Fangfang Sun

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
118 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Fangfang Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Fangfang Sun has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Fangfang Sun's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (9 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (8 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (7 papers). Fangfang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (9 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (8 papers) and Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (7 papers). Fangfang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Fangfang Sun's co-authors include Shenggao Lu, Jaebeom Lee, Hongjian Zhou, Yutong Zong, Chun You, Weiwei Liang, Xiaoyu Li, Jinghui Song, Shiqing Ma and Chengqi Yi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Fangfang Sun

114 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Chemical pulldown reveals dynamic pseudouridylation of th... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2018 100 200 300 400
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. Chemical pulldown reveals dynamic pseudouridylation of the mammalian transcriptome
    2015 433 citations Fangfang Sun et al. profile →
  2. Repopulated microglia are solely derived from the proliferation of residual microglia after acute depletion
    2018 395 citations Yubin Huang, Zhen Xu et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fangfang Sun China 30 1.4k 762 526 422 420 118 4.1k
Qiuyue Liu China 31 1.2k 0.9× 510 0.7× 211 0.4× 98 0.2× 279 0.7× 158 3.5k
Juan Hu China 45 2.6k 1.9× 1.7k 2.2× 668 1.3× 217 0.5× 681 1.6× 292 6.8k
Yun Zhao China 40 2.5k 1.8× 742 1.0× 237 0.5× 78 0.2× 153 0.4× 272 5.8k
Xia Gao China 39 2.0k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 526 1.0× 305 0.7× 362 0.9× 187 4.9k
Huijuan Xu China 36 1.0k 0.7× 766 1.0× 267 0.5× 75 0.2× 66 0.2× 116 4.4k
Anna Masek Poland 39 1.6k 1.2× 678 0.9× 988 1.9× 131 0.3× 292 0.7× 161 6.8k
Shuai Liu China 45 2.7k 2.0× 765 1.0× 554 1.1× 16 0.0× 314 0.7× 217 6.5k
Jinxiang Zhang China 33 1.2k 0.9× 398 0.5× 552 1.0× 48 0.1× 192 0.5× 129 3.3k
Fazli Wahid Pakistan 45 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.6× 2.3k 4.4× 35 0.1× 324 0.8× 129 6.6k
Liping Cai China 51 941 0.7× 2.3k 3.0× 1.9k 3.6× 76 0.2× 525 1.3× 351 8.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Fangfang Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fangfang Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Fangfang 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 Fangfang Sun. The network helps show where Fangfang Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fangfang Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fangfang Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fangfang 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 Fangfang Sun. Fangfang 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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Sun, Fangfang, et al.. (2025). An Immunogenic Cell Death-Related Gene Signature Predicts the Prognosis and Immune Infiltration of Cervical Cancer. Cancer Informatics. 24. 2693949799–2693949799. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yang, Guangzhe Li, Yiming Liu, et al.. (2024). Spatiotemporal Controllable Sono‐Nanovaccines Driven by Free‐Field Based Whole‐Body Ultrasound for Personalized Cancer Therapy. Advanced Science. 11(14). e2307920–e2307920. 10 indexed citations
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Yao, Hanchun, Zhihui Zhu, Mengyu Liu, et al.. (2024). Multifunctional Nanosystem Based on Ultrasmall Carbon Dots for the Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 10(8). 4970–4984. 6 indexed citations
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Zhou, Ronghua, et al.. (2024). Exploration of the Effects of Cadmium Stress on Photosynthesis in Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC.. Toxics. 12(5). 307–307. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinxin, Ning Wang, Fangfang Sun, et al.. (2023). Dapagliflozin Attenuates Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Remodeling and Dysfunction by Elevating β-Hydroxybutyrate–activated Citrate Synthase. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 82(5). 375–388. 24 indexed citations
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Liang, Weiwei & Fangfang Sun. (2023). Does gestational diabetes mellitus increase the risk of cardiovascular disease? A Mendelian randomization study. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 47(5). 1155–1163. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Peng, Lingkui Zhang, Kang Zhang, et al.. (2022). The adaptive evolution of Euryale ferox to the aquatic environment through paleo‐hexaploidization. The Plant Journal. 110(3). 627–645. 18 indexed citations
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Sun, Fangfang, et al.. (2022). Ferroptosis‐based molecular prognostic model for adrenocortical carcinoma based on least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 36(6). e24465–e24465. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Liu, Guangzhe Li, Yi Dong, et al.. (2021). An ultrasound-driven immune-boosting molecular machine for systemic tumor suppression. Science Advances. 7(43). eabj4796–eabj4796. 52 indexed citations
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Liang, Weiwei, et al.. (2020). Identification of Susceptibility Modules and Genes for Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetic Patients Using WGCNA Analysis. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2020. 1–11. 56 indexed citations
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Huang, Yubin, Zhen Xu, Shanshan Xiong, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: Repopulated microglia are solely derived from the proliferation of residual microglia after acute depletion. Nature Neuroscience. 24(2). 288–288. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Fangfang, Pengfei Hu, Yan Xiong, et al.. (2019). Tricetin Protects Rat Chondrocytes against IL-1β-Induced Inflammation and Apoptosis. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2019. 1–10. 30 indexed citations
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Liang, Weiwei & Fangfang Sun. (2019). Identification of pivotal lncRNAs in papillary thyroid cancer using lncRNA–mRNA–miRNA ceRNA network analysis. PeerJ. 7. e7441–e7441. 18 indexed citations
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Huang, Yubin, Zhen Xu, Shanshan Xiong, et al.. (2018). Repopulated microglia are solely derived from the proliferation of residual microglia after acute depletion. Nature Neuroscience. 21(4). 530–540. 395 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Fangfang, Chang Xu, Huibin Chen, et al.. (2018). Modulation of Kalirin-7 expression by hippocampal CA1 5-HT1B receptors in spatial memory consolidation. Behavioural Brain Research. 356. 148–155. 10 indexed citations
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Shen, Yong, Saisai Wang, Fangfang Sun, et al.. (2018). Inhibition of murine herpesvirus-68 replication by IFN-gamma in macrophages is counteracted by the induction of SOCS1 expression. PLoS Pathogens. 14(8). e1007202–e1007202. 11 indexed citations
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Liang, Di, Fangfang Sun, M.A. Wattiaux, et al.. (2017). Effect of feeding strategies and cropping systems on greenhouse gas emission from Wisconsin certified organic dairy farms. Journal of Dairy Science. 100(7). 5957–5973. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Jaebeom, Fangfang Sun, & Jae‐Wook Lee. (2011). Fabrication of large area flexible and highly transparent film by a simple Ag nanowire alignment. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience. 8(2). 130–137. 11 indexed citations

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