Lijun Sun

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Lijun Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lijun Sun has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Lijun Sun's work include interferon and immune responses (4 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (3 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (2 papers). Lijun Sun is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (4 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (3 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (2 papers). Lijun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Malawi. Lijun Sun's co-authors include Zhijian J. Chen, Jialin Zheng, Yunlong Huang, Yuju Li, You Zhou, Ling Ye, Guanxiang Qian, Lixia Zhao, Hang Yin and Rosaura Padilla‐Salinas and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Molecular Cell and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Lijun Sun

23 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Nonproteolytic Functions of Ubiquitin in Cell Signaling 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 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. Nonproteolytic Functions of Ubiquitin in Cell Signaling
    2009 739 citations Zhijian J. Chen, Lijun Sun Molecular Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lijun Sun China 10 1.2k 357 313 248 193 24 1.7k
Gustavo Pedraza‐Alva Mexico 24 1.2k 1.0× 504 1.4× 235 0.8× 304 1.2× 128 0.7× 53 2.0k
Song‐Yi Yao United States 17 862 0.7× 502 1.4× 237 0.8× 326 1.3× 209 1.1× 23 1.8k
Rocco J. Rotello United States 11 1.1k 0.9× 497 1.4× 243 0.8× 157 0.6× 133 0.7× 13 1.7k
Sung Goo Park South Korea 22 733 0.6× 294 0.8× 193 0.6× 109 0.4× 233 1.2× 45 1.4k
Anna Bianchi United States 23 815 0.7× 171 0.5× 309 1.0× 275 1.1× 133 0.7× 51 1.4k
Oskar Laur United States 21 843 0.7× 525 1.5× 130 0.4× 199 0.8× 89 0.5× 32 1.5k
Dong‐Chul Kang United States 26 1.4k 1.1× 500 1.4× 762 2.4× 234 0.9× 84 0.4× 55 2.4k
David X. Liu United States 24 1.3k 1.1× 149 0.4× 370 1.2× 320 1.3× 293 1.5× 53 2.0k
Ofra Golani Israel 19 800 0.7× 309 0.9× 240 0.8× 159 0.6× 90 0.5× 41 1.4k
Cagri G. Besirli United States 29 1.3k 1.0× 134 0.4× 140 0.4× 162 0.7× 243 1.3× 125 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Lijun Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lijun Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lijun 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 Lijun Sun. The network helps show where Lijun Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lijun Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lijun Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lijun 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 Lijun Sun. Lijun 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
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Sun, Lijun, Yimian Ma, Lina Wu, et al.. (2025). Decoding multicomponent crosstalk: integrated pharmacodynamic‒pharmacokinetic network of sour jujube seed. Chinese Medicine. 20(1). 195–195.
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Li, Tong, Seoyun Yum, Minghao Li, et al.. (2024). cGAS activation in classical dendritic cells causes autoimmunity in TREX1-deficient mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(38). e2411747121–e2411747121. 7 indexed citations
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Lu, Yong, Lin You, Jessica A. Kilgore, et al.. (2023). Orthogonal Hydroxyl Functionalization of cGAMP Confers Metabolic Stability and Enables Antibody Conjugation. ACS Central Science. 9(12). 2298–2305. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yixuan, Ying Yu, Lin Zhou, et al.. (2022). Targeting the PTP1B‐Bcr‐Abl1 interaction for the degradation of T315I mutant Bcr‐Abl1 in chronic myeloid leukemia. Cancer Science. 114(1). 247–258. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yiyi, Lijun Sun, Yanwu Sun, et al.. (2020). Overexpressed CES2 has prognostic value in CRC and knockdown CES2 reverses L-OHP-resistance in CRC cells by inhibition of the PI3K signaling pathway. Experimental Cell Research. 389(1). 111856–111856. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Lijun, Ruina Wang, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and antiproliferative activities of OSW-1 analogues bearing 2-acylamino-xylose residues. Organic Chemistry Frontiers. 6(14). 2385–2391. 8 indexed citations
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Shan, Yunlong, Yuan Gao, Wei Jin, et al.. (2019). Targeting HIBCH to reprogram valine metabolism for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Cell Death and Disease. 10(8). 618–618. 33 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, Xianying Fang, Ke Shi, et al.. (2019). SBF-1 inhibits contact hypersensitivity in mice through down-regulation of T-cell-mediated responses. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology. 20(1). 86–86. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Haifang, Shuhui Ma, Jing Li, et al.. (2017). ADAM17 participates in the protective effect of paeoniflorin on mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 233(12). 9320–9329. 5 indexed citations
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Tian, Changhai, Yuju Li, Yunlong Huang, et al.. (2015). Selective Generation of Dopaminergic Precursors from Mouse Fibroblasts by Direct Lineage Conversion. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 12622–12622. 35 indexed citations
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Ye, Ling, Yunlong Huang, Lixia Zhao, et al.. (2013). IL‐1β and TNF‐α induce neurotoxicity through glutamate production: a potential role for neuronal glutaminase. Journal of Neurochemistry. 125(6). 897–908. 280 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoping, et al.. (2012). HSP72 and gp96 in gastroenterological cancers. Clinica Chimica Acta. 417. 73–79. 15 indexed citations
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Nie, Xiaowei, Lijun Sun, Yuewen Hao, Guangxiao Yang, & Quanying Wang. (2011). [Construction of a general AAV vector regulated by minimal and artificial hypoxic-responsive element].. PubMed. 27(3). 278–80, 283. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhijian J. & Lijun Sun. (2009). Nonproteolytic Functions of Ubiquitin in Cell Signaling. Molecular Cell. 33(3). 275–286. 739 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Xiaoping, et al.. (2008). Complex Formation between Heat Shock Protein 72 and Hepatitis B Virus X Protein in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tissues. Journal of Proteome Research. 7(12). 5133–5137. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Lijun & Zhijian J. Chen. (2004). The novel functions of ubiquitination in signaling. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 16(2). 119–126. 378 indexed citations
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Sun, Lijun & Zhijian J. Chen. (2004). The novel functions of ubiquitination in signaling [Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 16 (2004) 119]. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 16(3). 339–340. 6 indexed citations

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