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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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.

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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tongjun Sun Canada	16	1.8k	704	108	84	54	22	2.0k
Vardis Ntoukakis United Kingdom	17	2.5k 1.4×	700 1.0×	123 1.1×	106 1.3×	45 0.8×	32	2.6k
Stefanie Ranf Germany	19	1.9k 1.1×	583 0.8×	125 1.2×	142 1.7×	57 1.1×	30	2.2k
Nicholas Holton United Kingdom	16	1.9k 1.1×	748 1.1×	111 1.0×	118 1.4×	83 1.5×	21	2.1k
Frederikke Gro Malinovsky Denmark	15	1.9k 1.1×	774 1.1×	148 1.4×	57 0.7×	44 0.8×	15	2.1k
Jacqueline Monaghan Canada	20	2.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.5×	129 1.2×	56 0.7×	54 1.0×	35	2.5k
Lennart Eschen‐Lippold Germany	28	2.0k 1.1×	885 1.3×	143 1.3×	88 1.0×	44 0.8×	48	2.2k
Sung Un Huh South Korea	18	1.4k 0.8×	623 0.9×	80 0.7×	57 0.7×	63 1.2×	30	1.6k
Gernot Kunze Switzerland	7	2.0k 1.1×	523 0.7×	140 1.3×	68 0.8×	104 1.9×	8	2.3k
Guozhi Bi China	15	2.1k 1.2×	659 0.9×	152 1.4×	56 0.7×	104 1.9×	24	2.3k
Cécile Segonzac South Korea	22	3.2k 1.8×	936 1.3×	167 1.5×	84 1.0×	96 1.8×	47	3.4k

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

Zhou, Yaoyu, Xin Zhang, Kunming Yang, et al.. (2025). A pathogen effector HaRxL10 hijacks the circadian clock component CHE to perturb both plant development and immunity. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1538–1538. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Yue, Weijie Huang, Yanjun Zhang, et al.. (2024). LAZARUS 1 functions as a positive regulator of plant immunity and systemic acquired resistance. Frontiers in Plant Science. 15. 1490466–1490466.

Chen, Yunshen, et al.. (2024). Subtilisin-like proteases from Fusarium graminearum induce plant cell death and contribute to virulence. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(2). 1681–1693. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Luyao, Fei Zhao, Haohao Liu, et al.. (2023). A modified Agrobacterium-mediated transformation for two oomycete pathogens. PLoS Pathogens. 19(4). e1011346–e1011346. 5 indexed citations

Shen, Jun-Hong, Changyan Xu, Yu Qiu, et al.. (2023). Proteomic profile of Trichinella spiralis infected mice with acute spinal cord injury: A 4D label-free quantitative analysis. Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 97. 101994–101994.

Sun, Tongjun & Yuelin Zhang. (2022). MAP kinase cascades in plant development and immune signaling. EMBO Reports. 23(2). e53817–e53817. 92 indexed citations

Tian, Hainan, Zhongshou Wu, Siyu Chen, et al.. (2021). Activation of TIR signalling boosts pattern-triggered immunity. Nature. 598(7881). 500–503. 227 indexed citations breakdown →

Sun, Tongjun, Yulin Sun, Yanjun Zhang, et al.. (2020). Diverse Roles of the Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Plant Immunity. The Plant Cell. 32(12). 4002–4016. 130 indexed citations

Sun, Tongjun & Yuelin Zhang. (2020). Short‐ and long‐distance signaling in plant defense. The Plant Journal. 105(2). 505–517. 42 indexed citations

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Sun, Tongjun, Jianhua Huang, Yan Xu, et al.. (2019). Redundant CAMTA Transcription Factors Negatively Regulate the Biosynthesis of Salicylic Acid and N-Hydroxypipecolic Acid by Modulating the Expression of SARD1 and CBP60g. Molecular Plant. 13(1). 144–156. 108 indexed citations

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Sun, Tongjun, Kevin Ao, Qing Kong, et al.. (2018). MKK6 Functions in Two Parallel MAP Kinase Cascades in Immune Signaling. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 178(3). 1284–1295. 36 indexed citations

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Ding, Yuli, Tongjun Sun, Kevin Ao, et al.. (2018). Opposite Roles of Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Transcriptional Regulation of Plant Immunity. Cell. 173(6). 1454–1467.e15. 513 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Tongjun, Yukino Nitta, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2018). Antagonistic interactions between two MAP kinase cascades in plant development and immune signaling. EMBO Reports. 19(7). 100 indexed citations

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Sun, Tongjun, Lucas Busta, Qian Zhang, et al.. (2017). 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). New Phytologist. 217(1). 344–354. 139 indexed citations

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Peng, Yujun, Tongjun Sun, & Yuelin Zhang. (2017). Perception of Salicylic Acid in Physcomitrella patens. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 2145–2145. 22 indexed citations

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Kong, Qing, Tongjun Sun, Na Qu, et al.. (2016). Two redundant receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases function downstream of pattern recognition receptors to regulate activation of SA biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 171(2). pp.01954.2015–pp.01954.2015. 51 indexed citations

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Sun, Tongjun, Yaxi Zhang, Yan Li, et al.. (2015). ChIP-seq reveals broad roles of SARD1 and CBP60g in regulating plant immunity. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10159–10159. 193 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qian, Tongjun Sun, & Yuelin Zhang. (2015). ER Quality Control Components UGGT and STT3a Are Required for Activation of Defense Responses in Bir1-1. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0120245–e0120245. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Tongjun, Qian Zhang, Minghui Gao, & Yuelin Zhang. (2014). Regulation of SOBIR1 accumulation and activation of defense responses in bir1–1 by specific components of ER quality control. The Plant Journal. 77(5). 748–756. 23 indexed citations

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Huang, Shuai, Jacqueline Monaghan, X.P. Zhong, et al.. (2014). HSP90s are required for NLR immune receptor accumulation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Journal. 79(3). 427–439. 71 indexed citations

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