Tao Lin Sun

8.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
75 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Tao Lin Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Lin Sun has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Medicine, 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tao Lin Sun's work include Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (37 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (25 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (17 papers). Tao Lin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (37 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (25 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (17 papers). Tao Lin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Japan and United States. Tao Lin Sun's co-authors include Jian Ping Gong, Takayuki Kurokawa, Tasuku Nakajima, Abu Bin Ihsan, Koshiro Sato, Shinya Kuroda, Md. Anamul Haque, Feng Luo, Takayuki Nonoyama and Daniel R. King and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tao Lin Sun

73 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Physical hydrogels composed of polyampholytes demonstrate high toughness and viscoelasticity

2013 1.8k citations Tao Lin Sun, Takayuki Kurokawa et al. Nature Materials profile →
Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes Form Tough, Self‐Healing, and Rebuildable Hydrogels

2015 612 citations Feng Luo, Tao Lin Sun et al. profile →
Tough Physical Double‐Network Hydrogels Based on Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers

2016 529 citations Hui Jie Zhang, Tao Lin Sun et al. profile →
A Transparent, Highly Stretchable, Solvent‐Resistant, Recyclable Multifunctional Ionogel with Underwater Self‐Healing and Adhesion for Reliable Strain Sensors

2021 529 citations Zhukang Du, Tao Lin Sun et al. profile →
Tough Hydrogels with Fast, Strong, and Reversible Underwater Adhesion Based on a Multiscale Design

2018 313 citations Tao Lin Sun, Daniel R. King et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Lin Sun

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

All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Developing regenerable levodopa/ε-polylysine magnetic nanoparticles for rapid selective adsorption of anionic dyes 2025 ·Process Safety and Environmental Protection ·(unknown), Mi Zhou, Xiangdong Li, Jianhua Tong, Yuhua Gao, Tao Lin Sun, (unknown), Yingjie Zhang, Dalong Li, Xiquan Cheng	3
2	Polyurethane coating with PDMS/Fe2O3/microencapsulated APP: Enhanced flame retardancy and aging resistance performance 2025 ·Polymer ·Lingxin He, Jiaqing Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Rui Liu, (unknown), Tao Lin Sun, (unknown), Xia Zhou	1
3	In-situ construction of oxygen-deficient BiOCl/Bi2O2CO3 heterojunction photocatalyst for antibiotic treatment 2025 ·Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects ·(unknown), Yufei Zhang, Tianyi Yang, Bo Feng, Tao Lin Sun, (unknown), Lijin Wang, Renquan Guan, Chunbo Liu	1
4	A gel track-assisted light-driven micromotor system moving on complex solid substrates for visually targeted biofilm eradication and dental caries prevention 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Tiantian Li, (unknown), Zhen Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Tao Lin Sun, (unknown), Wei Xue, Zonghua Liu, Xin Ji, Zhang Na	2
5	A systematic review of computer-aided acupoint localization 2025 ·iScience ·(unknown), Zihao Wang, Lin Xu, Linshuai Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tao Lin Sun, Tao Jiang	1
6	Mapping deformation and dissipation during fracture of soft viscoelastic solid 2024 ·Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids ·Yuan Qi, Xueyu Li, (unknown), (unknown), Tao Lin Sun, Chung‐Yuen Hui, Jian Ping Gong, Rong Long	13
7	Synthesis of long-chain polyester polymers and their properties as crude oil pour point depressant 2024 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Kun Huang, (unknown), Jiquan Liu, (unknown), Tao Lin Sun, (unknown), (unknown)	3
8	Effect of Hydrophobic Side Group on Structural Heterogeneities and Mechanical Performance of Gelatin-Based Hydrogen-Bonded Hydrogel 2022 ·Macromolecules ·Hui Jie Zhang, (unknown), Yuxi Yang, Tao Lin Sun, (unknown), Xiangyu You	20
9	Effect of mesoscale phase contrast on fatigue-delaying behavior of self-healing hydrogels 2021 ·Science Advances ·Xueyu Li, Kunpeng Cui, Takayuki Kurokawa, Ya Nan Ye, Tao Lin Sun, Chengtao Yu, Costantino Creton, Jian Ping Gong	88
10	Transparent and mechanically strong hydrogen-bonded polymer complex elastomers with improved self-healability under ambient conditions 2021 ·Polymer ·Yongjing Hu, (unknown), (unknown), Zhukang Du, (unknown), Wen Tang, Tao Lin Sun, Zihao Guo, Kan Yue	5
11	Mesoscale bicontinuous networks in self-healing hydrogels delay fatigue fracture 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Xueyu Li, Kunpeng Cui, Tao Lin Sun, Lingpu Meng, Chengtao Yu, Liangbin Li, Costantino Creton, Takayuki Kurokawa, Jian Ping Gong	143
12	Phase Separation Behavior in Tough and Self-Healing Polyampholyte Hydrogels 2020 ·Macromolecules ·Kunpeng Cui, Ya Nan Ye, Tao Lin Sun, Chengtao Yu, Xueyu Li, Takayuki Kurokawa, Jian Ping Gong	84
13	Polyzwitterions as a Versatile Building Block of Tough Hydrogels: From Polyelectrolyte Complex Gels to Double-Network Gels 2020 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Haiyan Yin, Daniel R. King, Tao Lin Sun, Yoshiyuki Saruwatari, Tasuku Nakajima, Takayuki Kurokawa, Jian Ping Gong	33
14	Elastic–Plastic Transformation of Polyelectrolyte Complex Hydrogels from Chitosan and Sodium Hyaluronate 2018 ·Macromolecules ·Ran Shi, Tao Lin Sun, Feng Luo, Tasuku Nakajima, Takayuki Kurokawa, (unknown), Michael Rubinstein, Jian Ping Gong	48
15	Multiscale Energy Dissipation Mechanism in Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels 2018 ·Physical Review Letters ·Kunpeng Cui, Tao Lin Sun, Xiaobin Liang, K. Nakajima, Ya Nan Ye, Liang Chen, Takayuki Kurokawa, Jian Ping Gong	160
16	Tough polyion-complex hydrogels from soft to stiff controlled by monomer structure 2017 ·Polymer ·Feng Luo, Tao Lin Sun, Tasuku Nakajima, Takayuki Kurokawa, Xufeng Li, Honglei Guo, Yiwan Huang, Huijie Zhang, Jian Ping Gong	45
17	Stretching-induced ion complexation in physical polyampholyte hydrogels 2016 ·Soft Matter ·Kunpeng Cui, Tao Lin Sun, Takayuki Kurokawa, Tasuku Nakajima, Takayuki Nonoyama, Chen Liang, Jian Ping Gong	49
18	A phase diagram of neutral polyampholyte – from solution to tough hydrogel 2013 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry B ·Abu Bin Ihsan, Tao Lin Sun, Shinya Kuroda, Md. Anamul Haque, Takayuki Kurokawa, Tasuku Nakajima, Jian Ping Gong	78
19	Double network hydrogels from polyzwitterions: high mechanical strength and excellent anti-biofouling properties 2013 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry B ·Haiyan Yin, (unknown), Tao Lin Sun, Tasuku Nakajima, Takayuki Kurokawa, Takayuki Nonoyama, Toshio Taira, Yoshiyuki Saruwatari, Jian Ping Gong	114
20	Physical hydrogels composed of polyampholytes demonstrate high toughness and viscoelasticity breakdown → 2013 ·Nature Materials ·Tao Lin Sun, Takayuki Kurokawa, Shinya Kuroda, Abu Bin Ihsan, (unknown), Koshiro Sato, Md. Anamul Haque, Tasuku Nakajima, Jian Ping Gong	1827

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