Lin Sun

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Lin Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Pharmaceutical Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lin Sun has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Pharmaceutical Science. Recurrent topics in Lin Sun's work include Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (7 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers). Lin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Reactions and Isotopes (7 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (6 papers). Lin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Lin Sun's co-authors include Elaine M. Tobin, B. Singer, E. Harel, Zhen Wang, David Kenigsbuch, George Karlin‐Neumann, Chao Wang, Yuncong Liu, Wenwen Feng and Lili Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Lin Sun

57 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

A large-strain and ultrahigh energy density dielectric elastomer for fast moving soft robot

2024 76 citations Wenwen Feng, Lin Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lin Sun China	21	1.2k	770	137	123	115	58	2.0k
Cheng‐Gang Zou China	30	802 0.6×	718 0.9×	48 0.4×	83 0.7×	63 0.5×	79	2.1k
Quanwei Zhang China	25	1.1k 0.9×	329 0.4×	146 1.1×	171 1.4×	282 2.5×	105	2.0k
Zhipeng Qu China	27	1.1k 0.9×	702 0.9×	37 0.3×	365 3.0×	181 1.6×	72	2.1k
Hyo‐Jeong Kim South Korea	21	1.5k 1.2×	475 0.6×	135 1.0×	182 1.5×	111 1.0×	73	2.3k
Libuše Váchová Czechia	24	1.3k 1.1×	319 0.4×	206 1.5×	39 0.3×	202 1.8×	71	1.8k
Shailesh Kumar India	20	898 0.7×	219 0.3×	54 0.4×	238 1.9×	107 0.9×	85	1.4k
Mi Zhang China	18	1.1k 0.9×	255 0.3×	41 0.3×	361 2.9×	45 0.4×	92	1.6k
Lynn Doucette‐Stamm United States	18	1.8k 1.4×	203 0.3×	279 2.0×	145 1.2×	313 2.7×	33	2.4k
Jeong‐Yoon Kim South Korea	26	1.5k 1.2×	175 0.2×	309 2.3×	185 1.5×	158 1.4×	92	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Lin Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lin Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lin Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lin 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 Lin Sun. Lin Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Li, Xu, Ying Wu, Xiaoyu Tang, et al.. (2025). Accumulation of Damaging Lipids in the Arf1‐Ablated Neurons Promotes Neurodegeneration through Releasing mtDNA and Activating Inflammatory Pathways in Microglia. Advanced Science. 12(16). e2414260–e2414260. 2 indexed citations

Mahillon, Jacques, et al.. (2025). Isolation, characterization and liposome-loaded encapsulation of a novel virulent Salmonella phage vB-SeS-01. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1494647–1494647. 3 indexed citations

Feng, Wenwen, Lin Sun, Zhekai Jin, et al.. (2024). A large-strain and ultrahigh energy density dielectric elastomer for fast moving soft robot. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4222–4222. 76 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Lin, et al.. (2023). Integrative analysis of HASMCs gene expression profile revealed the role of thrombin in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 23(1). 191–191. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Lin, et al.. (2023). Exploration of the anti-liver injury active components of Shaoyao Gancao decoction by network pharmacology and experiments in vivo. Phytomedicine. 112. 154717–154717. 24 indexed citations

Li, Xiaomin, Dong-Yi Li, Shan Liang, et al.. (2023). Effect of Lacking ZKSCAN3 on Autophagy, Lysosomal Biogenesis and Senescence. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(9). 7786–7786. 3 indexed citations

Feraru, Elena, Mugurel I. Feraru, Jeanette Moulinier‐Anzola, et al.. (2022). PILS proteins provide a homeostatic feedback on auxin signaling output. Development. 149(13). 12 indexed citations

Yang, Ming, Yinghong Liu, Xuejing Zhu, et al.. (2022). Melatonin alleviates renal injury by activating mitophagy in diabetic nephropathy. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 889729–889729. 24 indexed citations

Yang, Jinfei, Chenrui Li, Yan Liu, et al.. (2022). Using network pharmacology to explore the mechanism of Danggui-Shaoyao-San in the treatment of diabetic kidney disease. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 832299–832299. 7 indexed citations

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Jin, Shouheng, Xing He, Ling Ma, et al.. (2022). Suppression of ACE2 SUMOylation protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection through TOLLIP-mediated selective autophagy. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5204–5204. 41 indexed citations

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Chen, Jianlin, Wenjie Huang, Lin Sun, et al.. (2021). DNASE1L3 as a Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Lung Adenocarcinoma Based on Data Mining. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 699242–699242. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Lin, Elena Feraru, Mugurel I. Feraru, et al.. (2020). PIN-LIKES Coordinate Brassinosteroid Signaling with Nuclear Auxin Input in Arabidopsis thaliana. Current Biology. 30(9). 1579–1588.e6. 55 indexed citations

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Feraru, Elena, Mugurel I. Feraru, Elke Barbez, et al.. (2019). PILS6 is a temperature-sensitive regulator of nuclear auxin input and organ growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(9). 3893–3898. 83 indexed citations

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Sun, Lin, et al.. (2014). Polyketide and benzopyran compounds of an endophytic fungus isolated from C innamomum mollissimum: biological activity and structure. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 4(8). 627–632. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Tingting, Lin Sun, Ying Xin, et al.. (2012). A vaccine grade of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing mammalian myostatin. BMC Biotechnology. 12(1). 97–97. 18 indexed citations

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Zhang, Hua, Hongsheng Chen, Jing An, et al.. (2011). Functional analysis of Waardenburg syndrome-associated PAX3 and SOX10 mutations: report of a dominant-negative SOX10 mutation in Waardenburg syndrome type II. Human Genetics. 131(3). 491–503. 34 indexed citations

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Peng, Zhen, et al.. (2011). Disease-causing Mutation in PKR2 Receptor Reveals a Critical Role of Positive Charges in the Second Intracellular Loop for G-protein Coupling and Receptor Trafficking. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(19). 16615–16622. 20 indexed citations

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Liu, Leo X., Jill M. Spoerke, Jing Chen, et al.. (1999). High-Throughput Isolation of Caenorhabditis elegans Deletion Mutants. Genome Research. 9(9). 859–867. 148 indexed citations

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Sun, Lin & Elaine M. Tobin. (1990). PHYTOCHROME‐REGULATED EXPRESSION OF GENES ENCODING LIGHT‐HARVESTING CHLOROPHYLL a/b‐PROTEIN IN TWO LONG HYPOCOTYL MUTANTS and WILD TYPE PLANTS OF Arabidopsis thaliana*. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 52(1). 51–56. 39 indexed citations

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Karlin‐Neumann, George, Lin Sun, & Elaine M. Tobin. (1988). Expression of Light-Harvesting Chlorophyll a/b-Protein Genes Is Phytochrome-Regulated in Etiolated Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 88(4). 1323–1331. 99 indexed citations

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