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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 60 3360 3093 1553 1419 227 10702

Shan Lu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shan Lu between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shan Lu published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2012. 34 of the 282 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2012. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 16 publications
1988 2025

282 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shan Lu: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 6
1992 5
1993 0
1994 0
1995 5
1996 2
1997 4
1998 3
1999 2
2000 1
2001 3
2002 1
2003 3
2004 5
2005 9
2006 12
2007 3
2008 19
2009 17
2010 12
2011 13
2012 20
2013 16
2014 17
2015 4
2016 9
2017 7
2018 13
2019 4
2020 6
2021 9
2022 7
2023 7
2024 18
2025 16
Total 282
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Shan Lu publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 222–231 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 227 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168 227
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Shan Lu D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197 60
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Shan Lu is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant contributions to Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Virology, and Artificial Intelligence as subfields.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Vaccines and Immunoinformatics Approaches

Shan Lu has published multiple papers in various venues, including:

  • "Timely development of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2," 2020, Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • "The safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in Chinese adults aged 18-59 years: A phase I randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial," 2021, Vaccine
  • "A novel DNA and protein combination COVID-19 vaccine formulation provides full protection against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques," 2021, Emerging Microbes & Infections
  • "Cuproptosis: Mechanisms, biological significance, and advances in disease treatment-A systematic review," 2024, CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
  • "Repolarizing neutrophils via MnO2 nanoparticle-activated STING pathway enhances Salmonella-mediated tumor immunotherapy," 2024, Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Frequent publication sources for Shan Lu's research include:

  • Emerging Microbes & Infections (7 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • Journal of Virology (2 publications)
  • PubMed (2 publications)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shan Lu are:

  • Shixia Wang (10 collaborations)
  • Guangnan Hu (6 collaborations)
  • H. J. Yang (6 collaborations)
  • Jianguo Xu (6 collaborations)
  • Ji Pu (5 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Neutralizing antibody-independent containment of immunodeficiency virus challenges by DNA priming and recombinant pox virus booster immunizations.

    H L Robinson;D C Montefiori;R P Johnson;K H Manson

  • Heterologous prime-boost vaccination.

    Shan Lu

  • The Ability of an Oligomeric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Envelope Antigen To Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies against Primary HIV-1 Isolates Is Improved following Partial Deletion of the Second Hypervariable Region

    S. W. Barnett;S. Lu;I. Srivastava;S. Cherpelis

  • Simian immunodeficiency virus DNA vaccine trial in macaques.

    Shan Lu;James Arthos;David C. Montefiori;Yasuhiro Yasutomi

  • Cross-subtype antibody and cellular immune responses induced by a polyvalent DNA prime–protein boost HIV-1 vaccine in healthy human volunteers

    Shixia Wang;Jeffrey S. Kennedy;Kim West;David C. Montefiori

  • Identification of QS-21 as an Inflammasome-activating Molecular Component of Saponin Adjuvants

    Robyn Marty-Roix;Gregory I. Vladimer;Kimberly Pouliot;Dan Weng

  • The wide utility of rabbits as models of human diseases

    Pedro J. Esteves;Joana Abrantes;Hanna Mari Baldauf;Lbachir BenMohamed

  • Use of DNAs Expressing HIV-1 Env and Noninfectious HIV-1 Particles to Raise Antibody Responses in Mice

    Shan Lu;Joseph C. Santoro;Deborah H. Fuller;Joel R. Haynes

  • Simian immunodeficiency virus-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte induction through DNA vaccination of rhesus monkeys.

    Yasuhiro Yasutomi;Harriet L. Robinson;Shan Lu;Farah Mustafa

  • Polyvalent HIV-1 Env vaccine formulations delivered by the DNA priming plus protein boosting approach are effective in generating neutralizing antibodies against primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates from subtypes A, B, C, D and E

    Shixia Wang;Ranajit Pal;John R. Mascola;Te-Hui W. Chou

  • Current progress of DNA vaccine studies in humans.

    Shan Lu;Shixia Wang;Jill M Grimes-Serrano

  • EV71: An emerging infectious disease vaccine target in the Far East?

    Juan Xu;Yuan Qian;Shixia Wang;Shixia Wang;Jill M. Grimes Serrano

  • Follicular regulatory T cells repress cytokine production by follicular helper T cells and optimize IgG responses in mice.

    Hao Wu;Yuxin Chen;Hong Liu;Lin Lin Xu

  • Hemagglutinin (HA) Proteins from H1 and H3 Serotypes of Influenza A Viruses Require Different Antigen Designs for the Induction of Optimal Protective Antibody Responses as Studied by Codon-Optimized HA DNA Vaccines

    Shixia Wang;Jessica Taaffe;Christopher S. Parker;Alicia Solorzano

  • Studies of the neutralizing activity and avidity of anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Env antibody elicited by DNA priming and protein boosting.

    J. F L Richmond;S. Lu;J. C. Santoro;J. Weng

  • Characterization of H9N2 influenza viruses isolated from vaccinated flocks in an integrated broiler chicken operation in eastern China during a 5 year period (1998-2002).

    Pinghu Zhang;Pinghu Zhang;Yinghua Tang;Xiaowen Liu;Daxin Peng

  • Enhanced Immunogenicity of gp120 Protein When Combined with Recombinant DNA Priming To Generate Antibodies That Neutralize the JR-FL Primary Isolate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    Shixia Wang;James Arthos;John M. Lawrence;Donald I. Van Ryk

  • Improved Induction of Antibodies against Key Neutralizing Epitopes by Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp120 DNA Prime-Protein Boost Vaccination Compared to gp120 Protein-Only Vaccination

    Michael Vaine;Shixia Wang;Emma T. Crooks;Pengfei Jiang

  • Immunization of rhesus macaques with a polyvalent DNA prime/protein boost human immunodeficiency virus type 1 vaccine elicits protective antibody response against simian human immunodeficiency virus of R5 phenotype

    Ranajit Pal;Shixia Wang;V.S. Kalyanaraman;B.C. Nair

  • Relative contributions of codon usage, promoter efficiency and leader sequence to the antigen expression and immunogenicity of HIV-1 Env DNA vaccine.

    Shixia Wang;Diego J. Farfan-Arribas;Siyuan Shen;Te-hui W. Chou

  • Antibody responses elicited through homologous or heterologous prime-boost DNA and protein vaccinations differ in functional activity and avidity.

    Michael Vaine;Shixia Wang;Anthony Hackett;James Arthos

Frequent Co-Authors

Shixia Wang
Shixia Wang University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Susan Zolla-Pazner
Susan Zolla-Pazner Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
James Arthos
James Arthos National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Miroslaw K. Gorny
Miroslaw K. Gorny New York University
Phillip D. Markham
Phillip D. Markham Northrop Grumman (United States)
Vaniambadi S. Kalyanaraman
Vaniambadi S. Kalyanaraman North Shore University Hospital
Harriet L. Robinson
Harriet L. Robinson Emory University
Paul R. Clapham
Paul R. Clapham University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Ranajit Pal
Ranajit Pal Advanced Bioscience Laboratories (United States)

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