Lixin Sun

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
167 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Lixin Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lixin Sun has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Oncology and 30 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Lixin Sun's work include Natural Compounds in Disease Treatment (22 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (19 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers). Lixin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Natural Compounds in Disease Treatment (22 papers), Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (19 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers). Lixin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lixin Sun's co-authors include Luyong Zhang, Zhenzhou Jiang, Howard A. Fine, Huaibin Cai, Chengsong Xie, Jeongwu Lee, Loukia Parisiadou, Antonino Passaniti, Jinhui Ding and Alexander O. Vortmeyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lixin Sun

163 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Neuronal and glioma-derived stem cell factor induces angiogenesis within the brain

2006 692 citations Lixin Sun, Howard A. Fine et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Lixin Sun	2.9k	913	895	800	687	167	6.0k
Erxi Wu	3.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.9×	493 0.6×	562 0.7×	1.3k 1.9×	164	6.7k
Eui‐Ju Choi	5.3k 1.8×	914 1.0×	345 0.4×	929 1.2×	1.0k 1.5×	107	8.5k
Sanae M.M. Iguchi‐Ariga	3.5k 1.2×	621 0.7×	2.2k 2.4×	1.4k 1.8×	493 0.7×	115	6.3k
Hongmin Wang	3.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.7×	334 0.4×	645 0.8×	361 0.5×	111	5.1k
Anu Srinivasan	4.5k 1.6×	553 0.6×	855 1.0×	1.6k 2.0×	485 0.7×	52	7.3k
Zengqiang Yuan	5.5k 1.9×	763 0.8×	330 0.4×	730 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	140	8.6k
Hiroyoshi Ariga	5.1k 1.7×	869 1.0×	3.0k 3.4×	2.0k 2.5×	711 1.0×	206	9.8k
Hideki Nishitoh	5.3k 1.8×	531 0.6×	496 0.6×	563 0.7×	767 1.1×	64	8.2k
Wen‐Chang Chang	3.4k 1.2×	760 0.8×	155 0.2×	588 0.7×	925 1.3×	175	5.9k
Bryan E. Snow	5.1k 1.8×	867 0.9×	277 0.3×	735 0.9×	631 0.9×	34	6.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lixin Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fu, Jiaxin, Cong Liang, Lixin Sun, et al.. (2025). Postoperative adjuvant therapy for stage IA-IIA cervical adenocarcinoma (FIGO 2018) with one intermediate-risk factor: a multicentre retrospective cohort study of 63,926 cases. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 23(1). 87–87.

Wang, Mingzhen, Wenjie Liu, Xin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of perioperative remimazolam in preventing postoperative delirium: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European journal of medical research. 30(1). 122–122. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Qianwen, Chang‐Hui Liao, Qingyu Li, et al.. (2024). Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz polysaccharide ameliorates DSS‐induced colitis in mice by regulating the gut microbiota and tryptophan metabolism. British Journal of Pharmacology. 182(7). 1508–1527. 10 indexed citations

Sun, Lixin, Long Yu, Jun Liu, et al.. (2023). HSP90, as a functional target antigen of a mAb 11C9, promotes stemness and tumor progression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 14(1). 273–273. 8 indexed citations

Zhang, Xi, et al.. (2021). Species-Specific Differences in Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Responses: How and Why?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(24). 13293–13293. 23 indexed citations

Zhang, Lu, Qi Liu, Lin Ye, et al.. (2020). Novel Albumin Nanoparticle Enhanced the Anti-Insulin-Resistant-Hepatoma Activity of Metformin. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Li, Xiaojiaoyang, Runping Liu, Jing Yang, et al.. (2017). The role of long noncoding RNA H19 in gender disparity of cholestatic liver injury in multidrug resistance 2 gene knockout mice. Hepatology. 66(3). 869–884. 92 indexed citations

Wang, Yongqing, Hiroaki Aoki, Jing Yang, et al.. (2017). The role of sphingosine 1‐phosphate receptor 2 in bile‐acid–induced cholangiocyte proliferation and cholestasis‐induced liver injury in mice. Hepatology. 65(6). 2005–2018. 177 indexed citations

Yuan, Ziqiao, Han Li, Yanxia Zhao, et al.. (2015). A novel dual EGFR/HER2 inhibitor KU004 induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in HER2-overexpressing cancer cells. APOPTOSIS. 20(12). 1599–1612. 13 indexed citations

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Cho, Hyun Jin, Jia Yu, Chengsong Xie, et al.. (2014). Leucine‐rich repeat kinase 2 regulates Sec16A at ER exit sites to allow ER –Golgi export. The EMBO Journal. 33(20). 2314–2331. 61 indexed citations

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Sun, Lixin, Weidong Li, Zhibin Lin, et al.. (2014). Protection Against Lung Cancer Patient Plasma-Induced Lymphocyte Suppression byGanoderma LucidumPolysaccharides. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 33(2). 289–299. 48 indexed citations

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Sun, Lixin, Zhibin Lin, Ning Yang, et al.. (2014). Suppression of the Production of Transforming Growth Factor β1, Interleukin-10, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the B16F10 Cells by Ganoderma lucidum Polysaccharides. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 34(9). 667–675. 14 indexed citations

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Fu, Jing, Xinzhi Wang, Lixin Sun, et al.. (2014). KU004 induces G1 cell cycle arrest in human breast cancer SKBR-3 cells by modulating PI3K/Akt pathway. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 68(5). 625–630. 8 indexed citations

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Ge, Zhihua, et al.. (2013). Morphine improved the antitumor effects on MCF-7 cells in combination with 5-Fluorouracil. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 68(3). 299–305. 14 indexed citations

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Sun, Lixin, et al.. (2012). Eumeces capito: A Lizard New To Guizhou Province. 47(5). 127–129. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Liang, Liang Zhang, Ji Li, et al.. (2011). Inhibition of aquaporin-1 expression by RNAi protects against aristolochic acid I-induced apoptosis in human proximal tubular epithelial (HK-2) cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 405(1). 68–73. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Lizhen, Chengsong Xie, Elisa Greggio, et al.. (2008). The Chaperone Activity of Heat Shock Protein 90 Is Critical for Maintaining the Stability of Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(13). 3384–3391. 156 indexed citations

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Sun, Lixin, Jeongwu Lee, & Howard A. Fine. (2004). Neuronally expressed stem cell factor induces neural stem cell migration to areas of brain injury. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(9). 1364–1374. 209 indexed citations

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Shine, Richard, Lixin Sun, Ermi Zhao, & Xavier Bonnet. (2002). A REVIEW OF 30 YEARS OF ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON THE SHEDAO PITVIPER, GLOYDIUS SHEDAOENSIS. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Lixin, Michael T. Shipley, & Michael S. Lidow. (2000). Expression of NR1, NR2A-D, and NR3 subunits of the NMDA receptor in the cerebral cortex and olfactory bulb of adult rat. Synapse. 35(3). 212–221. 45 indexed citations

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