V. Z. Sun

8.1k total citations
46 papers, 807 citations indexed

About

V. Z. Sun is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, V. Z. Sun has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 807 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 17 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 7 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in V. Z. Sun's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (38 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (26 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (16 papers). V. Z. Sun is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (38 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (26 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (16 papers). V. Z. Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. V. Z. Sun's co-authors include R. E. Milliken, K. M. Stack, A. A. Fraeman, R. E. Kronyak, K. S. Edgett, Linda C. Kah, R. C. Wiens, L. M. Thompson, M. Nachon and S. J. VanBommel and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Nano, Geophysical Research Letters and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

V. Z. Sun

41 papers receiving 789 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. Z. Sun United States	15	555	156	86	83	77	46	807
Adam P. Johnson United States	12	236 0.4×	28 0.2×	11 0.1×	13 0.2×	37 0.5×	37	689
M. Gunn United Kingdom	11	143 0.3×	87 0.6×	37 0.4×	34 0.4×	10 0.1×	36	555
George Dawson United States	11	227 0.4×	73 0.5×	222 2.6×	47 0.6×	17 0.2×	37	520
F. Zambon Italy	18	966 1.7×	216 1.4×	10 0.1×	57 0.7×	14 0.2×	117	1.1k
S. M. Howell United States	12	259 0.5×	156 1.0×	27 0.3×	59 0.7×	2 0.0×	37	553
I.R. McAulay Ireland	12	54 0.1×	38 0.2×	32 0.4×	8 0.1×	5 0.1×	24	576
Akihiko Sasaki Japan	13	81 0.1×	51 0.3×	91 1.1×	36 0.4×	6 0.1×	63	491
Matthew Griffin United States	14	393 0.7×	73 0.5×	68 0.8×	24 0.3×	23 0.3×	46	692
David B. Williams United States	10	114 0.2×	40 0.3×	21 0.2×	42 0.5×	2 0.0×	21	508
O. J. Roberts United States	17	541 1.0×	8 0.1×	120 1.4×	9 0.1×	34 0.4×	52	798

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. Z. Sun

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Yang, Ji, et al.. (2025). Study on Deformation characteristics and damage evolution of water-bearing coal under cyclic loading. Results in Engineering. 27. 105906–105906.

Smith, R. J., S. M. McLennan, B. Sutter, et al.. (2022). X‐Ray Amorphous Sulfur‐Bearing Phases in Sedimentary Rocks of Gale Crater, Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 127(5). 14 indexed citations

Robertson, Kevin M., et al.. (2021). Unveiling Chaos Terrain Formation on Europa Through Synthesizing Ice Mixtures and Modeling of the Galileo NIMS Reflectance Data. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2452. 1 indexed citations

Holm‐Alwmark, Sanna, K. M. Kinch, Kristian Svennevig, et al.. (2021). Stratigraphic Relationships in Jezero Crater, Mars: Constraints on the Timing of Fluvial‐Lacustrine Activity From Orbital Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 126(7). 12 indexed citations

Quantin‐Nataf, Cathy, Sanna Holm‐Alwmark, J. Lasue, et al.. (2021). The Complex Exhumation History of Jezero Crater Floor Unit. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2034.

Edgar, L. A., Christopher M. Fedo, Sanjeev Gupta, et al.. (2020). A Lacustrine Paleoenvironment Recorded at Vera RubinRidge, Gale Crater: Overview of the Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Observed by the Mars ScienceLaboratory Curiosity Rover. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(3). 73 indexed citations

Fraeman, A. A., J. R. Johnson, R. E. Arvidson, et al.. (2020). Synergistic Ground and Orbital Observations of Iron Oxides on Mt. Sharp and Vera Rubin Ridge. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(9). e2019JE006294–e2019JE006294. 23 indexed citations

Horgan, B., J. R. Johnson, A. A. Fraeman, et al.. (2020). Diagenesis of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars, From Mastcam Multispectral Images. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 125(11). e2019JE006322–e2019JE006322. 30 indexed citations

Williams, N. R., K. M. Stack, F. J. Calef, et al.. (2020). Photo-Geologic Mapping of the Mars 2020 Landing Site, Jezero Crater, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2254. 3 indexed citations

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Stack, K. M., et al.. (2020). Relative Ages of Inverted Channel Deposits Within the Western Delta, Jezero Crater, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1817.

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Smith, R. J., S. M. McLennan, E. Dehouck, et al.. (2020). Exploring Silica Diagenesis in Gale Crater, Mars Using the Chemostratigraphy of X-Ray Amorphous Materials. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2708. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, V. Z. & K. M. Stack. (2020). Geologic Map of the Jezero and Nili Planum Regions of Mars. 2357. 7019.

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Kronyak, R. E., Linda C. Kah, K. S. Edgett, et al.. (2019). Mineral‐Filled Fractures as Indicators of Multigenerational Fluid Flow in the Pahrump Hills Member of the Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars. Earth and Space Science. 6(2). 238–265. 54 indexed citations

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Stack, K. M., V. Z. Sun, R. E. Arvidson, et al.. (2019). Origin of Linear Ridges in the Clay-Bearing Unit of Mount Sharp, Gale Crater, Mars. LPI. 1210. 2 indexed citations

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Fedo, Christopher M., J. P. Grotzinger, Steven G. Banham, et al.. (2019). Evidence for Persistent, Water-Rich, Lacustrine Deposition Preserved in the Murray Formation, Gale Crater: A Depositional System Suitable for Sustained Habitability. 2089. 6308. 6 indexed citations

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Fraeman, A. A., R. E. Arvidson, B. Horgan, et al.. (2019). Synergistic Orbital and In Situ Observations at Vera Rubin Ridge: Comparing CRISM and Curiosity Observations. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2118. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, V. Z. & K. M. Stack. (2019). Understanding the Continuity of Regional Units in the Mars 2020 Jezero and Northeast Syrtis Regions: Implications for the Origin of the Mafic Unit(s). Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2271. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, V. Z., Katie Stack, M. Nachon, et al.. (2018). Late-stage diagenesis in the Murray Formation, Gale Crater, Mars: evidence from diverse concretion morphologies. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1587. 1 indexed citations

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Edgar, L. A., A. A. Fraeman, Sanjeev Gupta, et al.. (2018). Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Observed at Vera Rubin Ridge by the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1704. 3 indexed citations

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Sun, V. Z., R. E. Milliken, & Kevin M. Robertson. (2016). Hydrated Silica on Mars: Relating Geologic Setting to Degree of Hydration, Crystallinity, and Maturity Through Coupled Orbital and Laboratory Studies. LPI. 2416. 2 indexed citations

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