Qian Sun

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Qian Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qian Sun has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Oncology and 15 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Qian Sun's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (9 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers). Qian Sun is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (9 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers). Qian Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and North Korea. Qian Sun's co-authors include Shengdi Chen, Tianfang Jiang, Qizhan Liu, Junchao Xue, Xiangyu Dai, Guangbin Cui, Hui Xu, Lin‐Feng Yan, Yu‐Chuan Hu and Wen Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Qian Sun

94 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

  1. Oxidative stress: A major pathogenesis and potential therapeutic target of antioxidative agents in Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease
    2016 504 citations Qian Sun et al. profile →

Peers

Qian Sun
Lijian Shao China
Lan Mao United States
Jing Lin China
Aqeela Afzal United States
Yasukatsu Izumi Japan
Weilin Xu China
Shinji Goto Japan
Chunling Zhang China
Lijian Shao China
Qian Sun
Citations per year, relative to Qian Sun Qian Sun (= 1×) peers Lijian Shao

Countries citing papers authored by Qian Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qian Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Qian Sun. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Qian Sun. The network helps show where Qian Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qian Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qian Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qian 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 Qian Sun. Qian 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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Zhao, Miaomiao, Ting Luo, Jialin Cui, et al.. (2025). Prediction of survival in acute myeloid leukemia patients by extracellular to intracellular water ratio and sarcopenia: development and validation of a novel nomogram. Annals of Hematology. 104(2). 985–996. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Ying, Bo Hu, Xiaofeng Yu, et al.. (2025). Neurovascular decoupling of frontoparietal cortex-putamen-cerebellum network in type 2 diabetes patient: Potential biomarker for abnormal eating patterns. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 224. 112175–112175.
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Yu, Ying, Qian Sun, Yang Yang, et al.. (2024). Abnormal changes of brain function and structure in patients with T2DM-related cognitive impairment: a neuroimaging meta-analysis and an independent validation. Nutrition and Diabetes. 14(1). 91–91. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Shaochuan, Qian Sun, & Xiubao Ren. (2023). Novel strategies for cancer immunotherapy: counter-immunoediting therapy. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 16(1). 38–38. 53 indexed citations
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Zhang, Suli, Qian Sun, Feng Cai, Hui Li, & Yufu Zhou. (2022). Local therapy treatment conditions for oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 1028132–1028132. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Mengya, Qian Sun, Julius T. Oatts, et al.. (2020). Changes in Intraocular Pressure and Angle Structure after Dilation in Primary Angle-Closure Suspects with Visually Significant Cataract. Ophthalmology. 128(1). 39–47. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Qian, Zhonglan Zou, Baofei Sun, et al.. (2020). Ginkgo biloba extract attenuates the disruption of pro-and anti-inflammatory T-cell balance in peripheral blood of arsenicosis patients. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 16(3). 483–494. 26 indexed citations
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Sun, Qian, Hongyan Sun, Lele Cong, et al.. (2020). <p>Effects of Exogenous Hormones and Reproductive Factors on Female Melanoma: A Meta-Analysis</p>. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 12. 1183–1203. 9 indexed citations
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Hu, Bo, Lin‐Feng Yan, Qian Sun, et al.. (2019). Disturbed neurovascular coupling in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: Evidence from a comprehensive fMRI analysis. NeuroImage Clinical. 22. 101802–101802. 67 indexed citations
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Yan, Lin‐Feng, Ying‐Zhi Sun, Shasha Zhao, et al.. (2019). <p>Perfusion, Diffusion, Or Brain Tumor Barrier Integrity: Which Represents The Glioma Features Best?</p>. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 11. 9989–10000. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Haiyan, et al.. (2019). Metabolomic Profile of Posner–Schlossman Syndrome: A Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry-Based Approach Using Aqueous Humor. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 10. 1322–1322. 12 indexed citations
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Deng, Zheng, Fei Shi, Zheng Zhou, et al.. (2019). M1 macrophage mediated increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) influence wound healing via the MAPK signaling in vitro and in vivo. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 366. 83–95. 81 indexed citations
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Hu, Bo, Ying Yu, Yujie Dai, et al.. (2019). Multi-modal MRI Reveals the Neurovascular Coupling Dysfunction in Chronic Migraine. Neuroscience. 419. 72–82. 37 indexed citations
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Hu, Bo, Xu Wang, Jiebing He, et al.. (2018). Structural and functional brain changes in perimenopausal women who are susceptible to migraine: a study protocol of multi-modal MRI trial. BMC Medical Imaging. 18(1). 26–26. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Qian, Wenhuan Guo, Di Cui, et al.. (2018). Thulium laser enucleation versus thulium laser resection of the prostate for prevention of bladder neck contracture in a small prostate: a prospective randomized trial. World Journal of Urology. 37(5). 853–859. 22 indexed citations
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Song, Wei, Lin Tang, Yumei Xu, et al.. (2017). ERβ1 inhibits metastasis of androgen receptor-positive triple-negative breast cancer by suppressing ZEB1. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 36(1). 75–75. 26 indexed citations
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Sun, Qian, Yi‐Lang Chen, Zhangbin Yu, et al.. (2011). Long-term Consequences of the Early Treatment of Children with Congenital Hypothyroidism Detected by Neonatal Screening in Nanjing, China: a 12-year Follow-up Study. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 58(1). 79–80. 16 indexed citations

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