Xun Sun

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Xun Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Xun Sun has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Immunology and 15 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Xun Sun's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (17 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (15 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (14 papers). Xun Sun is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (17 papers), Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery (15 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (14 papers). Xun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and United States. Xun Sun's co-authors include Zhirong Zhang, Tao Gong, Yao Fu, Qing Lin, Wenfei Chen, Ming Qin, Ling Zhang, Yu Fu, Mengke Qu and Luyao Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Accounts of Chemical Research and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Xun Sun

58 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Dopamine-loaded blood exosomes targeted to brain for better treatment of Parkinson's disease

2018 446 citations Mengke Qu, Qing Lin et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →
Bacteria-Driven Hypoxia Targeting for Combined Biotherapy and Photothermal Therapy

2018 321 citations Wenfei Chen, Ying Wang et al. ACS Nano profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Xun Sun	1.4k	1.0k	691	543	360	60	2.9k
Qin Lu	1.2k 0.8×	875 0.8×	732 1.1×	394 0.7×	245 0.7×	106	3.0k
Qinjie Wu	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	1.5k 2.2×	470 0.9×	167 0.5×	92	4.2k
Huiyuan Wang	1.5k 1.1×	820 0.8×	903 1.3×	328 0.6×	253 0.7×	70	2.9k
Yue Yin	994 0.7×	804 0.8×	410 0.6×	674 1.2×	270 0.8×	72	2.5k
Hee Dong Han	1.4k 1.0×	543 0.5×	623 0.9×	691 1.3×	313 0.9×	86	2.9k
Ke Men	1.1k 0.8×	547 0.5×	882 1.3×	431 0.8×	134 0.4×	82	2.7k
Xiuli Zhao	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.9×	560 1.0×	195 0.5×	106	3.5k
Tomohiro Asai	2.5k 1.8×	807 0.8×	1.3k 1.9×	403 0.7×	448 1.2×	161	4.6k
Hyejung Mok	3.0k 2.1×	1.1k 1.1×	1.4k 2.0×	305 0.6×	496 1.4×	113	4.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xun Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xun Sun

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

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He, Penghui, Chun‐Ting He, Rong Guo, et al.. (2025). Tough and waterproof microneedles overcome mucosal immunotolerance by modulating antigen release patterns. Journal of Controlled Release. 382. 113740–113740. 1 indexed citations

Xie, Zhiqiang, Yunming Zhang, Xiaohong Chen, et al.. (2025). Neutrophil Granule-Mimetic Emulsion Inducing Gastrointestinal Immunity against Helicobacter pylori via Subcutaneous Vaccination. ACS Nano. 19(45). 39043–39061.

He, Chun‐Ting, Penghui He, Yanhua Xu, et al.. (2025). Rectifying the Crosstalk between the Skeletal and Immune Systems Improves Osteoporosis Treatment by Core–Shell Nanocapsules. ACS Nano. 19(5). 5549–5567. 6 indexed citations

Guo, Zhaofei, Chun‐Ting He, Penghui He, et al.. (2025). Antigens and adjuvants co-stabilized Pickering emulsions amplify immune responses of subunit vaccines. Journal of Controlled Release. 379. 177–190. 6 indexed citations

Sun, Xun, et al.. (2025). Regulatory Roles and Therapeutic Potential of miR-122-5p in Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury: Comprehensive Review. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 83(3). 2651–2668. 1 indexed citations

He, Chun‐Ting, Yanhua Xu, Shuting Bai, et al.. (2025). Application of in-silico approaches in subunit vaccines: Overcoming the challenges of antigen and adjuvant development. Journal of Controlled Release. 381. 113629–113629. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, M., Yuandong Zhang, Tao Zheng, et al.. (2024). Transdermal microneedles integrating biomimetic self-adjuvant particles for enhanced immunity. Nano Today. 58. 102443–102443. 4 indexed citations

Zeng, Yong, Yichao Li, Dario Marangoni, et al.. (2024). OCT Intensity of the Region between Outer Retina Band 2 and Band 3 as a Biomarker for Retinal Degeneration and Therapy. Bioengineering. 11(5). 449–449. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Wenfei, Shuting Bai, Chun‐Ting He, et al.. (2023). Cloaking Mesoporous Polydopamine with Bacterial Membrane Vesicles to Amplify Local and Systemic Antitumor Immunity. ACS Nano. 17(8). 7733–7749. 36 indexed citations

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Qiao, Nan, Hairui Wang, Yanhua Xu, et al.. (2023). A Mn Al double adjuvant nanovaccine to induce strong humoral and cellular immune responses. Journal of Controlled Release. 358. 190–203. 28 indexed citations

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Li, Chenglong, Xiaohong Chen, Hairui Wang, et al.. (2021). Nanoemulsions Target to Ectopic Lymphoids in Inflamed Joints to Restore Immune Tolerance in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Nano Letters. 21(6). 2551–2561. 50 indexed citations

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Qin, Ming, Guangsheng Du, & Xun Sun. (2021). Recent Advances in the Noninvasive Delivery of mRNA. Accounts of Chemical Research. 54(23). 4262–4271. 43 indexed citations

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Yang, Lan, Xiaomin Xu, Min Li, et al.. (2021). Multifunctional Size-Expandable Nanomedicines Enhance Tumor Accumulation and Penetration for Synergistic Chemo-Photothermal Therapy. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(39). 46361–46374. 15 indexed citations

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Zhong, Xiaofang, Yunting Zhang, Lu Tan, et al.. (2019). An aluminum adjuvant-integrated nano-MOF as antigen delivery system to induce strong humoral and cellular immune responses. Journal of Controlled Release. 300. 81–92. 154 indexed citations

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Wang, Ying, Zixuan Zhou, Wenfei Chen, et al.. (2018). Potentiating bacterial cancer therapy using hydroxychloroquine liposomes. Journal of Controlled Release. 280. 39–50. 24 indexed citations

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Qu, Mengke, Qing Lin, Luyi Huang, et al.. (2018). Dopamine-loaded blood exosomes targeted to brain for better treatment of Parkinson's disease. Journal of Controlled Release. 287. 156–166. 446 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chen, Wenfei, Ying Wang, Ming Qin, et al.. (2018). Bacteria-Driven Hypoxia Targeting for Combined Biotherapy and Photothermal Therapy. ACS Nano. 12(6). 5995–6005. 321 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jiang, Hao, Qin Wang, Lin Li, et al.. (2017). Turning the Old Adjuvant from Gel to Nanoparticles to Amplify CD8⁺ T Cell Responses. Advanced Science. 5(1). 1700426–1700426. 115 indexed citations

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Deng, Caifeng, Quan Zhang, Yao Fu, et al.. (2016). Coadministration of Oligomeric Hyaluronic Acid-Modified Liposomes with Tumor-Penetrating Peptide-iRGD Enhances the Antitumor Efficacy of Doxorubicin against Melanoma. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(2). 1280–1292. 62 indexed citations

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Deng, Caifeng, Mengdi Jia, Tiantian Tan, et al.. (2016). Inducing Optimal Antitumor Immune Response through Coadministering iRGD with Pirarubicin Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Breast Cancer Therapy. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 14(1). 296–309. 33 indexed citations

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