Huaifeng Sun

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 763 citations indexed

About

Huaifeng Sun is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Geophysics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Huaifeng Sun has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 763 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Ocean Engineering, 36 papers in Geophysics and 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Huaifeng Sun's work include Geophysical Methods and Applications (36 papers), Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (31 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (11 papers). Huaifeng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Geophysical Methods and Applications (36 papers), Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (31 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (11 papers). Huaifeng Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Huaifeng Sun's co-authors include Shucai Li, Lichao Nie, Bin Liu, Lei Chen, Kerui Fan, Jie Song, Zhengyu Liu, Xinji Xu, Xiu Li and Shangbin Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Huaifeng Sun

39 papers receiving 750 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.

  1. An overview of ahead geological prospecting in tunneling
    2017 334 citations Shucai Li, Bin Liu et al. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Huaifeng Sun China 13 458 375 259 227 123 48 763
Maurizio Lualdi Italy 17 470 1.0× 302 0.8× 231 0.9× 74 0.3× 29 0.2× 58 721
Jie Cui China 18 549 1.2× 234 0.6× 314 1.2× 216 1.0× 58 0.5× 35 865
Peter Hatherly Australia 13 449 1.0× 401 1.1× 106 0.4× 272 1.2× 56 0.5× 79 745
Jianhua Yue China 13 206 0.4× 177 0.5× 46 0.2× 139 0.6× 111 0.9× 71 595
Xiao Chen China 18 308 0.7× 142 0.4× 179 0.7× 425 1.9× 42 0.3× 68 743
I. Song South Korea 18 414 0.9× 325 0.9× 204 0.8× 597 2.6× 47 0.4× 58 1.0k
Ursula Iturrarán‐Viveros Mexico 13 256 0.6× 481 1.3× 233 0.9× 175 0.8× 27 0.2× 36 782
Claudio Strobbia Italy 21 916 2.0× 1.5k 3.9× 525 2.0× 104 0.5× 24 0.2× 83 1.9k
Pu Wang China 16 226 0.5× 81 0.2× 199 0.8× 676 3.0× 187 1.5× 55 867
Piguang Wang China 24 236 0.5× 103 0.3× 1.1k 4.2× 118 0.5× 51 0.4× 91 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Huaifeng Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Huaifeng Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Huaifeng Sun. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Huaifeng Sun. The network helps show where Huaifeng Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Huaifeng Sun

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhao, Qi, et al.. (2025). A study to reduce reflection errors of the BEDS-FDTD algorithm with non-uniform meshes. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 241. 105791–105791.
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Sun, Huaifeng, et al.. (2025). Image subsurface karst in coastal areas using gravity gradient method: A case study in Guangxi, China. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 244. 105990–105990.
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Sun, Huaifeng, Rui Liu, Zhouchuan Huang, et al.. (2025). Permafrost thawing characterization in engineering scale by multi-geophysical methods: A case study from the Tibet Plateau. Engineering Geology. 350. 108012–108012. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Huaifeng, et al.. (2025). SATEM: A new drone-based semi-airborne transient electromagnetic receiver system. Journal of Applied Geophysics. 241. 105848–105848.
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Sun, Huaifeng, et al.. (2024). Detection and comprehensive treatment for giant karst caves under the tunnel floor: a case study in Guangxi, China. Environmental Earth Sciences. 83(23). 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Xiang, et al.. (2024). Improved adaptive regularization for simulated annealing inversion of transient electromagnetic. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 5240–5240. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Huaifeng, et al.. (2024). Wavelet-GAN: A GPR Noise and Clutter Removal Method Based on Small Real Datasets. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 62. 1–14. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Huaifeng, et al.. (2024). A Fast and Efficient Method for 3-D Transient Electromagnetic Modeling Considering IP Effect. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 62. 1–18. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Rui, et al.. (2023). A multi-geophysical approach to assess potential sinkholes in an urban area. Engineering Geology. 318. 107100–107100. 28 indexed citations
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Liu, Shangbin, et al.. (2022). Fast 3D transient electromagnetic forward modeling using BEDS-FDTD algorithm and GPU parallelization. Geophysics. 87(5). E359–E375. 12 indexed citations
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Kuang, Bo, et al.. (2022). Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo inversion of surface-based transient electromagnetic data. SN Applied Sciences. 4(10). 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Huaifeng, et al.. (2019). On semi-airborne Transient Electromagnetic survey: numerical modeling and field survey results. 41. 105–108. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Kai, et al.. (2018). CO2 Injection Monitoring Using Transient Electromagnetic in Ground-borehole Configuration. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. 23(3). 335–348. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Shucai, Shaoshuai Shi, Lipin Li, et al.. (2017). Application of the comprehensive forecast system for water-bearing structures in a karst tunnel: a case study. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 78(1). 357–373. 44 indexed citations
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Li, Shucai, Bin Liu, Xinji Xu, et al.. (2017). An overview of ahead geological prospecting in tunneling. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 63. 69–94. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Shucai, et al.. (2014). Three-dimensional Modeling of Transient Electromagnetic Responses of Water-bearing Structures in Front of a Tunnel Face. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. 19(1). 13–32. 51 indexed citations

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