Xiyang Sun

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Xiyang Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xiyang Sun has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 7 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Xiyang Sun's work include Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (7 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (6 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers). Xiyang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (7 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (6 papers) and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (6 papers). Xiyang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, France and Italy. Xiyang Sun's co-authors include Xinguo Jiang, Zhiqing Pang, Gang Hu, Jianhua Ding, Ming Lu, Yong Qian, Jinfeng Ren, Liangran Guo, Yanyan Xu and Jingyuan Xiong and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Langmuir and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xiyang Sun

32 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Targeted nanomedicines remodeling immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

2022 146 citations Yanyan Xu, Jingyuan Xiong et al. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Xiyang Sun China	20	831	653	582	242	224	32	2.0k
Tiago Santos Portugal	22	831 1.0×	516 0.8×	548 0.9×	210 0.9×	246 1.1×	34	2.4k
Wei Shao China	23	1.3k 1.5×	342 0.5×	291 0.5×	81 0.3×	216 1.0×	58	2.4k
Buddhadev Layek United States	25	966 1.2×	360 0.6×	526 0.9×	247 1.0×	118 0.5×	41	2.1k
Yunxiang Zhou China	20	784 0.9×	468 0.7×	492 0.8×	107 0.4×	232 1.0×	43	2.1k
Cláudia Saraiva Portugal	15	735 0.9×	438 0.7×	487 0.8×	193 0.8×	250 1.1×	23	1.8k
Rishi Sharma United States	26	902 1.1×	325 0.5×	453 0.8×	155 0.6×	221 1.0×	69	2.1k
Yawei Zhao China	28	943 1.1×	354 0.5×	280 0.5×	49 0.2×	278 1.2×	61	2.3k
Linwei Lu China	20	738 0.9×	528 0.8×	555 1.0×	89 0.4×	108 0.5×	42	1.4k
Zhihang Yang China	15	344 0.4×	378 0.6×	295 0.5×	108 0.4×	103 0.5×	16	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xiyang Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Xiyang Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Xiyang 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 Xiyang Sun. Xiyang Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Liu, Min, et al.. (2025). Role of extracellular vesicles in cancer: implications in immunotherapeutic resistance. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1581635–1581635. 1 indexed citations

Zhan, Mengsi, Yue Gao, Yu Zou, et al.. (2025). Codelivery of fibronectin and rapamycin via bioactive phosphorus dendrimers to ameliorate Alzheimer’s disease through macrophage autophagy, oxidative stress alleviation and polarization modulation. Nano Today. 61. 102664–102664. 1 indexed citations

Su, Qiong, Hongling Wang, Yanbin Wang, et al.. (2023). Flame-Retardant Foamed Material Based on Modified Corn Straw Using Two Nitrogenous Layers. Materials. 16(3). 952–952. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Yanyan, Jingyuan Xiong, Xiyang Sun, & Huile Gao. (2022). Targeted nanomedicines remodeling immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment for enhanced cancer immunotherapy. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 12(12). 4327–4347. 146 indexed citations breakdown →

Su, Yan, Wei Wang, Wei Xiong, et al.. (2021). Integrated computer-aided formulation design: A case study of andrographolide/ cyclodextrin ternary formulation. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 16(4). 494–507. 18 indexed citations

Sun, Xiyang, Xin Xu, Yanfei Chen, et al.. (2019). Danggui Buxue Decoction Sensitizes the Response of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer to Gemcitabine via Regulating Deoxycytidine Kinase and P-glycoprotein. Molecules. 24(10). 2011–2011. 29 indexed citations

Yuan, Xiao, Yanlong Yin, Zan Wang, Xiyang Sun, & Qian Yang. (2019). Hybrid manganese dioxide-bovine serum albumin nanostructure incorporated with doxorubicin and IR780 for enhanced breast cancer chemo-photothermal therapy. Drug Delivery. 26(1). 1254–1264. 19 indexed citations

Liu, Bin, Wen Cao, Cheng Jin, et al.. (2019). Human natural killer cells for targeting delivery of gold nanostars and bimodal imaging directed photothermal/photodynamic therapy and immunotherapy. Cancer Biology and Medicine. 16(4). 756–770. 38 indexed citations

Shu, Xiaodong, Yiming Sun, Xiyang Sun, et al.. (2019). The effect of fluoxetine on astrocyte autophagy flux and injured mitochondria clearance in a mouse model of depression. Cell Death and Disease. 10(8). 577–577. 161 indexed citations

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Song, Nanshan, Yinquan Fang, Xiyang Sun, et al.. (2018). Salmeterol, agonist of β2-aderenergic receptor, prevents systemic inflammation via inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome. Biochemical Pharmacology. 150. 245–255. 22 indexed citations

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Lu, Yuting, et al.. (2018). Impurity profiling of varenicline tartrate by LC-QTOF mass spectrometric techniques during drug development. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 155. 306–313. 6 indexed citations

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Du, Ren‐Hong, Jun Tan, Xiyang Sun, et al.. (2016). Fluoxetine Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation: Implication in Depression. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 19(9). pyw037–pyw037. 99 indexed citations

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Shu, Zhaoma, Xiaodong Shu, Yi Sun, et al.. (2016). Ginkgolide B Protects Against Ischemic Stroke Via Modulating Microglia Polarization in Mice. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 22(9). 729–739. 83 indexed citations

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Chen, Qiao, Linxia Zhang, Xiyang Sun, et al.. (2016). Caspase-1 Deficiency Alleviates Dopaminergic Neuronal Death via Inhibiting Caspase-7/AIF Pathway in MPTP/p Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Molecular Neurobiology. 54(6). 4292–4302. 71 indexed citations

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Qiu, Bo, Xinguo Li, Xiyang Sun, et al.. (2014). Overexpression of aquaporin-1 aggravates hippocampal damage in mouse traumatic brain injury models. Molecular Medicine Reports. 9(3). 916–922. 17 indexed citations

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Zhang, Bo, Xiyang Sun, Heng Mei, et al.. (2013). LDLR-mediated peptide-22-conjugated nanoparticles for dual-targeting therapy of brain glioma. Biomaterials. 34(36). 9171–9182. 184 indexed citations

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Ren, Jinfeng, Shun Shen, Dangge Wang, et al.. (2012). The targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to brain glioma by PEGylated oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified with angiopep-2. Biomaterials. 33(11). 3324–3333. 321 indexed citations

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Qian, Yong, Yuan Zha, Bing Feng, et al.. (2012). PEGylated poly(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate)/DNA polyplex micelles decorated with phage-displayed TGN peptide for brain-targeted gene delivery. Biomaterials. 34(8). 2117–2129. 74 indexed citations

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Sun, Xiyang, Zhiqing Pang, Hongxing Ye, et al.. (2011). Co-delivery of pEGFP-hTRAIL and paclitaxel to brain glioma mediated by an angiopep-conjugated liposome. Biomaterials. 33(3). 916–924. 121 indexed citations

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Sun, Xiyang, Yanping Liu, Ting Dai, Jian Ding, & Gang Hu. (2011). Uncoupling protein 2 knockout exacerbates depression-like behaviors in mice via enhancing inflammatory response. Neuroscience. 192. 507–514. 20 indexed citations

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