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D-Index
57
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15304
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7874
National Ranking
1954

Jianping Lu publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

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

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 199 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Jianping Lu D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jianping Lu is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of medicine and engineering, with significant contributions in the fields of radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, biomedical engineering, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, materials chemistry, and oral surgery.

The main topics covered by Jianping Lu's work include medical imaging techniques and applications, advanced X-ray and CT imaging, digital radiography and breast imaging, radiation dose and imaging, dental radiography and imaging, carbon nanotubes in composites, and the physics of superconductivity and magnetism.

Jianping Lu's recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on advanced imaging technologies and carbon nanotube X-ray source applications. Notable papers include:

  • Evaluation of carbon nanotube x-ray source array for stationary head computed tomography (2020, Medical Physics)
  • Feasibility of dual-energy CBCT by spectral filtration of a dual-focus CNT x-ray source (2022, PLoS ONE)
  • The role of stationary intraoral tomosynthesis in reducing proximal overlap in bitewing radiography (2020, Dentomaxillofacial Radiology)
  • Evaluation of the feasibility of a multisource CBCT for maxillofacial imaging (2023, Physics in Medicine and Biology)
  • Volumetric computed tomography with carbon nanotube X-ray source array for improved image quality and accuracy (2023, Communications Engineering)

Jianping Lu has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Otto Zhou, Yueh Z. Lee, Christina R. Inscoe, Connor Puett, and Derrek Spronk.

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as UNC Libraries, Medical Imaging conferences focused on the physics of medical imaging, arXiv, and Medical Physics journals. The distribution of their work includes multiple papers in Medical Imaging 2020: Physics of Medical Imaging and Medical Imaging 2022: Physics of Medical Imaging, reflecting concentrated research efforts in these areas.

Best Publications

  • Elastic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanoropes

    Jian Ping Lu

  • Gas molecule adsorption in carbon nanotubes and nanotube bundles

    Jijun Zhao;Alper Buldum;Jie Han;Jian Ping Lu

  • Generation of continuous and pulsed diagnostic imaging x-ray radiation using a carbon-nanotube-based field-emission cathode

    G. Z. Yue;Q. Qiu;Bo Gao;Y. Cheng

  • Band-gap change of carbon nanotubes: Effect of small uniaxial and torsional strain

    Liu Yang;M. P. Anantram;Jie Han;J. P. Lu

  • First-principles study of Li-intercalated carbon nanotube ropes

    Jijun Zhao;Alper Buldum;Jie Han;Jian Ping Lu

  • Novel magnetic properties of carbon nanotubes.

    Jian Ping Lu

  • Elastic properties of single and multilayered nanotubes

    Jian Ping Lu

  • Contact resistance between carbon nanotubes

    Alper Buldum;Jian Ping Lu

  • Ground state and phase transitions in solid C 60

    Jian Ping Lu;X.-P. Li;Richard M. Martin

  • Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes with Covalent Sidewall Functionalization

    Jijun Zhao;Hyoungki Park;Jie Han;Jian Ping Lu

  • Thermal conductivity of an untwinned YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 − δ single crystal and a new interpretation of the superconducting state thermal transport

    R. C. Yu;M. B. Salamon;Jian Ping Lu;W. C. Lee

  • Noncovalent functionalization of carbon nanotubes by aromatic organic molecules

    Jijun Zhao;Jian Ping Lu;Jie Han;Chih Kai Yang

  • Stationary scanning x-ray source based on carbon nanotube field emitters

    J. Zhang;G. Yang;Y. Cheng;B. Gao

  • Work functions of pristine and alkali-metal intercalated carbon nanotubes and bundles

    Jijun Zhao;Jie Han;Jian Ping Lu

  • Structural phase transition in carbon nanotube bundles under pressure

    M. J. Peters;L. E. McNeil;Jian Ping Lu;Daniel Kahn

  • Effects of sidewall functionalization on conducting properties of single wall carbon nanotubes

    Hyoungki Park;Jijun Zhao;Jian Ping Lu

  • Magnetism of transition-metal/carbon-nanotube hybrid structures.

    Chih Kai Yang;Jijun Zhao;Jian Ping Lu

  • Atomic Scale Sliding and Rolling of Carbon Nanotubes

    A. Buldum;Jian Ping Lu

  • Large-area individually addressable multi-beam x-ray system

    Otto Z. Zhou;Jianping Lu;Qi Qiu

  • Carbon nanotube based microfocus field emission x-ray source for microcomputed tomography

    Zejian Liu;Guang Yang;Yueh Z. Lee;David Bordelon

  • X-ray generating mechanism using electron field emission cathode

    Otto Z. Zhou;Jianping Lu

  • Electronic properties of carbon nanotubes with covalent sidewall functionalization

    Hyoungki Park;Jijun Zhao;Jian Ping Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

Otto Zhou
Otto Zhou University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jie Han
Jie Han Ames Research Center
Ge Wang
Ge Wang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hengyong Yu
Hengyong Yu University of Massachusetts Lowell
Zhongfang Chen
Zhongfang Chen University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Zhen Zhou
Zhen Zhou Zhengzhou University
Jijun Zhao
Jijun Zhao Dalian University of Technology
Richard M. Martin
Richard M. Martin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrey V. Chubukov
Andrey V. Chubukov University of Minnesota
Weitao Yang
Weitao Yang Duke University

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