Z. Lu

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Z. Lu is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Z. Lu has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 2 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 2 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Z. Lu's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (2 papers), Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (2 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (1 paper). Z. Lu is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (2 papers), Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (2 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (1 paper). Z. Lu collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Z. Lu's co-authors include Lois Y. Matsuoka, Jacobo Wortsman, Michael F. Holick, Tai C. Chen, Ken Sikaris, Leonid Churilov, Stephen Gough, Irene Stratton, Elif I. Ekinci and Que Lam and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetic Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Z. Lu

8 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Decreased bioavailability of vitamin D in obesity

2000 2.5k citations Jacobo Wortsman, Lois Y. Matsuoka et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Z. Lu Australia	4	2.1k	725	676	669	572	9	2.6k
Andreas Tomaschitz Austria	26	2.1k 1.0×	996 1.4×	410 0.6×	400 0.6×	702 1.2×	55	2.8k
Claudia Gagnon Canada	25	918 0.4×	386 0.5×	451 0.7×	759 1.1×	482 0.8×	78	2.3k
A Avenell United Kingdom	12	1.0k 0.5×	519 0.7×	383 0.6×	628 0.9×	1.1k 1.8×	14	2.2k
Stefanie Schulze Schleithoff Germany	15	1.6k 0.8×	815 1.1×	260 0.4×	288 0.4×	416 0.7×	21	2.1k
Jana Henschkowski Switzerland	11	1.3k 0.6×	580 0.8×	231 0.3×	411 0.6×	881 1.5×	11	2.1k
Katharina Kienreich Austria	20	1.2k 0.6×	514 0.7×	286 0.4×	280 0.4×	309 0.5×	35	1.9k
Liping Cao China	5	1.6k 0.7×	650 0.9×	235 0.3×	186 0.3×	314 0.5×	5	2.0k
Mageda Mikhail United States	19	921 0.4×	433 0.6×	219 0.3×	231 0.3×	467 0.8×	31	1.3k
Patrick Mullie France	6	1.1k 0.5×	415 0.6×	280 0.4×	198 0.3×	277 0.5×	8	1.4k
Diane J. Berry United Kingdom	13	941 0.4×	374 0.5×	256 0.4×	331 0.5×	149 0.3×	17	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Z. Lu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Z. Lu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Z. Lu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Z. 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 Z. Lu. Z. 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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9 of 9 papers shown

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Chen, Yu, Z. Lu, Yan Lv, et al.. (2025). Inhibition of SFRP1 by microRNA‑206‑3p may be the underlying cause of osteosarcopenia. Biomedical Reports. 22(6). 1–11. 1 indexed citations

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Gille, Felix, Jürgen Bernard, Andrea B. Horn, et al.. (2024). Refining Established Practices for Research Question Definition to Foster Interdisciplinary Research Skills in a Digital Age: Consensus Study With Nominal Group Technique. JMIR Medical Education. 11. e56369–e56369.

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Lu, Z., et al.. (2023). Implementation of Remote Activity Sensing to Support a Rehabilitation Aftercare Program: Observational Mixed Methods Study With Patients and Health Care Professionals. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 11. e50729–e50729. 2 indexed citations

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Lu, Z., et al.. (2019). SAT-321 DETERMINATION OF A URINARY PHOSPHATE TO CREATININE RATIO REFERENCE INTERVAL IN A GENERAL POPULATION BASED COHORT OF AUSTRALIAN ADULTS. Kidney International Reports. 4(7). S142–S143. 1 indexed citations

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Ekinci, Elif I., et al.. (2014). A longitudinal study of thyroid autoantibodies in pregnancy: the importance of test timing. Clinical Endocrinology. 82(4). 604–610. 24 indexed citations

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Gatford, Kathryn L., Z. Lu, Peter Baghurst, et al.. (2013). Vitamin B ₁₂ and homocysteine status during pregnancy in the metformin in gestational diabetes trial: responses to maternal metformin compared with insulin treatment. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 15(7). 660–667. 19 indexed citations

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Wong, J., Z. Lu, James C.G. Doery, & Peter J. Fuller. (2008). Lessons from a review of thyroglobulin assays in the management of thyroid cancer. Internal Medicine Journal. 38(6a). 441–444. 3 indexed citations

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Manley, Susan E., Ken Sikaris, Z. Lu, et al.. (2008). Validation of an algorithm combining haemoglobin A_1c and fasting plasma glucose for diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in UK and Australian populations. Diabetic Medicine. 26(2). 115–121. 29 indexed citations

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Wortsman, Jacobo, Lois Y. Matsuoka, Tai C. Chen, Z. Lu, & Michael F. Holick. (2000). Decreased bioavailability of vitamin D in obesity. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 72(3). 690–693. 2496 indexed citations breakdown →

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