Binggui Sun

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Binggui Sun is a scholar working on Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Binggui Sun has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Physiology, 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Binggui Sun's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (22 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (10 papers). Binggui Sun is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (22 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (10 papers). Binggui Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Binggui Sun's co-authors include Li Gan, Yungui Zhou, Brian Halabisky, Lennart Mucke, Gui-Qiu Yu, Sarah Mueller-Steiner, Chao Wang, Nino Devidze, Anders Grubb and Yan Gu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Binggui Sun

42 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent synaptic elimination

2020 415 citations Chao Wang, Huimin Yue et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Binggui Sun China	21	1.3k	936	847	778	320	44	2.8k
Estibaliz Capetillo‐Zarate Spain	26	1.4k 1.1×	784 0.8×	791 0.9×	797 1.0×	332 1.0×	44	2.6k
Marisa Vizuete Spain	28	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	818 1.1×	191 0.6×	59	3.1k
Koen Bossers Netherlands	25	895 0.7×	772 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	629 0.8×	206 0.6×	32	2.6k
Jesse E. Hanson United States	27	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	1.3k 1.5×	1.3k 1.6×	237 0.7×	43	3.4k
Seok Joon Won United States	34	569 0.4×	881 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	879 1.1×	357 1.1×	58	3.1k
Yukari Shigemoto‐Mogami Japan	17	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.5×	803 0.9×	1.2k 1.5×	261 0.8×	30	3.7k
Diederik Moechars Belgium	28	1.9k 1.5×	930 1.0×	1.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	161 0.5×	53	3.8k
Elena Marcello Italy	32	1.5k 1.1×	722 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	142 0.4×	72	3.4k
Tritia R. Yamasaki United States	12	1.4k 1.1×	721 0.8×	860 1.0×	720 0.9×	441 1.4×	20	2.4k
Derya R. Shimshek Switzerland	30	949 0.7×	572 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	924 1.2×	154 0.5×	54	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Binggui Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Binggui Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Binggui Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Binggui Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Binggui 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 Binggui Sun. Binggui 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

Gu, Wanfa, et al.. (2025). Pottery vessels and alcohol consumption at the late Neolithic Shuanghuaishu site in Central China. npj Heritage Science. 13(1). 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoqin, Ting Zhang, Jing Wang, et al.. (2025). HCN2 deficiency correlates with memory deficits and hyperexcitability of dCA1 pyramidal neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 17(1). 55–55. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Xingsen, Chao Ma, Xiaoli Huang, et al.. (2025). Mettl3 regulates the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease via fine-tuning Lingo2. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(9). 4047–4063.

Wei, Xiaojie, Jing Wang, Yiping Zhang, et al.. (2024). Efr3b is essential for social recognition by modulating the excitability of CA2 pyramidal neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(3). e2314557121–e2314557121. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaoyi, et al.. (2023). Integrative multi‐omics analysis reveals the critical role of the PBXIP1 gene in Alzheimer's disease. Aging Cell. 23(2). e14044–e14044. 8 indexed citations

Hu, Zhechun, Jiao Ma, Huimin Yue, et al.. (2022). Involvement of LIN28A in Wnt-dependent regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis in the aging brain. Stem Cell Reports. 17(7). 1666–1682. 5 indexed citations

Hu, Yaling, Kelei Cao, Fang Wang, et al.. (2022). Dual roles of hexokinase 2 in shaping microglial function by gating glycolytic flux and mitochondrial activity. Nature Metabolism. 4(12). 1756–1774. 91 indexed citations

Chen, Junchen, Xuejun Cheng, Qiang Zhu, et al.. (2021). Ogt controls neural stem/progenitor cell pool and adult neurogenesis through modulating Notch signaling. Cell Reports. 34(13). 108905–108905. 56 indexed citations

Wang, Chao, Huimin Yue, Zhechun Hu, et al.. (2020). Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent synaptic elimination. Science. 367(6478). 688–694. 415 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Xiaoqin, Yufei Mei, Yang He, et al.. (2020). Ablating Adult Neural Stem Cells Improves Synaptic and Cognitive Functions in Alzheimer Models. Stem Cell Reports. 16(1). 89–105. 23 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingnan, Hongjun Luo, Yufei Mei, et al.. (2018). Illumination with 630 nm Red Light Reduces Oxidative Stress and Restores Memory by Photo-Activating Catalase and Formaldehyde Dehydrogenase in SAMP8 Mice. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 30(11). 1432–1449. 24 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaoqin, et al.. (2018). Early Activation of Astrocytes does not Affect Amyloid Plaque Load in an Animal Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Neuroscience Bulletin. 34(6). 912–920. 10 indexed citations

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Zheng, Tingting, Jiali Pu, Yanxing Chen, et al.. (2017). Exosomes Secreted from HEK293-APP Swe/Ind Cells Impair the Hippocampal Neurogenesis. Neurotoxicity Research. 32(1). 82–93. 19 indexed citations

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Chen, Yen‐Lin, Dee Pei, Yi‐Chuan Cheng, et al.. (2015). The neuroprotective role of metformin in advanced glycation end product treated human neural stem cells is AMPK-dependent. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1852(5). 720–731. 71 indexed citations

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Martens, Lauren Herl, Jiasheng Zhang, Sami J. Barmada, et al.. (2012). Progranulin deficiency promotes neuroinflammation and neuron loss following toxin-induced injury. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(11). 3955–3959. 222 indexed citations

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Sun, Binggui, Yungui Zhou, Tiina M. Kauppinen, et al.. (2011). CX3CR1 Protein Signaling Modulates Microglial Activation and Protects against Plaque-independent Cognitive Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(37). 32713–32722. 212 indexed citations

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Sun, Binggui, Brian Halabisky, Yungui Zhou, et al.. (2009). Imbalance between GABAergic and Glutamatergic Transmission Impairs Adult Neurogenesis in an Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Cell stem cell. 5(6). 624–633. 176 indexed citations

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Sun, Binggui, Yungui Zhou, Brian Halabisky, et al.. (2008). Cystatin C-Cathepsin B Axis Regulates Amyloid Beta Levels and Associated Neuronal Deficits in an Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Neuron. 60(2). 247–257. 186 indexed citations

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Mueller-Steiner, Sarah, Yungui Zhou, Hideaki Arai, et al.. (2006). Antiamyloidogenic and Neuroprotective Functions of Cathepsin B: Implications for Alzheimer's Disease. Neuron. 51(6). 703–714. 363 indexed citations

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Sun, Binggui, Ken Fujiwara, Sachika Adachi, & Kinji Inoue. (2004). Physiological roles of prolactin-releasing peptide. Regulatory Peptides. 126(1-2). 27–33. 44 indexed citations

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