Nan Sun

1.1k total citations
61 papers, 822 citations indexed

About

Nan Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Sun has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 822 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Materials Chemistry, 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nan Sun's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (11 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (9 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (9 papers). Nan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (11 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (9 papers) and Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (9 papers). Nan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Nan Sun's co-authors include Cheng Tian, Xianglei Liu, Yue‐Biao Zhang, Hailong He, Tao He, Junbai Li, Yimin Xuan, Pengjia Dou, Jinming Cai and Ke Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Nan Sun

54 papers receiving 815 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nan Sun China 18 353 296 190 179 177 61 822
K. W. Wang China 3 395 1.1× 156 0.5× 194 1.0× 269 1.5× 113 0.6× 5 867
Boyang Liu China 17 434 1.2× 283 1.0× 129 0.7× 127 0.7× 91 0.5× 47 982
Rashed Aleisa United States 15 396 1.1× 309 1.0× 538 2.8× 184 1.0× 276 1.6× 20 1.1k
Zuyang Ye United States 16 344 1.0× 244 0.8× 650 3.4× 186 1.0× 215 1.2× 31 1.1k
Meganne Christian Italy 18 630 1.8× 186 0.6× 108 0.6× 249 1.4× 50 0.3× 31 895
Minwoo Lee South Korea 20 665 1.9× 393 1.3× 151 0.8× 647 3.6× 168 0.9× 91 1.4k
Florent Ravaux United Arab Emirates 18 748 2.1× 292 1.0× 116 0.6× 344 1.9× 103 0.6× 38 1.2k
Teng Chen China 15 372 1.1× 116 0.4× 121 0.6× 234 1.3× 49 0.3× 45 802
Yafeng Zhang China 11 223 0.6× 216 0.7× 98 0.5× 349 1.9× 44 0.2× 24 899
Gwan Hyun Choi South Korea 19 477 1.4× 214 0.7× 573 3.0× 572 3.2× 64 0.4× 42 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Nan Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nan Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nan Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nan 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 Nan Sun. Nan 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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Sun, Nan, et al.. (2025). Lithium extraction by Li2TiO3 − polyethersulfone (PES) composite adsorbents: From beads to column. Chemical Engineering Journal. 511. 161740–161740. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaoming, et al.. (2025). Probing Peptide Assembly and Interaction via High-Resolution Imaging Techniques: A Mini Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(9). 3998–3998.
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Zheng, Yong‐Fei, et al.. (2025). Hygroscopic LiCl@MOF‐Grafted Fibrous Mats for Scalable Solar‐Powered Atmospheric Water Harvesting. Small. 21(39). e04776–e04776.
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Sun, Nan, et al.. (2024). Forward osmosis for concentrating lithium-enriched brine: From membrane performance to system design. Desalination. 591. 117997–117997. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, Nan, et al.. (2024). Super-Resolution Microscopy as a Versatile Tool in Probing Molecular Assembly. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(21). 11497–11497. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Nan, Xianglei Liu, Cheng Tian, Qiao Xu, & Yimin Xuan. (2024). Selective Plasmonic C─H Bond Editing for Low‐Temperature Light‐Driven Greenhouse Gas Upgrading. Advanced Energy Materials. 15(5). 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Nan, et al.. (2023). Spatial mapping and quantitative evaluation of protein corona on PEGylated mesoporous silica particles by super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 653(Pt A). 351–358. 9 indexed citations
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Sun, Nan, et al.. (2023). Improving permeability and fouling resistance of GO hydrophilic/hydrophobic Janus membrane by polyether amine crosslinking for membrane distillation of dye wastewater. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 11(6). 111164–111164. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Nan, Xu Wang, Zichen Wang, et al.. (2023). High Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production of Ag@TiO2 with Different Sizes by Simple Chemical Synthesis. Langmuir. 39(9). 3350–3357. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Nan, Yi Jia, Shiwei Bai, et al.. (2023). The power of super-resolution microscopy in modern biomedical science. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 314. 102880–102880. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Chen, Hui Sun, John S. Davis, et al.. (2023). FHL2 deficiency impairs follicular development and fertility by attenuating EGF/EGFR/YAP signaling in ovarian granulosa cells. Cell Death and Disease. 14(4). 239–239. 14 indexed citations
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Fang, Xiaotian, et al.. (2022). Valley splitting and magnetic anisotropy in two-dimensional VI3/MSe2 (M = W, Mo) heterostructures. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24(7). 4374–4383. 13 indexed citations
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He, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2022). Antifouling Electrochemical Biosensor Based on Conductive Hydrogel of DNA Scaffold for Ultrasensitive Detection of ATP. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(36). 40624–40632. 22 indexed citations
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Sun, Nan, Pengjia Dou, Wentao Zhai, et al.. (2022). Polyethylene separator supported thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes for concentrating lithium enriched brine. Water Research. 216. 118297–118297. 57 indexed citations
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He, Xiaoyan, Huimin Han, Nan Sun, et al.. (2021). A Novel Electrochemical Aptasensor for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Adenosine Triphosphate Based on DNA-Templated Copolymers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(30). 35561–35567. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, Nan. (2010). Comparison of Received Solar Energy from Fixed Receivers and Trackers. Science and Technology Information. 1 indexed citations

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