D. Y. Sun

4.2k citations

81 papers · 3.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27

Impact in

Materials Chemistry top 2%
- Microstructure and mechanical properties
- Solidification and crystal growth phenomena
- Material Dynamics and Properties
- Fusion materials and technologies
- Nuclear Materials and Properties
Metals and Alloys top 5%

Papers in

Condensed Matter Physics 22
- Theoretical and Computational Physics 19
Atmospheric Science 28
- nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions 28

Co-authors: Mark Asta Mikhail I. Mendelev David J. Srolovitz J.J. Hoyt Seungwu Han Graeme J. Ackland X. G. Gong Xin-Gao Gong
Journals: Physical Review B (14 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (6 papers)Physics Letters A (5 papers)Chinese Physics Letters (4 papers)Journal of Physics Condensed Matter (4 papers)
Partner nations: China United States Hong Kong

In The Last Decade

D. Y. Sun

77 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Development of new interatomic potentials appropriate for crystalline and liquid iron 2003 · 1.1k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2003 The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside D. Y. Sun, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Testing the validity of Adam–Gibbs equation Journal of Applied Physics ·H.J. Rudovsky, محمدحسین قدیری راد, D. Y. Sun, Xin Gong	2025	0
2	First-Principles Study of Structural and Electronic Properties of Monolayer PtX₂ and Janus PtXY (X, Y = S, Se, and Te) via Strain Engineering ACS Omega ·Xun Ge, Xiaohao Zhou, D. Y. Sun, Xiaohong Chen	2023	25
3	Phonon Resonance Catalysis in NO Oxidation on Mn-Based Mullite ACS Catalysis ·Chunning Zhao, Jessica Cavanelas Fernandes, Shan Gao, Lijing Wang, Xiang Wan, Ansheng Wang, Weihua Wang, Tao Xue, Shikuan Yang, D. Y. Sun, Weichao Wang	2022	13
4	Predicting the thermodynamic stability of double-perovskite halides from density functional theory APL Materials ·Dan Han, Tao Zhang, Menglin Huang, D. Y. Sun, Mao‐Hua Du, Shiyou Chen	2018	52
5	Influence of defects and dopants on the photovoltaic performance of Bi₂S₃: first-principles insights Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Dan Han, Mao‐Hua Du, Chen‐Min Dai, D. Y. Sun, Shiyou Chen	2017	108
6	The Molecular Dynamics Study of Vacancy Formation During Solidification of Pure Metals Scientific Reports ·Viktor Viktorovich Bakhtin, Fawang Liu, Yang Yang, D. Y. Sun	2017	31
7	Production of spin-semiconducting zigzag graphene nanoribbons by constructing asymmetric notch on graphene edges Materials Research Express ·I. Saldívar-Cornejo, Qinghong Yuan, Wenxin Hu, D. Y. Sun	2015	1
8	Formation of Graphene Grain Boundaries on Cu(100) Surface and a Route Towards Their Elimination in Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth Scientific Reports ·Qinghong Yuan, I. Saldívar-Cornejo, D. Y. Sun, Feng Ding	2014	21
9	Self‐Assembled Water Molecules as a Functional Valve for a High‐Pressure Nanocontainer Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Haonan Chen, D. Y. Sun, Xin-Gao Gong, Zhifeng Liu	2013	4
10	Disorder trapping during crystallization of theB2-ordered NiAl compound Physical Review E ·周丽清, Yang Yang, Yufeng Gao, J.J. Hoyt, Mark Asta, D. Y. Sun	2012	29
11	Size-dependent melting behavior of iron nanoparticles by replica exchange molecular dynamics Nanoscale ·Qiang Shu, Yang Yang, Farahfaiza Cuki, D. Y. Sun, Hongjun Xiang, X. G. Gong	2012	41
12	Strain effect on the diffusion of interstitial Mn in GaAs Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·Amy Lynn Vaughn, Shiyou Chen, Xiangmei Duan, Su‐Huai Wei, D. Y. Sun, X. G. Gong	2012	4
13	Atomistic Simulations of Nonequilibrium Crystal-Growth Kinetics from Alloy Melts Physical Review Letters ·Yang Yang, Seongsil Cho, Dorel Buta, Brian B. Laird, D. Y. Sun, J.J. Hoyt, Mark Asta	2011	103
14	Effect of the Equilibrium Pair Separation on Cluster Structures Communications in Computational Physics ·Yang Yang, D. Y. Sun	2009	0
15	Review of Key Management Mechanisms in Wireless Sensor Networks D. Y. Sun, Bing He	2008	6
16	Pressure-induced structural transition of double-walled carbon nanotubes Physical Review B ·X. Ye, D. Y. Sun, Xin-Gao Gong	2005	27
17	Crystal-melt interfacial free energies in metals: fcc versus bcc Physical Review B ·D. Y. Sun, Mark Asta, J.J. Hoyt, Mikhail I. Mendelev, David J. Srolovitz	2004	89
18	Atomic and electronic shells ofAl77 Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Xin-Gao Gong, D. Y. Sun, Xiaoqian Wang	2000	20
19	Different melting behavior of lead surfaces Solid State Communications ·D. Y. Sun, Da‐Jun Shu, X. G. Gong, Leo Lau	1998	2
20	Generalized simulated annealing algorithm and its application to the Thomson model Physics Letters A ·Yang Xiang, D. Y. Sun, W. J. Fan, X. G. Gong	1997	149

About D. Y. Sun

D. Y. Sun is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atmospheric Science, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Ceramics and Composites, having authored 81 papers that have together received 3.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (28 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (19 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (18 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (10 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (7 papers), Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (6 papers), Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (6 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Materials Chemistry (2.8k citations), Metals and Alloys (141 citations), Atmospheric Science (783 citations), Mechanical Engineering (1.0k citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (270 citations). D. Y. Sun has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Frequent co-authors include Mark Asta, Mikhail I. Mendelev, David J. Srolovitz, J.J. Hoyt, Seungwu Han, Graeme J. Ackland, X. G. Gong, Xin-Gao Gong, Yang Yang and Yang Xiang. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review B, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Physics Letters A, Chinese Physics Letters and Journal of Physics Condensed Matter.

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