H. Sunny Sun

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

H. Sunny Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Sunny Sun has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Genetics and 22 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in H. Sunny Sun's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (13 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (10 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers). H. Sunny Sun is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (13 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (10 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers). H. Sunny Sun collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and China. H. Sunny Sun's co-authors include Shaw‐Jenq Tsai, Kuei‐Yang Hsiao, Ya‐Chi Lin, Ning Chang, Laising Yen, Sachin Gupta, Jia‐Shing Chen, Tsung-Ming Chen, Meng‐Hsing Wu and Richard Barton and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

H. Sunny Sun

144 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Noncoding Effects of Circular RNA CCDC66 Promote Colon Cancer Growth and Metastasis

2017 518 citations Kuei‐Yang Hsiao, Ya‐Chi Lin et al. Cancer Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. Sunny Sun Taiwan	35	2.3k	1.2k	639	424	378	157	4.3k
Lorenzo Chiariotti Italy	40	3.2k 1.4×	507 0.4×	724 1.1×	723 1.7×	142 0.4×	119	4.8k
Stéphane Brézillon France	31	3.0k 1.3×	621 0.5×	519 0.8×	591 1.4×	1.2k 3.1×	60	6.1k
Christine Bôle‐Feysot France	39	2.4k 1.0×	386 0.3×	1.2k 1.9×	911 2.1×	409 1.1×	123	5.9k
Ruby C.Y. Lin Australia	37	2.3k 1.0×	844 0.7×	469 0.7×	360 0.8×	123 0.3×	79	4.8k
Stephen Turner United States	29	1.4k 0.6×	280 0.2×	791 1.2×	650 1.5×	269 0.7×	93	4.0k
Ken Watanabe Japan	40	3.0k 1.3×	384 0.3×	623 1.0×	728 1.7×	181 0.5×	152	5.7k
Katharina D’Herde Belgium	36	2.0k 0.9×	375 0.3×	238 0.4×	900 2.1×	153 0.4×	101	4.6k
Aleksandar Milosavljevic United States	32	4.1k 1.8×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 2.2×	371 0.9×	87 0.2×	74	5.6k
Paul J. Anderson United States	25	2.7k 1.2×	435 0.4×	440 0.7×	837 2.0×	104 0.3×	72	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by H. Sunny Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. Sunny Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of H. Sunny Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of H. Sunny 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 H. Sunny Sun. H. Sunny Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jawi, I Made, et al.. (2025). Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing with Next Generation Sequencing Methods in Birth Defect Pregnancy: A Pilot Study. The Indonesian Biomedical Journal. 17(4). 407–15.

Xu, Yiping, Lei Shi, Chenxin Zhu, et al.. (2025). Dual-optical response probe to HSO3− and HClO via ICT and solvatochromic effects for food and cellular applications. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 346. 126857–126857. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Yongcheng, H. Sunny Sun, Shulei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Organic fluorescent molecules based on coumarin acylhydrazone with acidochromic luminescence and their application as anti-counterfeiting materials. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1337. 142178–142178. 1 indexed citations

Sun, H. Sunny, Derek Johnson, & Rotimi E. Aluko. (2024). Nutrient and heavy metals composition of dried fish varieties from Bangladesh. LWT. 215. 117233–117233.

Chang, Yao, Tzong‐Shiann Ho, H. Sunny Sun, et al.. (2020). DNA-induced 2′3′-cGAMP enhances haplotype-specific human STING cleavage by dengue protease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(27). 15947–15954. 23 indexed citations

Tsai, Wen‐Hui, et al.. (2020). Novel Compound Heterozygous Mutations in CRTAP Cause Rare Autosomal Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. 897–897. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Tsung-Ming, Ming-Chih Lai, Yu‐Ming Wang, et al.. (2019). hnRNPM induces translation switch under hypoxia to promote colon cancer development. EBioMedicine. 41. 299–309. 29 indexed citations

Chang, Hui Hua, Yan‐Shen Shan, H. Sunny Sun, et al.. (2019). Nuclear KIT induces a NFKBIB-RELA-KIT autoregulatory loop in imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Oncogene. 38(38). 6550–6565. 12 indexed citations

Hsiao, Kuei‐Yang, Ya‐Chi Lin, Sachin Gupta, et al.. (2017). Noncoding Effects of Circular RNA CCDC66 Promote Colon Cancer Growth and Metastasis. Cancer Research. 77(9). 2339–2350. 518 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hou, Pei‐Chi, Shih‐Chieh Lin, Jenq-Chang Lee, et al.. (2017). Hypoxia-Induced Downregulation of DUSP-2 Phosphatase Drives Colon Cancer Stemness. Cancer Research. 77(16). 4305–4316. 54 indexed citations

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Lin, Shao-Chieh, et al.. (2014). Hypoxia-induced tumor malignancy and drug resistance: Role of microRNAs. 6(1). 1–11. 16 indexed citations

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Cheng, Yu‐Sheng, et al.. (2013). Association of aberrant expression of sex-determining gene fibroblast growth factor 9 with Sertoli cell–only syndrome. Fertility and Sterility. 100(6). 1547–1554.e4. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, W. H., et al.. (2012). A miniature lighted stylet for fast oral endotracheal intubation in rabbits. The Veterinary Journal. 195(2). 254–256. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, H. Sunny, et al.. (2012). Effects of increasing concentrations of corn distillers dried grains with solubles on chemical composition and nutrient content of egg. Poultry Science. 92(1). 233–242. 25 indexed citations

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Hou, Pei‐Chi, Kuan‐Der Lee, Pei‐Yi Chu, et al.. (2011). Targeted Methylation of Two Tumor Suppressor Genes Is Sufficient to Transform Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Cancer Stem/Initiating Cells. Cancer Research. 71(13). 4653–4663. 79 indexed citations

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Wu, Hung-Ming, et al.. (2011). Menstrual cycle-dependent febrile episode mediated by sequence-specific repression of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 on the transcription of the human serotonin receptor 1A gene. Human Mutation. 33(1). 209–217. 6 indexed citations

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Chang, Yao, et al.. (2010). Analysis of global methylation using a Zta-expressing nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line. Genomics. 97(4). 205–213. 1 indexed citations

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Lai, Te‐Jen, et al.. (2002). Association Study of the Tryptophan Hydroxylase Gene Polymorphism and Bipolar Affective Disorder in Taiwan. 13(2). 101–104. 3 indexed citations

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Sun, H. Sunny, Lloyd L. Anderson, Christopher K. Tuggle, & J. Klindt. (1999). Quantitative Measurement of PIT1, GH, and PRL mRNA and Circulating Hormone Levels in Pig Families Segregating PIT1 Genotypes. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University). 1(1). 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Jun Ho, Cheol Won Suh, Woo Kyun Kim, et al.. (1999). Prognostic value of DNA flow cytometry in stomach cancer: a 5-year prospective study. British Journal of Cancer. 79(11-12). 1727–1735. 14 indexed citations

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