Dong Sun

17.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
576 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Dong Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dong Sun has authored 576 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 250 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 171 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 109 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dong Sun's work include Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (132 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (68 papers) and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (61 papers). Dong Sun is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (132 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (68 papers) and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (61 papers). Dong Sun collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and Canada. Dong Sun's co-authors include James K. Mills, Shuk Han Cheng, Yunhui Liu, Shuxun Chen, Gang Feng, Haoyao Chen, Xiaoyin Shao, Wenhao Huang, Yuxin Su and Jinjun Shan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Dong Sun

538 papers receiving 12.7k 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.

Development of a magnetic microrobot for carrying and delivering targeted cells

2018 373 citations Tao Luo, Shuxun Chen et al. Science Robotics profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Dong Sun	5.4k	4.0k	2.5k	1.9k	1.7k	576	13.0k
Toshio Fukuda	10.8k 2.0×	6.2k 1.5×	5.3k 2.1×	2.1k 1.1×	996 0.6×	1.8k	22.9k
Xin Chen	4.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	3.0k 1.6×	954 0.6×	694	15.0k
Hod Lipson	7.0k 1.3×	2.7k 0.7×	6.5k 2.6×	1.1k 0.6×	721 0.4×	318	20.4k
Hongliang Ren	6.1k 1.1×	2.7k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	859 0.5×	533	12.4k
Ning Xi	3.4k 0.6×	2.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	971 0.5×	410 0.2×	708	8.3k
Min Tan	2.6k 0.5×	3.4k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	954 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	703	14.7k
Bijan Shirinzadeh	3.8k 0.7×	7.3k 1.8×	2.3k 0.9×	2.9k 1.5×	629 0.4×	323	11.9k
Arianna Menciassi	11.5k 2.1×	2.0k 0.5×	3.6k 1.4×	2.2k 1.1×	186 0.1×	537	18.3k
Weihua Li	10.7k 2.0×	3.9k 1.0×	6.5k 2.6×	4.3k 2.3×	242 0.1×	835	27.2k
Fumihito Arai	6.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.3×	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	159 0.1×	850	9.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Dong Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dong Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dong Sun

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

Lu, Zhenghui, Dong Sun, Yang Song, et al.. (2025). Computationally tuned dual-layer lattice pads adapted to gait-induced pressure distribution. 2(1).

Zhang, Chuanwei, Dong Sun, Jingjing Zhang, et al.. (2025). Research on the KRR-based numerical simulation method for 3D surface of aerospace ball bearings and its impact on lubrication performance. Tribology International. 214. 111085–111085.

Li, Jianing, et al.. (2025). Gray‐Level Guided Image‐Activated Droplet Sorter for Label‐Free, High‐Accuracy Screening of Single‐Cell on Demand. Small. 21(37). e2500520–e2500520. 1 indexed citations

Zhong, Fangxun, et al.. (2024). Scale-aware monocular reconstruction via robot kinematics and visual data in neural radiance fields. CityU Scholars. 4(3). 187–98. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Dong & Lin‐Jie Zhang. (2024). Where are the global ocean priority conservation areas under the most severe threat from microplastics?. Marine Policy. 168. 106326–106326. 3 indexed citations

Pan, Fei, Yutong Wu, Shuxun Chen, et al.. (2024). Accurate detection and instance segmentation of unstained living adherent cells in differential interference contrast images. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 182. 109151–109151. 5 indexed citations

Chai, Jie, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and safety of disitamab vedotin (RC48) combined with camrelizumab and S-1 for neoadjuvant therapy of locally advanced gastric cancer with HER2 overexpression: Preliminary results of a prospective, single-arm, phase II study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). e16100–e16100. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Shiyu, Dong Sun, & Gang Feng. (2024). Time-Varying Output Group Formation Tracking Control for Heterogeneous Multiagent Systems with Switching Topologies. 942–947.

Sun, Dong, et al.. (2024). Effect of coating-substrate microstructure on nucleation and growth of surface microcracks in a PtAl-coated Ni-based SX superalloy with sheet specimens during HCF at 900 °C. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 32. 3708–3716. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Dong, et al.. (2024). Charge-dependent hierarchical self-assembling of fluorinated gold nanoclusters. Chemical Communications. 61(7). 1383–1386. 1 indexed citations

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Shao, Shuyi, et al.. (2024). Fractional-Order Control Method Based on Twin-Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Algorithm. Fractal and Fractional. 8(2). 99–99. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Jun, et al.. (2023). Current sharing optimization of multilayer high temperature superconducting cable. Physica C Superconductivity. 611. 1354304–1354304. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xinyue, Yin Yang, Dong Sun, et al.. (2023). Si@Graphene composite anode with high capacity and energy density by fluidized chemical vapor deposition. Chemical Engineering Science. 274. 118706–118706. 17 indexed citations

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Fan, Lei, et al.. (2022). High-efficiency quantitative control of mitochondrial transfer based on droplet microfluidics and its application on muscle regeneration. Science Advances. 8(33). eabp9245–eabp9245. 42 indexed citations

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Xiao, Kemeng, Dong Sun, Jun Liang, et al.. (2021). Interfacing Iodine‐Doped Hydrothermally Carbonized Carbon with Escherichia coli through an “Add‐on” Mode for Enhanced Light‐Driven Hydrogen Production. Advanced Energy Materials. 11(21). 66 indexed citations

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Fan, Lei, et al.. (2021). High-throughput deterministic pairing and coculturing of single cells in a microwell array using combined hydrodynamic and recirculation flow captures. Biomicrofluidics. 15(5). 54103–54103. 8 indexed citations

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Yang, Guang‐Zhong, et al.. (2020). Forging global cooperation and collaboration. Science Robotics. 5(38). 2 indexed citations

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Shakoor, Adnan, Mingyang Xie, Shuxun Chen, et al.. (2020). Precise Automated Intracellular Delivery Using a Robotic Cell Microscope System With Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction Information. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics. 25(6). 2870–2881. 17 indexed citations

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Fan, Lei, Tao Luo, Yu Ting Chow, et al.. (2020). Gravitational sedimentation-based approach for ultra-simple and flexible cell patterning coculture on microfluidic device. Biofabrication. 12(3). 35005–35005. 5 indexed citations

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Xie, Mingyang, Adnan Shakoor, Chuntao Li, & Dong Sun. (2019). Robust orientation control of multi‐DOF cell based on uncertainty and disturbance estimation. International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control. 29(14). 4859–4871. 21 indexed citations

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