Cheng Sun

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Cheng Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Cheng Sun has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 31 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Cheng Sun's work include Conducting polymers and applications (31 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (31 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (22 papers). Cheng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Conducting polymers and applications (31 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (31 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (22 papers). Cheng Sun collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, China and United States. Cheng Sun's co-authors include Yun‐Hi Kim, Bumjoon J. Kim, Jin‐Woo Lee, Soon‐Ki Kwon, Tan Ngoc‐Lan Phan, Shinuk Cho, Zhengping Tan, Taek‐Soo Kim, Dong‐Chan Lee and Changyeon Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Cheng Sun

38 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Dimerized small-molecule acceptors enable efficient and s... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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.

  1. Dimerized small-molecule acceptors enable efficient and stable organic solar cells
    2023 174 citations Cheng Sun, Jin‐Woo Lee et al. Joule profile →

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 South Korea 18 1.2k 1.1k 181 62 37 38 1.3k
Chao Zhao China 21 1.0k 0.8× 810 0.8× 156 0.9× 92 1.5× 28 0.8× 36 1.1k
Seonha Kim South Korea 8 779 0.6× 698 0.6× 150 0.8× 78 1.3× 26 0.7× 9 813
Top Archie Dela Peña Hong Kong 22 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 117 0.6× 110 1.8× 65 1.8× 48 1.4k
Guanyu Lu China 13 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 114 0.6× 99 1.6× 35 0.9× 17 1.3k
Xinrong Yang China 15 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 108 0.6× 72 1.2× 48 1.3× 26 1.3k
Baocai Du China 18 723 0.6× 594 0.6× 106 0.6× 87 1.4× 36 1.0× 24 781
Sheng Dong China 17 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 147 0.8× 107 1.7× 38 1.0× 28 1.4k
Jae Hoon Son South Korea 12 1.0k 0.8× 813 0.8× 80 0.4× 139 2.2× 31 0.8× 20 1.1k
Xiaolei Kong China 11 773 0.6× 639 0.6× 54 0.3× 70 1.1× 40 1.1× 24 816
Kuibao Yu China 14 794 0.6× 653 0.6× 144 0.8× 114 1.8× 28 0.8× 24 853

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

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Cheng 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 Cheng Sun. The network helps show where Cheng Sun may publish in the future.

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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Sun, Yue, Jun Xu, Yazi Liu, et al.. (2025). A p-n CuGaS2/g-C3N4 heterojunction in S-scheme with escalated charge transport and photothermal effect for solar-driven hydrogen evolution. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 700(Pt 3). 138654–138654. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Cheng, Liyang Yu, Jing Li, et al.. (2025). Rational Regulation of Layer‐by‐Layer Processed Active Layer via Trimer‐Induced Pre‐Swelling Strategy for Efficient and Robust Thick‐Film Organic Solar Cells. Advanced Materials. 37(28). e2420631–e2420631. 13 indexed citations
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Bi, Fuzhen, Guoqing Lin, Shuguang Wen, et al.. (2025). Dimerized small-molecule acceptors with electron withdrawing linker for efficient organic solar cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 507. 160416–160416. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Jin‐Woo, Cheng Sun, Seungbok Lee, et al.. (2024). High-performance intrinsically stretchable organic solar cells based on flexible spacer incorporated dimerized small-molecule acceptors. Nano Energy. 125. 109541–109541. 35 indexed citations
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Feng, Fan, Jianxiao Wang, Pengchao Wang, et al.. (2024). Non‐Fused π‐Extension of Endcaps of Small Molecular Acceptors Enabling High‐Performance Organic Solar Cells. ChemSusChem. 17(21). e202400601–e202400601. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Jin‐Woo, Cheng Sun, Hyesu Jeon, et al.. (2024). Efficient and Photostable Organic Solar Cells Achieved by Alloyed Dimer Acceptors with Tailored Linker Structures. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(39). 21 indexed citations
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Sun, Cheng, Junho Park, Seungbok Lee, et al.. (2024). High Efficiency (>10%) AgBiS 2 Colloidal Nanocrystal Solar Cells with Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Based Polymer Hole Transport Layer. Advanced Materials. 37(5). e2413081–e2413081. 5 indexed citations
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Kim, Sang Hyeon, Cheng Sun, Muhammad Ahsan Saeed, et al.. (2023). Fine-tuning of the inner sidechain of donor polymers for efficient indoor organic photovoltaics. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(23). 12130–12139. 6 indexed citations
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Lee, Jin‐Woo, Cheng Sun, Tan Ngoc‐Lan Phan, et al.. (2023). Trimerized small-molecule acceptors enable high-performance organic solar cells with high open-circuit voltage and prolonged life-time. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(8). 3339–3349. 81 indexed citations
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Sun, Cheng, Jin‐Woo Lee, Changyeon Lee, et al.. (2023). Dimerized small-molecule acceptors enable efficient and stable organic solar cells. Joule. 7(2). 416–430. 174 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Cheng, Soyeong Jeong, Ju‐Hyeon Kim, et al.. (2022). New Non-Fullerene Acceptor with Extended Conjugation of Cyclopenta [2,1-b:3,4-b’] Dithiophene for Organic Solar Cells. Molecules. 27(21). 7615–7615. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Jin‐Woo, Cheng Sun, Geon-U Kim, et al.. (2022). Sequentially regular polymer acceptors featuring flexible spacers for high-performance and mechanically robust all-polymer solar cells. Energy & Environmental Science. 15(11). 4672–4685. 101 indexed citations
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Kim, Geon‐U, Cheng Sun, Dong‐Chan Lee, et al.. (2022). Effect of the Selective Halogenation of Small Molecule Acceptors on the Blend Morphology and Voltage Loss of High‐Performance Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(25). 38 indexed citations
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Lee, Jin‐Woo, Cheng Sun, Dong Jun Kim, et al.. (2021). Donor–Acceptor Alternating Copolymer Compatibilizers for Thermally Stable, Mechanically Robust, and High-Performance Organic Solar Cells. ACS Nano. 15(12). 19970–19980. 55 indexed citations
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Seo, Soodeok, Cheng Sun, Jin‐Woo Lee, et al.. (2021). Importance of High‐Electron Mobility in Polymer Acceptors for Efficient All‐Polymer Solar Cells: Combined Engineering of Backbone Building Unit and Regioregularity. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(5). 60 indexed citations
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Sun, Cheng, Seongwon Yoon, Dae Sung Chung, et al.. (2016). Synthesis of thiophene-based polymeric semiconductor with high aromatic density and its application in organic thin-film transistors. Macromolecular Research. 24(12). 1077–1083. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Cheng, et al.. (2011). Synthesis of Monodisperse Hollow Polyaniline Spheres with Nonsulfonated Polystyrene Latex Template. Chemistry Letters. 40(2). 153–155. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Jun, et al.. (2010). Adsorption and interaction mechanism of dimethomorph in three different soils.. Journal of Jiangsu University. 31(1). 88–92. 1 indexed citations

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