Rui Sun

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Rui Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Rui Sun has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Rui Sun's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (24 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (14 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (12 papers). Rui Sun is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (24 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (14 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (12 papers). Rui Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Rui Sun's co-authors include Haibin Shi, Xiaju Cheng, Zhifang Chai, Mingyuan Gao, Ling Yin, Zhiqiang Yu, Meng Yu, Chunyan Sun, Wen Ma and Yuanyuan Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Rui Sun

76 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Light‐Triggered Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles for Photot... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2024 100 200 300 400
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. Light‐Triggered Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles for Photothermal Therapy and Photoacoustic Imaging of Tumors In Vivo
    2016 496 citations Rui Sun et al. profile →
  2. Association of Insulin Resistance With Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    2024 42 citations Rui Sun, Jianxin Wang et al. Diabetes Care profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rui Sun China 26 1.4k 962 731 514 282 80 2.5k
Zhimin Chang China 26 1.4k 1.0× 700 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 844 1.6× 198 0.7× 64 2.6k
Dongzhi Yang China 27 1.2k 0.8× 979 1.0× 884 1.2× 582 1.1× 119 0.4× 114 2.7k
Yao‐Wen Jiang China 31 2.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 1.4k 1.9× 895 1.7× 474 1.7× 60 3.5k
Ya‐Xuan Zhu China 33 2.0k 1.4× 942 1.0× 1.2k 1.7× 739 1.4× 478 1.7× 68 3.1k
Yangyun Wang China 26 1.6k 1.1× 718 0.7× 868 1.2× 796 1.5× 331 1.2× 94 2.9k
Feifei An China 27 1.3k 0.9× 631 0.7× 786 1.1× 804 1.6× 254 0.9× 74 2.4k
Yong Sun China 34 1.7k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 977 1.3× 875 1.7× 400 1.4× 150 3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Rui Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rui Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Rui 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 Rui Sun. The network helps show where Rui Sun may publish in the future.

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

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Ling, et al.. (2025). Cobalt exposure was associated with the risk of hepatic steatosis and advanced liver fibrosis based on a cross-sectional study from NHANES. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 293. 118003–118003. 1 indexed citations
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Xiong, Yongfu, Yiming Weng, Shan Zhu, et al.. (2025). NOX4 modulates breast cancer progression through cancer cell metabolic reprogramming and CD8+ T cell antitumor activity. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1534936–1534936. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Man, Rui Sun, Huajian Chen, et al.. (2025). Differential intracellular influence of cancer cells and normal cells on magnetothermal properties and magnetic hyperthermal effects of magnetic nanoparticles. Materials Horizons. 12(12). 4363–4378. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Kun, Rui Sun, Yudong Guan, et al.. (2024). Manganese-induced Photothermal-Ferroptosis for Synergistic Tumor Therapy. Journal of Controlled Release. 372. 386–402. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Rui, et al.. (2024). A Light-Driven Carbon Nanocoil Microrobot. Coatings. 14(8). 926–926. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Rui, Jianxin Wang, Meng Li, et al.. (2024). Association of Insulin Resistance With Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in Type 1 Diabetes: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Diabetes Care. 47(12). 2266–2274. 42 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Shaojun, Tianshu Wang, Rui Sun, et al.. (2024). Magnetic PDMS@SiO2/Fe3O4 composite friction layer material for enhanced triboelectric nanogenerator output performance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 80. 23–23.
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Sun, Rui, Huajian Chen, Man Wang, et al.. (2024). Smart composite scaffold to synchronize magnetic hyperthermia and chemotherapy for efficient breast cancer therapy. Biomaterials. 307. 122511–122511. 27 indexed citations
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Zhong, Min, Xin Yang, Guang Li, et al.. (2023). A nanocomposite competent to overcome cascade drug resistance in ovarian cancer via mitochondria dysfunction and NO gas synergistic therapy. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 18(6). 100872–100872. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Man, Rui Sun, Huajian Chen, et al.. (2023). Influence of hydrogel and porous scaffold on the magnetic thermal property and anticancer effect of Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Microstructures. 3(4). 10 indexed citations
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Li, Guang, Kunyi Yu, Wei Yang, et al.. (2022). Synergetic delivery of artesunate and isosorbide 5-mononitrate with reduction-sensitive polymer nanoparticles for ovarian cancer chemotherapy. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 20(1). 471–471. 15 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jiuzhou, Bo Wang, Xiang Li, et al.. (2022). Effects of p450 Polymorphisms on the Clinical Outcomes of Gefitinib Treatment in Patients with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 26(12). 582–588. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Rui, et al.. (2021). Downregulation of Serum and Distal Ileum Fibroblast Growth Factor19 in Bile Acid Diarrhoea Patients. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 67(3). 872–879. 11 indexed citations
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Yu, Ling, Zhenjie Wang, Zhuomao Mo, et al.. (2021). Synergetic delivery of triptolide and Ce6 with light-activatable liposomes for efficient hepatocellular carcinoma therapy. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 11(7). 2004–2015. 137 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhu, Mingxing Li, Ying Zhang, et al.. (2020). Comprehensive study of altered proteomic landscape in proximal renal tubular epithelial cells in response to calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals. BMC Urology. 20(1). 136–136. 16 indexed citations
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Su, Ruifang, et al.. (2019). Facile detection of melamine by a FAM–aptamer–G-quadruplex construct. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 411(12). 2521–2530. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Zhihong, Xinyue Ma, Ruifang Su, et al.. (2019). Label-free fluorescence “turn-on” strategy for mercury (II) detection based on the T-Hg2+-T configuration and the DNA-sensitized luminescence of terbium (III). Analytica Chimica Acta. 1099. 136–144. 28 indexed citations

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