Leming Sun

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Leming Sun is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leming Sun has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Biomaterials, 16 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Leming Sun's work include Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (14 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (10 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (6 papers). Leming Sun is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (14 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (10 papers) and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (6 papers). Leming Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Leming Sun's co-authors include Zhen Fan, Yongzhong Wang, Mingjun Zhang, Yujian Huang, Rehmat Islam, Rongsheng Tong, Lei Yang, Lulu Cai, Hongmei Liu and Yang‐Bao Miao and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Communications and Nature Nanotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Leming Sun

50 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Smart nanoparticles for cancer therapy

2023 540 citations Leming Sun, Hongmei Liu et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →
Antimicrobial peptides for combating drug-resistant bacterial infections

2023 400 citations Zhe‐Sheng Chen, Leming Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leming Sun United States	27	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	584	386	52	3.2k
Benoı̂t Frisch France	35	959 0.8×	1.7k 1.6×	921 0.9×	294 0.5×	679 1.8×	116	4.2k
Coralia Bleoţu Romania	32	390 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	683 0.7×	549 0.9×	696 1.8×	246	4.0k
Ludovic Richert France	32	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.8k 1.7×	852 1.5×	587 1.5×	80	5.3k
M. Cristina L. Martins Portugal	35	872 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	390 0.7×	728 1.9×	124	4.2k
Emilio I. Alarcón Canada	34	867 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	975 1.7×	438 1.1×	119	4.0k
Nhiem Tran Australia	33	965 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	732 1.3×	611 1.6×	76	3.0k
Peiyan Yuan China	31	497 0.4×	959 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	1.3k 2.2×	296 0.8×	69	3.3k
Shengrong Guo China	40	2.2k 1.8×	1.4k 1.3×	2.2k 2.1×	862 1.5×	615 1.6×	131	5.2k
Navin Kumar Verma Singapore	35	1.0k 0.9×	844 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	899 1.5×	429 1.1×	106	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Leming Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leming Sun

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

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Gao, Y., et al.. (2026). Nanoparticles hijack calvarial immune cells for CNS drug delivery and stroke therapy. Cell. 189(5). 1341–1355.e17.

Yang, Lei, Tao Xi, Sijie Wang, et al.. (2025). Zinc coordination self-assembly of bacitracin nanoparticles with broadened antibacterial spectrum. Chinese Chemical Letters. 37(4). 111086–111086. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Ruichen, Tao Xi, Xing Gao, et al.. (2025). Self‐Assembled Fluorescent Peptide Nanoprobes for Disease Diagnosis. Small Methods. 9(12). e2500518–e2500518.

Sun, Leming, Hongmei Liu, Yanqi Ye, et al.. (2023). Smart nanoparticles for cancer therapy. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 8(1). 418–418. 540 indexed citations breakdown →

Fu, Dongjie, et al.. (2020). Self-assembled fluorescent tripeptide nanoparticles for bioimaging and drug delivery applications. Chinese Chemical Letters. 31(12). 3195–3199. 57 indexed citations

Sun, Min, Hankun Hu, Leming Sun, & Zhen Fan. (2020). The application of biomacromolecules to improve oral absorption by enhanced intestinal permeability: A mini-review. Chinese Chemical Letters. 31(7). 1729–1736. 46 indexed citations

Sun, Leming, et al.. (2020). Fluorescent peptide nanoparticles to detect amyloid-beta aggregation in cerebrospinal fluid and serum for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and progression monitoring. Chemical Engineering Journal. 405. 126733–126733. 25 indexed citations

Chen, Yuxiang, Xingcai Zhang, Jianna Li, et al.. (2018). Cytocompatible chitosan based multi-network hydrogels with antimicrobial, cell anti-adhesive and mechanical properties. Carbohydrate Polymers. 202. 246–257. 110 indexed citations

Tao, Kai, Zhen Fan, Leming Sun, et al.. (2018). Quantum confined peptide assemblies with tunable visible to near-infrared spectral range. Nature Communications. 9(1). 3217–3217. 138 indexed citations

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Fan, Zhen, Chang Yan, Chaochu Cui, et al.. (2018). Near infrared fluorescent peptide nanoparticles for enhancing esophageal cancer therapeutic efficacy. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2605–2605. 124 indexed citations

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Wang, Yongzhong, Li Yu, Xiaowei Kong, & Leming Sun. (2017). Application of nanodiagnostics in point-of-care tests for infectious diseases. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 12. 4789–4803. 69 indexed citations

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Wang, Zhang, et al.. (2017). A NEW MINIATURIZED MICROSTRIP BRANCH-LINE COUPLER WITH GOOD HARMONIC SUPPRESSION. Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters. 67. 61–66. 10 indexed citations

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Li, Jiannan, Xiangru Feng, Yingjie Yu, et al.. (2017). Polymer materials for prevention of postoperative adhesion. Acta Biomaterialia. 61. 21–40. 163 indexed citations

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Fan, Zhen, Leming Sun, Yujian Huang, Yongzhong Wang, & Mingjun Zhang. (2016). Bioinspired fluorescent dipeptide nanoparticles for targeted cancer cell imaging and real-time monitoring of drug release. Nature Nanotechnology. 11(4). 388–394. 321 indexed citations

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Huang, Yujian, Yi‐Jun Wang, Yongzhong Wang, et al.. (2015). Exploring naturally occurring ivy nanoparticles as an alternative biomaterial. Acta Biomaterialia. 25. 268–283. 38 indexed citations

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Yi, Sijia, Lijin Xia, Scott C. Lenaghan, et al.. (2013). Bio-Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles Using English ivy (<I>Hedera helix</I>). Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 13(3). 1649–1659. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Leming, et al.. (2013). A bio-inspired approach for in situ synthesis of tunable adhesive. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 9(1). 16005–16005. 13 indexed citations

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Xia, Lijin, et al.. (2013). Nano-fillers to tune Young’s modulus of silicone matrix. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 15(4). 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Yongzhong, Sijia Yi, Leming Sun, et al.. (2013). Doxorubicin-Loaded Cyclic Peptide Nanotube Bundles Overcome Chemoresistance in Breast Cancer Cells. Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 10(3). 445–454. 50 indexed citations

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Yi, Sijia, Leming Sun, Scott C. Lenaghan, et al.. (2013). One-step synthesis of dendritic gold nanoflowers with high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) properties. RSC Advances. 3(26). 10139–10139. 55 indexed citations

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