Xiaowen Sun

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
151 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Xiaowen Sun is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiaowen Sun has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Genetics, 59 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in Xiaowen Sun's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (48 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (41 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (30 papers). Xiaowen Sun is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (48 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (41 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (30 papers). Xiaowen Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and United States. Xiaowen Sun's co-authors include Peng Xu, Jiong-Tang Li, Liqun Liang, Xianhu Zheng, Cuiyun Lu, Youyi Kuang, Jian Xu, Zixia Zhao, Xiaofeng Zhang and Peifeng Ji and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Bioinformatics and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Xiaowen Sun

147 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

SLAF-seq: An Efficient Method of Large-Scale De Novo SNP Discovery and Genotyping Using High-Throughput Sequencing

2013 640 citations Xiaowen Sun, Xianhu Zheng et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiaowen Sun China	33	1.7k	1.1k	1.0k	870	686	151	3.8k
Daniel J. Macqueen United Kingdom	28	902 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	973 0.9×	955 1.1×	254 0.4×	81	3.1k
Li Zhou China	35	2.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	662 0.6×	922 1.1×	442 0.6×	206	4.7k
Shunping He China	41	1.8k 1.0×	2.2k 2.0×	1.7k 1.7×	540 0.6×	474 0.7×	195	4.8k
Rolf B. Edvardsen Norway	29	998 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	562 0.5×	518 0.6×	164 0.2×	74	2.8k
Qi Li China	36	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	567 0.7×	408 0.6×	342	5.1k
Zhenmin Bao China	38	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	931 1.1×	355 0.5×	383	5.4k
Xiaoli Hu China	35	824 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	672 0.7×	480 0.6×	629 0.9×	167	3.6k
Heiner Kuhl Germany	25	701 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	294 0.3×	350 0.4×	765 1.1×	59	3.0k
Jerome H. L. Hui Hong Kong	32	534 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	537 0.5×	372 0.4×	469 0.7×	106	3.2k
Krista M. Nichols United States	30	1.2k 0.7×	521 0.5×	510 0.5×	357 0.4×	195 0.3×	77	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xiaowen Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiaowen Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiaowen Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiaowen 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 Xiaowen Sun. Xiaowen 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, Xiaowen, Cong Cong, Bilal Murtaza, et al.. (2025). Isolation and characterization of virulent bacteriophages and controlling Salmonella Enteritidis biofilms on chicken meat. Microbial Pathogenesis. 205. 107619–107619.

Sun, Xiaowen, Cong Cong, Bilal Murtaza, et al.. (2024). Characterization of two virulent Salmonella phages and transient application in egg, meat and lettuce safety. Food Research International. 190. 114607–114607. 8 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaochen, Yingying Zhao, Xianhu Zheng, & Xiaowen Sun. (2022). Genetic Diversity of Four Populations of Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Based on Mitochondrial Sequences. Biochemical Genetics. 61(4). 1231–1241. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Cuiyun, et al.. (2016). Comparison of genetic diversity and growth traits among Fangzheng silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) gynogenetic clones. Iranian journal of fisheries science. 15(1). 230–245. 2 indexed citations

Lü, Jianguo, Min Zheng, Jiajia Zheng, et al.. (2015). Transcriptomic Analyses Reveal Novel Genes with Sexually Dimorphic Expression in Yellow Catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) Brain. Marine Biotechnology. 17(5). 613–623. 26 indexed citations

Jin, Shubo, et al.. (2015). Genetic analysis of QTL for eye cross and eye diameter in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) using microsatellites and SNPs. Genetics and Molecular Research. 14(2). 3557–3569. 8 indexed citations

Lu, Cuiyun, Xianhu Zheng, Youyi Kuang, et al.. (2014). Mapping QTLs of caudal fin length in common carp ( Cyprinus carpio L.). New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 49(1). 96–105. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaofeng, et al.. (2014). QTL mapping for economically important traits of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). Journal of Applied Genetics. 56(1). 65–75. 12 indexed citations

Zhao, Zixia, Peng Xu, Dingchen Cao, et al.. (2014). Duplication and differentiation of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) myoglobin genes revealed by BAC analysis. Gene. 548(2). 210–216. 10 indexed citations

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Chang, Yumei, et al.. (2013). Transcriptome and expression profiling analysis of Leuciscus waleckii : an exploration of the alkali-adapted mechanisms of a freshwater teleost. Molecular BioSystems. 10(3). 491–504. 24 indexed citations

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Xue, Wei, Jiong-Tang Li, Yaping Zhu, et al.. (2013). L_RNA_scaffolder: scaffolding genomes with transcripts. BMC Genomics. 14(1). 604–604. 89 indexed citations

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Cheng, Lei, et al.. (2013). DNA barcoding and species and subspecies classification within genus <I>Carassius</I>. Zoological Research. 33(5). 463–472. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Kaixi, Baosen Wang, Jiong-Tang Li, et al.. (2013). The complete mitochondrial genome ofChanna maculata(Perciformes: Channidae). Mitochondrial DNA. 24(4). 362–364. 9 indexed citations

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Jiang, Likun, et al.. (2012). Primary genome scan for complex body shape‐related traits in the common carp Cyprinus carpio. Journal of Fish Biology. 82(1). 125–140. 21 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yaping, Wei Xue, Yumei Wan, et al.. (2012). Identification of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) microRNAs and microRNA-related SNPs. BMC Genomics. 13(1). 413–413. 49 indexed citations

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Gu, Ying, Chao Li, Cuiyun Lu, et al.. (2012). Microsatellite markers for parentage identification in Jian Carp (<I>Cyprinus carpio</I> var. Jian). Hereditas (Beijing). 34(11). 1447–1455. 4 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiaofeng, Yan Zhang, Xianhu Zheng, et al.. (2012). A Consensus Linkage Map Provides Insights on Genome Character and Evolution in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). Marine Biotechnology. 15(3). 275–312. 53 indexed citations

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Zheng, Xianhu, et al.. (2011). Quantitative trait locus analysis of standard length, body depth and body thickness in mirror carp ( Cyprinus carpio L.): Quantitative trait locus analysis of standard length, body depth and body thickness in mirror carp ( Cyprinus carpio L.). 33(12). 1366–1373. 1 indexed citations

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Zheng, Xianhu, Youyi Kuang, Xiaofeng Zhang, et al.. (2011). A genetic linkage map and comparative genome analysis of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) using microsatellites and SNPs. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 286(3-4). 261–77. 51 indexed citations

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Sun, Xiaowen & J. B. Jago. (2009). An Iverian (Furongian, Cambrian) Trilobite Faunule from the Subsurface Warburton Basin, South Australia. 1. 2 indexed citations

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