Xiaohui Sun

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Xiaohui Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaohui Sun has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Xiaohui Sun's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (15 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (8 papers). Xiaohui Sun is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (15 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (9 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (8 papers). Xiaohui Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Denmark. Xiaohui Sun's co-authors include Lin Li, Peide Huang, Zhimin Feng, Xuanlin Huang, Guang Ning, Yanan Cao, Weiqing Wang, Shengqing Wan, Fang Wen and Yingying Mao and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Xiaohui Sun

75 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Comparative genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2) receptor ACE2 in different populations

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Mahmood Yaseen Hachim United Arab Emirates

Asha Kallianpur United States

Limin Duan China

Xueqin Chen China

Rong Lin China

Kai Meng China

Kuo Liu China

Quynh Nguyen United States

Yanjun Lu China

Mahmood Yaseen Hachim United Arab Emirates

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaohui Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaohui Sun

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

Sun, Xiaohui, Aoxiang Li, Hongxia Niu, et al.. (2025). Wenxia Changfu formula inhibits Lewis lung cancer metastasis by reprogramming tumor-associated macrophages through the PPAR-γ/CD36 pathway. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 351. 120103–120103. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Shuhui, Bin Liu, Le Wang, et al.. (2025). Dietary carbohydrate intake and risks of overall and 21 site-specific cancers: a prospective cohort study. Frontiers in Nutrition. 12. 1607358–1607358.

He, Zhixing, et al.. (2024). Selenium deficiency induces irritable bowel syndrome: Analysis of UK Biobank data and experimental studies in mice. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 281. 116604–116604. 5 indexed citations

Ye, Ding, Bin Liu, Xiaohui Sun, et al.. (2024). Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study Including 369,065 Participants. The Journal of Rheumatology. 51(4). 360–367. 9 indexed citations

Li, Chenchen, Xiaohui Sun, Gongshe Yang, et al.. (2024). Identification of different myofiber types in pigs muscles and construction of regulatory networks. BMC Genomics. 25(1). 400–400. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Weiwei, et al.. (2023). The association of milk products with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study from NHANES. Joint Bone Spine. 91(1). 105646–105646. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Weiwei, Zhiwei Zhang, Ke Liu, et al.. (2023). Circulating Copper and Liver Cancer. Biological Trace Element Research. 201(10). 4649–4656. 3 indexed citations

Li, Zhiyuan, et al.. (2023). Ethyl Acetate Fraction from Hedyotis Diffusa Plus Scutellaria BarbataInhibits the Progression of Breast Cancer via Targeting LMO1 andAKT/Mtor Signaling Pathway. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 27(12). 1735–1744. 2 indexed citations

Sun, Xiaohui, Bin Liu, Jie Song, et al.. (2022). Genetically Predicted Serum Albumin and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 14. 771–778. 8 indexed citations

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Shu, Xiang, Qin Zhou, Xiaohui Sun, et al.. (2022). Associations between circulating proteins and risk of breast cancer by intrinsic subtypes: a Mendelian randomisation analysis. British Journal of Cancer. 127(8). 1507–1514. 10 indexed citations

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Qian, Yu, Zhixing He, Sizheng Steven Zhao, et al.. (2022). Genetically Determined Circulating Levels of Cytokines and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 802464–802464. 10 indexed citations

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Ye, Ding, et al.. (2022). Alcohol consumption and colorectal cancer risk: A mendelian randomization study. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 967229–967229. 10 indexed citations

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Liu, Xiaofei, et al.. (2022). Roles of mitochondrial fusion and fission in breast cancer progression: a systematic review. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 20(1). 331–331. 21 indexed citations

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Wu, Qiong, et al.. (2021). Genetically predicted selenium is negatively associated with serum TC, LDL-C and positively associated with HbA1C levels. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 67. 126785–126785. 9 indexed citations

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Huang, Huijun, Xiaohui Sun, Bin Liu, et al.. (2021). Genetically Predicted Serum Iron Status Is Associated with Altered Risk of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus among European Populations. Journal of Nutrition. 151(6). 1473–1478. 8 indexed citations

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Ding, Ye, Xiaohui Sun, Ying Guo, et al.. (2021). Genetically determined selenium concentrations and risk for autoimmune diseases. Nutrition. 91-92. 111391–111391. 11 indexed citations

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Ye, Ding, Jie Chen, Yu Qian, et al.. (2021). Circulating phosphorus concentration and risk of prostate cancer: a Mendelian randomization study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 115(2). 534–543. 12 indexed citations

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Wu, Qiong, Jiankang Li, Xiaohui Sun, et al.. (2021). Multi-stage metabolomics and genetic analyses identified metabolite biomarkers of metabolic syndrome and their genetic determinants. EBioMedicine. 74. 103707–103707. 31 indexed citations

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Su, Qing, Xiaohui Sun, Liwen Zhu, et al.. (2021). Breastfeeding and the risk of childhood cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. BMC Medicine. 19(1). 90–90. 44 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yimin, Hanlin Lu, Dandan Zhang, et al.. (2018). Integrated analyses of multi-omics reveal global patterns of methylation and hydroxymethylation and screen the tumor suppressive roles of HADHB in colorectal cancer. Clinical Epigenetics. 10(1). 30–30. 33 indexed citations

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