Junjun Sun

912 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 717 citations indexed

About

Junjun Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Junjun Sun has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 717 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Junjun Sun's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (5 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Junjun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (5 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). Junjun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Junjun Sun's co-authors include Ping Ji, Anquan Shang, Chenzheng Gu, Zujun Sun, Junlu Wu, Bingjie Zeng, Weiwei Wang, Dong Li, Yiwen Yao and Wenqiang Quan and has published in prestigious journals such as The FASEB Journal, Molecular Cancer and Heart.

In The Last Decade

Junjun Sun

20 papers receiving 712 citations

Hit Papers

Exosomal circPACRGL promotes progression of colorectal ca... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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. Exosomal circPACRGL promotes progression of colorectal cancer via the miR-142-3p/miR-506-3p- TGF-β1 axis
    2020 342 citations Anquan Shang, Chenzheng Gu et al. Molecular Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junjun Sun China 9 577 464 110 108 57 21 717
Bingjie Zeng China 9 667 1.2× 527 1.1× 132 1.2× 165 1.5× 60 1.1× 21 892
Xia Xu China 13 496 0.9× 449 1.0× 174 1.6× 53 0.5× 74 1.3× 20 712
Chenzheng Gu China 12 804 1.4× 648 1.4× 166 1.5× 183 1.7× 89 1.6× 30 1.0k
Sze Keong Tey Hong Kong 12 294 0.5× 217 0.5× 75 0.7× 120 1.1× 67 1.2× 19 447
Zujun Sun China 13 860 1.5× 645 1.4× 226 2.1× 189 1.8× 89 1.6× 30 1.1k
Maria Cristina Errico Italy 12 751 1.3× 569 1.2× 87 0.8× 114 1.1× 43 0.8× 15 888
Yingjun Xie China 11 423 0.7× 366 0.8× 121 1.1× 54 0.5× 76 1.3× 20 623
Tze‐Sian Chan Taiwan 11 377 0.7× 171 0.4× 276 2.5× 83 0.8× 91 1.6× 22 627
Yuanlin Wu China 11 281 0.5× 181 0.4× 118 1.1× 97 0.9× 77 1.4× 24 469
Yuchuan Zhou China 11 310 0.5× 223 0.5× 74 0.7× 52 0.5× 212 3.7× 27 517

Countries citing papers authored by Junjun Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junjun Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Junjun 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 Junjun Sun. The network helps show where Junjun Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junjun Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Junjun Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Junjun 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 Junjun Sun. Junjun 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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Zhou, Chan, Min Chen, Meifang Wang, et al.. (2025). Construction of a novel radioresistance-related signature for prediction of prognosis, immune microenvironment and anti-tumour drug sensitivity in non-small cell lung cancer. Annals of Medicine. 57(1). 2447930–2447930. 4 indexed citations
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Merali, Nabeel, Junjun Sun, Timothy Rockall, et al.. (2024). Implications of the microbiome after pancreatic cancer resection with regard to morbidity and mortality. Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 18(11). 689–692. 1 indexed citations
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Shang, Anquan, Zujun Sun, Wenjing Chang, et al.. (2022). Urinary Exosomal Long Noncoding RNA TERC as a Noninvasive Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma. Journal of Immunology Research. 2022. 1–9. 29 indexed citations
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Sun, Junjun, et al.. (2021). N6-Methyladenosine-Regulated mRNAs: Potential Prognostic Biomarkers for Patients With Lung Adenocarcinoma. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 705962–705962. 11 indexed citations
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Shang, Anquan, Chenzheng Gu, Weiwei Wang, et al.. (2020). Exosomal circPACRGL promotes progression of colorectal cancer via the miR-142-3p/miR-506-3p- TGF-β1 axis. Molecular Cancer. 19(1). 117–117. 342 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zeng, Bingjie, Ping Ji, Chen Chen, et al.. (2020). A nomogram from the SEER database for predicting the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 127. 105825–105825. 5 indexed citations
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Shang, Anquan, Weiwei Wang, Chenzheng Gu, et al.. (2020). Correction to: Long non-coding RNA HOTTIP enhances IL-6 expression to potentiate immune escape of ovarian cancer cells by upregulating the expression of PD-L1 in neutrophils. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 39(1). 3 indexed citations
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Shang, Anquan, Xuan Wang, Chenzheng Gu, et al.. (2020). Exosomal miR-183-5p promotes angiogenesis in colorectal cancer by regulation of FOXO1. Aging. 12(9). 8352–8371. 73 indexed citations
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Ji, Ping, Yibao Yang, Junlu Wu, et al.. (2019). Myeloid cell-derived LL-37 promotes lung cancer growth by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Theranostics. 9(8). 2209–2223. 39 indexed citations
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Shang, Anquan, Weiwei Wang, Chenzheng Gu, et al.. (2019). Long non-coding RNA HOTTIP enhances IL-6 expression to potentiate immune escape of ovarian cancer cells by upregulating the expression of PD-L1 in neutrophils. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 38(1). 272–272. 160 indexed citations
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Yang, Yibao, Ping Ji, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2019). Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid-Derived Exosomes: A Novel Role Contributing to Lung Cancer Growth. Frontiers in Oncology. 9. 197–197. 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Junjun, Xuan Wang, Wenfang Liu, et al.. (2019). Novel Evidence for Retinoic Acid-Induced G (Rig-G) as a Tumor Suppressor by Activating P53 Signaling Pathway in Lung Cancer. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Shang, Anquan, Chenzheng Gu, Wenfang Liu, et al.. (2019). Exosomal KRAS Mutation Promotes Promotion of Colorectal Cancer by the Formation of Tumor-Associated Neutrophil Extracellular Traps. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Dong, Junjun Sun, Wenfang Liu, et al.. (2016). Rig-G is a growth inhibitory factor of lung cancer cells that suppresses STAT3 and NF-κB. Oncotarget. 7(40). 66032–66050. 11 indexed citations
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Qichang, Zheng, et al.. (1998). Effects of biliary tract pressure on dynamics of the Oddi’s sphincter and its nerve mechanism. Current Medical Science. 18(1). 54–57.

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