Wei Sun

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
283 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Wei Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wei Sun has authored 283 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Molecular Biology, 33 papers in Cancer Research and 32 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wei Sun's work include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (22 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (19 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (15 papers). Wei Sun is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (22 papers), Marine Sponges and Natural Products (19 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (15 papers). Wei Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Wei Sun's co-authors include Zhiyong Li, Zhengdong Cai, Yingqi Hua, Fengli Zhang, Yuan Huang, Hongsheng Wang, Hong Chen, Fei Yin, Ning Fang and Dongqing Zuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wei Sun

271 papers receiving 6.5k 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.

Color‐Tunable, Excitation‐Dependent, and Time‐Dependent Afterglows from Pure Organic Amorphous Polymers

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Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Wei Sun	2.5k	1.2k	875	700	668	283	6.6k
Jiye Cai	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.6×	771 1.1×	332 0.5×	226	6.6k
Xue Wang	3.5k 1.4×	835 0.7×	538 0.6×	430 0.6×	444 0.7×	309	7.2k
Jing Tian	2.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	915 1.0×	729 1.0×	433 0.6×	275	6.8k
Xia Liu	2.5k 1.0×	672 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	453 0.6×	732 1.1×	398	7.6k
Jinghua Chen	1.8k 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	538 0.6×	1.6k 2.3×	615 0.9×	295	6.3k
Xiaoli Wang	2.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	954 1.1×	963 1.4×	489 0.7×	283	6.2k
Haiyan Chen	2.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.9×	828 1.2×	477 0.7×	297	7.8k
Fuming Zhang	6.4k 2.6×	1.1k 1.0×	609 0.7×	746 1.1×	1.5k 2.2×	437	14.0k
Longping Wen	4.4k 1.8×	1.9k 1.6×	2.4k 2.7×	1000 1.4×	343 0.5×	139	9.7k
Yang Luo	3.2k 1.3×	2.4k 2.1×	1.5k 1.7×	442 0.6×	411 0.6×	238	7.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Wei Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wei Sun

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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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fang, Ruihua, Yongjian Deng, Wei Sun, et al.. (2025). PD‐L1 on Tumor‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles Induces CD8 ⁺ T Cell Terminal Exhaustion and Mediates Anti‐PD‐1 Resistance in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Advanced Science. 13(4). e16348–e16348.

Sun, Yirong, Saba R. Aliyari, Michelle S. Parvatiyar, et al.. (2025). STING directly interacts with PAR to promote apoptosis upon acute ionizing radiation-mediated DNA damage. Cell Death and Differentiation. 32(6). 1167–1179. 10 indexed citations

Li, Chun, et al.. (2025). Natural polysaccharides in colloidal drug delivery systems for brain glioma therapy: Mechanisms and advancements. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 256(Pt 2). 115059–115059.

Wang, Haoyu, Bing‐Hui Yang, Jiakang Shen, et al.. (2024). Magnetically driven hydrogel microrobots for enhancing the therapeutic effect of anlotinib on osteosarcoma. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 12. 1409988–1409988. 1 indexed citations

Fang, Ruihua, Yi Chen, Zhangfeng Wang, et al.. (2024). Predicting response to PD-1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markers. Translational Oncology. 51. 102222–102222. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Kaiyuan, Pengfei Zan, Zihua Li, et al.. (2024). Engineering Bimetallic Polyphenol for Mild Photothermal Osteosarcoma Therapy and Immune Microenvironment Remodeling by Activating Pyroptosis and cGAS‐STING Pathway. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(22). e2400623–e2400623. 10 indexed citations

Sun, Wei, et al.. (2024). Multiparameter neuroimaging study of neurovascular coupling changes in patients with end‐stage renal disease. Brain and Behavior. 14(6). e3598–e3598. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Junfeng, Yun Wang, Fengying Liang, et al.. (2023). IiUGT71B2 catalyzes lignan glycosylation in Isatis indigotica with substrates specificity. Industrial Crops and Products. 195. 116483–116483. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Wei, et al.. (2023). Targeting serine-glycine-one-carbon metabolism as a vulnerability in cancers. Biomarker Research. 11(1). 48–48. 39 indexed citations

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Wang, Mingjie, et al.. (2021). To B (Bone Morphogenic Protein-2) or Not to B (Bone Morphogenic Protein-2): Mesenchymal Stem Cells May Explain the Protein’s Role in Osteosarcomagenesis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 740783–740783. 6 indexed citations

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Harteveld, Zander, Carolin Schmelas, Julius Upmeier zu Belzen, et al.. (2020). Computational design of anti-CRISPR proteins with improved inhibition potency. Nature Chemical Biology. 16(7). 725–730. 15 indexed citations

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Chen, Huiqiong, Zhiguo Zhang, Erdong Ni, et al.. (2019). HMS1 interacts with HMS1I to regulate very‐long‐chain fatty acid biosynthesis and the humidity‐sensitive genic male sterility in rice (Oryza sativa). New Phytologist. 225(5). 2077–2093. 41 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaoli, Jianjun Zheng, Wei Sun, et al.. (2019). Ferrimagnetic Vortex Nanoring-Mediated Mild Magnetic Hyperthermia Imparts Potent Immunological Effect for Treating Cancer Metastasis. ACS Nano. 13(8). 8811–8825. 202 indexed citations

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Pang, Zhen, Wei Sun, Yuming Tang, et al.. (2019). Degradation and Service Life Prediction of Organic Coatings/Carbon Steel in Simulated Atmospheric Environments. Corrosion Science and Protetion Technology. 31(6). 637–642. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Xiaojun, Yanping Lin, Wei Sun, et al.. (2019). Application and exploration of mixed reality technology in accurate operation of bone and soft tissue tumors. 24(4). 322–326. 1 indexed citations

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Feng, Hui, et al.. (2019). Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Bletilla striata (Orchidaceae: Bletilla), the herb in China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 3542–3543. 5 indexed citations

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Wang, Jian, Jianlin Wang, Jingping Yu, et al.. (2018). Serum VEGF during chemo-radiotherapy and its clinical significance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Translational Cancer Research. 7(5). 1199–1208. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongsheng, Wei Sun, Mengxiong Sun, et al.. (2018). HER4 promotes cell survival and chemoresistance in osteosarcoma via interaction with NDRG1. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1864(5). 1839–1849. 22 indexed citations

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Alibek, Sedat, et al.. (2014). Acoustic noise reduction in MRI using Silent Scan: an initial experience. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. 20(4). 360–363. 86 indexed citations

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Yu, Zhisheng, Baohua Zhang, Wei Sun, Fengli Zhang, & Zhiyong Li. (2012). Phylogenetically diverse endozoic fungi in the South China Sea sponges and their potential in synthesizing bioactive natural products suggested by PKS gene and cytotoxic activity analysis. Fungal Diversity. 58(1). 127–141. 26 indexed citations

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