Wenxue Sun

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Wenxue Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wenxue Sun has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Organic Chemistry and 13 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Wenxue Sun's work include Synthesis and biological activity (7 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (6 papers) and Plant-derived Lignans Synthesis and Bioactivity (6 papers). Wenxue Sun is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and biological activity (7 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (6 papers) and Plant-derived Lignans Synthesis and Bioactivity (6 papers). Wenxue Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Wenxue Sun's co-authors include Seung‐Hoon Lee, Hua Zhong, Prithiva Chanmugam, Susan Hart, Daniel Hwang, Denise R. Simmons, Shu‐Fen Liou, Xiaoming Wang, Yonghua Yang and Le Jia and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Wenxue Sun

59 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Selective expression of mitogen-inducible cyclooxygenase in macrophages stimulated with lipopolysaccharide.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wenxue Sun China	18	552	470	240	185	183	62	1.4k
Mei‐Chin Lu Taiwan	29	846 1.5×	959 2.0×	397 1.7×	133 0.7×	184 1.0×	105	2.3k
Takahiko Hada Japan	25	172 0.3×	653 1.4×	165 0.7×	92 0.5×	136 0.7×	48	1.4k
Yumiko Yasui Japan	30	239 0.4×	1.1k 2.2×	136 0.6×	200 1.1×	291 1.6×	74	2.5k
Mun-Ock Kim South Korea	23	247 0.4×	956 2.0×	136 0.6×	60 0.3×	210 1.1×	59	1.7k
Sunga Choi South Korea	25	311 0.6×	1.5k 3.2×	185 0.8×	62 0.3×	318 1.7×	57	2.2k
Eugenia Mata‐Greenwood United States	22	154 0.3×	710 1.5×	231 1.0×	53 0.3×	253 1.4×	44	1.9k
Michela Giuliano Italy	28	244 0.4×	952 2.0×	146 0.6×	67 0.4×	174 1.0×	84	1.9k
Beatriz Martı́nez-Poveda Spain	19	174 0.3×	856 1.8×	145 0.6×	61 0.3×	262 1.4×	58	1.6k
Yunjo Soh South Korea	27	207 0.4×	1.1k 2.3×	61 0.3×	75 0.4×	166 0.9×	64	1.9k
Antje Banning Germany	27	151 0.3×	1.1k 2.4×	83 0.3×	123 0.7×	119 0.7×	48	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wenxue Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wenxue Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wenxue 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 Wenxue Sun. Wenxue 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

Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2025). METTL3-dependent m6A methylation of circCEACAM5 fuels pancreatic cancer progression through DKC1 activation. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 82(1). 132–132. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Wenxue, et al.. (2024). Dynamic response of allelopathic potency of Taxus cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc. mediated by allelochemicals in Ficus carica Linn. root exudates. The Science of The Total Environment. 940. 173663–173663. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Shiyuan, Yanli Liu, Wenxue Sun, et al.. (2024). Leveraging metabolomics and ionomics to illuminate aluminum-induced toxicity in mouse organs. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 37. 103927–103927. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Shiyuan, Changshui Wang, Shanshan Wei, et al.. (2024). Angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 modulation of pyroptosis pathway in traumatic brain injury: A potential therapeutic target. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 15(1). e70167–e70167. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Jie, Yue Gu, Wenxue Sun, Lisha Yu, & Tushuai Li. (2024). Tetrahydrocurcumin Protects Against GSK3β/PTEN/PI3K/Akt-Mediated Neuroinflammatory Responses and Microglial Polarization Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Molecular Neurobiology. 61(9). 7026–7036. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Wenxue, et al.. (2024). Migration and Transformation of Taxane Allelochemicals in Soil. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(12). 6155–6166. 1 indexed citations

Tian, Mengfei, Ying Liu, Jie Liu, et al.. (2024). Ionic strength regulates IFT in microemulsion for extraction of botanical natural products. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 414. 126181–126181. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Wenxue, et al.. (2023). Effects of Ficus carica L. Water Extract on Taxus cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc. Growth. Forests. 14(6). 1213–1213. 2 indexed citations

Chang, Hao, Wenxue Sun, Yiming Zhao, Tianhao Sun, & Zhihong Zhao. (2023). Targeting Pokemon is a novel strategy to suppress cancer aggressiveness of non-small cell lung cancer: Identification of Pokemon as ideal target for developing anti-NSCLC drugs. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 742. 109637–109637. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Tushuai, Wenxue Sun, Shenglong Zhu, et al.. (2023). T‐2 Toxin‐Mediated β‐Arrestin‐1 O‐GlcNAcylation Exacerbates Glomerular Podocyte Injury via Regulating Histone Acetylation. Advanced Science. 11(7). e2307648–e2307648. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Wenxue, et al.. (2022). Research Advances in Antitumor Mechanism of Evodiamine. Journal of Chemistry. 2022. 1–12. 5 indexed citations

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Sun, Wenxue, et al.. (2022). Polysaccharides from Agrocybe cylindracea residue alleviate type 2-diabetes-induced liver and colon injuries by p38 MAPK signaling pathway. Food Bioscience. 47. 101690–101690. 22 indexed citations

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Han, Hongwei, Wenxue Sun, Feng Lu, et al.. (2021). Differential relieving effects of shikonin and its derivatives on inflammation and mucosal barrier damage caused by ulcerative colitis. PeerJ. 9. e10675–e10675. 21 indexed citations

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Han, Hongwei, Hong‐Yan Lin, Wenxue Sun, et al.. (2018). Novel Podophyllotoxin Derivatives as Potential Tubulin Inhibitors: Design, Synthesis, and Antiproliferative Activity Evaluation. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 15(11). e1800289–e1800289. 11 indexed citations

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Qiu, Han‐Yue, Fang Wang, Xue Wang, et al.. (2017). Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Chalcone‐Containing Shikonin Derivatives as Inhibitors of Tubulin Polymerization. ChemMedChem. 12(5). 399–406. 26 indexed citations

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Lin, Hongyan, Wenxue Sun, Hongwei Han, et al.. (2017). Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of formononetin derivatives as novel EGFR inhibitors via inhibiting growth, migration and inducing apoptosis in breast cancer cell line. RSC Advances. 7(76). 48404–48419. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Zizhen, Wenxue Sun, Xue Wang, et al.. (2017). Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and 3D‐QSAR analysis of podophyllotoxin–dioxazole combination as tubulin targeting anticancer agents. Chemical Biology & Drug Design. 90(2). 236–243. 18 indexed citations

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Han, Hongwei, Wenxue Sun, Rongwu Yang, et al.. (2017). The evaluation of potent antitumor activities of shikonin coumarin-carboxylic acid, PMMB232 through HIF-1α-mediated apoptosis. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 97. 656–666. 23 indexed citations

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Han, Hongwei, Han‐Yue Qiu, Wenxue Sun, et al.. (2016). Design, synthesis and anti-cancer activity evaluation of podophyllotoxin-norcantharidin hybrid drugs. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 26(14). 3237–3242. 24 indexed citations

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Sun, Wenxue, et al.. (2015). Different mechanisms of photosynthetic response to drought stress in tomato and violet orychophragmus. Photosynthetica. 54(2). 226–233. 19 indexed citations

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