Dan Sun

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Dan Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Sun has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Cancer Research and 21 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Dan Sun's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (17 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers). Dan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (17 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers). Dan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Dan Sun's co-authors include Yong Peng, Wenchen Pu, Jiao Li, Jin Wang, Youjun Zhang, Zhaojiang Guo, Le Guo, Jianying Qin, Liuhong Zhu and Yong Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Dan Sun

113 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Circular RNAs in Cancer: Biogenesis, Function, and Clinical Significance

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dan Sun China	30	2.1k	974	455	329	292	126	3.1k
Wang He China	31	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.5×	115 0.3×	592 1.8×	143 0.5×	129	3.5k
Sophie Torrekens Belgium	29	2.7k 1.3×	607 0.6×	116 0.3×	532 1.6×	796 2.7×	53	4.7k
Mazhar Adli United States	30	4.7k 2.3×	510 0.5×	157 0.3×	309 0.9×	493 1.7×	58	5.7k
Jean‐Jacques Michaille France	24	2.2k 1.1×	1.8k 1.8×	134 0.3×	179 0.5×	83 0.3×	38	3.3k
Jaewhan Song South Korea	35	2.6k 1.2×	577 0.6×	57 0.1×	555 1.7×	102 0.3×	83	3.7k
Yue Zhang China	33	2.0k 1.0×	977 1.0×	56 0.1×	275 0.8×	54 0.2×	170	3.6k
Qingwei Zhang China	19	732 0.3×	323 0.3×	100 0.2×	143 0.4×	340 1.2×	52	1.6k
Jie Xu United States	27	1.4k 0.7×	161 0.2×	166 0.4×	209 0.6×	462 1.6×	117	2.6k
Hongwei Liang China	27	2.9k 1.4×	2.0k 2.1×	59 0.1×	414 1.3×	269 0.9×	74	4.9k
Inmaculada Jorge Spain	31	1.7k 0.8×	472 0.5×	51 0.1×	130 0.4×	323 1.1×	67	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Dan Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dan Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dan Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dan 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 Dan Sun. Dan 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

Zhu, Yu, Dan Sun, Chang Dong, et al.. (2025). Study on the corrosion behavior and mechanisms of Q235 steel in the marine splash zone. Engineering Failure Analysis. 185. 110382–110382.

Sun, Dan, Wei Wang, Xinyi Wang, et al.. (2025). Protective Effects of Black Rice Anthocyanins on D-Galactose-Induced Renal Injury in Mice: The Role of Nrf2 and NF-κB Signaling and Gut Microbiota Modulation. Nutrients. 17(3). 502–502. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhigang, et al.. (2024). Survival Improvement of Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in the Immunotherapy Era: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a US Population. Advances in Therapy. 41(12). 4591–4600. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Dan, et al.. (2024). The performance of JAM3/PAX1 methylation in the diagnosis of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions for women with high-risk HPV infection. BMC Cancer. 24(1). 1514–1514.

Hao, Yubo, Yang Yu, Yubo Jiang, et al.. (2023). Effects of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Nano-Silica on Root Development, Leaf Photosynthesis, Active Oxygen and Nitrogen Metabolism in Maize. Plants. 12(8). 1604–1604. 16 indexed citations

Li, Xiang, Sili He, Xingping Zhao, et al.. (2023). High-grade cervical lesions diagnosed by JAM3/PAX1 methylation in high-risk human papillomavirus-infected patients.. PubMed. 48(12). 1820–1829. 3 indexed citations

Singh, Deepak Kumar, Saul Carcamo, Eduardo Farias, et al.. (2023). 5-Azacytidine- and retinoic-acid-induced reprogramming of DCCs into dormancy suppresses metastasis via restored TGF-β-SMAD4 signaling. Cell Reports. 42(6). 112560–112560. 25 indexed citations

Yumoto, Kenji, Steven P. Zielske, Yu Wang, et al.. (2023). HER2 as a potential therapeutic target on quiescent prostate cancer cells. Translational Oncology. 31. 101642–101642. 7 indexed citations

Guo, Zhaojiang, Yang Bai, Le Guo, et al.. (2023). RNA m⁶A Methylation Suppresses Insect Juvenile Hormone Degradation to Minimize Fitness Costs in Response to A Pathogenic Attack. Advanced Science. 11(6). e2307650–e2307650. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Li, Dan Sun, Yan Yin, et al.. (2023). Different photoprotective strategies for white leaves between two co‐occurring Actinidia species. Physiologia Plantarum. 175(2). e13880–e13880.

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Lin, Gang, et al.. (2022). Surgery versus radiotherapy in octogenarians with stage Ia non‑small cell lung cancer: propensity score matching analysis of the SEER database. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 22(1). 411–411. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Huimin, Yu Zou, Chao Yue, et al.. (2022). Nanoparticle encapsulated CQ/TAM combination harmonizes with MSCs in arresting progression of severity in AP mice through iNOS (IDO) signaling. Materials Today Bio. 14. 100226–100226. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Dan, Wenliang Yuan, Lei Li, et al.. (2022). Metagenomics revealing molecular profiles of microbial community structure and metabolic capacity in Bamucuo lake, Tibet. Environmental Research. 217. 114847–114847. 14 indexed citations

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Yang, Chengli, et al.. (2021). Adoptive CD8⁺T-cell grafted with liposomal immunotherapy drugs to counteract the immune suppressive tumor microenvironment and enhance therapy for melanoma. Nanoscale. 13(37). 15789–15803. 15 indexed citations

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Qin, Jianying, Le Guo, Fan Ye, et al.. (2021). MAPK-Activated Transcription Factor PxJun Suppresses PxABCB1 Expression and Confers Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac Toxin in Plutella xylostella (L.). Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87(13). e0046621–e0046621. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Gang, et al.. (2021). CircRNA_100290 promotes GC cell proliferation and invasion via the miR-29b-3p/ITGA11 axis and is regulated by EIF4A3. Cancer Cell International. 21(1). 324–324. 32 indexed citations

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Guo, Zhaojiang, Shi Kang, Dan Sun, et al.. (2020). MAPK-dependent hormonal signaling plasticity contributes to overcoming Bacillus thuringiensis toxin action in an insect host. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3003–3003. 118 indexed citations

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Chen, Ying, et al.. (2020). MiR-185-5p ameliorates endoplasmic reticulum stress and renal fibrosis by downregulation of ATF6. Laboratory Investigation. 100(11). 1436–1446. 25 indexed citations

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Yuan, Wenliang, Shouwen Jiang, Dan Sun, et al.. (2019). Transcriptome profiling analysis of sex-based differentially expressed mRNAs and lncRNAs in the brains of mature zebrafish (Danio rerio). BMC Genomics. 20(1). 830–830. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanhua, Rong Cao, Bo Wei, et al.. (2014). Diallyl disulfide inhibits proliferation and transdifferentiation of lung fibroblasts through induction of cyclooxygenase and synthesis of prostaglandin E2. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 393(1-2). 77–87. 11 indexed citations

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