Siquan Sun

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Siquan Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Siquan Sun has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Immunology and 17 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Siquan Sun's work include Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (14 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (11 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers). Siquan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (14 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (11 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (10 papers). Siquan Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Siquan Sun's co-authors include Jonathan Sprent, David F. Tough, Xiaohong Zhang, Inkyu Hwang, Lars Karlsson, Robin L. Thurmond, Xiaohong Zhang, James P. Edwards, Hidehiro Kishimoto and Changlu Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Siquan Sun

43 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Potent and Selective Stimulation of Memory-Phenotype CD8+ T Cells In Vivo by IL-15

1998 1.1k citations Xiaohong Zhang, Siquan Sun et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Siquan Sun United States	26	2.5k	947	545	344	249	43	3.7k
Kevin L. Otipoby United States	17	2.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	483 0.9×	335 1.0×	167 0.7×	29	4.0k
Kurt Bachmaier Canada	26	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	592 1.1×	309 0.9×	255 1.0×	32	3.1k
Maurizio Zanetti United States	36	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.6×	780 1.4×	597 1.7×	308 1.2×	158	4.1k
Karen Toy United States	16	1.1k 0.4×	890 0.9×	752 1.4×	245 0.7×	189 0.8×	18	2.6k
Paula S. Hochman United States	29	2.5k 1.0×	592 0.6×	580 1.1×	250 0.7×	175 0.7×	42	3.4k
Shyr‐Te Ju United States	28	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	323 0.6×	248 0.7×	315 1.3×	75	3.2k
José Van der Heyden Belgium	32	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	872 1.6×	378 1.1×	206 0.8×	61	4.0k
Lars Rogge France	33	2.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	844 1.5×	366 1.1×	203 0.8×	77	4.5k
Dwain L. Thiele United States	31	1.5k 0.6×	879 0.9×	545 1.0×	800 2.3×	242 1.0×	89	3.6k
Subburaj Ilangumaran Canada	35	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 1.7×	1.1k 2.0×	475 1.4×	306 1.2×	101	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Siquan Sun

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Siquan & Changlu Liu. (2015). 7Î±, 25-dihydroxycholesterol-mediated activation of EBI2 in immune regulation and diseases. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 6. 60–60. 33 indexed citations

Shih, Amy Y., Xia V. Yang, Chester Kuei, et al.. (2012). Identification of Structural Motifs Critical for Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Molecule 2 Function and Homology Modeling of the Ligand Docking Site. Molecular Pharmacology. 82(6). 1094–1103. 17 indexed citations

Wiener, John J. M., Steven Nguyen, Siquan Sun, et al.. (2012). Pyrazole-based arylalkyne Cathepsin S inhibitors. Part III: Modification of P4 region. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23(4). 1070–1074. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Siquan, et al.. (2011). Cathepsin S inhibitors: 2004 – 2010. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. 21(3). 311–337. 53 indexed citations

Wiener, John J. M., James P. Edwards, Lars Karlsson, et al.. (2010). Discovery and SAR of novel pyrazole-based thioethers as cathepsin S inhibitors. Part 2: Modification of P3, P4, and P5 regions. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(7). 2375–2378. 11 indexed citations

Bembenek, Scott D., Steven Nguyen, Robin L. Thurmond, et al.. (2010). Thioether acetamides as P3 binding elements for tetrahydropyrido-pyrazole cathepsin S inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20(7). 2379–2382. 13 indexed citations

Wiener, John J. M., Siquan Sun, & Robin L. Thurmond. (2010). Recent Advances in the Design of Cathepsin S Inhibitors. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 10(7). 717–732. 41 indexed citations

Ameriks, Michael K., Frank U. Axe, Scott D. Bembenek, et al.. (2009). Pyrazole-based cathepsin S inhibitors with arylalkynes as P1 binding elements. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(21). 6131–6134. 18 indexed citations

Ameriks, Michael K., James P. Edwards, Yin Gu, et al.. (2009). Pyrazole-based arylalkyne cathepsin S inhibitors. Part II: Optimization of cellular potency. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 19(21). 6135–6139. 11 indexed citations

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Wei, Jianmei, Barbara Pio, Siquan Sun, et al.. (2007). Pyrazole-based cathepsin S inhibitors with improved cellular potency. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17(20). 5525–5528. 20 indexed citations

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Grice, Cheryl A., Haripada Khatuya, Darin J. Gustin, et al.. (2006). The SAR of 4-substituted (6,6-bicyclic) piperidine cathepsin S inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16(8). 2209–2212. 10 indexed citations

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Thurmond, Robin L., Siquan Sun, Clark A. Sehon, et al.. (2004). Identification of a Potent and Selective Noncovalent Cathepsin S Inhibitor. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 308(1). 268–276. 44 indexed citations

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Tough, David F., Siquan Sun, Xiaohong Zhang, & Jonathan Sprent. (2000). Stimulation of memory T cells by cytokines. Vaccine. 18(16). 1642–1648. 38 indexed citations

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Sprent, Jonathan, Xiaohong Zhang, Siquan Sun, & David F. Tough. (1999). T-Cell turnover in vivo and the role of cytokines. Immunology Letters. 65(1-2). 21–25. 37 indexed citations

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Sun, Siquan, Xiaohong Zhang, David F. Tough, & Jonathan Sprent. (1998). Type I Interferon-mediated Stimulation of T Cells by CpG DNA. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 188(12). 2335–2342. 301 indexed citations

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Tough, David F., Siquan Sun, & Jonathan Sprent. (1997). T Cell Stimulation In Vivo by Lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 185(12). 2089–2094. 287 indexed citations

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Sprent, Jonathan, David F. Tough, & Siquan Sun. (1997). Factors controlling the turnover of T memory cells. Immunological Reviews. 156(1). 79–85. 73 indexed citations

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Kelm, Robert J., Siquan Sun, Arthur R. Strauch, & Michael J. Getz. (1996). Repression of Transcriptional Enhancer Factor-1 and Activator Protein-1-dependent Enhancer Activity by Vascular Actin Single-stranded DNA Binding Factor 2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(39). 24278–24285. 31 indexed citations

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Cogan, John G., et al.. (1995). Plasticity of Vascular Smooth Muscle α-Actin Gene Transcription. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(19). 11310–11321. 57 indexed citations

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He, Wei, Leslie M. Fischer, Siquan Sun, et al.. (1990). Molecular cloning of androgen receptors from divergent species with a polymerase chain reaction technique: Complete cDNA sequence of the mouse androgen receptor and isolation of androgen recepter cDNA probes from dog, guinea pig and clawed frog. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 171(2). 697–704. 76 indexed citations

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