Liankun Sun

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Liankun Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Liankun Sun has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Epidemiology and 31 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Liankun Sun's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (37 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (27 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (22 papers). Liankun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (37 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (27 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (22 papers). Liankun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Liankun Sun's co-authors include Jing Su, Jinsong Kang, Ye Xu, Huimei Yu, Xinyue Deng, Jiateng Zhong, Ze Zhang, Yahui Liu, Fangfang Chen and Yuanda Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Liankun Sun

121 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

PKM2, function and expression and regulation 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 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. PKM2, function and expression and regulation
    2019 348 citations Liankun 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
Liankun Sun China 37 2.6k 1.1k 967 506 452 123 4.1k
Ting‐Fen Tsai Taiwan 37 3.0k 1.1× 977 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 337 0.7× 612 1.4× 110 4.6k
Danny N. Dhanasekaran United States 38 3.3k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 540 0.6× 638 1.3× 620 1.4× 107 5.2k
Fang Hua China 34 2.1k 0.8× 620 0.6× 733 0.8× 640 1.3× 533 1.2× 87 4.0k
Gerta Hoxhaj United States 18 2.7k 1.0× 878 0.8× 383 0.4× 456 0.9× 364 0.8× 24 3.7k
Yexiong Tan China 35 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 575 0.6× 627 1.2× 225 0.5× 77 3.5k
Jihye Paik United States 30 3.0k 1.1× 583 0.5× 623 0.6× 354 0.7× 650 1.4× 56 4.4k
Lin Zhao China 37 2.6k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 480 0.5× 852 1.7× 274 0.6× 97 4.4k
Marco Tafani Italy 34 2.5k 1.0× 768 0.7× 739 0.8× 673 1.3× 237 0.5× 95 4.4k
Massimo Donadelli Italy 39 2.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 597 0.6× 1.1k 2.1× 271 0.6× 90 4.0k
Dong‐Hyung Cho South Korea 37 3.2k 1.2× 609 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 408 0.8× 550 1.2× 133 5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Liankun Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liankun Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liankun Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Liankun Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Liankun 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 Liankun Sun. Liankun 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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Dong, Delu, et al.. (2024). LARP1, an RNA-binding protein, participates in ovarian cancer cell survival by regulating mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in response to the influence of the PI3K/mTOR pathway. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1870(8). 167453–167453. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Liankun, et al.. (2024). Stress granules affect the dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor response by regulating the mitochondrial unfolded protein response. Cancer Cell International. 24(1). 38–38. 8 indexed citations
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Fu, Jiaying, et al.. (2022). Systematic Identification of Genomic Markers for Guiding Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Cervical Cancer Based on Translational Bioinformatics. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 17. 2823–2841. 3 indexed citations
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Dong, Rui, Nan Wang, Yichun He, et al.. (2021). Adaptive Changes Allow Targeting of Ferroptosis for Glioma Treatment. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 42(7). 2055–2074. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yunhan, Meihui Xia, Jiabin Wang, et al.. (2021). p53 Promoted Ferroptosis in Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Human Serum Incubated-Superparamagnetic Iron Oxides. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 16. 283–296. 75 indexed citations
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Li, Dong, Yuanxin Zhao, Long Xu, et al.. (2021). The IL-33/ST2 axis affects tumor growth by regulating mitophagy in macrophages and reprogramming their polarization. Cancer Biology and Medicine. 18(1). 172–183. 33 indexed citations
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Dong, Delu, Meihui Xia, Yimeng Yang, et al.. (2020). Oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity: development and prospects. New Journal of Chemistry. 44(27). 11405–11419. 14 indexed citations
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Xia, Meihui, Jiabin Wang, Huimei Yu, et al.. (2020). Dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor PKI-402 suppresses the growth of ovarian cancer cells by degradation of Mcl-1 through autophagy. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 129. 110397–110397. 35 indexed citations
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Deng, Xinyue, Yang Li, Shuang Gu, et al.. (2020). p53 Affects PGC1α Stability Through AKT/GSK-3β to Enhance Cisplatin Sensitivity in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 1252–1252. 17 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, Yiquan Li, Shanzhi Li, et al.. (2020). Anti-tumor Synergistic Effect of a Dual Cancer-Specific Recombinant Adenovirus and Paclitaxel on Breast Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 244–244. 11 indexed citations
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Lu, Theresa T., Liankun Sun, Zhiqiang Wang, et al.. (2019). Fatty acid synthase enhances colorectal cancer cell proliferation and metastasis via regulating AMPK/mTOR pathway. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Dong, Ying, Chang He, Jianli Yang, et al.. (2019). RNA-Seq Revealed Novel Non-proliferative Retinopathy Specific Circulating MiRNAs in T2DM Patients. Frontiers in Genetics. 10. 531–531. 33 indexed citations
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Xue, Yanan, Bingbing Yu, Rui Guo, et al.. (2018). Zinc and p53 disrupt mitochondrial binding of HK2 by phosphorylating VDAC1. Experimental Cell Research. 374(1). 249–258. 24 indexed citations
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Sun, Liankun, et al.. (2017). PPAR-delta modulates membrane cholesterol and cytokine signaling in malignant B cells. Leukemia. 32(1). 184–193. 26 indexed citations
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Xiang, Xiyan, Xiaochun Yang, Jin Su, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of autophagic flux by ROS promotes apoptosis during DTT-induced ER/oxidative stress in HeLa cells. Oncology Reports. 35(6). 3471–3479. 42 indexed citations
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Xu, Ye, Huimei Yu, Hanjiao Qin, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of autophagy enhances cisplatin cytotoxicity through endoplasmic reticulum stress in human cervical cancer cells. Cancer Letters. 314(2). 232–243. 138 indexed citations
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Kang, Jinsong, et al.. (2006). The effects of dexamethasone on rat brain cortical nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) in endotoxic shock. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 214(3). 263–269. 13 indexed citations

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