Xun Sun

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Xun Sun is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xun Sun has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Plant Science, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Xun Sun's work include Plant Gene Expression Analysis (15 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (14 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (9 papers). Xun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Plant Gene Expression Analysis (15 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (14 papers) and Plant responses to water stress (9 papers). Xun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Xun Sun's co-authors include Fengwang Ma, Xin Jia, Dongli Liang, Liuqing Huo, Ping Wang, Xiaoqing Gong, Ping Wang, Zhiwei Wei, Chao Li and Runmin Che and has published in prestigious journals such as PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, New Phytologist and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Xun Sun

42 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

  1. Long‐term exogenous application of melatonin delays drought‐induced leaf senescence in apple
    2012 430 citations Xun Sun, Fengwang Ma et al. profile →

Peers

Xun Sun
Yunxie Wei China
Hongwu Bian China
Mubasher Hussain China
Mukund R. Shukla Canada
Yoo‐Sun Noh South Korea
Chunlai Wu China
Suiyun Chen China
Sheng Zheng China
Qingqiu Gong China
Joanna Putterill New Zealand
Yunxie Wei China
Xun Sun
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Countries citing papers authored by Xun Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xun Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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.

All Works

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Wang, Xin, Keke Zhao, Zhihua Xie, et al.. (2024). PbERF2-like interacts with PbNPR1 while enhancing the resistance of pear to Alternaria alternata. Scientia Horticulturae. 337. 113525–113525.
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Sun, Xun, et al.. (2024). Transcription factors Pbr3RAV2 and PbrTTG1 regulate pear resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea via the autophagy pathway. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 195(4). 3024–3038. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiming, Huizhen Dong, Qionghou Li, et al.. (2023). PbrChiA: a key chitinase of pear in response to Botryosphaeria dothidea infection by interacting with PbrLYK1b2 and down-regulating ROS accumulation. Horticulture Research. 10(10). uhad188–uhad188. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Xun, et al.. (2021). Transcriptome Analysis of Pear Leaves in Response to Calcium Treatment During Botryosphaeria dothidea Infection. Phytopathology. 111(9). 1638–1647. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Guoming, Xun Sun, Zhihua Guo, et al.. (2021). Genome-wide Identification and Evolution of the PP2C Gene Family in Eight Rosaceae Species and Expression Analysis Under Stress in Pyrus bretschneideri. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 770014–770014. 20 indexed citations
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Jia, Xin, Xumei Jia, Tiantian Li, et al.. (2021). MdATG5a induces drought tolerance by improving the antioxidant defenses and promoting starch degradation in apple. Plant Science. 312. 111052–111052. 29 indexed citations
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Sun, Xun, et al.. (2020). Exogenous Calcium Improved Resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea by Increasing Autophagy Activity and Salicylic Acid Level in Pear. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 33(9). 1150–1160. 29 indexed citations
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Huo, Liuqing, Zijian Guo, Zhijun Zhang, et al.. (2020). The Apple Autophagy-Related Gene MdATG9 Confers Tolerance to Low Nitrogen in Transgenic Apple Callus. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 423–423. 24 indexed citations
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Huo, Liuqing, Zijian Guo, Xin Jia, et al.. (2020). Increased autophagic activity in roots caused by overexpression of the autophagy-related gene MdATG10 in apple enhances salt tolerance. Plant Science. 294. 110444–110444. 44 indexed citations
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Sun, Xun, Liuqing Huo, Xin Jia, et al.. (2018). Overexpression of MdATG18a in apple improves resistance to Diplocarpon mali infection by enhancing antioxidant activity and salicylic acid levels. Horticulture Research. 5(1). 57–57. 50 indexed citations
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Wang, Na, Tianli Guo, Ping Wang, et al.. (2017). MhYTP1 and MhYTP2 from Apple Confer Tolerance to Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Arabidopsis thaliana. Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 1367–1367. 21 indexed citations
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Wang, Na, Tianli Guo, Xun Sun, et al.. (2017). Functions of two Malus hupehensis (Pamp.) Rehd. YTPs (MhYTP1 and MhYTP2) in biotic- and abiotic-stress responses. Plant Science. 261. 18–27. 32 indexed citations
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Wang, Ping, Xun Sun, Xin Jia, & Fengwang Ma. (2016). Apple autophagy-related protein MdATG3s afford tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses. Plant Science. 256. 53–64. 68 indexed citations
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Wang, Ping, Xun Sun, Xin Jia, et al.. (2016). Characterization of an Autophagy-Related Gene MdATG8i from Apple. Frontiers in Plant Science. 7. 720–720. 51 indexed citations

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