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D-Index
56
Citations
9801
World Ranking
8359
National Ranking
2427

Qiang 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 Qiang Lu sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 131 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Qiang 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 Qiang Lu sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Qiang Lu is affiliated with Soochow University in China and has significant contributions in the fields of materials science, agricultural and biological sciences, and medicine. Their work spans various subfields including biomaterials, biomedical engineering, agronomy and crop science, rehabilitation, and plant science.

The research focus centers predominantly on silk-based biomaterials and applications, with additional interests in electrospun nanofibers used in biomedical contexts. Other notable topics addressed include ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, wound healing and treatments, bone tissue engineering materials, nerve injury and regeneration, and probiotics and fermented foods.

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include Zhaozhao Ding, David L. Kaplan, Liying Xiao, Weinan Cheng, and Xiaoyi Zhang. These collaborations have contributed to a robust output of scientific publications.

Qiang Lu has published extensively in several academic journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Advanced Healthcare Materials (6 publications)
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (6 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (5 publications)
  • Biomaterials Science (4 publications)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (4 publications)

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Qiang Lu are:

  • Microskin-Inspired Injectable MSC-Laden Hydrogels for Scarless Wound Healing with Hair Follicles, 2020, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Nerve Guidance Conduits with Hierarchical Anisotropic Architecture for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, 2021, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Injectable hydrogel systems with multiple biophysical and biochemical cues for bone regeneration, 2020, Biomaterials Science
  • Injectable Desferrioxamine-Laden Silk Nanofiber Hydrogels for Accelerating Diabetic Wound Healing, 2021, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Asiaticoside-laden silk nanofiber hydrogels to regulate inflammation and angiogenesis for scarless skin regeneration, 2021, Biomaterials Science

Best Publications

  • Water-insoluble silk films with silk I structure.

    Qiang Lu;Xiao Hu;Xiaoqin Wang;Jonathan A. Kluge

  • Silk nanospheres and microspheres from silk/pva blend films for drug delivery.

    Xiaoqin Wang;Tuna Yucel;Qiang Lu;Xiao Hu

  • Degradation mechanism and control of silk fibroin.

    Qiang Lu;Bing Zhang;Mingzhong Li;Baoqi Zuo

  • Silk Self-Assembly Mechanisms and Control From Thermodynamics to Kinetics

    Qiang Lu;Hesun Zhu;Cencen Zhang;Feng Zhang

  • Electrogelation for Protein Adhesives

    Gary G. Leisk;Tim J. Lo;Tuna Yucel;Qiang Lu

  • Stabilization of enzymes in silk films.

    Shenzhou Lu;Xiaoqin Wang;Qiang Lu;Xiao Hu

  • Injectable and pH-Responsive Silk Nanofiber Hydrogels for Sustained Anticancer Drug Delivery

    Hongchun Wu;Shanshan Liu;Liying Xiao;Xiaodan Dong

  • Insoluble and Flexible Silk Films Containing Glycerol

    Shenzhou Lu;Xiaoqin Wang;Qiang Lu;Xiaohui Zhang

  • Biomaterials from Ultrasonication-Induced Silk Fibroin−Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels

    Xiao Hu;Qiang Lu;Lin Sun;Peggy Cebe

  • Facile synthesis and screen printing of dual-mode luminescent NaYF4:Er,Yb (Tm)/carbon dots for anti-counterfeiting applications

    Mengxiao Li;Weijing Yao;Jun Liu;Qingyong Tian

  • Silk fibroin electrogelation mechanisms

    Qiang Lu;Yongli Huang;Mingzhong Li;Baoqi Zuo

  • Stabilization and release of enzymes from silk films.

    Qiang Lu;Xiaoqin Wang;Xiao Hu;Peggy Cebe

  • Mechanisms and Control of Silk-Based Electrospinning

    Feng Zhang;Baoqi Zuo;Zhihai Fan;Zonggang Xie

  • Reversible hydrogel-solution system of silk with high beta-sheet content.

    Shumeng Bai;Xiuli Zhang;Qiang Lu;Weiqin Sheng

  • Silk dissolution and regeneration at the nanofibril scale

    Feng Zhang;Qiang Lu;Jinfa Ming;Hao Dou

  • Nanofibrous architecture of silk fibroin scaffolds prepared with a mild self-assembly process

    Qiang Lu;Xiuli Wang;Shenzhou Lu;Mingzhong Li

  • Nanoscale Silk–Hydroxyapatite Hydrogels for Injectable Bone Biomaterials

    Zhaozhao Ding;Hongyan Han;Zhihai Fan;Haijun Lu

  • Controllable transition of silk fibroin nanostructures: an insight into in vitro silk self-assembly process.

    S. Bai;S. Liu;C. Zhang;W. Xu

  • Regeneration of high-quality silk fibroin fiber by wet spinning from CaCl2–formic acid solvent

    Feng Zhang;Qiang Lu;Xiaoxiao Yue;Baoqi Zuo

  • Bilayered vascular grafts based on silk proteins

    Shanshan Liu;Chaofei Dong;Guozhong Lu;Qiang Lu

  • Silk Biomaterials with Vascularization Capacity.

    Hongyan Han;Hongyan Ning;Shanshan Liu;Qiang Lu

Frequent Co-Authors

David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan Tufts University
Hesun Zhu
Hesun Zhu Beijing Institute of Technology
Xiao Hu
Xiao Hu Rowan University
Peggy Cebe
Peggy Cebe Tufts University
Chuanbao Cao
Chuanbao Cao Beijing Institute of Technology
Fuzhai Cui
Fuzhai Cui Tsinghua University
Hong Chen
Hong Chen Soochow University
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto Tufts University
Xueguang Zhang
Xueguang Zhang Soochow University
Qingling Feng
Qingling Feng Tsinghua University

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