Saijun Sun

3.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
40 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Saijun Sun is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saijun Sun has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Geophysics, 18 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 3 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Saijun Sun's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (37 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (24 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (22 papers). Saijun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (37 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (24 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (22 papers). Saijun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and United Kingdom. Saijun Sun's co-authors include Min Sun, Chao Yuan, Chunming Han, Weidong Sun, Kezhang Qin, Brian F. Windley, Lipeng Zhang, B. F. Windley, Wang Xiao and Baochun Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

Saijun Sun

38 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. End-Permian to mid-Triassic termination of the accretionary processes of the southern Altaids: implications for the geodynamic evolution, Phanerozoic continental growth, and metallogeny of Central Asia
    2009 823 citations Wang Xiao, B. F. Windley et al. International Journal of Earth Sciences profile →
  2. Palaeozoic accretionary and convergent tectonics of the southern Altaids: implications for the growth of Central Asia
    2004 515 citations Brian F. Windley, Saijun Sun et al. profile →
  3. Paleozoic multiple subduction-accretion processes of the southern Altaids
    2009 514 citations Wenjiao Xiao, Brian F. Windley et al. American Journal of Science profile →
  4. Porphyry deposits and oxidized magmas
    2014 487 citations Weidong Sun, Ruifang Huang et al. Ore Geology Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saijun Sun China 19 3.3k 2.1k 394 180 135 40 3.4k
Gongjian Li China 20 2.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 427 1.1× 113 0.6× 77 0.6× 44 2.5k
Yingde Jiang China 25 2.1k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 294 0.7× 187 1.0× 113 0.8× 88 2.2k
Zhenyu He China 35 4.1k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 444 1.1× 307 1.7× 119 0.9× 78 4.2k
Laicheng Miao China 28 4.3k 1.3× 2.8k 1.3× 521 1.3× 301 1.7× 139 1.0× 76 4.4k
Hongyan Geng China 25 2.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 331 0.8× 177 1.0× 67 0.5× 42 2.6k
Qian Liu China 27 2.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 251 0.6× 256 1.4× 113 0.8× 89 2.4k
Guochen Dong China 29 4.9k 1.5× 2.2k 1.0× 463 1.2× 194 1.1× 93 0.7× 110 5.0k
Keda Cai China 36 4.9k 1.5× 3.3k 1.5× 770 2.0× 223 1.2× 147 1.1× 102 5.0k
Shunbao Gao China 18 4.8k 1.5× 2.3k 1.1× 676 1.7× 213 1.2× 106 0.8× 51 5.0k
Chengli Zhang China 24 2.2k 0.7× 986 0.5× 286 0.7× 158 0.9× 104 0.8× 61 2.3k

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All Works

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Zhang, Junjie, Saijun Sun, Lipeng Zhang, et al.. (2023). Origin of transitional I-A-type syenite and its relationship to A-type intrusions in the Luzong Basin, the Lower Yangtze River Belt: Insights from geochemistry. Chemical Geology. 626. 121458–121458. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhekun, Ming‐Xing Ling, Lipeng Zhang, Saijun Sun, & Weidong Sun. (2022). Pluton incremental growth by multi-stage magma pulsations: Evidence from the Fangshan pluton, North China Craton. Tectonophysics. 838. 229480–229480. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Weidong, C. H. Langmuir, Neil M. Ribe, et al.. (2021). Plume-ridge interaction induced migration of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamounts. Science Bulletin. 66(16). 1691–1697. 26 indexed citations
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Li, Shuang, et al.. (2021). Detrital zircon U-Pb age perspective on the sediment provenance and its geological significance of sandstones in the Lamandau region, SW Borneo, Indonesia. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology. 40(2). 496–514. 6 indexed citations
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Sui, Qinglin, et al.. (2020). The geochemical behavior of tin and Late Cretaceous tin mineralization in South China. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 36(1). 23–34. 18 indexed citations
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Sun, Saijun, et al.. (2020). Geochemistry and mineralization of titanium. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 36(1). 68–76. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tianyu, et al.. (2020). Geochemical characteristics of antimony and genesis of antimony deposits in South China. Acta Petrologica Sinica. 36(1). 44–54. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Congying, Saijun Sun, Xuan Guo, & Hongli Zhu. (2019). Recent progresses in plate subduction and element recycling. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 1–7. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lipeng, et al.. (2019). Geochronology and geochemistry of the Late Cretaceous Xinpeng granitic intrusion, South China: Implication for Sn-W mineralization. Ore Geology Reviews. 113. 103075–103075. 21 indexed citations
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Xue, Shuo, Yang Xu, Ming‐Xing Ling, et al.. (2018). Geochemical constraints on genesis of Paleoproterozoic A-type granite in the south margin of North China Craton. Lithos. 304-307. 489–500. 35 indexed citations
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Sun, Saijun, et al.. (2017). Nanosecond laser ablation tandem inductively coupled plasma mass and optical emission spectrometry for micro-chemical elemental analysis. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 32(11). 2246–2253. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Yongbin, Jiqiang Liu, Ming‐Xing Ling, et al.. (2015). The formation of Qulong adakites and their relationship with porphyry copper deposit: Geochemical constraints. Lithos. 220-223. 60–80. 65 indexed citations
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Sun, Weidong, Ruifang Huang, He Li, et al.. (2014). Porphyry deposits and oxidized magmas. Ore Geology Reviews. 65. 97–131. 487 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xiao, Wenjiao, Brian F. Windley, Chao Yuan, et al.. (2009). Paleozoic multiple subduction-accretion processes of the southern Altaids. American Journal of Science. 309(3). 221–270. 514 indexed citations breakdown →
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Xiao, Wang, B. F. Windley, Baochun Huang, et al.. (2009). End-Permian to mid-Triassic termination of the accretionary processes of the southern Altaids: implications for the geodynamic evolution, Phanerozoic continental growth, and metallogeny of Central Asia. International Journal of Earth Sciences. 98(6). 1189–1217. 823 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Saijun, et al.. (1994). THE FOSSILS IN SHANGXI GROUP AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR TECTONICS, SOUTHERN ANHUI, CHINA. 37(3). 366–376. 2 indexed citations

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