Fei Sun

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Fei Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Fei Sun has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Immunology and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Fei Sun's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (9 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers). Fei Sun is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (9 papers) and Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers). Fei Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Fei Sun's co-authors include Faxi Wang, Junyi Li, Haifeng Zhou, Cong‐Yi Wang, Tiantian Yue, Chunliang Yang, Zushun Xu, Heng Fan, Fei Xiong and Jia‐Hui Luo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Fei Sun

92 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

GZMK-expressing CD8+ T cells promote recurrent airway inf... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15 20 25
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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.

  1. GZMK-expressing CD8+ T cells promote recurrent airway inflammatory diseases
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fei Sun China 26 572 286 178 167 147 101 1.4k
Jun Ye China 23 662 1.2× 255 0.9× 202 1.1× 239 1.4× 134 0.9× 67 1.7k
Soheila Montazersaheb Iran 22 773 1.4× 218 0.8× 156 0.9× 164 1.0× 118 0.8× 77 1.8k
Chunyang Du China 22 900 1.6× 215 0.8× 146 0.8× 104 0.6× 110 0.7× 41 1.8k
Alessandro Corti Italy 24 651 1.1× 133 0.5× 165 0.9× 266 1.6× 177 1.2× 77 2.0k
Shyam S. Bansal United States 23 895 1.6× 386 1.3× 260 1.5× 168 1.0× 80 0.5× 56 2.3k
Yuanyuan Ji China 23 511 0.9× 234 0.8× 257 1.4× 163 1.0× 141 1.0× 109 1.5k
Feng Liao China 20 527 0.9× 437 1.5× 102 0.6× 132 0.8× 96 0.7× 56 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Fei Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fei Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fei Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Fei Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Fei 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 Fei Sun. Fei 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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Zhao, Jian, Xinyan Lv, Lu Qi, et al.. (2025). Engineered platelet-derived exosomal spheres for enhanced tumor penetration and extended circulation in melanoma immunotherapy. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 15(7). 3756–3766. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Xinwen, Meiying Wang, Peng Jia, et al.. (2024). Association Between Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposures and Thyroid Homeostasis Parameters. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(8). e2723–e2736. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jing, Longmin Chen, Qianqian Xu, et al.. (2023). Ubc9 regulates the expression of MHC II in dendritic cells to enhance DSS-induced colitis by mediating RBPJ SUMOylation. Cell Death and Disease. 14(11). 737–737. 2 indexed citations
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Zhou, Haifeng, Junyi Li, Yun Huang, et al.. (2023). Quercetin serves as the major component of Xiang-lian Pill to ameliorate ulcerative colitis via tipping the balance of STAT1/PPARγ and dictating the alternative activation of macrophage. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 313. 116557–116557. 29 indexed citations
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Sun, Fei, Chunliang Yang, Faxi Wang, et al.. (2023). Pancreatic draining lymph nodes (PLNs) serve as a pathogenic hub contributing to the development of type 1 diabetes. Cell & Bioscience. 13(1). 156–156. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jing, Yuan Zou, Longmin Chen, et al.. (2023). Myo9b mutations are associated with altered dendritic cell functions and increased susceptibility to autoimmune diabetes onset. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5977–5977. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Faxi, Fei Sun, Ping Yang, et al.. (2022). The Essential Role of FoxO1 in the Regulation of Macrophage Function. BioMed Research International. 2022(1). 1068962–1068962. 15 indexed citations
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Yang, Chunliang, Fei Sun, Faxi Wang, et al.. (2022). The interferon regulatory factors, a double-edged sword, in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. Cellular Immunology. 379. 104590–104590. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Fei, Faxi Wang, He Zhu, et al.. (2022). SUMOylation of PDPK1 Is required to maintain glycolysis-dependent CD4 T-cell homeostasis. Cell Death and Disease. 13(2). 181–181. 14 indexed citations
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Yue, Tiantian, Fei Sun, Faxi Wang, et al.. (2021). MBD2 acts as a repressor to maintain the homeostasis of the Th1 program in type 1 diabetes by regulating the STAT1-IFN-γ axis. Cell Death and Differentiation. 29(1). 218–229. 26 indexed citations
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Sun, Fei, Jia‐Hui Luo, Tiantian Yue, et al.. (2020). The role of hydrogen sulphide signalling in macrophage activation. Immunology. 162(1). 3–10. 33 indexed citations
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Xiong, Yuxuan, Fei Sun, Pei Liu, et al.. (2019). A biomimetic one-pot synthesis of versatile Bi2S3/FeS2 theranostic nanohybrids for tumor-targeted photothermal therapy guided by CT/MR dual-modal imaging. Chemical Engineering Journal. 378. 122172–122172. 48 indexed citations
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Sun, Fei & Kai Yan. (2019). Research on Cultural Security in Foreign Language Education. Frontiers in Educational Research. 2(1).
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Wang, Qiushuang, Liangliang Shi, Fei Sun, et al.. (2019). High Expression of ANXA2 Pseudogene ANXA2P2 Promotes an Aggressive Phenotype in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Disease Markers. 2019. 1–11. 25 indexed citations
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Xiong, Yuxuan, Fei Sun, Zhe Yang, et al.. (2018). Polydopamine-mediated bio-inspired synthesis of copper sulfide nanoparticles for T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging guided photothermal cancer therapy. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 173. 607–615. 31 indexed citations
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Zou, Yibiao, Honglin Jin, Fei Sun, et al.. (2018). Design and Synthesis of a Lead Sulfide Based Nanotheranostic Agent for Computer Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Dual-Mode-Bioimaging-Guided Photothermal Therapy. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 1(5). 2294–2305. 51 indexed citations
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Zou, Yibiao, Fei Sun, Cheng‐Mei Liu, et al.. (2018). A novel nanotheranostic agent for dual-mode imaging-guided cancer therapy based on europium complexes-grafted-oxidative dopamine. Chemical Engineering Journal. 357. 237–247. 80 indexed citations
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Fu, Xiaoxia, Fei Sun, Faxi Wang, et al.. (2017). Aloperine Protects Mice against DSS-Induced Colitis by PP2A-Mediated PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Suppression. Mediators of Inflammation. 2017. 1–14. 47 indexed citations

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