Xuwu Sun

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Xuwu Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuwu Sun has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 41 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Xuwu Sun's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (32 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (17 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (12 papers). Xuwu Sun is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (32 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (17 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (12 papers). Xuwu Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Switzerland and United States. Xuwu Sun's co-authors include Wei Chi, Lixin Zhang, Congming Lu, Zhixin Liu, Lixin Zhang, Jinfang Ma, Jinkui Guo, Xiaole Yu, Xiumei Xu and Yusuke Kato and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Xuwu Sun

58 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Impact of straw returning on soil ecology and crop yield:... 2025 2026 2025 5 10 15
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. Impact of straw returning on soil ecology and crop yield: A review
    2025 17 citations Vincent Ninkuu, Aizhi Qin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Xuwu Sun China 23 1.7k 1.3k 237 95 77 63 2.2k
Hiroshi Fukayama Japan 23 1.8k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 286 1.2× 162 1.7× 92 1.2× 65 2.6k
Antoine Danon France 17 1.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.4× 197 0.8× 80 0.8× 129 1.7× 22 2.8k
Åsa Strand Sweden 23 2.0k 1.2× 2.2k 1.6× 204 0.9× 116 1.2× 97 1.3× 39 2.8k
Wojciech Majeran United States 15 1.6k 0.9× 790 0.6× 319 1.3× 136 1.4× 65 0.8× 20 1.8k
Marı́a Verónica Beligni Argentina 19 1.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.4× 273 1.2× 62 0.7× 36 0.5× 31 2.5k
Michèle Crèvecœur Switzerland 23 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 148 0.6× 71 0.7× 117 1.5× 62 2.0k
Qihua Ling United Kingdom 19 1.2k 0.7× 968 0.7× 140 0.6× 96 1.0× 28 0.4× 34 1.6k
Marika Lindahl Spain 25 1.9k 1.1× 822 0.6× 353 1.5× 127 1.3× 186 2.4× 36 2.2k
Jinkui Guo China 15 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 179 0.8× 70 0.7× 77 1.0× 21 1.8k
Stéphane T. Gabilly United States 11 981 0.6× 762 0.6× 228 1.0× 29 0.3× 113 1.5× 11 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Xuwu Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuwu Sun

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Zhixin, Yaping Zhou, Hao Liu, et al.. (2025). The crucial role of vascular tissues and COE2-mediated retrograde signaling in mitigating cadmium stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Stress Biology. 5(1). 1 indexed citations
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Aluko, Oluwaseun Olayemi, Vincent Ninkuu, Aizhi Qin, et al.. (2025). Recent Advances in Cotton Transformation and Genome Editing Techniques: The Prospects and Challenges. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1).
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Qin, Aizhi, Yaping Zhou, Xiaole Yu, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the development of cotton somatic embryos: Integrating spatial transcriptomics and metabolomics. Industrial Crops and Products. 230. 121077–121077. 2 indexed citations
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Yang, Yang, et al.. (2025). Strong and durable leather/hydrogel nanocomposite for highly efficient and stable solar interfacial evaporation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 516. 164244–164244.
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Liu, Hao, Aizhi Qin, Yaping Zhou, et al.. (2025). Plant-aphid interactions: recent trends in plant resistance to aphids. Stress Biology. 5(1). 28–28. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Kun, Ran Wang, Liang Zou, et al.. (2024). Characterization of two lycopene beta-cyclases reveal their essential roles in photoprotection in Nicotiana tabacum. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 228. 106039–106039.
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Chen, Zexi, et al.. (2024). Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals dynamics of gene expression for 2D elongation and 3D growth in Physcomitrium patens. Cell Reports. 43(8). 114524–114524. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaole, et al.. (2023). Surviving the enemies: Regulatory mechanisms of stomatal function in response to drought and salt stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 209. 105291–105291. 8 indexed citations
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Ninkuu, Vincent, Zhixin Liu, & Xuwu Sun. (2023). Genetic regulation of nitrogen use efficiency in Gossypium spp. Plant Cell & Environment. 46(6). 1749–1773. 22 indexed citations
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Yu, Xiaole, Zhixin Liu, Aizhi Qin, et al.. (2023). FLS2‐RBOHD module regulates changes in the metabolome of Arabidopsis in response to abiotic stress. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 36–54. 14 indexed citations
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Qin, Aizhi, et al.. (2023). Improved cotton yield: Can we achieve this goal by regulating the coordination of source and sink?. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14. 1136636–1136636. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhixin, et al.. (2023). Introducing single cell stereo-sequencing technology to transform the plant transcriptome landscape. Trends in Plant Science. 29(2). 249–265. 22 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhixin, Rui Wu, Yaping Zhou, et al.. (2022). PIN1 regulates epidermal cells development under drought and salt stress using single-cell analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 1043204–1043204. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhixin, Yaping Zhou, Jinggong Guo, et al.. (2020). Global Dynamic Molecular Profiling of Stomatal Lineage Cell Development by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing. Molecular Plant. 13(8). 1178–1193. 138 indexed citations
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Guo, Jinggong, Yaping Zhou, Jiaoai Li, et al.. (2019). COE 1 and GUN1 regulate the adaptation of plants to high light stress. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 521(1). 184–189. 10 indexed citations
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Feng, Peiqiang, Hailong Guo, Wei Chi, et al.. (2016). Chloroplast retrograde signal regulates flowering. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(38). 10708–10713. 54 indexed citations
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Sun, Xuwu, Duorong Xu, Zhixin Liu, Tatjana Kleine, & Dario Leister. (2015). Functional relationship between mTERF4 and GUN1 in retrograde signaling. Journal of Experimental Botany. 67(13). 3909–3924. 29 indexed citations
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Chi, Wei, Xuwu Sun, & Lixin Zhang. (2011). The roles of chloroplast proteases in the biogenesis and maintenance of photosystem II. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1817(1). 239–246. 48 indexed citations
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Sun, Xuwu, Min Ouyang, Jinkui Guo, et al.. (2010). The thylakoid protease Deg1 is involved in photosystem-II assembly in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal. 62(2). 240–249. 80 indexed citations
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Sun, Xuwu, Liyuan Wang, & Lixin Zhang. (2007). Involvement of DEG5 and DEG8 proteases in the turnover of the photosystem II reaction center D1 protein under heat stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Chinese Science Bulletin. 52(13). 1742–1745. 18 indexed citations

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