Kehui Sun

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Kehui Sun is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Kehui Sun has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 44 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 31 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Kehui Sun's work include Chaos control and synchronization (73 papers), Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption (43 papers) and stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (22 papers). Kehui Sun is often cited by papers focused on Chaos control and synchronization (73 papers), Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption (43 papers) and stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (22 papers). Kehui Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Malaysia and United States. Kehui Sun's co-authors include Shaobo He, Congxu Zhu, Huihai Wang, Yuexi Peng, Wenhao Liu, Jun Mou, J. C. Sprott, Shaobo He, Dilbag Singh and Manjit Kaur and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, IEEE Access and Information Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kehui Sun

111 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

A novel bit-level image encryption algorithm based on 2D-... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 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. A novel bit-level image encryption algorithm based on 2D-LICM hyperchaotic map
    2017 327 citations Kehui Sun, Wenhao Liu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kehui Sun China 39 2.6k 2.3k 993 724 681 115 4.5k
Jun Mou China 41 2.5k 0.9× 2.5k 1.1× 952 1.0× 872 1.2× 1.4k 2.0× 169 4.8k
Akif Akgül Türkiye 33 2.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 541 0.7× 415 0.6× 134 3.4k
Christos Volos Greece 46 5.0k 1.9× 1.7k 0.7× 2.9k 2.9× 753 1.0× 1.1k 1.5× 278 6.4k
Qiang Lai China 40 2.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.5× 742 1.0× 1.1k 1.6× 167 4.6k
Viet–Thanh Pham Vietnam 45 4.2k 1.6× 998 0.4× 2.6k 2.6× 463 0.6× 669 1.0× 164 4.9k
Chunbiao Li China 47 5.4k 2.1× 1.4k 0.6× 2.9k 3.0× 869 1.2× 1.7k 2.5× 222 6.6k
Jacques Kengne Cameroon 45 4.8k 1.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.9k 3.0× 760 1.0× 1.3k 2.0× 205 5.9k
Н. В. Кузнецов Russia 43 6.0k 2.3× 633 0.3× 3.9k 3.9× 487 0.7× 1.2k 1.8× 320 7.9k
Chongxin Liu China 30 2.3k 0.9× 554 0.2× 1.8k 1.9× 342 0.5× 502 0.7× 104 3.7k
Yinghong Cao China 29 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 361 0.4× 451 0.6× 668 1.0× 109 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kehui Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kehui Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kehui Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kehui 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 Kehui Sun. Kehui 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, Huihai, et al.. (2025). Dynamics and synchronization of fractional-order discrete sine memristor-coupled Rulkov neuron. The European Physical Journal Special Topics.
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Wang, Huihai, et al.. (2025). Design of a novel memristor-modulated hyperchaotic map with differential variable input. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 197. 116474–116474. 2 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhao, Kehui Sun, & Huihai Wang. (2025). Spatiotemporal patterns in FitzHugh–Nagumo network and its application in image encryption. Neural Networks. 195. 108204–108204.
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Yao, Zhao, Kehui Sun, & Huihai Wang. (2024). Collective behaviors of fractional-order FithzHugh–Nagumo network. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 639. 129673–129673. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Huihai, Guang Li, Kehui Sun, & Shaobo He. (2024). An improved Hénon map based on G-L fractional-order discrete memristor and its FPGA implementation. The European Physical Journal Plus. 139(2). 16 indexed citations
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Sun, Kehui, et al.. (2024). Dynamics and function projection synchronization for the fractional-order financial risk system. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 188. 115599–115599. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Wenhao, et al.. (2024). Inverse Proportional Chaotification Model for Image Encryption in IoT Scenarios. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers. 72(1). 254–264. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Huihai, et al.. (2024). A novel chaotification method for discrete memristors. The European Physical Journal Plus. 139(9).
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Peng, Yuexi, et al.. (2023). A simple color image encryption algorithm based on a discrete memristive hyperchaotic map and time-controllable operation. Optics & Laser Technology. 165. 109543–109543. 44 indexed citations
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Sun, Kehui, et al.. (2023). Spatial patterns and chimera states in discrete memristor coupled neural networks. Nonlinear Dynamics. 111(21). 20347–20360. 36 indexed citations
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Yao, Zhao, Kehui Sun, & Shaobo He. (2023). Plasticity mechanism and memory formation in the chemical synapse. Nonlinear Dynamics. 111(20). 19411–19423. 25 indexed citations
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Sun, Kehui, et al.. (2018). Multiscale permutation Rényi entropy and its application for EEG signals. PLoS ONE. 13(9). e0202558–e0202558. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Wenhao, et al.. (2017). Color Image Encryption Using Three-Dimensional Sine ICMIC Modulation Map and DNA Sequence Operations. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos. 27(11). 1750171–1750171. 50 indexed citations
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He, Shaobo, et al.. (2016). DESIGN OF N-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-SCROLL JERK CHAOTIC SYSTEM AND ITS PERFORMANCES. Journal of Applied Analysis & Computation. 6(4). 1180–1194. 12 indexed citations
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He, Shaobo, Kehui Sun, & Huihai Wang. (2014). Solution of the fractional-order chaotic system based on Adomian decomposition algorithm and its complexity analysis. Acta Physica Sinica. 63(3). 30502–30502. 52 indexed citations
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Sun, Kehui, et al.. (2014). Design and application of multi-scroll chaotic attractors based on simplified Lorenz system. Acta Physica Sinica. 63(12). 120511–120511. 11 indexed citations
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Zhu, Congxu & Kehui Sun. (2012). Cryptanalysis and improvement of a class of hyperchaos based image encryption algorithms. Acta Physica Sinica. 61(12). 120503–120503. 47 indexed citations
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Sun, Kehui, et al.. (2012). Application of FuzzyEn algorithm to the analysis of complexity of chaotic sequence. Acta Physica Sinica. 61(13). 130507–130507. 30 indexed citations
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Sun, Kehui & Qiu Shui-sheng. (2011). Projective synchronization control for simplified Lorenz chaotic systems. Journal of Circuits and Systems. 16(1). 7–11. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Kehui. (2008). Synchronization control and its application for the unified chaotic system based on chaos observer. Control theory & applications. 1 indexed citations

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