Qi Sun

28.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
139 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

Qi Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Sun has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Molecular Biology, 56 papers in Plant Science and 29 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Qi Sun's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (29 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (26 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (17 papers). Qi Sun is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (29 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (26 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (17 papers). Qi Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Macao. Qi Sun's co-authors include Edward S. Buckler, Robert J. Elshire, Sharon E. Mitchell, Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, Ken Kawamoto, Jesse Poland, Klaas J. van Wijk, Giulia Friso, Boris Zybailov and Wojciech Majeran and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Qi Sun

135 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Robust, Simple Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS) Approach for High Diversity Species

2011 4.6k citations Robert J. Elshire, Jeffrey C. Glaubitz et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Genome-wide association study of leaf architecture in the maize nested association mapping population

2011 779 citations Peter J. Bradbury, Qi Sun et al. profile →
The developmental dynamics of the maize leaf transcriptome

2010 591 citations Lalit Ponnala, Qi Sun et al. profile →
A First-Generation Haplotype Map of Maize

2009 536 citations Robert J. Elshire, Qi Sun et al. profile →
Sorting Signals, N-Terminal Modifications and Abundance of the Chloroplast Proteome

2008 536 citations Giulia Friso, Qi Sun et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Host genetic variation impacts microbiome composition across human body sites

2015 514 citations Qi Sun et al. profile →
A Large Maize (Zea mays L.) SNP Genotyping Array: Development and Germplasm Genotyping, and Genetic Mapping to Compare with the B73 Reference Genome

2011 468 citations Edward S. Buckler, Qi Sun et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Qi Sun	8.0k	6.7k	4.9k	756	747	139	14.0k
Francesco Salamini	16.3k 2.0×	7.8k 1.2×	2.5k 0.5×	1.4k 1.9×	1.1k 1.5×	308	19.3k
Songnian Hu	4.8k 0.6×	8.7k 1.3×	2.2k 0.4×	663 0.9×	584 0.8×	360	15.1k
Mario Stanke	5.2k 0.7×	7.4k 1.1×	2.3k 0.5×	474 0.6×	1.4k 1.8×	63	12.9k
Evgeny M. Zdobnov	6.0k 0.8×	11.0k 1.6×	4.0k 0.8×	679 0.9×	2.2k 2.9×	94	19.8k
Ruth Y. Eberhardt	3.9k 0.5×	9.3k 1.4×	1.7k 0.3×	460 0.6×	400 0.5×	28	13.7k
Timothy J. Close	11.8k 1.5×	5.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.4×	382 0.5×	527 0.7×	171	14.1k
Elizabeth Vierling	8.7k 1.1×	13.8k 2.0×	818 0.2×	354 0.5×	440 0.6×	138	18.4k
William F. Thompson	13.3k 1.7×	10.3k 1.5×	3.3k 0.7×	410 0.5×	1.5k 2.0×	169	18.1k
Steven J. Rothstein	10.6k 1.3×	7.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.2×	395 0.5×	796 1.1×	164	14.0k
Alex Mitchell	3.5k 0.4×	8.1k 1.2×	1.5k 0.3×	745 1.0×	650 0.9×	43	12.6k

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Fang, Xian, et al.. (2025). Edge and semantic collaboration framework with cross coordination attention for co-saliency detection. Knowledge-Based Systems. 318. 113513–113513. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yiran, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive single-cell analysis of triple-negative breast cancer based on cDC1 immune-related genes: prognostic model construction and immunotherapy potential. Discover Oncology. 16(1). 206–206.

Qian, Shiquan, et al.. (2025). Exploring the use of bacillomycin D to control citrus sour rot caused by Geotrichum citri-aurantii. Journal of Stored Products Research. 112. 102612–102612.

Zhao, Liping, Yi Zhao, Linsen Li, et al.. (2025). The interdiscipline rendezvous of aptamers and radionuclides: Advances, challenges and prospects. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 192. 118421–118421.

Sandai, Doblin, et al.. (2025). Regulatory mechanisms and emerging diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities of non-coding RNAs in tumorigenesis: a pan-cancer perspective. Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. 63(2). 147–203. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Qi, et al.. (2024). The Role of TBX20 Gene Mutations in the Pathogenesis of Congenital Heart Disease: Functional Analysis and Genetic Association Study. Cardiology. 150(5). 549–566. 2 indexed citations

Wijk, Klaas J. van, Stéphane Bentolila, Mark Leppert, et al.. (2023). Detection and editing of the updated Arabidopsis plastid- and mitochondrial-encoded proteomes through PeptideAtlas. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 194(3). 1411–1430. 6 indexed citations

Shang, Qihang, Xiaoyun Yu, Qi Sun, et al.. (2023). Polysaccharides regulate Th1/Th2 balance: A new strategy for tumor immunotherapy. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 170. 115976–115976. 63 indexed citations

Stanhope, Michael J., Qi Sun, Minghui Wang, et al.. (2022). Genomes of endangered great hammerhead and shortfin mako sharks reveal historic population declines and high levels of inbreeding in great hammerhead. iScience. 26(1). 105815–105815. 18 indexed citations

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Wijk, Klaas J. van, Mark Leppert, Qi Sun, et al.. (2021). The Arabidopsis PeptideAtlas: Harnessing worldwide proteomics data to create a comprehensive community proteomics resource. The Plant Cell. 33(11). 3421–3453. 40 indexed citations

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Zou, Cheng, Mélanie Massonnet, Andrea Minio, et al.. (2021). Multiple independent recombinations led to hermaphroditism in grapevine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(15). 30 indexed citations

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Chen, Qiuyue, Luis Fernando Samayoa, Chin Jian Yang, et al.. (2021). A conserved genetic architecture among populations of the maize progenitor, teosinte, was radically altered by domestication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(43). 3 indexed citations

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Samayoa, Luis Fernando, Bode A. Olukolu, Chin Jian Yang, et al.. (2021). Domestication reshaped the genetic basis of inbreeding depression in a maize landrace compared to its wild relative, teosinte. PLoS Genetics. 17(12). e1009797–e1009797. 9 indexed citations

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Chen, Qiuyue, Luis Fernando Samayoa, Chin Jian Yang, et al.. (2020). The genetic architecture of the maize progenitor, teosinte, and how it was altered during maize domestication. PLoS Genetics. 16(5). e1008791–e1008791. 23 indexed citations

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Yang, Chin Jian, Luis Fernando Samayoa, Peter J. Bradbury, et al.. (2019). The genetic architecture of teosinte catalyzed and constrained maize domestication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(12). 5643–5652. 52 indexed citations

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He, Yan, Minghui Wang, Stefanie Dukowic‐Schulze, et al.. (2017). Genomic features shaping the landscape of meiotic double-strand-break hotspots in maize. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(46). 12231–12236. 82 indexed citations

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Li, Jie, Lalit Ponnala, Diane Janick‐Buckner, et al.. (2012). Ontogeny of the Maize Shoot Apical Meristem. The Plant Cell. 24(8). 3219–3234. 58 indexed citations

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Huang, Mingshu, Giulia Friso, Kenji Nishimura, et al.. (2012). Construction of Plastid Reference Proteomes for Maize and Arabidopsis and Evaluation of Their Orthologous Relationships; The Concept of Orthoproteomics. Journal of Proteome Research. 12(1). 491–504. 79 indexed citations

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Elshire, Robert J., Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, Qi Sun, et al.. (2011). A Robust, Simple Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS) Approach for High Diversity Species. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e19379–e19379. 4595 indexed citations breakdown →

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Majeran, Wojciech, Yang Cai, Qi Sun, & Klaas J. van Wijk. (2005). Functional Differentiation of Bundle Sheath and Mesophyll Maize Chloroplasts Determined by Comparative Proteomics. The Plant Cell. 17(11). 3111–3140. 194 indexed citations

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