Tongjun Sun

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Tongjun Sun is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tongjun Sun has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Plant Science, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Tongjun Sun's work include Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (19 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (9 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (8 papers). Tongjun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (19 papers), Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies (9 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (8 papers). Tongjun Sun collaborates with scholars based in Canada, China and Australia. Tongjun Sun's co-authors include Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li, Yuli Ding, Yaxi Zhang, Kevin Ao, Yujun Peng, Qian Zhang, Hainan Tian, Reinhard Jetter and Pingtao Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tongjun Sun

20 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Opposite Roles of Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Transcriptional Regulation of Plant Immunity

2018 513 citations Yuli Ding, Tongjun Sun et al. Cell profile →
Activation of TIR signalling boosts pattern-triggered immunity

2021 227 citations Hainan Tian, Zhongshou Wu et al. Nature profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Tongjun Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tongjun Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tongjun Sun

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

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A pathogen effector HaRxL10 hijacks the circadian clock component CHE to perturb both plant development and immunity 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Yaoyu Zhou, Xin Zhang, Kunming Yang, (unknown), Xingwei Wang, (unknown), Yu Wang, (unknown), Lin Ma, (unknown), Yu‐Hua Deng, Shujing Cheng, Jinfang Chu, Jingyi Song, Tongjun Sun, Yuanchao Wang, Wei Wang, Mian Zhou	3
2	LAZARUS 1 functions as a positive regulator of plant immunity and systemic acquired resistance 2024 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Yue Chen, (unknown), Weijie Huang, Yanjun Zhang, Xiaoli Chen, (unknown), Hong-Liang Yi, (unknown), Kewei Zhang, Yuelin Zhang, Tongjun Sun	0
3	Subtilisin-like proteases from Fusarium graminearum induce plant cell death and contribute to virulence 2024 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), (unknown), Yunshen Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Tongjun Sun, Guanjing Hu, Cuijun Zhang	5
4	A modified Agrobacterium-mediated transformation for two oomycete pathogens 2023 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Luyao Wang, Fei Zhao, Haohao Liu, Han Chen, Fan Zhang, Suhua Li, Tongjun Sun, Vladimir Nekrasov, Sanwen Huang, Suomeng Dong	5
5	Proteomic profile of Trichinella spiralis infected mice with acute spinal cord injury: A 4D label-free quantitative analysis 2023 ·Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases ·(unknown), Jun-Hong Shen, Changyan Xu, (unknown), (unknown), Yu Qiu, Mengmeng Xu, (unknown), Tongjun Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Xiaodi Yang	0
6	MAP kinase cascades in plant development and immune signaling 2022 ·EMBO Reports ·Tongjun Sun, Yuelin Zhang	92
7	Activation of TIR signalling boosts pattern-triggered immunity breakdown → 2021 ·Nature ·Hainan Tian, Zhongshou Wu, Siyu Chen, Kevin Ao, Weijie Huang, Hoda Yaghmaiean, Tongjun Sun, Fang Xu, Yanjun Zhang, Shucai Wang, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang	227
8	Diverse Roles of the Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Plant Immunity 2020 ·The Plant Cell ·(unknown), Tongjun Sun, Yulin Sun, Yanjun Zhang, (unknown), Yuli Ding, Hainan Tian, Xingchuan Huang, (unknown), Siyu Chen, Alberto Ruiz Orduna, Kewei Zhang, Reinhard Jetter, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang	130
9	Short‐ and long‐distance signaling in plant defense 2020 ·The Plant Journal ·Tongjun Sun, Yuelin Zhang	42
10	Redundant CAMTA Transcription Factors Negatively Regulate the Biosynthesis of Salicylic Acid and N-Hydroxypipecolic Acid by Modulating the Expression of SARD1 and CBP60g 2019 ·Molecular Plant ·Tongjun Sun, Jianhua Huang, Yan Xu, (unknown), Beibei Jing, Yulin Sun, Alberto Ruiz Orduna, Hainan Tian, Xingchuan Huang, Shitou Xia, Laurel L. Schafer, Reinhard Jetter, Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li	108
11	MKK6 Functions in Two Parallel MAP Kinase Cascades in Immune Signaling 2018 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·(unknown), (unknown), Tongjun Sun, (unknown), Kevin Ao, Qing Kong, Yukino Nitta, Di Wu, Patrick J. Krysan, Yuelin Zhang	36
12	Opposite Roles of Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Transcriptional Regulation of Plant Immunity breakdown → 2018 ·Cell ·Yuli Ding, Tongjun Sun, Kevin Ao, Yujun Peng, Yaxi Zhang, Xin Li, Yuelin Zhang	513
13	Antagonistic interactions between two MAP kinase cascades in plant development and immune signaling 2018 ·EMBO Reports ·Tongjun Sun, Yukino Nitta, Qian Zhang, Di Wu, Hainan Tian, Jin‐Suk Lee, Yuelin Zhang	100
14	TGACG‐BINDING FACTOR 1 (TGA1) and TGA4 regulate salicylic acid and pipecolic acid biosynthesis by modulating the expression of SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE DEFICIENT 1 (SARD1) and CALMODULIN‐BINDING PROTEIN 60g (CBP60g) 2017 ·New Phytologist ·Tongjun Sun, Lucas Busta, Qian Zhang, Pingtao Ding, Reinhard Jetter, Yuelin Zhang	139
15	Perception of Salicylic Acid in Physcomitrella patens 2017 ·Frontiers in Plant Science ·Yujun Peng, Tongjun Sun, Yuelin Zhang	22
16	Two redundant receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases function downstream of pattern recognition receptors to regulate activation of SA biosynthesis in Arabidopsis 2016 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Qing Kong, Tongjun Sun, Na Qu, (unknown), Meng Li, (unknown), Qian Zhang, Di Wu, Zhibin Zhang, Yuelin Zhang	51
17	ChIP-seq reveals broad roles of SARD1 and CBP60g in regulating plant immunity 2015 ·Nature Communications ·Tongjun Sun, Yaxi Zhang, Yan Li, Qian Zhang, Yuli Ding, Yuelin Zhang	193
18	ER Quality Control Components UGGT and STT3a Are Required for Activation of Defense Responses in Bir1-1 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Qian Zhang, Tongjun Sun, Yuelin Zhang	13
19	Regulation of SOBIR1 accumulation and activation of defense responses in bir1–1 by specific components of ER quality control 2014 ·The Plant Journal ·Tongjun Sun, Qian Zhang, Minghui Gao, Yuelin Zhang	23
20	HSP90s are required for NLR immune receptor accumulation in Arabidopsis 2014 ·The Plant Journal ·Shuai Huang, Jacqueline Monaghan, X.P. Zhong, Ling Lin, Tongjun Sun, Oliver Xiaoou Dong, Xin Li	71

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