Tianhao Sun

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 924 citations indexed

About

Tianhao Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tianhao Sun has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 924 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cancer Research and 5 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Tianhao Sun's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (4 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (2 papers). Tianhao Sun is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (4 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (2 papers). Tianhao Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and United States. Tianhao Sun's co-authors include Bo‐Jian Zheng, Cun Li, Zhongshan Cheng, Kelvin Kai‐Wang To, Kwok‐Yung Yuen, Vincent Kwok‐Man Poon, Kwok‐Hung Chan, Jasper Fuk‐Woo Chan, Jie Zhou and Hin Chu and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Chemical Engineering Journal and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Tianhao Sun

28 papers receiving 919 citations

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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.

Active Replication of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Aberrant Induction of Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines in Human Macrophages: Implications for Pathogenesis

2013 330 citations Jie Zhou, Hin Chu et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tianhao Sun China	15	404	266	131	125	119	28	924
Kenichi Okuda Japan	15	351 0.9×	257 1.0×	135 1.0×	28 0.2×	108 0.9×	41	1.1k
Junbo Chen China	15	139 0.3×	310 1.2×	171 1.3×	193 1.5×	18 0.2×	43	894
Leslie Chávez‐Galán Mexico	20	441 1.1×	298 1.1×	565 4.3×	50 0.4×	59 0.5×	80	1.2k
Shamila D. Alipoor Iran	14	159 0.4×	556 2.1×	275 2.1×	356 2.8×	56 0.5×	31	1.0k
Lixiang Wang China	15	72 0.2×	142 0.5×	83 0.6×	32 0.3×	22 0.2×	58	624
Siqi Ming China	14	179 0.4×	253 1.0×	266 2.0×	63 0.5×	53 0.4×	35	645
Kong Bing Tan Singapore	12	335 0.8×	134 0.5×	183 1.4×	15 0.1×	145 1.2×	46	857
Vijaya Knight United States	13	267 0.7×	106 0.4×	179 1.4×	17 0.1×	30 0.3×	36	713
Yifan Li China	12	176 0.4×	148 0.6×	125 1.0×	39 0.3×	10 0.1×	44	624
Dong‐Gyun Lim South Korea	15	119 0.3×	288 1.1×	264 2.0×	10 0.1×	68 0.6×	47	930

Countries citing papers authored by Tianhao Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tianhao Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tianhao Sun

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhang, Yong, Tianhao Sun, Shuangping Xu, et al.. (2025). Polyacrylonitrile-loaded bismuth (Bi) porous carbon materials for efficient adsorption of iodine vapour. Applied Surface Science. 717. 164833–164833. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Shuangping, Hongge Jia, Tianhao Sun, et al.. (2025). Construction of a high-performance dual-network hydrogel membrane/carbon aerogel composite system and investigation of its synergistic purification mechanism for methyl blue dye. Chemical Engineering Journal. 524. 169188–169188. 1 indexed citations

Li, Jing, Y. Xu, Tianhao Sun, et al.. (2024). Exploration of the pathogenesis of nephrotic syndrome and traditional Chinese medicine intervention based on gut microbiota. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1430356–1430356. 6 indexed citations

Bao, Jiahao, et al.. (2023). Iron metabolism and ferroptosis in diabetic bone loss: from mechanism to therapy. Frontiers in Nutrition. 10. 1178573–1178573. 19 indexed citations

Chang, Hao, Wenxue Sun, Yiming Zhao, Tianhao Sun, & Zhihong Zhao. (2023). Targeting Pokemon is a novel strategy to suppress cancer aggressiveness of non-small cell lung cancer: Identification of Pokemon as ideal target for developing anti-NSCLC drugs. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 742. 109637–109637. 1 indexed citations

Jia, Shuo, Jirong Yang, Fushun Chen, et al.. (2023). Digital light processing-bioprinted poly-NAGA-GelMA-based hydrogel lenticule for precise refractive errors correction. Biofabrication. 15(3). 35011–35011. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Huan, Tianhao Sun, Xudong Cao, et al.. (2023). Scanning iron response regulator binding sites using Dap-seq in the Brucella genome. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 17(7). e0011481–e0011481. 3 indexed citations

Jia, Shuo, Tianhao Sun, William W. Lu, et al.. (2023). Advances in 3D bioprinting technology for functional corneal reconstruction and regeneration. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 1065460–1065460. 33 indexed citations

Cai, Yin, et al.. (2022). MicroRNA‐503 Exacerbates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Inhibiting PI3K/Akt‐ and STAT3‐Dependent Prosurvival Signaling Pathways. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022(1). 3449739–3449739. 8 indexed citations

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Fu, Liangmin, Jinhui Li, Qiuyang Li, et al.. (2022). Crosstalk of necroptosis and pyroptosis defines tumor microenvironment characterization and predicts prognosis in clear cell renal carcinoma. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1021935–1021935. 23 indexed citations

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Li, Weijie, Jiaqi Han, Pan Zhao, et al.. (2021). Predicting asymptomatic neurosyphilis using peripheral blood indicators. BMC Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 1191–1191. 12 indexed citations

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Cai, Zhe, Ming Hong, Kedi Yang, et al.. (2020). Prevent action of magnoflorine with hyaluronic acid gel from cartilage degeneration in anterior cruciate ligament transection induced osteoarthritis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 126. 109733–109733. 21 indexed citations

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Zhang, Teng, Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Tak Man Wong, et al.. (2020). A novel mechanical parameter to quantify the microarchitecture effect on apparent modulus of trabecular bone: A computational analysis of ineffective bone mass. Bone. 135. 115314–115314. 9 indexed citations

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Sun, Tianhao, Xing Zhong, Honghai Song, et al.. (2019). Anoikis resistant mediated by FASN promoted growth and metastasis of osteosarcoma. Cell Death and Disease. 10(4). 298–298. 45 indexed citations

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Zhong, Xing, Weiwei Zhang, & Tianhao Sun. (2019). DDR1 promotes breast tumor growth by suppressing antitumor immunity. Oncology Reports. 42(6). 2844–2854. 38 indexed citations

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Cai, Zhe, Kedi Yang, Tianhao Sun, et al.. (2018). Magnoflorine with hyaluronic acid gel promotes subchondral bone regeneration and attenuates cartilage degeneration in early osteoarthritis. Bone. 116. 266–278. 31 indexed citations

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Sun, Tianhao, Zhaoyang Li, Xing Zhong, et al.. (2018). Strontium inhibits osteoclastogenesis by enhancing LRP6 and β-catenin-mediated OPG targeted by miR-181d-5p. Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling. 13(1). 85–97. 20 indexed citations

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Sun, Tianhao, Lifeng Xiong, Ziyu Ning, et al.. (2017). miR-375-3p negatively regulates osteogenesis by targeting and decreasing the expression levels of LRP5 and β-catenin. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0171281–e0171281. 39 indexed citations

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Chu, Hin, Jie Zhou, Bosco Ho‐Yin Wong, et al.. (2014). Productive replication of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in monocyte-derived dendritic cells modulates innate immune response. Virology. 454-455. 197–205. 146 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jie, Hin Chu, Cun Li, et al.. (2013). Active Replication of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus and Aberrant Induction of Inflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines in Human Macrophages: Implications for Pathogenesis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 209(9). 1331–1342. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

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