Kena Sun

553 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 398 citations indexed

About

Kena Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kena Sun has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 398 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 3 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kena Sun's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (7 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (6 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (3 papers). Kena Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (7 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (6 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (3 papers). Kena Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Canada. Kena Sun's co-authors include Yanqing Lai, Huangxu Li, Zhian Zhang, Huiwu Long, Kuo Yuan, Tao Zhang, Hongyan Sun, Xiankun Zhang, Jun Guo and Jiaju Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Energy Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

In The Last Decade

Kena Sun

17 papers receiving 393 citations

Hit Papers

PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway: an important driver and ... 2024 2026 2025 2024 20 40 60
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. PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway: an important driver and therapeutic target in triple-negative breast cancer
    2024 68 citations Huanping Zhang, Jiayu Zhu et al. Breast 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
Kena Sun China 9 233 74 70 66 50 19 398
Xiao Lv China 9 195 0.8× 117 1.6× 72 1.0× 31 0.5× 76 1.5× 17 367
Kangjie Zhou China 10 154 0.7× 36 0.5× 43 0.6× 59 0.9× 65 1.3× 30 377
Ke Du China 10 236 1.0× 74 1.0× 92 1.3× 76 1.2× 83 1.7× 21 378
Xianghong Chen China 14 383 1.6× 123 1.7× 59 0.8× 93 1.4× 87 1.7× 36 513
Shangshang Zhang China 16 305 1.3× 122 1.6× 171 2.4× 61 0.9× 100 2.0× 40 663
Yohan Oudart France 10 134 0.6× 32 0.4× 22 0.3× 25 0.4× 96 1.9× 11 374
Longshan Li China 10 355 1.5× 45 0.6× 28 0.4× 159 2.4× 112 2.2× 16 477
Weiguo Huang China 9 217 0.9× 189 2.6× 13 0.2× 30 0.5× 64 1.3× 12 352

Countries citing papers authored by Kena Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kena Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kena Sun

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Sun, Kena, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the Feeding Behavior in a Bottom-Blown Lead-Smelting Furnace. Metals. 14(8). 906–906.
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Sun, Kena, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic and prognostic value of double-negative T cells in colorectal cancer. Heliyon. 10(14). e34645–e34645. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Huanping, Jiayu Zhu, Kena Sun, et al.. (2024). PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway: an important driver and therapeutic target in triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer. 31(4). 539–551. 68 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Kena, Fei Huang, Ming‐Yi Wang, et al.. (2022). IL-21 Enhances the Immune Protection Induced by the Vibrio vulnificus Hemolysin A Protein. Inflammation. 45(4). 1496–1506. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Kena, et al.. (2022). Eliminating crystal water enables enhanced sodium storage performance in an oxalate-phosphate cathode material. Chinese Chemical Letters. 34(8). 107898–107898. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Kena, Huiwu Long, & Huangxu Li. (2022). Transition Metal Oxalate-Based Materials: An Emerging Material Family for Alkali-Ion Battery Cathodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 5(10). 11947–11963. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Kena, et al.. (2022). Microscopic mechanism of perfluorocarbon gas formation in aluminum electrolysis process. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China. 32(5). 1705–1717. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Kena, et al.. (2021). First-Principles Study on the Mechanism of Greenhouse Gas Generation in Aluminum Electrolysis. Metals. 11(7). 1118–1118. 7 indexed citations
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Gao, Chunhui, Jie Li, Kena Sun, et al.. (2021). Controllable lithium deposition behavior hollow of N, O co-doped carbon nanospheres for practical lithium metal batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal. 412. 128721–128721. 43 indexed citations
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Yu, Xinyan, Hongliang Zhang, Jie Li, et al.. (2021). Hydroxylation and fluorination on γ-Al2O3(110) surfaces: First-principles and transition state calculations. Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 249. 109840–109840. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Huangxu, Wei Zhang, Kena Sun, et al.. (2021). Manganese‐Based Materials for Rechargeable Batteries beyond Lithium‐Ion. Advanced Energy Materials. 11(25). 161 indexed citations
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Gao, Chunhui, et al.. (2020). Guided dendrite-free lithium deposition through titanium nitride additive in Li metal batteries. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45(53). 28294–28302. 8 indexed citations
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Wu, Yanhua, et al.. (2020). SRY-negative 45,X/46,XY adult male with complete masculinization and infertility: A case report and review of literature. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 8(24). 6380–6388.
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Gao, Chunhui, Bo Hong, Kena Sun, et al.. (2020). Self‐Suppression of Lithium Dendrite with Aluminum Nitride Nanoflake Additive in 3D Carbon Paper for Lithium Metal Batteries. Energy Technology. 8(7). 17 indexed citations
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Li, Jie, et al.. (2019). DFT Research on Benzothiophene Pyrolysis Reaction Mechanism. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 123(4). 796–810. 33 indexed citations
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Li, Jie, et al.. (2019). DFT Study on the Dibenzothiophene Pyrolysis Mechanism in Petroleum. Energy & Fuels. 33(9). 8876–8895. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Ming, Kena Sun, & Li‐Rong Wen. (2016). Acid-promoted rapid solvent-free access to substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines from β-ketothioamides. RSC Advances. 6(26). 21535–21539. 12 indexed citations
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Liang, Jinding, et al.. (2016). Evolution of the Busbar Structure in Large-Scale Aluminum Reduction Cells. JOM. 69(2). 307–314. 3 indexed citations

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