Liling Sun

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
135 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Liling Sun is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Liling Sun has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 61 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 40 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Liling Sun's work include Iron-based superconductors research (62 papers), Rare-earth and actinide compounds (41 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (20 papers). Liling Sun is often cited by papers focused on Iron-based superconductors research (62 papers), Rare-earth and actinide compounds (41 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (20 papers). Liling Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Russia. Liling Sun's co-authors include Xiaoli Dong, Wei Yi, Zhongxian Zhao, Jie Yang, Qi Wu, Jing Guo, Z. A. Ren, Guangcan Che, Fang Zhou and Zhengcai Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Liling Sun

123 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Superconductivity and phase diagram in iron-based arsenic... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2025 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. Superconductivity and phase diagram in iron-based arsenic-oxides ReFeAsO 1−δ (Re = rare-earth metal) without fluorine doping
    2008 538 citations Zhi‐An Ren, Guangcan Che et al. profile →
  2. Investigations of key issues on the reproducibility of high-T c superconductivity emerging from compressed La3Ni2O7
    2025 34 citations Jing Guo, Shu Cai et al. Matter and Radiation at Extremes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liling Sun China 31 2.1k 1.7k 1.1k 724 574 135 3.7k
G. Behr Germany 38 3.1k 1.5× 2.6k 1.5× 1.0k 0.9× 897 1.2× 640 1.1× 146 4.6k
J. L. Zarestky United States 39 4.3k 2.0× 3.5k 2.0× 1.5k 1.3× 986 1.4× 348 0.6× 119 5.6k
A. D. Christianson United States 38 4.4k 2.1× 4.0k 2.3× 1.1k 1.0× 636 0.9× 641 1.1× 198 5.5k
B. C. Sales United States 28 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.0× 772 0.7× 269 0.4× 406 0.7× 64 3.1k
Fedor Balakirev United States 34 2.8k 1.3× 3.5k 2.0× 740 0.6× 435 0.6× 976 1.7× 121 4.5k
Songxue Chi United States 33 2.6k 1.2× 2.4k 1.4× 1.5k 1.4× 255 0.4× 659 1.1× 146 4.2k
Xiao‐Jia Chen China 26 1.3k 0.6× 974 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 228 0.3× 305 0.5× 78 2.8k
N. D. Zhigadlo Switzerland 36 3.1k 1.4× 3.4k 2.0× 1.3k 1.2× 595 0.8× 478 0.8× 207 4.7k
R. J. McQueeney United States 45 5.4k 2.6× 4.8k 2.8× 1.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.4× 1.2k 2.1× 187 7.0k
Wei Ku United States 35 2.7k 1.3× 2.7k 1.6× 1.5k 1.3× 393 0.5× 1.2k 2.1× 111 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liling Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liling Sun

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Nana, Xiaozhi Yan, Mingtao Li, et al.. (2025). Crystal and Electronic Structure Studies of La 4 Ni 3 O 10−δ under High-Pressure and Low-Temperature Conditions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(47). 43717–43726.
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Chen, Wenxuan, Yazhou Zhou, Shu Cai, et al.. (2025). Evolution of superconductivity and corresponding electronic structure in pressurized Nb3Sn. 13. 100153–100153. 2 indexed citations
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Guo, Jing, Pengyu Wang, Cheng Huang, et al.. (2025). Deconfined quantum critical point lost in pressurized SrCu2(BO3)2. Communications Physics. 8(1). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chen, Yiming Wang, Ke Liu, et al.. (2024). Superconductivity in Quasi-One-Dimensional Ferromagnet CrSbSe3 under High Pressure. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 146(14). 9688–9696. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jinyu, Shu Cai, Yiwen Chen, et al.. (2024). Evolution of Superconducting-Transition Temperature with Superfluid Density and Conductivity in Pressurized Cuprate Superconductors. Chinese Physics Letters. 41(4). 47401–47401. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Dong, Ningning Wang, Chunsheng Xia, et al.. (2024). Unveiling a novel metal-to-metal transition in LuH2: Critically challenging superconductivity claims in lutetium hydrides. Matter and Radiation at Extremes. 9(3). 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Jing, Shu Cai, Dong Wang, et al.. (2023). Robust Magnetism Against Pressure in Non-Superconducting Samples Prepared from Lutetium Foil and H2/N2 Gas Mixture. Chinese Physics Letters. 40(9). 97401–97401. 6 indexed citations
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Cai, Shu, Jing Guo, Liuxiang Yang, et al.. (2023). No evidence of superconductivity in a compressed sample prepared from lutetium foil and H2/N2 gas mixture. Matter and Radiation at Extremes. 8(4). 34 indexed citations
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Su, Tongbing, Weihong Wang, Zheng Wang, et al.. (2023). BrMYB108 confers resistance to Verticillium wilt by activating ROS generation in Brassica rapa. Cell Reports. 42(8). 112938–112938. 20 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yazhou, Jing Guo, Shu Cai, et al.. (2022). Quantum phase transition from superconducting to insulating-like state in a pressurized cuprate superconductor. Nature Physics. 18(4). 406–410. 30 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhe, Wei Yi, Qi Wu, et al.. (2016). Correlation between superconductivity and bond angle of CrAs chain in non-centrosymmetric compounds A2Cr3As3 (A = K, Rb). Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37878–37878. 16 indexed citations
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Bi, Wenli, et al.. (2011). Dependence of magnetic ordering temperature of doped and undoped EuFe2As2 on hydrostatic pressure to 0.8GPa. Physica C Superconductivity. 471(15-16). 476–479. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Liling, Xi Dai, Genfu Chen, et al.. (2010). Pressure-induced Competition between Superconductivity and Kondo Effect in CeFeAsO$_{1-x}$F$_{x}$ (x=0.16 and 0.3). Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Liling, Qi Wu, Liwei Sun, & Wenkui Wang. (2009). Microstructure of Pd_(77.5)Au_6Si_(16.5) Alloy Droplet Solidified in a Drop Tube Process. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 12(5). 385–388.
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Zhang, Chao, Wei Yi, Liling Sun, et al.. (2009). Pressure-induced lattice collapse in the tetragonal phase of single-crystallineFe1.05Te. Physical Review B. 80(14). 24 indexed citations
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Ren, Zhi‐An, Guangcan Che, Xiaoli Dong, et al.. (2008). Novel Superconductivity and Phase Diagram in the Iron-based Arsenic-oxides ReFeAsO1-delta (Re = rare earth metal) without F-Doping. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Z. A., Jie Yang, W. Lu, et al.. (2008). Superconductivity at 52 K in iron based F doped layered quaternary compound Pr[O1–xFx]FeAs. Materials Research Innovations. 12(3). 105–106. 351 indexed citations

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