Bainian Sun

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
136 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Bainian Sun is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bainian Sun has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 87 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Bainian Sun's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (105 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (81 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (27 papers). Bainian Sun is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (105 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (81 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (27 papers). Bainian Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Bainian Sun's co-authors include Jingyu Wu, Defei Yan, Sanping Xie, Zhicheng Lin, Xiangchuan Li, Yongdong Wang, Jun‐Ling Dong, Zixi Wang, Yu‐Sheng Liu and Su-Ting Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Bainian Sun

131 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A major reorganization of Asian climate by the early Miocene

2008 518 citations Bainian Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bainian Sun China	23	1.4k	1.0k	754	736	521	136	2.5k
Volker Wilde Germany	29	1.3k 0.9×	799 0.8×	776 1.0×	696 0.9×	528 1.0×	116	2.8k
Teresa E.V. Spicer China	29	1.5k 1.0×	839 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	696 0.9×	484 0.9×	67	2.6k
R.C. Mehrotra India	23	1.2k 0.9×	749 0.7×	713 0.9×	523 0.7×	381 0.7×	103	2.0k
Garland R. Upchurch United States	24	1.2k 0.9×	613 0.6×	707 0.9×	861 1.2×	399 0.8×	49	2.2k
Gongle Shi China	30	1.4k 1.0×	869 0.9×	578 0.8×	751 1.0×	336 0.6×	76	2.6k
Alexei B. Herman Russia	18	916 0.6×	468 0.5×	910 1.2×	750 1.0×	234 0.4×	34	2.0k
James F. Basinger Canada	28	1.5k 1.1×	734 0.7×	700 0.9×	501 0.7×	532 1.0×	73	2.2k
Yong‐Jiang Huang China	23	1.0k 0.7×	721 0.7×	561 0.7×	351 0.5×	377 0.7×	60	1.8k
Frédéric M.B. Jacques China	30	1.8k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	732 1.0×	478 0.6×	605 1.2×	73	2.5k
Johanna H.A. van Konijnenburg‐van Cittert Netherlands	30	2.1k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	758 1.0×	1.6k 2.2×	437 0.8×	130	3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Bainian Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bainian Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Han, Lei, et al.. (2022). New species of fossil Dryopterites from the Lower Cretaceous in the Zhongkouzi Basin, Beishan area, Northwest China, and its geological significance. Historical Biology. 35(1). 84–91. 4 indexed citations

Li, Xiangchuan, Steven R. Manchester, Liang Xiao, et al.. (2021). Ormosia (Fabaceae: Faboideae) from the Miocene of southeastern China support historical expansion of the tropical genus in East Asia. Historical Biology. 33(12). 3561–3578. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Zixi, et al.. (2021). A new Cercis (Leguminosae) from the middle Miocene of Fujian, China. Historical Biology. 34(1). 94–101. 8 indexed citations

Ferguson, David K., et al.. (2020). Phytogeographic implications of a fossil endocarp of Diploclisia (Menispermaceae) from the Miocene of eastern China. Geological Journal. 56(2). 758–767. 3 indexed citations

Dong, Jun‐Ling, et al.. (2020). The diversity of Smilax (Smilacaceae) leaves from the Middle Miocene in southeastern China. Geological Journal. 56(2). 744–757. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Xuelian, et al.. (2019). New materials of Mariopteris from the Cisuralian of northwestern China and their implications for palaeogeographic diversification. Historical Biology. 33(7). 981–995. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zixi, et al.. (2018). The geological significance of a new species of Coniopteris from the Middle Jurassic of northwestern China. Historical Biology. 32(2). 267–280. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Zixi, et al.. (2018). The diversity and paleoenvironmental significance ofCalophyllum(Clusiaceae) from the Miocene of southeastern China. Historical Biology. 1–15. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Zixi, et al.. (2018). A new species of Garcinia (Clusiaceae) from the middle Miocene of Fujian, China, and a phytogeographic analysis. Geological Journal. 54(3). 1317–1330. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Zixi, et al.. (2018). Microstructure and significance of cordaitean reproductive organs from the lower Permian of Gansu, Northwest China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 158. 49–64. 3 indexed citations

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Wang, Zixi, et al.. (2017). New fossil leaves and fruits of Lauraceae from the Middle Miocene of Fujian, southeastern China differentiated using a cluster analysis. Historical Biology. 31(5). 581–599. 28 indexed citations

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Wang, Zixi, et al.. (2017). Identification of two new species of Meliolinites associated with Lauraceae leaves from the middle Miocene of Fujian, China. Mycologia. 109(4). 676–689. 12 indexed citations

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Wang, Zixi, et al.. (2017). A new species ofCyathocarpuswithin situspores from the lower Permian of Gansu, northwestern China. Historical Biology. 31(7). 824–835. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Zixi, et al.. (2016). A new cordaitean pollen cone and pollen grains in situ from the Early Permian of Hexi Corridor and its geotectonic significance. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 463. 261–274. 13 indexed citations

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Wang, Yongdong, Chengmin Huang, Bainian Sun, et al.. (2014). Palaeo-CO_2 variation trends and the Cretaceous greenhouse climate. 29. 3–3. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Bainian. (2013). Microstructures of Cinnamomum cf.bejolghota from the Miocene of Eastern Zhejiang and Its Palaeoenvironmental Significance. Earth Science(Journal of China University of Geosciences). 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Bainian. (2012). Variation of epidermal features and stable carbon isotope composition of Conocephalum conicum(L.) Dum through different elevations in central Gansu province. Journal of Lanzhou University. 1 indexed citations

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Du, Baoxia, et al.. (2010). Studies on Structures of Several Early Cretaceous Fossil Conifers in Fuxin, Liaoning Province and Its Geological Significance. Gaoxiao dizhi xuebao. 16(3). 327–338. 3 indexed citations

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Sun, Bainian. (2009). GENERAL DISCUSSION ON CUTICLES OF FOSSIL PLANTS IN CHINA. Gushengwu xuebao. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Bainian, et al.. (1999). A supplementary study on Protoblechnum Lesquereux from China. Journal of Palaeosciences. 48((1-3)). 125–129. 1 indexed citations

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