Dawei Sun

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Dawei Sun is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dawei Sun has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cancer Research, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Dawei Sun's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (7 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (7 papers). Dawei Sun is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (7 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (7 papers). Dawei Sun collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Dawei Sun's co-authors include Junchen Hou, Heda Zhang, Linhong Jiang, Zhenling Ji, Guo-yue Lv, Lin An, Guoyue Lv, Fenghai Ren, Shidong Xu and Xiaodong Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical Pharmacology, Environmental Science and Pollution Research and Clinica Chimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Dawei Sun

32 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

CircRNA: a novel type of biomarker for cancer

2017 622 citations Heda Zhang, Linhong Jiang et al. profile →
circRNA-002178 act as a ceRNA to promote PDL1/PD1 expression in lung adenocarcinoma

2020 305 citations Junfeng Wang, Fenghai Ren et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dawei Sun China	19	1.2k	1.1k	325	153	150	33	1.8k
Mónica Grafals United States	15	585 0.5×	420 0.4×	198 0.6×	218 1.4×	99 0.7×	27	1.4k
Stephen P. Slone United States	14	398 0.3×	299 0.3×	175 0.5×	225 1.5×	150 1.0×	27	1.1k
Junfen Ma China	15	718 0.6×	533 0.5×	174 0.5×	75 0.5×	58 0.4×	25	1.1k
Shijie Zhou China	16	441 0.4×	255 0.2×	197 0.6×	119 0.8×	366 2.4×	68	1.0k
Daisuke Izumi Japan	27	548 0.5×	399 0.4×	635 2.0×	573 3.7×	413 2.8×	64	1.7k
Jie Xiao China	18	874 0.7×	689 0.6×	121 0.4×	115 0.8×	73 0.5×	40	1.2k
Désirée Tampe Germany	17	612 0.5×	203 0.2×	283 0.9×	127 0.8×	333 2.2×	46	1.4k
Vlad Herlea Romania	20	367 0.3×	313 0.3×	424 1.3×	389 2.5×	224 1.5×	120	1.2k
Mojgan Asgari Iran	22	471 0.4×	250 0.2×	331 1.0×	178 1.2×	262 1.7×	61	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Dawei Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dawei Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dawei Sun

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cai, Dongbao, Yuxi Li, Dawei Sun, et al.. (2025). Anthocyanin-mediated epigenetic modifications: a new perspective in health promoting and disease prevention. Journal of Advanced Research.

An, Lin, et al.. (2025). Molecular Dissection of the AHR-AREG driven EGFR-ERK1/2-CyclinD1 axis in acquired lenvatinib resistance of Hepatocellular carcinoma. Biochemical Pharmacology. 239. 117032–117032. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Dawei, Juan Liu, Yunfang Wang, & Jiahong Dong. (2022). Co-administration of MDR1 and BCRP or EGFR/PI3K inhibitors overcomes lenvatinib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 944537–944537. 33 indexed citations

Wang, Qi, Juan Liu, Wenzhen Yin, et al.. (2022). Generation of multicellular tumor spheroids with micro-well array for anticancer drug combination screening based on a valuable biomarker of hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 1087656–1087656. 6 indexed citations

Sun, Dawei, Guoyue Lv, & Jiahong Dong. (2022). Liver Transplantation for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: What Are New Insights and What Should We Follow?. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 841694–841694. 9 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaodong, et al.. (2022). Conversion therapy in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: What's new in the era of molecular and immune therapy?. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international. 22(1). 7–13. 12 indexed citations

Ma, Jie, Jun-Kai Lin, Dawei Sun, et al.. (2021). Circular RNA circ_ASAP2 regulates drug sensitivity and functional behaviors of cisplatin-resistant gastric cancer cells by the miR-330-3p/NT5E axis. Anti-Cancer Drugs. 32(9). 950–961. 29 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaodong, Chen Huan, Dawei Sun, & Guo-yue Lv. (2021). Prognostic and Clinicopathological Significance of Circular RNA circ‐ITCH Expression in Cancer Patients: A Meta‐analysis. BioMed Research International. 2021(1). 8828299–8828299. 4 indexed citations

An, Lin, et al.. (2021). Albumin-to-alkaline phosphatase ratio as a promising indicator of prognosis in human cancers: is it possible?. BMC Cancer. 21(1). 247–247. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuhao & Dawei Sun. (2021). Genetic Polymorphisms of FCRL3, NLRP3 and IL2 are Associated with the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer in a Chinese Population. Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine. Volume 14. 1047–1053. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanbo, Fenghai Ren, Dawei Sun, et al.. (2021). CircKEAP1 Suppresses the Progression of Lung Adenocarcinoma via the miR-141-3p/KEAP1/NRF2 Axis. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 672586–672586. 21 indexed citations

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Sun, Dawei, Lin An, & Guo-yue Lv. (2020). Albumin-fibrinogen ratio and fibrinogen-prealbumin ratio as promising prognostic markers for cancers: an updated meta-analysis. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 18(1). 9–9. 55 indexed citations

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Sun, Dawei, Lei An, Hui Huang, Xuan Sun, & Guoyue Lv. (2020). Establishing peripheral PD-L1 as a prognostic marker in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: how long will it come true?. Clinical & Translational Oncology. 23(1). 82–91. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qiang, et al.. (2020). The Application of Resting Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Cognitive Judgment of Parkinson. World Neurosurgery. 138. 672–679. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Dawei, Dong Zhang, Yang Li, et al.. (2020). The underlying changes and predicting role of peripheral blood inflammatory cells in severe COVID-19 patients: A sentinel?. Clinica Chimica Acta. 508. 122–129. 66 indexed citations

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Liu, Xingkai, Dawei Sun, Guangyi Wang, et al.. (2019). Hem-o-lok clip found in the common bile duct 3 years after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and surgical exploration. Journal of International Medical Research. 47(2). 1052–1058. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Heda, Linhong Jiang, Junchen Hou, et al.. (2018). Circular RNA hsa_circ_0052112 promotes cell migration and invasion by acting as sponge for miR-125a-5p in breast cancer. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 107. 1342–1353. 83 indexed citations

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Sun, Dawei, Yingyi Zhang, Yue Qi, Xingtong Zhou, & Guoyue Lv. (2015). Prognostic significance of MMP-7 expression in colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiology. 39(2). 135–142. 52 indexed citations

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Sun, Dawei, Yingyi Zhang, Xiaodong Sun, et al.. (2015). Prognostic value of cytokeratin 19 in hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis. Clinica Chimica Acta. 448. 161–169. 51 indexed citations

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Mao, Changfei, et al.. (2014). Association between the XRCC3 Thr241Met Polymorphism and Breast Cancer Risk: an Updated Meta-analysis of 36 Case-control Studies. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 15(16). 6613–6618. 16 indexed citations

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