Xiaodong Sun

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
215 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaodong Sun is a scholar working on Ophthalmology, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaodong Sun has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Ophthalmology, 88 papers in Molecular Biology and 67 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Xiaodong Sun's work include Retinal Diseases and Treatments (102 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (54 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (34 papers). Xiaodong Sun is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Diseases and Treatments (102 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (54 papers) and Glaucoma and retinal disorders (34 papers). Xiaodong Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and South Korea. Xiaodong Sun's co-authors include Shiqi Yang, Peter Carmeliet, Xuri Li, Xun Xu, Fenghua Wang, Mengqiao Xu, Xueting Luo, Jiali Wu, Yue Wang and Minwen Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Xiaodong Sun

195 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Hallmarks of Endothelial Cell Metabolism in Health and Di... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2019 2016 100 200 300
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. Hallmarks of Endothelial Cell Metabolism in Health and Disease
    2019 322 citations Xuri Li, Xiaodong Sun et al. profile →
  2. Resistance to anti-VEGF therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a comprehensive review
    2016 290 citations Xiaodong 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
Xiaodong Sun China 30 1.7k 1.6k 1.0k 371 302 215 3.6k
Sarah X. Zhang United States 34 1.3k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 544 0.5× 236 0.6× 329 1.1× 67 3.5k
Yehong Zhuo China 27 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.0× 493 0.5× 407 1.1× 274 0.9× 169 3.0k
Goran Petrovski Norway 34 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 146 0.4× 325 1.1× 180 3.6k
Diego Vezzola Italy 9 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 697 0.7× 289 0.8× 287 1.0× 14 3.8k
Michele Reibaldi Italy 35 3.2k 1.9× 950 0.6× 1.9k 1.9× 266 0.7× 321 1.1× 258 4.3k
Teresio Avitabile Italy 36 3.0k 1.8× 860 0.5× 2.0k 1.9× 242 0.7× 287 1.0× 195 4.6k
Davide Filippini Italy 15 1.3k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 669 0.6× 301 0.8× 374 1.2× 33 4.2k
Chi‐Pui Pang Hong Kong 33 2.0k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 142 0.4× 132 0.4× 128 3.7k
Shuang Wang China 29 668 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 521 0.5× 1.0k 2.8× 129 0.4× 108 3.0k
Mi Tian China 30 409 0.2× 742 0.5× 678 0.6× 206 0.6× 426 1.4× 103 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaodong Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaodong Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Xiaodong 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 Xiaodong Sun. The network helps show where Xiaodong Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaodong Sun

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Song, Hongyuan, Qing Li, Gui Xiao, et al.. (2025). Endothelial protein C receptor promotes retinal neovascularization through heme catabolism. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1603–1603. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Haoliang, Hong Wang, Yuhao Tang, et al.. (2025). The clinical safety landscape for ocular AAV gene therapies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. iScience. 28(4). 112265–112265. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yihan, Tong Li, Jiao Wu, et al.. (2025). Metabolic Fingerprint of Dual Body Fluids Deciphers Diabetic Retinopathy. Small. 21(10). e2412195–e2412195. 2 indexed citations
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Feng, Daming, Zuo Li, Huifang Guo, et al.. (2024). Conjugated polyimides modified self-supported carbon electrodes for electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO. Energy Materials. 4(6). 3 indexed citations
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Yf, Wang, Liu Yang, Yan Wang, et al.. (2023). MacrophageSult2b1promotes pathological neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration. Life Science Alliance. 6(11). e202302020–e202302020. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuwei, Yuhong Chen, Jian Liang, et al.. (2023). METTL3-mediated m6A modification of HMGA2 mRNA promotes subretinal fibrosis and epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 15(3). 20 indexed citations
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Wu, Jiali, et al.. (2023). A 3-miRNA Risk Scoring Signature in Early Diabetic Retinopathy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(5). 1777–1777. 3 indexed citations
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Wan, Xiaoling, Jieqiong Chen, Zhixuan Chen, et al.. (2023). Rapid and Sensitive Diagnosis of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Variants Using CRISPR/Cas12a Detection. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 25(8). 540–554. 3 indexed citations
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Bo, Qiyu, Jieqiong Chen, Huixun Jia, et al.. (2022). Progression of Polypoidal Lesions Associated with Exudative Recurrence in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy. Ophthalmology. 130(2). 167–178. 12 indexed citations
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Zhou, Changyang, Xinde Hu, Cheng Tang, et al.. (2020). CasRx-mediated RNA targeting prevents choroidal neovascularization in a mouse model of age-related macular degeneration. National Science Review. 7(5). 835–837. 43 indexed citations
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Wang, Yimin, Mengxi Shen, Jin-Wei Cheng, Xiaodong Sun, & Peter K. Kaiser. (2020). The Efficacy of Conbercept in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: A Systematic Review. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2020. 1–10. 2 indexed citations
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Zhu, Hong, et al.. (2018). Antimicrobial blue light inactivation of Candida albicans in an ex vivo model of keratitis. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 59(9). 3661–3661. 1 indexed citations
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Fang, Sijie, Yazhuo Huang, Sisi Zhong, et al.. (2017). Regulation of Orbital Fibrosis and Adipogenesis by Pathogenic Th17 Cells in Graves Orbitopathy. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 102(11). 4273–4283. 69 indexed citations
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Huang, Peirong, Junran Sun, Fenghua Wang, et al.. (2017). MicroRNA Expression Patterns Involved in Amyloid Beta–Induced Retinal Degeneration. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(3). 1726–1726. 24 indexed citations
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Dong, Kai, Xiaodong Sun, & Genjie Ke. (2013). Involvement of Autophagy in z-VAD-FMK Induced Photoreceptor Necroptosis, a Caspase-Independent Cell Death, after Experimental Retinal Detachment. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 54(15). 2854–2854. 1 indexed citations
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Dong, Kai, Hong Zhu, Zhengyu Song, et al.. (2012). Necrostatin-1 Protects Photoreceptors from Cell Death and Improves Functional Outcome after Experimental Retinal Detachment. American Journal Of Pathology. 181(5). 1634–1641. 57 indexed citations
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Wang, Fenghua, Wenqiu Wang, Suqin Yu, et al.. (2011). FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AFTER INTRAVITREAL BEVACIZUMAB TREATMENTS FOR IDIOPATHIC CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION IN YOUNG ADULTS. Retina. 32(4). 679–686. 11 indexed citations

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