Hongwen Sun

14.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
250 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Hongwen Sun is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Hongwen Sun has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 91 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 89 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Hongwen Sun's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (97 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (71 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (51 papers). Hongwen Sun is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (97 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (71 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (51 papers). Hongwen Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Switzerland. Hongwen Sun's co-authors include Lei Wang, Yiming Yao, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Junjie Zhang, Zhen Zhao, Hao Chen, Chunguang Liu, Hongkai Zhu, Tao Zhang and Yu Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Hongwen Sun

241 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

LDPE microplastics affect soil microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

2021 325 citations Leicheng Zhao, Zhipeng Cheng et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
Enhancement of persulfate activation by Fe-biochar composites: Synergism of Fe and N-doped biochar

2021 261 citations Hongwen Sun et al. profile →
Widespread occurrence of two typical N, N’-substituted p-phenylenediamines and their quinones in humans: Association with oxidative stress and liver damage

2024 50 citations Shiming Song, Yanxia Gao et al. Journal of Hazardous Materials profile →
Leaf absorption contributes to accumulation of microplastics in plants

2025 42 citations Chunguang Liu, Hongwen Sun et al. profile →
Liquid crystal monomers induce placental development and progesterone release dysregulation through transplacental transportation

2025 11 citations Shaohan Zhang, Zhipeng Cheng et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Hongwen Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hongwen Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hongwen Sun

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Liquid crystal monomers induce placental development and progesterone release dysregulation through transplacental transportation breakdown → 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Shaohan Zhang, Zhipeng Cheng, Tao Zhang, Yubin Ding, Hongkai Zhu, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun	11
2	Insights into the Dermal Absorption, Percutaneous Penetration, and Tissue Distribution of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (QACs): Evidence from Human Skin Wipes and In Vivo Rat Models 2025 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Zhiguo Cao, Leicheng Zhao, Pingping Wang, Shaohan Zhang, Yumeng Shi, Hongkai Zhu, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun, Zhipeng Cheng	1
3	Bioaccumulation and Biotransformation of Triazole Pesticides in Rice (Oryza sativa L.): Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship, Metabolic Pathways, and Toxicity Assessment 2025 ·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Lu Liu, Pingping Wang, Xin Tu, (unknown), Shaohan Zhang, Yuan Lu, Hao Chen, Zhipeng Cheng, Hongwen Sun	4
4	Ecological risk assessment for typical organophosphorus pesticides in surface water of China based on a species sensitivity distribution model 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Jing Wang, Zhirong Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Hongwen Sun, Lei Wang, Zhenghua Duan	25
5	Human exposure characteristics of pharmaceutical and personal care product chemicals and associations with dietary habits 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), Qian Xiang, Jingguang Li, Yiming Yao, Hongwen Sun, Hongzhi Zhao	2
6	Sand-milled nanosized N-doped biochar for the efficient remediation of Pb- and Cd-contaminated soil: Preparation, performance and mechanism 2024 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xinghua Wang, Hongwen Sun	6
7	Widespread occurrence of two typical N, N’-substituted p-phenylenediamines and their quinones in humans: Association with oxidative stress and liver damage breakdown → 2024 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Shiming Song, Yanxia Gao, Shuai Feng, Zhipeng Cheng, Haocheng Huang, Jingchuan Xue, Tao Zhang, Hongwen Sun	50
8	Application of a novel ball-milled tourmaline-biochar composite materials for remediation of groundwater and bottom mud polluted with heavy metals 2024 ·Separation and Purification Technology ·(unknown), Yafeng Liang, Hang Liu, (unknown), Zhiyuan Zhang, (unknown), Chunguang Liu, Hongwen Sun	9
9	Insights into the Enantiomeric Uptake, Translocation, and Distribution of Triazole Chiral Pesticide Mefentrifluconazole in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 2024 ·Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Lu Liu, Zhipeng Cheng, Pingping Wang, (unknown), Zenglong Chen, (unknown), Yuan Lu, Hongwen Sun	9
10	Algal Extracellular Organic Matter Induced Photochemical Oxidation of Mn(II) to Solid Mn Oxide: Role of Mn(III)-EOM Complex and Its Ability to Remove 17α-Ethinylestradiol 2024 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), (unknown), Yiying Wang, (unknown), Danni Cui, (unknown), (unknown), Chaochao Lai, Bin Huang, Hongwen Sun, (unknown)	24
11	Novel organophosphate esters and their transformation products in offshore sediment from Eastern China: Occurrence, temporal trend, and risk assessment 2024 ·Environment International ·Meng Gao, Yu Wang, Lai Wei, (unknown), Qiuyue Zhang, Zhongkang Yang, Mohan Bai, Yiming Yao, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun	6
12	Current Phthalate Exposure Risks of Rural Population in the Northwest China: Evidence from an Internal Exposure Study 2024 ·Environment & Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lin Zhu, Hongkai Zhu, Hongwen Sun, Hongzhi Zhao	5
13	Unexpected Exposure Risks to Emerging Aromatic Amine Antioxidants and p-Phenylenediamine Quinones to Residents: Evidence from External and Internal Exposure as Well as Hepatotoxicity Evaluation 2024 ·Environment & Health ·(unknown), Zhipeng Cheng, Shaohan Zhang, Hongkai Zhu, Leicheng Zhao, Mujtaba Baqar, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun	30
14	Coffee prevents IQ-induced liver damage by regulating oxidative stress, inflammation, endoplasmic reticulum stress, autophagy, apoptosis, and the MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway in zebrafish 2023 ·Food Research International ·Dan Li, Zhi Li, Lu Dong, Yan Zhang, (unknown), Jin Wang, Hongwen Sun, Shuo Wang	8
15	Novel Brominated Flame Retardants in Dust from E-Waste-Dismantling Workplace in Central China: Contamination Status and Human Exposure Assessment 2023 ·Toxics ·Xuelin Li, Yu Wang, (unknown), Qiuyue Zhang, Leicheng Zhao, Zhipeng Cheng, Hongkai Zhu, Hongwen Sun	8
16	Effects of biodegradable and non-biodegradable microplastics on bacterial community and PAHs natural attenuation in agricultural soils 2023 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Yuting Li, (unknown), (unknown), Hongwen Sun, Jianing Wang, Leilei Wang, Bing Li, Lei Wang	44
17	Alleviation of boron toxicity in plants: Mechanisms and approaches 2020 ·Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology ·(unknown), Rui Zhang, Hongwen Sun, Chunguang Liu	67
18	Distribution and dry deposition of alternative and legacy perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the air above the Bohai and Yellow Seas, China 2018 ·Atmospheric Environment ·(unknown), Qi Wang, Zhen Zhao, Jianhui Tang, Chongguo Tian, Yiming Yao, Junchao Yu, Hongwen Sun	54
19	Perfluoroalkyl Acids Including Isomers in Tree Barks from a Chinese Fluorochemical Manufacturing Park: Implication for Airborne Transportation 2018 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Hangbiao Jin, (unknown), Lingyan Zhu, Hongwen Sun, Yi Luo	33
20	A novel solid-phase extraction for the concentration of sweeteners in water and analysis by ion-pair liquid chromatography–triple quadrupole mass spectrometry 2012 ·Journal of Chromatography A ·Zhiwei Gan, Hongwen Sun, Ruonan Wang, (unknown)	61

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