Tianran Sun

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Tianran Sun is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Tianran Sun has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Environmental Engineering, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 7 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Tianran Sun's work include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (9 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (4 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (3 papers). Tianran Sun is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation (9 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (4 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (3 papers). Tianran Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and United States. Tianran Sun's co-authors include Largus T. Angenent, Juan J. L. Guzman, Johannes Lehmann, Akio Enders, Barnaby D.A. Levin, David A. Muller, Andreas Kappler, Dongmei Zhou, Long Cang and Stefan B. Haderlein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Tianran Sun

27 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Rapid electron transfer by the carbon matrix in natural pyrogenic carbon

2017 512 citations Tianran Sun, Barnaby D.A. Levin et al. Nature Communications profile →
Carbon Sequestration Strategies in Soil Using Biochar: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities

2023 158 citations Lei Luo, Jitao Lv et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers

Tianran Sun

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Qiuzhuo Zhang China

Bhabananda Biswas Australia

Tariq Mehmood China

Anubha Kaushik India

Fanlong Kong China

Lixiao Ni China

Jia Tang China

Prashant Srivastava Australia

Lingzhan Miao China

Qiuzhuo Zhang China

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396 ×0.9

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421 ×1.1

284 ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Tianran Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tianran Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tianran Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tianran Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tianran 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 Tianran Sun. Tianran 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

Wang, Beichen, Zhen Yang, Xinyi Li, et al.. (2025). Substrate chemistry trumps mineral protection in governing temperature sensitivity of organic carbon mineralization in saline lake sediments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 407. 81–90.

Luo, Lei, Tianran Sun, Zhengwei Pan, et al.. (2025). Rethinking Organic Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils From the Elemental Stoichiometry Perspective. Global Change Biology. 31(7). e70319–e70319. 5 indexed citations

Cheng, Huanhuan, Yingbin Li, Shuo Li, et al.. (2024). Nitrogen addition decouples the microbial necro-mass from soil organic carbon formation in a temperate grassland. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 156. 200–212.

Sun, Tianran, Muammar Mansor, Prachi Joshi, et al.. (2023). Networks of Dissolved Organic Matter and Organo-Mineral Associations Stimulate Electron Transfer over Centimeter Distances. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 10(6). 493–498. 8 indexed citations

Luo, Lei, Jitao Lv, Zhengang Liu, et al.. (2023). Carbon Sequestration Strategies in Soil Using Biochar: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(31). 11357–11372. 158 indexed citations breakdown →

Cheng, Huanhuan, Yang Peng, Tianran Sun, et al.. (2023). Relative role of soil nutrients vs. carbon availability on soil carbon mineralization in grassland receiving long-term N addition. Soil and Tillage Research. 235. 105864–105864. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Dengjun, Tianran Sun, Tingting Fan, et al.. (2022). Quantification of the redox properties of microplastics and their effect on arsenite oxidation. Fundamental Research. 3(5). 777–785. 17 indexed citations

Yang, Zhen, Tianran Sun, Andreas Kappler, & Jie Jian. (2022). Biochar facilitates ferrihydrite reduction by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 through stimulating the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances. The Science of The Total Environment. 848. 157560–157560. 35 indexed citations

Sun, Tianran, Juan J. L. Guzman, James D. Seward, et al.. (2021). Suppressing peatland methane production by electron snorkeling through pyrogenic carbon in controlled laboratory incubations. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4119–4119. 53 indexed citations

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Wu, Song, Dengjun Wang, Cun Liu, et al.. (2021). Pyridinic- and Pyrrolic Nitrogen in Pyrogenic Carbon Improves Electron Shuttling during Microbial Fe(III) Reduction. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 5(4). 900–909. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Zhen, Tianran Sun, Edisson Subdiaga, et al.. (2019). Aggregation-dependent electron transfer via redox-active biochar particles stimulate microbial ferrihydrite reduction. The Science of The Total Environment. 703. 135515–135515. 76 indexed citations

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Song, Yue, Tianran Sun, Long Cang, Song Wu, & Dongmei Zhou. (2018). Migration and transformation of Cu(II)-EDTA during electrodialysis accompanied by an electrochemical process with different compartment designs. Electrochimica Acta. 295. 605–614. 34 indexed citations

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Sun, Tianran, Barnaby D.A. Levin, Juan J. L. Guzman, et al.. (2017). Rapid electron transfer by the carbon matrix in natural pyrogenic carbon. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14873–14873. 512 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bao, Tong, Tianran Sun, & Li Sun. (2012). EFFECT OF CADMIUM ON PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF WHEAT AND CORN TO IRON DEFICIENCY. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 35(13). 1937–1948. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Tianran, Long Cang, Quanying Wang, et al.. (2009). Roles of abiotic losses, microbes, plant roots, and root exudates on phytoremediation of PAHs in a barren soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 176(1-3). 919–925. 164 indexed citations

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Song, Yu, Ping Gong, B.‐M. Wilke, et al.. (2006). Genotoxicity assessment of soils from wastewater irrigation areas and bioremediation sites using the Vicia faba root tip micronucleus assay. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 9(2). 182–186. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wen, et al.. (2006). Earthworm cytochrome P450 determination and application as a biomarker for diagnosing PAH exposure. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 8(9). 963–963. 22 indexed citations

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Wan, Liu, et al.. (2005). DNA changes in barley (Hordeum vulgare) seedlings induced by cadmium pollution using RAPD analysis. Chemosphere. 61(2). 158–167. 193 indexed citations

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Liu, W., Yi Yang, P. Li, Qingming Zhou, & Tianran Sun. (2004). Root growth inhibition and induction of DNA damage in soybean (Glycine max) by chlorobenzenes in contaminated soil. Chemosphere. 57(2). 101–106. 18 indexed citations

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Ji, Guodong, et al.. (2003). Phytodegradation of extra heavy oil-based drill cuttings using mature reed wetland: an in situ pilot study. Environment International. 30(4). 509–517. 49 indexed citations

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