Shikun Sun

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

About

Shikun Sun is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Soil Science and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Shikun Sun has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Water Science and Technology, 19 papers in Soil Science and 14 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Shikun Sun's work include Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (21 papers), Water resources management and optimization (14 papers) and Irrigation Practices and Water Management (11 papers). Shikun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies (21 papers), Water resources management and optimization (14 papers) and Irrigation Practices and Water Management (11 papers). Shikun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Netherlands. Shikun Sun's co-authors include Yubao Wang, Pute Wu, Bernie Engel, En Hua, Xining Zhao, Huanjie Cai, Qingling Geng, Lijun Xu, Xiaoyu Tian and Liu Jing and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Shikun Sun

50 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Will reaching the maximum achievable yield potential meet future global food demand?

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Water resource efficiency evaluation of crop production in arid and semi-arid regions based on water footprint and comparative advantage 2024 ·European Journal of Agronomy ·Xian Liu, Yueyue Xu, Shikun Sun, Pute Wu, Yubao Wang	3
2	Developing a sustainable assessment framework for identifying industrial water suitability: Perspective on the water-energy-food nexus 2024 ·Agricultural Systems ·En Hua, Xinxueqi Han, Bernard A. Engel, (unknown), Shikun Sun, Pute Wu, Bing Wang, Yubao Wang	4
3	Spatio-temporal microbial regulation of aggregate-associated priming effects under contrasting tillage practices 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), Shenglin Zhou, (unknown), Xiukang Wang, Yuan‐Han Yang, Shikun Sun, Vinay Nangia, Michael Bahn, Juan Han, Yang Liu, You‐Cai Xiong, Yuncheng Liao, Fei Mo	3
4	The effect of dietary changes on the water and carbon footprints in China 2024 ·Sustainable Production and Consumption ·(unknown), Yali Yin, Shikun Sun, Jinfeng Zhao, (unknown), Yubao Wang, Pute Wu	0
5	Development of a method to assess synergy and competition for water use among water-energy-food nexus in the Yellow River basin: Water quantity-quality dimensions 2024 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Xinxueqi Han, En Hua, (unknown), Bernie Engel, Rong Liu, (unknown), Shikun Sun, Yubao Wang	6
6	Developing a framework taking into account negative environmental impacts to evaluate water-energy-food coupling efficiency 2024 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·(unknown), Xinxueqi Han, Bernard A. Engel, En Hua, Shikun Sun, Pute Wu, Yubao Wang	13
7	Nutrient limitation of soil organic carbon stocks under straw return 2024 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Fei Mo, (unknown), Xiukang Wang, Thomas W. Crowther, Vinay Nangia, Zhongkui Luo, Kailiang Yu, Shikun Sun, Feng Zhang, You‐Cai Xiong, Yuncheng Liao	33
8	Integrated response of crop yields and greenhouse gas emissions to cropland management practices and natural factors: a global meta-analysis 2024 ·Environmental Research Letters ·(unknown), Shikun Sun, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yubao Wang	2
9	Optimizing planting density to improve growth, yield and resource use efficiencies for winter oilseed rape under ridge-furrow film mulching 2024 ·Journal of Integrative Agriculture ·Xiaobo Gu, (unknown), Yadan Du, Huanjie Cai, Yu‐Peng Li, Yuannong Li, Heng Fang, Shikun Sun	2
10	Considering spatio-temporal dynamics of soil water with evapotranspiration partitioning helps to clarify water utilization characteristics of summer maize under deficit irrigation 2023 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Jiatun Xu, Qingyi Mu, Yibo Ding, Shikun Sun, Yufeng Zou, Lianyu Yu, Pengyan Zhang, Nan Yang, (unknown), Huanjie Cai	14
11	Synergy of water use in water-energy-food nexus from a symbiosis perspective: A case study in China 2023 ·Energy ·En Hua, Xinxueqi Han, (unknown), Bernard A. Engel, Xin Li, Shikun Sun, Yubao Wang	17
12	Environment and agricultural practices regulate enhanced biochar-induced soil carbon pools and crop yield: A meta-analysis 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Xu Ye, (unknown), Gaoxiang Liu, Zihan Liu, Qi‐Lin Zhang, Enke Liu, Shikun Sun, Xiaolong Ren, Zhikuan Jia, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Peng Zhang	31
13	Response of the water footprint of maize production to high temperatures in the Huang‐Huai‐Hai region of China 2022 ·Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture ·(unknown), Xinyu Qi, Kaixuan Wang, (unknown), Jinfeng Zhao, (unknown), Shikun Sun	2
14	Water-Food-Carbon Nexus Related to the Producer–Consumer Link: A Review 2022 ·Advances in Nutrition ·(unknown), Shikun Sun, Yali Yin, Kaixuan Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Jinfeng Zhao	11
15	Response of regional agricultural water use to the change of climate and plantation structure in the typical agricultural region of China 2022 ·Journal of Water and Climate Change ·(unknown), Shikun Sun, Yingjie Li, (unknown), Xinyu Qi, Jiahui Wang, (unknown), Fei Gao	5
16	Polyethylene film mulching enhances the microbial carbon-use efficiency, physical and chemical protection of straw-derived carbon in an Entisol of the Loess Plateau 2021 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Fei Mo, (unknown), Zhiye Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Shikun Sun, You‐Cai Xiong	18
17	New challenges of food security in Northwest China: Water footprint and virtual water perspective 2019 ·Journal of Cleaner Production ·Xian Liu, Lijie Shi, Bernie Engel, Shikun Sun, Xining Zhao, Pute Wu, Yubao Wang	83
18	Impact of Future Climate Change on Regional Crop Water Requirement—A Case Study of Hetao Irrigation District, China 2017 ·Water ·(unknown), Pute Wu, Shikun Sun, Xiaolei Li, Yubao Wang, Xiaobo Luan	50
19	Effects of virtual water flow on regional water resources stress: A case study of grain in China 2016 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Shikun Sun, Yubao Wang, Bernie Engel, Pute Wu	76
20	A comprehensive analysis of blue water scarcity from the production, consumption, and water transfer perspectives 2016 ·Ecological Indicators ·Jing Liu, Yubao Wang, Zhongbo Yu, Xinchun Cao, Lei Tian, Shikun Sun, Pute Wu	59

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