Shan Sun

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
135 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Shan Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shan Sun has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Shan Sun's work include Plant Molecular Biology Research (12 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (10 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers). Shan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Plant Molecular Biology Research (12 papers), Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (10 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (8 papers). Shan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Botswana. Shan Sun's co-authors include Hengwei Lin, Aiguo Wu, Kai Jiang, Sen‐Fang Sui, Ling Zhang, Jianfei Ma, Stephen J. O’Brien, Qiao Chen, Song Qin and Qing Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shan Sun

125 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Toward High-Efficient Red Emissive Carbon Dots: Facile Preparation, Unique Properties, and Applications as Multifunctional Theranostic Agents

2016 497 citations Shan Sun, Kai Jiang et al. profile →
Tumor Microenvironment Stimuli‐Responsive Fluorescence Imaging and Synergistic Cancer Therapy by Carbon‐Dot–Cu²⁺ Nanoassemblies

2020 336 citations Shan Sun, Hengwei Lin et al. profile →

Peers

Shan Sun

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MC

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GENET

Luciano Paulino Silva Brazil

Eyal Shimoni Israel

Garima Sharma India

Yanping Ma China

Wei Sun China

Jin He China

Yulin Lin China

Chunyan Zhang China

Bin Xia China

Shashi Singh India

Luciano Paulino Silva Brazil

Shan Sun

1.3k ×0.7

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590 ×0.5

MC

636 ×0.8

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691 ×1.0

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361 ×1.2

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Citations per year, relative to Shan Sun Shan Sun (= 1×) peers Luciano Paulino Silva

Countries citing papers authored by Shan Sun

Since Specialization

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shan Sun

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shan Sun

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

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Liu, Tao, et al.. (2025). Molecular mechanism of PINK1 regulation by the Hsp90 machinery. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10801–10801.

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Ma, Jianfei, Xin You, Shan Sun, & Sen‐Fang Sui. (2025). Light-induced structural adaptation of the bundle-shaped phycobilisome from thylakoid-lacking cyanobacterium Gloeobacter violaceus. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5956–5956. 1 indexed citations

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Shao, Jie, Zihe Li, Shan Sun, et al.. (2024). Knocking out isopropylmalate synthase simultaneously improves grain appearance and nutritional quality in rice. The Plant Journal. 120(1). 159–173. 2 indexed citations

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Du, Jiaren, Xiaomeng Wang, Shan Sun, et al.. (2024). Pushing Trap‐Controlled Persistent Luminescence Materials toward Multi‐Responsive Smart Platforms: Recent Advances, Mechanism, and Frontier Applications. Advanced Materials. 36(37). 52 indexed citations

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Sun, Shan, et al.. (2024). Structure of the intact Tom20 receptor in the human translocase of the outer membrane complex. PNAS Nexus. 3(7). pgae269–pgae269. 3 indexed citations

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Liu, Yishan, Jennifer Jao, Kathleen Malee, et al.. (2024). Association between maternal HIV status and postpartum depressive symptoms in Botswana. AIDS Care. 36(9). 1240–1245.

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Zhang, Xing, Yanan Xiao, Xin You, Shan Sun, & Sen‐Fang Sui. (2024). In situ structural determination of cyanobacterial phycobilisome–PSII supercomplex by STAgSPA strategy. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7201–7201. 11 indexed citations

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Gao, Yan, Desheng Liu, Shan Sun, et al.. (2024). Defects in Exosome Biogenesis Are Associated with Sensorimotor Defects in Zebrafish vps4a Mutants. Journal of Neuroscience. 44(50). e0680242024–e0680242024.

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Xu, Zhiguang, Ning Wang, Yu Wang, et al.. (2023). Effects of UV radiation on photosynthesis of Sargassum muticum. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 569. 151961–151961. 2 indexed citations

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Wu, Yue, Longmei Zhai, Shan Sun, et al.. (2023). MxMPK6‐2‐mediated phosphorylation enhances the response of apple rootstocks to Fe deficiency by activating PM H⁺‐ATPase MxHA2. The Plant Journal. 116(1). 69–86. 5 indexed citations

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Kang, Weilu, Shan Sun, & Xiangang Hu. (2023). Microplastics trigger the Matthew effect on nitrogen assimilation in marine diatoms at an environmentally relevant concentration. Water Research. 233. 119762–119762. 17 indexed citations

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Sun, Shan, et al.. (2023). Combined effects of microplastics and warming enhance algal carbon and nitrogen storage. Water Research. 233. 119815–119815. 39 indexed citations

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Sun, Shan, et al.. (2023). Antimicrobial stewardship for nurse practitioners and physician assistants: enhancing patient safety through education. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e165–e165. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Shan, et al.. (2023). Fluoroquinolone Use Among Hospitalized Children: Diagnosis-Based Stratification to Identify Stewardship Targets. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(6). ofad297–ofad297. 2 indexed citations

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Ma, Jianfei, Yossi Paltiel, Noam Adir, et al.. (2023). The structural basis for light acclimation in phycobilisome light harvesting systems systems in Porphyridium purpureum. Communications Biology. 6(1). 1210–1210. 6 indexed citations

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Shao, Guang-Can, Fan Yang, Xin You, et al.. (2022). Structural basis for assembly of TRAPPII complex and specific activation of GTPase Ypt31/32. Science Advances. 8(4). eabi5603–eabi5603. 15 indexed citations

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Yang, Fan, Ya-Wen Huang, Xin You, et al.. (2021). Structural insights into the mechanism of human NPC1L1-mediated cholesterol uptake. Science Advances. 7(29). 46 indexed citations

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Huang, Xuan, Shan Sun, Xiaojing Wang, et al.. (2019). Mechanistic insights into the SNARE complex disassembly. Science Advances. 5(4). 26 indexed citations

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Zheng, Xiaowen, Feng Chen, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2017). Salivary exosomal PSMA7: a promising biomarker of inflammatory bowel disease. Protein & Cell. 8(9). 686–695. 104 indexed citations

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Zhao, Tong‐Jin, Shan Sun, Yang Liu, et al.. (2006). Regulating the Drought-responsive Element (DRE)-mediated Signaling Pathway by Synergic Functions of Trans-active and Trans-inactive DRE Binding Factors in Brassica napus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(16). 10752–10759. 115 indexed citations

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