Cong Sun

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Cong Sun is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Cong Sun has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 12 papers in Ophthalmology and 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Cong Sun's work include Retinal Imaging and Analysis (14 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (8 papers) and Retinal and Optic Conditions (7 papers). Cong Sun is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Imaging and Analysis (14 papers), Retinal Diseases and Treatments (8 papers) and Retinal and Optic Conditions (7 papers). Cong Sun collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Singapore. Cong Sun's co-authors include Tien Yin Wong, Terence Dwyer, Alison Venn, Jie Jin Wang, David A. Mackey, Jorma Viikari, Patricia H. Davis, Matthew A. Sabin, Stephen R. Daniels and Gerald S. Berenson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Cong Sun

28 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Childhood Adiposity, Adult Adiposity, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

2011 1.1k citations Markus Juonala, Costan G. Magnussen et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cong Sun Australia	16	860	716	672	543	417	30	2.4k
Franco Culasso Italy	29	356 0.4×	459 0.6×	289 0.4×	1.7k 3.1×	66 0.2×	58	3.3k
Yun‐Ju Lai Taiwan	21	248 0.3×	120 0.2×	156 0.2×	93 0.2×	186 0.4×	95	1.5k
Xiaotian Liu China	20	205 0.2×	105 0.1×	99 0.1×	188 0.3×	49 0.1×	92	1.4k
Anne Monique Nuyt Canada	34	389 0.5×	89 0.1×	48 0.1×	458 0.8×	2.3k 5.5×	149	3.7k
Gleb Haynatzki United States	26	192 0.2×	122 0.2×	149 0.2×	68 0.1×	57 0.1×	85	2.3k
Seema Kumar United States	27	1.2k 1.4×	21 0.0×	198 0.3×	188 0.3×	408 1.0×	109	3.3k
T A Gray United Kingdom	22	130 0.2×	92 0.1×	154 0.2×	177 0.3×	60 0.1×	36	2.2k
C. Lillian Yau United States	18	130 0.2×	140 0.2×	143 0.2×	142 0.3×	34 0.1×	32	1.2k
Michael R. Skilton Australia	34	724 0.8×	109 0.2×	18 0.0×	1.0k 1.9×	1.2k 2.8×	131	3.4k
Catherine Allen United States	18	325 0.4×	58 0.1×	51 0.1×	186 0.3×	88 0.2×	29	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Cong Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cong Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cong Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Cong Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Cong 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 Cong Sun. Cong 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, Cong, Hong Yu, Guohui Yan, et al.. (2024). Site effects in multisite fetal brain MRI: morphological insights into early brain development. European Radiology. 35(4). 1830–1842.

Li, Haotian, et al.. (2024). Development of the Fetal Brain Corticocortical Structural Network during the Second-to-Third Trimester Based on Diffusion MRI. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(29). e1567232024–e1567232024.

Xiao, Jiaxin, et al.. (2024). Reproducibility of Diffusion MRI‐Based Tractography in the Fetal Brain. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 60(5). 2055–2062. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Shuai, et al.. (2023). Development and validation of A CT-based radiomics nomogram for prediction of synchronous distant metastasis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 1016583–1016583. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Cong, Zhiyong Zhao, Mingyang Li, et al.. (2023). Developmental pattern of individual morphometric similarity network in the human fetal brain. NeuroImage. 283. 120410–120410. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Cong, et al.. (2023). Regional changes in brain apparent diffusion coefficient in fetuses with complex congenital heart disease and normal pregnancy assessed using diffusion-weighted imaging. Frontiers in Neurology. 14. 1136633–1136633. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Cong, et al.. (2022). T1ρ, T2 and T2* mapping of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration: a comparison study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 23(1). 1135–1135. 9 indexed citations

Sun, Cong, et al.. (2020). T1 Stage Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: A CT-Based Radiomics Nomogram to Estimate the Risk of Recurrence and Metastasis. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 579619–579619. 15 indexed citations

Dwyer, Terence, Angela Pezic, Cong Sun, et al.. (2015). Objectively Measured Daily Steps and Subsequent Long Term All-Cause Mortality: The Tasped Prospective Cohort Study. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0141274–e0141274. 191 indexed citations

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Meier, Madeline H., Nathan A. Gillespie, Narelle K. Hansell, et al.. (2015). Retinal microvessels reflect familial vulnerability to psychotic symptoms: A comparison of twins discordant for psychotic symptoms and controls. Schizophrenia Research. 164(1-3). 47–52. 42 indexed citations

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Meier, Madeline H., Nathan A. Gillespie, Narelle K. Hansell, et al.. (2014). Associations Between Depression and Anxiety Symptoms and Retinal Vessel Caliber in Adolescents and Young Adults. Psychosomatic Medicine. 76(9). 732–738. 28 indexed citations

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Juonala, Markus, Costan G. Magnussen, Gerald S. Berenson, et al.. (2011). Childhood Adiposity, Adult Adiposity, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors. New England Journal of Medicine. 365(20). 1876–1885. 1148 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Cong, et al.. (2010). Intravenous leiomyomatosis: diagnosis and follow-up with multislice computed tomography. The American Journal of Surgery. 200(3). e41–e43. 22 indexed citations

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Sabanayagam, Charumathi, E Shyong Tai, Anoop Shankar, et al.. (2009). Retinal arteriolar narrowing increases the likelihood of chronic kidney disease in hypertension. Journal of Hypertension. 27(11). 2209–2217. 65 indexed citations

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Sun, Cong, Jie Jin Wang, David A. Mackey, & Tien Yin Wong. (2009). Retinal Vascular Caliber: Systemic, Environmental, and Genetic Associations. Survey of Ophthalmology. 54(1). 74–95. 316 indexed citations

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Wang, Shuang, Liang Xu, Jost B. Jonas, et al.. (2009). Major Eye Diseases and Risk Factors Associated with Systemic Hypertension in an Adult Chinese Population. Ophthalmology. 116(12). 2373–2380. 71 indexed citations

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Jeganathan, V. Swetha E., Charumathi Sabanayagam, E Shyong Tai, et al.. (2009). Effect of blood pressure on the retinal vasculature in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Hypertension Research. 32(11). 975–982. 24 indexed citations

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Jeganathan, V. Swetha E., Charumathi Sabanayagam, E Shyong Tai, et al.. (2009). Retinal Vascular Caliber and Diabetes in a Multiethnic Asian Population. Microcirculation. 16(6). 534–543. 43 indexed citations

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Sun, Cong, Gabriella Tikellis, Ronald Klein, et al.. (2007). Are Microvascular Abnormalities in the Retina Associated With Depression Symptoms? The Cardiovascular Health Study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 15(4). 335–343. 18 indexed citations

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Sun, Cong, Gabriella Tikellis, Gerald Liew, et al.. (2007). Apolipoprotein E gene and retinal microvascular signs in older people: the Cardiovascular Health Study.. PubMed. 13. 2105–11. 4 indexed citations

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