Kai Sun

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Kai Sun is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Sun has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Organic Chemistry, 13 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kai Sun's work include Radical Photochemical Reactions (50 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (47 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (45 papers). Kai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Radical Photochemical Reactions (50 papers), Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques (47 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (45 papers). Kai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Kai Sun's co-authors include Bing Yu, Xiaolan Chen, Lingbo Qu, Yufen Zhao, Qi‐Yan Lv, Wei‐Min He, Fan‐Lin Zeng, Yan Liu, Yu‐Yu Peng and Yan Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Chemical Communications and ACS Catalysis.

In The Last Decade

Kai Sun

94 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A general electron donor–acceptor complex for photoactivation of arenes via thianthrenation

2022 158 citations Kai Sun, Xiaolan Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Sun China	40	3.4k	547	350	326	262	99	4.0k
Adam Noble United Kingdom	37	4.7k 1.4×	559 1.0×	582 1.7×	214 0.7×	55 0.2×	100	5.1k
Zhong‐Liang Li China	38	4.3k 1.3×	779 1.4×	711 2.0×	201 0.6×	86 0.3×	99	4.8k
Andrea Gualandi Italy	32	2.4k 0.7×	129 0.2×	599 1.7×	658 2.0×	155 0.6×	118	3.2k
Dan Lehnherr United States	30	1.9k 0.5×	176 0.3×	270 0.8×	660 2.0×	809 3.1×	56	3.0k
Johannes E. M. N. Klein Germany	30	2.0k 0.6×	187 0.3×	984 2.8×	510 1.6×	139 0.5×	91	2.9k
María Besora Spain	27	1.5k 0.4×	129 0.2×	788 2.3×	366 1.1×	73 0.3×	64	2.1k
Gerhard Maas Germany	30	3.7k 1.1×	322 0.6×	905 2.6×	344 1.1×	191 0.7×	290	4.2k
Hong Yan China	27	2.1k 0.6×	143 0.3×	301 0.9×	264 0.8×	72 0.3×	88	2.4k
Theresa Sperger Germany	22	1.9k 0.6×	295 0.5×	721 2.1×	246 0.8×	35 0.1×	37	2.3k
S.I. Kozhushkov Germany	31	4.9k 1.4×	194 0.4×	1.0k 2.9×	273 0.8×	69 0.3×	167	5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Sun

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All Works

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Liu, Yan, Igor B. Krylov, Alexander O. Terent’ev, et al.. (2025). Photocatalytic Germylation via Direct Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 43(14). 1664–1672. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Ming, Xi Chen, Lifen Hou, et al.. (2025). Photocatalytic Applications of Chlorophosphines. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 14(6).

Zhang, Zhichao, Zi Yang, Xi Chen, et al.. (2025). Synergistic Photocatalysis of Acridinium Salts and Pyridine N -Oxides for α-Aminoalkylation with N -Methylsulfonamides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(46). 16403–16413. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Xi, et al.. (2025). Visible-Light-Driven Trifluoroacetylation of Azauracils. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 90(32). 11486–11500. 1 indexed citations

Xue, Wenhua, Ying Qu, Zibo Li, et al.. (2025). Design, synthesis, and in-vitro/in-vivo pharmacodynamic studies of novel aza-fused heterocyclic compounds against herpes simplex virus type 1. Bioorganic Chemistry. 162. 108589–108589.

Wang, Zilong, et al.. (2024). MOF-derived metal oxides with hollow porous nanocube structure realize ultra-wideband, lightweight, and anticorrosion microwave absorber. Ceramics International. 50(22). 48267–48279. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Shaojie, et al.. (2024). Potassium-modified carbon nitride photocatalyzed-aminoacylation of N‑sulfonyl ketimines. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(2). 110250–110250. 20 indexed citations

Li, Hao‐Cong, Ming Zhang, Qi‐Yan Lv, et al.. (2024). Homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous separation: Ionic liquids as recyclable photocatalysts for hydroacylation of olefins. Chinese Chemical Letters. 36(2). 110579–110579. 13 indexed citations

Ge, Chang, Yuyang Zhang, Kai Sun, et al.. (2024). Metal‐Free Electrochemical Trifluoromethylation of Imidazole‐Fused Heterocycles with Trifluoromethyl Thianthrenium Triflate. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 42(15). 1679–1685. 21 indexed citations

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Zheng, Jinping, Qi‐Yan Lv, Kai Sun, et al.. (2024). Photocatalyzed cascade hydrogen atom transfer for the construction of α-CF ₃ -1,4-diketones. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 12(3). 849–855. 3 indexed citations

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Lü, Zhimin, Qi‐Yan Lv, Kai Sun, et al.. (2024). Decatungstate-Photocatalyzed Transformations of 2-Bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene for Selective Synthesis of Z/E-β-CF₃-Enones. Organic Letters. 26(49). 10570–10575. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, Chang Ge, Xiaolan Chen, et al.. (2024). Energy-transfer-enabled photocatalytic transformations of aryl thianthrenium salts. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9693–9693. 30 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and pharmacodynamic evaluation of Dihydropteridone derivatives against PDCoV in vivo and in vitro. Bioorganic Chemistry. 146. 107322–107322. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2023). Global trends and hotspots on childhood obstructive sleep apnea: a 10-year bibliometric analysis. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 11. 1160396–1160396.

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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2022). Oxygen-doped carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic activity in visible-light-induced decarboxylative annulation reactions. Journal of Catalysis. 415. 28–36. 42 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, Shijun Li, Xiaolan Chen, et al.. (2019). Silver-catalyzed decarboxylative radical cascade cyclization toward benzimidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-6(5H)-ones. Chemical Communications. 55(19). 2861–2864. 123 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, Xiaolan Chen, Shijun Li, et al.. (2018). Copper-Catalyzed Radical Cascade Cyclization To Access 3-Sulfonated Indenones with the AIE Phenomenon. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 83(23). 14419–14430. 82 indexed citations

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Chen, Qu, Xiaolan Chen, Kai Sun, et al.. (2017). A Multiheteroatom [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement: Disproportionative Entries into 2-(N-Heteroaryl)methyl Phosphates and α-Keto Phosphates. Organic Letters. 19(21). 5864–5867. 33 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, Qu Chen, Xiaolan Chen, et al.. (2017). Iodine‐Mediated Sulfonylation of Quinoline N‐Oxides: a Mild and Metal‐Free One‐Pot Synthesis of 2‐Sulfonyl Quinolines. Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry. 6(5). 492–495. 52 indexed citations

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Chen, Jianyu, Xiaolan Chen, Xu Li, et al.. (2014). CuSO₄·5H₂O‐H‐Phosphonate‐Catalyzed Intermolecular C–S Bond Formation: Synthesis of (E)‐Vinyl Alkylsulfones from Alkynes and DMSO. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2015(2). 314–319. 20 indexed citations

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