Dan Sun

10.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
260 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Dan Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Sun has authored 260 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 89 papers in Materials Chemistry and 60 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dan Sun's work include Advanced machining processes and optimization (28 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (22 papers) and Nuclear Materials and Properties (19 papers). Dan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced machining processes and optimization (28 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (22 papers) and Nuclear Materials and Properties (19 papers). Dan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Dan Sun's co-authors include Run‐Cang Sun, Yan Jin, Tong‐Qi Yuan, Li Zhang, Xigeng Miao, Jia‐Long Wen, Xiaojun Shen, Xue Chen, Qingqing Mei and Jie Yu 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

Dan Sun

245 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

Facile fractionation of lignocelluloses by biomass-derived deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment for cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis and lignin valorization

2018 592 citations Jia‐Long Wen, Dan Sun et al. profile →
Transparent, Self‐Adhesive, Conductive Organohydrogels with Fast Gelation from Lignin‐Based Self‐Catalytic System for Extreme Environment‐Resistant Triboelectric Nanogenerators

2022 179 citations Dan Sun, Shao-Chao Sun et al. Advanced Functional Materials profile →
Highly Conductive and Mechanically Robust Cellulose Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Antifreezing and Antidehydration Performances for Flexible Humidity Sensors

2022 156 citations Dan Sun, Run‐Cang Sun et al. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces profile →
Process characteristics, damage mechanisms and challenges in machining of fibre reinforced thermoplastic polymer (FRTP) composites: A review

2024 87 citations Colm Higgins, Li Zhang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dan Sun China	47	3.9k	2.0k	1.7k	1.2k	1.1k	260	7.9k
Hongliang Liu China	40	3.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	927 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	734 0.7×	216	7.6k
Chengyu Wang China	48	2.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	238	6.8k
Jae‐Do Nam South Korea	48	4.0k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	254	7.8k
Zhenxing Wang China	48	3.2k 0.8×	2.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	141	8.4k
Jun Yang China	55	4.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	2.8k 2.5×	174	9.7k
Marc in het Panhuis Australia	48	4.9k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	981 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	179	8.2k
Ning Yan Canada	54	3.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	3.0k 2.7×	263	9.2k
Kyung Hyun Ahn South Korea	45	2.4k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	843 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	273	9.4k
Ilker S. Bayer Italy	60	4.3k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	731 0.4×	1.8k 1.5×	2.8k 2.5×	210	11.6k
Jin Huang China	46	2.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	809 0.5×	815 0.7×	3.7k 3.3×	253	8.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Sun

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Lan, Xiaozheng, Dan Sun, Xin Yong, et al.. (2025). Effects of vacancies on the behavior of H in ZrC: A first-principles study. Nuclear Engineering and Technology. 57(8). 103550–103550. 1 indexed citations

Fu, Xiaofei, et al.. (2025). Stimuli-Responsive Nanozymes in Imaging and Therapy of Critical Diseases. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 546. 217033–217033. 1 indexed citations

Ullah, Zahur, et al.. (2025). Comparative analysis of out-of-plane performance in 3D-printed graded lattice structures. Smart Materials and Structures. 34(6). 65028–65028. 1 indexed citations

Jin, Yan, et al.. (2025). Geometrical quality prediction of machining process by Exechon X-mini PKM through deformation modelling and error compensation. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing. 97. 103115–103115.

He, Miaomiao, et al.. (2025). Type‐Transformational BioHJzyme Enabled by Composition Modulation‐Mediated Energy Band Engineering for Diabetic Infectious Wound Healing. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(19). 5 indexed citations

Zhang, Chao, Yi He, Shihong Zhang, et al.. (2024). A novel siloxene@MoS2 heterostructure for improving the wear and corrosion resistance performance of epoxy coatings. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 700. 134785–134785. 9 indexed citations

Yu, Xinyan, Yajie Chen, Dan Sun, et al.. (2024). Oxygen Vacancy-Enriched N-Doped In₂O₃ Double-Shell Hollow Dodecahedrons Decorated with Au and Co₃O₄ Nanoparticles for the Photocatalytic CO₂ Conversion. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 7(15). 17406–17416. 9 indexed citations

Tao, Tao, et al.. (2024). The halogen effect of bis-truxene substituted BODIPY photosensitizers for potential photodynamic therapy. Dyes and Pigments. 224. 111996–111996. 8 indexed citations

Wu, Huanhuan, et al.. (2023). Zwitterionic cyclodextrin membrane with uniform subnanometre pores for high-efficient heavy metal ions removal. Journal of Membrane Science. 688. 122123–122123. 16 indexed citations

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Hou, Rui, et al.. (2023). Carbon nanotubes doped cellulose nanocomposite film for high current flexible piezoelectric nanogenerators. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 965. 171422–171422. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Shao-Chao, Ying Xu, Cheng‐Ye Ma, et al.. (2023). Green and efficient fractionation of bamboo biomass via synergistic hydrothermal-alkaline deep eutectic solvents pretreatment: Valorization of carbohydrates. Renewable Energy. 217. 119175–119175. 18 indexed citations

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Xiao, Peng, et al.. (2023). Mapping urban green equity and analysing its impacted mechanisms: A novel approach. Sustainable Cities and Society. 101. 105071–105071. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Yazi, Huan He, Shaogui Yang, et al.. (2023). Unlocking the potential of MOF-Derived Carbon-Based nanomaterials for water purification through advanced oxidation processes: A comprehensive review on the impact of process parameter modulation. Separation and Purification Technology. 318. 123998–123998. 35 indexed citations

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Shi, Tan, Zhengxiong Su, Yunpeng Wang, et al.. (2023). Spatial inhomogeneity of point defect properties in refractory multi-principal element alloy with short-range order: A first-principles study. Journal of Applied Physics. 133(7). 14 indexed citations

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Zhu, Ce, Miaomiao He, Dan Sun, et al.. (2021). 3D-Printed Multifunctional Polyetheretherketone Bone Scaffold for Multimodal Treatment of Osteosarcoma and Osteomyelitis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(40). 47327–47340. 78 indexed citations

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Mayoral, Beatriz, Gary Menary, Peter Martin, et al.. (2021). Characterizing Biaxiallly Stretched Polypropylene / Graphene Nanoplatelet Composites. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Qiang, Jiangwei Tian, Ye Tian, et al.. (2021). Near-Infrared-II Nanoparticles for Cancer Imaging of Immune Checkpoint Programmed Death-Ligand 1 and Photodynamic/Immune Therapy. ACS Nano. 15(1). 515–525. 110 indexed citations

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Bodden, Jannis, Dan Sun, Gabby B. Joseph, et al.. (2020). Identification of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients at risk for treatment-related vertebral density loss and fractures. Osteoporosis International. 32(2). 281–291. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Bing, Dan Sun, Han-Min Wang, Tong‐Qi Yuan, & Run‐Cang Sun. (2018). Green and Facile Preparation of Regular Lignin Nanoparticles with High Yield and Their Natural Broad-Spectrum Sunscreens. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(2). 2658–2666. 197 indexed citations

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Liu, Dedi, Lu Liu, Zhihua Qi, et al.. (2018). Detection and plasma assisted degradation of dye on reusable gold coated tungsten nanofuzz array surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate. Applied Surface Science. 469. 262–268. 9 indexed citations

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