Sun Xiao

11.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
277 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Sun Xiao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Sun Xiao has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 68 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 54 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Sun Xiao's work include Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (38 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (35 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (30 papers). Sun Xiao is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (38 papers), High Temperature Alloys and Creep (35 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (30 papers). Sun Xiao collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Sun Xiao's co-authors include Run‐Cang Sun, Paul Fowler, Mark S. Baird, Jianan Sun, Bin Xiao, Haibo Zhao, Fen Xu, Zhanxin Jing, Weiguo Pan and Rui‐tang Guo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Sun Xiao

257 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Chemical, structural, and thermal characterizations of alkali-soluble lignins and hemicelluloses, and cellulose from maize stems, rye straw, and rice straw

2001 729 citations Sun Xiao et al. profile →
Isolation and characterization of cellulose from sugarcane bagasse

2004 598 citations Sun Xiao et al. profile →
Characteristics of degraded cellulose obtained from steam-exploded wheat straw

2004 586 citations Sun Xiao et al. profile →
Cellulose-Based Electrochemical Sensors

2025 33 citations Sun Xiao, Sihai Hu et al. Sensors profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sun Xiao China	52	3.6k	2.7k	1.7k	1.5k	975	277	9.3k
Bin Li China	59	5.2k 1.5×	5.0k 1.8×	2.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	420	12.6k
Changlei Xia China	56	3.9k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	567 0.6×	301	10.7k
Jie Liu China	54	3.3k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	2.5k 1.7×	735 0.8×	414	11.4k
Shijie Liu China	57	7.2k 2.0×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	2.4k 1.6×	1.5k 1.6×	273	10.7k
Nawshad Muhammad Pakistan	52	3.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	595 0.6×	266	8.9k
Jinɡjinɡ Li China	51	2.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 2.0×	450	10.2k
Mohd Zobir Hussein Malaysia	64	3.9k 1.1×	3.3k 1.2×	6.9k 4.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	426	15.3k
Lina Liu China	47	1.8k 0.5×	949 0.3×	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	339 0.3×	226	7.3k
Yi Chen China	61	1.7k 0.5×	852 0.3×	2.2k 1.3×	700 0.5×	651 0.7×	421	11.8k
Edvani C. Muniz Brazil	58	3.6k 1.0×	5.0k 1.8×	1.4k 0.8×	681 0.5×	712 0.7×	318	12.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Sun Xiao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sun Xiao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sun Xiao

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xiao, Sun, et al.. (2025). Chiral Fluorine Engineering in Amine Molecular Design: Toward High‐ T _c Multifunctional Rare‐Earth Hybrid Double Perovskites. Small. 21(35). e2505444–e2505444.

Xiao, Sun, et al.. (2025). Sustainable Cellulose–Bentonite Composites for Wastewater Treatment. Materials. 18(18). 4284–4284.

Xiao, Sun, et al.. (2025). Cellulose-Based Electrochemical Sensors. Sensors. 25(3). 645–645. 33 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Dingchen, Song Zhang, Xinguang Wang, et al.. (2024). Dependence of molybdenum content on the cavitation corrosion synergy and wear failure of laser cladded CoCrFeNiMnMo high entropy alloy coatings. Engineering Failure Analysis. 165. 108824–108824. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Xinguang, Zihao Tan, Yongmei Li, et al.. (2024). Tensile properties and deformation mechanisms of a fourth-generation nickel-based single crystal superalloy at intermediate temperatures. Intermetallics. 175. 108471–108471. 7 indexed citations

Xiao, Sun, et al.. (2024). Screening for frequently detected quaternary ammonium mixture systems in waters based on frequent itemset mining and prediction of their toxicity. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 280. 116581–116581. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Sun, et al.. (2024). Efficient Extraction and Analysis of Wheat Straw Lignin by Response Surface Methodology. Polymers. 16(20). 2935–2935. 1 indexed citations

Meng, Zhaohui, Sihai Hu, Ran Sun, et al.. (2024). Co-Transport of Aniline and TNT with Loess Colloid Particles in Saturated Loess Columns: Mechanism and Processes. Water. 16(1). 180–180.

Xiao, Sun, et al.. (2024). Preparation of Magnetic Hemicellulosic Composite Microspheres and Adsorption of Copper Ions. Polymers. 16(24). 3460–3460. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Y., et al.. (2023). Stress-rupture behavior of a Re-containing Ni-base single crystal superalloy at high temperatures. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 163. 237–244. 8 indexed citations

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Xie, Yangyang, et al.. (2022). Fabrication of Electrospun Xylan-g-PMMA/TiO2 Nanofibers and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue. Polymers. 14(12). 2489–2489. 9 indexed citations

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Xiao, Sun, et al.. (2022). Chemically-Crosslinked Xylan/Graphene Oxide Composite Hydrogel for Copper Ions Removal. Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 30(9). 3999–4013. 15 indexed citations

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Xiao, Sun, et al.. (2021). High-Performance Hydrogel Adsorbent Based on Cellulose, Hemicellulose, and Lignin for Copper(II) Ion Removal. Polymers. 13(18). 3063–3063. 36 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiang, Jianghao Xu, Yi Qian, et al.. (2018). Association of Imatinib Plasma Concentration and Single-nucleotide Polymorphisms with Adverse Drug Reactions in Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 17(12). 2780–2787. 23 indexed citations

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Xiao, Sun, et al.. (2018). Preparation and swelling behavior of pH/temperature responsive semi-IPN hydrogel based on carboxymethyl xylan and poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide). Cellulose. 26(3). 1909–1922. 47 indexed citations

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Bruun, Jarle, Matthias Kolberg, Terje Ahlquist, et al.. (2015). Regulator of Chromosome Condensation 2 Identifies High-Risk Patients within Both Major Phenotypes of Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(16). 3759–3770. 38 indexed citations

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Xiao, Sun. (2012). Preparation of pH-sensitive hydrogels based on hemicellulose and its drug release property. Xiandai huagong. 2 indexed citations

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Hou, Guangbing, Huanming Wei, Qinghai Zheng, et al.. (2009). Oxidation of a Co-base Superalloy. Journal of Material Science and Technology. 24(6). 883–890. 7 indexed citations

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Xiao, Sun. (2008). Photosynthetic Physiology and Clonal Growth of Solidago canadensis at Different Light Intensities:Implications for Invasive Mechanism. JOURNAL OF WUHAN BOTANICAL RESEARCH. 1 indexed citations

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Xiao, Sun. (2005). Biodiversity on Qinghai-tibet Plateau. 2 indexed citations

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