Lu Sun

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Lu Sun is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Sun has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 18 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Lu Sun's work include Plant and animal studies (16 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Lu Sun is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (16 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Lu Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Lu Sun's co-authors include Sivakumar Kannan, Stacy Ciufo, Richard McVeigh, Detlef D. Leipe, John P. Sullivan, Seán Turner, Kathleen O’Neill, Conrad L. Schoch, Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi and Barbara Robbertse and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Lu Sun

57 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools

2020 1.2k citations Conrad L. Schoch, Stacy Ciufo et al. Database profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lu Sun China	19	852	600	370	340	333	62	2.2k
Kailash Chandra India	19	575 0.7×	685 1.1×	332 0.9×	575 1.7×	203 0.6×	409	2.1k
Xianping Li China	25	515 0.6×	425 0.7×	294 0.8×	239 0.7×	196 0.6×	96	1.8k
Francisco Rodríguez Spain	17	888 1.0×	798 1.3×	570 1.5×	702 2.1×	376 1.1×	48	2.9k
Joshua Ladau United States	14	923 1.1×	1.0k 1.7×	282 0.8×	181 0.5×	119 0.4×	25	2.1k
Andrea Galimberti Italy	33	1.3k 1.5×	1.0k 1.7×	596 1.6×	795 2.3×	165 0.5×	111	3.4k
Xuan Liu China	32	513 0.6×	829 1.4×	180 0.5×	377 1.1×	560 1.7×	92	2.5k
Nicolas Pech France	20	814 1.0×	635 1.1×	382 1.0×	413 1.2×	307 0.9×	43	2.3k
Jörg Schaber Germany	22	838 1.0×	698 1.2×	403 1.1×	246 0.7×	768 2.3×	44	2.3k
Han Ming Gan Malaysia	32	2.1k 2.4×	1.5k 2.5×	461 1.2×	198 0.6×	157 0.5×	235	4.0k
Yan Guo China	29	726 0.9×	227 0.4×	405 1.1×	206 0.6×	151 0.5×	121	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Lu Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lu Sun

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lu Sun. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lu Sun. The network helps show where Lu Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lu Sun

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Yingnan, et al.. (2025). Protein requirements and nutritional metabolic characteristics of yak calves on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Dairy Science. 108(4). 3645–3658.

Sun, Lu, et al.. (2024). Tree phytochemical diversity and herbivory are higher in the tropics. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(8). 1426–1436. 4 indexed citations

Xiao, Jiao, Lu Sun, Xiaolin Bai, et al.. (2023). Multipurpose Research from a Native Woody Oil Plant Xanthoceras sorbifolia in China. Forests. 14(1). 86–86. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Lu, et al.. (2023). Does pollinator dependence decrease along elevational gradients?. Plant Diversity. 45(4). 446–455. 9 indexed citations

Sun, Lu, et al.. (2022). The significance of recent diversification in the Northern Hemisphere in shaping the modern global flora revealed from the herbaceous tribe of Rubieae (Rubiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 177. 107628–107628. 10 indexed citations

Song, Bo, Lu Sun, Spencer C. H. Barrett, et al.. (2022). Global analysis of floral longevity reveals latitudinal gradients and biotic and abiotic correlates. New Phytologist. 235(5). 2054–2065. 35 indexed citations

Li, Lijuan, Xiaoting Xu, Hong Qian, et al.. (2022). Elevational patterns of phylogenetic structure of angiosperms in a biodiversity hotspot in eastern Himalaya. Diversity and Distributions. 28(12). 2534–2548. 22 indexed citations

Wang, Jinxia, Lu Sun, Hao Zhu, et al.. (2022). Aneuploidy promotes intraspecific diversification of the endemic East Asian herb Lycoris aurea complex. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 955724–955724. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yongsheng, Chun‐Xia Zeng, Alexandra N. Muellner‐Riehl, et al.. (2021). Invertebrate‐mediated dispersal plays an important role in shaping the current distribution of a herbaceous monocot. Journal of Biogeography. 48(5). 1101–1111. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yazhou, et al.. (2021). Diversity patterns of cushion plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A basic study for future conservation efforts on alpine ecosystems. Plant Diversity. 44(3). 231–242. 24 indexed citations

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Wu, Rui, Simcha Lev‐Yadun, Lu Sun, Hang Sun, & Bo Song. (2021). Higher Elevations Tend to Have Higher Proportion of Plant Species With Glandular Trichomes. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. 632464–632464. 8 indexed citations

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Schoch, Conrad L., Stacy Ciufo, Carol L. Hotton, et al.. (2020). NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database. 2020. 1179 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Lu, et al.. (2020). The relationship between elevation and seed-plant species richness in the Mt. Namjagbarwa region (Eastern Himalayas) and its underlying determinants. Global Ecology and Conservation. 23. e01053–e01053. 37 indexed citations

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Xu, Qi, et al.. (2020). Spinescent patterns in the flora of Jiaozi Snow Mountain, Southwestern China. Plant Diversity. 42(2). 83–91. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Lu, Chenglong Deng, Xiaoming Wang, et al.. (2018). Magnetostratigraphic dating of the late Miocene Baogeda Ula Formation and associated fauna in central Inner Mongolia, northern China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 505. 243–255. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jianwen, et al.. (2017). Sageretia liuzhouensis (Rhamnaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China. Phytotaxa. 309(3). 6 indexed citations

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Pan, Tao, Chaochao Hu, Lu Sun, et al.. (2017). Rapid and recent diversification patterns in Anseriformes birds: Inferred from molecular phylogeny and diversification analyses. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0184529–e0184529. 61 indexed citations

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Li, Changfei, Jun Hu, Junli Hao, et al.. (2014). Competitive virus and host RNAs: the interplay of a hidden virus and host interaction. Protein & Cell. 5(5). 348–356. 29 indexed citations

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Webb, J. M., Lu Sun, W. P. McCafferty, & V. R. Ferris. (2007). A New Species and New Synonym inHeptageniaWalsh (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae: Heptageniinae) Based on Molecular and Morphological Evidence.. Journal of Insect Science. 7(63). 1–16. 19 indexed citations

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Zhou, Chang-Fa, Lu Sun, & W. P. McCafferty. (2003). A new species of Caenoculis Soldan from China (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae).. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 79. 185–191. 3 indexed citations

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