Na Sun

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
236 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Na Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Na Sun has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 38 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Na Sun's work include Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (60 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (29 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (27 papers). Na Sun is often cited by papers focused on Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides (60 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (29 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (27 papers). Na Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Na Sun's co-authors include Songyi Lin, Zhijie Bao, Pengbo Cui, Pengfei Jiang, Beiwei Zhu, Jing‐Dong J. Han, Shuyu Zhang, Yue Tang, Simin Zhang and Yiying Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Na Sun

226 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Na Sun China	39	2.9k	889	749	748	689	236	5.3k
Guang‐Ming Liu China	40	2.2k 0.8×	615 0.7×	508 0.7×	441 0.6×	413 0.6×	266	5.8k
Min‐Jie Cao China	43	2.8k 1.0×	995 1.1×	1.3k 1.8×	1.6k 2.1×	497 0.7×	255	7.0k
Alan Carne New Zealand	39	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	398 0.5×	285 0.4×	155	4.6k
Yuyu Zhang China	48	2.2k 0.8×	2.2k 2.5×	1.4k 1.9×	1.2k 1.6×	415 0.6×	335	7.6k
Xue Zhao China	41	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 1.8×	1.4k 1.9×	450 0.6×	309 0.4×	213	4.2k
F. Javier Moreno Spain	45	2.3k 0.8×	2.3k 2.6×	298 0.4×	960 1.3×	585 0.8×	253	6.1k
Haibo Yu China	37	1.0k 0.4×	428 0.5×	547 0.7×	548 0.7×	110 0.2×	166	4.0k
Hui Zhang China	38	2.7k 0.9×	419 0.5×	460 0.6×	680 0.9×	531 0.8×	202	4.9k
Kang Tu China	46	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.4×	489 0.7×	2.3k 3.1×	92 0.1×	276	6.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Na Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Na Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Na Sun

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

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Liu, Yao, et al.. (2025). Decoding Penaeus vannamei Allergies: How Digestion-Resistant Immunodominant Epitopes Drive IgE-Mediated Allergic Responses. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(30). 19000–19012. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Kexin, et al.. (2024). Insight into the allergenicity of digestion-resistant epitopes in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) tropomyosin. Food Bioscience. 60. 104328–104328. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Songyi, et al.. (2024). κ-Carrageenan improves the gelation capacity of Antarctic krill myofibrillar proteins through covalent and noncovalent interactions. Food Hydrocolloids. 155. 110220–110220. 23 indexed citations

Li, Shuang, Jiabo Huang, Na Sun, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of puffing and volatile compounds characteristics of fish maw, a protein-based raw material. LWT. 212. 116963–116963. 3 indexed citations

Jiang, Pengfei, Yang Liu, Jin-ye Yang, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of circular fermentation as a new strategy to accelerate fermentation and enhance flavor of Antarctic krill paste. Current Research in Food Science. 9. 100838–100838. 6 indexed citations

Lin, Songyi, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the impact of dietary components on tropomyosin-induced anaphylaxis: Analysis from the perspective of intestinal barrier. Food Bioscience. 62. 105254–105254. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Shuo, Songyi Lin, Kexin Liu, et al.. (2023). Differentiation of antioxidants in reducing oxidation and improving quality of ready-to-eat roasted shrimp after thermal sterilization. Food Chemistry. 434. 137496–137496. 13 indexed citations

Liu, Yao, et al.. (2023). Exploration of digestion-resistant immunodominant epitopes in shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) allergens. Food Chemistry. 438. 137920–137920. 9 indexed citations

Chen, Jiale, Na Sun, Yuru Wang, et al.. (2023). Repetitive Low-Level Blast Exposure via Akt/NF-κB Signaling Pathway Mediates the M1 Polarization of Mouse Alveolar Macrophage MH-S Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(13). 10596–10596. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Na, Shengjie Hu, Di Wang, et al.. (2022). Calcium Delivery Systems Assembled using Antarctic Krill Derived Heptapeptides: Exploration of the Assembly Mechanism, In Vitro Digestion Profile, and Calcium Absorption Behavior. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(6). 2018–2028. 24 indexed citations

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Sun, Na, et al.. (2022). Gastrointestinal fate of food allergens and its relationship with allergenicity. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 21(4). 3376–3404. 57 indexed citations

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Lin, Songyi, et al.. (2022). Control on moisture distribution and protein changes of Antarctic krill meat by antifreeze protein during multiple freeze–thaw cycles. Journal of Food Science. 87(10). 4440–4452. 9 indexed citations

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Lin, Songyi, et al.. (2022). Contribution of κ‐/ι‐carrageenan on the gelling properties of shrimp myofibrillar protein and their interaction mechanism exploration. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 103(2). 524–533. 16 indexed citations

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Ding, Jie, et al.. (2021). Reducing the allergenicity of pea protein based on the enzyme action of alcalase. Food & Function. 12(13). 5940–5948. 19 indexed citations

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Han, Jing, Zhen Jiang, Xin Chen, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of Aurora-A Promotes CD8+ T-Cell Infiltration by Mediating IL10 Production in Cancer Cells. Molecular Cancer Research. 18(10). 1589–1602. 19 indexed citations

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Bao, Zhijie, et al.. (2020). Egg yolk phospholipids reverse scopolamine–induced spatial memory deficits in mice by attenuating cholinergic damage. Journal of Functional Foods. 69. 103948–103948. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Ke, Na Sun, Dongmei Li, et al.. (2018). Enzyme-controlled hygroscopicity and proton dynamics in sea cucumber (Stichopus japonicus) ovum peptide powders. Food Research International. 112. 241–249. 14 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yue, et al.. (2017). Effects of electron beam irradiation (EBI) on structure characteristics and thermal properties of walnut protein flour. Food Research International. 100(Pt 1). 850–857. 38 indexed citations

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Sun, Na, et al.. (2017). Targeted regulation of hygroscopicity of soybean antioxidant pentapeptide powder by zinc ions binding to the moisture absorption sites. Food Chemistry. 242. 83–90. 16 indexed citations

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Wang, Xinjing, et al.. (2013). <i>Arabidopsis</i> Transcription Factor WRKY33 Is Involved in Drought by Directly Regulating the Expression of <i>CesA8</i>. American Journal of Plant Sciences. 4(6). 21–27. 19 indexed citations

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