Shan Sun

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Shan Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shan Sun has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Materials Chemistry, 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Shan Sun's work include Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (30 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (22 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (16 papers). Shan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications (30 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (22 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (16 papers). Shan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Shan Sun's co-authors include Hengwei Lin, Kai Jiang, Aiguo Wu, Congzhong Cai, Yue Lü, Ling Zhang, Ling Zhang, Yuhui Wang, Lulu Pan and Chuang LIU and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Shan Sun

66 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Red, Green, and Blue Luminescence by Carbon Dots: Full‐Co... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2015 500 1000 1.5k
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. Red, Green, and Blue Luminescence by Carbon Dots: Full‐Color Emission Tuning and Multicolor Cellular Imaging
    2015 1.7k citations Kai Jiang, Shan Sun et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Truly Fluorescent Excitation‐Dependent Carbon Dots and Their Applications in Multicolor Cellular Imaging and Multidimensional Sensing
    2015 637 citations Shan Sun, Kai Jiang et al. profile →

Peers

Shan Sun
Shaojing Zhao China
Jinping Wang China
Xue Yang China
Sasmita Mohapatra India
Weili Wei China
Zhili Peng China
Kateřina Holá Czechia
Minhuan Lan China
Xiaojuan Gong China
Youfu Wang China
Shaojing Zhao China
Shan Sun
Citations per year, relative to Shan Sun Shan Sun (= 1×) peers Shaojing Zhao

Countries citing papers authored by Shan Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shan Sun

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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

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Xue, Yiqing Zeng, Luying He, et al.. (2025). Dual oxygen supply system of carbon dot-loaded microbubbles with acoustic cavitation for enhanced sonodynamic therapy in diabetic wound healing. Biomaterials. 318. 123145–123145. 14 indexed citations
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Sun, Shan, et al.. (2025). A multifunctional carbon dot-based nanoplatform for antibacterial therapy: Integrating photodynamic, photothermal, and gas treatments. Chinese Chemical Letters. 37(2). 111055–111055. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Shan, Dan Yang, Zheng Li, et al.. (2025). Detection of biogenic amines using a ylidenemalononitrile enamine-based fluorescence probe: Applications in food quality control. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 331. 125808–125808. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heng, Si Li, Li‐Na Wei, et al.. (2025). Chiral au nanocluster-porphyrin assemblies enhanced photodynamic disinfection for acidophilic Bacteria. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 703(Pt 1). 139096–139096.
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Sun, Shan, et al.. (2025). Versatile Tb3+–carbon-dot nanoplatform for fluorescence detection and in situ inactivation of bacterial spores. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 429. 137296–137296. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Shan, Ke Cheng, Yonghua Zhou, et al.. (2025). Phenylboronic acid-modified carbon dot-proteinase K nanohybrids for enhanced photodynamic therapy against bacterial biofilm infections. Acta Biomaterialia. 194. 352–363. 9 indexed citations
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Cheng, Ke, Shan Sun, Mingyu Wu, et al.. (2023). Specific Chemiluminescence Imaging and Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy of Bacterial Infections by Hemin‐Modified Carbon Dots. Small. 19(31). e2207868–e2207868. 64 indexed citations
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Sun, Shan, et al.. (2022). Orf1B controls secretion of T3SS proteins and contributes to Edwardsiella piscicida adhesion to epithelial cells. Veterinary Research. 53(1). 40–40. 3 indexed citations
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Luo, Jiwei, Qixing Zhou, Xiangang Hu, et al.. (2021). Magnetic Field-Guided MoS2/WS2 Heterolayered Nanofilm Regulates Cell Behavior and Gene Expression. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 4(10). 10828–10835. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaokang, et al.. (2021). Identifying the Phytotoxicity and Defense Mechanisms Associated with Graphene-Based Nanomaterials by Integrating Multiomics and Regular Analysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(14). 9938–9948. 32 indexed citations
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Sun, Shan, et al.. (2021). Identification and Characterization of EvpQ, a Novel T6SS Effector Encoded on a Mobile Genetic Element in Edwardsiella piscicida. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 643498–643498. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, Bihan Wu, Ozioma Udochukwu Akakuru, et al.. (2020). Hsp90 inhibitor-loaded IR780 micelles for mitochondria-targeted mild-temperature photothermal therapy in xenograft models of human breast cancer. Cancer Letters. 500. 41–50. 60 indexed citations
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Zhao, Shuai, Shan Sun, Kai Jiang, et al.. (2019). In Situ Synthesis of Fluorescent Mesoporous Silica–Carbon Dot Nanohybrids Featuring Folate Receptor-Overexpressing Cancer Cell Targeting and Drug Delivery. Nano-Micro Letters. 11(1). 32–32. 83 indexed citations
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Liu, Yihui, Yuhui Wang, Kai Jiang, et al.. (2019). A persistent luminescence-based label-free probe for the ultrasensitive detection of hemoglobin in human serum. Talanta. 206. 120206–120206. 27 indexed citations
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LIU, Chuang, Lijia Luo, Leyong Zeng, et al.. (2018). Porous Gold Nanoshells on Functional NH2‐MOFs: Facile Synthesis and Designable Platforms for Cancer Multiple Therapy. Small. 14(35). e1801851–e1801851. 91 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiaoxue, Shan Sun, Yuhui Wang, et al.. (2016). A fluorescent carbon-dots-based mitochondria-targetable nanoprobe for peroxynitrite sensing in living cells. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 90. 501–507. 119 indexed citations
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Lü, Dawei, Yanan Gao, Cheng Luo, et al.. (2015). Selectivity of biopolymer membranes using HepG2 cells. Regenerative Biomaterials. 2(1). 21–29. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Kai, Shan Sun, Ling Zhang, et al.. (2015). Red, Green, and Blue Luminescence by Carbon Dots: Full‐Color Emission Tuning and Multicolor Cellular Imaging. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(18). 5360–5363. 1663 indexed citations breakdown →

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