T. Rubin, Engin Özçivici, Benjamin J. Adler and Jeffrey E. Pessin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Controlled Release, Methods and Pediatric Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Y.K. Luu

4 papers receiving 756 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.

Development of a nanostructured DNA delivery scaffold via electrospinning of PLGA and PLA–PEG block copolymers

2003 608 citations Y.K. Luu, Kihyun Kım et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Y.K. Luu United States	3	533	347	150	133	101	4	782
В. Г. Матвеева Russia	15	318 0.6×	169 0.5×	215 1.4×	126 0.9×	30 0.3×	96	706
Qinghua Wu Canada	15	139 0.3×	658 1.9×	112 0.7×	165 1.2×	56 0.6×	30	959
Patrick T.J. Hwang United States	16	160 0.3×	271 0.8×	142 0.9×	78 0.6×	96 1.0×	42	621
Yanjie Bai China	13	275 0.5×	383 1.1×	213 1.4×	81 0.6×	49 0.5×	22	823
Lida Moradi Iran	16	418 0.8×	456 1.3×	298 2.0×	113 0.8×	27 0.3×	30	970
Erica J. Carbone United States	9	406 0.8×	374 1.1×	144 1.0×	108 0.8×	66 0.7×	9	660
Xiaogang Bao China	16	305 0.6×	313 0.9×	114 0.8×	75 0.6×	15 0.1×	40	740
Yunxiao Liu China	11	250 0.5×	272 0.8×	144 1.0×	69 0.5×	25 0.2×	35	606

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y.K. Luu

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

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4 of 4 papers shown

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Luu, Y.K., et al.. (2025). Diabetes Distress and Unmet Support Needs Hinder Optimal Care for Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes: A Mixed Methods Study. Pediatric Diabetes. 2025(1). 5574666–5574666. 2 indexed citations

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Judex, Stefan, Y.K. Luu, Engin Özçivici, et al.. (2009). Quantification of adiposity in small rodents using micro-CT. Methods. 50(1). 14–19. 83 indexed citations

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Luu, Y.K., Svetlana Lublinsky, Engin Özçivici, et al.. (2008). In vivo quantification of subcutaneous and visceral adiposity by micro-computed tomography in a small animal model. Medical Engineering & Physics. 31(1). 34–41. 89 indexed citations

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Luu, Y.K., Kihyun Kım, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Benjamin Chu, & Michael Hadjiargyrou. (2003). Development of a nanostructured DNA delivery scaffold via electrospinning of PLGA and PLA–PEG block copolymers. Journal of Controlled Release. 89(2). 341–353. 608 indexed citations breakdown →

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