Kai Sun

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
143 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Kai Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Sun has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Molecular Biology, 38 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Kai Sun's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (25 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (14 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers). Kai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (25 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (14 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (11 papers). Kai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Kai Sun's co-authors include Fengjing Guo, Xiaoming Sun, Jiachao Guo, Xudong Yao, Jing Xiong, Jing Luo, Xiangyang Yao, Shubo Tian, Yin Jia and Wen Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Kai Sun

136 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

The PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in osteoarthritis: a narrative review

2020 447 citations Kai Sun, Fengjing Guo et al. profile →
Atomically precise electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

2023 173 citations Yan Li, Panpan Li et al. Chem profile →
Deferoxamine Alleviates Osteoarthritis by Inhibiting Chondrocyte Ferroptosis and Activating the Nrf2 Pathway

2022 161 citations Guohua Zhou, Kai Sun et al. Frontiers in Pharmacology profile →

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Sun

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Thermal performance augmentation of inner spiral finned tube for linear fresnel solar reflector 2024 ·Thermal Science and Engineering Progress ·Kai Sun, Yongheng Zhang, Chen Gao, KeWei Song, Qingzhi Hou, (unknown), (unknown)	7
2	RICTOR-mediated activation of AKT/mTOR signaling and autophagy inhibition promote osteoarthritis 2024 ·International Immunopharmacology ·(unknown), Genchun Wang, Yanjun Hou, Kai Sun, Zehang Zheng, (unknown), Liangcai Hou, Xiong Zhang, (unknown), Yaping Ye, Fengjing Guo	3
3	Silibinin inhibits PM2.5-induced liver triglyceride accumulation through enhancing the function of mitochondrial Complexes I and II 2024 ·Frontiers in Pharmacology ·Dexin Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xiaoqing Lu, (unknown), Chun‐Shui Pan, (unknown), Kai Sun, Yan Li, Lulu Yan, Ping Huang, Quan Li, Jingyan Han, Li Yin	1
4	Numerical investigation of thermal characteristics of double-tube heat exchangers with alternate twist direction and different phase angles of the inner oval tube 2024 ·Applied Thermal Engineering ·Zhen Tian, KeWei Song, Kai Sun, Qingzhi Hou, Chao Luo, Toshio Tagawa	10
5	Probucol suppresses osteoclastogenesis via activating Nrf2 signaling and ameliorates ovariectomy-induced bone loss 2023 ·International Immunopharmacology ·Jiachao Guo, Ranyue Ren, Guohua Zhou, Kai Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaolin Wang	5
6	Ultra-low concentrations of detection for fluoride and trivalent chromium ions by multiple biomimetic nanochannels in a PET membrane 2023 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), Nigel Graham, Kai Sun, Liping Wen, Wenzheng Yu	7
7	An electrochemical metallic nanowire aptasensor for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of cardiac troponin I 2023 ·Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Junfeng Zhang, Kai Sun, Jiangtao Ren, Han Wang, Jing Cheng	12
8	A high quantum yield xanthene-based fluorescent probe for the specific detection of tyrosinase and cell imaging 2023 ·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry ·Jia Song, (unknown), Kai Sun, Zhixin Chen, (unknown), Yumeng Yang, (unknown), Zhifei Wang	8
9	Superhydrophobic F-SiO2/tea polyphenol coating with high efficiency photothermal anti-icing and de-icing properties 2023 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·Bochen Jiang, Yanhua Lei, Kai Sun, Qing Chen, (unknown), Yan An, Yuliang Zhang, Yi Lin, Yuan Yuan, Tao Liu, Xiaofeng Li	18
10	Obacunone inhibits RANKL/M-CSF-mediated osteoclastogenesis by suppressing integrin- FAK-Src signaling 2023 ·Cytokine ·Huimin Hu, Xiaodong Wang, Yansheng Huang, Baorong He, Jinwen Zhu, Kai Sun, Chaoyang Deng, Yunshan Guo, Dingjun Hao, (unknown)	5
11	Atomically precise electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction breakdown → 2023 ·Chem ·Yan Li, Panpan Li, (unknown), Anuj Kumar, Kai Sun, Shubo Tian, Xiaoming Sun	173
12	Co(CN)3 catalysts with well-defined coordination structure for the oxygen reduction reaction 2023 ·Nature Catalysis ·Kai Sun, Juncai Dong, Hao Sun, Xingdong Wang, Jinjie Fang, Zhongbin Zhuang, (unknown), Xiaoming Sun	111
13	Tunable Wavelength, High-Brightness, and NIR-II Emission Phenanthridinium-Based Heptamethine Dyes for High-Contrast Vascular and Intestinal Imaging In Vivo 2023 ·ACS Materials Letters ·(unknown), (unknown), Jinzhong Hu, (unknown), Kai Sun, Jian Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Yang Xu, Bai‐Wang Sun	14
14	Pemetrexed–Poly(salicylic acid) Assemblies Reshape Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment for Enhanced Chemo-immunotherapy 2023 ·ACS Materials Letters ·Kai Sun, (unknown), Jinzhong Hu, (unknown), Min Liu, (unknown), Zhuoxuan Lu, Liming Zhang, Chaoqun You, Zhifei Wang	6
15	Study on the adsorption of volatile gasoline components via HKUST‐1: Isobutylene as a model compound 2023 ·Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering ·Kai Sun, Xinbao Li, Ye Yuan, Yucheng Wang, Ying Chen, Yingying Zhu, (unknown)	1
16	Photothermal-Enhanced Inactivation of Glutathione Peroxidase for Ferroptosis Sensitized by an Autophagy Promotor 2019 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Peijing An, Zhiguo Gao, Kai Sun, Dihai Gu, Hongshuai Wu, Chaoqun You, Yao‐Jia Li, Kaiwu Cheng, Yu Zhang, Zhifei Wang, Bai‐Wang Sun	91
17	Reactive oxygen species mediated theranostics using a Fenton reaction activable lipo-polymersome 2018 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry B ·Chaoqun You, Zhiguo Gao, Hongshuai Wu, Kai Sun, Like Ning, Fan Lin, Bai‐Wang Sun, Fei Wang	34
18	Fibroblast growth factor 18 exerts anti-osteoarthritic effects through PI3K-AKT signaling and mitochondrial fusion and fission 2018 ·Pharmacological Research ·Xudong Yao, Jiaming Zhang, (unknown), Yaping Ye, Jiachao Guo, Kai Sun, Fengjing Guo	96
19	Discovery of an Orally Bioavailable Dual PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor Based on Sulfonyl-Substituted Morpholinopyrimidines 2018 ·ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Sida Shen, (unknown), Zheng Rong Yang, Liang Zhang, Yingtao Liu, Zhiyuan Zhang, Weiwei Wang, Wei Liu, Yufeng Li, (unknown), Kai Sun, (unknown), Xu Yang, Xinxin Chu, Yumin Cui, Qiang Lv, Jiong Lan, (unknown)	10
20	原子層堆積により成長させた同調可能なZnO膜のフォーミング無しの抵抗スイッチング【Powered by NICT】 2016 ·Microelectronic Engineering ·(unknown), Kai Sun, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1

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