HaoSheng Sun

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

HaoSheng Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, HaoSheng Sun has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in HaoSheng Sun's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (9 papers). HaoSheng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (9 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (9 papers). HaoSheng Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. HaoSheng Sun's co-authors include Eric J. Nestler, Pamela Kennedy, David Dietz, Rachael L. Neve, Mary Kay Lobo, Diane Damez-Werno, Ja Wook Koo, Ian Maze, Dipesh Chaudhury and Ming‐Hu Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

HaoSheng Sun

36 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Cell Type–Specific Loss of BDNF Signaling Mimics Optogene... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 200 400 600
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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. Cell Type–Specific Loss of BDNF Signaling Mimics Optogenetic Control of Cocaine Reward
    2010 658 citations Mary Kay Lobo, Herbert E. Covington et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
HaoSheng Sun United States 21 1.3k 1.2k 467 318 309 38 2.6k
Tatiana V. Lipina Canada 28 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 462 1.0× 440 1.4× 314 1.0× 80 2.9k
Sylvie Ramboz United States 15 1.9k 1.5× 1.4k 1.1× 405 0.9× 205 0.6× 371 1.2× 26 2.9k
Ami Graham United States 9 593 0.5× 568 0.5× 389 0.8× 249 0.8× 349 1.1× 10 1.8k
Francesco Papaleo Italy 30 1.1k 0.9× 896 0.7× 755 1.6× 392 1.2× 471 1.5× 82 2.9k
Terence Y. Pang Australia 27 1.0k 0.8× 941 0.8× 219 0.5× 117 0.4× 390 1.3× 59 2.3k
Matthew M. Ford United States 29 1.3k 1.0× 988 0.8× 301 0.6× 283 0.9× 518 1.7× 64 2.7k
Miriam A. Vogt Germany 28 1.0k 0.8× 790 0.6× 363 0.8× 286 0.9× 387 1.3× 89 2.6k
Rossella Ventura Italy 30 1.1k 0.8× 828 0.7× 587 1.3× 200 0.6× 581 1.9× 73 2.6k
В. С. Науменко Russia 24 1.1k 0.9× 572 0.5× 279 0.6× 153 0.5× 230 0.7× 120 1.9k
Jeffrey H. Kogan United States 19 2.2k 1.7× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 2.8× 390 1.2× 419 1.4× 24 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by HaoSheng Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of HaoSheng Sun

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fan, Hao, Xianyong Yin, HaoSheng Sun, et al.. (2025). The metabolic regulation of tumor-associated macrophage reprogramming. Molecular Immunology. 187. 198–209. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, HaoSheng, et al.. (2024). Gene-environmental regulation of the postnatal post-mitotic neuronal maturation. Trends in Genetics. 40(6). 480–494. 2 indexed citations
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Tong, Liang, et al.. (2023). The heterochronic LIN-14 protein is a BEN domain transcription factor. Current Biology. 33(6). R217–R218. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, HaoSheng, et al.. (2023). GPI observer-based active disturbance rejection control for a morphing quadrotor. 3(3). 274–87. 1 indexed citations
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Suzuki, Nobuko, Yan Zou, HaoSheng Sun, et al.. (2022). Two intrinsic timing mechanisms set start and end times for dendritic arborization of a nociceptive neuron. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(45). e2210053119–e2210053119. 6 indexed citations
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Berghoff, Emily G., Lori Glenwinkel, Abhishek Bhattacharya, et al.. (2021). The Prop1-like homeobox gene unc-42 specifies the identity of synaptically connected neurons. eLife. 10. 26 indexed citations
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Sun, HaoSheng & Oliver Hobert. (2021). Temporal transitions in the post-mitotic nervous system of Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature. 600(7887). 93–99. 36 indexed citations
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Isabella, Adam J., Eduardo Leyva‐Díaz, Takuya Kaneko, et al.. (2021). The field of neurogenetics: where it stands and where it is going. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 11(8).
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Bayer, Emily A., HaoSheng Sun, Ibnul Rafi, & Oliver Hobert. (2020). Temporal, Spatial, Sexual and Environmental Regulation of the Master Regulator of Sexual Differentiation in C. elegans. Current Biology. 30(18). 3604–3616.e3. 20 indexed citations
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Anderson, Ethan M., HaoSheng Sun, Daniel Guzman, et al.. (2018). Knockdown of the histone di-methyltransferase G9a in nucleus accumbens shell decreases cocaine self-administration, stress-induced reinstatement, and anxiety. Neuropsychopharmacology. 44(8). 1370–1376. 26 indexed citations
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Vidal, Berta, Ulkar Aghayeva, HaoSheng Sun, et al.. (2018). An atlas of Caenorhabditis elegans chemoreceptor expression. PLoS Biology. 16(1). e2004218–e2004218. 70 indexed citations
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Sun, HaoSheng, Jennifer A. Martin, Craig Werner, et al.. (2016). BAZ1B in Nucleus Accumbens Regulates Reward-Related Behaviors in Response to Distinct Emotional Stimuli. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(14). 3954–3961. 30 indexed citations
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Cahill, Michael E., Rosemary C. Bagot, Amy M. Gancarz, et al.. (2016). Bidirectional Synaptic Structural Plasticity after Chronic Cocaine Administration Occurs through Rap1 Small GTPase Signaling. Neuron. 89(3). 566–582. 63 indexed citations
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Dias, Caroline, David Dietz, Michelle S. Mazei‐Robison, et al.. (2015). Dishevelled-2 regulates cocaine-induced structural plasticity and Rac1 activity in the nucleus accumbens. Neuroscience Letters. 598. 23–28. 14 indexed citations
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Maze, Ian, Dipesh Chaudhury, David Dietz, et al.. (2014). G9a influences neuronal subtype specification in striatum. Nature Neuroscience. 17(4). 533–539. 64 indexed citations
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Walsh, Jessica J., Allyson K. Friedman, HaoSheng Sun, et al.. (2013). Stress and CRF gate neural activation of BDNF in the mesolimbic reward pathway. Nature Neuroscience. 17(1). 27–29. 165 indexed citations
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Dietz, David, Pamela Kennedy, HaoSheng Sun, et al.. (2013). ΔFosB Induction in Prefrontal Cortex by Antipsychotic Drugs is Associated with Negative Behavioral Outcomes. Neuropsychopharmacology. 39(3). 538–544. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, HaoSheng, Pamela Kennedy, & Eric J. Nestler. (2012). Epigenetics of the Depressed Brain: Role of Histone Acetylation and Methylation. Neuropsychopharmacology. 38(1). 124–137. 281 indexed citations
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Koo, Ja Wook, Michelle S. Mazei‐Robison, Dipesh Chaudhury, et al.. (2012). BDNF Is a Negative Modulator of Morphine Action. Science. 338(6103). 124–128. 146 indexed citations
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Covington, Herbert E., Ian Maze, HaoSheng Sun, et al.. (2011). A Role for Repressive Histone Methylation in Cocaine-Induced Vulnerability to Stress. Neuron. 71(4). 656–670. 228 indexed citations

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