Liang Sun

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Liang Sun is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Liang Sun has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Liang Sun's work include Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (10 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (7 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers). Liang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects (10 papers), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (7 papers) and Plant Molecular Biology Research (7 papers). Liang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Liang Sun's co-authors include Yuqing He, Lijun Luo, Yibo Li, Xianghua Li, Jinghua Xiao, Yongzhong Xing, Chunjue Xu, Qifa Zhang, Yunhe Jiang and Chuchuan Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Liang Sun

37 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Natural variation in GS5 ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 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. Natural variation in GS5 plays an important role in regulating grain size and yield in rice
    2011 722 citations Yibo Li, Lijun Luo 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
Liang Sun China 18 1.6k 839 618 265 221 39 2.2k
Qibin Ma China 31 2.9k 1.8× 272 0.3× 1.5k 2.4× 119 0.4× 101 0.5× 73 3.4k
Yan Peng China 20 1.0k 0.6× 103 0.1× 759 1.2× 142 0.5× 172 0.8× 50 1.6k
Bo Zhu China 25 1.6k 0.9× 289 0.3× 1.3k 2.1× 81 0.3× 53 0.2× 75 2.3k
Fanja Rabenoelina France 24 900 0.5× 197 0.2× 491 0.8× 173 0.7× 124 0.6× 32 1.7k
Xiao Wu China 23 833 0.5× 366 0.4× 1.1k 1.8× 49 0.2× 127 0.6× 98 2.1k
Lei Han China 23 354 0.2× 142 0.2× 670 1.1× 109 0.4× 102 0.5× 93 1.5k
Ángela Saéz Spain 18 1.8k 1.1× 264 0.3× 903 1.5× 52 0.2× 32 0.1× 22 2.5k
Zhichao Wu China 17 947 0.6× 228 0.3× 237 0.4× 295 1.1× 20 0.1× 44 1.3k
Hiroshi Masuda Japan 26 2.1k 1.3× 87 0.1× 377 0.6× 103 0.4× 37 0.2× 100 2.6k
Lifei Huang China 16 497 0.3× 119 0.1× 361 0.6× 58 0.2× 41 0.2× 57 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Liang Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liang Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liang Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Liang Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Liang 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 Liang Sun. Liang 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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Xu, Weiyi, Liang Sun, Ji‐Eun Kim, et al.. (2024). Folate as a potential treatment for lethal ventricular arrhythmias in TANGO2-deficiency disorder. JCI Insight. 9(11). 3 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yulan, Yue Fei, Rong Huang, et al.. (2024). Associations Between Brominated Flame Retardant Exposure and Depression in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. Toxics. 12(12). 918–918.
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Li, Zixiong, Zhiqi Jia, Mingxuan Li, et al.. (2024). Development of a 45K pepper GBTS liquid-phase gene chip and its application in genome-wide association studies. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1405190–1405190. 9 indexed citations
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Ma, Shijie, Zixiong Li, Yingying Song, et al.. (2024). Morphological, histological and transcriptomic mechanisms underlying different fruit shapes in Capsicum spp.. PeerJ. 12. e17909–e17909. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Liang, Yongjun Tan, & Caiyan Chen. (2023). The road toward Cd-safe rice: From mass selection to marker-assisted selection and genetic manipulation. The Crop Journal. 11(4). 1059–1071. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, et al.. (2023). Fruit shape loci sun, ovate, fs8.1 and their interactions affect seed size and shape in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1091639–1091639. 8 indexed citations
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Mao, Donghai, Liang Sun, Ruigang Wang, et al.. (2022). CF1 reduces grain‐cadmium levels in rice (Oryza sativa). The Plant Journal. 110(5). 1305–1318. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Aiqing, Zhenqun Zhao, Wanlin Liu, et al.. (2021). Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts promote the proliferation and metastasis of osteosarcoma by transferring exosomal LncRNA SNHG17.. American Journal of Translational Research. 13(9). 10094–10111. 18 indexed citations
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Tan, Yongjun, Jieqiang Zhou, Jiurong Wang, & Liang Sun. (2020). The Genetic Architecture for Phenotypic Plasticity of the Rice Grain Ionome. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 12–12. 22 indexed citations
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Tan, Yongjun, Liang Sun, Donghai Mao, et al.. (2019). Genetic architecture of subspecies divergence in trace mineral accumulation and elemental correlations in the rice grain. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133(2). 529–545. 32 indexed citations
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Tan, Longtao, Yuxing Zhu, Can Peng, et al.. (2019). OsZIP7 functions in xylem loading in roots and inter-vascular transfer in nodes to deliver Zn/Cd to grain in rice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 512(1). 112–118. 189 indexed citations
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Sun, Liang, et al.. (2018). A Case–Control Study on Association of Ulcerative Colitis with FCGR2A Gene Polymorphisms in Chinese Patients. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 22(10). 607–614. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Liang, Qihong Zhu, Fei Yang, et al.. (2016). Genetic Diversity, Rather than Cultivar Type, Determines Relative Grain Cd Accumulation in Hybrid Rice. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 1407–1407. 61 indexed citations
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Sun, Liang, Hao Zhou, Fei Yang, et al.. (2015). Additive, dominant parental effects control the inheritance of grain cadmium accumulation in hybrid rice. Molecular Breeding. 35(1). 22 indexed citations
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Peng, Bo, Yibo Li, Lingqiang Wang, et al.. (2014). OsAAP6 functions as an important regulator of grain protein content and nutritional quality in rice. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4847–4847. 233 indexed citations
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Knaap, Esther van der, Manohar Chakrabarti, Yi‐Hsuan Chu, et al.. (2014). What lies beyond the eye: the molecular mechanisms regulating tomato fruit weight and shape. Frontiers in Plant Science. 5. 227–227. 179 indexed citations
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Han, Yonghua, Jiahao Chen, Xiaokun Zhao, et al.. (2011). MicroRNA Expression Signatures of Bladder Cancer Revealed by Deep Sequencing. PLoS ONE. 6(3). e18286–e18286. 231 indexed citations
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Qu, Yanchun, Ze Yang, Feng Jin, et al.. (2008). The haplotype identified in LEPR gene is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Northern Chinese. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 81(1). 33–37. 6 indexed citations

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