Fang Sun

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Fang Sun is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Fang Sun has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Organic Chemistry, 59 papers in Materials Chemistry and 28 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Fang Sun's work include Photopolymerization techniques and applications (59 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (27 papers) and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (23 papers). Fang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Photopolymerization techniques and applications (59 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (27 papers) and Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry (23 papers). Fang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Fang Sun's co-authors include Qing Tang, Zhigang Shen, Dapeng Cao, Yanjing Gao, Shengling Jiang, Peng Zhang, Zhonghua Xiang, Jimmy Yun, Jun Nie and De‐en Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Fang Sun

110 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

ZIF-derived in situ nitrogen-doped porous carbons as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fang Sun China	29	1.4k	1.1k	978	888	606	117	3.2k
Sulaiman N. Basahel Saudi Arabia	30	1.8k 1.2×	938 0.8×	388 0.4×	683 0.8×	365 0.6×	74	2.8k
Chungui Tian China	34	2.3k 1.6×	2.5k 2.2×	356 0.4×	1.7k 1.9×	447 0.7×	63	3.8k
Chuncai Kong China	31	1.6k 1.1×	830 0.7×	273 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	502 0.8×	121	2.9k
Yuan Liu China	33	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	337 0.3×	2.1k 2.4×	385 0.6×	115	3.7k
Ruijie Gao China	27	1.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.9×	378 0.4×	1.5k 1.7×	243 0.4×	57	3.1k
Zailei Zhang China	31	1.6k 1.1×	762 0.7×	342 0.3×	1.7k 1.9×	1.3k 2.1×	55	3.3k
Yingjie Zhou China	31	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	202 0.2×	1.1k 1.3×	563 0.9×	101	3.4k
Lina Han China	25	619 0.4×	657 0.6×	389 0.4×	756 0.9×	320 0.5×	62	2.0k
Zhimin Chen China	33	1.4k 1.0×	733 0.6×	384 0.4×	1.4k 1.6×	1.6k 2.7×	96	3.5k
Dan He China	35	1.0k 0.7×	996 0.9×	570 0.6×	3.7k 4.2×	494 0.8×	71	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Fang Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fang Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fang Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fang Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fang 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 Fang Sun. Fang 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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Chen, Zhi‐Min, Lei Zhao, Yuping Chen, et al.. (2025). Electrochemical dechlorination promotes syngas production in N-heterocyclic carbene protected Au₁₃ nanoclusters. Chemical Science. 16(23). 10397–10413. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Fang & Qing Tang. (2025). Capturing Dynamic Core Reconstruction and Ligand Desorption of Atomically Precise Ag Nanoclusters with Machine Learning Force Field. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(50). 46279–46290.

Wei, Jia, et al.. (2024). Design of α-ketone aryl thioesters photoinitiators for LED photopolymerization. Dyes and Pigments. 232. 112474–112474.

Li, Xuechun, Yanjing Gao, Jun Nie, & Fang Sun. (2024). Construction of gradient ionogels by self-floatable hyperbranched organosilicon crosslinkers for multi-sensing and wirelessly monitoring physiological signals. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 678(Pt A). 703–712. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Wenhao, Yuhan Zhang, Yanjing Gao, Jun Nie, & Fang Sun. (2024). Design of near-infrared responsive self-healing photocured polyurethane materials with thiourethane bonds. European Polymer Journal. 208. 112874–112874. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Lu, Wenhao Wang, Yanjing Gao, & Fang Sun. (2024). Effect of Soft Segment Structures on the Properties of Self‐Healing Photopolymerizable Thiocarbamate‐Based Polyurethanes. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 142(11). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Yuping, Fang Sun, & Qing Tang. (2023). Computational Insights and Design of Promising Ultrathin PdM Bimetallenes for Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis. Small Methods. 7(7). e2300276–e2300276. 16 indexed citations

Xu, Xiaoxuan, Ying Liu, Fang Sun, et al.. (2023). Array-Based Clusters of Copper with Largely Exposed Metal Sites for Promoting Catalysis. Chemistry of Materials. 35(18). 7588–7596. 13 indexed citations

Ma, Guanyu, Fang Sun, Liang Qiao, et al.. (2023). Atomically precise alkynyl-protected Ag20Cu12 nanocluster: Structure analysis and electrocatalytic performance toward nitrate reduction for NH3 synthesis. Nano Research. 16(8). 10867–10872. 28 indexed citations

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Lei, Chao, et al.. (2023). Preparation of CuO/g-C₃N₄ and its effect on the removal of phenol. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2587(1). 12012–12012. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Leyi, Fang Sun, Lei Wang, et al.. (2023). Structure, optical properties, and catalytic applications of alkynyl-protected M₄Rh₂(M = Ag/Au) nanoclusters with atomic precision: a comparative study. Dalton Transactions. 52(27). 9441–9447. 9 indexed citations

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Sun, Fang, Lubing Qin, Zhenghua Tang, et al.. (2023). –SR removal or –R removal? A mechanistic revisit on the puzzle of ligand etching of Au ₂₅ (SR) ₁₈ nanoclusters during electrocatalysis. Chemical Science. 14(38). 10532–10546. 22 indexed citations

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Gao, Yanjing, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and properties of trifluoromethyl organosilicon cycloaliphatic epoxy monomers for cationic photopolymerization. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 140(26). 3 indexed citations

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Gao, Yanjing, et al.. (2021). Methyl Benzoylformate Derivative Norrish Type I Photoinitiators for Deep-Layer Photocuring under Near-UV or Visible LED. Macromolecules. 54(8). 3854–3864. 43 indexed citations

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Jiang, Shengling, et al.. (2020). UV-Nanoimprinting Lithography Photoresists with No Photoinitiator and Low Polymerization Shrinkage. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(16). 7564–7574. 20 indexed citations

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Sun, Fang, et al.. (2019). Surface microstructures and properties of thiol-epoxy/thiol-Si-methacrylate hybrid polymer networks prepared by UV-induced polymerization. Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A. 57(5). 355–362. 8 indexed citations

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Sun, Fang, Yanwei Wang, Ling Fang, et al.. (2019). New vesicular carbon-based rhenium phosphides with all-pH range electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 256. 117851–117851. 38 indexed citations

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Sun, Fang, et al.. (2014). Initiating gradient photopolymerization and migration of a novel polymerizable polysiloxane α-hydroxy alkylphenones photoinitiator. Polymer. 55(16). 3656–3665. 34 indexed citations

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Sun, Fang. (2006). Property of UV-curing adhesive for plastic-glass. Journal of Beijing University of Chemical Technology.

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Sun, Fang. (2005). Study of Separation of Tungsten and Molybdenum from High W-containing Molybdate Acid Sodium Solution by Fe(OH)_3 Adsorption. 12 indexed citations

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