Weixiang Sun

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Weixiang Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weixiang Sun has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 30 papers in Polymers and Plastics and 29 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weixiang Sun's work include Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (36 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (26 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (18 papers). Weixiang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (36 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (26 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (18 papers). Weixiang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Spain and Australia. Weixiang Sun's co-authors include Zhen Tong, Tao Wang, Xinxing Liu, Jiahe Huang, Yuancheng Zhang, Daoai Wang, Lei Zhao, Enzhong Zhang, Chenyang Liu and Yongming Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Advanced Energy Materials.

In The Last Decade

Weixiang Sun

78 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Dynamic Hydrogels with an Environmental Adaptive Self-Healing Ability and Dual Responsive Sol–Gel Transitions

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weixiang Sun China	32	1.7k	1.2k	1.0k	910	653	82	3.2k
Jian Hu China	36	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.6×	164	4.3k
Yiwan Huang China	25	1.1k 0.6×	858 0.7×	758 0.7×	765 0.8×	575 0.9×	71	2.3k
Xiuyan Ren China	32	2.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	800 0.8×	511 0.6×	673 1.0×	55	2.9k
Zhihui Qin China	37	2.5k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	604 0.6×	477 0.5×	881 1.3×	97	4.4k
Md. Anamul Haque Bangladesh	21	2.0k 1.2×	950 0.8×	2.2k 2.1×	1.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.9×	40	4.4k
Changyou Shao China	28	2.5k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	793 0.8×	527 0.6×	1.2k 1.8×	56	3.9k
Jing Zheng China	26	1.1k 0.6×	980 0.8×	633 0.6×	856 0.9×	468 0.7×	67	2.5k
Xuefeng Li China	28	1.0k 0.6×	508 0.4×	557 0.5×	720 0.8×	575 0.9×	135	2.6k
Qingyu Yu China	25	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	485 0.5×	353 0.4×	614 0.9×	56	2.8k
Yang Cong China	36	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	593 0.6×	569 0.6×	812 1.2×	146	4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weixiang Sun

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Wang, Pengfei, Yange Feng, Zixiang Wu, et al.. (2025). In-situ monitoring and wear warning of MAO-Al/resin coatings by interface triboelectrification. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1020. 179577–179577. 1 indexed citations

Cai, Tingting, Xingxun Liu, Andreas Blennow, et al.. (2024). Double physical network hydrogels with rapid self-recovery and multistimuli-responsive shape memory effects based on low-methoxyl pectin and host-guest interactions. Sustainable materials and technologies. 40. e00892–e00892. 7 indexed citations

Shan, Yi, et al.. (2024). Rheological study of the effect of clay mineral composition on non-linear viscoelasticity. Applied Clay Science. 249. 107229–107229. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2024). Indirect solution modeling of melting behavior of SiO₂ based on the image processing technology. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 19(2).

Wang, An, et al.. (2024). Research on the Corrosion Resistance of Reactive Powder Concrete with Straw Fibers under Chloride Environment. Coatings. 14(8). 961–961. 3 indexed citations

Shu, Lin, et al.. (2023). A facilely prepared notch-insensitive nanocomposite organohydrogel-based flexible wearable device for long-term outdoor human motion monitoring and recognition. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 11(6). 2316–2327. 21 indexed citations

Yang, Di, Liqiang Zhang, Nannan Wang, et al.. (2023). Humidity‐Resistant Triboelectric Nanogenerator Based on a Swelling‐Resistant and Antiwear PAN/PVA‐CaCl₂ Composite Film for Seawater Desalination. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(2). 31 indexed citations

Meng, Jie, Liqiang Zhang, Hongmei Liu, et al.. (2023). A New Single‐Electrode Generator for Water Droplet Energy Harvesting with A 3 mA Current Output. Advanced Energy Materials. 14(5). 38 indexed citations

Luo, Ning, Di Yang, Min Feng, et al.. (2023). Vacuum discharge triboelectric nanogenerator with ultrahigh current density. Cell Reports Physical Science. 4(3). 101320–101320. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Weixiang, Di Yang, Ning Luo, Hao Li, & Daoai Wang. (2022). Influence of surface functionalization on the contact electrification of fabrics. New Journal of Chemistry. 46(32). 15645–15656. 7 indexed citations

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Liu, Yupeng, Weixiang Sun, Min Feng, Tinghua Li, & Daoai Wang. (2022). A TiO₂ Nanotube Coating Based TENG with Self‐Healable Triboelectric Property for Energy Harvesting and Anti‐Corrosion. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 9(33). 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Runlin, et al.. (2021). Dynamical heterogeneity in the gelation process of a polymer solution with a lower critical solution temperature. Soft Matter. 17(11). 3222–3233. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuancheng, et al.. (2021). pH Responsive Strong Polyion Complex Shape Memory Hydrogel with Spontaneous Shape Changing and Information Encryption. Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 42(9). e2000747–e2000747. 32 indexed citations

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Xiao, Xiaolin, et al.. (2020). High‐efficient and synergetic antibacterial nanocomposite hydrogel with quaternized chitosan/Ag nanoparticles prepared by one‐pot UV photochemical synthesis. Biopolymers. 111(6). e23354–e23354. 22 indexed citations

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Yang, Shurui, Yuancheng Zhang, Tao Wang, Weixiang Sun, & Zhen Tong. (2020). Ultrafast and Programmable Shape Memory Hydrogel of Gelatin Soaked in Tannic Acid Solution. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(41). 46701–46709. 89 indexed citations

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Huang, Jiahe, Shurui Yang, Xiaolan Wang, et al.. (2019). Ultra-Strong and Fast Response Gel by Solvent Exchange and Its Shape Memory Applications. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 1(10). 2703–2712. 24 indexed citations

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Hong, Wei, et al.. (2018). Colloidal probe dynamics in gelatin solution during the sol–gel transition. Soft Matter. 14(19). 3694–3703. 12 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuancheng, et al.. (2018). Polyampholyte Hydrogels with pH Modulated Shape Memory and Spontaneous Actuation. Advanced Functional Materials. 28(18). 179 indexed citations

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Zhao, Lei, Jiahe Huang, Yuancheng Zhang, et al.. (2017). Programmable and Bidirectional Bending of Soft Actuators Based on Janus Structure with Sticky Tough PAA-Clay Hydrogel. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(13). 11866–11873. 166 indexed citations

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Rahman, Zia Ur, et al.. (2017). Preparation of hollow mesoporous silica nanospheres: controllable template synthesis and their application in drug delivery. New Journal of Chemistry. 41(23). 14122–14129. 32 indexed citations

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