Dongyao Sun

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 695 citations indexed

About

Dongyao Sun is a scholar working on Ecology, Pollution and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Dongyao Sun has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 695 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Ecology, 16 papers in Pollution and 10 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Dongyao Sun's work include Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (21 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (19 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (15 papers). Dongyao Sun is often cited by papers focused on Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (21 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (19 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (15 papers). Dongyao Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Dongyao Sun's co-authors include Min Liu, Ping Han, Lijun Hou, Xiufeng Tang, Uli Klümper, Mengyue Zhao, Minjie Hu, Guoyu Yin, Jordi Sardans and Josep Peñuelas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Dongyao Sun

35 papers receiving 684 citations

Hit Papers

Microbial diversity and keystone species drive soil nutri... 2024 2026 2025 2024 20 40 60
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. Microbial diversity and keystone species drive soil nutrient cycling and multifunctionality following mangrove restoration
    2024 64 citations Minjie Hu, Jordi Sardans et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dongyao Sun China 13 356 349 129 96 94 41 695
Shuping Ji China 9 248 0.7× 287 0.8× 89 0.7× 73 0.8× 47 0.5× 13 632
Qiusheng Yuan China 19 306 0.9× 522 1.5× 47 0.4× 84 0.9× 79 0.8× 36 911
Yong-Feng Wang China 17 366 1.0× 392 1.1× 78 0.6× 110 1.1× 39 0.4× 49 841
Jiaohui Fang China 14 493 1.4× 299 0.9× 298 2.3× 63 0.7× 28 0.3× 22 849
Beibei Hao China 15 213 0.6× 245 0.7× 104 0.8× 50 0.5× 116 1.2× 31 725
Xiaoliang Jiang China 12 490 1.4× 264 0.8× 205 1.6× 48 0.5× 47 0.5× 16 717
Eduardo Juan Soriano-Sierra Brazil 11 165 0.5× 229 0.7× 104 0.8× 61 0.6× 213 2.3× 20 654
Pinhua Xia China 12 238 0.7× 272 0.8× 54 0.4× 82 0.9× 53 0.6× 43 630
Teele Ligi Estonia 9 240 0.7× 335 1.0× 154 1.2× 110 1.1× 30 0.3× 10 573

Countries citing papers authored by Dongyao Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dongyao Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Dongyao Sun. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Dongyao Sun. The network helps show where Dongyao Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dongyao Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dongyao Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dongyao 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 Dongyao Sun. Dongyao 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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Yang, Hong, Ping Yang, Chuan Tong, et al.. (2025). Elevated N2O emissions from coastal small water bodies: Implications for greenhouse gas inventories. Journal of Hydrology. 652. 132652–132652.
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Qiu, Guanglong, Ping Yang, Hong Yang, et al.. (2025). Conversion of earthen aquaculture ponds to integrated mangrove-aquaculture systems significantly reduced the emissions of CH4 and N2O. Journal of Hydrology. 652. 132692–132692. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Biao, Ming Zhu, Yifei Ren, et al.. (2025). Coupled acidification-nitrification dynamics in eutrophic estuarine waters. Water Research. 289(Pt A). 124829–124829.
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Lin, Xianbiao, et al.. (2025). Responses of microbial communities and greenhouse gas production to land use change in mangrove wetland sediments. Limnology and Oceanography. 70(5). 1210–1225. 8 indexed citations
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Gao, C. S., Jing Li, Qingyan Wang, et al.. (2025). Dual Consequences of Reclamation: Enhanced Ammonia Oxidation and Carbon Sink Dynamics Versus Escalated Nitrous Oxide Production in Estuarine Wetlands. Land Degradation and Development. 37(4). 1368–1380.
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Yang, Ping, Kam W. Tang, Hong Yang, et al.. (2024). Plastic liners as a simple and effective approach to reduce CH4 and N2O emissions from aquaculture ponds. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 375. 109191–109191. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Ping, Yongxin Lin, Hong Yang, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal distributions of dissolved N2O concentration, diffusive N2O flux and relevant functional genes along a coastal creek in southeastern China. Journal of Hydrology. 637. 131331–131331. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Ping, Linhai Zhang, Chuan Tong, et al.. (2024). Variable responses of mineral-bound soil organic carbon to land cover change in southern China’s coastal wetlands. CATENA. 242. 108129–108129. 5 indexed citations
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Lin, Xianbiao, Dengzhou Gao, Pengfei Zheng, et al.. (2024). The effects of mangrove growth on sediment nitrogen mineralization and immobilization are more intense on sandy coasts compared to muddy coasts. CATENA. 243. 108172–108172. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Peiyi, Jing Li, Qingyan Wang, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen mineralization/immobilization dynamics across the river-estuary-sea continuum: Effects of organic matter and microorganisms. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 209(Pt B). 117241–117241. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Dongyao, Yinghui Jiang, Jun Li, et al.. (2024). Effects of reclamation on the distribution and diversity of comammox along the coastal wetlands of China. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 197. 105956–105956.
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Tang, Xiufeng, Jun Li, Dongyao Sun, et al.. (2023). Ammonia-oxidizing archaea and comammox Nitrospira clade B as freeze–thaw resistant nitrifiers in wetland soils. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 178. 105570–105570. 10 indexed citations
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Song, Changchun, et al.. (2023). How climate warming and plant diversity affect carbon greenhouse gas emissions from boreal peatlands: Evidence from a mesocosm study. Journal of Cleaner Production. 404. 136905–136905. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Cheng, Ye Li, Guoyu Yin, et al.. (2022). Antibiotics sulfamethoxazole alter nitrous oxide production and pathways in estuarine sediments: Evidenced by the N15-O18 isotopes tracing. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 437. 129281–129281. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Mengyue, Xiufeng Tang, Dongyao Sun, et al.. (2021). Salinity gradients shape the nitrifier community composition in Nanliu River Estuary sediments and the ecophysiology of comammox Nitrospira inopinata. The Science of The Total Environment. 795. 148768–148768. 36 indexed citations
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Sun, Dongyao, Xiufeng Tang, Mengyue Zhao, et al.. (2020). Distribution and Diversity of Comammox Nitrospira in Coastal Wetlands of China. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11. 589268–589268. 74 indexed citations
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Han, Ping, Dianming Wu, Dongyao Sun, et al.. (2020). N2O and NOy production by the comammox bacterium Nitrospira inopinata in comparison with canonical ammonia oxidizers. Water Research. 190. 116728–116728. 85 indexed citations

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