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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 78 1072 952 17 17 151 24233

Zhimin Lu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zhimin Lu between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zhimin Lu published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2023. 55 of the 284 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2023. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 5 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 48 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 30 publications
1995 2025

284 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zhimin Lu: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 4
2002 2
2003 1
2004 2
2005 1
2006 1
2007 5
2008 2
2009 6
2010 2
2011 7
2012 9
2013 9
2014 12
2015 11
2016 13
2017 8
2018 10
2019 13
2020 12
2021 18
2022 23
2023 48
2024 25
2025 30
Total 284
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Zhimin Lu publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 147–156 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 151 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146 151
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Zhimin Lu D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70 78
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Zhimin Lu is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China and has an extensive body of scientific work primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research contributions cover a wide range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Immunology, Physiology, and Epidemiology.

Their main research topics span several interrelated areas:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Immune cells in cancer

Zhimin Lu has published numerous papers in prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Molecular Cell
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Nature Metabolism
  • Cancer Communications

Among the recent papers associated with this scientist are:

  • "Lipid metabolism and cancer," 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • "The gluconeogenic enzyme PCK1 phosphorylates INSIG1/2 for lipogenesis," 2020, Nature
  • "Aerobic glycolysis promotes tumor immune evasion by hexokinase2-mediated phosphorylation of IκBα," 2022, Cell Metabolism
  • "Engineered algae: A novel oxygen-generating system for effective treatment of hypoxic cancer," 2020, Science Advances
  • "The Evolving Landscape of Noncanonical Functions of Metabolic Enzymes in Cancer and Other Pathologies," 2021, Cell Metabolism

Collaboration forms a significant part of Zhimin Lu's research activities, with frequent co-authors including Ying Meng, Dong Guo, Daqian Xu, Shudi Luo, and Hongfei Jiang. This collaboration network reflects the interdisciplinary and multifaceted nature of their work.

Zhimin Lu was recognized with the honor of becoming a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Nuclear PKM2 regulates β-catenin transactivation upon EGFR activation

    Weiwei Yang;Yan Xia;Haitao Ji;Yanhua Zheng

  • Phosphorylation of β-Catenin by AKT Promotes β-Catenin Transcriptional Activity *

    Dexing Fang;David Hawke;Yanhua Zheng;Yan Xia

  • ERK1/2-dependent phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of PKM2 promotes the Warburg effect

    Weiwei Yang;Yanhua Zheng;Yan Xia;Haitao Ji

  • Downregulation of caveolin-1 function by EGF leads to the loss of E-cadherin, increased transcriptional activity of β-catenin, and enhanced tumor cell invasion

    Zhimin Lu;Sourav Ghosh;Zhiyong Wang;Tony Hunter

  • PKM2 phosphorylates histone H3 and promotes gene transcription and tumorigenesis.

    Weiwei Yang;Yan Xia;David Hawke;Xinjian Li

  • ERK1/2 MAP kinases in cell survival and apoptosis

    Zhimin Lu;Shuichan Xu

  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling controls levels of hypoxia-inducible factor 1

    Bing-Hua Jiang;Guoqiang Jiang;Jenny Z. Zheng;Zhimin Lu

  • New tumor markers: CA125 and beyond

    Robert C. Bast;D. Badgwell;Z. Lu;R. Marquez

  • Lipid metabolism and cancer.

    Xueli Bian;Rui Liu;Ying Meng;Dongming Xing;Dongming Xing

  • Epidermal Growth Factor-Induced Tumor Cell Invasion and Metastasis Initiated by Dephosphorylation and Downregulation of Focal Adhesion Kinase

    Zhimin Lu;Guoqiang Jiang;Peter Blume-Jensen;Tony Hunter

  • Activation of Protein Kinase C Triggers Its Ubiquitination and Degradation

    Zhimin Lu;David Liu;Armand Hornia;Wayne Devonish

  • Mitochondria-Translocated PGK1 Functions as a Protein Kinase to Coordinate Glycolysis and the TCA Cycle in Tumorigenesis

    Xinjian Li;Yuhui Jiang;Jill Meisenhelder;Weiwei Yang

  • The PHD Domain of MEKK1 Acts as an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase and Mediates Ubiquitination and Degradation of ERK1/2

    Zhimin Lu;Shuichan Xu;Claudio Joazeiro;Melanie H Cobb

  • KAT2A coupled with the α-KGDH complex acts as a histone H3 succinyltransferase.

    Yugang Wang;Yusong R. Guo;Ke Liu;Zheng Yin

  • Regulation of chromatin and gene expression by metabolic enzymes and metabolites

    Xinjian Li;Gabor Egervari;Yugang Wang;Shelley L. Berger

  • Involvement of Ral GTPase in v-Src-induced phospholipase D activation

    Hong Jiang;Jing-Qing Luo;Takeshi Urano;Paul Frankel

  • EGF-Induced ERK Activation Promotes CK2-Mediated Disassociation of α-Catenin from β-Catenin and Transactivation of β-Catenin

    Haitao Ji;Ji Wang;Heinz Nika;David Hawke

  • Tumor promotion by depleting cells of protein kinase C delta.

    Zhimin Lu;Armand Hornia;You Wei Jiang;You Wei Jiang;Qun Zang

  • Nucleus-Translocated ACSS2 Promotes Gene Transcription for Lysosomal Biogenesis and Autophagy

    Xinjian Li;Willie Yu;Xu Qian;Yan Xia

  • Erratum: PKM2 phosphorylates histone H3 and promotes gene transcription and tumorigenesis ((Cell (2012) 150 (685â€"696))

    Weiwei Yang;Yan Xia;David Hawke;Xin-Jian Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinjian Li
Xinjian Li Zhengzhou University of Light Industry
Tony Hunter
Tony Hunter Salk Institute for Biological Studies
David H. Hawke
David H. Hawke The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David A. Foster
David A. Foster City University of New York
Bing-Hua Jiang
Bing-Hua Jiang Zhengzhou University
Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University
Hong Jiang
Hong Jiang Central South University
Larry A. Feig
Larry A. Feig Tufts University
Qianming Chen
Qianming Chen Sichuan University
Gilbert J. Cote
Gilbert J. Cote The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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