Tao Sun

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Tao Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tao Sun has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 72 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Tao Sun's work include Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (35 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (33 papers) and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (26 papers). Tao Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (35 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (33 papers) and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics (26 papers). Tao Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Tao Sun's co-authors include Hywel Morgan, Chao Liu, Paul K. Chu, Nicolas G. Green, Qiang Liu, Shady Gawad, Famei Wang, Jingwei Lv, Weiquan Su and David Holmes and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Biomaterials and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Tao Sun

122 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Single-cell microfluidic impedance cytometry: a review

2010 427 citations Tao Sun, Hywel Morgan profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tao Sun China	39	3.3k	2.6k	377	323	303	123	4.6k
Babak A. Parviz United States	27	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	218 0.6×	210 0.7×	149 0.5×	103	3.4k
Arnaud Bertsch Switzerland	41	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	760 2.0×	193 0.6×	96 0.3×	126	4.8k
Peter Enoksson Sweden	34	2.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	228 0.6×	490 1.5×	849 2.8×	211	4.2k
Jungyul Park South Korea	33	2.0k 0.6×	913 0.3×	352 0.9×	393 1.2×	110 0.4×	119	3.0k
Uwe Schnakenberg Germany	32	1.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	451 1.2×	293 0.9×	122 0.4×	155	3.4k
Jeong‐Bong Lee United States	36	2.5k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	267 0.7×	638 2.0×	328 1.1×	221	5.1k
Xing Sheng China	36	2.0k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	825 2.2×	312 1.0×	395 1.3×	119	4.1k
Hoang‐Phuong Phan Australia	39	3.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	174 0.5×	476 1.5×	295 1.0×	191	5.0k
Jihun Park South Korea	22	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	360 1.0×	155 0.5×	263 0.9×	44	3.9k
Giuseppe Barillaro Italy	30	1.9k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	155 0.4×	500 1.5×	174 0.6×	146	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Tao Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tao Sun

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Lan, et al.. (2025). Synergistic defect and interface engineering in Fe3O4/rGO Hybrids: Toward high-efficiency microwave absorbers with thickness-adaptive broadband effectiveness. Ceramics International. 51(23). 39782–39793. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Tao, Shan Ren, Jian Hu, et al.. (2025). Copolymerized and blended poly(L-lactic acid)-based films with potential for dairy packaging: Soil degradation behavior. Industrial Crops and Products. 234. 121583–121583. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Chao, Jingwei Lv, Lin Yang, et al.. (2021). Multi-functional gallium arsenide photonic crystal polarization splitter with a gold core. Modern Physics Letters B. 35(14). 2150229–2150229. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Qiang, Tingting Lv, Chao Liu, et al.. (2021). Design of pure silica-based photonic crystal fiber for supporting 114 OAM modes transmission. Journal of Optics. 23(9). 95701–95701. 17 indexed citations

Liu, Wei, Famei Wang, Chao Liu, et al.. (2020). A hollow dual-core PCF-SPR sensor with gold layers on the inner and outer surfaces of the thin cladding. Results in Optics. 1. 100004–100004. 40 indexed citations

Wicaksono, Irmandy, et al.. (2020). A tailored, electronic textile conformable suit for large-scale spatiotemporal physiological sensing in vivo. npj Flexible Electronics. 4(1). 5–5. 149 indexed citations

Sun, Tao, Nikta Amiri, Dana Solav, et al.. (2020). Decoding of facial strains via conformable piezoelectric interfaces. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 4(10). 954–972. 80 indexed citations

Liu, Chao, Lin Yang, Jingwei Lv, et al.. (2020). Efficient photonic crystal fiber polarization splitters composed of gallium arsenide and nematic liquid crystals. Modern Physics Letters B. 35(4). 2150077–2150077. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Chao, Weiquan Su, Famei Wang, et al.. (2018). Birefringent PCF-Based SPR Sensor for a Broad Range of Low Refractive Index Detection. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 30(16). 1471–1474. 65 indexed citations

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Wang, Famei, et al.. (2018). A Highly Sensitive SPR Sensors Based on Two Parallel PCFs for Low Refractive Index Detection. IEEE photonics journal. 10(4). 1–10. 41 indexed citations

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Tao, Jifang, Xuerui Wang, Tao Sun, et al.. (2017). Hybrid Photonic Cavity with Metal-Organic Framework Coatings for the Ultra-Sensitive Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds with High Immunity to Humidity. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41640–41640. 74 indexed citations

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Tao, Jifang, Yu Luo, Li Wang, et al.. (2016). An ultrahigh-accuracy Miniature Dew Point Sensor based on an Integrated Photonics Platform. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 29672–29672. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Yingying, Xia Liu, Tao Sun, et al.. (2014). Study of bilineage differentiation of human-bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in oxidized sodium alginate/N-succinyl chitosan hydrogels and synergistic effects of RGD modification and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. Acta Biomaterialia. 10(6). 2518–2528. 48 indexed citations

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Liu, Xia, Yingying Wang, Tao Sun, et al.. (2013). Synthesis of an RGD-grafted oxidized sodium alginate–N-succinyl chitosan hydrogel and an in vitro study of endothelial and osteogenic differentiation. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 1(35). 4484–4484. 65 indexed citations

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Sun, Tao, et al.. (2011). Implantable Polyimide Cable for Multichannel High-Data-Rate Neural Recording Microsystems. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 59(2). 390–399. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Tao, et al.. (2010). (Ti, O)/Ti and (Ti, O, N)/Ti composite coatings fabricated via PIIID for the medical application of NiTi shape memory alloy. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 96B(2). 249–260. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Tao, Nicolas G. Green, Shady Gawad, & Hywel Morgan. (2007). Analytical electric field and sensitivity analysis for two microfluidic impedance cytometer designs. IET Nanobiotechnology. 1(5). 69–79. 102 indexed citations

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Sun, Tao, Hywel Morgan, & Nicolas G. Green. (2007). Analytical solutions of ac electrokinetics in interdigitated electrode arrays: Electric field, dielectrophoretic and traveling-wave dielectrophoretic forces. Physical Review E. 76(4). 46610–46610. 64 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yi, Tao Sun, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2005). Scalable encapsulation of hepatocytes by electrostatic spraying. Journal of Biotechnology. 117(1). 99–109. 27 indexed citations

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Li, Jun, Tao Sun, Hai‐Quan Mao, et al.. (2004). Photo-crosslinkable microcapsules formed by polyelectrolyte copolymer and modified collagen for rat hepatocyte encapsulation. Biomaterials. 25(17). 3531–3540. 40 indexed citations

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