Lei Sun

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Lei Sun is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Sun has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Physiology, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Lei Sun's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (45 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (18 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers). Lei Sun is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (45 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (18 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers). Lei Sun collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, China and United States. Lei Sun's co-authors include Harvey F. Lodish, Kinyui Alice Lo, Mirko Trajkovski, Marko Knoll, Bingbing Yuan, Peng Chen, Ryan Alexander, Loyal A. Goff, Martin Sauvageau and David R. Kelley and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Lei Sun

86 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Topological organization of multichromosomal regions by the long intergenic noncoding RNA Firre

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lei Sun Singapore	38	2.6k	1.6k	1.5k	834	445	89	4.6k
Dolors Serra Spain	37	2.3k 0.9×	839 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	957 1.1×	267 0.6×	114	4.7k
Étienne Lefai France	35	3.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	922 1.1×	341 0.8×	81	5.2k
Qiwei Zhai China	37	3.0k 1.2×	914 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.4×	182 0.4×	86	6.0k
Sébastien Herzig Switzerland	15	4.4k 1.7×	869 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.8×	199 0.4×	21	6.3k
Thilo Hagen Singapore	30	2.7k 1.0×	875 0.5×	2.0k 1.3×	466 0.6×	209 0.5×	74	4.7k
Michael J. Wolfgang United States	41	2.3k 0.9×	556 0.3×	1.6k 1.0×	790 0.9×	199 0.4×	84	4.8k
Qiang Tong United States	33	2.5k 1.0×	447 0.3×	2.2k 1.4×	1.7k 2.0×	265 0.6×	72	5.8k
Martina Wallace United States	25	1.9k 0.7×	741 0.4×	892 0.6×	570 0.7×	98 0.2×	47	3.4k
Joshua Wollam United States	19	1.6k 0.6×	636 0.4×	707 0.5×	630 0.8×	324 0.7×	21	3.0k
Jae Myoung Suh United States	23	2.4k 0.9×	392 0.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	347 0.8×	42	4.7k

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

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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.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Jia, Wei Wen Teo, Ko‐Hsin Chin, et al.. (2025). Isoform usage as a distinct regulatory layer driving nutrient-responsive metabolic adaptation. Cell Metabolism. 37(3). 772–787.e6.

Sun, Ling, Lei Yang, Shiyi Chen, et al.. (2024). Effects of fermentation conditions on molecular weight, production, and physicochemical properties of gellan gum. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 279(Pt 3). 135304–135304. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Lijin, et al.. (2024). In silico and functional analysis identifies key gene networks and novel gene candidates in obesity‐linked human visceral fat. Obesity. 32(11). 1998–2011. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Qiuzhong, Wen Li, Melvin Khee‐Shing Leow, et al.. (2023). Multidimensional conservation analysis decodes the expression of conserved long noncoding RNAs. Life Science Alliance. 6(6). e202302002–e202302002. 3 indexed citations

Zhou, Qiuzhong, Lexiang Yu, Joshua R. Cook, Li Qiang, & Lei Sun. (2023). Deciphering the decline of metabolic elasticity in aging and obesity. Cell Metabolism. 35(9). 1661–1671.e6. 32 indexed citations

Sun, Lei, et al.. (2023). The Role of Splicing Factors in Adipogenesis and Thermogenesis. Molecules and Cells. 46(5). 268–277. 14 indexed citations

Leow, Melvin Khee‐Shing, Kothandaraman Narasimhan, Sanjay Kumar Verma, et al.. (2022). Activated brown adipose tissue releases exosomes containing mitochondrial methylene tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (NADP dependent) 1-like protein (MTHFD1L). Bioscience Reports. 42(5). 7 indexed citations

Xu, Dan & Lei Sun. (2022). HOTAIR underlies the region-specific development of adipose tissue. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 18(11). 663–664. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Yi, Xingjie Shi, Wei Liu, et al.. (2021). SC-MEB: spatial clustering with hidden Markov random field using empirical Bayes. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 23(1). 50 indexed citations

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Kraakman, Michael J., Qiuzhong Zhou, Qiongming Liu, et al.. (2021). Adipsin promotes bone marrow adiposity by priming mesenchymal stem cells. eLife. 10. 50 indexed citations

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Chen, Zhenzhen, Junpei Wang, Yuhong Meng, et al.. (2020). Repurposing Doxepin to Ameliorate Steatosis and Hyperglycemia by Activating FAM3A Signaling Pathway. Diabetes. 69(6). 1126–1139. 24 indexed citations

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Lim, Yen Ching, Ufuk Degirmenci, Xiang Hu, et al.. (2020). The RNA-binding protein HuR is a negative regulator in adipogenesis. Nature Communications. 11(1). 213–213. 77 indexed citations

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Zhou, Qiuzhong, Zhenzhen Fu, Yingyun Gong, et al.. (2020). Metabolic Health Status Contributes to Transcriptome Alternation in Human Visceral Adipose Tissue During Obesity. Obesity. 28(11). 2153–2162. 9 indexed citations

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Cao, Ji, Lei Sun, Pornpun Aramsangtienchai, et al.. (2019). HDAC11 regulates type I interferon signaling through defatty-acylation of SHMT2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(12). 5487–5492. 132 indexed citations

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Arcinas, Camille, Wilson Lek Wen Tan, Wen‐Ning Fang, et al.. (2019). Adipose circular RNAs exhibit dynamic regulation in obesity and functional role in adipogenesis. Nature Metabolism. 1(7). 688–703. 80 indexed citations

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Cibi, Dasan Mary, Masum M. Mia, Shamini G. Shekeran, et al.. (2019). Neural crest-specific deletion of Rbfox2 in mice leads to craniofacial abnormalities including cleft palate. eLife. 8. 24 indexed citations

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Sun, Lei & Jiandie D. Lin. (2019). Function and Mechanism of Long Noncoding RNAs in Adipocyte Biology. Diabetes. 68(5). 887–896. 46 indexed citations

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Lo, Kinyui Alice, Camille Arcinas, Zhichun Zhang, et al.. (2018). Adipocyte Long-Noncoding RNA Transcriptome Analysis of Obese Mice Identified Lnc-Leptin, Which Regulates Leptin. Diabetes. 67(6). 1045–1056. 48 indexed citations

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Bai, Zhiqiang, Xiaoran Chai, Myeong Jin Yoon, et al.. (2017). Dynamic transcriptome changes during adipose tissue energy expenditure reveal critical roles for long noncoding RNA regulators. PLoS Biology. 15(8). e2002176–e2002176. 72 indexed citations

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Xu, Dan, Shaohai Xu, Yen Ching Lim, et al.. (2017). RNA Binding Protein Ybx2 Regulates RNA Stability During Cold-Induced Brown Fat Activation. Diabetes. 66(12). 2987–3000. 28 indexed citations

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