Baofa Sun

15.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Baofa Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Baofa Sun has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cancer Research and 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Baofa Sun's work include RNA modifications and cancer (27 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (14 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers). Baofa Sun is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (27 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (14 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers). Baofa Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Poland. Baofa Sun's co-authors include Yun‐Gui Yang, Ying Yang, Yusheng Chen, Yongliang Zhao, Wei Li, Hailin Wang, Wen Xiao, Boyang Shi, Qingyang Zhang and Liyuan Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Baofa Sun

56 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

m6A modulates haematopoietic stem and progenitor cell specification

2017 441 citations Baofa Sun, Ying Yang et al. profile →
YTHDF2 orchestrates tumor-associated macrophage reprogramming and controls antitumor immunity through CD8+ T cells

2023 143 citations Shoubao Ma, Baofa 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
Baofa Sun China	30	2.9k	1.5k	341	243	223	59	3.5k
Louis C. Doré United States	19	3.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	261 0.8×	190 0.8×	116 0.5×	26	3.5k
Ulf Andersson Ørom Denmark	25	5.2k 1.8×	4.1k 2.8×	42 0.1×	293 1.2×	193 0.9×	41	6.0k
Justin Wong Australia	30	2.4k 0.8×	889 0.6×	26 0.1×	664 2.7×	463 2.1×	72	3.5k
Raffaella Santoro Switzerland	30	2.8k 1.0×	488 0.3×	48 0.1×	220 0.9×	468 2.1×	61	3.2k
Kazuhiko Uchida Japan	26	1.0k 0.4×	227 0.2×	58 0.2×	356 1.5×	647 2.9×	76	2.0k
Nenad Bartoniček Australia	17	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	22 0.1×	138 0.6×	108 0.5×	28	2.2k
Leah A. Vardy Singapore	26	2.2k 0.7×	448 0.3×	28 0.1×	105 0.4×	126 0.6×	45	2.5k
Danny Incarnato Italy	27	2.8k 1.0×	673 0.5×	29 0.1×	155 0.6×	155 0.7×	61	3.2k
Luisa Statello Italy	14	3.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.9×	13 0.0×	287 1.2×	180 0.8×	18	4.0k
Chiara Mondello Italy	26	1.1k 0.4×	218 0.1×	57 0.2×	76 0.3×	243 1.1×	77	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Baofa Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Baofa Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Baofa Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Baofa Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Baofa Sun based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Baofa Sun. Baofa Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Rui, Tianli Zhang, & Baofa Sun. (2025). Single-Cell Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Cell Type-Specific Sex-Dependent Molecular Patterns of Schizophrenia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(5). 2227–2227. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Xia, Haohao Fu, Ruomeng Li, et al.. (2025). High-Coverage Stereoproteome Mapping Uncovers Pervasive Protein Stereoisomerization Associated with Neurodegeneration. Analytical Chemistry. 97(14). 7814–7824.

Xiao, Sai Jin, Shoubao Ma, Baofa Sun, et al.. (2024). The tumor-intrinsic role of the m ⁶ A reader YTHDF2 in regulating immune evasion. Science Immunology. 9(95). eadl2171–eadl2171. 30 indexed citations

Li, Jie, Songqi Duan, Chang Liu, et al.. (2024). UBQLN1 links proteostasis and mitochondria function to telomere maintenance in human embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 180–180. 2 indexed citations

Li, Qing, Yanan Xu, Ang Li, et al.. (2024). A neural m6A pathway regulates behavioral aggregation in migratory locusts. Science China Life Sciences. 67(6). 1242–1254. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Baofa, et al.. (2023). Single-cell transcriptome sequencing reveals Wolbachia -mediated modification in early stages of Drosophila spermatogenesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(1990). 20221963–20221963. 7 indexed citations

Cui, Guanshen, Jiayi Zhou, Xinyang Ge, et al.. (2023). m⁶A promotes planarian regeneration. Cell Proliferation. 56(5). e13481–e13481. 10 indexed citations

Wu, Liyuan, Chi Zhang, Yi Kang, et al.. (2022). Identification and characterization of aging/senescence-induced genes in osteosarcoma and predicting clinical prognosis. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 997765–997765. 36 indexed citations

Xu, Yangfan, Xiaoyu He, Baofa Sun, et al.. (2022). The m6A reading protein YTHDF3 potentiates tumorigenicity of cancer stem-like cells in ocular melanoma through facilitating CTNNB1 translation. Oncogene. 41(9). 1281–1297. 48 indexed citations

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Li, Yaqian, Qingyang Zhang, Baofa Sun, et al.. (2021). Single-cell transcriptome profiling of the vaginal wall in women with severe anterior vaginal prolapse. Nature Communications. 12(1). 87–87. 59 indexed citations

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Han, Xiao, Zezhong Zhang, Wenlan Yang, et al.. (2020). Epitranscriptomic 5-Methylcytosine Profile in PM2.5-Induced Mouse Pulmonary Fibrosis. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 18(1). 41–51. 29 indexed citations

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Li, Yuhuan, Qingyang Zhang, Guanshen Cui, et al.. (2020). m 6 A Regulates Liver Metabolic Disorders and Hepatogenous Diabetes. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 18(4). 371–383. 69 indexed citations

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Shi, Zhan, Qingyang Zhang, Ying Yang, et al.. (2019). More than one antibody of individual B cells revealed by single-cell immune profiling. Cell Discovery. 5(1). 64–64. 43 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ting, Yusheng Chen, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2019). Dynamic methylome of internal mRNA N7-methylguanosine and its regulatory role in translation. Cell Research. 29(11). 927–941. 217 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ji, Xiao Han, Chun‐Chun Gao, et al.. (2018). 5-Hydroxymethylome in Circulating Cell-Free DNA as A Potential Biomarker for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 16(3). 187–199. 58 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yixin, Li Wang, Huiying Sun, et al.. (2016). Molecular analysis of DNA in blastocoele fluid using next-generation sequencing. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 33(5). 637–645. 44 indexed citations

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Sun, Baofa, Tong Li, Jinhua Xiao, et al.. (2016). Contribution of Multiple Inter-Kingdom Horizontal Gene Transfers to Evolution and Adaptation of Amphibian-Killing Chytrid, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 1360–1360. 6 indexed citations

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Li, Yue, Huiying Sun, Xiaoyin Lu, et al.. (2016). Deep RNA sequencing analysis of syncytialization-related genes during BeWo cell fusion. Reproduction. 153(1). 35–48. 17 indexed citations

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Zhao, Xu, Ying Yang, Baofa Sun, Yongliang Zhao, & Yun‐Gui Yang. (2014). FTO and Obesity: Mechanisms of Association. Current Diabetes Reports. 14(5). 486–486. 137 indexed citations

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Sun, Baofa, Jinhua Xiao, Shunmin He, et al.. (2013). Multiple Interkingdom Horizontal Gene Transfers in Pyrenophora and Closely Related Species and Their Contributions to Phytopathogenic Lifestyles. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e60029–e60029. 29 indexed citations

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