Wenjun Sun

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
152 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Wenjun Sun is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenjun Sun has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 35 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Wenjun Sun's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (41 papers), Seed and Plant Biochemistry (21 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (17 papers). Wenjun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (41 papers), Seed and Plant Biochemistry (21 papers) and Advanced oxidation water treatment (17 papers). Wenjun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Wenjun Sun's co-authors include Xiuwei Ao, Zedong Lu, Chen Li, Simiao Li, Domenico Santoro, Chen Li, Ching‐Hua Huang, Jussi Eloranta, Wenjun Liu and Hui Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Wenjun Sun

140 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Peracetic acid-based advanced oxidation processes for dec... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2020 100 200 300 400 500
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. Peracetic acid-based advanced oxidation processes for decontamination and disinfection of water: A review
    2020 552 citations Xiuwei Ao, Ching‐Hua Huang et al. Water Research profile →
  2. Ceramic nanocomposite membranes and membrane fouling: A review
    2020 350 citations Chen Li, Wenjun Sun et al. Water Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wenjun Sun China 36 1.6k 946 895 816 785 152 4.7k
Gönül Dönmez Türkiye 36 1.8k 1.1× 658 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 633 0.8× 647 0.8× 128 4.6k
Can Wang China 38 744 0.5× 587 0.6× 690 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 532 0.7× 190 4.3k
Seralathan Kamala‐Kannan South Korea 40 1.2k 0.7× 533 0.6× 808 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 557 0.7× 157 5.7k
Arminda Alves Portugal 49 897 0.5× 695 0.7× 1.5k 1.7× 1.6k 2.0× 395 0.5× 184 6.7k
Bing Zhang China 36 1.2k 0.7× 507 0.5× 513 0.6× 2.1k 2.6× 793 1.0× 135 4.6k
Yuezhong Wen China 35 1.3k 0.8× 418 0.4× 538 0.6× 630 0.8× 846 1.1× 140 4.1k
Nilanjana Das India 34 1.7k 1.0× 768 0.8× 895 1.0× 2.0k 2.4× 194 0.2× 133 5.5k
Carlos G. Dosoretz Israel 39 1.8k 1.1× 644 0.7× 592 0.7× 988 1.2× 281 0.4× 120 4.6k
Simranjeet Singh India 36 943 0.6× 610 0.6× 660 0.7× 1.6k 1.9× 285 0.4× 131 5.5k
Ronaldo Ferreira do Nascimento Brazil 38 1.4k 0.9× 333 0.4× 985 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 213 0.3× 228 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Wenjun Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wenjun Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wenjun Sun. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wenjun Sun. The network helps show where Wenjun Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenjun Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wenjun Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wenjun 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 Wenjun Sun. Wenjun 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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Zhao, Zijin, et al.. (2025). Microbial dynamics at different stages of drinking water treatment systems. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 11(6). 1401–1427. 1 indexed citations
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Ye, Xueling, Rui Luo, Zhongwei Gan, et al.. (2024). Cytological, physiological, and transcriptomic analyses reveal potential regulatory mechanisms of curly leaves in Tartary buckwheat. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 228. 106023–106023. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yaxuan, Wenjun Sun, Xiaohui Li, et al.. (2024). Rapid analysis of the chemical constituents in Qiangli Dingxuan tablets using ultra‐performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time‐of‐flight tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Separation Science. 47(2). e2300771–e2300771. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Dan, Sinan Wang, Wenjun Sun, et al.. (2024). Biofilm-based biocatalysis for β-cyclodextrin production by the surface-display of β-cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase in Bacillus subtilis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 29925–29925. 2 indexed citations
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Xue, Yanei, Wenjun Sun, Wenxin Shi, Ching‐Hua Huang, & Domenico Santoro. (2024). Prehydrated Electrons Activated by Continuous Electron Transfer Stemmed from Peracetic Acid Homolysis Mediated by Diamond Surface Defects for Enhanced PFOA Destruction. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(25). 11152–11161. 13 indexed citations
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Meng, Tan, Xiao Su, Peizhe Sun, et al.. (2023). UV-based advanced oxidation processes in photoreactors with reflective sleeves. Journal of Cleaner Production. 416. 137945–137945. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Meiquan, et al.. (2023). Impact of pipeline materials on water quality stability of desalinated seawater in the pipeline network. Desalination. 556. 116558–116558. 7 indexed citations
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Ke, Yanchu, Wenjun Sun, Zhongyun Chen, et al.. (2023). Effects of disinfectant type and dosage on biofilm's activity, viability, microbiome and antibiotic resistome in bench-scale drinking water distribution systems. Water Research. 249(163). 120958–120958. 18 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenjun, Yuanna Zhang, Zedong Lu, et al.. (2023). Fate of Naturally Dissolved Organic Matter and Synthetic Organic Compounds Subjected to Drinking Water Treatment Using Membrane, Activated Carbon, and UV/H2O2 Technologies. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(14). 5558–5568. 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenjun, Zibo Jing, Ran Yin, et al.. (2023). Dose–Response Behavior of Pathogens and Surrogate Microorganisms across the Ultraviolet-C Spectrum: Inactivation Efficiencies, Action Spectra, and Mechanisms. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(29). 10891–10900. 33 indexed citations
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Ke, Yanchu, Wenjun Sun, Shuming Liu, et al.. (2023). Seasonal variations of biofilm C, N and S cycling genes in a pilot-scale chlorinated drinking water distribution system. Water Research. 247. 120759–120759. 16 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiuli, et al.. (2023). Efficiency of a gravity-driven membrane in a water treatment plant. Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology—AQUA. 72(2). 173–184. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenjun, Ying Chen, Min Yao, et al.. (2022). CqZF-HD14 enhances drought tolerance in quinoa seedlings through interaction with CqHIPP34 and CqNAC79. Plant Science. 323. 111406–111406. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Chen, Wenjun Sun, Zedong Lu, Xiuwei Ao, & Simiao Li. (2020). Ceramic nanocomposite membranes and membrane fouling: A review. Water Research. 175. 115674–115674. 350 indexed citations breakdown →
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Razavi, Seyede Zahra Emami, Farhad Shahi, Jing Wang, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of Acupuncture Treatment on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pilot, Randomized, Assessor-Blinded, Controlled Trial. Pain Research and Management. 2020. 1–11. 38 indexed citations
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Liu, Moyang, Zhaotang Ma, Tianrun Zheng, et al.. (2018). The Potential Role of Auxin and Abscisic Acid Balance and FtARF2 in the Final Size Determination of Tartary Buckwheat Fruit. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(9). 2755–2755. 23 indexed citations
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Sun, Wenjun. (2007). Protective effect and mechanism of Yin-Chen-Hao-Tang(YCHT) against hepatotoxicity induced by ANIT. 5 indexed citations

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