Fan Sun

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Fan Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Fan Sun has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Materials Chemistry, 64 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 16 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Fan Sun's work include Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (62 papers), Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (39 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (19 papers). Fan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties (62 papers), Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties (39 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (19 papers). Fan Sun collaborates with scholars based in France, China and United States. Fan Sun's co-authors include F. Prima, T. Gloriant, P. Vermaut, Jinyong Zhang, Pascal Jacques, Matthieu Marteleur, C. Brozek, P. Castany, S.A. Mantri and D. Laillé and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Fan Sun

99 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Investigation of early stage deformation mechanisms in a metastable β titanium alloy showing combined twinning-induced plasticity and transformation-induced plasticity effects

2013 442 citations Fan Sun, Jinyong Zhang et al. Acta Materialia profile →
On the design of new β-metastable titanium alloys with improved work hardening rate thanks to simultaneous TRIP and TWIP effects

2012 366 citations Fan Sun, T. Gloriant et al. Scripta Materialia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fan Sun France	31	3.4k	3.0k	738	344	249	109	4.0k
Haiyang Fan China	18	435 0.1×	675 0.2×	175 0.2×	23 0.1×	26 0.1×	53	1.1k
Xiaotong Zhao China	16	608 0.2×	304 0.1×	88 0.1×	162 0.5×	144 0.6×	30	1.0k
Seongjun Kim South Korea	21	323 0.1×	513 0.2×	48 0.1×	61 0.2×	256 1.0×	95	1.7k
Mohammad Javad Sohrabi Iran	21	437 0.1×	1.2k 0.4×	253 0.3×	4 0.0×	48 0.2×	51	1.4k
S. Babu India	25	400 0.1×	1.3k 0.4×	176 0.2×	7 0.0×	134 0.5×	81	1.8k
Yefeng Bao China	24	760 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	203 0.3×	3 0.0×	251 1.0×	132	1.7k
Wenbing Li China	23	351 0.1×	303 0.1×	220 0.3×	22 0.1×	208 0.8×	52	1.4k
Ana Kwokal Croatia	8	488 0.1×	195 0.1×	119 0.2×	159 0.5×	46 0.2×	10	692
Monica Ratoi United Kingdom	19	445 0.1×	774 0.3×	678 0.9×	24 0.1×	55 0.2×	28	1.3k
Gonzalo Galicia Aguilar Mexico	11	560 0.2×	231 0.1×	68 0.1×	4 0.0×	401 1.6×	33	894

Countries citing papers authored by Fan Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fan Sun

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All Works

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Gharbi, Oumaïma, et al.. (2025). Generation of pits on CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy: an electrochemical impedance study of a single event. Electrochimica Acta. 526. 146193–146193.

Ma, Kan, Sibo Cheng, Xianfeng Ma, et al.. (2025). Lattice misfit design and characterisation in BCC superalloys. Scripta Materialia. 267. 116802–116802. 5 indexed citations

Mantri, S.A., Yolaine Danard, Mohan Sai Kiran Kumar Yadav Nartu, et al.. (2025). Coupling strengthening with local stress relaxation in an 800 MPa yield strength strain transformable titanium alloy. Scripta Materialia. 262. 116669–116669. 3 indexed citations

Li, Dian, Xing Zhang, M. Merajul Haque, et al.. (2025). Deformation kinking and stress-induced martensitic transformation in a laser-based powder bed fusion-processed metastable β Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr alloy. Scripta Materialia. 269. 116929–116929.

Roux, Charles, Jonathan Cortese, Fan Sun, et al.. (2025). Bioresorbable scaffolds in interventional radiology: Current concepts and future direction. Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging. 107(3). 91–102.

Kong, Can, Shuaishuai Zhang, Xinli Lin, et al.. (2024). Discovery of cycloheptapeptides phakefusins A−E from the marine sponge Phakellia fusca based on molecular networking. Phytochemistry. 229. 114248–114248. 1 indexed citations

Xie, Chenyang, Junsoo Han, Junhui Tang, Fan Sun, & Kévin Ogle. (2024). The spontaneous passivation of (CoFeNi)(1-x)/3Crx alloys in sulfuric acid. Corrosion Science. 239. 112383–112383. 7 indexed citations

Yuan, Ding, et al.. (2024). Numerical study of longitudinal vortex and chaotic flow on heat transfer characteristic in microchannels. Thermal Science. 28(6 Part A). 4805–4814. 1 indexed citations

Li, Da, Fan Sun, Nordin Félidj, et al.. (2024). Dual-Probe SERS Nanosensor: A Promising Approach for Sensitive and Ratiometric Detection of Glucose in Clinical Settings. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 7(4). 2254–2263. 7 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yaqing, Fan Sun, Sandrine Zanna, et al.. (2024). Acetic acid additive in NaNO3 aqueous electrolyte for long-lifespan Mg-air batteries. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys. 12(2). 825–839. 15 indexed citations

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Ma, Yandong, Zhihua Zhang, Fan Sun, et al.. (2023). Red-Light-Responsive Polypeptoid Nanoassemblies Containing a Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complex with Synergistically Enhanced Drug Release and ROS Generation for Anticancer Phototherapy. Biomacromolecules. 24(12). 5940–5950. 7 indexed citations

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Tang, Junhui, Hongtao Yang, Bingnan Qian, et al.. (2023). TWIP-assisted Zr alloys for medical applications: Design strategy, mechanical properties and first biocompatibility assessment. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 184. 32–42. 25 indexed citations

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Roux, Charles, Aymeric Rouchaud, Anne Meddahi‐Pellé, et al.. (2023). Recent advances in Fe-based bioresorbable stents: Materials design and biosafety. Bioactive Materials. 31. 333–354. 25 indexed citations

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Wu, Zhihong, Hongchao Kou, Jinshan Li, et al.. (2023). Crack initiation mechanism of a silicide-containing high-strength Ti–5Al-7.5V alloy under low-cycle fatigue loading. Materials Science and Engineering A. 865. 144654–144654. 8 indexed citations

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Tang, Junhui, et al.. (2022). Twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) effect in multi-phase metastable beta Zr-Nb alloys. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 139. 120–125. 24 indexed citations

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Qian, Bingnan, S.A. Mantri, Sriswaroop Dasari, et al.. (2022). Mechanisms underlying enhanced strength-ductility combinations in TRIP/TWIP Ti-12Mo alloy engineered via isothermal omega precipitation. Acta Materialia. 245. 118619–118619. 55 indexed citations

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Qian, Bingnan, Lola Lilensten, Jinyong Zhang, et al.. (2021). On the transformation pathways in TRIP/TWIP Ti–12Mo alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 822. 141672–141672. 49 indexed citations

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Sun, Fan, Laurence Jordan, V. Albin, et al.. (2020). On the High Sensitivity of Corrosion Resistance of NiTi Stents with Respect to Inclusions: An Experimental Evidence. ACS Omega. 5(6). 3073–3079. 16 indexed citations

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Lilensten, Lola, Yolaine Danard, C. Brozek, et al.. (2018). On the heterogeneous nature of deformation in a strain-transformable beta metastable Ti-V-Cr-Al alloy. Acta Materialia. 162. 268–276. 119 indexed citations

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Formanoir, Charlotte de, Guilhem Martin, F. Prima, et al.. (2018). Micromechanical behavior and thermal stability of a dual-phase α+α’ titanium alloy produced by additive manufacturing. Acta Materialia. 162. 149–162. 174 indexed citations

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