Caili Sun

635 total citations
24 papers, 466 citations indexed

About

Caili Sun is a scholar working on Ecology, Soil Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Caili Sun has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 466 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Soil Science and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Caili Sun's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (6 papers). Caili Sun is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (8 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Gut microbiota and health (6 papers). Caili Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and Romania. Caili Sun's co-authors include Guobin Liu, Sha Xue, Chao Zhang, Dexiang Wang, Pan Wu, Guanghao Wang, Jiaoyang Zhang, Oswald J. Schmitz, Vincent Calcagno and Michel Loreau and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Naturalist, Plant and Soil and Frontiers in Plant Science.

In The Last Decade

Caili Sun

22 papers receiving 461 citations

Peers

Caili Sun
N. Bijayalaxmi Devi India
Chao Song China
Vijyeta Manral India
Xiaojun Liu China
Xun Ke China
Nilda Mabel Amiotti Argentina
C. B. Pandey India
Philipp Goebes Germany
Jordi García-Pausas Spain
Isric
N. Bijayalaxmi Devi India
Caili Sun
Citations per year, relative to Caili Sun Caili Sun (= 1×) peers N. Bijayalaxmi Devi

Countries citing papers authored by Caili Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Caili Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caili Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Caili Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Caili 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 Caili Sun. Caili 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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Sun, Caili, et al.. (2025). Plant-induced nutrient enrichment alters microbial carbon cycling gene expression in Pb–Zn contaminated rhizospheres. Plant and Soil. 516(2). 1313–1327. 1 indexed citations
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Sang, Xuefeng, et al.. (2025). Dynamic changes and prediction of land-use patterns in a typical area for rocky desertification control. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 13. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Caili, et al.. (2024). Regulation of soil nutrient cycling in the root zone of Pyracantha fortuneana: The role of core microbiome induced by plant species. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 187(3). 333–345. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Caili, et al.. (2023). Core microbiota play important roles in maintaining soil multi‐nutrient cycling in lakeshore wetland of plateau lake Caohai. Land Degradation and Development. 35(4). 1308–1319. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Yiwei, et al.. (2023). Dry-wet cycling area enhances soil ecosystem multifunctionality in the aquatic-terrestrial ecotones of the Caohai Lake in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(54). 116363–116375. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Caili, et al.. (2022). Heavy Metals Contained Within a Pb–Zn Waste Heap Exhibit Selective Association with Microbial Modules as Revealed by Network Analysis. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 109(6). 1067–1074. 3 indexed citations
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He, Yan, Tao Zhang, Yuan An, et al.. (2022). Alfalfa green manure amendment improved P use efficiency and reduced P losses from paddy fields. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 123(1-2). 35–47. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Caili, et al.. (2019). Effect of Land Use Conversion on Surface Soil Heavy Metal Contamination in a Typical Karst Plateau Lakeshore Wetland of Southwest China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(1). 84–84. 16 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiaoyang, Caili Sun, Guobin Liu, & Sha Xue. (2018). Effects of long-term fertilisation on aggregates and dynamics of soil organic carbon in a semi-arid agro-ecosystem in China. PeerJ. 6. e4758–e4758. 20 indexed citations
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Sun, Caili, Guobin Liu, & Sha Xue. (2018). Interaction Between Plant Competition and Rhizospheric Bacterial Community Influence Secondary Succession of Abandoned Farmland on the Loess Plateau of China. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 898–898. 20 indexed citations
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Sun, Caili, et al.. (2016). Effects of land-use types on the vertical distribution of fractions of oxidizable organic carbon on the Loess Plateau, China. Journal of Arid Land. 8(2). 221–231. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Caili, et al.. (2016). Interspecific associations of dominant tree populations in a virgin old-growth oak forest in the Qinling Mountains, China. Botanical studies. 57(1). 23–23. 26 indexed citations
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Sun, Caili, et al.. (2016). Spatial structure and dynamics of predominant populations in a virgin old-growth oak forest in the Qinling Mountains, China. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 32(1). 19–29. 19 indexed citations
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Sun, Caili, Guobin Liu, & Sha Xue. (2016). Response of soil multifractal characteristics and erodibility to 15-year fertilization on cropland in the Loess Plateau, China. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 63(7). 956–968. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chao, Guobin Liu, Sha Xue, & Caili Sun. (2012). Soil organic carbon and total nitrogen storage as affected by land use in a small watershed of the Loess Plateau, China. European Journal of Soil Biology. 54. 16–24. 171 indexed citations
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Calcagno, Vincent, Caili Sun, Oswald J. Schmitz, & Michel Loreau. (2010). Keystone Predation and Plant Species Coexistence: The Role of Carnivore Hunting Mode. The American Naturalist. 177(1). E1–E13. 17 indexed citations

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