Shukai Sun

547 total citations
17 papers, 437 citations indexed

About

Shukai Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shukai Sun has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 437 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Shukai Sun's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers), Inflammasome and immune disorders (4 papers) and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (4 papers). Shukai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers), Inflammasome and immune disorders (4 papers) and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (4 papers). Shukai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Shukai Sun's co-authors include Longxing Ni, Wenkai Jiang, Jihua Chen, Qun Lu, Dong Jia, Bolei Cai, X. Peter, Shiyu Liu, Liangliang Shen and Xue Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Letters, BioMed Research International and Cell and Tissue Research.

In The Last Decade

Shukai Sun

16 papers receiving 435 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shukai Sun China 9 225 110 90 48 48 17 437
Hongfeng Liang China 9 187 0.8× 59 0.5× 65 0.7× 40 0.8× 39 0.8× 22 401
Jiheng Zhan China 12 270 1.2× 43 0.4× 40 0.4× 44 0.9× 26 0.5× 24 502
Yan-ting Gu China 13 200 0.9× 61 0.6× 53 0.6× 22 0.5× 29 0.6× 26 463
Dingkun Lin China 14 294 1.3× 50 0.5× 36 0.4× 45 0.9× 28 0.6× 22 518
Li Cai China 17 284 1.3× 79 0.7× 37 0.4× 79 1.6× 85 1.8× 51 684
Young-Geun Kwon South Korea 8 213 0.9× 64 0.6× 49 0.5× 90 1.9× 23 0.5× 10 386
Shudong Chen China 13 297 1.3× 65 0.6× 32 0.4× 41 0.9× 34 0.7× 27 609
Zhaohui Geng United States 10 341 1.5× 54 0.5× 55 0.6× 29 0.6× 80 1.7× 17 628

Countries citing papers authored by Shukai Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shukai Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shukai Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shukai Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shukai 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 Shukai Sun. Shukai Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Zhang, Yaoyuan, et al.. (2025). The role of gut microbiota–mitochondria crosstalk in neurodegeneration: Underlying mechanisms and potential therapies. Neural Regeneration Research. 21(6). 2238–2253. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Xiaojing, Rui Li, Haozhen Wang, et al.. (2025). Global Burden of Dental Caries from 1990 to 2021 and Future Projections. International Dental Journal. 75(5). 100904–100904.
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Zhang, Jing, et al.. (2025). Enhanced exosome secretion regulated by microglial P2X7R in the medullary dorsal horn contributes to pulpitis-induced pain. Cell & Bioscience. 15(1). 28–28. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Diya, Minghao Wang, Shukai Sun, et al.. (2024). Hypoxia-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation via the HIF-1α/NF-κB signaling pathway in human dental pulp fibroblasts. BMC Oral Health. 24(1). 1156–1156. 7 indexed citations
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Wu, Lin, et al.. (2024). NDRG2 regulates glucose metabolism and ferroptosis of OGD/R‐treated astrocytes by the Wnt/β‐catenin signaling. Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology. 38(9). e23827–e23827. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Runfeng, Jin Wang, Zhiguo Zhang, et al.. (2023). FGF21 alleviates endothelial mitochondrial damage and prevents BBB from disruption after intracranial hemorrhage through a mechanism involving SIRT6. Molecular Medicine. 29(1). 165–165. 12 indexed citations
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Gao, Lei, et al.. (2023). Involvement of microglial P2X7 receptor in pain modulation. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 30(1). e14496–e14496. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Shukai, Wenkai Jiang, Yan Xia, et al.. (2022). Ligand-gated ion channel P2X7 regulates NLRP3/Caspase-1-mediated inflammatory pain caused by pulpitis in the trigeminal ganglion and medullary dorsal horn. Brain Research Bulletin. 192. 1–10. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jing, Rongrong Liang, Yuxin Lu, et al.. (2022). Ligand-gated ion channel P2X7 regulates hypoxia-induced factor-1α mediated pain induced by dental pulpitis in the medullary dorsal horn. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 15. 1015751–1015751. 7 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wenkai, Shukai Sun, Diya Wang, et al.. (2022). MicroRNA‐22 suppresses NLRP3/CASP1 inflammasome pathway‐mediated proinflammatory cytokine production by targeting the HIF‐1α and NLRP3 in human dental pulp fibroblasts. International Endodontic Journal. 55(11). 1225–1240. 15 indexed citations
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Sun, Shukai, et al.. (2019). Nav1.7 via Promotion of ERK in the Trigeminal Ganglion Plays an Important Role in the Induction of Pulpitis Inflammatory Pain. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–11. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Bolei Cai, Liangliang Shen, et al.. (2017). MiRNA-29b suppresses tumor growth through simultaneously inhibiting angiogenesis and tumorigenesis by targeting Akt3. Cancer Letters. 397. 111–119. 111 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liang, et al.. (2016). Neuroprotective effects of syringic acid against OGD/R-induced injury in cultured hippocampal neuronal cells. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 38(2). 567–573. 66 indexed citations
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Tang, Jun, Chao Zhu, Zhihong Li, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of the spinal astrocytic JNK/MCP-1 pathway activation correlates with the analgesic effects of tanshinone IIA sulfonate in neuropathic pain. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 12(1). 57–57. 49 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wenkai, Haipeng Lv, Haijing Wang, et al.. (2015). Activation of the NLRP3/caspase-1 inflammasome in human dental pulp tissue and human dental pulp fibroblasts. Cell and Tissue Research. 361(2). 541–555. 76 indexed citations
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Sun, Shukai & Qingwu Tian. (2013). Relationship between PAI-1 4G/5G polymorphism and metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women. 33(6). 361–365. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Shukai, Yue Yin, Xin Yin, et al.. (2012). Anti-nociceptive effects of Tanshinone IIA (TIIA) in a rat model of complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced inflammatory pain. Brain Research Bulletin. 88(6). 581–588. 49 indexed citations

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