Kexin Sun

6.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
85 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Kexin Sun is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kexin Sun has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Oncology, 18 papers in Epidemiology and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Kexin Sun's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (14 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (8 papers) and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (8 papers). Kexin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (14 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (8 papers) and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (8 papers). Kexin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Egypt. Kexin Sun's co-authors include Rongshou Zheng, Hongmei Zeng, Wenqiang Wei, Ru Chen, Shaoming Wang, Jie He, Siwei Zhang, Li Li, Bingfeng Han and Li Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Kexin Sun

76 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2016

2022 994 citations Rongshou Zheng, Siwei Zhang et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2022

2024 866 citations Bingfeng Han, Rongshou Zheng et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Global patterns of breast cancer incidence and mortality: A population‐based cancer registry data analysis from 2000 to 2020

2021 655 citations Shaoyuan Lei, Rongshou Zheng et al. Cancer Communications profile →
Global, regional, and national lifetime risks of developing and dying from gastrointestinal cancers in 185 countries: a population-based systematic analysis of GLOBOCAN

2024 102 citations Shaoming Wang, Rongshou Zheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kexin Sun China	24	1.3k	1.0k	874	623	586	85	3.9k
Xun� Li China	39	861 0.7×	1.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	523 0.8×	634 1.1×	187	4.5k
Changfa Xia China	25	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	813 0.9×	741 1.2×	684 1.2×	94	3.5k
Kexin Sun China	16	1.2k 0.9×	747 0.7×	738 0.8×	583 0.9×	514 0.9×	27	2.9k
Harriet Rumgay France	16	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	770 0.9×	865 1.4×	699 1.2×	33	5.0k
Xiaonong Zou China	27	1.6k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	963 1.5×	800 1.4×	54	4.4k
Sjoerd G. Elias Netherlands	43	1.7k 1.3×	617 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	504 0.8×	677 1.2×	159	4.9k
Anastasia Ivanova United States	36	951 0.7×	618 0.6×	645 0.7×	391 0.6×	438 0.7×	193	5.1k
Nan Li China	36	796 0.6×	1.2k 1.2×	731 0.8×	313 0.5×	1.1k 2.0×	288	5.0k
Navneet Singh India	30	1.3k 1.0×	963 0.9×	2.0k 2.3×	581 0.9×	402 0.7×	247	4.2k
Chiara Scoccianti France	17	1.9k 1.5×	822 0.8×	505 0.6×	645 1.0×	345 0.6×	19	4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kexin Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kexin Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yao, Yifei, Qian Zhu, Xiang Li, Kexin Sun, & Rongshou Zheng. (2025). Global patterns of cervical cancer incidence and mortality: updated statistics and an overview of temporal trends from 2003 to 2017. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 100082–100082. 2 indexed citations

Zhu, Qian, Kexin Sun, Yifei Yao, et al.. (2025). Global disparities in healthcare resources and cancer burden: a population-based systematic analysis of 171 countries in 2022. International Journal of Surgery. 111(11). 7549–7558.

Jia, Litao, Siyu Liu, Luosha Gu, et al.. (2025). Integrated biomimetic bioprinting of perichondrium with cartilage for auricle reconstruction. Bioactive Materials. 48. 100–117. 2 indexed citations

Li, Wenxi, Kexin Sun, Feifei Hu, et al.. (2025). Single-cell RNA sequencing and proteomics uncover glycolytic dysregulation linking skin and systemic inflammation in dermatomyositis. British Journal of Dermatology. 194(4). 711–722.

Zheng, Rongshou, Hongmei Zeng, Siwei Zhang, et al.. (2023). Changes in Geographic Variation and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Esophageal Cancer Mortality in China, 1973–2017. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(10). 1284–1293. 2 indexed citations

Sharp, Nathaniel P., et al.. (2023). Contribution of Spontaneous Mutations to Quantitative and Molecular Variation at the Highly Repetitive rDNA Locus in Yeast. Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(10). 1 indexed citations

Zeng, Hongmei, Rongshou Zheng, Kexin Sun, et al.. (2023). Geographic, sex and socioeconomic disparities in esophageal cancer incidence in China: A population‐based study. International Journal of Cancer. 154(3). 477–487. 5 indexed citations

Lu, Chi‐Cheng, Yuan Lu, Luyi Wu, et al.. (2023). Effect mechanism investigation of herb-partitioned moxibustion on relieving colon inflammation in Crohn disease rats based on neutrophil extracellular traps. Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science. 22(3). 173–183.

Liang, Jin, Xinyue Lu, Kexin Sun, et al.. (2023). Modification of titanium orthopedic implants with bioactive glass: a systematic review of in vivo and in vitro studies. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1269223–1269223. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Shaoming, Rongshou Zheng, Melina Arnold, et al.. (2022). Global and national trends in the age‐specific sex ratio of esophageal cancer and gastric cancer by subtype. International Journal of Cancer. 151(9). 1447–1461. 47 indexed citations

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Gu, Xiuying, Gang Sun, Rongshou Zheng, et al.. (2022). Incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in China in 2015. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 70–77. 30 indexed citations

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Zhou, Shiwei, Peter Kalds, Qi Luo, et al.. (2022). Optimized Cas9:sgRNA delivery efficiently generates biallelic MSTN knockout sheep without affecting meat quality. BMC Genomics. 23(1). 348–348. 23 indexed citations

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Lei, Shaoyuan, Rongshou Zheng, Siwei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Global patterns of breast cancer incidence and mortality: A population‐based cancer registry data analysis from 2000 to 2020. Cancer Communications. 41(11). 1183–1194. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Kexin, Xiao Xiang, Juan Juan, et al.. (2019). Identification of Novel CXCL12 Genetic Polymorphisms Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Chinese Sib-Pair Study. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 23(7). 435–441. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Kexin, et al.. (2018). [Progress of research on influencing factors of condom use among female sex workers].. PubMed. 39(8). 1135–1142. 4 indexed citations

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Chen, Wanqing, He Li, Kexin Sun, et al.. (2018). [Report of Cancer Incidence and Mortality in China, 2014].. PubMed. 40(1). 5–13. 109 indexed citations

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Gu, Xiuying, Rongshou Zheng, Kexin Sun, et al.. (2018). [Incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in China, 2014].. PubMed. 40(4). 241–246. 34 indexed citations

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Sun, Kexin, Jin Meng, Na Yu, et al.. (2018). Present and changing trends in surgical modalities and neoadjuvant chemotherapy administration for female breast cancer in Beijing, China: A 10‐year (2006–2015) retrospective hospitalization summary report‐based study. Thoracic Cancer. 9(6). 707–717. 14 indexed citations

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Cao, Yaying, Xun Tang, Kexin Sun, et al.. (2017). [Relationship between glycemic control and visceral adiposity index among the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus].. PubMed. 49(3). 446–450. 8 indexed citations

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Sun, Kexin, Zhike Liu, Yaying Cao, et al.. (2015). [Relationship between brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity and glycemic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Beijing community population].. PubMed. 47(3). 431–6. 2 indexed citations

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