Wen Sun

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 656 citations indexed

About

Wen Sun is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wen Sun has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 656 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 papers in Clinical Psychology and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Wen Sun's work include COVID-19 and Mental Health (5 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (3 papers). Wen Sun is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 and Mental Health (5 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (3 papers). Wen Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Hong Kong and Canada. Wen Sun's co-authors include Dexing Zhang, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Benjamin Hon Kei Yip, Regina Wing Shan Sit, Carmen Wong, Dicken Cheong Chun Chan, Kin On Kwok, Roger Yat‐Nork Chung, Stewart W Mercer and TH Lam and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Wen Sun

24 papers receiving 642 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.

Impact of COVID-19 on loneliness, mental health, and health service utilisation: a prospective cohort study of older adults with multimorbidity in primary care

2020 272 citations Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Dexing Zhang et al. British Journal of General Practice profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wen Sun China	11	243	163	128	97	96	28	656
Karen Hayman New Zealand	15	117 0.5×	284 1.7×	239 1.9×	113 1.2×	43 0.4×	24	950
Steven A. Koehler United States	12	178 0.7×	102 0.6×	40 0.3×	79 0.8×	39 0.4×	42	715
Kia‐Chong Chua United Kingdom	15	108 0.4×	152 0.9×	180 1.4×	119 1.2×	44 0.5×	40	646
Anna Pease United Kingdom	16	128 0.5×	41 0.3×	179 1.4×	149 1.5×	71 0.7×	41	879
Fabrizio D’Esposito Australia	15	262 1.1×	31 0.2×	117 0.9×	122 1.3×	88 0.9×	29	787
Franklyn Gonzalez United States	16	198 0.8×	109 0.7×	142 1.1×	87 0.9×	48 0.5×	41	812
Li Liang Hong Kong	15	340 1.4×	84 0.5×	159 1.2×	45 0.5×	101 1.1×	48	703
F. G. van der Horst Netherlands	8	71 0.3×	54 0.3×	175 1.4×	186 1.9×	38 0.4×	10	553
Brenda Grabsch Australia	16	135 0.6×	28 0.2×	221 1.7×	159 1.6×	79 0.8×	29	1.2k
Isabel Rodríguez-Sánchez Spain	10	431 1.8×	298 1.8×	193 1.5×	44 0.5×	110 1.1×	23	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Wen Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wen Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wen Sun

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Wen, Minghui Shi, Jun Fan, et al.. (2025). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of ZmNRAMPL5 generates maize with reduced cadmium accumulation and uncompromised yield. The Crop Journal.

Lin, Xiang, et al.. (2025). Comparative efficacy of different traditional mind-body exercises in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Frontiers in Medicine. 12. 1678352–1678352.

Ding, Kexin, et al.. (2025). Effects of 12 weeks of Head-Down Strong Abdominal Breathing Training on Gait and Cognitive Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. International Journal of COPD. Volume 20. 1347–1359.

Yuan, Lu, et al.. (2025). Effect of repeated Low-Level red light therapy on axial length in myopic individuals: predictors for a good response. BMC Ophthalmology. 25(1). 273–273. 1 indexed citations

Ding, Kexin, et al.. (2024). Effects of Baduanjin Exercise on lung function and 6 min walk in COPD patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 17788–17788. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Wen, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of interventions on sedentary behaviors in office workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health. 230. 45–51. 11 indexed citations

Lin, Jingxia, Wen Sun, Teris Cheung, et al.. (2023). The effects of psychosocial and behavioral interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 19094–19094. 10 indexed citations

Yam, Jason C., Yuning Jiang, Yuzhou Zhang, et al.. (2021). The Association of Choroidal Thickening by Atropine With Treatment Effects for Myopia: Two-Year Clinical Trial of the Low-concentration Atropine for Myopia Progression (LAMP) Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 237. 130–138. 73 indexed citations

Lee, Kam-Pui, Dexing Zhang, Wen Sun, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of a mindfulness intervention for older adults to improve emotional well‐being and cognitive function in a Chinese population: A randomized waitlist‐controlled trial. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 37(1). 20 indexed citations

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Xu, Zijun, Dexing Zhang, Dong Xu, et al.. (2021). Loneliness, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder among Chinese adults during COVID-19: A cross-sectional online survey. PLoS ONE. 16(10). e0259012–e0259012. 33 indexed citations

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Xu, Zijun, Wen Sun, Dexing Zhang, et al.. (2021). Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions for Global Cognition in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13. 653340–653340. 17 indexed citations

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Xu, Zijun, Dexing Zhang, Regina Wing Shan Sit, et al.. (2020). Incidence of and Risk factors for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Older Adults with Multimorbidity in Hong Kong. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 4137–4137. 25 indexed citations

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Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan, Dexing Zhang, Regina Wing Shan Sit, et al.. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 on loneliness, mental health, and health service utilisation: a prospective cohort study of older adults with multimorbidity in primary care. British Journal of General Practice. 70(700). e817–e824. 272 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Dexing, Carmen Wong, Regina Wing Shan Sit, et al.. (2019). Incontinence and loneliness among Chinese older adults with multimorbidity in primary care: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 127. 109863–109863. 5 indexed citations

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Liu, Shiliang, et al.. (2019). Small head circumference at birth: an 8-year retrospective cohort study in China. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 3(1). e000470–e000470. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Wen, Shiliang Liu, Yanhong Chen, et al.. (2018). Comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes for patients with placenta accreta spectrum between online-to-offline management model with standard care model. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 222. 161–165. 7 indexed citations

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Dai, Li, Yue Chen, Wen Sun, & Shiliang Liu. (2018). Association Between Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy and the Subsequent Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease: A Population-Based Follow-Up Study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 40(9). 1129–1138. 31 indexed citations

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Sun, Wen, Fen Liu, Shiliang Liu, et al.. (2017). Comparison of outcomes between induction of labor and spontaneous labor for term breech – A systemic review and meta analysis. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 222. 155–160. 9 indexed citations

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Sun, Wen, Lin Xu, Wai Man Chan, TH Lam, & C. Mary Schooling. (2013). Are Depressive Symptoms Associated with Cardiovascular Mortality Among Older Chinese: A Cohort Study of 64,000 People in Hong Kong?. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 21(11). 1107–1115. 35 indexed citations

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Sun, Wen, Lin Xu, Wai Man Chan, TH Lam, & C. Mary Schooling. (2011). Depressive symptoms and suicide in 56,000 older Chinese: a Hong Kong cohort study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 47(4). 505–514. 45 indexed citations

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