Qing Sun

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Qing Sun is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qing Sun has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Atmospheric Science, 16 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Qing Sun's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (47 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (14 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers). Qing Sun is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (47 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (14 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 papers). Qing Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Qing Sun's co-authors include Scot H. Hulbert, Craig A. Webb, Guoqiang Chu, Shavannor M. Smith, Jiaqi Liu, Manman Xie, James M. Tiedje, Frank E. Löffler, Xiao Hua Wang and Jeff Drake and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Qing Sun

68 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qing Sun China	24	1.3k	1.1k	570	437	362	74	3.0k
Christophe Petit France	27	454 0.3×	742 0.6×	271 0.5×	241 0.6×	256 0.7×	88	2.1k
Jianyong Li China	23	714 0.5×	509 0.4×	208 0.4×	232 0.5×	175 0.5×	50	1.8k
Daniel Gilbert France	30	949 0.7×	611 0.5×	1.8k 3.2×	750 1.7×	137 0.4×	78	2.8k
Cesare Corselli Italy	30	999 0.8×	101 0.1×	1.4k 2.5×	342 0.8×	327 0.9×	82	2.9k
Hyoun Soo Lim South Korea	23	733 0.6×	91 0.1×	597 1.0×	186 0.4×	212 0.6×	125	1.8k
Ping Kong United States	31	591 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	277 0.5×	538 1.2×	288 0.8×	131	2.8k
Dallas C. Mildenhall New Zealand	31	1.0k 0.8×	267 0.2×	466 0.8×	556 1.3×	281 0.8×	86	2.8k
Leopoldo G. Sancho Spain	38	725 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.6k 2.8×	195 0.4×	158 0.4×	178	4.0k
Yuan Wang China	28	185 0.1×	908 0.8×	660 1.2×	206 0.5×	39 0.1×	105	3.0k
Asunción de los Rı́os Spain	36	475 0.4×	746 0.7×	1.6k 2.9×	461 1.1×	723 2.0×	152	4.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Qing Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qing Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qing Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qing Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qing 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 Qing Sun. Qing 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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Wang, Xixian, Sen Wang, Xiaotong Hou, et al.. (2025). Label-free high-throughput live-cell sorting of genome-wide random mutagenesis libraries for metabolic traits by Raman flow cytometry. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(22). e2503641122–e2503641122. 3 indexed citations

Zeng, Fan‐Wei, Manman Xie, Ruixia Hao, et al.. (2025). Temperature variability in northeastern China over the Past 2000 Years: Linkages with the Arctic oscillation and solar activity. Quaternary International. 733-734. 109829–109829.

Duan, Yanwu, Yuling Zhou, Qing Sun, et al.. (2025). Divergent environmental controls on branched tetraethers along precipitation gradients in soils of the Tibetan Plateau. Chemical Geology. 698. 123128–123128. 1 indexed citations

Duan, Yanwu, Qing Sun, Josef P. Werne, et al.. (2025). Soil iGDGTs temperature dependence: From the Tibetan Plateau to the global scale and its implications for the Holocene temperature conundrum. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 411. 233–249.

Yuan, Guo‐Li, et al.. (2024). The Distribution and Health Risk Assessment of Potential Toxic Elements in Atmospheric Deposition from Ion-Adsorption Rare Earth Mining Areas in the Ganzhou City of Southeast China. Applied Sciences. 14(9). 3585–3585. 2 indexed citations

Li, Pingping, Guoqiang Chu, Patrick Rioual, et al.. (2024). Independent temperature records since the last deglaciation from the varved sediments of Sihailongwan maar lake, northeastern China. Quaternary Science Reviews. 349. 109139–109139. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Deke, Houyuan Lü, Guoqiang Chu, et al.. (2023). Fast response of vegetation in East Asia to abrupt climatic events during the last deglaciation. PNAS Nexus. 2(3). 18 indexed citations

Xu, Deke, Guoqiang Chu, Caiming Shen, et al.. (2023). 500‐Year Periodic Vegetation and Monsoonal Climate Oscillations During the Last Deglaciation in East Asia. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(14). 8 indexed citations

Chu, Guoqiang, Qingzeng Zhu, Qing Sun, et al.. (2020). Drought Cycles Over the Last 8,200 Years Recorded in Maar Lake Twintaung, Myanmar. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 125(9). 7 indexed citations

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Duan, Yanwu, Qing Sun, Josef P. Werne, et al.. (2020). Soil pH Dominates the Distributions of Both 5‐ and 6‐Methyl Branched Tetraethers in Arid Regions. Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 125(10). 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mingyi, Wei Zhang, Xianwen Zhu, et al.. (2020). Dissection and physical mapping of wheat chromosome 7B by inducing meiotic recombination with its homoeologues in Aegilops speltoides and Thinopyrum elongatum. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133(12). 3455–3467. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mingyi, Wei Zhang, Xianwen Zhu, et al.. (2020). Partitioning and physical mapping of wheat chromosome 3B and its homoeologue 3E in Thinopyrum elongatum by inducing homoeologous recombination. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 133(4). 1277–1289. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chaoyue, et al.. (2018). Embryological characterization of apricot pollen and anther wall development.. Acta Horticulturae Sinica. 45(12). 2427–2436. 1 indexed citations

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Ding, Jie, et al.. (2018). Functions of Thga3 Gene in Trichoderma harzianum Based on Transcriptome Analysis. Journal of Biological Control. 34(1). 124. 2 indexed citations

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Ling, Yuan, et al.. (2017). High-resolution geochemical record for the last 1100 yr from Lake Toson, northeastern Tibetan Plateau, and its climatic implications. Quaternary International. 487. 61–70. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Qing, et al.. (2016). VARIATION OF .DELTA.(18)O IN THE METEORIC PRECIPITATION, DRIP WATER AND THEIR CALCITE DEPOSITION IN MIAODONG CAVE,LIAONING PROVINCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR PALAEOCLIMATIC RECONSTRUCTIONS. 36(6). 1382. 1 indexed citations

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Darin, A. V., et al.. (2015). Microanalytical study of varves in the recent sediments of Lake Bele. Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics. 79(1). 131–133. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Qing. (2013). Genesis of Bangbu orogenic gold deposit in Tibet:Constraints from fluid inclusions and isotopic composition. Mineralium Deposita. 9 indexed citations

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Sun, Qing. (2005). Key Technologies with Development of Exploration and Exploitation of the Deep-Water Oil and Gas and Gas Hydrates in South China Sea. Qingdao Haiyang Daxue xuebao. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Qing. (2002). Expression Analysis of MADS-box Gene Family on Uni-nucleate and Bi-nucleate Stage Anthers on HL-CMS System. JOURNAL OF WUHAN BOTANICAL RESEARCH. 1 indexed citations

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