Chao Sun

5.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
105 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Chao Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Chao Sun has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Plant Science and 17 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Chao Sun's work include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (15 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (11 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (10 papers). Chao Sun is often cited by papers focused on Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (15 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (11 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (10 papers). Chao Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Chao Sun's co-authors include Yongqi Shao, Bosheng Chen, Xingmeng Lu, Binggan Lou, Ralf Oelmüller, Wilhelm Boland, Joy Michal Johnson, Irena Sherameti, Daguang Cai and Jintao He and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Chao Sun

101 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

Biodiversity and Activity of the Gut Microbiota across the Life History of the Insect Herbivore Spodoptera littoralis

2016 302 citations Bosheng Chen, Chao Sun et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Precise integration of large DNA sequences in plant genomes using PrimeRoot editors

2023 115 citations Chao Sun, Lei Yuan et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
Targeted genome-modification tools and their advanced applications in crop breeding

2024 113 citations Boshu Li, Chao 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
Chao Sun China	31	1.3k	1.3k	927	468	228	105	3.4k
Guo‐Qing Li China	34	900 0.7×	2.3k 1.7×	1.6k 1.7×	564 1.2×	166 0.7×	192	3.6k
Zeng‐Rong Zhu China	26	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	519 1.1×	93 0.4×	136	3.2k
Zhixing Feng China	9	1.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.6×	208 0.2×	368 0.8×	321 1.4×	13	3.8k
Na Yu China	30	399 0.3×	1.6k 1.2×	615 0.7×	295 0.6×	315 1.4×	120	3.2k
Hua Bai United States	35	821 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	898 1.0×	586 1.3×	320 1.4×	92	3.3k
L. Wei China	8	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	198 0.2×	284 0.6×	281 1.2×	13	3.2k
Yuhua Zhang China	22	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	304 0.3×	301 0.6×	108 0.5×	51	2.9k
Bo‐Young Lee South Korea	30	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	119 0.1×	517 1.1×	170 0.7×	103	3.1k
Mei Yang China	26	966 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	499 0.5×	314 0.7×	118 0.5×	107	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Chao Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chao Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chao Sun

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

Sun, Chao, et al.. (2025). Mechanisms and Perspectives of Microplastic Biodegradation by Insects and Their Associated Microorganisms. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 1–1.

Muhammad, Abrar, Xiaoyu Lei, Xiaoqiang Shen, et al.. (2025). Enhanced bioaccumulation and toxicity of Fenpropathrin by polystyrene nano(micro)plastics in the model insect, silkworm (Bombyx mori). Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 23(1). 38–38. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Wei, Zhijia Zhang, Zhenzhen Bi, et al.. (2025). Genome-Wide Identification and Drought-Responsive Functional Analysis of the GST Gene Family in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Antioxidants. 14(2). 239–239. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Nan, Jintao He, Xiaoqiang Shen, et al.. (2024). Gut bacteria of lepidopteran herbivores facilitate digestion of plant toxins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(42). e2412165121–e2412165121. 17 indexed citations

Sun, Chao, et al.. (2024). Co‐regulatory mechanisms and potential markers of oxidative stress‐related genes in vitiligo and alopecia areata. Skin Research and Technology. 30(8). e70001–e70001. 3 indexed citations

He, Jintao, Tong Zhou, Xiaoqiang Shen, et al.. (2023). Primer selection impacts the evaluation of microecological patterns in environmental microbiomes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). e135–e135. 19 indexed citations

Sun, Chao, Lei Yuan, Boshu Li, et al.. (2023). Precise integration of large DNA sequences in plant genomes using PrimeRoot editors. Nature Biotechnology. 42(2). 316–327. 115 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Chao, Zhen Li, Yan‐Jing Liu, et al.. (2022). The Larix kaempferi genome reveals new insights into wood properties. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 64(7). 1364–1373. 33 indexed citations

Ali, Kazim, Yihao Wang, Panfeng Yao, et al.. (2022). Global transcriptome and coexpression network analyses reveal cultivar-specific molecular signatures associated with different rooting depth responses to drought stress in potato. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1007866–1007866. 3 indexed citations

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Peterson, Michael, Helen McLaughlin, Eric Marshall, et al.. (2021). Highly efficient neuronal gene knockout in vivo by CRISPR-Cas9 via neonatal intracerebroventricular injection of AAV in mice. Gene Therapy. 28(10-11). 646–658. 34 indexed citations

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Delbridge, Alex R. D., Dann Huh, Margot Brickelmaier, et al.. (2020). Organotypic Brain Slice Culture Microglia Exhibit Molecular Similarity to Acutely-Isolated Adult Microglia and Provide a Platform to Study Neuroinflammation. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 14. 592005–592005. 39 indexed citations

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Li, Yao, Chao Sun, Yunpeng Zhao, et al.. (2020). Hypernetwork Construction and Feature Fusion Analysis Based on Sparse Group Lasso Method on fMRI Dataset. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14. 60–60. 10 indexed citations

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Jiang, Wansheng, Yunyun Lv, Le Cheng, et al.. (2019). Whole-Genome Sequencing of the Giant Devil Catfish, Bagarius yarrelli. Genome Biology and Evolution. 11(8). 2071–2077. 18 indexed citations

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Sun, Chao, et al.. (2017). Age-related trends in genetic parameters for wood properties in Larix kaempferi clones and implications for early selection. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 4(4). 482–482. 4 indexed citations

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Su, Zhen-Zhu, Ting Wang, Neeraj Shrivastava, et al.. (2017). Piriformospora indica promotes growth, seed yield and quality of Brassica napus L.. Microbiological Research. 199. 29–39. 53 indexed citations

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Chen, Bosheng, Chao Sun, Sirui Hu, et al.. (2016). Biodiversity and Activity of the Gut Microbiota across the Life History of the Insect Herbivore Spodoptera littoralis. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 29505–29505. 302 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Chao, Yongqi Shao, Khabat Vahabi, et al.. (2014). The beneficial fungus Piriformospora indica protects Arabidopsis from Verticillium dahliaeinfection by downregulation plant defense responses. BMC Plant Biology. 14(1). 268–268. 76 indexed citations

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Johnson, Joy Michal, Irena Sherameti, Chao Sun, et al.. (2011). Protocols for Arabidopsis thaliana and Piriformospora indica co-cultivation – A model system to study plant beneficial traits. 101–113. 57 indexed citations

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Johnson, Joy Michal, Ching‐Te Chien, Chao Sun, et al.. (2011). Growth Promotion of Chinese Cabbage and Arabidopsis by Piriformospora indica Is Not Stimulated by Mycelium-Synthesized Auxin. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 24(4). 421–431. 103 indexed citations

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Sun, Chao, Olivia Orozco, Dian L. Olson, et al.. (2008). CRIPTO3, a presumed pseudogene, is expressed in cancer. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 377(1). 215–220. 23 indexed citations

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