Rui Sun

19.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
266 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Rui Sun is a scholar working on Immunology, Epidemiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui Sun has authored 266 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 185 papers in Immunology, 69 papers in Epidemiology and 56 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Rui Sun's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (158 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (61 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (27 papers). Rui Sun is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (158 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (61 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (27 papers). Rui Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Rui Sun's co-authors include Zhigang Tian, Haiming Wei, Yongyan Chen, Bin Gao, Binqing Fu, Hui Peng, Xiaodong Zheng, Weihua Xiao, Xiaohu Zheng and Zhongjun Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rui Sun

262 papers receiving 14.3k 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.

Pathogenic T-cells and inflammatory monocytes incite inflammatory storms in severe COVID-19 patients

2020 814 citations Yonggang Zhou, Binqing Fu et al. profile →
Blockade of the checkpoint receptor TIGIT prevents NK cell exhaustion and elicits potent anti-tumor immunity

2018 813 citations Xiaodong Zheng, Yongyan Chen et al. profile →
NK cell-based immunotherapy for malignant diseases

2013 507 citations Min Cheng, Yongyan Chen et al. profile →

Peers

Rui Sun

IMMUN

ONCOL

EPIDE

HEPAT

Percy A. Knolle Germany

Hiroko Tsutsui Japan

Francesco Annunziato Italy

Christian Kurts Germany

Carl F. Ware United States

Enrico Maggi Italy

Charles D. Surh United States

Michel Goldman Belgium

Arne N. Akbar United Kingdom

Kenji Nakanishi Japan

Percy A. Knolle Germany

Rui Sun

8.1k ×1.0

IMMUN

2.6k ×0.8

ONCOL

4.2k ×1.4

3.8k ×1.3

EPIDE

3.2k ×2.1

HEPAT

Citations per year, relative to Rui Sun Rui Sun (= 1×) peers Percy A. Knolle

Countries citing papers authored by Rui Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rui Sun

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rui Sun

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

Zhao, Huan, Rui Sun, Sanjie Cao, et al.. (2025). An insight of oil protection theory: Survival, structural and metabolic adaptation of Salmonella enterica Enteritidis Phage Type 30 in three triglycerides. Food Microbiology. 133. 104858–104858.

Zhang, Z. H., Xiaodong Zheng, Hui Peng, et al.. (2024). CD49a Targeting Enhances NK Cell Function and Antitumor Immunity. Cancer Immunology Research. 13(1). 139–151.

Liu, Yifan, Zijian Chen, Rui Sun, et al.. (2024). Iron supplementation and iron accumulation promote adipocyte thermogenesis through PGC1α-ATGL–mediated lipolysis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(9). 107690–107690. 5 indexed citations

Sun, Rui & Robert P. Fisher. (2024). The CDK9-SPT5 Axis in Control of Transcription Elongation by RNAPII. Journal of Molecular Biology. 437(1). 168746–168746. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Lei, Congying Wang, Xiaoyun Li, et al.. (2023). Clinical characteristics of abruptly increased paediatric patients with Omicron BF.7 or BA.5.2 in Beijing. Virology Journal. 20(1). 209–209. 5 indexed citations

Xie, Zhibo, Rui Sun, Feng Zhang, et al.. (2022). The A2c_111nt‐dup variants of human metapneumovirus predominantly circulating in Qingdao, China, during 2018 and 2019. Journal of Medical Virology. 94(9). 4301–4308. 7 indexed citations

Zheng, Xiaohu, Yingchao Dou, Xianghui Du, et al.. (2021). Rapamycin Pretreatment Rescues the Bone Marrow AML Cell Elimination Capacity of CAR-T Cells. Clinical Cancer Research. 27(21). 6026–6038. 43 indexed citations

Cao, Guoshuai, Ying Cheng, Xiaodong Zheng, et al.. (2021). All‐trans retinoic acid induces leukemia resistance to NK cell cytotoxicity by down‐regulating B7‐H6 expression via c‐Myc signaling. Cancer Communications. 41(1). 51–61. 6 indexed citations

Bai, Lu, Margaux Vienne, Ling Tang, et al.. (2021). Liver type 1 innate lymphoid cells develop locally via an interferon-γ–dependent loop. Science. 371(6536). 76 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yonggang, Binqing Fu, Xiuxiu Xu, et al.. (2020). PBX1 expression in uterine natural killer cells drives fetal growth. Science Translational Medicine. 12(537). 62 indexed citations

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Sun, Haoyu, Lianxin Liu, Qiang Huang, et al.. (2019). Accumulation of Tumor-Infiltrating CD49a+ NK Cells Correlates with Poor Prognosis for Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Immunology Research. 7(9). 1535–1546. 72 indexed citations

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Sun, Haoyu, Jing Xu, Qiang Huang, et al.. (2018). Reduced CD160 Expression Contributes to Impaired NK-cell Function and Poor Clinical Outcomes in Patients with HCC. Cancer Research. 78(23). 6581–6593. 42 indexed citations

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Zheng, Xiaohu, Binqing Fu, Meijuan Zheng, et al.. (2016). EpCAM Inhibition Sensitizes Chemoresistant Leukemia to Immune Surveillance. Cancer Research. 77(2). 482–493. 24 indexed citations

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Li, Tingting, Jian Wang, Yanshi Wang, et al.. (2016). Respiratory Influenza Virus Infection Induces Memory-like Liver NK Cells in Mice. The Journal of Immunology. 198(3). 1242–1252. 52 indexed citations

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Li, Shinan, Rui Sun, Yongyan Chen, Haiming Wei, & Zhigang Tian. (2015). TLR2 Limits Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Reducing IL18-Mediated Immunosuppression. Cancer Research. 75(6). 986–995. 59 indexed citations

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Zheng, Xiaohu, Min Cheng, Binqing Fu, et al.. (2015). Targeting LUNX Inhibits Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Growth and Metastasis. Cancer Research. 75(6). 1080–1090. 26 indexed citations

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Sun, Rui, Deguang Liang, Yuan Gao, & Ke Lan. (2014). Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Encoded LANA Interacts with Host KAP1 To Facilitate Establishment of Viral Latency. Journal of Virology. 88(13). 7331–7344. 67 indexed citations

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Fu, Binqing, Li X, Rui Sun, et al.. (2012). Natural killer cells promote immune tolerance by regulating inflammatory T _H 17 cells at the human maternal–fetal interface. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(3). E231–40. 238 indexed citations

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Zhang, Weici, Yongyan Chen, Haiming Wei, et al.. (2008). Antiapoptotic Activity of Autocrine Interleukin-22 and Therapeutic Effects of Interleukin-22-Small Interfering RNA on Human Lung Cancer Xenografts. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(20). 6432–6439. 108 indexed citations

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Jiang, Wei, Rui Sun, Haiming Wei, & Zhigang Tian. (2005). Toll-like receptor 3 ligand attenuates LPS-induced liver injury by down-regulation of toll-like receptor 4 expression on macrophages. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(47). 17077–17082. 133 indexed citations

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