Ranran Sun

4.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
65 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Ranran Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ranran Sun has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cancer Research and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ranran Sun's work include Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers). Ranran Sun is often cited by papers focused on Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (13 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (13 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (11 papers). Ranran Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Madagascar. Ranran Sun's co-authors include Guangying Cui, Zhigang Ren, Zujiang Yu, Xiaolong Chen, Ang Li, Jianhao Li, Yan Yu, Liwen Liu, Benchen Rao and Liangjie Hong and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Gut and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ranran Sun

61 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. Gut microbiome analysis as a tool towards targeted non-invasive biomarkers for early hepatocellular carcinoma
    2018 543 citations Zhigang Ren, Ang Li et al. Gut profile →
  2. A Metal–Polyphenol‐Coordinated Nanomedicine for Synergistic Cascade Cancer Chemotherapy and Chemodynamic Therapy
    2019 387 citations Zhigang Ren, Ranran Sun et al. profile →
  3. Wnt/β-catenin-driven EMT regulation in human cancers
    2024 146 citations Wenhua Xue, Ranran Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ranran Sun China 25 2.0k 816 487 340 317 65 2.8k
Dongsheng Huang China 30 2.0k 1.0× 1.2k 1.5× 619 1.3× 193 0.6× 273 0.9× 95 3.2k
Qiuran Xu China 31 2.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.7× 444 0.9× 226 0.7× 276 0.9× 120 3.1k
Zhao Huang China 28 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 931 1.9× 507 1.5× 416 1.3× 60 4.1k
Yingjie Xu China 26 1.7k 0.9× 395 0.5× 312 0.6× 231 0.7× 181 0.6× 92 2.8k
Rehan Ahmad United States 37 2.4k 1.2× 675 0.8× 1.0k 2.2× 191 0.6× 147 0.5× 84 3.7k
Tongcun Zhang China 29 1.4k 0.7× 626 0.8× 441 0.9× 183 0.5× 162 0.5× 118 2.4k
Manoj Garg India 39 2.4k 1.2× 990 1.2× 668 1.4× 146 0.4× 300 0.9× 100 3.9k
Farid Hashemi Iran 27 1.5k 0.8× 870 1.1× 356 0.7× 278 0.8× 170 0.5× 40 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ranran Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ranran Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ranran Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ranran Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ranran 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 Ranran Sun. Ranran 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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Yu, Bo, Yu Jia, Xianbin Li, et al.. (2025). YBX1 is required for maintaining PD-L1 expression in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by regulating STAT1 stability in an m5C-dependent manner. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international. 24(6). 643–655. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhihan, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic insights into post-translational modifications in hepatic fibrosis: pathogenic roles and therapeutic potentials. Journal of Translational Medicine. 23(1). 1036–1036.
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Li, Lei, Jianxiang Zhang, Ranran Sun, et al.. (2024). Immune Dysregulation in SARS-CoV-2 patients coinfected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) or HIV in China. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 556–556. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Liwen, Tao Zhang, Guangying Cui, et al.. (2024). YBX1 Promotes Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression via m5C‐Dependent SMOX mRNA Stabilization. Advanced Science. 11(20). e2302379–e2302379. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Liwen, et al.. (2023). Classification molecular subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma based on PRMT-related genes. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1145408–1145408. 4 indexed citations
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Cui, Gaofeng, Zhiyan Jiang, Yaoyao Chen, et al.. (2023). Evolutional insights into the interaction between Rab7 and RILP in lysosome motility. iScience. 26(7). 107040–107040. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Ranran, et al.. (2022). Proteomic profiling for ovarian development and azadirachtin exposure in Spodoptera litura during metamorphosis from pupae to adults. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 237. 113548–113548. 7 indexed citations
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Cui, Gaofeng, et al.. (2021). Synergistic effects of botanical curcumin-induced programmed cell death on the management of Spodoptera litura Fabricius with avermectin. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 229. 113097–113097. 21 indexed citations
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Ren, Zhigang, Xinmei Chen, Liangjie Hong, et al.. (2019). Nanoparticle Conjugation of Ginsenoside Rg3 Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development and Metastasis. Small. 16(2). e1905233–e1905233. 100 indexed citations
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Sun, Ranran, Zhipeng Sun, Yaoyao Chen, et al.. (2019). Comparative proteomic analysis of sex-biased proteins in ovary and testis at different stages of Spodoptera litura. Journal of Proteomics. 206. 103439–103439. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Ranran, et al.. (2019). Comparative phosphoproteomic analysis of blast resistant and susceptible rice cultivars in response to salicylic acid. BMC Plant Biology. 19(1). 454–454. 9 indexed citations
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Cui, Gaofeng, et al.. (2019). Combined transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of harmine on Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 cells to reveal the potential resistance mechanism. Journal of Proteomics. 211. 103573–103573. 22 indexed citations
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He, Yuting, Chen Xue, Yan Yu, et al.. (2018). CD44 is overexpressed and correlated with tumor progression in gallbladder cancer. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 10. 3857–3865. 45 indexed citations
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Ren, Zhigang, Ang Li, Jianwen Jiang, et al.. (2018). Gut microbiome analysis as a tool towards targeted non-invasive biomarkers for early hepatocellular carcinoma. Gut. 68(6). 1014–1023. 543 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bao, Jie, Yan Yu, Jianan Chen, et al.. (2018). MiR-126 negatively regulates PLK-4 to impact the development of hepatocellular carcinoma via ATR/CHEK1 pathway. Cell Death and Disease. 9(10). 1045–1045. 72 indexed citations
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Shu, Benshui, Jingjing Zhang, Gaofeng Cui, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of Reference Genes for Real-Time Quantitative PCR Analysis in Larvae of Spodoptera litura Exposed to Azadirachtin Stress Conditions. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 372–372. 37 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jian, Haiqiang Yao, Ranran Sun, et al.. (2017). Research on TCM constitution classification based on facial color and texture features. Biomedical Research-tokyo. 28(10). 4645–4650. 6 indexed citations
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Zhong, Guohua, Gaofeng Cui, Xin Yi, Ranran Sun, & Jingjing Zhang. (2016). Insecticide cytotoxicology in China: Current status and challenges. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 132. 3–12. 30 indexed citations
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Li, Juan, Ranran Sun, Zu‐Jiang Yu, et al.. (2015). Galectin-1 Modulates the Survival and Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) Sensitivity in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 30(8). 336–341. 9 indexed citations

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