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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 61 3638 3325 1674 1508 217 15792

Lu Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lu Chen between 1974 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lu Chen published across 53 years, from 1974 to 2026, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2023. 37 of the 490 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2023. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 8 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 45 publications 2023: 50 publications 2024: 39 publications 2025: 36 publications 2026: 1 publication
1974 2026

490 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lu Chen: publications per year, 1974 to 2026
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 4
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 6
1999 6
2000 3
2001 1
2002 8
2003 4
2004 2
2005 2
2006 5
2007 6
2008 8
2009 3
2010 10
2011 16
2012 20
2013 16
2014 16
2015 18
2016 21
2017 22
2018 15
2019 27
2020 34
2021 34
2022 45
2023 50
2024 39
2025 36
2026 1
Total 490
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Lu Chen publications per year - data summary

  • Lu Chen, a Neuroscience scholar from Stanford University, has 490 publications recorded across 53 years, from 1974 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1974 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 50 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1974, 1978, 1989, 1992 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 15 of the 53 years in the span carry no publications at all (1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.9 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 171 publications, 35% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1974-1991: 3 publications (0.2 per year); 1992-2009: 67 publications (3.7 per year); 2010-2026: 420 publications (24.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lu Chen publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 208–217 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 217 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262 217
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Lu Chen publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Lu Chen, a Neuroscience scholar from Stanford University, records 217 publications - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Lu Chen, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Lu Chen ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Lu Chen D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328 61
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Lu Chen D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Lu Chen, a Neuroscience scholar from Stanford University, records 61 D-Index - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Lu Chen, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Lu Chen ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1981 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Lu Chen is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has a diverse research portfolio spanning medicine and engineering. Their work intersects multiple subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's main research topics encompass:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Advanced battery technologies research

Lu Chen has contributed to several publications, including peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. Recent papers include:

  • "Homeostatic plasticity and excitation-inhibition balance: The good, the bad, and the ugly" (2022) published in Current Opinion in Neurobiology
  • "Microglia modulate stable wakefulness via the thalamic reticular nucleus in mice" (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • "How Prussian Blue Analogues Can Be Stable in Concentrated Aqueous Electrolytes" (2022) published in ACS Energy Letters
  • "An analog of psychedelics restores functional neural circuits disrupted by unpredictable stress" (2021) published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Carbon emission of energy consumption of the electric vehicle development scenario" (2021) published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Frequent co-authors working alongside Lu Chen include Jicheng Yi, Shruti Thapliyal, Lixia Pei, Ruijie Ma, and He Yan. Collaboration across these researchers indicates a strong interdisciplinary approach.

Publications appear regularly in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • eLife
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Advanced Energy Materials

Lu Chen has also authored a book titled Synaptic Plasticity and Dysfunction, Friend or Foe? published by Frontiers Media in 2023.

Recognition for Lu Chen's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 2005 and a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1981.

Best Publications

  • Rapid Single-Step Induction of Functional Neurons from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Yingsha Zhang;Chang Hui Pak;Yan Han;Henrik Ahlenius

  • Stargazin regulates synaptic targeting of AMPA receptors by two distinct mechanisms

    Lu Chen;Dane M. Chetkovich;Ronald S. Petralia;Neal T. Sweeney

  • Direct interactions between PSD-95 and stargazin control synaptic AMPA receptor number

    Eric Schnell;Max Sizemore;Siavash Karimzadegan;Lu Chen

  • Functional studies and distribution define a family of transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory proteins

    Susumu Tomita;Lu Chen;Yoshimi Kawasaki;Ronald S. Petralia

  • Synaptic Signaling by All-Trans Retinoic Acid in Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity

    Jason Aoto;Christine I. Nam;Michael M. Poon;Pamela Ting

  • Deficient Cerebellar Long-Term Depression, Impaired Eyeblink Conditioning, and Normal Motor Coordination in GFAP Mutant Mice

    Katsuei Shibuki;Hiroshi Gomi;Lu Chen;Shaowen Bao

  • Postsynaptic assembly induced by neurexin-neuroligin interaction and neurotransmitter

    Christine I. Nam;Lu Chen

  • Impaired motor coordination correlates with persistent multiple climbing fiber innervation in PKCγ mutant mice

    Chong Chen;Chong Chen;Masanobu Kano;Asa Abeliovich;Asa Abeliovich;Lu Chen

  • Impaired classical eyeblink conditioning in cerebellar-lesioned and Purkinje cell degeneration (pcd) mutant mice

    Lu Chen;Shaowen Bao;Jon M. Lockard;Jeansok J. Kim

  • Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1a1 mediates a GABA synthesis pathway in midbrain dopaminergic neurons.

    Jae-Ick Kim;Subhashree Ganesan;Sarah X. Luo;Yu-Wei Wu

  • Integrating Hebbian and homeostatic plasticity: the current state of the field and future research directions

    Tara Keck;Taro Toyoizumi;Lu Chen;Brent Doiron

  • Phosphorylation of the Postsynaptic Density-95 (PSD-95)/Discs Large/Zona Occludens-1 Binding Site of Stargazin Regulates Binding to PSD-95 and Synaptic Targeting of AMPA Receptors

    Dane M. Chetkovich;Lu Chen;Timothy J. Stocker;Roger A. Nicoll

  • Selective enhancement of emotional, but not motor, learning in monoamine oxidase A-deficient mice

    Jeansok J. Kim;Jean C. Shih;Kevin Chen;Lu Chen

  • Postsynaptic synaptotagmins mediate AMPA receptor exocytosis during LTP

    Dick Wu;Taulant Bacaj;Wade Morishita;Debanjan Goswami

  • Remediation of Childhood Math Anxiety and Associated Neural Circuits through Cognitive Tutoring

    Kaustubh Supekar;Teresa Iuculano;Lang Chen;Vinod Menon

  • Fragile X Protein FMRP Is Required for Homeostatic Plasticity and Regulation of Synaptic Strength by Retinoic Acid

    Marta E. Soden;Lu Chen

  • Retinoic acid regulates RARα-mediated control of translation in dendritic RNA granules during homeostatic synaptic plasticity

    Bita Maghsoodi;Michael M. Poon;Christine I. Nam;Jason Aoto

  • β-Neurexins Control Neural Circuits by Regulating Synaptic Endocannabinoid Signaling

    Garret R. Anderson;Jason Aoto;Katsuhiko Tabuchi;Csaba Földy

  • Synaptic retinoic acid signaling and homeostatic synaptic plasticity.

    Lu Chen;Anthony G. Lau;Federica Sarti

  • Cerebellar cortical inhibition and classical eyeblink conditioning.

    Shaowen Bao;Lu Chen;Jeansok J. Kim;Richard F. Thompson

  • An ocular glymphatic clearance system removes β-amyloid from the rodent eye.

    Xiaowei Wang;Xiaowei Wang;Nanhong Lou;Allison Eberhardt;Yujia Yang

  • Conditional neuroligin-2 knockout in adult medial prefrontal cortex links chronic changes in synaptic inhibition to cognitive impairments

    J. Liang;W. Xu;Y. T. Hsu;A. X. Yee

Frequent Co-Authors

Amit P. Sheth
Amit P. Sheth University of South Carolina
Joan Weliky Conaway
Joan Weliky Conaway The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ronald C. Conaway
Ronald C. Conaway The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Shaowen Bao
Shaowen Bao University of Arizona
Steven E. Artandi
Steven E. Artandi Stanford University
Richard F. Thompson
Richard F. Thompson University of Southern California
Thomas C. Südhof
Thomas C. Südhof Stanford University
Michael P. Washburn
Michael P. Washburn University of Kansas
Jeansok J. Kim
Jeansok J. Kim University of Washington
Roger A. Nicoll
Roger A. Nicoll University of California, San Francisco

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