Kexin Sun

5.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
27 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Kexin Sun is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Kexin Sun has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Oncology, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Kexin Sun's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (19 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (11 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (10 papers). Kexin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (19 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (11 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (10 papers). Kexin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Kexin Sun's co-authors include Rongshou Zheng, Hongmei Zeng, Siwei Zhang, Jie He, Wenqiang Wei, Ru Chen, Xiaonong Zou, Zhixun Yang, Changfa Xia and Wanqing Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and The Lancet Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Kexin Sun

24 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2014 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 2020 2020 2022 250 500 750
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. Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2014
    2018 766 citations Wanqing Chen, Kexin Sun et al. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research profile →
  2. [Report of cancer epidemiology in China, 2015].
    2019 523 citations Rongshou Zheng, Kexin Sun et al. PubMed profile →
  3. Cancer registration in China and its role in cancer prevention and control
    2020 343 citations Wenqiang Wei, Hongmei Zeng et al. The Lancet Oncology profile →
  4. Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2015
    2020 276 citations Siwei Zhang, Kexin Sun et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
  5. Cancer statistics in Chinese older people, 2022: current burden, time trends, and comparisons with the US, Japan, and the Republic of Korea
    2022 101 citations Rongshou Zheng, Siwei Zhang et al. Science China Life Sciences profile →
  6. Cancer survival statistics in China 2019–2021: a multicenter, population-based study
    2024 50 citations Hongmei Zeng, Rongshou Zheng et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kexin Sun China 16 1.2k 747 738 583 514 27 2.9k
Changfa Xia China 25 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 813 1.1× 741 1.3× 684 1.3× 94 3.5k
Zhixun Yang China 15 830 0.7× 647 0.9× 642 0.9× 496 0.9× 564 1.1× 21 2.4k
Shaoming Wang China 12 1.3k 1.1× 847 1.1× 815 1.1× 533 0.9× 539 1.0× 21 3.2k
Andrew Lake United States 7 1.5k 1.3× 768 1.0× 782 1.1× 736 1.3× 297 0.6× 15 3.3k
Christina Fitzmaurice United States 18 1.3k 1.1× 638 0.9× 810 1.1× 376 0.6× 587 1.1× 28 3.2k
Greta Carioli Italy 25 1.6k 1.3× 700 0.9× 717 1.0× 625 1.1× 713 1.4× 62 3.3k
Kexin Sun China 24 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 874 1.2× 623 1.1× 586 1.1× 85 3.9k
Yi Zheng China 29 941 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 695 0.9× 795 1.4× 433 0.8× 134 3.5k
Deborah Mukherji Lebanon 30 1.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 896 1.2× 652 1.1× 476 0.9× 183 3.4k
Jiansong Ren China 24 1.3k 1.1× 743 1.0× 835 1.1× 508 0.9× 840 1.6× 91 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kexin Sun

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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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kexin Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kexin 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 Kexin Sun. Kexin 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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Sun, Kexin, Yi Mou, Ralf T. Voegele, et al.. (2025). The wheat stripe rust effector PstEXLX1 inhibits formate dehydrogenase activity to suppress immunity in wheat. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 197(3).
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Zhu, Qian, Yifei Yao, Ru Chen, et al.. (2025). Lifetime probabilities of developing and dying from cancer in China: comparison with Japan and the United States in 2022. Science China Life Sciences. 68(5). 1478–1486. 3 indexed citations
3.
Sun, Kexin, Bingfeng Han, Hongmei Zeng, et al.. (2024). Incidence and Mortality of Cancers in Female Genital Organs — China, 2022. China CDC Weekly. 6(10). 195–202. 15 indexed citations
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Zeng, Hongmei, Rongshou Zheng, Kexin Sun, et al.. (2024). Cancer survival statistics in China 2019–2021: a multicenter, population-based study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 203–213. 50 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zheng, Rongshou, Shaoming Wang, Siwei Zhang, et al.. (2023). The occurrence of cancer in ageing populations at global and regional levels, 1990 to 2019. Age and Ageing. 52(9). 19 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, et al.. (2023). What attributes of mandatory waste management policy can enhance the separation intention of residents in China? A behaviour choice experiment. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 25(4). 2365–2380. 2 indexed citations
7.
Zheng, Rongshou, Shaoming Wang, Siwei Zhang, et al.. (2023). Global, regional, and national lifetime probabilities of developing cancer in 2020. Science Bulletin. 68(21). 2620–2628. 43 indexed citations
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Sun, Kexin, Lin Lei, Rongshou Zheng, et al.. (2023). Trends in Incidence Rates, Mortality Rates, and Age-Period-Cohort Effects of Female Breast Cancer — China, 2003–2017. China CDC Weekly. 5(15). 340–346. 16 indexed citations
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Zeng, Hongmei, Yunning Liu, Lijun Wang, et al.. (2022). National Cancer Data Linkage Platform of China: Design, Methods, and Application.. PubMed. 4(13). 271–275. 3 indexed citations
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Zheng, Rongshou, Siwei Zhang, Hongmei Zeng, et al.. (2022). Cancer statistics in Chinese older people, 2022: current burden, time trends, and comparisons with the US, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Science China Life Sciences. 66(5). 1079–1091. 101 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zheng, Rongshou, Siwei Zhang, Shaoming Wang, et al.. (2022). Lung cancer incidence and mortality in China: Updated statistics and an overview of temporal trends from 2000 to 2016. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 139–147. 30 indexed citations
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Lei, Shaoyuan, Rongshou Zheng, Siwei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Breast cancer incidence and mortality in women in China: temporal trends and projections to 2030. Cancer Biology and Medicine. 18(3). 900–909. 148 indexed citations
13.
Zhou, Jiachen, Rongshou Zheng, Siwei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Colorectal cancer burden and trends: Comparison between China and major burden countries in the world. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research. 33(1). 1–10. 61 indexed citations
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Zhang, Siwei, Kexin Sun, Rongshou Zheng, et al.. (2020). Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2015. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 2–11. 276 indexed citations breakdown →
15.
Wei, Wenqiang, Hongmei Zeng, Rongshou Zheng, et al.. (2020). Cancer registration in China and its role in cancer prevention and control. The Lancet Oncology. 21(7). e342–e349. 343 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Wanqing, Changfa Xia, Rongshou Zheng, et al.. (2019). Disparities by province, age, and sex in site-specific cancer burden attributable to 23 potentially modifiable risk factors in China: a comparative risk assessment. The Lancet Global Health. 7(2). e257–e269. 201 indexed citations
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Xia, Changfa, Rongshou Zheng, Hongmei Zeng, et al.. (2018). Provincial-level cancer burden attributable to active and second-hand smoking in China. Tobacco Control. 28(6). 669–675. 35 indexed citations
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Chen, Wanqing, Kexin Sun, Rongshou Zheng, et al.. (2018). Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2014. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research. 30(1). 1–12. 766 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zheng, Rongshou, Chunfeng Qu, Siwei Zhang, et al.. (2018). Liver cancer incidence and mortality in China: Temporal trends and projections to 2030. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research. 30(6). 571–579. 255 indexed citations
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Sun, Kexin, Rongshou Zheng, Hongmei Zeng, et al.. (2018). [The incidence and mortality of lung cancer in China, 2014].. PubMed. 40(11). 805–811. 24 indexed citations

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