Xiaodong Sun

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Xiaodong Sun is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaodong Sun has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 23 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaodong Sun's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (12 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (10 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (10 papers). Xiaodong Sun is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (12 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (10 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (10 papers). Xiaodong Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Xiaodong Sun's co-authors include Xian-Zheng Yuan, Lijuan Feng, Shuguang Wang, Jian-Lu Duan, Zhaojun Ding, Fanping Zhu, Huiyu Tian, Baoshan Xing, Yuebin Jia and Jiajia Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Environmental Science & Technology and Nature Nanotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Xiaodong Sun

59 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Differentially charged nanoplastics demonstrate distinct accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana
    2020 899 citations Xiaodong Sun, Xian-Zheng Yuan et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

Peers

Xiaodong Sun
Shuzhi Wang China
Yanhui Zhao China
Emmanuel Rinnert France
Philippe Daniel France
S.R. Ahmad United Kingdom
Dasom Kim South Korea
Walter R. C. Somerville New Zealand
Minqian Li China
Meiling Xu China
Guangwei Yu China
Shuzhi Wang China
Xiaodong Sun
Citations per year, relative to Xiaodong Sun Xiaodong Sun (= 1×) peers Shuzhi Wang

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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Zhou, Xuedong, Ying Yang, Daojiang Yu, et al.. (2025). Naringenin boosts Parkin-mediated mitophagy via estrogen receptor alpha to maintain mitochondrial quality control and heal diabetic foot ulcer. Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. 15(12). 101333–101333. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shuwen, Xin‐Yue Hu, Jiayin Gao, et al.. (2025). Highly sensitive detection of cervical cancer biomarker miR-21 using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 344(Pt 2). 126725–126725. 1 indexed citations
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Caha, Ondřej, A. Dubroka, Xiaodong Sun, et al.. (2024). Electronic band structure of Sb2Te3. Physical review. B.. 109(16). 6 indexed citations
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Zhong, Qi‐Zhi, Xiaodong Sun, Yang Yang, et al.. (2023). Single-cell metal–phenolic nanocoatings protect strictly anaerobic methanogens for methane production at an atmospheric oxygen level. Environmental Science Nano. 10(12). 3379–3388. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaodong, et al.. (2023). On-road projection symbols for future vehicles: A survey study for Chinese roads. 25. 231–240. 1 indexed citations
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Feng, Yue, Jiawen Sun, Weiwei Shi, et al.. (2023). Microplastics exhibit accumulation and horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes. Journal of Environmental Management. 336. 117632–117632. 40 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xinyu, et al.. (2021). Bilayer ventilated labyrinthine metasurfaces with high sound absorption and tunable bandwidth. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 5829–5829. 18 indexed citations
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Feng, Yue, Jian-Lu Duan, Xiaodong Sun, et al.. (2020). Insights on the inhibition of anaerobic digestion performances under short-term exposure of metal-doped nanoplastics via Methanosarcina acetivorans. Environmental Pollution. 275. 115755–115755. 29 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaodong, Xian-Zheng Yuan, Yuebin Jia, et al.. (2020). Differentially charged nanoplastics demonstrate distinct accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Nanotechnology. 15(9). 755–760. 899 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bai, Jinjun, Shusheng Zhang, Fei Fan, et al.. (2019). Tunable broadband THz absorber using vanadium dioxide metamaterials. Optics Communications. 452. 292–295. 78 indexed citations
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Feng, Lijuan, et al.. (2018). Role of extracellular polymeric substances in the acute inhibition of activated sludge by polystyrene nanoparticles. Environmental Pollution. 238. 859–865. 137 indexed citations
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Zhao, Chuan‐Zhen, Tong Wei, Xiaodong Sun, Shasha Wang, & Keqing Lu. (2016). A model describing the pressure dependence of the band gap energy for the group III–V semiconductors. Physica B Condensed Matter. 494. 71–74. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaodong, Hui Gao, Bin Zeng, et al.. (2012). Multiple filamentation generated by focusing femtosecond laser with axicon. Optics Letters. 37(5). 857–857. 26 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaodong, Jiayu Zhao, Weiwei Liu, et al.. (2012). Impressive laser intensity increase at the trailing stage of femtosecond laser filamentation in air. Optics Express. 20(4). 4790–4790. 28 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaodong, Bin Zeng, Wei Chu, et al.. (2011). Simple method of measuring laser peak intensity inside femtosecond laser filament in air. Optics Express. 20(1). 299–299. 55 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaodong, Yuyang Sun, Jing Bu, Siwei Zhu, & Xiaocong Yuan. (2010). Structured light spots projected by a Dammann grating with high power efficiency and uniformity for optical sorting. Applied Optics. 49(28). 5437–5437. 4 indexed citations
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Shi, Sa, Yi Zhang, Yan Yan, et al.. (2010). Icariin-mediated differentiation of mouse adipose-derived stem cells into cardiomyocytes. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 344(1-2). 1–9. 25 indexed citations
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Hu, Bin, et al.. (2007). Enhanced effect of local fields in subwavelength metallic series nanocavities from surface plasmon polaritons. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 24(10). A1–A1. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaodong, et al.. (1997). Solution‐phase synthesis of luminescent materials libraries. Advanced Materials. 9(13). 1046–1049. 99 indexed citations

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