Liyang Sun

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
24 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Liyang Sun is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Statistics and Probability and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Liyang Sun has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 6 papers in Statistics and Probability and 3 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Liyang Sun's work include Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (5 papers), Statistical Methods and Inference (4 papers) and Economic Policies and Impacts (3 papers). Liyang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (5 papers), Statistical Methods and Inference (4 papers) and Economic Policies and Impacts (3 papers). Liyang Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Spain. Liyang Sun's co-authors include Sarah Abraham, James H. Stock, Isaiah Andrews, Anna Mikusheva, Jesse M. Shapiro, Jing Ai, Natasha K. Stout, Jennifer L. Caswell‐Jin, Amy Trentham‐Dietz and Jeanne S. Mandelblatt and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Liyang Sun

17 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Estimating dynamic treatment effects in event studies wit... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2020 2019 2024 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Estimating dynamic treatment effects in event studies with heterogeneous treatment effects
    2020 2.2k citations Liyang Sun, Sarah Abraham Journal of Econometrics profile →
  2. Weak Instruments in Instrumental Variables Regression: Theory and Practice
    2019 483 citations Isaiah Andrews, James H. Stock et al. Annual Review of Economics profile →
  3. Analysis of Breast Cancer Mortality in the US—1975 to 2019
    2024 89 citations Jennifer L. Caswell‐Jin, Liyang Sun et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Liyang Sun United States 9 1.4k 557 418 351 265 24 3.0k
Clément de Chaisemartin France 15 1.6k 1.2× 690 1.2× 370 0.9× 328 0.9× 230 0.9× 31 3.3k
Xavier D’Haultfœuille France 19 1.9k 1.3× 731 1.3× 391 0.9× 329 0.9× 257 1.0× 53 3.7k
David M. Drukker United States 17 1.8k 1.3× 549 1.0× 498 1.2× 246 0.7× 286 1.1× 32 3.3k
Edwin Leuven Netherlands 23 1.6k 1.1× 740 1.3× 376 0.9× 415 1.2× 160 0.6× 60 3.5k
Kory Kroft United States 13 2.0k 1.5× 494 0.9× 538 1.3× 359 1.0× 176 0.7× 30 3.0k
Andrew Goodman-Bacon United States 9 2.0k 1.5× 723 1.3× 535 1.3× 689 2.0× 353 1.3× 17 4.1k
W. Robert Reed New Zealand 26 1.7k 1.2× 442 0.8× 365 0.9× 248 0.7× 225 0.8× 82 2.8k
Barbara Sianesi United Kingdom 14 1.8k 1.3× 656 1.2× 376 0.9× 545 1.6× 171 0.6× 26 3.8k
Hanming Fang United States 26 1.8k 1.3× 835 1.5× 692 1.7× 415 1.2× 301 1.1× 121 3.4k
Regina Baker United States 4 1.6k 1.2× 862 1.5× 464 1.1× 459 1.3× 299 1.1× 8 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Liyang Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Liyang Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liyang Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Liyang Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Liyang 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 Liyang Sun. Liyang 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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Han, Yang, et al.. (2025). Adaptive fuzzy command filtered control for uncertain fractional order nonlinear systems with full state constraints. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 4615–4615. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Liyang, Eli Ben‐Michael, & Avi Feller. (2025). Using Multiple Outcomes to Improve the Synthetic Control Method. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 1–29.
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Sun, Liyang, Qin Wang, & Jing Ai. (2024). The underlying roles and neurobiological mechanisms of music-based intervention in Alzheimer's disease: A comprehensive review. Ageing Research Reviews. 96. 102265–102265. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Liyang, Eli Ben‐Michael, & Avi Feller. (2024). Temporal Aggregation for the Synthetic Control Method. AEA Papers and Proceedings. 114. 614–617.
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Xu, Lin, et al.. (2024). Multisource sensors navigation methodology applied to ADAS testing platform vehicle. Measurement and Control. 58(10). 1289–1313.
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Caswell‐Jin, Jennifer L., Liyang Sun, Diego A. Muñoz, et al.. (2024). Analysis of Breast Cancer Mortality in the US—1975 to 2019. JAMA. 331(3). 233–233. 89 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mikusheva, Anna & Liyang Sun. (2024). Weak identification with many instruments. Econometrics Journal. 27(2). C1–C28.
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Qu, Yang, Yan Wu, Wei Cheng, et al.. (2023). Amelioration of cognitive impairment using epigallocatechin-3-gallate in ovariectomized mice fed a high-fat diet involves remodeling with Prevotella and Bifidobacteriales. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 13. 1079313–1079313. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Liyang, et al.. (2023). Double robustness for complier parameters and a semi-parametric test for complier characteristics. Econometrics Journal. 27(1). 1–20. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Qin, Guozheng Li, Xin Ma, et al.. (2023). LncRNA TINCR impairs the efficacy of immunotherapy against breast cancer by recruiting DNMT1 and downregulating MiR-199a-5p via the STAT1–TINCR-USP20-PD-L1 axis. Cell Death and Disease. 14(2). 76–76. 44 indexed citations
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Ari, Anil, et al.. (2022). Structural Reforms and Economic Growth: A Machine Learning Approach. IMF Working Paper. 2022(184). 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Liyang. (2021). EVENTSTUDYINTERACT: Stata module to implement the interaction weighted estimator for an event study. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 6 indexed citations
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Mikusheva, Anna & Liyang Sun. (2021). Inference with Many Weak Instruments. The Review of Economic Studies. 89(5). 2663–2686. 24 indexed citations
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Sun, Liyang & Sarah Abraham. (2020). Estimating dynamic treatment effects in event studies with heterogeneous treatment effects. Journal of Econometrics. 225(2). 175–199. 2205 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Liyang, et al.. (2019). De-biased Machine Learning for Compliers. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Andrews, Isaiah, James H. Stock, & Liyang Sun. (2019). Weak Instruments in Instrumental Variables Regression: Theory and Practice. Annual Review of Economics. 11(1). 727–753. 483 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abraham, Sarah & Liyang Sun. (2018). Estimating Dynamic Treatment Effects in Event Studies With Heterogeneous Treatment Effects. SSRN Electronic Journal. 79 indexed citations
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Sun, Liyang. (2014). What We Are Paying for: A Quality Adjusted Price Index for Laptop Microprocessors. 1 indexed citations

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