Min Sun

915 total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 688 citations indexed

About

Min Sun is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Min Sun has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 688 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 16 papers in Building and Construction and 10 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Min Sun's work include Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (23 papers), Fire effects on concrete materials (16 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (15 papers). Min Sun is often cited by papers focused on Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (23 papers), Fire effects on concrete materials (16 papers) and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (15 papers). Min Sun collaborates with scholars based in Canada and China. Min Sun's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Packer, Yufeng Bi, Mulian Zheng, Cheng Lin, Lizhi Wang, Jian Wang, Sai Chen, Jingjing Li, Wei Zhuang and Qikun Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Construction and Building Materials and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Min Sun

50 papers receiving 679 citations

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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.

Mechanical properties of a novel mechanical metamaterial with multi-stable and mono-stable characteristics

2025 18 citations Min Sun, Zhiwei Qiu et al. Thin-Walled Structures profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Min Sun Canada	15	549	153	134	127	105	50	688
Linjie Huang China	20	633 1.2×	415 2.7×	129 1.0×	255 2.0×	84 0.8×	66	982
Natalie Stranghöner Germany	12	432 0.8×	129 0.8×	90 0.7×	263 2.1×	249 2.4×	110	593
Daniel Carlos Taissum Cardoso Brazil	19	640 1.2×	536 3.5×	108 0.8×	99 0.8×	300 2.9×	80	848
Alexandre Landesmann Brazil	17	578 1.1×	370 2.4×	86 0.6×	77 0.6×	138 1.3×	59	776
Z.W. Guan United Kingdom	16	292 0.5×	329 2.2×	157 1.2×	284 2.2×	306 2.9×	39	715
Zhangjian Wu United Kingdom	14	367 0.7×	259 1.7×	52 0.4×	81 0.6×	221 2.1×	65	580
Totka Bakalová Czechia	13	159 0.3×	84 0.5×	36 0.3×	176 1.4×	152 1.4×	58	553
Li-min Tian China	19	623 1.1×	278 1.8×	125 0.9×	240 1.9×	69 0.7×	52	866
Yiqun Huang China	13	503 0.9×	325 2.1×	50 0.4×	88 0.7×	159 1.5×	19	681

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Min Sun

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Min, Zhiwei Qiu, Qiang Chen, et al.. (2025). Mechanical properties of a novel mechanical metamaterial with multi-stable and mono-stable characteristics. Thin-Walled Structures. 212. 113230–113230. 18 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhang, Kun, et al.. (2025). A novel shock isolation system composed of negative-stiffness functional units with self-recovery characteristics. Materials Today Communications. 45. 112330–112330. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Min, et al.. (2024). SCFs for CHS-to-CHS T- and X-type moment-loaded end connections: Proposal for formulae. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 218. 108734–108734. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Min, et al.. (2024). Stress concentration factors for RHS-to-RHS T-type moment-loaded end connections. Thin-Walled Structures. 203. 112179–112179. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Qikun, et al.. (2024). Inverse design method of deployable cylindrical composite shells for solar sail structure. Composite Structures. 352. 118698–118698. 14 indexed citations

Richards, B., et al.. (2024). An effective stress approach for the design of rectangular hollow section flexural members with slender elements. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 224. 109143–109143. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Zheng, Tao Zhang, Hongcheng Shen, et al.. (2024). Large-Deformation Electrothermal Actuation Inchworm-Like Crawling Robot Based on Bistable Structures for Load Carrying. Applied Composite Materials. 31(5). 1499–1513. 7 indexed citations

Ye, Jin, et al.. (2023). Effects of galvanizing on residual stresses and stress concentrations in RHS X- and T-Connections. Engineering Structures. 284. 115984–115984. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Min, et al.. (2022). Measuring the elasticity of liquid–liquid phase separation droplets with biomembrane force probe. Biophysics Reports. 8(2). 68–79. 2 indexed citations

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Gao, Guohua, et al.. (2022). Interlaminar Shear Characteristics of Typical Polyurethane Mixture Pavement. Polymers. 14(18). 3827–3827. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Shan, Xiaocen Wang, Yanhui Yu, et al.. (2022). Establishment and application of a CRISPR-Cas12a-based RPA-LFS and fluorescence for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis. Parasites & Vectors. 15(1). 350–350. 27 indexed citations

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Sun, Min, et al.. (2022). Numerical analysis of group effects of a large pile group under lateral loading. Computers and Geotechnics. 144. 104660–104660. 21 indexed citations

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Sun, Min, et al.. (2021). Design of direct-formed square and rectangular hollow section beams. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 188. 107005–107005. 3 indexed citations

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Sun, Min, et al.. (2021). Experimental investigation of direct-formed square and rectangular hollow section beams. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 186. 106898–106898. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Min, et al.. (2020). Residual stresses of heat-treated and hot-dip galvanized RHS cold-formed by different methods. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 169. 106071–106071. 18 indexed citations

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Sun, Min, Yufeng Bi, Mulian Zheng, Sai Chen, & Jingjing Li. (2019). Evaluation of a Cold-Mixed High-Performance Polyurethane Mixture. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2019. 1–12. 22 indexed citations

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Sun, Min, et al.. (2019). Design of fillet welds in RHS-to-RHS moment T-connections under branch in-plane bending. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 159. 122–133. 9 indexed citations

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Han, Lei, et al.. (2018). Engineering Application and In-situ Monitoring Analysis of Retaining Structures of New H-section Steel Support System in Foundation Pit. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 53. 3080–3080. 2 indexed citations

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Packer, Jeffrey A. & Min Sun. (2011). Fillet Weld Design for Rectangular HSS Connections. Engineering Journal. 48(1). 31–48. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Min. (2011). Based on thermodynamic equilibrium analysis of deformation mechanism of concrete under freeze-thaw environments. Concrete. 1 indexed citations

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