Fang Sun

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Fang Sun is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Fang Sun has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Surgery, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Fang Sun's work include Diet and metabolism studies (13 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (13 papers) and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (13 papers). Fang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (13 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (13 papers) and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (13 papers). Fang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Fang Sun's co-authors include Zhiming Zhu, Gilberto Velho, Daniel Cohen, Nathalie Vionnet, Habib Zouali, J. Beckmann, Martine Vaxillaire, M. Alan Permutt, Philippe Froguel and M.D. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Fang Sun

66 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Familial Hyperglycemia Due to Mutations in Glucokinase --... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400 500
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. Familial Hyperglycemia Due to Mutations in Glucokinase -- Definition of a Subtype of Diabetes Mellitus
    1993 517 citations Philippe Froguel, Habib Zouali et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fang Sun China 23 1.3k 1.2k 763 681 471 70 2.7k
Richard D. Carr Denmark 30 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 233 0.3× 2.3k 3.4× 499 1.1× 66 3.7k
Erik Frandsen Denmark 30 619 0.5× 582 0.5× 282 0.4× 1.0k 1.5× 414 0.9× 69 2.5k
Changting Xiao Canada 30 773 0.6× 994 0.8× 213 0.3× 1.3k 1.9× 806 1.7× 71 2.8k
Tongzhi Wu Australia 32 705 0.6× 780 0.6× 96 0.1× 1.5k 2.2× 1.0k 2.2× 132 2.8k
Bani Mukhopadhyay United States 23 927 0.7× 632 0.5× 101 0.1× 816 1.2× 474 1.0× 32 3.3k
Baptist Gallwitz Germany 39 1.9k 1.5× 2.2k 1.7× 429 0.6× 4.2k 6.2× 677 1.4× 129 5.7k
Brian L. Furman United Kingdom 18 776 0.6× 448 0.4× 147 0.2× 666 1.0× 522 1.1× 42 2.3k
Roland Buettner Germany 19 748 0.6× 466 0.4× 190 0.2× 694 1.0× 1.2k 2.5× 32 2.8k
Tomoaki Shimizu Japan 25 401 0.3× 541 0.4× 188 0.2× 799 1.2× 272 0.6× 90 2.2k
Wendell J. Lu United States 10 1.3k 1.0× 660 0.5× 143 0.2× 731 1.1× 1.1k 2.2× 11 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Fang Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fang Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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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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Liu, Wei, Yi Tang, Fang Sun, et al.. (2025). Clinical value of sublingual microcirculatory dysfunction for screening for primary aldosteronism in hypertensive patients. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 16. 1561503–1561503.
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Sun, Fang, Qiang Li, Hexuan Zhang, et al.. (2025). High salt intake exacerbates aldosterone-related target organ damage in patients with primary aldosteronism. Hypertension Research. 48(9). 2339–2348. 1 indexed citations
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Tong, Dan, Jie Xiang, Wei Liu, et al.. (2024). Leptin receptor deficiency impedes metabolic surgery related-weight loss through inhibition of energy expenditure in db/db mice. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 16(1). 33–33.
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Zhou, Xunmei, Fang Sun, Fan Li, et al.. (2023). Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Patients with Low Body Mass Index: a Propensity Score Matching Study. Obesity Surgery. 33(10). 3051–3061. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yao, Chunjun Sheng, Wenhuan Feng, et al.. (2022). A multi-center study on glucometabolic response to bariatric surgery for different subtypes of obesity. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 989202–989202. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Qiang, Fang Sun, Yingsha Li, et al.. (2022). Assessment of sublingual microcirculation for the screening of diabetic nephropathy. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 14(1). 90–90. 6 indexed citations
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Fan, Li, et al.. (2020). Impact of metabolic surgery on 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 17(3). 498–507. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Fang, Xunmei Zhou, Qiang Li, et al.. (2020). Achieving blood pressure targets and antihypertensive effects through metabolic surgery in type 2 diabetes patients with hypertension. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 37(4). e3422–e3422. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Feng, et al.. (2019). Validation of a multiplex amplification system of 19 autosomal STRs and 27 Y-STRs. Forensic Sciences Research. 5(4). 292–299. 2 indexed citations
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Lu, Zongshi, Yuanting Cui, Xing Wei, et al.. (2018). Deficiency of PKD2L1 (TRPP3) Exacerbates Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy by Augmenting NCX1-Mediated Mitochondrial Calcium Overload. Cell Reports. 24(6). 1639–1652. 32 indexed citations
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Luo, Pan, et al.. (2018). Tree-Like NiS-Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub>/NF Heterostructure Array and Its Application in Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 34(12). 1397–1404. 16 indexed citations
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Li, Fan, Jing Chen, Yu Gao, et al.. (2017). Effects of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Comparison of BMI > 30 and < 30 kg/m2. Obesity Surgery. 27(11). 3040–3047. 14 indexed citations
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Li, Yingsha, Bin Wang, Jing Chen, et al.. (2015). Enhanced Store-Operated Calcium Entry in Platelets is Associated with Peripheral Artery Disease in Type 2 Diabetes. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 37(5). 1945–1955. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Peng, Bin Wang, Fang Sun, et al.. (2015). Mitochondrial respiratory dysfunctions of blood mononuclear cells link with cardiac disturbance in patients with early-stage heart failure. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 10229–10229. 61 indexed citations
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Wang, Bin, Yinxing Ni, Jian Zhong, & Fang Sun. (2011). Effects of incretins on blood pressure: A promising therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus with hypertension. Journal of Diabetes. 4(1). 22–29. 9 indexed citations
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Froguel, Philippe, Habib Zouali, Nathalie Vionnet, et al.. (1993). Familial Hyperglycemia Due to Mutations in Glucokinase -- Definition of a Subtype of Diabetes Mellitus. New England Journal of Medicine. 328(10). 697–702. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

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