Hang Sun

12.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
416 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Hang Sun is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Hang Sun has authored 416 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 290 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 224 papers in Molecular Biology and 172 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Hang Sun's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (157 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (154 papers) and Plant and animal studies (131 papers). Hang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (157 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (154 papers) and Plant and animal studies (131 papers). Hang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Hang Sun's co-authors include Ze‐Long Nie, Jun Wen, Tao Deng, Yang Niu, Ying Meng, Zhimin Li, Yongping Yang, Jipei Yue, Jianguo Chen and Yang Zhong 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

Hang Sun

404 papers receiving 8.9k 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.

Evolutionary diversifications of plants on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

2014 396 citations Jun Wen, Ze‐Long Nie et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hang Sun China	52	4.8k	4.3k	3.3k	1.8k	1.7k	416	9.1k
Félix Forest United Kingdom	47	5.0k 1.0×	3.1k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	205	8.0k
Pablo Vargas Spain	53	4.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.5×	3.9k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	203	7.4k
Joachim W. Kadereit Germany	44	5.3k 1.1×	3.5k 0.8×	4.1k 1.2×	940 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	178	8.5k
Peter M. Hollingsworth United Kingdom	43	3.9k 0.8×	4.2k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	2.6k 1.5×	146	8.4k
Jun Wen United States	55	7.3k 1.5×	6.3k 1.5×	5.1k 1.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	356	11.7k
Kenneth J. Sytsma United States	61	7.6k 1.6×	5.2k 1.2×	4.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	150	10.7k
May R. Berenbaum United States	71	7.0k 1.5×	5.8k 1.3×	7.6k 2.3×	1.6k 0.9×	3.3k 1.9×	329	18.7k
Matt Lavin United States	43	4.5k 0.9×	2.6k 0.6×	3.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	881 0.5×	120	7.4k
Colin E. Hughes United Kingdom	38	3.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.4×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	110	6.0k
Aaron Liston United States	49	3.7k 0.8×	4.2k 1.0×	3.5k 1.1×	826 0.5×	2.3k 1.3×	133	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Hang Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hang Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hang Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hang Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hang 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 Hang Sun. Hang 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Rana, Hum Kala, Santosh Kumar Rana, Hang Sun, & Dong Luo. (2025). Genomic signatures of habitat isolation and paleo-climate unveil the “island-like” pattern in the glasshouse plant Rheum nobile. Global Ecology and Conservation. 58. e03471–e03471.

Huang, Xianhan, Tao Deng, Nan Lin, et al.. (2025). Spatial distribution patterns and formation of global spermatophytes. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 67(10). 2668–2685.

Zhang, Xu, Shenghan Gao, Yanxia Sun, et al.. (2024). A high-quality genome assembly of the shrubby cinquefoil (Dasiphora fruticosa). Scientific Data. 11(1). 950–950. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Chan, et al.. (2024). Effects of UV-B radiation on pollen germination and tube growth: A global meta-analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 915. 170097–170097. 10 indexed citations

Wei, Wei, Hang Sun, Bingwei Yang, Erqun Song, & Yang Song. (2024). Coronal ApoE Protein Combines with LRP1 to Inactivate GSK3β That Mitigates Silica Nanoparticle-Induced Brain Lesion. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 15(4). 808–815. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Hang, Xuedong Wu, Han Dae Yun, et al.. (2023). Lesion mimic mutant 8 balances disease resistance and growth in rice. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1189926–1189926. 4 indexed citations

Gornall, R. J., et al.. (2023). A re‐examination of the circumscription of Saxifraga mengtzeana (Saxifragaceae). Ecology and Evolution. 13(3). e9886–e9886. 4 indexed citations

Feng, Tao, Boas Pucker, Bo Song, et al.. (2023). The genome of the glasshouse plant noble rhubarb (Rheum nobile) provides a window into alpine adaptation. Communications Biology. 6(1). 14 indexed citations

Liu, Pei‐Liang, et al.. (2023). Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography in Hedysarum (Hedysareae, Fabaceae) with a focus on Central Asian taxa. Taxon. 72(6). 1262–1284. 3 indexed citations

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Chen, Yongsheng, Alexandra N. Muellner‐Riehl, Jian Liu, et al.. (2023). Dispersal modes affect Rhamnaceae diversification rates in a differentiated manner. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 290(2011). 20231926–20231926. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Hang, et al.. (2022). Aging Processes Dramatically Alter the Protein Corona Constitution, Cellular Internalization, and Cytotoxicity of Polystyrene Nanoplastics. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 9(11). 962–968. 37 indexed citations

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Chen, Hongliang, Ihsan A. Al‐Shehbaz, Jianwen Zhang, et al.. (2022). Pulvinatusia (Brassicaceae), a new cushion genus from China and its systematic position. PhytoKeys. 189. 9–28. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Lu, et al.. (2022). The significance of recent diversification in the Northern Hemisphere in shaping the modern global flora revealed from the herbaceous tribe of Rubieae (Rubiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 177. 107628–107628. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xu, Jacob B. Landis, Yanxia Sun, et al.. (2021). Macroevolutionary pattern of Saussurea (Asteraceae) provides insights into the drivers of radiating diversification. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1962). 20211575–20211575. 22 indexed citations

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Li, Qin, Hang Sun, David E. Boufford, et al.. (2021). Grade of Membership models reveal geographical and environmental correlates of floristic structure in a temperate biodiversity hotspot. New Phytologist. 232(3). 1424–1435. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xu, Yanxia Sun, Jacob B. Landis, et al.. (2020). Genomic insights into adaptation to heterogeneous environments for the ancient relictual Circaeaster agrestis (Circaeasteraceae, Ranunculales). New Phytologist. 228(1). 285–301. 39 indexed citations

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Deng, Tao, et al.. (2020). Phylogenomics of Allium section Cepa (Amaryllidaceae) provides new insights on domestication of onion. Plant Diversity. 43(2). 102–110. 21 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhuo, et al.. (2019). Morphometric, phylogenetic and biogeographic analyses ofPyrularia(Santalales), a parasitic disjunct lineage between eastern Asia and eastern North America. Taxon. 68(1). 47–71. 9 indexed citations

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Deng, Tao, Nan Lin, Xianhan Huang, et al.. (2019). Phylogenetics of Mazaceae (Lamiales), with special reference to intrageneric relationships within Mazus. Taxon. 68(5). 1037–1047. 6 indexed citations

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Peng, Deli, Xiaojian Hu, Jun Yang, & Hang Sun. (2017). Seed dormancy, germination and soil seed bank of Lamiophlomis rotata and Marmoritis complanatum (Labiatae), two endemic species from Himalaya–Hengduan Mountains. Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 152(4). 642–648. 15 indexed citations

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