Le Sun

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Le Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Le Sun has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Le Sun's work include Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (8 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (3 papers). Le Sun is often cited by papers focused on Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (8 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (3 papers). Le Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Montenegro. Le Sun's co-authors include Xiaoqun Wang, Qian Wu, Suijuan Zhong, Fuchou Tang, Ai Fang, Ruiguo Chen, Jie Qiao, Ji Dong, Peng Li and Shu Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Le Sun

22 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

A single-cell RNA-seq survey of the developmental landscape of the human prefrontal cortex

2018 408 citations Suijuan Zhong, Shu Zhang et al. Nature profile →
Vascularized human cortical organoids (vOrganoids) model cortical development in vivo

2020 278 citations Yingchao Shi, Le Sun et al. PLoS Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Le Sun China	14	1.2k	357	253	232	213	22	1.6k
Suijuan Zhong China	11	871 0.7×	239 0.7×	147 0.6×	216 0.9×	160 0.8×	19	1.2k
Tsukasa Sanosaka Japan	22	1.0k 0.9×	489 1.4×	303 1.2×	161 0.7×	57 0.3×	41	1.6k
Aurélie Ernst Germany	15	908 0.8×	576 1.6×	377 1.5×	278 1.2×	62 0.3×	28	1.8k
Jesper Ryge Sweden	12	971 0.8×	223 0.6×	506 2.0×	196 0.8×	61 0.3×	16	1.5k
Julius A. Steinbeck United States	13	1.1k 0.9×	392 1.1×	726 2.9×	249 1.1×	188 0.9×	15	1.8k
Rachel C. Bandler United States	10	656 0.6×	264 0.7×	536 2.1×	135 0.6×	75 0.4×	11	1.2k
Stephen T. Johnston United States	7	732 0.6×	359 1.0×	474 1.9×	158 0.7×	318 1.5×	8	1.4k
Basam Z. Barkho United States	10	1.2k 1.0×	547 1.5×	303 1.2×	161 0.7×	64 0.3×	11	1.8k
Carmen Saltó Sweden	14	1.2k 1.0×	229 0.6×	613 2.4×	113 0.5×	107 0.5×	16	1.9k
Nasir Malik United States	23	1.3k 1.1×	140 0.4×	510 2.0×	83 0.4×	182 0.9×	32	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Le Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Le Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Le Sun

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xie, Zhiyong, Mengdi Wang, Zeyuan Liu, et al.. (2021). Transcriptomic encoding of sensorimotor transformation in the midbrain. eLife. 10. 32 indexed citations

Shi, Yingchao, Mengdi Wang, Da Mi, et al.. (2021). Mouse and human share conserved transcriptional programs for interneuron development. Science. 374(6573). eabj6641–eabj6641. 89 indexed citations

Shi, Yingchao, Le Sun, Mengdi Wang, et al.. (2020). Vascularized human cortical organoids (vOrganoids) model cortical development in vivo. PLoS Biology. 18(5). e3000705–e3000705. 278 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhou, Xin, Suijuan Zhong, Jing Liu, et al.. (2020). Cellular and molecular properties of neural progenitors in the developing mammalian hypothalamus. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4063–4063. 42 indexed citations

Wang, Mengdi, Le Sun, Na Pan, et al.. (2020). Integrative analysis of in vivo recording with single-cell RNA-seq data reveals molecular properties of light-sensitive neurons in mouse V1. Protein & Cell. 11(6). 417–432. 11 indexed citations

Ding, Wenyu, Changjiang Zhang, Baisong Wang, et al.. (2020). Loss of the centrosomal protein Cenpj leads to dysfunction of the hypothalamus and obesity in mice. Science China Life Sciences. 64(3). 419–433. 4 indexed citations

Zhong, Suijuan, Wenyu Ding, Le Sun, et al.. (2020). Decoding the development of the human hippocampus. Nature. 577(7791). 531–536. 136 indexed citations

Liu, Yue, Chengfei Yang, Le Sun, et al.. (2020). In-depth transcriptome unveils the cadmium toxicology and a novel metallothionein in silkworm. Chemosphere. 273. 128522–128522. 14 indexed citations

Sun, Le, Ruiguo Chen, Long Li, et al.. (2020). Visualization and correction of social abnormalities-associated neural ensembles in adult MECP2 duplication mice. Science Bulletin. 65(14). 1192–1202. 12 indexed citations

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Fan, Xiaoying, Yuanyuan Fu, Xin Zhou, et al.. (2020). Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals cell lineage specification in temporal-spatial patterns in human cortical development. Science Advances. 6(34). eaaz2978–eaaz2978. 93 indexed citations

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Y, Li, et al.. (2019). AFP-producing hepatoid adenocarcinoma (HAC) of peritoneum and omentum: a case report and literature review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Ding, Wenyu, Qian Wu, Le Sun, Na Pan, & Xiaoqun Wang. (2019). Cenpj Regulates Cilia Disassembly and Neurogenesis in the Developing Mouse Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(11). 1994–2010. 36 indexed citations

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Yang, Yaming, Ruiguo Chen, Xianming Wu, et al.. (2019). Rapid and Efficient Conversion of Human Fibroblasts into Functional Neurons by Small Molecules. Stem Cell Reports. 13(5). 862–876. 52 indexed citations

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Sun, Le, Ruiguo Chen, Ye Bai, et al.. (2018). Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Ebf2-EGFP-Expressing Cajal-Retzius Cells in Developing Mouse Neocortex. Cerebral Cortex. 29(9). 3864–3878. 6 indexed citations

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Zhong, Suijuan, Shu Zhang, Xiaoying Fan, et al.. (2018). A single-cell RNA-seq survey of the developmental landscape of the human prefrontal cortex. Nature. 555(7697). 524–528. 408 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fan, Xiaoying, Ji Dong, Suijuan Zhong, et al.. (2018). Spatial transcriptomic survey of human embryonic cerebral cortex by single-cell RNA-seq analysis. Cell Research. 28(7). 730–745. 136 indexed citations

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Liu, Jing, Wensu Liu, Lu Yang, et al.. (2017). The Primate-Specific Gene TMEM14B Marks Outer Radial Glia Cells and Promotes Cortical Expansion and Folding. Cell stem cell. 21(5). 635–649.e8. 91 indexed citations

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Ma, Sanyuan, Xiaojuan Xia, Yufeng Li, et al.. (2017). Increasing the yield of middle silk gland expression system through transgenic knock-down of endogenous sericin-1. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 292(4). 823–831. 2 indexed citations

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Li, Rui, Le Sun, Ai Fang, et al.. (2017). Recapitulating cortical development with organoid culture in vitro and modeling abnormal spindle-like (ASPM related primary) microcephaly disease. Protein & Cell. 8(11). 823–833. 114 indexed citations

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Sun, Le, Xu Han, & Shigang He. (2011). Direction-Selective Circuitry in Rat Retina Develops Independently of GABAergic, Cholinergic and Action Potential Activity. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e19477–e19477. 24 indexed citations

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