Xitai Sun

1.2k total citations
40 papers, 826 citations indexed

About

Xitai Sun is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xitai Sun has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 826 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Xitai Sun's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (8 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (6 papers). Xitai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (8 papers) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (6 papers). Xitai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Xitai Sun's co-authors include Alice A. Larson, Yan Bi, Orisa J. Igwe, Xuehui Chu, Wenhuan Feng, Dalong Zhu, Pengzi Zhang, Can Jiang, Hongdong Wang and Jing Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Xitai Sun

39 papers receiving 810 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xitai Sun China 16 265 248 245 182 121 40 826
Xuanchun Wang China 20 363 1.4× 276 1.1× 133 0.5× 89 0.5× 182 1.5× 51 918
Eiji Hamada Japan 15 330 1.2× 189 0.8× 224 0.9× 141 0.8× 139 1.1× 34 1.1k
Chiung‐Kuei Huang United States 22 531 2.0× 125 0.5× 104 0.4× 69 0.4× 150 1.2× 48 1.1k
Emma L. Shepherd United Kingdom 14 154 0.6× 221 0.9× 94 0.4× 99 0.5× 75 0.6× 24 630
Naoki Uyama Japan 16 157 0.6× 314 1.3× 329 1.3× 79 0.4× 33 0.3× 37 905
Marta M. Swierczynska Germany 8 258 1.0× 181 0.7× 109 0.4× 183 1.0× 113 0.9× 11 642
Leiluo Geng Hong Kong 8 502 1.9× 247 1.0× 84 0.3× 268 1.5× 84 0.7× 13 888
Qijun Zheng China 13 266 1.0× 153 0.6× 87 0.4× 79 0.4× 16 0.1× 24 710
Cynthia T. Luk Canada 15 269 1.0× 243 1.0× 104 0.4× 193 1.1× 85 0.7× 26 663

Countries citing papers authored by Xitai Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xitai Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xitai Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xitai Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xitai 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 Xitai Sun. Xitai 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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Zhao, Mengfei, Tianyu Wu, Yiping Tang, et al.. (2025). Elevated mevalonolactone from Ruminococcus torques contributes to metabolically unhealthy obesity development. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(6). 110281–110281. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Yan, Qi Yang, Xiaodong Shan, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the efficacy of sleeve gastrectomy, one-anastomosis gastric bypass, and single-anastomosis sleeve ileal bypass in the treatment of metabolic syndrome. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 5069–5069. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongdong, Yanhua Du, Shanshan Huang, et al.. (2024). Single-cell analysis reveals a subpopulation of adipose progenitor cells that impairs glucose homeostasis. Nature Communications. 15(1). 4827–4827. 8 indexed citations
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Tang, Wenjuan, Ge Kang, Lei Shen, et al.. (2023). Th1 bias of liver mucosal‐associated invariant T cells promotes hepatic gluconeogenesis in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 39(4). e3620–e3620. 3 indexed citations
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Feng, Wenhuan, Zhiming Zhu, Zhiguang Zhou, et al.. (2023). Weight loss and metabolic benefits of bariatric surgery in China: A multicenter study. Journal of Diabetes. 15(9). 787–798. 6 indexed citations
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Tang, Wenjuan, Yan Bi, Dalong Zhu, et al.. (2022). Chronic intermittent hypoxia contributes to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis progression in patients with obesity. Hepatology International. 16(4). 824–834. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Meng, et al.. (2021). Laennec’s approach for laparoscopic anatomical hemihepatectomy. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 19(1). 295–295. 11 indexed citations
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Wang, Shaohe, Wenjie Zhang, Qiaoyu Liu, et al.. (2021). Dorsal approach with Glissonian approach for laparoscopic right anatomic liver resections. BMC Gastroenterology. 21(1). 138–138. 5 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yue, Mengfei Zhao, Shan Jiang, et al.. (2020). Liver governs adipose remodelling via extracellular vesicles in response to lipid overload. Nature Communications. 11(1). 719–719. 136 indexed citations
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Feng, Wenhuan, Xuehui Chu, Xiaodong Shan, et al.. (2019). Metabolic effects and safety of Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery vs. conventional medication in obese Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 35(5). e3138–e3138. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongdong, Lei Shen, Xitai Sun, et al.. (2019). Adipose group 1 innate lymphoid cells promote adipose tissue fibrosis and diabetes in obesity. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3254–3254. 79 indexed citations
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Yuan, Xianwen, Jun Chen, Qi Cheng, et al.. (2018). Hepatic expression of Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is associated with the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) progression in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. BMC Gastroenterology. 18(1). 147–147. 14 indexed citations
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Feng, Wenhuan, Xitai Sun, Can Jiang, et al.. (2018). Type 1 innate lymphoid cells are associated with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes & Metabolism. 45(4). 341–346. 14 indexed citations
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Yu, Decai, Xingyu Wu, Xitai Sun, & Yitao Ding. (2018). Glissonian approach combined with major hepatic vein first for laparoscopic anatomic hepatectomy. Hepatobiliary & pancreatic diseases international. 17(4). 316–322. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yifen, Xitai Sun, Jason S. Gold, et al.. (2016). Heterotopic pancreas: a clinicopathological study of 184 cases from a single high-volume medical center in China. Human Pathology. 55. 135–142. 36 indexed citations
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Sun, Xitai. (2012). Endothelial precursor cells promote angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 18(35). 4925–4925. 26 indexed citations
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Bai, Jianling, Xiaolei Shi, Zhou Jian-xin, et al.. (2011). Efficacy and safety of liver transplantation in patients with cholangiocarcinoma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Journal of Cancer. 130(9). 2155–2163. 16 indexed citations
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