Youming Lu

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Youming Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Youming Lu has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 37 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Youming Lu's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (30 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (15 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers). Youming Lu is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (30 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (15 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (12 papers). Youming Lu collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Youming Lu's co-authors include Ling‐Qiang Zhu, John Roder, Dan Liu, Zhengping Jia, J. Martin Wojtowicz, Robert Gerlai, Christopher Janus, Jeffrey T. Henderson, Heng‐Ye Man and Jianguo Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Youming Lu

73 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Mice Lacking Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Show Impaired Learning and Reduced CA1 Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) But Normal CA3 LTP

1997 536 citations Youming Lu et al. profile →
Loss of ferroportin induces memory impairment by promoting ferroptosis in Alzheimer’s disease

2021 499 citations Wen Bao, Pei Pang et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Youming Lu	2.4k	1.5k	789	758	603	76	4.3k
Ling‐Qiang Zhu	2.4k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	963 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	672 1.1×	128	4.9k
Dan Liu	1.7k 0.7×	633 0.4×	745 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	479 0.8×	80	3.6k
Tobías Engel	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	821 1.1×	658 1.1×	134	5.5k
Giuseppe Pignataro	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	540 0.7×	385 0.5×	683 1.1×	108	4.1k
Jan Lewerenz	1.9k 0.8×	950 0.7×	471 0.6×	580 0.8×	520 0.9×	79	4.5k
Alain Buisson	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	530 0.7×	1.6k 2.1×	1.3k 2.1×	79	5.2k
Ann Massie	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	358 0.5×	346 0.5×	421 0.7×	87	3.2k
J. Regino Perez‐Polo	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	446 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	579 1.0×	142	4.5k
Juana M. Pasquini	2.2k 0.9×	784 0.5×	303 0.4×	683 0.9×	941 1.6×	134	4.7k
Marina Pizzi	2.1k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	859 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	1.2k 2.1×	121	5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Youming Lu

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Yang, Wenlian Li, Zhiqiang Liu, et al.. (2025). Spinal cord Tau pathology induces tactile deficits and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease via dysregulation of CCK neurons. Nature Neuroscience. 29(2). 358–373.

Li, Lanfang, Yiqing Guo, Jing Wei, et al.. (2025). Cell‐Type Specific Circuits in the Mammillary Body for Place and Object Recognition Memory. Advanced Science. 12(13). e2409397–e2409397.

Liu, Guoqiang, Quntao Yu, Houze Zhu, et al.. (2023). Amyloid-β mediates intestinal dysfunction and enteric neurons loss in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mouse. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 80(12). 351–351. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Xin, et al.. (2023). Impact of Endoscopic Surgery Versus Robot CAS-R-2 Assisted with Stereotactic Drainage on Prognosis of Basal Ganglia Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage. World Neurosurgery. 181. e589–e596. 1 indexed citations

Li, Hao, et al.. (2023). Ca2+-induced release of IQSEC2/BRAG1 autoinhibition under physiological and pathological conditions. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(12). 4 indexed citations

Wu, Haowei, Xudong Chen, Zeyu Shen, et al.. (2023). Phosphorylation-dependent membraneless organelle fusion and fission illustrated by postsynaptic density assemblies. Molecular Cell. 84(2). 309–326.e7. 16 indexed citations

Li, Lanfang, Tian Ma, Bing Zhang, et al.. (2023). A Novel Mouse Model for Polysynaptic Retrograde Tracing and Rabies Pathological Research. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 43(7). 3743–3752. 1 indexed citations

Xiong, Feng, Yang Hong, Qingyang Zhang, et al.. (2022). An HSV-1-H129 amplicon tracer system for rapid and efficient monosynaptic anterograde neural circuit tracing. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7645–7645. 12 indexed citations

Hong, Yang, Feng Xiong, Quntao Yu, et al.. (2022). A novel H129-based anterograde monosynaptic tracer exhibits features of strong labeling intensity, high tracing efficiency, and reduced retrograde labeling. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 17(1). 8 indexed citations

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Li, Xinyan, Hongyan Yu, Bing Zhang, et al.. (2022). Molecularly defined and functionally distinct cholinergic subnetworks. Neuron. 110(22). 3774–3788.e7. 32 indexed citations

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Hou, Tongyao, Yang Zhou, Xiong Wang, et al.. (2020). Correcting abnormalities in miR‐124/PTPN1 signaling rescues tau pathology in Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Neurochemistry. 154(4). 441–457. 48 indexed citations

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Bao, Wen, Xiaoting Zhou, Lanting Zhou, et al.. (2020). Targeting miR‐124/Ferroportin signaling ameliorated neuronal cell death through inhibiting apoptosis and ferroptosis in aged intracerebral hemorrhage murine model. Aging Cell. 19(11). e13235–e13235. 136 indexed citations

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Yu, Danfang, et al.. (2019). A circuit view of deep brain stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease and the possible mechanisms. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 14(1). 33–33. 27 indexed citations

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Afewerky, Henok Kessete, Hao Li, Pei Pang, Tongmei Zhang, & Youming Lu. (2019). Contribution of Sodium-Calcium Exchanger Isoform-3 in Aβ1-42 Induced Cell Death. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 9(2). 2220–2227. 1 indexed citations

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Fu, Peng, Chengye Yao, Jianguo Chen, et al.. (2017). Long Non-coding RNAs, Novel Culprits, or Bodyguards in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 10. 269–276. 56 indexed citations

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Zhu, Jinwei, Qingqing Zhou, Yuan Shang, et al.. (2017). Synaptic Targeting and Function of SAPAPs Mediated by Phosphorylation-Dependent Binding to PSD-95 MAGUKs. Cell Reports. 21(13). 3781–3793. 52 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tongmei, Pei Pang, Zemin Fang, et al.. (2017). Expression of BC1 Impairs Spatial Learning and Memory in Alzheimer’s Disease Via APP Translation. Molecular Neurobiology. 55(7). 6007–6020. 41 indexed citations

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Tang, Na, Jian Wu, Houze Zhu, et al.. (2017). Genetic Mutation of GluN2B Protects Brain Cells Against Stroke Damages. Molecular Neurobiology. 55(4). 2979–2990. 26 indexed citations

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Xiong, Yan, Xinwen Zhou, Xiulian Wang, et al.. (2012). Zinc induces protein phosphatase 2A inactivation and tau hyperphosphorylation through Src dependent PP2A (tyrosine 307) phosphorylation. Neurobiology of Aging. 34(3). 745–756. 99 indexed citations

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Wei, Zelan, Cherine Belal, Weihong Tu, et al.. (2011). Chronic Nicotine Administration Impairs Activation of Cyclic AMP-Response Element Binding Protein and Survival of Newborn Cells in the Dentate Gyrus. Stem Cells and Development. 21(3). 411–422. 18 indexed citations

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