Xin Sun

21.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
298 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Xin Sun is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Sun has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Epidemiology, 43 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 41 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in Xin Sun's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (41 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (27 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (21 papers). Xin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (41 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (27 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (21 papers). Xin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Canada and United States. Xin Sun's co-authors include Daolin Tang, Yangyang Yu, Jia Huang, Yang Xie, Rui Kang, Xinxin Song, Wen‐Chi Hou, Gordon Guyatt, Ling Li and Sheyu Li and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Xin Sun

274 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

Ferroptosis: process and ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2020 2018 2020 2023 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Ferroptosis: process and function
    2016 2.9k citations Xin Sun et al. profile →
  2. Characteristics of pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection and potential evidence for persistent fecal viral shedding
    2020 1.0k citations Xin Sun et al. profile →
  3. Free Radical Damage in Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury: An Obstacle in Acute Ischemic Stroke after Revascularization Therapy
    2018 396 citations Hang Jin, Xin Sun et al. profile →
  4. Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses
    2020 356 citations Xin Sun, Lehana Thabane et al. profile →
  5. GRADE guidance 36: updates to GRADE's approach to addressing inconsistency
    2023 73 citations Xin Sun et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Xin Sun 2.7k 2.6k 1.5k 1.4k 1.3k 298 10.9k
Chris R. Cardwell 1.5k 0.6× 2.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 2.3k 1.7× 307 12.7k
Mei‐Shu Lai 1.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 2.7k 1.8× 598 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 228 9.8k
Sushrut S. Waikar 2.2k 0.8× 2.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 526 0.4× 2.5k 1.9× 245 14.5k
Susan S. Jick 2.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 2.0k 1.4× 718 0.5× 2.7k 2.0× 321 16.9k
William E. Barlow 1.5k 0.5× 3.4k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 3.5k 2.5× 1.2k 0.9× 277 19.9k
Shin‐Wook Kang 2.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 606 0.4× 1.7k 1.2× 530 12.4k
Maurice P. Zeegers 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 795 0.6× 2.8k 2.1× 323 11.2k
Yutaka Yasui 3.3k 1.2× 1.8k 0.7× 3.8k 2.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 377 18.4k
Chen Mao 1.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 928 0.6× 742 0.5× 779 0.6× 389 8.7k
Arduino A. Mangoni 1.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 325 0.2× 1.2k 0.9× 438 11.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xin Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xin Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xin 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 Xin Sun. Xin 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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Fan, Siyu, et al.. (2025). Ferroptosis and its relationship with cancer. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 12. 1423869–1423869.
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Wang, Yuning, Minghong Yao, Jiali Liu, et al.. (2024). Adaptive designs were primarily used but inadequately reported in early phase drug trials. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 24(1). 130–130. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Wen, Mei Liu, Jiayue Xu, et al.. (2024). Guidance of development, validation, and evaluation of algorithms for populating health status in observational studies of routinely collected data (DEVELOP-RCD). Military Medical Research. 11(1). 52–52. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Minghong, et al.. (2024). The Use of Real‐World Evidence for Regulatory Decisions in China. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 116(1). 82–95. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Zhen‐Ni, Yang Qu, Yongsheng Gao, et al.. (2023). Changes in cerebral autoregulation, stroke‐related blood biomarkers, and autonomic regulation after patent foramen ovale closure in severe migraine patients. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 29(10). 3031–3042. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Shuhui, Bo Fu, Wen Wang, Mei Liu, & Xin Sun. (2022). Dynamic Sepsis Prediction for Intensive Care Unit Patients Using XGBoost-Based Model With Novel Time-Dependent Features. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 26(8). 4258–4269. 17 indexed citations
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He, Wenhua, Peng Chen, Yupeng Lei, et al.. (2022). Randomized controlled trial: neostigmine for intra-abdominal hypertension in acute pancreatitis. Critical Care. 26(1). 52–52. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Qianrui, Ling Li, Bin Ma, et al.. (2022). Toward better translation of clinical research evidence into rapid recommendations for traditional Chinese medicine interventions: A methodological framework. Integrative Medicine Research. 11(3). 100841–100841. 5 indexed citations
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Tan, Jing, Yiquan Xiong, Xin Lü, et al.. (2021). Quantifying the impacts of human mobility restriction on the spread of coronavirus disease 2019: an empirical analysis from 344 cities of China. Chinese Medical Journal. 134(20). 2438–2446. 1 indexed citations
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B, Li, Congqing Jiang, Renzhi Wang, et al.. (2020). Prognostic Value of a Nomogram Based on the Dynamic Albumin-to-Alkaline Phosphatase Ratio for Patients with Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Liang, Jian Zhang, Xin Sun, et al.. (2020). Variation in Concentration and Sources of Black Carbon in a Megacity of China During the COVID‐19 Pandemic. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(23). e2020GL090444–e2020GL090444. 79 indexed citations
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Wang, Wen, Yanmei Liu, Chuan Yu, et al.. (2020). Cefoperazone-sulbactam and risk of coagulation disorders or bleeding: a retrospective cohort study. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. 19(3). 339–347. 35 indexed citations
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Gong, Mengchun, et al.. (2020). Cloud-Based System for Effective Surveillance and Control of COVID-19: Useful Experiences From Hubei, China. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(4). e18948–e18948. 56 indexed citations
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Liu, Dan, Xiaodan Li, Yonggang Zhang, et al.. (2018). Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are associated with reduced cardiovascular risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Design Development and Therapy. Volume 12. 1685–1695. 79 indexed citations
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Jia, Qingyi, Xiaodan Li, Ying Liu, et al.. (2018). Incidental thyroid carcinoma in surgery-treated hyperthyroid patients with Graves’ disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Cancer Management and Research. Volume 10. 1201–1207. 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Yuan, Xun Yao, Giacomo Vespasiani, et al.. (2017). Mobile App-Based Interventions to Support Diabetes Self-Management: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials to Identify Functions Associated with Glycemic Efficacy. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 5(3). e35–e35. 208 indexed citations

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