Tianyi Sun

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Tianyi Sun is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Tianyi Sun has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Tianyi Sun's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (14 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (14 papers) and Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (10 papers). Tianyi Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (14 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (14 papers) and Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (10 papers). Tianyi Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Tianyi Sun's co-authors include Zhifeng Ren, Chuan Fei Guo, Zhijie Liang, Qian Liu, Krzysztof Kempa, Feng Cao, Fuyi Cui, Zhiwei Zhao, Wenxin Shi and Zhigang Suo and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tianyi Sun

122 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Metallic nanostructures for light trapping in energy-harvesting devices

2014 450 citations Tianyi Sun et al. profile →
Highly stretchable and transparent nanomesh electrodes made by grain boundary lithography

2014 381 citations Tianyi Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tianyi Sun China	27	1.3k	1.3k	916	771	608	131	3.7k
Hongbo Xü China	39	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	614 1.0×	179	4.8k
Yi Qin China	40	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	719 0.8×	1.9k 2.5×	641 1.1×	191	4.9k
Mingwei Zhu China	32	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.9k 2.0×	1.2k 1.6×	1.2k 2.0×	106	6.0k
Brahim Aïssa Qatar	29	1.2k 1.0×	982 0.8×	618 0.7×	1.5k 2.0×	524 0.9×	177	3.4k
Zhen Yang China	31	1.5k 1.1×	848 0.7×	306 0.3×	723 0.9×	538 0.9×	186	3.6k
Yijie Liu China	35	2.4k 1.9×	630 0.5×	407 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	451 0.7×	141	4.1k
Qian Chen China	35	910 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 2.2×	569 0.7×	394 0.6×	115	4.2k
Han Li China	37	2.2k 1.7×	460 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	1.4k 2.4×	208	4.5k
Mingjie Li China	32	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	454 0.5×	758 1.0×	488 0.8×	141	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Tianyi Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tianyi Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tianyi Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tianyi Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tianyi 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 Tianyi Sun. Tianyi 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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Liu, Jinrui, et al.. (2025). Enhancement of mechanical and self-healing properties of epoxidized natural rubber by polyethyleneimine modified graphene oxide and its conductive sensors application. Alexandria Engineering Journal. 117. 499–508. 4 indexed citations

Fu, Jipeng, Tianyi Sun, Qian Xu, et al.. (2025). Nanothermometry and luminescence modulation via separated activators in core-shell-shell fluoride nanoparticles. Chinese Chemical Letters. 111159–111159. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Wenjing, et al.. (2025). Stability and Foam Performance Optimization of CO2-Soluble Foaming Agents: Influencing Factors and Mechanistic Analysis. Processes. 13(9). 2784–2784.

Cao, Wenwu, Tianyi Sun, Huajie Luo, et al.. (2025). A Strategy of Enhancing Polarization to Achieve Excellent Energy Storage Performance in Simple Bi_0.5K_0.5TiO₃‐Based Relaxors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(15). e202500516–e202500516. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Zhengkun, Yunlei Zhou, Haowei Zhang, et al.. (2024). Oxygen vacancy-rich β-Bi2O3/Bi2O2SiO3 Z-Scheme heterojunction: A strategy to enhance visible light-driven photocatalytic removal of ARB and ARGs. Environmental Pollution. 358. 124500–124500. 5 indexed citations

Yu, Dongmin, et al.. (2024). Optimization of simultaneous utilization of air and water flow in a hybrid cooling system for thermal management of a lithium-ion battery pack. Renewable Energy. 225. 120248–120248. 19 indexed citations

Zhao, Bo, et al.. (2024). Design of a vacuum-type PV module cleaning robot based on an auxiliary mobile frame. Solar Energy. 275. 112634–112634. 9 indexed citations

Xu, Hongxing, Yajun Yang, Tianyi Sun, et al.. (2024). Defense Responses of Different Rice Varieties Affect Growth Performance and Food Utilization of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Larvae. Rice. 17(1). 9–9. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Jinrui, Yan Zhang, Da‐Shuai Zhang, et al.. (2024). A Versatile Approach for the Synthesis of Antimicrobial Polymer Brushes on Natural Rubber/Graphene Oxide Composite Films via Surface-Initiated Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization. Molecules. 29(4). 913–913. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Tianyi, et al.. (2024). Effects of Combustor Residual Swirl and Hot Spot on Aerothermal Characteristics and Cooling Performance of Gas Turbine Blade. 2 indexed citations

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Liu, Jinrui, Yan Zhang, Da‐Shuai Zhang, et al.. (2024). Grafting photochromic spiropyran polymer brushes on natural rubber surface via surface-initiated ring-opening metathesis polymerization. Alexandria Engineering Journal. 108. 539–548. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Tianyi, Fan Yang, Haiyan Zhang, et al.. (2024). CRY1 is involved in the take-off behaviour of migratory Cnaphalocrocis medinalis individuals. BMC Biology. 22(1). 169–169.

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Sun, Tianyi, Bofeng Bai, Zhigang Li, & Jun Li. (2024). Sensitivity analysis of turbine stage aerothermal characteristics and blade cooling performance considering combustor swirl and hot spot. Applied Thermal Engineering. 254. 123892–123892. 7 indexed citations

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Fu, Jipeng, Hongliang Dong, Long Tian, et al.. (2024). Enabling Highly Efficient Neodymium Luminescence for Near‐Infrared Phosphor‐Converted Light‐Emitting Diode Applications. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(9). 7 indexed citations

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Yang, Yihang, Qing Wang, Jingrong Hou, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Reversibility and Kinetics of Anionic Redox in O3‐NaLi_1/3Mn_2/3O₂ through Controlled P2 Intergrowth. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(43). e202411059–e202411059. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Tianyi, et al.. (2024). Deformation behavior of plastic zone at crack tip of 304 stainless steel. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 47(11). 4098–4114.

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Bao, Junjie, et al.. (2023). Fatigue crack propagation characteristics of segmented egg-shaped pressure shells. Ocean Engineering. 287. 115940–115940. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Chen, Tianyi Sun, Guohui Yi, et al.. (2023). In-Depth Insight into the Ag/CNQDs/g-C3N4 Photocatalytic Degradation of Typical Antibiotics: Influence Factor, Mechanism and Toxicity Evaluation of Intermediates. Molecules. 28(4). 1597–1597. 7 indexed citations

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Esquivel‐Elizondo, Sofia, et al.. (2023). Wide range in estimates of hydrogen emissions from infrastructure. Frontiers in Energy Research. 11. 27 indexed citations

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Liang, Zhijie, et al.. (2015). Adsorption of quinolone antibiotics in spherical mesoporous silica: Effects of the retained template and its alkyl chain length. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 305. 8–14. 89 indexed citations

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