Hong Sun

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Hong Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hong Sun has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Materials Chemistry, 30 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Hong Sun's work include Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (37 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (26 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (23 papers). Hong Sun is often cited by papers focused on Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (37 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (26 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (23 papers). Hong Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Hong Sun's co-authors include Changfeng Chen, Steven G. Louie, Marvin L. Cohen, David Roundy, Hyoung Joon Choi, Yi Zhang, Zicheng Pan, Yi Zhang, Jun Yang and Bing Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Hong Sun

81 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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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.

The origin of the anomalous superconducting properties of MgB2

2002 806 citations Hyoung Joon Choi, David Roundy et al. Nature profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hong Sun

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Photon-Atom Hybrid Decision-Framework with Concurrent Exploration Acceleration 2025 ·ACS Photonics ·(unknown), (unknown), Hao Tang, Xiao-Yun Xu, (unknown), Wenhao Zhou, Hong Sun, Xian‐Min Jin	0
2	On-the-fly machine learning augmented constrained ab initio molecular dynamics to design routes from glassy carbon to quenchable amorphous diamond 2025 ·Physical review. B. ·(unknown), Weidong Luo, Hong Sun	1
3	Stability of c-BAs under extreme conditions: An ab initio molecular dynamics study 2024 ·Physical Review Materials ·(unknown), Hong Sun	2
4	Stretching-controlled structural evolution in phosphorene: Transferable and tunable twinning nanoarchitecture for construction of monatomic chains 2024 ·Physical review. B. ·(unknown), Hong Sun	1
5	Early melting of tantalum carbide under anisotropic stresses: An ab initio molecular dynamics study 2023 ·Physical review. B. ·(unknown), Hong Sun	7
6	Unusual mechanical strengths of Ta2O5 stable phases: A first-principles calculation study 2023 ·Journal of Applied Physics ·(unknown), Hong Sun	4
7	Mechanical strength and band alignment of BAs/GaN heterojunction polar interfaces: A first-principles calculation study 2022 ·Physical Review Materials ·(unknown), Hong Sun	16
8	Superhardness Induced by Grain Boundary Vertical Sliding in (001)-textured ZrB 2 and TiB 2 Nano Films 2021 ·Acta Materialia ·(unknown), Hong Sun	21
9	Effects of temperature on strain engineering and transition-metal adatom magnetization in phosphorene: Ab initio molecular dynamics studies 2021 ·Physical review. B. ·(unknown), Hong Sun	4
10	Manipulation of giant negative Poisson's ratios in three-dimensional graphene networks 2020 ·Physical review. B. ·(unknown), Hong Sun	7
11	Effects of boron defects on mechanical strengths of TiB₂ at high temperature: ab initio molecular dynamics studies 2020 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), Hong Sun	9
12	Hidden Electricity Theft by Exploiting Multiple-Pricing Scheme in Smart Grids 2020 ·IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security ·Yang Liu, Ting Liu, Hong Sun, Kehuan Zhang, (unknown)	38
13	Layered Phosphorus-Rich Phosphide Composite as a Stable, High-Capacity Anode for Sodium Ion Batteries 2019 ·ACS Applied Energy Materials ·(unknown), Hong Sun	14
14	Hierarchical MoS2/Ni3S2 core-shell nanofibers for highly efficient and stable overall-water-splitting in alkaline media 2018 ·Materials Today Energy ·Faze Wang, Hao Wu, Hong Sun, Li Ma, Wenzhong Shen, Yanbo Li, Maojun Zheng	18
15	Large indentation strain-stiffening in nanotwinned cubic boron nitride 2014 ·Nature Communications ·Bing Li, Hong Sun, Changfeng Chen	113
16	Harder than Diamond: Superior Indentation Strength of Wurtzite BN and Lonsdaleite 2009 ·Physical Review Letters ·Zicheng Pan, Hong Sun, Yi Zhang, Changfeng Chen	258
17	Colossal Shear-Strength Enhancement of Low-Density CubicBC2Nby Nanoindentation 2007 ·Physical Review Letters ·Zicheng Pan, Hong Sun, Changfeng Chen	77
18	TESTING STUDY ON FATIGUE DEFORMATION LAW OF RED-SANDSTONE UNDER TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION WITH CYCLIC LOADING 2006 ·Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering ·Hong Sun	24
19	The origin of the anomalous superconducting properties of MgB2 breakdown → 2002 ·Nature ·Hyoung Joon Choi, David Roundy, Hong Sun, Marvin L. Cohen, Steven G. Louie	806
20	First-principle approach to dielectric behavior of nonspherical cell suspensions 2001 ·Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Jun Lei, Jones T. K. Wan, K. W. Yu, Hong Sun	24

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