Xin Sun

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Xin Sun is a scholar working on Automotive Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xin Sun has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Automotive Engineering, 32 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 30 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xin Sun's work include Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (30 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (29 papers) and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (23 papers). Xin Sun is often cited by papers focused on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (30 papers), Extraction and Separation Processes (29 papers) and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (23 papers). Xin Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and United States. Xin Sun's co-authors include Han Hao, Zongwei Liu, Fuquan Zhao, Bi‐Jie Li, Jianxin Yang, Jihu Zheng, Fanran Meng, Zhan Zhang, Yong Geng and Minggao Ouyang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xin Sun

65 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Pathway decisions for reuse and recycling of retired lithium-ion batteries considering economic and environmental functions

2024 79 citations Ruifei Ma, Shengyu Tao et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xin Sun China	29	1.3k	1.2k	1.0k	739	329	71	2.8k
Petra Zapp Germany	32	1.5k 1.1×	983 0.8×	316 0.3×	283 0.4×	810 2.5×	75	4.5k
Andrea Schreiber Germany	27	1.2k 0.9×	612 0.5×	247 0.2×	249 0.3×	543 1.7×	48	2.9k
Quanyin Tan China	34	2.6k 2.0×	1.8k 1.4×	352 0.3×	2.8k 3.8×	253 0.8×	75	4.6k
Marcel Weil Germany	32	1.7k 1.3×	4.7k 3.8×	2.3k 2.2×	751 1.0×	267 0.8×	110	6.6k
Denise Crocce Romano Espinosa Brazil	39	3.8k 2.8×	1.7k 1.4×	421 0.4×	2.8k 3.7×	326 1.0×	261	6.2k
Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio Finland	24	903 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	357 0.3×	482 0.7×	643 2.0×	63	2.4k
Qiang Dai United States	15	1.6k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	949 0.9×	918 1.2×	112 0.3×	43	2.4k
Margaret Mann United States	15	724 0.5×	949 0.8×	395 0.4×	309 0.4×	641 1.9×	35	2.9k
Jorge Alberto Soares Tenório Brazil	39	4.0k 3.0×	1.7k 1.4×	497 0.5×	2.8k 3.8×	153 0.5×	268	6.4k
Matthias Buchert Germany	15	2.6k 2.0×	832 0.7×	212 0.2×	1.5k 2.0×	99 0.3×	20	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Xin Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xin Sun

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

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

He, Chengyu, Xin Sun, & Shuming Liu. (2025). Unveiling the synergy between pollutant reduction and GHG mitigation to support cross-media management in wastewater treatment. Water Research. 285. 124048–124048.

Sun, Xin, et al.. (2025). Robust Assessments of Lithium Mining Impacts Embodied in Global Supply Chain Require Spatially Explicit Analyses. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(14). 7081–7094. 9 indexed citations

Dong, Zhenyu, Xin Sun, & Han Hao. (2025). Transboundary trade poses regulatory challenges for EV battery recycling. Environmental Research Letters. 20(9). 91006–91006. 2 indexed citations

Hao, Han, Xin Sun, Boyu Liu, et al.. (2025). How international trade shapes critical material demand in electric vehicle batteries. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 226. 108648–108648. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Yiran & Xin Sun. (2025). Evaluating multi-dimensional risks embodied in the global supply chain of lithium-ion batteries. Resources Conservation & Recycling Advances. 27. 200266–200266. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Xin, et al.. (2025). The effect of employee stock ownership plans on enhancing corporate innovation. Finance research letters. 79. 107233–107233.

Wang, Zhenpo, et al.. (2025). A multi-scenario data-driven approach for anomaly detection in electric vehicle battery systems. eTransportation. 24. 100418–100418. 6 indexed citations

Dong, Zhenyu, et al.. (2024). Projecting future critical material demand and recycling from China's electric passenger vehicles considering vehicle segment heterogeneity. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 207. 107691–107691. 13 indexed citations

Sun, Xin, et al.. (2024). Physical and monetary characterization of global nickel flow network. Resources Policy. 94. 105130–105130. 4 indexed citations

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Ma, Ruifei, Shengyu Tao, Xin Sun, et al.. (2024). Pathway decisions for reuse and recycling of retired lithium-ion batteries considering economic and environmental functions. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7641–7641. 79 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sun, Xin, Han Hao, Tomer Fishman, et al.. (2024). Reducing supply risk of critical materials for clean energy via foreign direct investment. Nature Sustainability. 7(5). 672–681. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Yao, et al.. (2024). Scenario analysis of waste tires from China's vehicles future. Journal of Cleaner Production. 478. 143940–143940. 11 indexed citations

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Luo, Qian, et al.. (2023). The impact of renewable energy consumption on lithium trade patterns: An industrial chain perspective. Resources Policy. 85. 103837–103837. 10 indexed citations

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Moser, Carlee, Xin Sun, Priscilla Y. Hsue, et al.. (2023). Effect of Immune-Modulatory Interventions on Asymptomatic Cytomegalovirus Shedding During Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 228(1). 64–69. 3 indexed citations

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Fang, Yan Ru, Xin Sun, Silu Zhang, et al.. (2023). Regionally differentiated promotion of electric vehicles in China considering environmental and human health impacts. Environmental Research Letters. 18(7). 74022–74022. 11 indexed citations

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Hao, Han, Zhenhong Lin, Xin He, et al.. (2023). Flying cars economically favor battery electric over fuel cell and internal combustion engine. PNAS Nexus. 2(3). pgad019–pgad019. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Xin, Gang Liu, Han Hao, Zongwei Liu, & Fuquan Zhao. (2022). Modeling potential impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global electric vehicle supply chain. iScience. 25(3). 103903–103903. 20 indexed citations

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Hao, Han, et al.. (2020). Static material flow analysis of neodymium in China. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25(1). 114–124. 42 indexed citations

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Wu, Ziyang, Can Wang, Paul Wolfram, et al.. (2019). Assessing electric vehicle policy with region-specific carbon footprints. Applied Energy. 256. 113923–113923. 92 indexed citations

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Hao, Han, Yong Geng, James Tate, et al.. (2019). Impact of transport electrification on critical metal sustainability with a focus on the heavy-duty segment. Nature Communications. 10(1). 5398–5398. 105 indexed citations

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