Ligang Sun

3.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
63 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ligang Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ligang Sun has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Materials Chemistry, 35 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ligang Sun's work include Microstructure and mechanical properties (18 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (17 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (11 papers). Ligang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Microstructure and mechanical properties (18 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (17 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (11 papers). Ligang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Australia. Ligang Sun's co-authors include Jian Lü, Ge Wu, Linli Zhu, Xiaoqiao He, Zhe Jia, Lai‐Chang Zhang, Jamie J. Kruzic, Qiang Wang, Junhua Luan and Fucong Lyu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ligang Sun

61 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Dual-phase nanostructuring as a route to high-strength ma... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. Dual-phase nanostructuring as a route to high-strength magnesium alloys
    2017 543 citations Linli Zhu, Ligang Sun et al. profile →
  2. A Novel Multinary Intermetallic as an Active Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution
    2020 311 citations Zhe Jia, Ligang Sun et al. profile →
  3. Nanostructural metallic materials: Structures and mechanical properties
    2020 236 citations Ligang Sun, Jian Lü et al. Materials Today profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ligang Sun China 24 1.5k 1.5k 804 539 416 63 2.7k
N. Yu. Tabachkova Russia 26 1.3k 0.9× 2.0k 1.4× 386 0.5× 573 1.1× 304 0.7× 323 2.9k
Derek O. Northwood Canada 29 1.2k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 736 0.9× 928 1.7× 486 1.2× 157 3.1k
Ligang Zhang China 30 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 381 0.5× 279 0.5× 702 1.7× 177 2.8k
Kolan Madhav Reddy China 34 1.4k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 749 0.9× 873 1.6× 436 1.0× 112 3.4k
Joysurya Basu India 23 1.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 416 0.5× 620 1.2× 177 0.4× 103 3.0k
Yong Jiang China 32 1.6k 1.0× 2.1k 1.5× 217 0.3× 271 0.5× 322 0.8× 152 3.0k
Ji Young Byun South Korea 27 887 0.6× 954 0.7× 296 0.4× 435 0.8× 174 0.4× 97 2.0k
Rohit J. Jacob United States 20 877 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 993 1.8× 588 1.4× 33 3.0k
Miao Song China 26 689 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 853 1.1× 1.1k 2.0× 147 0.4× 117 2.8k
Fengzhang Ren China 35 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 395 0.5× 1.7k 3.2× 291 0.7× 143 3.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ligang Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ligang Sun

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All Works

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Sun, Bo, Bingjie Wang, Zhe Jia, et al.. (2025). Strength-plasticity synergy from ambient to high temperature via gradient-ordering in boride-reinforced WTaV medium-entropy alloy. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11529–11529.
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Kuang, Juan, Qianqian Wang, Zhe Jia, et al.. (2024). Ablation-resistant yttrium-modified high-entropy refractory metal silicide (NbMoTaW)Si2 coating for oxidizing environments up to 2100 °C. Materials Today. 80. 156–166. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Ligang, et al.. (2024). Atomistic investigation on the anisotropic elastic and plastic responses of nanotwinned metals. Mechanics of Materials. 199. 105164–105164. 5 indexed citations
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Lyu, Fucong, Shanshan Zeng, Ligang Sun, et al.. (2024). Hierarchical N, S co-doped Fe3O4/C nanotubes constructed by ultrathin nanosheets for superior Li-ion batteries. Nano Materials Science. 4 indexed citations
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Jia, Zhe, Xinyue Zhang, Yujing Liu, et al.. (2023). Chemical short-range order in multi-principal element alloy with ordering effects on water electrolysis performance. Materials Today. 72. 97–108. 23 indexed citations
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Zhu, Linli, Bin Gan, Xiaobao Tian, et al.. (2023). Atomistic insights into the synergistic effect of nanotwins and nano-precipitates on the mechanical behavior of superalloys. Mechanics of Materials. 186. 104806–104806. 4 indexed citations
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Tang, Ying, et al.. (2023). Molecular dynamics study on the dependence of thermal conductivity on size and strain in GaN nanofilms. Chinese Physics B. 32(6). 66502–66502. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Jiaqi, Dongfeng Li, Linli Zhu, Xiaoqiao He, & Ligang Sun. (2023). Chemical Inhomogeneity from the Atomic to the Macroscale in Multi-Principal Element Alloys: A Review of Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms. Metals. 13(3). 594–594. 4 indexed citations
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Wan, Chang-Feng, Ligang Sun, Hailong Qin, Zhongnan Bi, & Dongfeng Li. (2023). A Molecular Dynamics Study on the Dislocation-Precipitate Interaction in a Nickel Based Superalloy during the Tensile Deformation. Materials. 16(18). 6140–6140. 6 indexed citations
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Fu, Pengcheng, et al.. (2022). Effect of Activated Gold Tailings Replacing Fly Ash on the Properties of Cement-Based Grouting Material. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 34(5). 17 indexed citations
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Lyu, Fucong, Shanshan Zeng, Zhe Jia, et al.. (2022). Two-dimensional mineral hydrogel-derived single atoms-anchored heterostructures for ultrastable hydrogen evolution. Nature Communications. 13(1). 6249–6249. 94 indexed citations
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Shi, Xian, Xiaoqiao He, Ligang Sun, & Xuefeng Liu. (2022). Influence of Defect Number, Distribution Continuity and Orientation on Tensile Strengths of the CNT-Based Networks: A Molecular Dynamics Study. Nanoscale Research Letters. 17(1). 15–15. 5 indexed citations
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Zhu, Linli, Haihui Ruan, Ligang Sun, Xiang Guo, & Jian Lü. (2020). Constitutive modeling of size-dependent deformation behavior in nano-dual-phase glass-crystal alloys. International Journal of Plasticity. 137. 102918–102918. 12 indexed citations
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Deng, Yajie, Xiaoqiao He, Ligang Sun, Shenghui Yi, & Ying Dai. (2020). An improved interpolating complex variable element free Galerkin method for the pattern transformation of hydrogel. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 113. 99–109. 14 indexed citations
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Jia, Zhe, Ligang Sun, Lai‐Chang Zhang, et al.. (2020). Role of Boron in Enhancing Electron Delocalization to Improve Catalytic Activity of Fe-Based Metallic Glasses for Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(40). 44789–44797. 30 indexed citations
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Chen, Aiying, Linli Zhu, Ligang Sun, et al.. (2019). Scale law of complex deformation transitions of nanotwins in stainless steel. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1403–1403. 44 indexed citations
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Sun, Ligang, et al.. (2012). Inclusion of arbitrary polygon with graded eigenstrain in an anisotropic piezoelectric full plane. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 49(13). 1773–1785. 16 indexed citations

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