Dapeng Sun

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Dapeng Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Dapeng Sun has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 5 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Dapeng Sun's work include Microbial metabolism and enzyme function (12 papers), Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (6 papers). Dapeng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Microbial metabolism and enzyme function (12 papers), Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers) and Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (6 papers). Dapeng Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Dapeng Sun's co-authors include Victor L. Davidson, Ping Chen, Feng Song, Mingzhu Wang, Ping Zhu, Guohong Li, Dan Liang, Rui-Ming Xu, Liping Dong and Peijun Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Dapeng Sun

38 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Cryo-EM Study of the Chromatin Fiber Reveals a Double Hel... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Cryo-EM Study of the Chromatin Fiber Reveals a Double Helix Twisted by Tetranucleosomal Units
    2014 468 citations Feng Song, Ping Chen et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dapeng Sun United States 17 886 171 104 90 75 39 1.2k
Oleg Sitsel Germany 15 803 0.9× 85 0.5× 97 0.9× 234 2.6× 103 1.4× 23 1.4k
Hui Guo China 18 812 0.9× 112 0.7× 53 0.5× 150 1.7× 55 0.7× 53 1.3k
Hariprasad Venugopal Australia 23 865 1.0× 123 0.7× 28 0.3× 118 1.3× 90 1.2× 60 1.4k
Jarrod B. French United States 24 1.1k 1.2× 89 0.5× 118 1.1× 18 0.2× 65 0.9× 59 2.0k
Wei‐Hau Chang Taiwan 18 571 0.6× 31 0.2× 30 0.3× 102 1.1× 94 1.3× 49 946
Goragot Wisedchaisri United States 16 767 0.9× 276 1.6× 75 0.7× 20 0.2× 187 2.5× 23 1.2k
Rafael Fernández-Leiro Spain 17 855 1.0× 103 0.6× 41 0.4× 151 1.7× 151 2.0× 32 1.3k
Jean‐Marie Teulon France 17 420 0.5× 37 0.2× 58 0.6× 45 0.5× 46 0.6× 39 852
David Bulkley United States 18 1.5k 1.6× 54 0.3× 70 0.7× 146 1.6× 339 4.5× 24 1.9k
Mazdak Radjainia New Zealand 19 1.2k 1.3× 159 0.9× 43 0.4× 238 2.6× 107 1.4× 34 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dapeng Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dapeng Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dapeng Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dapeng 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 Dapeng Sun. Dapeng Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Huan, et al.. (2023). Improving the Thickness Uniformity of Micro Gear by Multi-Step, Self-Aligned Lithography and Electroforming. Micromachines. 14(4). 775–775. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Dapeng, et al.. (2023). Thin Film Deposition Techniques in Surface Engineering Strategies for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries. Coatings. 13(3). 505–505. 17 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Youwen, Lei Wang, Jia Guo, et al.. (2022). Molecular recognition of formylpeptides and diverse agonists by the formylpeptide receptors FPR1 and FPR2. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1054–1054. 60 indexed citations
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Mendonça, Luiza, Dapeng Sun, Jiying Ning, et al.. (2021). CryoET structures of immature HIV Gag reveal six-helix bundle. Communications Biology. 4(1). 481–481. 32 indexed citations
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Mendonça, Luiza, Andrew Howe, James B. Gilchrist, et al.. (2021). Correlative multi-scale cryo-imaging unveils SARS-CoV-2 assembly and egress. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4629–4629. 122 indexed citations
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Liu, Heng, Dapeng Sun, Alexander Myasnikov, et al.. (2021). Structural basis of human ghrelin receptor signaling by ghrelin and the synthetic agonist ibutamoren. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6410–6410. 42 indexed citations
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Sun, Dapeng, Zhe Sang, Yong Joon Kim, et al.. (2021). Potent neutralizing nanobodies resist convergent circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2 by targeting diverse and conserved epitopes. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4676–4676. 66 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yanan, Dapeng Sun, Andreas Schertel, et al.. (2020). Serial cryoFIB/SEM Reveals Cytoarchitectural Disruptions in Leigh Syndrome Patient Cells. Structure. 29(1). 82–87.e3. 23 indexed citations
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Cassidy, C. Keith, Benjamin A. Himes, Dapeng Sun, et al.. (2020). Structure and dynamics of the E. coli chemotaxis core signaling complex by cryo-electron tomography and molecular simulations. Communications Biology. 3(1). 24–24. 35 indexed citations
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Sutton, Geoff, Dapeng Sun, Xiaofeng Fu, et al.. (2020). Assembly intermediates of orthoreovirus captured in the cell. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4445–4445. 33 indexed citations
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Guan, Chengcheng, et al.. (2017). The structure and polymerase-recognition mechanism of the crucial adaptor protein AND-1 in the human replisome. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(23). 9627–9636. 28 indexed citations
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Song, Feng, Ping Chen, Dapeng Sun, et al.. (2014). Cryo-EM Study of the Chromatin Fiber Reveals a Double Helix Twisted by Tetranucleosomal Units. Science. 344(6182). 376–380. 468 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhuo, Wei, Liqing Zhang, Siu‐Hong Chan, et al.. (2014). Elimination of inter-domain interactions increases the cleavage fidelity of the restriction endonuclease DraIII. Protein & Cell. 5(5). 357–368. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Dapeng, Feng Song, Li Huang, et al.. (2013). In vitro Assembly and Electron Microscopic Analysis of 30 nm Chromatin Fibers. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 40(8). 739–739. 1 indexed citations
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Okajima, Toshihide, et al.. (2006). Involvement of a Putative [Fe-S]-cluster-binding Protein in the Biogenesis of Quinohemoprotein Amine Dehydrogenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(19). 13672–13684. 28 indexed citations
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Chan, Agnes S., et al.. (2003). Cutaneous stimulation improves function of a chronic patient with cerebellar damage. European Journal of Neurology. 10(3). 265–269. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Dapeng & Victor L. Davidson. (2002). Inter‐subunit cross‐linking of methylamine dehydrogenase by cyclopropylamine requires residue αPhe55. FEBS Letters. 517(1-3). 172–174. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Dapeng, Xuemin Wang, & Victor L. Davidson. (2002). Redox properties of an engineered purple CuA azurin. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 404(1). 158–162. 2 indexed citations
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Davidson, Victor L. & Dapeng Sun. (2002). Lysozyme-Osmotic Shock Methods for Localization of Periplasmic Redox Proteins in Bacteria. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 353. 121–130. 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Dapeng, Zhiwei Chen, F. Scott Mathews, & Victor L. Davidson. (2002). Mutation of αPhe55 of Methylamine Dehydrogenase Alters the Reorganization Energy and Electronic Coupling for Its Electron Transfer Reaction with Amicyanin,. Biochemistry. 41(47). 13926–13933. 16 indexed citations

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