Lei Sun

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Lei Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Sun has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Immunology and 44 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Lei Sun's work include interferon and immune responses (25 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (25 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (18 papers). Lei Sun is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (25 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (25 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (18 papers). Lei Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lei Sun's co-authors include Thomas R. Jones, Hidde L. Ploegh, Emmanuel J. H. J. Wiertz, Wenjun Liu, Hans J. Geuze, Matthew Bogyo, Xiaoxia Zhang, Wei Song, Xiuzhu Dong and Yuhai Bi and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Lei Sun

152 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Human Cytomegalovirus US11 Gene Product Dislocates MH... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 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. The Human Cytomegalovirus US11 Gene Product Dislocates MHC Class I Heavy Chains from the Endoplasmic Reticulum to the Cytosol
    1996 904 citations Lei Sun et al. profile →

Peers

Lei Sun
Thearith Koeuth United States
Xiaojun Wang China
W. Siegert Germany
Louise M. Judd Australia
Pascale Jeannin France
Jian Ye China
Yi Geng China
Xiaonan Dong China
Mei Liu China
Thearith Koeuth United States
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Citations per year, relative to Lei Sun Lei Sun (= 1×) peers Thearith Koeuth

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lei Sun. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lei Sun. The network helps show where Lei Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei 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 Lei Sun. Lei 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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Wu, Cen, Tianhua Xu, Heyang Zhang, et al.. (2025). Hypoxia and immunometabolism in the tumor microenvironment: insights into mechanisms and therapeutic potential. Cancer Letters. 631. 217913–217913. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Hansen, Meng Chen, Wujun Xue, et al.. (2024). Retinol binding protein 4 restricts PCV2 replication via selective autophagy degradation of viral ORF1 protein. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1438–1438.
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Jin, Pinjiao, Lei Sun, Kangkang Wang, et al.. (2024). Two Novel Alkaliphilic Species Isolated from Saline-Alkali Soil in China: Halalkalibacter flavus sp. nov., and Halalkalibacter lacteus sp. nov. Microorganisms. 12(5). 950–950. 3 indexed citations
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Jia, Xiaoxiao, Haoran Zhang, Wenhui Fan, et al.. (2024). The nuclear localization signal of monkeypox virus protein P2 orthologue is critical for inhibition of IRF3-mediated innate immunity. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 13(1). 2372344–2372344. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Lei, Minyi Jia, Kui Zhu, et al.. (2024). The Efficacy of Cecropin Against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Is Linked to the Destabilization of Outer Membrane Structure LPS of Gram-Negative Bacteria. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 17(6). 4867–4877.
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Han, Xingxing, Lei Sun, Tingting Ye, et al.. (2024). Alarmins and their pivotal role in the pathogenesis of spontaneous abortion: insights for therapeutic intervention. European journal of medical research. 29(1). 640–640. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Xiaoqian, et al.. (2023). The Response of Soil Bacterial Communities to Cropping Systems in Saline–Alkaline Soil in the Songnen Plain. Agronomy. 13(12). 2984–2984. 3 indexed citations
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Chi, Yunping, et al.. (2023). Comparative analysis of grain size end member of Harbin loess and climatic significance. 地理科学进展. 42(9). 1825–1840. 3 indexed citations
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Jin, Pinjiao, Lei Sun, Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao, et al.. (2022). Oceanobacillus alkalisoli sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from saline-alkaline soil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY. 72(8). 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Wenxian, et al.. (2022). Cyclosporine A Regulates Influenza A Virus-induced Macrophages Polarization and Inflammatory Responses by Targeting Cyclophilin A. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 861292–861292. 9 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenqiang, Lihong He, He Zhang, et al.. (2021). The self-assembled nanoparticle-based trimeric RBD mRNA vaccine elicits robust and durable protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in mice. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 6(1). 340–340. 55 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuang, Lei Sun, Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao, et al.. (2021). Alteribacter salitolerans sp. nov., isolated from a saline-alkaline soil. Archives of Microbiology. 204(1). 53–53. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuang, Lei Sun, Dan Wei, et al.. (2020). Nesterenkonia haasae sp. nov., an alkaliphilic actinobacterium isolated from a degraded pasture in Songnen Plain. Archives of Microbiology. 203(3). 959–966. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Yeping, Kun Zhang, Heyuan Qi, et al.. (2020). Computational predicting the human infectivity of H7N9 influenza viruses isolated from avian hosts. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 68(2). 846–856. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Yun, Lei Sun, Weinan Zheng, et al.. (2018). Phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of threonine 188 in nucleoprotein is crucial for the replication of influenza A virus. Virology. 520. 30–38. 18 indexed citations
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Meng, Shanshan, Limin Yang, Chong‐Feng Xu, et al.. (2011). Recombinant Chicken Interferon-α Inhibits H9N2 Avian Influenza Virus Replication In Vivo by Oral Administration. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 31(7). 533–538. 55 indexed citations
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Chen, Xuemei, Qinghua Xue, Xianhua Fu, et al.. (2009). [Comparison of antiviral activities of porcine interferon type I and type II].. PubMed. 25(6). 806–12. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Limin, Qinghua Xue, Lei Sun, Yiping Zhu, & Wenjun Liu. (2007). Cloning And Characterization of A Novel Feline IFN- ω. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 27(2). 119–128. 27 indexed citations

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