Xiaogang Sun

615 total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 451 citations indexed

About

Xiaogang Sun is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaogang Sun has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 451 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 11 papers in Atmospheric Science and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiaogang Sun's work include Calibration and Measurement Techniques (18 papers), Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (9 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (6 papers). Xiaogang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Calibration and Measurement Techniques (18 papers), Infrared Target Detection Methodologies (9 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (6 papers). Xiaogang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Italy and Canada. Xiaogang Sun's co-authors include Jingmin Dai, Zhigang Chu, Jian Xing, Yufei Ma, Shunda Qiao, Haiyue Sun, Ying He, Weimin Sun, Fucai Zhang and Peng Song and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Analytical Chemistry and Optics Express.

In The Last Decade

Xiaogang Sun

42 papers receiving 390 citations

Hit Papers

Parts-per-quadrillion level gas molecule detection: CO-LI... 2025 2026 2025 10 20 30
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. Parts-per-quadrillion level gas molecule detection: CO-LITES sensing
    2025 39 citations Haiyue Sun, Shunda Qiao et al. Light Science & Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaogang Sun China 13 235 98 95 94 67 46 451
B. Gutschwager Germany 12 308 1.3× 77 0.8× 59 0.6× 127 1.4× 55 0.8× 45 457
Vincent Farley Canada 15 182 0.8× 44 0.4× 118 1.2× 58 0.6× 175 2.6× 74 541
F. Sakuma Japan 12 441 1.9× 117 1.2× 171 1.8× 64 0.7× 14 0.2× 34 573
Dongxu Han China 17 142 0.6× 217 2.2× 84 0.9× 162 1.7× 28 0.4× 75 813
Jhon Pareja Germany 14 197 0.8× 397 4.1× 73 0.8× 43 0.5× 28 0.4× 23 588
Saulius Nevas Germany 14 255 1.1× 60 0.6× 108 1.1× 22 0.2× 53 0.8× 50 484
Werner Sachs Germany 9 87 0.4× 112 1.1× 112 1.2× 89 0.9× 10 0.1× 17 381
Qingchun Lei China 16 123 0.5× 435 4.4× 189 2.0× 69 0.7× 72 1.1× 45 658
Paul J. Hadwin Canada 13 29 0.1× 103 1.1× 80 0.8× 63 0.7× 92 1.4× 19 393

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaogang Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaogang Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaogang Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaogang Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaogang 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 Xiaogang Sun. Xiaogang 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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Wang, Runqiu, Ying He, Yanjun Chen, et al.. (2025). Ultra-Sensitive CH 4 -LITES Sensor Enabled by Low-Frequency Slingshot-Shaped Quartz Tuning Fork and Optical Enhancement. ACS Sensors. 10(10). 7997–8006.
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Sun, Haiyue, Shunda Qiao, Ying He, Xiaogang Sun, & Yufei Ma. (2025). Parts-per-quadrillion level gas molecule detection: CO-LITES sensing. Light Science & Applications. 14(1). 180–180. 39 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Peng, Junyan Liu, Zhijie Li, et al.. (2022). All-optical laser ultrasonic technique for imaging of subsurface defects in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) using an optical microphone. Journal of Applied Physics. 131(16). 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaogang, et al.. (2022). Emissivity constraints for calibration constant models of multi-wavelength pyrometers. Infrared Physics & Technology. 127. 104408–104408. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaogang, et al.. (2022). Research on the correction method of reflected energy in radiation temperature measurement. Infrared Physics & Technology. 127. 104378–104378. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaogang, et al.. (2020). Research on error correction method of filter assembly based on abnormal trend recognition of sequence data. Measurement. 163. 107932–107932. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaogang, et al.. (2020). Constraints of emissivity model for multi-wavelength pyrometer. Results in Physics. 19. 103388–103388. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaogang, et al.. (2020). A method for improving temperature measurement accuracy on an infrared thermometer for the ambient temperature field. Review of Scientific Instruments. 91(5). 54903–54903. 18 indexed citations
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Xing, Jian, Weimin Sun, Xiaogang Sun, & R.S. Rana. (2012). Study on the Range of Particles Size Measured by Backscattering Method in Visual‐infrared Incident Spectrum. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 29(1). 16–23. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Xiaogang Sun, & Feng Li. (2012). Generalized eikonal approximation for fast retrieval of particle size distribution in spectral extinction technique. Applied Optics. 51(15). 2997–2997. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaogang, et al.. (2012). [Research on the non-source temperature calibration of Multispectral pyrometer].. PubMed. 32(1). 273–7. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Xiaogang Sun, & Jian Xing. (2011). Retrieval of spheroidal particle size distribution using the approximate method in spectral extinction technique. Optics Communications. 285(7). 1646–1653. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, et al.. (2011). Retrieval of particle size distribution in multispectral region. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8201. 82012H–82012H. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaogang, et al.. (2011). The non-source temperature calibration method of multi-spectral pyrometer. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8201. 82011O–82011O. 1 indexed citations
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Xing, Jian, et al.. (2010). [Backscattering spectrum analysis of nonspheroid soot particle].. PubMed. 30(8). 2239–42. 2 indexed citations
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Song, Yang, Xiaogang Sun, & Hong Tang. (2007). Method for changing brightness temperature into true temperature based on twice recognition method. Chinese Optics Letters. 5(8). 457–459. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaogang, et al.. (2007). [Multi-spectral thermometry based on GA-BP algorithm].. PubMed. 27(2). 213–6. 6 indexed citations

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