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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 83 3017 2720 167 148 321 19643

Jian R. Lu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jian R. Lu between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jian R. Lu published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 11.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2025. 45 of the 437 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2025. 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 40 publications 2026: 5 publications
1990 2026

437 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jian R. Lu: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 2
1991 0
1992 6
1993 7
1994 7
1995 5
1996 13
1997 5
1998 13
1999 13
2000 10
2001 9
2002 3
2003 5
2004 7
2005 10
2006 7
2007 9
2008 12
2009 14
2010 11
2011 21
2012 17
2013 16
2014 13
2015 10
2016 18
2017 9
2018 12
2019 12
2020 17
2021 11
2022 17
2023 18
2024 33
2025 40
2026 5
Total 437
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Jian R. Lu publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jian R. Lu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 321–340 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 321 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643 321
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Jian R. Lu D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jian R. Lu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292 83
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Jian R. Lu is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. The scientist's work spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science. They have contributed extensively to research fields that include molecular biology, organic chemistry, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, and microbiology.

The research topics covered by Jian R. Lu focus on several specialized areas. These include antimicrobial peptides and their activities, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, polydiacetylene-based materials and their applications, chemical synthesis and analysis, lipid membrane structure and behavior, protein purification and stability, and antimicrobial agents and their applications.

Jian R. Lu has published numerous papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • A technical review of face mask wearing in preventing respiratory COVID-19 transmission, 2021, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
  • Surfactant-like peptides: From molecular design to controllable self-assembly with applications, 2020, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • Structural Disruptions of the Outer Membranes of Gram-Negative Bacteria by Rationally Designed Amphiphilic Antimicrobial Peptides, 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Ordered planar plating/stripping enables deep cycling zinc metal batteries, 2024, Science Advances
  • Understanding the Stabilizing Effect of Histidine on mAb Aggregation: A Molecular Dynamics Study, 2022, Molecular Pharmaceutics

Frequent collaborators of Jian R. Lu include Xuzhi Hu, Mingrui Liao, Hai Xu, Zongyi Li, and Jiqian Wang. These coauthors have contributed significantly to the body of work with multiple joint publications.

The scientist's research has been published predominantly in several key venues:

  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Small

Jian R. Lu's work intersects strongly with practical and experimental aspects of molecular and materials sciences. Their publications reveal an interest in both fundamental molecular interactions and applied material functionalities, emphasizing peptides' roles in antimicrobial mechanisms and the behavior of lipid membranes.

Best Publications

  • Molecular self-assembly and applications of designer peptide amphiphiles

    Xiubo Zhao;Xiubo Zhao;Fang Pan;Hai Xu;Hai Xu;Mohammed Yaseen

  • Surfactant layers at the air/water interface: structure and composition.

    J.R. Lu;R.K. Thomas;J. Penfold

  • Membrane targeting cationic antimicrobial peptides

    Daniela Ciumac;Haoning Gong;Xuzhi Hu;Jian Ren Lu

  • Adsorption of Dodecyl Sulfate Surfactants with Monovalent Metal Counterions at the Air-Water Interface Studied by Neutron Reflection and Surface Tension

    Jian Ren Lu;Adrian Marrocco;Tsueu Ju Su;Robert K. Thomas

  • Strategies for enhancing fermentative production of acetoin: a review.

    Zijun Xiao;Jian R. Lu

  • Precise particle tracking against a complicated background: polynomial fitting with Gaussian weight

    Salman S Rogers;Thomas A Waigh;Xiubo Zhao;Jian R Lu

  • Antibacterial Activities of Short Designer Peptides: a Link between Propensity for Nanostructuring and Capacity for Membrane Destabilization

    Cuixia Chen;Fang Pan;Shengzhong Zhang;Jing Hu

  • THE CONFORMATIONAL STRUCTURE OF BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN LAYERS ADSORBED AT THE SILICA-WATER INTERFACE

    T. J. Su and;J.R. Lu;R. K. Thomas;Z. F. Cui

  • Reversible Thermoresponsive Peptide-PNIPAM Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery.

    Meiwen Cao;Yu Wang;Xuzhi Hu;Haoning Gong

  • The Effect of Solution pH on the Structure of Lysozyme Layers Adsorbed at the Silica−Water Interface Studied by Neutron Reflection

    T. J. Su and;J. R. Lu;R. K. Thomas;Z. F. Cui

  • The Adsorption of Lysozyme at the Silica–Water Interface: A Neutron Reflection Study☆

    Tsueu Ju Su;Jian Ren Lu;Robert K. Thomas;Zhan Feng Cui

  • The Denaturation of Lysozyme Layers Adsorbed at the Hydrophobic Solid/Liquid Surface Studied by Neutron Reflection

    J.R. Lu;T.J. Su;P.N. Thirtle;R.K. Thomas

  • Comparison of neutron reflection and surface tension measurements of the surface excess of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide layers at the air/water interface

    E. A. Simister;R. K. Thomas;J. Penfold;R. Aveyard

  • Self-Assembly of Short Peptide Amphiphiles: The Cooperative Effect of Hydrophobic Interaction and Hydrogen Bonding

    Shuyi Han;Sasa Cao;Yuming Wang;Jiqian Wang

  • Left or Right: How Does Amino Acid Chirality Affect the Handedness of Nanostructures Self-Assembled from Short Amphiphilic Peptides?

    Meng Wang;Peng Zhou;Jiqian Wang;Yurong Zhao

  • Effect of pH on the adsorption of bovine serum albumin at the silica/water interface studied by neutron reflection

    T. J. Su;J. R. Lu;R. K. Thomas;Z. F. Cui

  • Structural conformation of lysozyme layers at the air/water interface studied by neutron reflection

    J. R. Lu;T. J. Su;R. K. Thomas;J. Penfold

  • Generation of Acetoin and Its Derivatives in Foods

    Zijun Xiao;Jian R. Lu

  • NEUTRON REFLECTION FROM WET INTERFACES

    J. R. Lu;R. K. Thomas

  • Hydrophobic-region-induced transitions in self-assembled peptide nanostructures.

    Hai Xu;Jing Wang;Shuyi Han;Jiqian Wang

  • The Reduced Adsorption of Proteins at the Phosphoryl Choline Incorporated Polymer−Water Interface

    E. F. Murphy;J. R. Lu;J. Brewer;J. Russell

Frequent Co-Authors

Hai Xu
Hai Xu China University of Petroleum, Beijing
Jeffrey Penfold
Jeffrey Penfold Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Jikui Luo
Jikui Luo Zhejiang University
Andrew J. Flewitt
Andrew J. Flewitt University of Cambridge
William I. Milne
William I. Milne University of Cambridge
Sarah E. Rogers
Sarah E. Rogers Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Kai Tao
Kai Tao Northwestern Polytechnical University
Zhanfeng Cui
Zhanfeng Cui University of Oxford
David E. Williams
David E. Williams University of Auckland
Bernard P. Binks
Bernard P. Binks University of Hull

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