Peng Sun

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Peng Sun is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Peng Sun has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Organic Chemistry, 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 14 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Peng Sun's work include Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (37 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (28 papers) and Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (13 papers). Peng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (37 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (28 papers) and Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (13 papers). Peng Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Peng Sun's co-authors include Richard A. Hartwick, Jincheng Mao, Hailong Yang, Yan Zhu, Geoffrey E. Barker, Aijun Lin, Hequan Yao, Linhua Lu, Hong Yan and Tingyi Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Peng Sun

103 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Leaf-based energy harvesting and storage utilizing hygroscopic iron hydrogel for continuous power generation

2025 48 citations Shuai Guo, Yaoxin Zhang et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peng Sun China	27	1.1k	420	233	191	122	105	1.9k
K. Sivakumar India	22	546 0.5×	331 0.8×	258 1.1×	238 1.2×	306 2.5×	154	1.6k
B.K. Sarojini India	24	1.6k 1.4×	257 0.6×	143 0.6×	324 1.7×	329 2.7×	165	2.4k
Bogdan Štefane Slovenia	23	946 0.8×	190 0.5×	77 0.3×	287 1.5×	206 1.7×	108	1.7k
Mohammad Navid Soltani Rad Iran	22	1.3k 1.2×	148 0.4×	85 0.4×	581 3.0×	116 1.0×	137	1.9k
Subrata Jana India	19	325 0.3×	153 0.4×	176 0.8×	257 1.3×	149 1.2×	66	1.2k
E. L. Bastos Brazil	26	692 0.6×	328 0.8×	139 0.6×	558 2.9×	349 2.9×	85	1.9k
Raviraj Kusanur India	21	568 0.5×	88 0.2×	165 0.7×	317 1.7×	269 2.2×	77	1.2k
Ignacio A. Rivero Mexico	17	521 0.5×	189 0.5×	91 0.4×	262 1.4×	333 2.7×	101	1.2k
Saturnino Ibeas Spain	22	406 0.4×	230 0.5×	385 1.7×	268 1.4×	296 2.4×	58	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Peng Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peng Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peng Sun

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yang, Jianhui, J.‐I. Jin, Ziting Li, et al.. (2025). Achieving wide-range color-tunable afterglows through co-doping and energy transfer in organic host–guest system. Chemical Communications. 61(93). 18376–18379.

Guo, Shuai, Yaoxin Zhang, Zhen Yu, et al.. (2025). Leaf-based energy harvesting and storage utilizing hygroscopic iron hydrogel for continuous power generation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5267–5267. 48 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhou, Yue, Shuai Guo, Yun Zhou, et al.. (2025). Ionic Composite Nanofiber Membrane‐Based Ultra‐Sensitive and Anti‐Interference Flexible Pressure Sensors for Intelligent Sign Language Recognition. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(29). 19 indexed citations

Xu, Yan, Chunhua Wei, Xiaomin Liu, et al.. (2025). Improving Both Stability and Sensitivity of Immunosensor by Spatially Controlled Enzyme‐Engineered Covalent Organic Frameworks. Advanced Functional Materials. 35(24). 7 indexed citations

Li, Yue, Yajuan Zhang, Hongyang Zhao, et al.. (2025). Unlocking the mysteries of interfacial processes in zinc-ion batteries through multiscale advanced characterization techniques. Nano Research. 19(1). 94908045–94908045. 1 indexed citations

Jia, Xiaoteng, et al.. (2025). Wearable Self‐Powered Pressure Sensors Based on alk‐Ti₃C₂T_x Regulating Contact Barrier Difference for Noncontact Motion Object Recognition. Advanced Science. 12(13). e2416504–e2416504. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Peng, Jianyou Wang, Chong Qiu, et al.. (2024). Photoaffinity probe‐based antimalarial target identification of artemisinin in the intraerythrocytic developmental cycle of Plasmodium falciparum. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). e176–e176. 5 indexed citations

Wu, Zeyu, et al.. (2024). The erosive effect of pomegranate juice on enamel: An in vitro study. PLoS ONE. 19(4). e0298404–e0298404. 1 indexed citations

Dai, Wenbo, Peng Sun, Jianbing Shi, et al.. (2023). Organic Host‐Guest Materials with Bright Red Room‐Temperature Phosphorescence for Persistent Bioimaging^†. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41(13). 1575–1582. 26 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yue, Yun Zhou, Liupeng Zhao, et al.. (2023). Waterproof breathable multifunctional flexible sensor for underwater tactile sensing and ammonia gas monitoring. Nano Energy. 117. 108881–108881. 32 indexed citations

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Gao, Peng, Jiayun Chen, Peng Sun, et al.. (2023). Chemical proteomic profiling with photoaffinity labeling strategy identifies antimalarial targets of artemisinin. Chinese Chemical Letters. 34(12). 108296–108296. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Nanjun, Dong Zhang, Yifan Zhao, et al.. (2023). Boron-catalysed transition-metal-free arylation and alkenylation of allylic alcohols with boronic acids. RSC Advances. 13(5). 3329–3332. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Nanjun, et al.. (2023). Synthesis of branched allylic sulfones by regioselective boron-catalysed hydrosulfonylation. Environmental Chemistry Letters. 21(2). 681–687. 8 indexed citations

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Jin, Rui, Xu Yan, Peng Sun, & Geyu Lu. (2020). Dual-Signal Readout By Hybrid Nanoflowers for Point-of-Care Ultrasensitive Detection of Organophosphorus Pesticide. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2020-01(27). 2021–2021. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Peng, Shang Gao, Chi Yang, et al.. (2016). Controllable Rh(III)-Catalyzed Annulation between Salicylaldehydes and Diazo Compounds: Divergent Synthesis of Chromones and Benzofurans. Organic Letters. 18(24). 6464–6467. 102 indexed citations

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Yang, Hailong, Peng Sun, Yan Zhu, et al.. (2012). Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative C(sp2)–C(sp3) coupling reactions via radical mechanism. Chemical Communications. 48(63). 7847–7847. 119 indexed citations

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Sun, Peng, Yan Zhu, Hailong Yang, et al.. (2012). The ligand and base-free Pd-catalyzed oxidative Heck reaction of arylboronic acids and olefins. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 10(23). 4512–4512. 32 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yan, et al.. (2011). Copper(i)-catalyzed synthesis of 1,3-enynes via coupling between vinyl halides and alkynes or domino coupling of vinyl halides. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(21). 7309–7309. 22 indexed citations

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Li, Tingyi, et al.. (2011). Ligand-free highly effective iron/copper co-catalyzed formation of dimeric aryl ethers or sulfides. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 9(14). 5043–5043. 22 indexed citations

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Sun, Peng, et al.. (1994). Enhanced chiral separation of dansylated amino acids with cyclodextrin‐dextran polymer network by capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis. 15(1). 793–798. 21 indexed citations

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