Weizhen Sun

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Weizhen Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weizhen Sun has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Materials Chemistry, 34 papers in Catalysis and 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weizhen Sun's work include Ionic liquids properties and applications (23 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (19 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (16 papers). Weizhen Sun is often cited by papers focused on Ionic liquids properties and applications (23 papers), Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (19 papers) and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (16 papers). Weizhen Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Chile. Weizhen Sun's co-authors include Ling Zhao, Weizhong Zheng, Kun Han, Jie Xu, Weiqi Yao, Chengxiang Tian, Shengxiong Xiao, Berend Smit, Li‐Chiang Lin and Xuan Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Nano and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Weizhen Sun

89 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

ZnS-SnS@NC Heterostructure as Robust Lithiophilicity and ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 200 400 600
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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.

  1. ZnS-SnS@NC Heterostructure as Robust Lithiophilicity and Sulfiphilicity Mediator toward High-Rate and Long-Life Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
    2021 600 citations Weizhong Zheng, Weizhen 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
Weizhen Sun China 23 909 801 614 433 375 99 2.2k
Chi‐Linh Do‐Thanh United States 24 1.1k 1.2× 477 0.6× 674 1.1× 426 1.0× 223 0.6× 54 2.2k
Jing Gao China 29 1.8k 1.9× 475 0.6× 552 0.9× 440 1.0× 725 1.9× 115 2.8k
Yueqiang Cao China 31 1.7k 1.8× 681 0.9× 436 0.7× 961 2.2× 623 1.7× 116 3.0k
Jiasheng Wang China 27 1.4k 1.6× 494 0.6× 200 0.3× 285 0.7× 484 1.3× 105 2.8k
Wenping Liu China 23 1.6k 1.7× 873 1.1× 725 1.2× 181 0.4× 230 0.6× 83 2.6k
Yating Zhang China 25 919 1.0× 625 0.8× 215 0.4× 160 0.4× 319 0.9× 91 1.9k
Stephen Poulston United Kingdom 27 1.9k 2.1× 561 0.7× 252 0.4× 758 1.8× 553 1.5× 71 3.0k
Yan Jing China 27 372 0.4× 606 0.8× 600 1.0× 584 1.3× 319 0.9× 79 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Weizhen Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Weizhen Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weizhen Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Weizhen Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Weizhen 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 Weizhen Sun. Weizhen 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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Gao, Xiulu, et al.. (2025). Supercritical CO2 foaming and mechanical properties of thermoplastic polyurethane based on molecular structure. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 219. 106541–106541. 5 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Zhihong Ma, Fang Yuan, et al.. (2025). Kinetic modeling of liquid-phase oxidation of p-xylene to p-toluic acid in absence of solvent. Chemical Engineering Journal. 514. 163157–163157.
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Li, Yudong, et al.. (2025). Modeling of the Solvent-Free Selective Oxidation of O-Xylene to O-Toluic Acid under Various Mass Transfer Conditions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 64(38). 18713–18726.
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Ma, Zhihong, et al.. (2024). Efficient removal and reusage of acid soluble oil in waste H2SO4 of isobutane alkylation by low-temperature carbonization process. Green Chemical Engineering. 6(3). 380–387. 1 indexed citations
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Xin, Wei, Weizhong Zheng, Xiaofeng Chen, et al.. (2024). Chemical upcycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) with binary mixed alcohols toward value-added copolyester by depolymerization and repolymerization strategy. Chemical Engineering Science. 294. 120103–120103. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yudong, et al.. (2024). Kinetic Modeling of Liquid Phase Oxidation of 2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene to 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic Acid. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63(24). 10571–10583.
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Zhang, Qiaoling, et al.. (2024). Efficient Synthesis of Lactide with Low Racemization Catalyzed by Zinc Lactate and Creatinine and Polycondensation Kinetics. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63(40). 17038–17047. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Zhihong, Ziyang Liu, Xiaohui Liu, et al.. (2024). Experiments and kinetic modeling of the sorbitol dehydration to isosorbide catalyzed by sulfuric acid under conditions of non-constant volume. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 73. 281–289. 4 indexed citations
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Zheng, Weizhong, et al.. (2024). Insights into the solid-liquid interface of ionic liquid-immobilized solid acid catalyst for isobutane alkylation. Chemical Engineering Science. 288. 119807–119807. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Weizhong, et al.. (2023). Understanding the Reaction Kinetics and Microdynamics between Methylimidazole and Alkyl Thiocyanate for Ionic Liquid Synthesis through Experiments and Theoretical Calculation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 62(9). 3889–3897. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Pan, et al.. (2022). Understanding the structural properties of zeolites for isobutane alkylation based on adsorption/diffusion behaviors. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 341. 112040–112040. 9 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhennan, et al.. (2022). One-step preparation of epoxy resin-based ionic gel electrolyte for quasi-solid-state lithium metal batteries. Journal of Power Sources. 524. 231070–231070. 14 indexed citations
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Zheng, Weizhong, Ling Zhao, Weizhen Sun, & Feng Qian. (2021). Understanding the Confinement Effects and Dynamics of Methylimidazole in Nanoscale Silica Pores. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125(13). 7421–7430. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, Xin Wei, Weizhen Sun, & Ling Zhao. (2021). Combustion of Fuel JP8-1: Mechanism and Reaction Kinetics Based on ReaxFF MD. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 60(41). 14674–14684. 19 indexed citations
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Du, Yupeng, et al.. (2019). Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigations of Light Alkane Dehydrogenation in a Fluidized Bed Reactor. Energy & Fuels. 33(5). 4177–4189. 17 indexed citations

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