Wei Sun

27.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
764 papers, 22.5k citations indexed

About

Wei Sun is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Sun has authored 764 papers receiving a total of 22.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 419 papers in Water Science and Technology, 374 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 254 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wei Sun's work include Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (359 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (264 papers) and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (208 papers). Wei Sun is often cited by papers focused on Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (359 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (264 papers) and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (208 papers). Wei Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wei Sun's co-authors include Yuehua Hu, Li Wang, Zhiyong Gao, Runqing Liu, Yue Yang, Honghu Tang, Sultan Ahmed Khoso, Chenyang Zhang, Shuya Lei and Mengjie Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wei Sun

722 papers receiving 22.1k citations

Hit Papers

On the sustainability of lithium ion battery industry – A... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2020 2017 2019 2019 2024 200 400 600
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.

  1. On the sustainability of lithium ion battery industry – A review and perspective
    2020 672 citations Yue Yang, Wei Sun et al. profile →
  2. A review on in situ phytoremediation of mine tailings
    2017 393 citations Li Wang, Yuehua Hu et al. profile →
  3. Systematic review of lithium extraction from salt-lake brines via precipitation approaches
    2019 288 citations Yuehua Hu, Li Wang et al. Minerals Engineering profile →
  4. Membrane technologies for Li+/Mg2+ separation from salt-lake brines and seawater: A comprehensive review
    2019 276 citations Li Wang, Wei Sun et al. profile →
  5. Comprehensive Technology for Recycling and Regenerating Materials from Spent Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery
    2024 77 citations Shuya Lei, Wei Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wei Sun China 75 11.7k 11.3k 7.5k 5.0k 3.1k 764 22.5k
Zhenghe Xu Canada 83 6.8k 0.6× 6.8k 0.6× 6.1k 0.8× 3.8k 0.7× 930 0.3× 607 28.6k
Shuai Wang China 63 4.9k 0.4× 5.1k 0.5× 5.7k 0.8× 5.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.4× 890 20.8k
Liyuan Chai China 72 3.0k 0.3× 6.0k 0.5× 5.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 467 18.7k
Shaoxian Song China 63 3.5k 0.3× 7.2k 0.6× 4.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 427 13.8k
Heng Liang China 72 2.4k 0.2× 12.8k 1.1× 7.0k 0.9× 2.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 444 17.8k
Ho Kyong Shon Australia 78 3.5k 0.3× 16.9k 1.5× 12.6k 1.7× 5.6k 1.1× 3.0k 1.0× 582 24.6k
Maohong Fan United States 87 9.3k 0.8× 3.7k 0.3× 8.9k 1.2× 4.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.4× 579 33.0k
Jiaxing Li China 81 3.2k 0.3× 6.7k 0.6× 5.0k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 3.9k 1.3× 426 22.1k
F. Rodrı́guez-Reinoso Spain 69 9.0k 0.8× 6.0k 0.5× 7.7k 1.0× 5.5k 1.1× 1.5k 0.5× 334 34.7k
Jiansheng Li China 82 2.9k 0.2× 10.4k 0.9× 6.8k 0.9× 5.3k 1.0× 1.5k 0.5× 688 25.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wei Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wei Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wei 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 Wei Sun. Wei Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gao, Zhiyong, Xin Jin, Feng Xie, et al.. (2025). Green and selective flotation separation of complex sulfide minerals via pH-controlled interfacial reactions using a thione collector. Separation and Purification Technology. 363. 132125–132125. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhoujie, Xiang Yan, Min Liu, et al.. (2025). Intermolecular interaction mechanism for facet-dependent adsorption of regulators during selective separation of serpentine and pyrite. Separation and Purification Technology. 364. 132424–132424. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Rong, et al.. (2025). Research progress on hazardous fluorine-containing wastewater treatment in the integrated circuit industry: A resource recovery perspective. Separation and Purification Technology. 365. 132626–132626. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Heng, Youcun Bai, Juan Li, et al.. (2025). Ternary molybdenum oxyphosphide based hybrid nanotubes boosts sodium-ion diffusion kinetics enabled through oxygen-deficient modulation. Nano Energy. 135. 110625–110625. 6 indexed citations
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Bai, Youcun, Qiang Lv, Wei Sun, et al.. (2024). Nickel-mediated V4O7 as high-performance cathode material for aqueous Zn-ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 626. 235769–235769. 1 indexed citations
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Ren, Qilong, Peng Liu, Shuang Liu, et al.. (2024). The application and adsorption selectivity of a novel collector 4-butoxy-N-hydroxybenzamide in cassiterite flotation. Applied Surface Science. 679. 161272–161272. 16 indexed citations
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Feng, Bo, Yufei Zhang, Wenjun Li, et al.. (2024). Efficient photocatalytic removal of ciprofloxacin through in-situ growth of g-C3N4 on the surface of clinoptilolite. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 192. 112077–112077. 7 indexed citations
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Zhao, Liangliang, Hong Li, Shunchuan Wu, et al.. (2024). Immobilization of phosphorus and fluorine from whole phosphogypsum-based cemented backfill material with self-cementing properties. Construction and Building Materials. 438. 137072–137072. 10 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zihao, Hai Lei, Jiexiang Li, et al.. (2024). Regenerated spent LiFePO4 with tailored residual copper-atoms towards improved energy-storage capacity and reversibility. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 155616–155616. 8 indexed citations
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Ge, Peng, et al.. (2024). For the regeneration of spent graphite: The exploring of structural failure mechanism about commercial graphite. Materials Today Sustainability. 27. 100825–100825. 6 indexed citations
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Wei, Xin, et al.. (2023). Recycling Cu(II) from complexing copper wastewater using ferrous sulfide stabilized by carboxymethyl cellulose: efficiency and mechanism insights. Separation and Purification Technology. 330. 125209–125209. 14 indexed citations
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Sheng, Jian, Jianhua Chen, Shihong Xu, et al.. (2023). Selective depression of pyrite with a novel thiocarbonate in a pyrite-galena flotation system. Minerals Engineering. 202. 108271–108271. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Yan, Rui Xu, Ning Sun, et al.. (2023). Effect of metal ions on the flotation separation of biotite from quartz using mixed anionic/cationic collectors. Chemical Engineering Science. 281. 119184–119184. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Peng, Zhihao Guo, Weidi Zhang, Mengjie Tian, & Wei Sun. (2023). N-[6-(hydroxyamino)-6-oxohexyl]octanamide: A collector derived from the structure of octyl hydroxamic acid and its application in bastnaesite flotation. Separation and Purification Technology. 331. 125562–125562. 18 indexed citations
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Meng, Xiangsong, Ping Zeng, Shangyong Lin, et al.. (2023). Deep removal of fluoride from tungsten smelting wastewater by combined chemical coagulation-electrocoagulation treatment: From laboratory test to pilot test. Journal of Cleaner Production. 416. 137914–137914. 20 indexed citations
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Tao, Liming, et al.. (2023). Mechanisms for the selective separation of spodumene from feldspar by sodium N-oleoylsarcosinate as an efficient collector. Applied Surface Science. 636. 157821–157821. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Jieyi, Mengke Li, Chenquan Ni, et al.. (2023). Fulvic acid improves the degradation performance of Fe-Mn bimetallic in peroxymonosulfate based advanced oxidation process. Chemical Engineering Journal. 479. 147591–147591. 17 indexed citations
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He, Jianyong, Yuehua Hu, Wei Sun, et al.. (2020). Computational insights into the adsorption mechanism of gallic acid-bearing reagents on calcium-bearing mineral surfaces. Minerals Engineering. 156. 106485–106485. 13 indexed citations

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