Jun Sun

6.1k citations

80 papers · 5.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 35

Impact in

Genetics top 0.5%
- Estrogen and related hormone effects
Toxicology top 0.5%
- Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents

Papers in ⓘ

Toxicology 8
- Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents 8
Genetics 24
- Estrogen and related hormone effects 23

Co-authors: Benita S. Katzenellenbogen (17 shared papers)John A. Katzenellenbogen (15 shared papers)Kathryn E. Carlson (4 shared papers)Marvin J. Meyers (3 shared papers)Shaun R. Stauffer (3 shared papers)Gwendolyn A. Marriner (1 shared paper)HU Jin-hong (7 shared papers)Joyce M. Slingerland (11 shared papers)
Journals: Endocrinology (5 papers)Molecular Endocrinology (4 papers)Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (4 papers)Cancer Research (4 papers)Clinical Cancer Research (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Canada

In The Last Decade

Jun Sun

78 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Estrogen Receptor-β Potency-Selective Ligands: Structure−Activity Relationship Studies of Diarylpropionitriles and Their Acetylene and Polar Analogues 2001 · 594 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2001 Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
2000 Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

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1	Pyrazole Ligands: Structure−Affinity/Activity Relationships and Estrogen Receptor-α-Selective Agonists Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Shaun R. Stauffer, Christopher J. Coletta, Rosanna Tedesco, Gisele Nishiguchi, Kathryn E. Carlson, Jun Sun, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, John A. Katzenellenbogen Hit paper breakdown →	2000	675
2	Estrogen Receptor-β Potency-Selective Ligands: Structure−Activity Relationship Studies of Diarylpropionitriles and Their Acetylene and Polar Analogues Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Marvin J. Meyers, Jun Sun, Kathryn E. Carlson, Gwendolyn A. Marriner, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, John A. Katzenellenbogen Hit paper breakdown →	2001	594
3	p27 Phosphorylation by Src Regulates Inhibition of Cyclin E-Cdk2 Cell ·Isabel Chu, Jun Sun, Angel Arnaout, Harriette Kahn, Wedad Hanna, Steven A. Narod, Ping Sun, Cheng‐Keat Tan, Ludger Hengst, Joyce M. Slingerland	2007	292
4	Novel Ligands that Function as Selective Estrogens or Antiestrogens for Estrogen Receptor-α or Estrogen Receptor-β* Endocrinology ·Jun Sun, Marvin J. Meyers, Brian E. Fink, Ramji R. Rajendran, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen	1999	273
5	Molecular mechanisms of estrogen action: selective ligands and receptor pharmacology The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, Inho Choi, Régis Delage-Mourroux, Tracy Ediger, Paolo Martini, Monica M. Montano, Jun Sun, Karen E. Weis, John A. Katzenellenbogen	2000	232
6	Transcription Activation by the Human Estrogen Receptor Subtypeβ (ERβ) Studied with ERβ and ERα Receptor Chimeras¹ Endocrinology ·Eileen M. McInerney, Karen E. Weis, Jun Sun, Sietse Mosselman, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen	1998	229
7	Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Novel Series of Furans: Ligands Selective for Estrogen Receptor α Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Deborah S. Mortensen, Alice L. Rodriguez, Kathryn E. Carlson, Jun Sun, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, John A. Katzenellenbogen	2001	226
8	Antagonists Selective for Estrogen Receptor α Endocrinology ·Jun Sun, Ying Huang, William R. Harrington, Shubin Sheng, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen	2002	212
9	Curcumin Inhibits Imiquimod-Induced Psoriasis-Like Inflammation by Inhibiting IL-1beta and IL-6 Production in Mice PLoS ONE ·Jun Sun, Yi Zhao, HU Jin-hong	2013	195
10	Conformational Changes and Coactivator Recruitment by Novel Ligands for Estrogen Receptor-α and Estrogen Receptor-β: Correlations with Biological Character and Distinct Differences among SRC Coactivator Family Members* Endocrinology ·Dennis M. Kraichely, Jun Sun, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen	2000	184
11	Estrogen Receptor Subtype-Selective Ligands: Asymmetric Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of cis- and trans-5,11-Dialkyl- 5,6,11,12-tetrahydrochrysenes Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Marvin J. Meyers, Jun Sun, Kathryn E. Carlson, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, John A. Katzenellenbogen	1999	124
12	Allosteric Control of Ligand Selectivity between Estrogen Receptors α and β Molecular Cell ·K.W. Nettles, Jun Sun, James T. Radek, Shubin Sheng, Alice L. Rodriguez, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, Geoffrey L. Greene	2004	91
13	Novel Ligands that Function as Selective Estrogens or Antiestrogens for Estrogen Receptor- or Estrogen Receptor- Endocrinology ·Jun Sun	1999	84
14	Plasma Membrane Phospholipid Scramblase 1 Is Enriched in Lipid Rafts and Interacts with the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Biochemistry ·Jun Sun, Meera Nanjundan, Linda J. Pike, Therese Wiedmer, Peter J. Sims	2002	82
15	Molecular Basis for the Subtype Discrimination of the Estrogen Receptor-β-Selective Ligand, Diarylpropionitrile Molecular Endocrinology ·Jun Sun, Jérôme Baudry, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen	2003	80
16	Intrapulmonary Delivery of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuates Acute Lung Injury by Expanding CD4<sup>+</sup>CD25<sup>+</sup> Forkhead Boxp3 (FOXP3) <sup>+</sup> Regulatory T Cells and Balancing Anti- and Pro-inflammatory Factors Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry ·Jun Sun, Zhibo Han, Wenbin Liao, Shao Guang Yang, Zhouxin Yang, Jingxia Yu, Lei Meng, Rong Wu, Zhongchao Han	2011	77
17	Triarylpyrazoles with basic side chains Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·Shaun R. Stauffer, Ying Huang, Zachary D. Aron, Christopher J. Coletta, Jun Sun, Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, John A Katzenellenbogen	2001	75
18	Src promotes estrogen-dependent estrogen receptor α proteolysis in human breast cancer Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Isabel Chu, Angel Arnaout, Sophie Loiseau, Jun Sun, Arun Seth, Chris McMahon, Kathy Chun, Bryan T. Hennessy, Gordon B. Mills, Zafar Nawaz, Joyce M. Slingerland	2007	72
19	WW Domain Binding Protein-2, an E6-Associated Protein Interacting Protein, Acts as a Coactivator of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors Molecular Endocrinology ·Sarath C. Dhananjayan, Sivapriya Ramamoorthy, Obaid Yusuf Khan, Ayesha Ismail, Jun Sun, Joyce M. Slingerland, Bert W. O’Malley, Zafar Nawaz	2006	67
20	Plasma Membrane Phospholipid Scramblase 1 Promotes EGF-dependent Activation of c-Src through the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Meera Nanjundan, Jun Sun, Ji Zhao, Quansheng Zhou, Peter J. Sims, Therese Wiedmer	2003	66

About Jun Sun

Jun Sun is a scholar working on Toxicology, Genetics, Hematology, Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine, having authored 80 papers that have together received 5.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (23 papers), Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (8 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (8 papers), Synthesis and biological activity (6 papers), Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis (6 papers), Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers), Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (5 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (2.5k citations), Toxicology (301 citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (169 citations), Reproductive Medicine (381 citations) and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (627 citations). Jun Sun has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Kathryn E. Carlson, Marvin J. Meyers, Shaun R. Stauffer, Gwendolyn A. Marriner, HU Jin-hong, Joyce M. Slingerland, Rosanna Tedesco and Gisele Nishiguchi. Their work appears in journals such as Endocrinology, Molecular Endocrinology, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Cancer Research and Clinical Cancer Research.

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