Kai Sun

2.1k total citations
91 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kai Sun is a scholar working on Plant Science, Pharmacology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Sun has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Pharmacology and 11 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kai Sun's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (24 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (22 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (12 papers). Kai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (24 papers), Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (22 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (12 papers). Kai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Kai Sun's co-authors include Chuan‐Chao Dai, Wei Zhang, Mengjun Tang, Jie Yuan, Fang‐Ji Xu, Tangyuan Ning, Feng‐Min Zhang, Yong Jia, Liyan Hu and Man Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Sun

86 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kai Sun China 23 1.0k 277 208 180 163 91 1.5k
Guido Lingua Italy 22 1.6k 1.6× 244 0.9× 185 0.9× 140 0.8× 260 1.6× 36 1.9k
Kamlesh K. Meena India 20 1.3k 1.3× 411 1.5× 191 0.9× 82 0.5× 74 0.5× 60 1.8k
Abeer Hashem Saudi Arabia 26 2.0k 2.0× 254 0.9× 206 1.0× 98 0.5× 297 1.8× 54 2.3k
Valeria Todeschini Italy 21 1.2k 1.2× 190 0.7× 134 0.6× 84 0.5× 174 1.1× 39 1.5k
Xiahong He China 23 1.3k 1.3× 521 1.9× 294 1.4× 170 0.9× 78 0.5× 128 1.9k
César Arriagada Chile 21 795 0.8× 168 0.6× 185 0.9× 126 0.7× 113 0.7× 61 1.2k
Murat Dikilitaş Türkiye 22 1.2k 1.2× 279 1.0× 187 0.9× 167 0.9× 40 0.2× 69 1.6k
Shusheng Zhu China 25 1.5k 1.5× 496 1.8× 289 1.4× 194 1.1× 57 0.3× 90 2.0k
José Antonio Lucas Spain 26 1.6k 1.5× 413 1.5× 150 0.7× 89 0.5× 54 0.3× 76 1.9k
Francisco Javier Gutiérrez‐Mañero Spain 31 2.5k 2.4× 767 2.8× 214 1.0× 188 1.0× 99 0.6× 100 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kai Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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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

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Xiaolin, Hao Li, Xiaowei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Synthetic Polyploidisation Enhances Fusarium graminearum Tolerance in Wheat by Reshaping the Transcriptome and Strengthening the Microbiome. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23(11). 5252–5278.
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Liu, Fei, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in the diverse transformations of trifluoromethyl alkenes. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 12(12). 3725–3737. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Zikai, et al.. (2024). Effect of fungicides on soil respiration, microbial community, and enzyme activity: A global meta-analysis (1975–2024). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 289. 117433–117433. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yunhui, Liyan Liu, Kai Sun, et al.. (2024). An S-methyltransferase that produces the climate-active gas dimethylsulfide is widespread across diverse marine bacteria. Nature Microbiology. 9(10). 2614–2625. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Qingyue Zhao, Yuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Global analysis of spatio-temporal variation in mineral nutritional quality of pepper (Capsicum spp.) fruit and its regulatory variables: A meta-analysis. Food Research International. 193. 114855–114855. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Fen, Kai Sun, Shunli Liu, et al.. (2024). Comparative metabolomics reveals complex metabolic shifts associated with nitrogen-induced color development in mature pepper fruit. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1319680–1319680. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2023). Unveiling key metabolic pathways in Bacillus subtilis-mediated salt tolerance enhancement in Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. through multi-omics analysis. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 219. 105631–105631. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhixin, Kai Sun, Zhanguo Zhang, et al.. (2023). Soybean-MVS: Annotated Three-Dimensional Model Dataset of Whole Growth Period Soybeans for 3D Plant Organ Segmentation. Agriculture. 13(7). 1321–1321. 24 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2022). Endophytic Fungus Phomopsis liquidambaris Enhances Fe Absorption in Peanuts by Reducing Hydrogen Peroxide. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, Xue Luo, Yan‐Zhen Mei, et al.. (2022). Priming of rhizobial nodulation signaling in the mycosphere accelerates nodulation of legume hosts. New Phytologist. 235(3). 1212–1230. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Tielin, Jingyi Jiang, Yiheng Wang, et al.. (2022). Biological control and plant growth promotion properties of Streptomyces albidoflavus St-220 isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza rhizosphere. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 976813–976813. 31 indexed citations
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Liu, Dahui, Kun Yu, Kai Sun, et al.. (2022). Maize intercropping enriches plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and promotes both the growth and volatile oil concentration of Atractylodes lancea. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1029722–1029722. 24 indexed citations
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Xu, Man, et al.. (2022). Remediation of phenanthrene phytotoxicity by the interaction of rice and endophytic fungus P. liquidambaris in practice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 235. 113415–113415. 9 indexed citations
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Sun, Kai, et al.. (2021). Inoculation of Bacillus megaterium strain A14 alleviates cadmium accumulation in peanut: effects and underlying mechanisms. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 131(2). 819–832. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Kai, Zhen Liu, Hengyu Hu, et al.. (2019). Effect of organic fertilizer and rotational tillage practices on soil carbon and nitrogen and maize yield in wheat-maize cropping system. ACTA AGRONOMICA SINICA. 45(3). 401–410. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Kai, Feng‐Min Zhang, Ning Kang, et al.. (2019). Rice carbohydrate dynamics regulate endophytic colonization of Diaporthe liquidambaris in response to external nitrogen. Fungal ecology. 39. 213–224. 24 indexed citations
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Tang, Mengjun, Qiang Zhu, Feng‐Min Zhang, et al.. (2019). Enhanced nitrogen and phosphorus activation with an optimized bacterial community by endophytic fungus Phomopsis liquidambari in paddy soil. Microbiological Research. 221. 50–59. 36 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yinlong, et al.. (2018). Distribution, Seasonal Variations and Ecological Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Foliar Dust of Nanjing, China. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 100(4). 560–569. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Jiayu, Kai Sun, Fei Chen, et al.. (2018). Endophytic Pseudomonas induces metabolic flux changes that enhance medicinal sesquiterpenoid accumulation in Atractylodes lancea. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 130. 473–481. 54 indexed citations
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