Li Sun

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
280 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Li Sun is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Sun has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Immunology, 95 papers in Molecular Biology and 51 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Li Sun's work include Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (128 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (51 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (47 papers). Li Sun is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (128 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (51 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (47 papers). Li Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Li Sun's co-authors include Yonghua Hu, Wenjiang Zheng, Yun Sun, Bao‐cun Zhang, Kun Sun, Chunsheng Liu, Mo-fei Li, Zhizhong Xiao, Weiwei Zhang and Bo-guang Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Li Sun

274 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

Perceptual fusion of infrared and visible images through ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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. Perceptual fusion of infrared and visible images through a hybrid multi-scale decomposition with Gaussian and bilateral filters
    2015 348 citations Li Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Li Sun China 50 5.9k 2.9k 1.3k 927 863 280 9.5k
Takashi Aoki Japan 64 11.1k 1.9× 3.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.8× 606 0.7× 481 15.2k
Kelly D. Smith United States 42 7.7k 1.3× 3.4k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 121 13.8k
Roman Dziarski United States 49 6.8k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 511 0.4× 2.3k 2.5× 741 0.9× 107 9.9k
Annemarie H. Meijer Netherlands 58 3.6k 0.6× 3.5k 1.2× 443 0.3× 225 0.2× 626 0.7× 172 8.9k
Ashok K. Chopra United States 48 3.0k 0.5× 2.7k 0.9× 2.4k 1.8× 609 0.7× 673 0.8× 215 7.4k
Wim Van Den Broeck Belgium 38 1.8k 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 615 0.5× 324 0.3× 676 0.8× 228 5.9k
R. Alan B. Ezekowitz United States 72 10.5k 1.8× 4.6k 1.6× 418 0.3× 1.3k 1.4× 1.7k 1.9× 138 17.7k
Adrian Ozinsky United States 25 7.0k 1.2× 2.2k 0.8× 753 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 31 10.5k
Jonathan C. Kagan United States 54 9.5k 1.6× 7.5k 2.6× 1.5k 1.1× 584 0.6× 1.5k 1.8× 121 16.0k
Jules A. Hoffmann France 67 18.5k 3.1× 6.0k 2.1× 328 0.2× 4.5k 4.8× 1.0k 1.2× 106 24.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Li Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Li 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 Li Sun. The network helps show where Li Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Li Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Li Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Li 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 Li Sun. Li 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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Li, Huili, et al.. (2024). An intracellular bacterial pathogen triggers RIG-I/MDA5-dependent necroptosis. Current Research in Microbial Sciences. 7. 100318–100318. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yujian, et al.. (2024). Haemolysins are essential to the pathogenicity of deep-sea Vibrio fluvialis. iScience. 27(5). 109558–109558. 4 indexed citations
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Yuan, Zihao, et al.. (2024). The Evolution and Biological Activity of Metazoan Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain-Like Protein (MLKL). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(19). 10626–10626.
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Wang, Yujian, et al.. (2024). Bacillus cereus cereolysin O induces pyroptosis in an undecapeptide-dependent manner. Cell Death Discovery. 10(1). 122–122. 2 indexed citations
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Yuan, Li‐Ming, et al.. (2024). Paralichthys olivaceus GSDME-mediated pyroptosis is regulated by multiple caspases in different manners. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 155. 110002–110002. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Shuai, et al.. (2023). Evolutionary divergence of gasdermin in regulating programmed cell death. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 148. 104961–104961. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Li Sun, Qiu‐Hong Wan, & Sheng‐Guo Fang. (2022). Comparative Genomics Provides Insights into Adaptive Evolution in Tactile-Foraging Birds. Genes. 13(4). 678–678. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Li, Dong Wei, Zhe Qu, et al.. (2017). A safety and immunogenicity study of a novel subunit plague vaccine in cynomolgus macaques. Journal of Applied Toxicology. 38(3). 408–417. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Li, et al.. (2014). Effects of Jitai Tablet, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, on Plasma Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Cortisol Levels in Heroin Addicts During Abstinence. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(7). 527–534. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Xia, Wei Xia, Wuju Li, et al.. (2012). Identification and Expression of Small Non-Coding RNA, L10-Leader, in Different Growth Phases of Streptococcus mutans. Nucleic Acid Therapeutics. 22(3). 177–186. 21 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wenjiang, Yonghua Hu, Min Zhang, & Li Sun. (2010). Analysis of the expression and antioxidative property of a peroxiredoxin 6 from Scophthalmus maximus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 29(2). 305–311. 41 indexed citations
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Liu, Chunsheng, Yun Sun, Min Zhang, & Li Sun. (2010). Identification and analysis of a Sciaenops ocellatus ISG15 homologue that is involved in host immune defense against bacterial infection. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 29(1). 167–174. 40 indexed citations
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Hou, Jinhui, Yonghua Hu, Min Zhang, & Li Sun. (2009). Identification and characterization of the AcrR/AcrAB system of a pathogenic Edwardsiella tarda strain. The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology. 55(3). 191–199. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Weiwei, Yonghua Hu, Hualei Wang, & Li Sun. (2009). Identification and characterization of a virulence-associated protease from a pathogenic Pseudomonas fluorescens strain. Veterinary Microbiology. 139(1-2). 183–188. 50 indexed citations
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Sun, Kun, Hualei Wang, Min Zhang, Zhizhong Xiao, & Li Sun. (2009). Genetic mechanisms of multi-antimicrobial resistance in a pathogenic Edwardsiella tarda strain. Aquaculture. 289(1-2). 134–139. 72 indexed citations

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