Xiaoli Sun

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Xiaoli Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaoli Sun has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Xiaoli Sun's work include Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (7 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (4 papers). Xiaoli Sun is often cited by papers focused on Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (7 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies (4 papers). Xiaoli Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Xiaoli Sun's co-authors include Peng Zhao, Alan R. Saltiel, Zhongji Liao, Ruijiang Li, Jia Wu, Guohong Cao, Allison W. Kurian, Joseph L. Witztum, Debra M. Ikeda and Maeran Uhm and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xiaoli Sun

54 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

An AMPK–caspase-6 axis controls liver damage in nonalcoho... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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. An AMPK–caspase-6 axis controls liver damage in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
    2020 236 citations Peng Zhao, Xiaoli Sun et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xiaoli Sun China 20 521 406 392 228 225 59 1.6k
Yoshimune Shiratori Japan 24 637 1.2× 366 0.9× 493 1.3× 156 0.7× 174 0.8× 65 1.9k
Hao Wen China 26 981 1.9× 203 0.5× 202 0.5× 189 0.8× 274 1.2× 103 2.1k
Barbara M. Klinkhammer Germany 25 521 1.0× 139 0.3× 237 0.6× 218 1.0× 407 1.8× 60 2.0k
Shinji Sumiyoshi Japan 21 446 0.9× 163 0.4× 222 0.6× 242 1.1× 734 3.3× 60 1.8k
Francesco Vasuri Italy 22 469 0.9× 433 1.1× 111 0.3× 80 0.4× 231 1.0× 125 1.5k
Yuki Niwa Japan 20 493 0.9× 301 0.7× 84 0.2× 178 0.8× 136 0.6× 58 1.3k
Yongxiang Xia China 23 765 1.5× 257 0.6× 231 0.6× 494 2.2× 254 1.1× 56 1.9k
Nezam Haider United States 17 1.6k 3.0× 300 0.7× 225 0.6× 530 2.3× 179 0.8× 29 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaoli Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xiaoli Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaoli Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaoli Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaoli 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 Xiaoli Sun. Xiaoli 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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Liu, Jie, Xiaoli Sun, Yunmei Du, et al.. (2025). Ru-triggered domino effect constructs a local acid-like environment to achieve the ampere-level current density of a/c-Ru-FeP/IF electrode for alkaline HER. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 366. 125030–125030. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tingrui, Hao Wu, Zekun Jiang, et al.. (2025). CT radiomics-based explainable machine learning model for accurate differentiation of malignant and benign endometrial tumors: a two-center study. BioMedical Engineering OnLine. 24(1). 129–129.
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Ye, Xianghua, Xinke Li, Fang Wang, et al.. (2024). Dynamic change of gut microbiota in head and neck concurrent chemoradiotherapy patients and its potential value in the prediction of acute oral mucositis grade as well as quality of life. Clinical & Translational Oncology. 26(12). 3191–3201. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Jiannan, Ai Ge, Hai‐Wen Lu, et al.. (2023). Updated severity and prognosis score of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: A multi-center cohort study in China. Frontiers in Medicine. 10. 1058001–1058001. 3 indexed citations
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Zhao, Peng, Xiaoli Sun, Zhongji Liao, et al.. (2022). The TBK1/IKKε inhibitor amlexanox improves dyslipidemia and prevents atherosclerosis. JCI Insight. 7(17). 9 indexed citations
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Ramms, Bastian, Xiaoli Sun, Ariane Pessentheiner, et al.. (2022). Interventional hepatic apoC-III knockdown improves atherosclerotic plaque stability and remodeling by triglyceride lowering. JCI Insight. 7(13). 16 indexed citations
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Cheng, Kebin, Xiaoli Sun, Yuan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Comparison of traditional methods and high-throughput genetic sequencing in the detection of pathogens in pulmonary infectious diseases. Annals of Translational Medicine. 9(8). 702–702. 4 indexed citations
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Liang, Yan, Xiaoli Sun, Mingjie Wang, et al.. (2021). PP2Acα promotes macrophage accumulation and activation to exacerbate tubular cell death and kidney fibrosis through activating Rap1 and TNFα production. Cell Death and Differentiation. 28(9). 2728–2744. 21 indexed citations
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Lu, Qingmiao, Qing Hou, Xiaoli Sun, et al.. (2021). Complement factor B in high glucose–induced podocyte injury and diabetic kidney disease. JCI Insight. 6(19). 21 indexed citations
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Zhao, Peng, Xiaoli Sun, Zhongji Liao, et al.. (2020). An AMPK–caspase-6 axis controls liver damage in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Science. 367(6478). 652–660. 236 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Xiaoli, et al.. (2020). Diagnostic value of volumetric capnography in patients with chronic cough variant asthma. Clinics. 75. e1662–e1662. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Bailiang, Yi Cui, Xiaoli Sun, et al.. (2018). A Quantitative CT Imaging Signature Predicts Survival and Complements Established Prognosticators in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 102(4). 1098–1106. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chunwei, Yichi Zhang, Feifei Zhang, et al.. (2018). Therapeutic effect of dental pulp stem cell transplantation on a rat model of radioactivity-induced esophageal injury. Cell Death and Disease. 9(7). 738–738. 17 indexed citations
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Wu, Jia, Yi Cui, Xiaoli Sun, et al.. (2017). Unsupervised Clustering of Quantitative Image Phenotypes Reveals Breast Cancer Subtypes with Distinct Prognoses and Molecular Pathways. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(13). 3334–3342. 77 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaoli, et al.. (2014). Partner of Sld five 3: a potential prognostic biomarker for colorectal cancer. Diagnostic Pathology. 9(1). 217–217. 5 indexed citations
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Ye, Xianghua, Jie Feng, Ling Peng, et al.. (2013). Association between the TP53 polymorphisms and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Molecular Biology Reports. 41(1). 373–385. 19 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaoli, Brigitte Lemyre, JoAnn Harrold, et al.. (2013). Free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone reference intervals in very low birth weight infants at 3–6 weeks of life with the Beckman Coulter Unicel DxI 800. Clinical Biochemistry. 47(1-2). 16–18. 13 indexed citations

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