Li Sun

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Li Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Sun has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 26 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Li Sun's work include Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (15 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (7 papers). Li Sun is often cited by papers focused on Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (15 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (7 papers). Li Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Li Sun's co-authors include Wangjun Liao, Yulin Liao, Na Huang, Jianping Bin, Min Shi, Lin Li, Rui Zhou, Dongqiang Zeng, Zilan Ye and Wenjun Qiu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Oncogene and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Li Sun

96 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

IOBR: Multi-Omics Immuno-... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 200 400 600
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. IOBR: Multi-Omics Immuno-Oncology Biological Research to Decode Tumor Microenvironment and Signatures
    2021 740 citations Dongqiang Zeng, Rui Zhou 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 27 1.6k 1.1k 812 725 411 104 3.0k
Hao Xu China 35 2.3k 1.5× 1.5k 1.4× 599 0.7× 476 0.7× 445 1.1× 126 3.5k
Hua Xiong China 25 1.1k 0.7× 663 0.6× 446 0.5× 727 1.0× 257 0.6× 84 2.4k
Kazuhiro Yoshida Japan 34 2.0k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 527 0.6× 1.0k 1.4× 828 2.0× 142 3.9k
Hiromitsu Takeyama Japan 29 1.4k 0.9× 705 0.7× 456 0.6× 1.5k 2.1× 665 1.6× 152 3.5k
Michał Mikuła Poland 28 1.6k 1.0× 471 0.4× 336 0.4× 474 0.7× 330 0.8× 135 2.7k
Margaret A. Schwarz United States 28 1.4k 0.9× 415 0.4× 962 1.2× 628 0.9× 568 1.4× 92 3.0k
Yan Xie China 25 1.3k 0.8× 556 0.5× 434 0.5× 301 0.4× 249 0.6× 93 2.5k
Yi Liu China 36 2.7k 1.7× 2.0k 1.8× 836 1.0× 370 0.5× 190 0.5× 172 4.1k
Motohiro Imano Japan 32 1.1k 0.7× 539 0.5× 913 1.1× 856 1.2× 890 2.2× 164 3.1k
Yoshihito Nakagawa Japan 35 3.5k 2.2× 2.3k 2.2× 425 0.5× 429 0.6× 593 1.4× 146 5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Li Sun

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Li Sun's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Li Sun with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Li Sun more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Li Sun

Since Specialization
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
1.
Zhuang, Hao, Li Sun, Guanchen Liu, et al.. (2025). SAE1 emerges as a pan-cancer driver and key regulator of HCC metastasis. Journal of Advanced Research. 81. 379–392.
2.
Wu, Meng, et al.. (2025). Cnidaria XIAP activates caspase-mediated cell death. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 310(Pt 4). 143427–143427.
3.
Wu, Meng, et al.. (2025). Teleost GSDMEc regulates GSDMEa-mediated pyroptosis. Journal of Advanced Research. 79. 105–119. 3 indexed citations
4.
Ahmed, Temoor, Muhammad Noman, Munazza Ijaz, et al.. (2025). Immunomodulatory nano-biostimulants remodel transcriptome and metabolome for enhancing bayberry resilience against twig blight disease. Chemical Engineering Journal. 522. 167449–167449. 1 indexed citations
5.
Шао, Ди, et al.. (2024). Genomic insights into prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects: value of CNV-seq and WES in clinical practice. Frontiers in Genetics. 15. 1448383–1448383. 1 indexed citations
6.
7.
Ren, Haiying, Haitham E. M. Zaki, Zhenshuo Wang, et al.. (2023). Improvement effect of biochar on soil microbial community structure and metabolites of decline disease bayberry. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1154886–1154886. 20 indexed citations
8.
Zhang, Shuwen, Zheping Yu, Li Sun, et al.. (2023). The MAP Kinase PvMK1 Regulates Hyphal Development, Autophagy, and Pathogenesis in the Bayberry Twig Blight Fungus Pestalotiopsis versicolor. Journal of Fungi. 9(6). 606–606. 2 indexed citations
9.
10.
Wang, Xueqin, Gang Cao, Li Sun, et al.. (2022). Prediction of the potential mechanism of compound gingerol against liver cancer based on network pharmacology and experimental verification. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 74(6). 869–886. 4 indexed citations
11.
Zhou, Rui, Yannan Zheng, Zhaowei Wen, et al.. (2021). CRIP1 cooperates with BRCA2 to drive the nuclear enrichment of RAD51 and to facilitate homologous repair upon DNA damage induced by chemotherapy. Oncogene. 40(34). 5342–5355. 23 indexed citations
12.
13.
Shen, Qian, Li Sun, Qi Cao, et al.. (2017). Clinical and genetic characters of 8 Chinese children with ADCK4-associated glomerulopathy. 33(1). 22–29. 1 indexed citations
14.
Li, Yue, Zhenhua Wu, Jia Yuan, et al.. (2017). Long non-coding RNA MALAT1 promotes gastric cancer tumorigenicity and metastasis by regulating vasculogenic mimicry and angiogenesis. Cancer Letters. 395. 31–44. 166 indexed citations
15.
Feng, Fan, Li Sun, Lei Cai, et al.. (2017). Blood type AB predicts promising prognosis in gastric cancer patients with positive preoperative serum CEA. Medicine. 96(47). e8496–e8496. 4 indexed citations
16.
Feng, Fan, Li Sun, Guanghui Xu, et al.. (2015). Is It Reasonable to Treat Early Gastric Cancer with Mucosal Infiltration and Well Differentiation by Endoscopic Submucosal Resection?. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 19(12). 2111–2119. 7 indexed citations
17.
Shen, Qian, Hong Xu, Li Sun, et al.. (2015). [Etiological analysis of 264 cases with chronic kidney disease stage 2 to 5 in children].. PubMed. 53(9). 665–9. 5 indexed citations
18.
Wang, Lin, Yajun Wu, Lin Li, et al.. (2013). Metastasis-associated in colon cancer-1 upregulation predicts a poor prognosis of gastric cancer, and promotes tumor cell proliferation and invasion. International Journal of Cancer. 133(6). 1419–1430. 98 indexed citations
19.
Guo, Ying, Hong Zhang, & Li Sun. (2013). Effects of Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging on the Neuromuscular Blockade of Vecuronium Bromide in Neurosurgery. Neurologia medico-chirurgica. 53(4). 201–206. 1 indexed citations
20.
Yang, Hui, Hui Yang, Li Sun, et al.. (2011). Extracellular cysteine (Cys)/cystine (CySS) redox regulates metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 activity. Biochimie. 94(3). 617–627. 13 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hao Xu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hua Xiong Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kazuhiro Yoshida Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hiromitsu Takeyama Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michał Mikuła Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Margaret A. Schwarz Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yan Xie Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yi Liu Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Motohiro Imano Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Yoshihito Nakagawa
Rankless by CCL
2026