Lin Sun

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Lin Sun is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lin Sun has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Plant Science, 35 papers in Molecular Biology and 24 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Lin Sun's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (44 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (20 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (15 papers). Lin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (44 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (20 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (15 papers). Lin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and France. Lin Sun's co-authors include Yifa Zhou, Guihua Tai, Christopher V. Gabel, Christopher Fang‐Yen, Eric H. Kim, Yunhe Qu, Mengshan Zhang, Jingmin Yan, Li Ji and Xiaoxia Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lin Sun

81 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species

2025 25 citations Zepeng Qu, Hongbin Liu et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lin Sun China	28	1.2k	825	569	390	314	82	2.2k
Mei‐Kuang Lu Taiwan	27	922 0.8×	745 0.9×	237 0.4×	1.1k 2.9×	133 0.4×	81	2.4k
Jin‐Ao Duan China	27	409 0.3×	940 1.1×	225 0.4×	246 0.6×	80 0.3×	109	2.0k
Sungwook Chae South Korea	32	498 0.4×	1.2k 1.5×	237 0.4×	273 0.7×	139 0.4×	122	2.8k
Deokhoon Park South Korea	32	339 0.3×	885 1.1×	300 0.5×	222 0.6×	244 0.8×	79	2.5k
Kyungsu Kang South Korea	23	300 0.3×	817 1.0×	162 0.3×	99 0.3×	85 0.3×	77	1.6k
Yvonni Chovolou Germany	22	304 0.3×	808 1.0×	102 0.2×	232 0.6×	126 0.4×	33	1.9k
Linhong Huang China	21	572 0.5×	800 1.0×	182 0.3×	524 1.3×	91 0.3×	26	1.8k
Jianhua Qi China	26	501 0.4×	893 1.1×	90 0.2×	429 1.1×	70 0.2×	120	1.9k
Fernanda Marques da Cunha Brazil	20	363 0.3×	885 1.1×	381 0.7×	148 0.4×	57 0.2×	35	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Lin Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lin Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fan, Haoran, Wei Huang, Lin Sun, et al.. (2025). Modulation of starch-polyphenol complex thermal stability and antioxidant activity: The role of polyphenol structure. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 306(Pt 1). 141434–141434. 8 indexed citations

Qu, Zepeng, Hongbin Liu, Jumin Huang, et al.. (2025). Selective utilization of medicinal polysaccharides by human gut Bacteroides and Parabacteroides species. Nature Communications. 16(1). 638–638. 25 indexed citations breakdown →

Che, Long, et al.. (2025). Structural analysis and immunomodulatory properties of lipopolysaccharide from the gut symbiont Phocaeicola dorei. Carbohydrate Polymers. 373. 124566–124566.

Wang, Xue, Linlin Ma, Jialei Xu, et al.. (2025). Water-soluble β-glucan from G. lucidum as a potential functional food ingredient with gut microbiota-regulating and immune-enhancing activities. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 319(Pt 1). 145361–145361. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Jing, et al.. (2024). Application of an α-galactosidase from Bacteroides fragilis on structural analysis of raffinose family oligosaccharides. Carbohydrate Polymers. 346. 122661–122661. 3 indexed citations

Zhao, Zihan, Jing Wu, Xuejiao Xu, et al.. (2024). Oligosaccharides from Stellaria dichotoma L. var. lanceolate bind to galectin-3 and ameliorate effects of colitis. Carbohydrate Polymers. 345. 122551–122551. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Xiaolin, Yue Meng, Ying Liu, et al.. (2023). Pectic polysaccharides from Lilium brownii and Polygonatum odoratum exhibit significant antioxidant effects in vitro. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 257(Pt 2). 128830–128830. 9 indexed citations

Geng, Jie, Jiao Guo, Yunhe Qu, et al.. (2023). Preparation and structural analysis of fucomannogalactan and β-1,6-glucan from Grifola frondosa mycelium. Frontiers in Chemistry. 11. 1227288–1227288. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Xue, Yunhe Qu, Yuan Wang, et al.. (2022). β-1,6-Glucan From Pleurotus eryngii Modulates the Immunity and Gut Microbiota. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 859923–859923. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Lei, Miao Hao, Jingmin Yan, et al.. (2021). Citrus-derived DHCP inhibits mitochondrial complex II to enhance TRAIL sensitivity via ROS-induced DR5 upregulation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296. 100515–100515. 6 indexed citations

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Yu, Yang, et al.. (2020). Structural analysis of water-soluble polysaccharides isolated from Panax notoginseng. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 155. 376–385. 48 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiayi, Rui Huang, Ya Tan, et al.. (2019). Analysis of pectin from Panax ginseng flower buds and their binding activities to galectin-3. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 128. 459–467. 58 indexed citations

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Ji, Li, et al.. (2018). Structural characterization of alkali-soluble polysaccharides from Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer. Royal Society Open Science. 5(3). 171644–171644. 27 indexed citations

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Yan, Jingmin, Yue Meng, Mengshan Zhang, et al.. (2018). A 3-O-methylated heterogalactan from Pleurotus eryngii activates macrophages. Carbohydrate Polymers. 206. 706–715. 51 indexed citations

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Sun, Lin, et al.. (2018). Structural characterization of rhamnogalacturonan domains from Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer. Carbohydrate Polymers. 203. 119–127. 58 indexed citations

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Wang, Hao, Honglei Chen, Yi Zheng, et al.. (2018). Quantitative analysis of dextran in rat plasma using Q-Orbitrap mass spectrometry based on all ion fragmentation strategy. Journal of Chromatography B. 1095. 24–31. 7 indexed citations

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Fan, Yuying, Lin Sun, Siwen Yang, et al.. (2017). The roles and mechanisms of homogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan I pectins on the inhibition of cell migration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 106. 207–217. 27 indexed citations

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Sun, Lin, Ziyan Y. Pessetto, Yan Zhao, et al.. (2013). Development of a Fluorescence Polarization Based High-Throughput Assay to Identify Casitas B-Lineage Lymphoma RING Domain Regulators. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e78042–e78042. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Lin. (2012). Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Polysaccharides from Chinese Surf Clam (Mactra chinensis). Food Science. 3 indexed citations

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Wu, Yan, Qiyi Zhao, Peng Chen, et al.. (2011). Neutrophils promote motility of cancer cells via a hyaluronan‐mediated TLR4/PI3K activation loop. The Journal of Pathology. 225(3). 438–447. 119 indexed citations

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