Yongjun Lu

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Yongjun Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongjun Lu has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Pharmacology and 30 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Yongjun Lu's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (39 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (26 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (19 papers). Yongjun Lu is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (39 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (26 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (19 papers). Yongjun Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Japan. Yongjun Lu's co-authors include Zhigang She, Yongcheng Lin, Senhua Chen, Xishan Huang, Zhaoming Liu, Yayue Liu, Hanxiang Li, Dongni Chen, Hongbo Huang and Yuhua Long and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Yongjun Lu

96 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Gut Akkermansia muciniphila ameliorates metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease by regulating the metabolism of L-aspartate via gut-liver axis

2021 242 citations Zhenhuang Ge, Xiyuan Liu et al. profile →
A high-fat diet promotes cancer progression by inducing gut microbiota–mediated leucine production and PMN-MDSC differentiation

2024 57 citations Jiewen Chen, Xiyuan Liu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Yongjun Lu	1.5k	1.3k	936	406	380	100	3.3k
Robert H. Cichewicz	1.6k 1.1×	2.2k 1.6×	655 0.7×	687 1.7×	715 1.9×	118	4.6k
Huanqin Dai	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	718 0.8×	578 1.4×	581 1.5×	115	3.7k
Rokuro Masuma	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	633 0.7×	604 1.5×	882 2.3×	140	3.7k
Richard L. Monaghan	1.3k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	955 1.0×	459 1.1×	492 1.3×	36	3.6k
Satoshi Ōmura	1.5k 1.0×	2.3k 1.7×	457 0.5×	553 1.4×	909 2.4×	121	4.0k
Bong‐Sik Yun	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	264 0.3×	844 2.1×	401 1.1×	174	3.6k
Ki‐Bong Oh	1.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.7×	1.4k 1.5×	602 1.5×	1.1k 2.8×	185	5.0k
Ryuji Uchida	920 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	405 0.4×	229 0.6×	614 1.6×	119	2.6k
Masayoshi Arai	905 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	633 0.7×	254 0.6×	642 1.7×	132	3.3k
Michael Greenstein	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	745 0.8×	194 0.5×	916 2.4×	77	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yongjun Lu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yongjun Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongjun Lu

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ren, Jie, et al.. (2025). Integrated Genomic and Phenotypic Analysis of Bacillus safensis LG01 Highlights Its Prospects in Biotechnology and Biocontrol. Microorganisms. 13(11). 2605–2605.

Zhao, Beibei, Sirong He, Minjun Huang, Yongjun Lu, & Zhenhuang Ge. (2025). Legionella pneumophila Effector Protein LegU1 Mediates the Ubiquitination of Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 35. e2507056–e2507056.

Chen, Jiewen, Xiyuan Liu, Yi Zou, et al.. (2024). A high-fat diet promotes cancer progression by inducing gut microbiota–mediated leucine production and PMN-MDSC differentiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(20). e2306776121–e2306776121. 57 indexed citations breakdown →

Ge, Zhenhuang, Chun Chen, Junyi Chen, et al.. (2024). Gut Microbiota‐Derived 3‐Hydroxybutyrate Blocks GPR43‐Mediated IL6 Signaling to Ameliorate Radiation Proctopathy. Advanced Science. 11(28). e2306217–e2306217. 8 indexed citations

Gong, Junli, Sanxin Liu, Shisi Wang, et al.. (2023). Identification of fecal microbiome signatures associated with familial longevity and candidate metabolites for healthy aging. Aging Cell. 22(6). e13848–e13848. 12 indexed citations

Zou, Yi, Xi Chen, Jiahao Chen, et al.. (2023). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 3-substituted-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one (rhodanine) derivatives as antitubercular agents against Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein tyrosine phosphatase B. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 258. 115571–115571. 9 indexed citations

Xiong, Lina, Mingchen Xia, Qinglin Wang, et al.. (2022). DNA aptamers specific for Legionella pneumophila: systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment in whole bacterial cells. Biotechnology Letters. 44(5-6). 777–786. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Qinglin, Xi Chen, Jiahao Chen, et al.. (2022). Discovery of biphenyls bearing thiobarbiturate fragment by structure-based strategy as Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein tyrosine phosphatase B inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 73. 117006–117006. 3 indexed citations

Xiao, Ze’en, et al.. (2021). A new anthraquinone from mangrove endophytic fungus Aspergillus sp. 16-5C. Natural Product Research. 37(8). 1271–1276. 6 indexed citations

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Liu, Zhaoming, Qinglin Wang, Jingjing Yan, et al.. (2018). Two new bioactive steroids from a mangrove-derived fungus Aspergillus sp.. Steroids. 140. 32–38. 34 indexed citations

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Cui, Hui, et al.. (2017). Diaporisoindoles A–C: Three Isoprenylisoindole Alkaloid Derivatives from the Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Diaporthe sp. SYSU-HQ3. Organic Letters. 19(20). 5621–5624. 78 indexed citations

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Gong, Junli, Xiaoming Sun, Zhiyong Lin, Hongfeng Lu, & Yongjun Lu. (2017). Geochemical and microbial characters of sediment from the gas hydrate area in the Taixinan Basin, South China Sea. Acta Oceanologica Sinica. 36(9). 52–64. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Hong, et al.. (2016). Identification of Bostrycin Derivatives as Potential Inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase (MptpB). Medicinal Chemistry. 12(3). 296–302. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Pan, et al.. (2015). [Gene cloning, expression and characterization of N-acylhomoserine lactonase from Bacillus subtilis SS6].. PubMed. 55(6). 739–47. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Senhua, et al.. (2015). New depsidones and isoindolinones from the mangrove endophytic fungus Meyerozyma guilliermondii (HZ-Y₂) isolated from the South China Sea. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 11. 1187–1193. 31 indexed citations

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Li, Jing, Jie Yuan, Yongjun Lu, et al.. (2015). Lasiodiplodins from mangrove endophytic fungusLasiodiplodiasp. 318#. Natural Product Research. 30(7). 755–760. 24 indexed citations

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Ma, Lijuan, Yuanliang Zhai, Daorong Feng, et al.. (2010). Identification of novel factors involved in or regulating initiation of DNA replication by a genome-wide phenotypic screen inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Cell Cycle. 9(21). 4399–4410. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiafeng, et al.. (2010). Far3p domains involved in the interactions of Far proteins and pheromone-induced cell cycle arrest in budding yeast. FEMS Yeast Research. 11(1). 72–79. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Dingqiang, Shaosong Huang, & Yongjun Lu. (2005). Efficient transformation of Legionella pneumophila by high-voltage electroporation. Microbiological Research. 161(3). 246–251. 29 indexed citations

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Qu, Liang‐Hu, Anthony K. Henras, Yongjun Lu, et al.. (1999). Seven Novel Methylation Guide Small Nucleolar RNAs Are Processed from a Common Polycistronic Transcript by Rat1p and RNase III in Yeast. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(2). 1144–1158. 139 indexed citations

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