Bo Sun

2.1k total citations
83 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Bo Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bo Sun has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Bo Sun's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (22 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (17 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (15 papers). Bo Sun is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (22 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (17 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (15 papers). Bo Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Bo Sun's co-authors include Michelle D. Wang, Cong Liu, Dan Li, Walter E. Laug, Xia Zhang, Smita S. Patel, Manjula Pandey, Xu‐Guang Xi, Xi‐Miao Hou and Kun Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Bo Sun

76 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bo Sun China 22 963 146 124 122 114 83 1.5k
Robert Janowski Germany 22 1.0k 1.1× 124 0.8× 129 1.0× 306 2.5× 90 0.8× 55 1.5k
Amanda K. McCullough United States 23 1.7k 1.7× 325 2.2× 214 1.7× 112 0.9× 220 1.9× 52 2.1k
Yihang Li China 20 852 0.9× 190 1.3× 56 0.5× 126 1.0× 69 0.6× 54 1.9k
Gábor Mező Hungary 29 1.9k 1.9× 76 0.5× 42 0.3× 121 1.0× 148 1.3× 160 2.9k
Byung Il Lee South Korea 27 1.1k 1.1× 125 0.9× 61 0.5× 251 2.1× 133 1.2× 86 2.0k
Edda Kloppmann United States 14 1.2k 1.2× 87 0.6× 95 0.8× 68 0.6× 149 1.3× 17 1.7k
Gary Kleiger United States 20 1.8k 1.9× 96 0.7× 101 0.8× 50 0.4× 159 1.4× 34 2.2k
Miyuki Yamaguchi Japan 22 1.1k 1.1× 143 1.0× 172 1.4× 141 1.2× 113 1.0× 59 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Bo Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bo Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bo Sun. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Bo Sun. The network helps show where Bo Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bo Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bo Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bo 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 Bo Sun. Bo Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xiong, Xingyu, Houfang Long, Y. H. Yu, et al.. (2025). Design of Ig-like binders targeting α-synuclein fibril for mitigating its pathological activities. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7368–7368.
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Zhang, Shenqing, Wencheng Xia, Youqi Tao, et al.. (2025). Single‐Molecule Insight Into α‐Synuclein Fibril Structure and Mechanics Modulated by Chemical Compounds. Advanced Science. 12(14). e2416721–e2416721. 1 indexed citations
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Dong, Hui, Qinyue Zhao, Bo Sun, et al.. (2025). Atomic structure and in situ visualization of native PMEL lamellae in melanosomes. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10300–10300.
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Guo, Lijuan, Jiazheng Zhao, Mingyao Wang, et al.. (2025). Coexistence of G‐Quadruplex and i‐Motif Within a DNA Duplex is Tolerated by a PCBP2‐Assisted Replisome. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 65(4). e23769–e23769.
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Tao, Youqi, Qinyue Zhao, Wencheng Xia, et al.. (2024). Binding adaptability of chemical ligands to polymorphic α-synuclein amyloid fibrils. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(35). e2321633121–e2321633121. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenjun, Lijuan Guo, Yilin Zhao, et al.. (2024). CRISPR-AsCas12f1 couples out-of-protospacer DNA unwinding with exonuclease activity in the sequential target cleavage. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(22). 14030–14042. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Yanan, Xia Zhang, Xi‐Miao Hou, et al.. (2022). The convergence of head-on DNA unwinding forks induces helicase oligomerization and activity transition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(23). 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Bo, et al.. (2022). Structural mechanism underpinning Thermus oshimai Pif1‐mediated G‐quadruplex unfolding. EMBO Reports. 23(7). e53874–e53874. 11 indexed citations
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Ye, Shasha, Xia Zhang, Fangfang Li, et al.. (2021). Proximal Single-Stranded RNA Destabilizes Human Telomerase RNA G-Quadruplex and Induces Its Distinct Conformers. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 12(13). 3361–3366. 12 indexed citations
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Gao, Bo, et al.. (2021). Remodeling the conformational dynamics of I-motif DNA by helicases in ATP-independent mode at acidic environment. iScience. 25(1). 103575–103575. 15 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qian, et al.. (2021). Molecular mechanisms of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Cas9: a single-molecule perspective. Biophysics Reports. 7(6). 475–489. 3 indexed citations
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Fang, Shaohong, Song Yung Sun, Shanjie Wang, et al.. (2021). IRGM/Irgm1 facilitates macrophage apoptosis through ROS generation and MAPK signal transduction: Irgm1+/- mice display increases atherosclerotic plaque stability. Theranostics. 11(19). 9358–9375. 57 indexed citations
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Hou, Xi‐Miao, Siqi Zhang, Xia Zhang, et al.. (2020). Human RPA activates BLM’s bidirectional DNA unwinding from a nick. eLife. 9. 34 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanrong, Jianmin Zhao, Yali Zhao, et al.. (2018). Therapeutic effects of lentinan on inflammatory bowel disease and colitis‐associated cancer. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 23(2). 750–760. 79 indexed citations
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Meng, Lifeng, et al.. (2018). Real-time observation of nucleoplasmin-mediated DNA decondensation and condensation reveals its specific functions as a chaperone. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1861(8). 743–751. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Bo, et al.. (2016). Single-Molecule Optical-Trapping Techniques to Study Molecular Mechanisms of a Replisome. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 582. 55–84. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, Bo & Michelle D. Wang. (2015). Single-molecule perspectives on helicase mechanisms and functions. Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 51(1). 15–25. 33 indexed citations
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Sun, Bo. (2014). Response of chilling stress on root morphology and protection systems of sugarcane seedlings. Zhongguo Nongye Daxue xuebao. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Bo. (2010). Effects and mechanism of the flavonoid glycoside of Polygonum aviculare L.on vascular endothelium relaxation. 1 indexed citations

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