Ning Sun

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Ning Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ning Sun has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Organic Chemistry and 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ning Sun's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (12 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (8 papers). Ning Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (12 papers) and Synthesis and biological activity (8 papers). Ning Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Ning Sun's co-authors include Hongyuan Yan, Kwok‐Yin Wong, Yu‐Jing Lu, Wenchang Yuan, Yun‐Chung Leung, Fung‐Yi Chan, Qi Guo, Yehong Han, Qi Peng and Xiaohua Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, PLoS ONE and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ning Sun

102 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

A Review of Biofilm Formation of Staphylococcus aureus and Its Regulation Mechanism

2022 160 citations Ning Sun, Wenchang Yuan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ning Sun China	28	967	561	383	337	299	104	2.6k
Pradeep R. Vavia India	41	1.1k 1.1×	416 0.7×	587 1.5×	514 1.5×	508 1.7×	147	5.4k
Agnieszka Z. Wilczewska Poland	29	777 0.8×	720 1.3×	746 1.9×	690 2.0×	144 0.5×	111	3.5k
Varsha Pokharkar India	35	945 1.0×	323 0.6×	646 1.7×	955 2.8×	192 0.6×	92	4.1k
Kawthar Bouchemal France	32	812 0.8×	786 1.4×	659 1.7×	637 1.9×	63 0.2×	88	4.2k
Melgardt M. de Villiers South Africa	32	590 0.6×	644 1.1×	483 1.3×	1.0k 3.1×	246 0.8×	107	3.4k
Vannajan Sanghiran Lee Malaysia	32	974 1.0×	481 0.9×	270 0.7×	458 1.4×	87 0.3×	189	3.1k
Ruchı Tıwarı India	20	669 0.7×	195 0.3×	523 1.4×	279 0.8×	126 0.4×	105	2.7k
Rubén H. Manzo Argentina	31	505 0.5×	638 1.1×	237 0.6×	470 1.4×	168 0.6×	107	2.7k
Manish K. Chourasia India	31	981 1.0×	400 0.7×	543 1.4×	301 0.9×	65 0.2×	114	4.4k
Renaat Kinget Belgium	39	682 0.7×	360 0.6×	237 0.6×	919 2.7×	416 1.4×	111	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ning Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ning Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ning Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ning Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ning 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 Ning Sun. Ning 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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Yao, Min, Binyu Wang, Zitong Li, et al.. (2025). Se-methylselenocysteine inhibits inflammatory response in an LPS-stimulated chicken HD11 macrophage-like cell model through the NFKB2 pathway. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11. 1503436–1503436. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Peng, Sisi Chen, Wing‐Leung Wong, et al.. (2025). Study of the antimicrobial activity of carvacrol and its mechanism of action against drug-resistant bacteria. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 757. 151643–151643. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Ting, et al.. (2024). Hesperidin and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Modulate the Composition of the Gut Microbiota and Reduce Obesity in High Fat Diet Mice. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. Volume 17. 3643–3656. 3 indexed citations

Jiang, Hailong, et al.. (2023). Study on Deposition Rate Model Optimization of Crystallization Fouling. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics. 32(1). 162–179. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Ning, et al.. (2020). Network pharmacology, molecular docking integrated surface plasmon resonance technology reveals the mechanism of Toujie Quwen Granules against coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia. Phytomedicine. 85. 153401–153401. 83 indexed citations

Chen, Xifeng, et al.. (2020). Maize-Soybean Strip Intercropping Improved Lodging Resistance and Productivity of Maize. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 24(5). 3 indexed citations

Chen, Xifeng, et al.. (2019). Photosynthetic and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Responses in Maize and Soybean Strip Intercropping System. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology. 24(4). 799–811. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Ning, Ming Li, Ying Li, et al.. (2019). Antibacterial evaluation and mode of action study of BIMQ, a novel bacterial cell division inhibitor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 514(4). 1224–1230. 17 indexed citations

Sun, Ning, Dongli Li, Xiaoqing Chen, et al.. (2019). New Applications of Oleanolic Acid and its Derivatives as Cardioprotective Agents: A Review of their Therapeutic Perspectives. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 25(35). 3740–3750. 17 indexed citations

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Sun, Ning, Dou Wang, Xiaomei Li, et al.. (2019). <p>pH-dependent and cathepsin B activable CaCO<sub>3</sub> nanoprobe for targeted in vivo tumor imaging</p>. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 14. 4309–4317. 9 indexed citations

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Gao, Wei, Wenbin Jin, Ning Sun, et al.. (2018). Boosting the efficacy of anti-MRSA β-lactam antibiotics via an easily accessible, non-cytotoxic and orally bioavailable FtsZ inhibitor. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 163. 95–115. 27 indexed citations

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Fang, Zhiyuan, Kin‐Fai Chan, Wenchang Yuan, et al.. (2018). Design, synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of 2,4-disubstituted-6-thiophenyl-pyrimidines. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 161. 141–153. 50 indexed citations

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Liu, Yong, Jingan Chen, Jieying Qian, et al.. (2018). Evolutionary analysis and structural characterization of Aquilaria sinensis sesquiterpene synthase in agarwood formation: A computational study. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 456. 249–260. 4 indexed citations

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Fang, Zhiyuan, Yanan Li, Wenchang Yuan, et al.. (2018). A quinoline-based FtsZ inhibitor for the study of antimicrobial activity and synergistic effects with β-lactam antibiotics. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 137(3). 283–289. 26 indexed citations

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Du, Ruo‐Lan, Zhihua Liu, Zhiyuan Fang, et al.. (2018). Study of Benzofuroquinolinium Derivatives as a New Class of Potent Antibacterial Agent and the Mode of Inhibition Targeting FtsZ. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 1937–1937. 23 indexed citations

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Lu, Xuewen, Ting Mei, Qi Guo, et al.. (2018). Improved performance of lateral flow immunoassays for alpha-fetoprotein and vanillin by using silica shell-stabilized gold nanoparticles. Microchimica Acta. 186(1). 2–2. 71 indexed citations

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Sun, Ning, Ruo‐Lan Du, Baohua Huang, et al.. (2017). Antibacterial activity of N -methylbenzofuro[3,2- b ]quinoline and N -methylbenzoindolo[3,2- b ]-quinoline derivatives and study of their mode of action. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 135. 1–11. 78 indexed citations

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Hu, Rui, Yong Wang, Chui‐Shan Tsang, et al.. (2016). ‘Light up’ protein–protein interaction through bioorthogonal incorporation of a turn-on fluorescent probe into β-lactamase. Molecular BioSystems. 12(12). 3544–3549. 5 indexed citations

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Chan, Fung‐Yi, Ning Sun, Yun‐Chung Leung, & Kwok‐Yin Wong. (2014). Antimicrobial activity of a quinuclidine-based FtsZ inhibitor and its synergistic potential with β-lactam antibiotics. The Journal of Antibiotics. 68(4). 253–258. 37 indexed citations

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Yan, Hongyuan, Suting Liu, Mengmeng Gao, & Ning Sun. (2013). Ionic liquids modified dummy molecularly imprinted microspheres as solid phase extraction materials for the determination of clenbuterol and clorprenaline in urine. Journal of Chromatography A. 1294. 10–16. 60 indexed citations

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