Xiujun Sun

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 736 citations indexed

About

Xiujun Sun is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiujun Sun has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 736 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ocean Engineering, 12 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 9 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Xiujun Sun's work include Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (33 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (10 papers) and Maritime Navigation and Safety (10 papers). Xiujun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems (33 papers), Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems (10 papers) and Maritime Navigation and Safety (10 papers). Xiujun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Germany. Xiujun Sun's co-authors include Ying Zhou, Hongqiang Sang, Hongqiang Sang, Peiyuan Yu, Yanhui Wang, Shuxin Wang, Jian Wu, Xiaoming Wang, Shuai Zhang and Shaoqiong Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Ocean Engineering and Measurement.

In The Last Decade

Xiujun Sun

38 papers receiving 718 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.

The hybrid path planning algorithm based on improved A* and artificial potential field for unmanned surface vehicle formations

2021 264 citations Hongqiang Sang, Xiujun Sun et al. Ocean Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiujun Sun China	12	465	276	193	180	116	42	736
Đula Nađ Croatia	15	527 1.1×	177 0.6×	148 0.8×	171 0.9×	99 0.9×	60	718
Yogang Singh India	12	442 1.0×	292 1.1×	97 0.5×	124 0.7×	64 0.6×	30	678
Bruno M. Ferreira Portugal	12	367 0.8×	97 0.4×	73 0.4×	147 0.8×	80 0.7×	59	489
Eric Steimle United States	10	269 0.6×	175 0.6×	80 0.4×	184 1.0×	71 0.6×	18	599
Rosmiwati Mohd‐Mokhtar Malaysia	12	178 0.4×	183 0.7×	199 1.0×	190 1.1×	77 0.7×	58	621
Fausto Ferreira Italy	13	390 0.8×	202 0.7×	79 0.4×	226 1.3×	31 0.3×	70	625
Guillem Vallicrosa Spain	13	363 0.8×	179 0.6×	77 0.4×	223 1.2×	22 0.2×	29	548
D.R. Blidberg United States	11	340 0.7×	110 0.4×	57 0.3×	114 0.6×	85 0.7×	35	544
Piotr Szymak Poland	12	245 0.5×	101 0.4×	61 0.3×	166 0.9×	20 0.2×	64	406
Hugo Ferreira Portugal	11	340 0.7×	127 0.5×	30 0.2×	100 0.6×	68 0.6×	31	457

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiujun Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiujun Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiujun 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 Xiujun Sun. Xiujun 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

Sang, Hongqiang, et al.. (2025). Numerical study on the hydrodynamic performance of wave glider umbilical cables with different cross-sectional shapes. Ocean Engineering. 325. 120800–120800. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Fen, Liyan Qiao, Hongqiang Sang, Xiujun Sun, & Fang Huang. (2025). A self-adaptive particle swarm speed optimization method for unmanned sailboats considering roll constraint. Ocean Engineering. 331. 121365–121365.

Sang, Hongqiang, et al.. (2025). A lightweight multi-scale ship detection framework for wave gliders with spatial-channel attention fusion. Measurement. 258. 119280–119280.

Sang, Hongqiang, et al.. (2025). Adaptive obstacle avoidance algorithm for wave gliders in dynamic marine environments based on improved DAPF with multi-model prediction. Ocean Engineering. 342. 123062–123062.

Ma, Siyuan, Xiujun Sun, Can Li, & Hongqiang Sang. (2025). Effect of tandem hydrofoil number and spring hanging point on wave glider propulsion for wave energy extraction. Ocean Engineering. 332. 121420–121420. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Siyuan, Xiujun Sun, Can Li, & Hongqiang Sang. (2025). Effect of passive pitching in the wave glider's submerged glider on tandem hydrofoil propulsion performance. Ocean Engineering. 319. 120271–120271. 2 indexed citations

Sang, Hongqiang, et al.. (2024). A path planning for formation rendezvous of the wave gliders considering ocean current disturbance. Ocean Engineering. 299. 117285–117285. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Peiyuan, Ying Zhou, Xiujun Sun, Hongqiang Sang, & Shuai Zhang. (2024). Station-keeping strategy in emergency mode for wave gliders considering power shortages. Applied Ocean Research. 153. 104236–104236. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Xiujun, et al.. (2024). Neural network based self-tuning IPID for wave glider heading tracking control. Ocean Engineering. 307. 118152–118152. 4 indexed citations

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Fen, Liu, et al.. (2024). The maneuverability analysis of the wave glider with a propeller-rudder system. Ocean Engineering. 294. 116782–116782. 5 indexed citations

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Yu, Peiyuan, Ying Zhou, Xiujun Sun, Hongqiang Sang, & Shuai Zhang. (2024). Power-efficient event-triggered adaptive heading control for wave gliders. Ocean Engineering. 318. 120175–120175.

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Zhang, Shuai, Hongqiang Sang, Xiujun Sun, et al.. (2023). Research on path following control system of wave gliders based on maneuverability demand estimator. Ocean Engineering. 287. 115932–115932. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuai, Hongqiang Sang, Xiujun Sun, et al.. (2023). A real-time local path planning algorithm for the wave glider based on time-stamped collision detection and improved artificial potential field. Ocean Engineering. 283. 115139–115139. 11 indexed citations

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Yu, Peiyuan, Xiujun Sun, Ying Zhou, Hongqiang Sang, & Shuai Zhang. (2023). Adaptive station-keeping strategy for wave gliders considering uncertain environmental disturbances. Ocean Engineering. 277. 114326–114326. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Fen, Wei Zhan, Xiujun Sun, et al.. (2023). Adaptive propeller rudder controller for the wave glider with a propeller-rudder control system. Ocean Engineering. 289. 116129–116129. 4 indexed citations

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Tian, Di, Han Zhang, Shuai Wang, et al.. (2023). Sea Surface Wind Structure in the Outer Region of Tropical Cyclones Observed by Wave Gliders. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 128(3). 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Shuai, Hongqiang Sang, Xiujun Sun, et al.. (2023). Research on the maneuverability and path following control of the wave glider with a propeller-rudder system. Ocean Engineering. 278. 114346–114346. 11 indexed citations

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Tian, Di, Han Zhang, Wenyan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Wave Glider Observations of Surface Waves During Three Tropical Cyclones in the South China Sea. Water. 12(5). 1331–1331. 16 indexed citations

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Zheng, Zhongqiang, Zhenjiang Yu, Zongyu Chang, et al.. (2018). The Analysis of Optimal Oscillation Angle of Fin in Propulsion Device of Wave Glider Based on Quasisteady Hydrodynamic Method. 3 indexed citations

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Sang, Hongqiang, Ying Zhou, Xiujun Sun, & Shaoqiong Yang. (2018). Heading tracking control with an adaptive hybrid control for under actuated underwater glider. ISA Transactions. 80. 554–563. 47 indexed citations

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