Shihua Sun

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Shihua Sun is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shihua Sun has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 9 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Shihua Sun's work include Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (14 papers), Hormonal and reproductive studies (7 papers) and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (5 papers). Shihua Sun is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (14 papers), Hormonal and reproductive studies (7 papers) and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (5 papers). Shihua Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and China. Shihua Sun's co-authors include Stephen R. Plymate, Robert L. Vessella, Peter S. Nelson, Cynthia C.T. Sprenger, Kathleen Haugk, Ilsa M. Coleman, Holly M. Nguyen, Elahe A. Mostaghel, Stephanie T. Page and Huiying Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, PLoS ONE and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Shihua Sun

20 papers receiving 1.5k 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. Castration resistance in human prostate cancer is conferred by a frequently occurring androgen receptor splice variant
    2010 571 citations Shihua Sun, Cynthia C.T. Sprenger et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shihua Sun United States 13 1.1k 732 478 455 333 20 1.5k
Marika J. Linja Finland 11 1.0k 0.9× 678 0.9× 291 0.6× 402 0.9× 401 1.2× 15 1.4k
Marinus A. Noordzij Netherlands 17 988 0.9× 625 0.9× 224 0.5× 282 0.6× 233 0.7× 29 1.4k
Stephen Balk United States 6 720 0.7× 458 0.6× 295 0.6× 436 1.0× 196 0.6× 8 1.0k
C. Ris-Stalpers Netherlands 11 960 0.9× 852 1.2× 759 1.6× 215 0.5× 719 2.2× 11 1.6k
Nikhil Babu Oommen United Kingdom 6 904 0.8× 255 0.3× 383 0.8× 366 0.8× 176 0.5× 7 1.1k
Natasja F. Dits Netherlands 16 539 0.5× 575 0.8× 208 0.4× 342 0.8× 143 0.4× 21 1.0k
Mary Barrett United Kingdom 4 589 0.5× 327 0.4× 275 0.6× 226 0.5× 151 0.5× 7 923
Hidetoshi Kuruma Japan 19 650 0.6× 544 0.7× 94 0.2× 225 0.5× 138 0.4× 41 1.1k
Stephen N. Birrell Australia 18 551 0.5× 481 0.7× 252 0.5× 591 1.3× 902 2.7× 34 1.7k
Tarja Ikonen Finland 20 704 0.6× 889 1.2× 446 0.9× 257 0.6× 817 2.5× 44 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shihua Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shihua Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shihua Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shihua 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 Shihua Sun. Shihua 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, Xiaoshuai, et al.. (2021). Prediction of risk of suicide death among lung cancer patients after the cancer diagnosis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 292. 448–453. 18 indexed citations
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Hong, Nan Hyung, Shihua Sun, Alessandra Cesano, et al.. (2021). Abstract 1209: Comprehensive in vitro characterization of the mechanism of action of EPI-7386, an androgen receptor N-terminal domain inhibitor. Cancer Research. 81(13_Supplement). 1209–1209. 1 indexed citations
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Hong, Nan Hyung, Shihua Sun, Alessandra Cesano, et al.. (2021). Abstract P192: Comprehensive preclinical characterization of the mechanism of action of EPI-7386, an androgen receptor N-terminal domain inhibitor. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 20(12_Supplement). P192–P192. 2 indexed citations
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Jia, Cun-Xian, et al.. (2015). Association of the HTR2A 102T/C polymorphism with attempted suicide. Psychiatric Genetics. 25(4). 168–177. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Gang, Aihua Li, Shihua Sun, et al.. (2015). Abstract 5159: Identification of ARv567es expression profile in the prostate cancer clinical samples with a newly developed antibody. Cancer Research. 75(15_Supplement). 5159–5159. 2 indexed citations
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Thadani‐Mulero, Maria, Luigi Portella, Shihua Sun, et al.. (2014). Androgen Receptor Splice Variants Determine Taxane Sensitivity in Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research. 74(8). 2270–2282. 191 indexed citations
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Liu, Gang, Cynthia C.T. Sprenger, Shihua Sun, et al.. (2014). MED1 mediates androgen receptor splice variant induced gene expression in the absence of ligand. Oncotarget. 6(1). 288–304. 29 indexed citations
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Liu, Gang, Cynthia C.T. Sprenger, Shihua Sun, et al.. (2013). AR Variant ARv567es Induces Carcinogenesis in a Novel Transgenic Mouse Model of Prostate Cancer. Neoplasia. 15(9). 1009–IN3. 56 indexed citations
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Gillis, Joanna L., Luke A. Selth, Margaret M. Centenera, et al.. (2013). Constitutively-active androgen receptor variants function independently of the HSP90 chaperone but do not confer resistance to HSP90 inhibitors. Oncotarget. 4(5). 691–704. 44 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xiaotun, Colm Morrissey, Shihua Sun, et al.. (2011). Androgen Receptor Variants Occur Frequently in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer Metastases. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e27970–e27970. 200 indexed citations
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Sun, Shihua, Cynthia C.T. Sprenger, Robert L. Vessella, et al.. (2010). Castration resistance in human prostate cancer is conferred by a frequently occurring androgen receptor splice variant. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120(8). 2715–2730. 571 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schayek, Hagit, et al.. (2010). Differential regulation of insulin-like growth factor-I receptor gene expression by wild type and mutant androgen receptor in prostate cancer cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 323(2). 239–245. 25 indexed citations
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Schayek, Hagit, Itay Bentov, Shihua Sun, Stephen R. Plymate, & Haim Werner. (2010). Progression to metastatic stage in a cellular model of prostate cancer is associated with methylation of the androgen receptor gene and transcriptional suppression of the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor gene. Experimental Cell Research. 316(9). 1479–1488. 31 indexed citations
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Sprenger, Cynthia C.T., Kathleen Haugk, Shihua Sun, et al.. (2009). Transforming Growth Factor-β–Stimulated Clone-22 Is an Androgen-Regulated Gene That Enhances Apoptosis in Prostate Cancer following Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Receptor Inhibition. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(24). 7634–7641. 7 indexed citations
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Schayek, Hagit, Kathy Haugk, Shihua Sun, et al.. (2009). Tumor Suppressor BRCA1 Is Expressed in Prostate Cancer and Controls Insulin-like Growth Factor I Receptor (IGF-IR) Gene Transcription in an Androgen Receptor–Dependent Manner. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(5). 1558–1565. 43 indexed citations
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Unni, Emmanual, Shihua Sun, Bicheng Nan, et al.. (2004). Changes in Androgen Receptor Nongenotropic Signaling Correlate with Transition of LNCaP Cells to Androgen Independence. Cancer Research. 64(19). 7156–7168. 187 indexed citations
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Chang, Yoon Soo, Shihua Sun, Diane Liu, et al.. (2002). Clinical significance of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 expression in stage I non-small cell lung cancer.. PubMed. 8(12). 3796–802. 87 indexed citations
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Chang, Yoon Soo, Shihua Sun, Adel K. El‐Naggar, et al.. (2002). Clinical significance of IGFBP-3 expression in stage I non-small cell lung cancer. 8(12). 3796–3802. 6 indexed citations

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