Qi Sun

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Qi Sun is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Sun has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Organic Chemistry, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Qi Sun's work include Computational Drug Discovery Methods (8 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (7 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (6 papers). Qi Sun is often cited by papers focused on Computational Drug Discovery Methods (8 papers), Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (7 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (6 papers). Qi Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Thailand and France. Qi Sun's co-authors include Luhua Lai, Hao Liang, Baoying Huang, Chunmei Li, Wenjie Tan, Roujian Lu, Hongbo Liu, Hao Ruan, Fei Ye and Siyang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Qi Sun

52 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Elimination of senescent cells by β-galactosidase-targeted prodrug attenuates inflammation and restores physical function in aged mice

2020 284 citations Qi Sun et al. profile →
Scutellaria baicalensis extract and baicalein inhibit replication of SARS-CoV-2 and its 3C-like protease in vitro

2021 228 citations Hongbo Liu, Fei Ye et al. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qi Sun China	18	612	362	210	208	167	55	1.4k
Owen B. Wallace United States	16	689 1.1×	403 1.1×	405 1.9×	146 0.7×	41 0.2×	27	1.6k
Shuangyan Zhou China	19	550 0.9×	176 0.5×	202 1.0×	75 0.4×	107 0.6×	44	1.1k
Emanuele Amata Italy	27	1.0k 1.7×	393 1.1×	175 0.8×	91 0.4×	68 0.4×	75	1.6k
Andreas Link Germany	24	1.4k 2.2×	813 2.2×	136 0.6×	100 0.5×	84 0.5×	121	2.3k
Rajesh Devraj United States	20	951 1.6×	746 2.1×	382 1.8×	88 0.4×	88 0.5×	35	1.9k
Pierfausto Seneci Italy	24	1.2k 1.9×	706 2.0×	80 0.4×	124 0.6×	201 1.2×	109	2.0k
Konstantin Chegaev Italy	22	456 0.7×	426 1.2×	53 0.3×	166 0.8×	180 1.1×	70	1.4k
David C. Pryde United Kingdom	25	1.1k 1.7×	689 1.9×	96 0.5×	52 0.3×	100 0.6×	74	2.3k
Mahendra D. Chordia United States	26	769 1.3×	471 1.3×	52 0.2×	165 0.8×	66 0.4×	85	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Qi Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qi Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qi 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 Qi Sun. Qi 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Qi, et al.. (2025). Computer-Aided Drug Discovery for Undruggable Targets. Chemical Reviews. 125(13). 6309–6365. 4 indexed citations

Ren, Yuhao, et al.. (2025). Accelerating discovery of bioactive ligands with pharmacophore-informed generative models. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2391–2391. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Qi, et al.. (2025). Research progress on the role of microbiota in the pathogenesis of gallstone disease. Frontiers in Microbiology. 16. 1672767–1672767.

Ding, Zexuan, Xiaozhe Yin, Yiyan Li, et al.. (2025). Single atom engineering for radiotherapy-activated immune agonist prodrugs. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6021–6021. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yi, Qi Sun, Jialin Chen, et al.. (2025). Characterizing authoritative oncology-related key opinion leaders on Weibo: A social media profiling study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing. 12. 100742–100742. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Jingyuan, et al.. (2025). Region-confined electrochemical float machining with conductive compliant tool. Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 345. 119079–119079.

Yang, Zhenzhen, Meng Lin, Yiwei Peng, et al.. (2024). Reinforced Immunogenic Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Oxidative Stress via an Orchestrated Nanophotoinducer to Boost Cancer Photoimmunotherapy. ACS Nano. 18(9). 7267–7286. 17 indexed citations

Liu, Wenzhe, et al.. (2023). Visualizing single-molecule conformational transition and binding dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5203–5203. 15 indexed citations

Dou, Xiaodong, Qi Sun, Yameng Liu, et al.. (2023). Discovery of 3-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrido[1,2-a]pyrazin derivatives as SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors through virtual screening and biological evaluation. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 97. 129547–129547. 1 indexed citations

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Peng, Yiwei, Yiliang Yang, Zhenzhen Yang, et al.. (2023). Bionic immunoactivator copresenting autophagy promoting and costimulatory molecules for synergistic cancer immunotherapy. Nano Research. 17(3). 1710–1724. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Shiwei, et al.. (2022). Discovery of novel SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease covalent inhibitors using deep learning-based screen. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 244. 114803–114803. 13 indexed citations

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Dou, Xiaodong, Qi Sun, Guofeng Xu, et al.. (2022). Discovery of 2-(furan-2-ylmethylene)hydrazine-1-carbothioamide derivatives as novel inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 238. 114508–114508. 8 indexed citations

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Liu, Hongbo, Fei Ye, Qi Sun, et al.. (2021). Scutellaria baicalensis extract and baicalein inhibit replication of SARS-CoV-2 and its 3C-like protease in vitro. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 36(1). 497–503. 228 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Shiwei, Qi Sun, Youjun Xu, Jianfeng Pei, & Luhua Lai. (2021). A transferable deep learning approach to fast screen potential antiviral drugs against SARS-CoV-2. Briefings in Bioinformatics. 22(6). 37 indexed citations

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Sun, Qi, Fei Ye, Hao Liang, et al.. (2021). Bardoxolone and bardoxolone methyl, two Nrf2 activators in clinical trials, inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication and its 3C-like protease. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 6(1). 212–212. 41 indexed citations

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Sun, Qi, Zhenzhen Yang, Meng Lin, et al.. (2021). Phototherapy and anti-GITR antibody-based therapy synergistically reinvigorate immunogenic cell death and reject established cancers. Biomaterials. 269. 120648–120648. 50 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhenzhen, Yitian Du, Qi Sun, et al.. (2020). Albumin-Based Nanotheranostic Probe with Hypoxia Alleviating Potentiates Synchronous Multimodal Imaging and Phototherapy for Glioma. ACS Nano. 14(5). 6191–6212. 111 indexed citations

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Lin, Songwen, Yingbo Li, Yufen Zheng, et al.. (2017). Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of quinazoline–phosphoramidate mustard conjugates as anticancer drugs. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 127. 442–458. 16 indexed citations

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Yang, Lingfei, Wei Wang, Qi Sun, et al.. (2016). Development of novel proteasome inhibitors based on phthalazinone scaffold. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 26(12). 2801–2805. 17 indexed citations

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Sun, Qi, Luming Tang, Zhongqiu Lu, et al.. (2011). The expression of matrix metalloproteinases in the lung of the rats with vibrio vulnificus sepsis and the intervention of Xuebijing injection. Zhonghua jizhen yixue zazhi. 20(4). 385–390. 2 indexed citations

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