Lu Sun

564 total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 412 citations indexed

About

Lu Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Lu Sun has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 412 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Lu Sun's work include Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (3 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers). Lu Sun is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (3 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (3 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (3 papers). Lu Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Japan. Lu Sun's co-authors include Huaiyin Shi, Lixin Wei, Chao Ma, Ye Li, Nan Li, Zhili Wang, Yu Zhao, Guoqing Hu, Jun Ming and Honglin Wan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lu Sun

30 papers receiving 408 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.

  1. The promise and challenges of combination therapies with antibody-drug conjugates in solid tumors
    2024 87 citations Qing Wei, Peijing Li et al. Journal of Hematology & Oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lu Sun China 11 134 128 122 86 76 32 412
Jianjing Liu China 11 106 0.8× 77 0.6× 128 1.0× 103 1.2× 56 0.7× 27 349
Yujie Tan China 10 81 0.6× 128 1.0× 66 0.5× 62 0.7× 115 1.5× 38 335
Y. Ko Germany 6 221 1.6× 117 0.9× 112 0.9× 185 2.2× 67 0.9× 13 490
Reza Golestani United States 15 65 0.5× 92 0.7× 111 0.9× 165 1.9× 96 1.3× 27 444
Valentina Iacobelli Italy 11 166 1.2× 171 1.3× 56 0.5× 55 0.6× 84 1.1× 22 477
Sung Wook Seo South Korea 15 119 0.9× 203 1.6× 34 0.3× 127 1.5× 91 1.2× 28 445
Katherine J. Blair United States 11 128 1.0× 138 1.1× 67 0.5× 55 0.6× 84 1.1× 17 389
Li Lu United States 12 138 1.0× 288 2.3× 38 0.3× 77 0.9× 104 1.4× 26 520

Countries citing papers authored by Lu Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lu Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Qing, et al.. (2025). ChebNet Traffic Flow Prediction Model Based on Non-local Spatio-temporal Correlation Matrix. Networks and Spatial Economics. 25(4). 935–956.
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Guo, Dong, et al.. (2025). Crosstalk between lipid metabolism and macrophages in atherosclerosis: therapeutic potential of natural products. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 12. 1529924–1529924. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Lu, Na Wang, Gang Gao, et al.. (2025). Study on MicroRNAs as Potential Biomarkers of Radon-induced Radiation Damage. Health Physics. 129(6). 469–479. 1 indexed citations
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Wei, Qing, Peijing Li, Teng Yang, et al.. (2024). The promise and challenges of combination therapies with antibody-drug conjugates in solid tumors. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 17(1). 1–1. 87 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Lu, et al.. (2023). Hexafluoro-2-propanol represses colorectal cancer proliferation by regulating transaminases. Acta Biochimica Polonica. 70(1). 145–152. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, Zhiwu Wang, Chunyang Li, et al.. (2023). Recent antitumor therapy does not increase Omicron COVID-19 severity in cancer patients: a two-center retrospective study in China. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1284255–1284255. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Lu, et al.. (2022). Impact of 30° Reserve Trendelenburg Position on Lung Function in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Frontiers in Surgery. 9. 792697–792697. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Lu, Cheng Wu, Jun Ming, et al.. (2022). EGLN1 induces tumorigenesis and radioresistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by promoting ubiquitination of p53 in a hydroxylase-dependent manner. Journal of Cancer. 13(7). 2061–2073. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of PDK1 enhances radiosensitivity and reverses epithelial–mesenchymal transition in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Head & Neck. 44(7). 1576–1587. 10 indexed citations
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Zhao, Lixiang, et al.. (2021). Association of miR-192-5p with Atherosclerosis and its Effect on Proliferation and Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Molecular Biotechnology. 63(12). 1244–1251. 17 indexed citations
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Liu, Jingfang, Yujie Ji, Jiawei Jin, et al.. (2020). Low Expression of DDX60 Gene Might Associate with the Radiosensitivity for Patients with Breast Cancer. Journal of Oncology. 2020. 1–11. 9 indexed citations
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Sun, Lu, Cheng Wu, Jun Ming, et al.. (2020). Riluzole Enhances the Response of Human Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells to Ionizing Radiation via ATM/P53 Signalling Pathway. Journal of Cancer. 11(11). 3089–3098. 9 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaorong, Lu Sun, Peter G. Maxim, et al.. (2016). Early Change in Metabolic Tumor Heterogeneity during Chemoradiotherapy and Its Prognostic Value for Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0157836–e0157836. 51 indexed citations
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Sun, Lu, Yu Zhao, Huaiyin Shi, Chao Ma, & Lixin Wei. (2015). LMP1 promotes nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma cell function by eIF4E via NF-κB pathway. Oncology Reports. 34(6). 3264–3271. 19 indexed citations
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Sun, Lu, Yu Zhao, Huaiyin Shi, Chao Ma, & Lixin Wei. (2015). LMP-1 induces survivin expression to inhibit cell apoptosis through the NF-κB and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways in nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma. Oncology Reports. 33(5). 2253–2260. 38 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhili, Lu Sun, Ye Li, & Nan Li. (2014). Relationship between elasticity and collagen fiber content in breast disease: A preliminary report. Ultrasonics. 57. 44–49. 39 indexed citations
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Li, J., et al.. (2010). The contraceptive effect of a novel filtering‐type nano‐copper complex/polymer composites intra‐vas device on male animals. International Journal of Andrology. 33(6). 810–817. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Lu, et al.. (2010). Biological evaluation of a novel copper-containing composite for contraception. Fertility and Sterility. 95(4). 1416–1420. 5 indexed citations
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Hu, Jiaqi, et al.. (2010). Conductivity of AOT/Triton X-100 Mixed Reverse Micelles. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica. 26(8). 2205–2210. 1 indexed citations

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