Conroy Sun

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Conroy Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Conroy Sun has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 28 papers in Biomaterials and 18 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Conroy Sun's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (32 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (27 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (9 papers). Conroy Sun is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (32 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (27 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (9 papers). Conroy Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Spain. Conroy Sun's co-authors include Miqin Zhang, Jerry Lee, Fang Chen, Nathan Kohler, Guillem Pratx, Lei Xing, Omid Veiseh, Raymond W. Sze, Jonathan Gunn and Narayan Bhattarai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Conroy Sun

69 papers receiving 7.2k citations

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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.

Magnetic nanoparticles in MR imaging and drug delivery

2008 2.0k citations Conroy Sun, Miqin Zhang et al. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews profile →
Peptide-guided lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the neural retina of rodents and nonhuman primates

2023 157 citations Marco Herrera‐Barrera, Renee C. Ryals et al. Science Advances profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Label-free whole-kidney metabolic optical imaging using in vivo insulated cryofixation and cryo-micro-optical sectioning tomography 2025 ·Biomedical Optics Express ·Guoqing Fan, (unknown), (unknown), Conroy Sun, (unknown), Qingming Luo, Jing Yuan	0
2	Recent Advances in Heterohelicene-Based Circularly Polarized Luminescence Materials 2025 ·Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Conroy Sun, (unknown), Pangkuan Chen	0
3	Advancing cancer immunotherapy through emerging intratumoral delivery and biomedical imaging technologies 2024 ·Materials Today Advances ·(unknown), Alexander F. Bagley, (unknown), (unknown), Conroy Sun	0
4	Peptide-guided lipid nanoparticles deliver mRNA to the neural retina of rodents and nonhuman primates breakdown → 2023 ·Science Advances ·Marco Herrera‐Barrera, Renee C. Ryals, Milan Gautam, Antony Jozić, Madeleine Landry, Tetiana Korzun, Mohit Gupta, (unknown), Jonathan Stoddard, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Oleh Taratula, Conroy Sun, Andreas Lauer, Martha Neuringer, Gaurav Sahay	157
5	High‐Z Metal–Organic Frameworks for X‐ray Radiation‐Based Cancer Theranostics 2020 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Megan J. Neufeld, Alec Lutzke, Guillem Pratx, Conroy Sun	24
6	Integrating nanomedicine into clinical radiotherapy regimens 2019 ·Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews ·Allison N. DuRoss, Megan J. Neufeld, Shushan Rana, Charles R. Thomas, Conroy Sun	42
7	Radioluminescence in biomedicine: physics, applications, and models 2018 ·Physics in Medicine and Biology ·(unknown), Conroy Sun, Guillem Pratx	53
8	Supramolecular self assembly of nanodrill-like structures for intracellular delivery 2018 ·Journal of Controlled Release ·N. Ashwanikumar, (unknown), Barmak Mostofian, Siddharth Patel, (unknown), Conroy Sun, Kerry L. McPhail, Daniel M. Zuckerman, Sadik C. Esener, Gaurav Sahay	19
9	Lipid Nanoparticle-Delivered Chemically Modified mRNA Restores Chloride Secretion in Cystic Fibrosis 2018 ·Molecular Therapy ·(unknown), Kelvin D. MacDonald, (unknown), (unknown), Siddharth Patel, Conroy Sun, Gaurav Sahay	208
10	Facile Synthesis of Ligand-Free Iridium Nanoparticles and Their In Vitro Biocompatibility 2018 ·Nanoscale Research Letters ·Anna Brown, (unknown), A.M. Goforth, Gaurav Sahay, Conroy Sun	24
11	Cerenkov Luminescence Endoscopy: Improved Molecular Sensitivity with β⁻-Emitting Radiotracers 2014 ·Journal of Nuclear Medicine ·Colin M. Carpenter, Xiaowei Ma, Hongguang Liu, Conroy Sun, Guillem Pratx, Jing Wang, Sanjiv S. Gambhir, Lei Xing, Zhen Cheng	35
12	High-Resolution Radioluminescence Microscopy of ¹⁸F-FDG Uptake by Reconstructing the β-Ionization Track 2013 ·Journal of Nuclear Medicine ·Guillem Pratx, Kai Chen, Conroy Sun, Marian Axente, Laura S. Sasportas, Colin M. Carpenter, Lei Xing	37
13	Radioluminescent nanophosphors enable multiplexed small-animal imaging 2012 ·Optics Express ·Colin M. Carpenter, Conroy Sun, Guillem Pratx, Hongguang Liu, Zhen Cheng, Lei Xing	49
14	Synthesis and Radioluminescence of PEGylated Eu³⁺‐doped Nanophosphors as Bioimaging Probes 2011 ·Advanced Materials ·Conroy Sun, Guillem Pratx, Colin M. Carpenter, Hongguang Liu, Zhen Cheng, Sanjiv S. Gambhir, Lei Xing	117
15	Correction: Rapid Pharmacokinetic and Biodistribution Studies Using Cholorotoxin-Conjugated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: A Novel Non-Radioactive Method 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Omid Veiseh, Narayan Bhattarai, Conroy Sun, Stacey Hansen, Sally Ditzler, Sue E. Knoblaugh, Dong‐Hoon Lee, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Miqin Zhang, James M. Olson	7
16	Facile Synthesis of Amine-Functionalized Eu3+-Doped La(OH)3 Nanophosphors for Bioimaging 2010 ·Nanoscale Research Letters ·Conroy Sun, Colin M. Carpenter, Guillem Pratx, Lei Xing	27
17	Specific Targeting of Brain Tumors with an Optical/Magnetic Resonance Imaging Nanoprobe across the Blood-Brain Barrier 2009 ·Cancer Research ·Omid Veiseh, Conroy Sun, Fang Chen, Narayan Bhattarai, Jonathan Gunn, Forrest M. Kievit, (unknown), Barbara Pullar, Dong‐Hoon Lee, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Jim Olson, Miqin Zhang	290
18	In Vivo MRI Detection of Gliomas by Chlorotoxin‐Conjugated Superparamagnetic Nanoprobes 2008 ·Small ·Conroy Sun, Omid Veiseh, Jonathan Gunn, Fang Chen, Stacey Hansen, Donghoon Lee, Raymond W. Sze, Richard G. Ellenbogen, Jim Olson, Miqin Zhang	249
19	Folic acid‐PEG conjugated superparamagnetic nanoparticles for targeted cellular uptake and detection by MRI 2006 ·Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A ·Conroy Sun, Raymond W. Sze, Miqin Zhang	306
20	Self-Assembled Coatings on Individual Monodisperse Magnetite Nanoparticles for Efficient Intracellular Uptake 2004 ·Biomedical Microdevices ·Yong Zhang, Conroy Sun, Nathan Kohler, Miqin Zhang	71

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