Li Sun

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Li Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Li Sun has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 24 papers in Water Science and Technology and 23 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Li Sun's work include Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (23 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers) and Microgrid Control and Optimization (16 papers). Li Sun is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (23 papers), Membrane Separation Technologies (18 papers) and Microgrid Control and Optimization (16 papers). Li Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Li Sun's co-authors include Yu Tian, Jiabing Hu, Jun Zhang, Xiaoming Yuan, Jianzheng Li, Longyi Lv, Shuo Wang, Guangming Zhang, Wenfang Gao and Xiaoyang Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Li Sun

71 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

A survey of graph neural network based recommendation in social networks

2023 98 citations Xiao Li, Li Sun et al. Neurocomputing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Li Sun China	21	578	458	404	378	328	78	1.8k
Javier Uche Spain	26	318 0.6×	184 0.4×	872 2.2×	152 0.4×	300 0.9×	93	2.2k
Yanhui Zhang China	24	513 0.9×	277 0.6×	160 0.4×	142 0.4×	72 0.2×	108	2.3k
Ahmad Hajinezhad Iran	22	344 0.6×	238 0.5×	135 0.3×	91 0.2×	110 0.3×	83	1.4k
Pouya Ifaei South Korea	22	394 0.7×	161 0.4×	255 0.6×	173 0.5×	48 0.1×	51	1.3k
Yanling He China	19	141 0.2×	744 1.6×	417 1.0×	151 0.4×	261 0.8×	39	1.7k
Sheng Yang China	36	744 1.3×	147 0.3×	109 0.3×	294 0.8×	111 0.3×	122	3.2k
Osvaldo José Venturini Brazil	23	307 0.5×	268 0.6×	113 0.3×	129 0.3×	437 1.3×	73	2.6k
Boris Ćosić Croatia	21	838 1.4×	227 0.5×	178 0.4×	101 0.3×	62 0.2×	45	1.5k
Antonio Pantaleo Italy	34	718 1.2×	273 0.6×	143 0.4×	110 0.3×	118 0.4×	116	3.1k
Vincenzo Mulone Italy	27	856 1.5×	256 0.6×	75 0.2×	347 0.9×	98 0.3×	139	2.3k

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

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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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Li, Guangtao, Jinlong Han, Shihong Wu, et al.. (2025). Study of enhanced nitrogen removal performance and mechanism of iron-modified activated carbon in low-temperature environments. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(3). 116951–116951.

Wang, Yuting, Han Cui, Xiaoyang Liu, et al.. (2025). Analytic hierarchy process method for rural domestic sewage treatment processes − a case study of Baiyangdian in China. Separation and Purification Technology. 371. 133392–133392. 1 indexed citations

Lv, Longyi, Shiyang Zhang, Hao Peng, et al.. (2025). A critical review of anaerobic digestion for treating high-salinity organic wastewater: Bottlenecks, strengthening strategies and future perspectives. Journal of Cleaner Production. 534. 147092–147092.

Zhang, Guangming, Jing Li, Shiqi Liu, et al.. (2025). Recent advances in bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production with rumen microorganisms. Biotechnology Advances. 83. 108654–108654.

Lv, Longyi, Xinyuan Wang, Duoying Zhang, et al.. (2024). Strategies and applications of enhancing extracellular electron transfer in anaerobic digestion for wastewater resource recovery:A critical review. 3(2). 156–170. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Li, et al.. (2024). A pilot-scale anoxic-anaerobic-anoxic-oxic combined with moving bed biofilm reactor system for advanced treatment of rural wastewater. The Science of The Total Environment. 933. 173074–173074. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Hong, et al.. (2024). Modular Impedance Modeling and Stability Analysis of Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems With Grid-Forming and Grid-Following Converters. IEEE Access. 12. 4063–4077. 8 indexed citations

Wang, Xinyuan, Weiguang Li, Xinyang Liu, et al.. (2024). Enhanced anaerobic digestion of landfill leachate based on a novel redox mediator: Synergistic mechanism of enhancing extracellular electron transfer. Chemical Engineering Journal. 490. 151649–151649. 15 indexed citations

Wang, Yiwen, Li Sun, Zhilin Jiang, et al.. (2024). Dissecting Interactions of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia kudriavzevii to Shape Kiwifruit Wine Flavor. Foods. 13(24). 4077–4077. 4 indexed citations

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Ren, Zhijun, Siyang Wang, Qiuwen Wang, et al.. (2023). Moderate KMnO4/Fe(II) pre-oxidation for membrane fouling mitigation in algae-laden water treatment. Separation and Purification Technology. 314. 123612–123612. 15 indexed citations

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Lv, Longyi, Weiguang Li, Jiarui Chen, et al.. (2023). Regulation of extracellular polymers based on quorum sensing in wastewater biological treatment from mechanisms to applications: A critical review. Water Research. 250. 121057–121057. 85 indexed citations

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Li, Xiao, et al.. (2023). A survey of graph neural network based recommendation in social networks. Neurocomputing. 549. 126441–126441. 98 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lv, Longyi, Jiarui Chen, Xiaoyang Liu, et al.. (2023). Roles and regulation of quorum sensing in anaerobic granular sludge: Research status, challenges, and perspectives. Bioresource Technology. 387. 129644–129644. 33 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jie, Qiuwen Wang, Dongyu Xu, et al.. (2023). Effects of ultrasonic lysis frequency on sludge lysis-cryptic growth: Sludge reduction, microbial community, and metabolism. Chemical Engineering Journal. 469. 144000–144000. 18 indexed citations

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Lv, Longyi, Weiguang Li, Xinyuan Wang, et al.. (2023). Micro-aeration and leachate recirculation for the acceleration of landfill stabilization: Enhanced hydrolytic acidification by facultative bacteria. Bioresource Technology. 387. 129615–129615. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianpeng, Guoqing Wang, Xingyue Li, et al.. (2023). Fine mapping of two recessive powdery mildew resistance genes from Aegilops tauschii accession CIae8. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 136(9). 206–206. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Lipin, Yu Tian, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2019). Enhanced denitrifying phosphorus removal and mass balance in a worm reactor. Chemosphere. 226. 883–890. 8 indexed citations

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Sun, Li, et al.. (2018). Repetitive Control with Specific Harmonic Gain Compensation for Cascaded Inverters under Rectifier Loads. Journal of Power Electronics. 18(6). 1670–1682. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Kefa, et al.. (2010). Dynamic change of ecological capital and their response to human activities in the northern slope of Tianshan Mountains.. Ganhanqu dili. 33(6). 971–978. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Li. (2003). Positive Effects of Education Migration to the Land Conversion Program in Liangshan, Sichuan Province. 1 indexed citations

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