Cheng Sun

2.0k total citations
46 papers, 611 citations indexed

About

Cheng Sun is a scholar working on Plant Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Sun has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 611 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Plant Science, 19 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Cheng Sun's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (16 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (13 papers). Cheng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (16 papers), Plant and animal studies (16 papers) and Insect and Pesticide Research (13 papers). Cheng Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Cheng Sun's co-authors include Rachel Lockridge Mueller, Regina Mueller, Cédric Feschotte, Rebecca A. Chong, David D. Pollock, Kathryn T. Hall, Todd A. Castoe, Donald B. Shepard, Pedro Laborda and Fengquan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Bioresource Technology.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Sun

43 papers receiving 606 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cheng Sun China 12 367 362 151 80 52 46 611
Qiaofeng Yang China 11 260 0.7× 313 0.9× 192 1.3× 98 1.2× 42 0.8× 17 675
David E. Hufnagel United States 8 330 0.9× 395 1.1× 150 1.0× 76 0.9× 34 0.7× 12 653
Niels A. Müller Germany 12 824 2.2× 711 2.0× 243 1.6× 94 1.2× 51 1.0× 25 1.1k
Víctor Rocha‐Ramírez Mexico 12 263 0.7× 127 0.4× 83 0.5× 88 1.1× 27 0.5× 24 460
Jireh Agda Canada 2 507 1.4× 468 1.3× 161 1.1× 91 1.1× 47 0.9× 4 781
Asif Chinwalla United States 8 260 0.7× 271 0.7× 152 1.0× 16 0.2× 69 1.3× 13 596
Magdalena Wołoszyńska Poland 15 511 1.4× 765 2.1× 135 0.9× 96 1.2× 22 0.4× 31 985
Vasileios Papasotiropoulos Greece 17 259 0.7× 224 0.6× 140 0.9× 56 0.7× 37 0.7× 38 567
Roi Ben‐David Israel 19 1.1k 3.0× 161 0.4× 141 0.9× 90 1.1× 26 0.5× 45 1.2k
Jennifer Lachowiec United States 14 367 1.0× 565 1.6× 104 0.7× 22 0.3× 11 0.2× 30 809

Countries citing papers authored by Cheng Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cheng Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cheng Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cheng Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cheng 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 Cheng Sun. Cheng 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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Williams, Paul H., Shan Zhao, Xiaomeng Zhao, et al.. (2025). Genetic differentiation and adaptive evolution of buff‐tailed bumblebees in Asia. Insect Science. 1 indexed citations
2.
Wang, Jie, Cheng Sun, Liming Chang, et al.. (2025). DNA gains and losses in gigantic genomes do not track differences in transposable element-host silencing interactions. Communications Biology. 8(1). 704–704.
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Feng, Dandan, Cheng Sun, Yun Li, et al.. (2025). Chromosome-level genome assembly of a specialist walnut pest Atrijuglans aristata. Scientific Data. 12(1). 434–434. 1 indexed citations
4.
Lu, Hongwei, Qiong Wu, Cheng Sun, et al.. (2025). Bikaverin as a molecular weapon: enhancing Fusarium oxysporum pathogenicity in bananas via rhizosphere microbiome manipulation. Microbiome. 13(1). 107–107. 2 indexed citations
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Tan, Shuxin, et al.. (2024). Conservation genomics analysis reveals recent population decline and possible causes in bumblebee Bombus opulentus. Insect Science. 31(5). 1631–1644. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bin, Haifeng Ding, Chenchen Wang, et al.. (2024). A near-complete chromosome-level genome assembly of looseleaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. crispa). Scientific Data. 11(1). 961–961. 2 indexed citations
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Namasivayam, Sivaranjani, Cheng Sun, Jenna Oberstaller, et al.. (2023). Massive invasion of organellar DNA drives nuclear genome evolution in Toxoplasma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(45). e2308569120–e2308569120. 7 indexed citations
8.
Yao, Jun, Long Su, Xiaomeng Zhao, et al.. (2023). Pan‐genome analysis highlights the role of structural variation in the evolution and environmental adaptation of Asian honeybees. Molecular Ecology Resources. 24(2). e13905–e13905. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Cheng, Ai‐bing Zhang, Jinfeng Chen, & Sarah Schaack. (2023). ‘Junk’ that matters: the role of transposable elements in bumblebee genome evolution. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 59. 101103–101103. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wenhao, Cheng Sun, Xinyu Li, et al.. (2023). Toll receptor ligand Spätzle 4 responses to the highly pathogenic Enterococcus faecalis from Varroa mites in honeybees. PLoS Pathogens. 19(12). e1011897–e1011897. 6 indexed citations
11.
Sun, Cheng. (2022). Agriculture Economic Overview. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 3(4). 72–73. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jie, Huiju Wang, Jianping Jiang, et al.. (2021). Gigantic Genomes Provide Empirical Tests of Transposable Element Dynamics Models. Genomics Proteomics & Bioinformatics. 19(1). 123–139. 17 indexed citations
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Latta, Leigh C., et al.. (2019). Intraspecific Variation in Microsatellite Mutation Profiles in Daphnia magna. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36(9). 1942–1954. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Xian, Cheng Sun, Pedro Laborda, et al.. (2018). Melatonin Treatment Inhibits the Growth of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2280–2280. 41 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaomeng, Jiaxing Huang, Cheng Sun, & Jiandong An. (2017). Complete mitochondrial genome of Bombus consobrinus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 2(2). 770–772. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaomeng, Zhiqiang Wu, Jiaxing Huang, et al.. (2017). Complete mitochondrial genome of Bombus breviceps (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 2(2). 604–606. 9 indexed citations
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Sun, Jiayi, Harish Manmathan, Cheng Sun, & Christie A. M. Peebles. (2016). Examining the transcriptional response of overexpressing anthranilate synthase in the hairy roots of an important medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus by RNA-seq. BMC Plant Biology. 16(1). 108–108. 24 indexed citations
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Sun, Cheng, Grace A. Wyngaard, D. Brian Walton, Holly A. Wichman, & Rachel Lockridge Mueller. (2014). Billions of basepairs of recently expanded, repetitive sequences are eliminated from the somatic genome during copepod development. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 186–186. 25 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaodong, Cheng Sun, Liansheng Wang, & Shuokui Han. (2001). QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE–ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS: COMPARATIVE INHIBITION OF NITROGEN-CONTAINING AROMATICS ON GERMINATION OF CUCUMIS SATIVUS. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 20(4). 913–913. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Cheng. (2000). Summarizing about Characters of the Ear of Rice on the Studies of Rice Plant Type. 2 indexed citations

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