Long Sun

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Long Sun is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Long Sun has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Oncology, 41 papers in Surgery and 29 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Long Sun's work include Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (43 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (25 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (23 papers). Long Sun is often cited by papers focused on Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (43 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (25 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (23 papers). Long Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Japan. Long Sun's co-authors include Haojun Chen, Yizhen Pang, Hua Wu, Liang Zhao, Qin Lin, Bing Hao, Zuoming Luo, Long Zhao, Chengrong Xie and Jingxun Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Long Sun

83 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Comparison of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 and [18F] FDG PET/CT for the diagnosis of primary and metastatic lesions in patients with various types of cancer

2020 398 citations Haojun Chen, Yizhen Pang et al. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging profile →
Fibroblast activation protein-based theranostics in cancer research: A state-of-the-art review

2022 128 citations Liang Zhao, Jianhao Chen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Long Sun China	28	2.2k	1.2k	1.1k	799	395	86	2.7k
Haojun Chen China	32	2.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	503 1.3×	135	3.7k
Yizhen Pang China	23	2.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	619 0.8×	419 1.1×	69	2.4k
Paul Flechsig Germany	25	2.1k 1.0×	984 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	347 0.9×	45	3.4k
Manuel Röhrich Germany	19	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	671 0.8×	361 0.9×	51	2.5k
Stefan A. Koerber Germany	24	1.1k 0.5×	786 0.6×	617 0.5×	550 0.7×	162 0.4×	70	1.9k
Anastasia Loktev Germany	12	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	736 0.9×	614 1.6×	13	2.7k
Ravi Shridhar United States	33	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	760 0.7×	312 0.4×	51 0.1×	174	4.0k
Matthias Lang Germany	8	1.1k 0.5×	527 0.4×	550 0.5×	330 0.4×	174 0.4×	16	1.3k
Achim Fleischmann Switzerland	30	615 0.3×	1.7k 1.4×	239 0.2×	482 0.6×	135 0.3×	68	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Long Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Long Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Long Sun

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Zhao, Liang, Yizhen Pang, Daqiang Xu, et al.. (2025). Preclinical and pilot clinical evaluation of novel dual-modality pet/fluorescence probes targeting FAP for accurate tumor margin delineation. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 53(3). 1479–1490.

Guo, Wei, Weizhi Xu, Tinghua Meng, et al.. (2025). FAP-targeted PET/CT imaging in patients with breast cancer from a prospective bi-center study: insights into diagnosis and clinic management. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 52(7). 2317–2334. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Liang, Yizhen Pang, Yi Ding, et al.. (2025). 68Ga-NK224 PET/CT for Noninvasive Evaluation of PD-L1 Expression and Intertumor Heterogeneity: A Translational Exploratory Study. Clinical Cancer Research. 31(14). 2989–3001. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Jianhao, Yaqing Dai, Yangfan Zhou, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Detection of Early Pulmonary Fibrosis Disease Using ⁶⁸Ga-FAPI-LM3 PET. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 21(7). 3684–3692. 3 indexed citations

Fu, Hao, Tianzhi Zhao, Hongjian Wang, et al.. (2023). Fibroblast Activation Protein-Targeted Radioligand Therapy with 177Lu-EB-FAPI for Metastatic Radioiodine-Refractory Thyroid Cancer: First-in-Human, Dose-Escalation Study. Clinical Cancer Research. 29(23). 4740–4750. 56 indexed citations

Zhao, Liang, Yizhen Pang, Long Sun, et al.. (2023). Fibroblast Activation Protein Inhibitor PET in Pancreatic Cancer. PET Clinics. 18(3). 295–308. 2 indexed citations

Shang, Qihang, Bing Hao, Weizhi Xu, et al.. (2022). 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT detected non-FDG-avid bone metastases in breast cancer. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 49(6). 2096–2097. 10 indexed citations

Zhao, Liang, Peiqiong Chen, Kaili Fu, et al.. (2021). Concordance of PD-L1 Status Between Image-Guided Percutaneous Biopsies and Matched Surgical Specimen in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 551367–551367. 7 indexed citations

Zhao, Liang, Haojun Chen, Zhide Guo, et al.. (2020). Targeted Radionuclide Therapy in Patient-Derived Xenografts Using 177Lu-EB-RGD. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(10). 2034–2043. 24 indexed citations

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Pang, Yizhen, Liang Zhao, Zuoming Luo, et al.. (2020). Comparison of ⁶⁸Ga-FAPI and ¹⁸F-FDG Uptake in Gastric, Duodenal, and Colorectal Cancers. Radiology. 298(2). 393–402. 197 indexed citations

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Pang, Yizhen, Bing Hao, Qihang Shang, Long Sun, & Haojun Chen. (2020). Comparison of 68Ga-FAPI and 18F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient With Cholangiocellular Carcinoma. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 45(7). 566–567. 24 indexed citations

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Chen, Haojun, Liang Zhao, Dan Ruan, et al.. (2020). Usefulness of [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in patients presenting with inconclusive [18F]FDG PET/CT findings. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 48(1). 73–86. 172 indexed citations

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Hao, Bing, Xiurong Wu, Yizhen Pang, et al.. (2020). [18F]FDG and [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in the evaluation of tuberculous lesions. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 48(2). 651–652. 46 indexed citations

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Fu, Hao, et al.. (2018). 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging on a case of desmoplastic small round cell tumor in spermatic cord. 38(10). 695–696.

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Xu, F. R., et al.. (2016). Deep brain stimulation of pallidal versus subthalamic for patients with Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8 indexed citations

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Guo, Wei, Bing Hao, Haojun Chen, et al.. (2016). PET/CT-guided percutaneous biopsy of FDG-avid metastatic bone lesions in patients with advanced lung cancer: a safe and effective technique. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 44(1). 25–32. 39 indexed citations

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Sun, Long, Maoqing Jiang, Long Zhao, Zuoming Luo, & Hua Wu. (2013). Clinical application of 18F-FDG PET/CT for cardiac neoplasm diagnosis. 33(3). 175–178. 1 indexed citations

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Lin, Qin, et al.. (2012). The value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in N staging nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. 32(6). 418–421. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Long. (2010). Multiple primary malignant tumors of upper gastrointestinal tract: A novel role of¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 16(31). 3964–3964. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Long, Xinhui Su, Yong‐Song Guan, et al.. (2008). Clinical role of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in post-operative follow up of gastric cancer: Initial results. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 14(29). 4627–4627. 35 indexed citations

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