Ming Sun

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Ming Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pollution and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming Sun has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Pollution and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ming Sun's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (6 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (4 papers). Ming Sun is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers), Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (6 papers) and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (4 papers). Ming Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ming Sun's co-authors include Seymour Zigman, Lanhe Zhang, Lianfa Song, Haifeng Zhang, Jingbo Guo, Qingping Wu, Qihui Gu, Linlin Yan, Jumei Zhang and Dongzhi Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Ming Sun

41 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

An improved spectrophotometric assay for superoxide dismu... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 200 400 600
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. An improved spectrophotometric assay for superoxide dismutase based on epinephrine autoxidation
    1978 680 citations Ming Sun, Seymour Zigman profile →

Peers

Ming Sun
Xingjuan Chen China
Guoxin Huang China
Jiangtao Zhang China
Bo Shao China
Joanna Giebułtowicz Poland
Héctor Riveros‐Rosas Mexico
Mitsuo Yamashita Japan
Clementina Sansone Italy
Goran Gajski Croatia
Li Tang China
Xingjuan Chen China
Ming Sun
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Countries citing papers authored by Ming Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ming Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ming Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ming Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ming 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 Ming Sun. Ming 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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Gu, Qihui, Jumei Zhang, Weipeng Guo, et al.. (2022). Nitrogen-metabolising microorganism analysis in rapid sand filters from drinking water treatment plant. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30(11). 29458–29475. 7 indexed citations
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Gu, Qihui, Ming Sun, Tao Lin, et al.. (2022). Characteristics of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Full-Scale Drinking Water Treatment System Using Metagenomics and Culturing. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 798442–798442. 25 indexed citations
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Wu, Huiqing, Qingping Wu, Jumei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Highly efficient removal of Sb(V) from water by franklinite-containing nano-FeZn composites. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 17113–17113. 4 indexed citations
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Gu, Qihui, Moutong Chen, Jumei Zhang, et al.. (2021). Genomic Analysis and Stability Evaluation of the Phenol-Degrading Bacterium Acinetobacter sp. DW-1 During Water Treatment. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 687511–687511. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Ming, et al.. (2020). Characterization of a novel bifunctional mannuronan C-5 epimerase and alginate lyase from Pseudomonas mendocina. sp. DICP-70. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 150. 662–670. 15 indexed citations
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Gu, Qihui, Qingping Wu, Jumei Zhang, et al.. (2018). Isolation and Transcriptome Analysis of Phenol-Degrading Bacterium From Carbon–Sand Filters in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Plant. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 2162–2162. 21 indexed citations
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Zhou, Qin, et al.. (2017). Spatiotemporal changes in bacterial community and microbial activity in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant. The Science of The Total Environment. 625. 449–459. 87 indexed citations
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Gu, Qihui, Qingping Wu, Jumei Zhang, et al.. (2017). Acinetobacter sp. DW-1 immobilized on polyhedron hollow polypropylene balls and analysis of transcriptome and proteome of the bacterium during phenol biodegradation process. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4863–4863. 18 indexed citations
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Xiao, Feng, Bing Liao, Jing Hu, et al.. (2017). JMJD1C Ensures Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Somatic Cell Reprogramming through Controlling MicroRNA Expression. Stem Cell Reports. 9(3). 927–942. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Kefei, Liu Liu, Jinping Lin, et al.. (2016). Overexpression of membrane-bound gluconate-2-dehydrogenase to enhance the production of 2-keto-d-gluconic acid by Gluconobacter oxydans. Microbial Cell Factories. 15(1). 121–121. 36 indexed citations
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Zheng, Shuzhen, Ming Sun, Kai Zhang, et al.. (2016). Profiling post-translational modifications of histones in neural differentiation of embryonic stem cells using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B. 1017-1018. 36–44. 6 indexed citations
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Shi, Lulu, et al.. (2016). Effective improvement of the activity of membrane-bound alcohol dehydrogenase by overexpression of adhS in Gluconobacter oxydans. Biotechnology Letters. 38(7). 1131–1138. 11 indexed citations
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Gu, Qihui, Qingping Wu, Jumei Zhang, et al.. (2016). Community Analysis and Recovery of Phenol-degrading Bacteria from Drinking Water Biofilters. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 495–495. 31 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lin, Jinping Lin, Yushu Ma, Dongzhi Wei, & Ming Sun. (2010). Construction of a Novel Shuttle Vector for Use in Gluconobacter oxydans. Molecular Biotechnology. 46(3). 227–233. 21 indexed citations
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Li, Mingliang, et al.. (2010). Purification and In Situ Immobilization of Papain with Aqueous Two-Phase System. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e15168–e15168. 27 indexed citations
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Sun, Ming, et al.. (2008). Surface-Templated Formation of Protein Microfibril Arrays. Langmuir. 24(10). 5418–5421. 27 indexed citations
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Sun, Ming, et al.. (2007). Biochemical analysis of the interaction of calcium with toposome: A major protein component of the sea urchin egg and embryo. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 103(5). 1464–1471. 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Ming & Seymour Zigman. (1979). ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF TRYPTOPHAN PHOTOPRODUCTS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF TRYPTOPHAN EXPOSED TO NEAR‐UV LIGHT*. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 29(5). 893–897. 30 indexed citations
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