Yan Sun

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
114 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Yan Sun is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yan Sun has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Organic Chemistry, 42 papers in Materials Chemistry and 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yan Sun's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (25 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (21 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (21 papers). Yan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (25 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (21 papers) and Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials (21 papers). Yan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Yan Sun's co-authors include Peter J. Stang, Chao‐Guo Yan, Chongyi Chen, Wenxin Fu, Jing Sun, Hajar Sepehrpour, Jianbo Liu, Yong Yao, Xiaopeng Li and Huaiguo Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Yan Sun

110 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Recent developments in the construction and applications ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2020 2019 2021 100 200 300
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. Recent developments in the construction and applications of platinum-based metallacycles and metallacagesviacoordination
    2020 337 citations Yan Sun, Peter J. Stang et al. profile →
  2. Biomedically Relevant Self-Assembled Metallacycles and Metallacages
    2019 333 citations Yan Sun, Peter J. Stang et al. profile →
  3. Dual-ligand and hard-soft-acid-base strategies to optimize metal-organic framework nanocrystals for stable electrochemical cycling performance
    2021 331 citations Yan Sun 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
Yan Sun China 37 2.3k 1.9k 885 866 803 114 4.7k
Lili Tan China 34 1.4k 0.6× 2.1k 1.1× 950 1.1× 875 1.0× 924 1.2× 83 4.0k
Shuang Yang China 36 2.5k 1.1× 1.6k 0.9× 694 0.8× 765 0.9× 305 0.4× 202 4.7k
Xiaoqiang Sun China 35 1.8k 0.8× 2.4k 1.3× 248 0.3× 482 0.6× 638 0.8× 73 4.0k
Liang Zhao China 37 1000 0.4× 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 498 0.6× 216 0.3× 172 3.9k
Wenru Zhao China 35 771 0.3× 3.4k 1.8× 925 1.0× 1.3k 1.5× 1.1k 1.4× 67 5.2k
Jinqiao Dong China 41 1.1k 0.5× 3.7k 1.9× 2.9k 3.3× 759 0.9× 452 0.6× 80 5.4k
Carlos Baleizão Portugal 30 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 769 0.9× 706 0.8× 348 0.4× 80 3.7k
Huayu Qiu China 47 2.3k 1.0× 3.0k 1.6× 570 0.6× 621 0.7× 598 0.7× 211 7.5k
Muthusamy Eswaramoorthy India 31 752 0.3× 2.7k 1.4× 510 0.6× 610 0.7× 441 0.5× 103 3.9k
Wayne E. Jones United States 38 718 0.3× 2.0k 1.1× 447 0.5× 971 1.1× 530 0.7× 114 4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yan Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yan Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yan Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yan Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yan 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 Yan Sun. Yan 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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Jin, Cheng‐Hao, et al.. (2025). Design and evaluation of methionine based sulfonium lipid for nucleic acid delivery. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 108. 106956–106956.
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Li, Yuanyuan, Fengmin Zhang, & Yan Sun. (2024). Design and synthesis of metal–organic cycles/cages (MOCs) and their applications. APL Materials. 12(7). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaoqiang, Xinqiong Wang, Yuyuan Ye, et al.. (2024). Supramolecular coordination platinum metallacycle–based multilevel wound dressing for bacteria sensing and wound healing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(14). e2318391121–e2318391121. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Tunable syngas generation by metal-free B, N co-doping nanolayered carbon via CO2 reduction reaction. Molecular Catalysis. 563. 114270–114270. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Yan, Jirong Lan, Xiaohong Chen, et al.. (2024). Bio-stabilization of arsenic in sediments by natural carbon-containing biomass: Performance and microbial metabolites. Chemosphere. 362. 142695–142695. 1 indexed citations
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Feng, Shasha, et al.. (2024). Efficient electroreduction of CO2 into CO in flow cell with a metal-free ternary-doped porous carbon. Molecular Catalysis. 564. 114310–114310. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Yan, Zhicheng Wang, Jing Yue, et al.. (2024). Efficient removal of Cr(VI) by mechanochemically modified pyrites: Self-regulated neutralization behaviors. Separation and Purification Technology. 346. 127476–127476. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Yan, et al.. (2023). Compressible polyaniline-coated sodium alginate-cattail fiber foam for efficient and salt-resistant solar steam generation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 645. 551–559. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Chonglu, Le Tu, Chang Liu, et al.. (2023). Acceptor engineering of metallacycles with high phototoxicity indices for safe and effective photodynamic therapy. Chemical Science. 14(11). 2901–2909. 55 indexed citations
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Deng, Ximing, et al.. (2023). Co, N co-doped carbon nanosheets coupled with NiCo2O4 as an efficient bifunctional oxygen catalyst for Zn-air batteries. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(36). 13452–13459. 13 indexed citations
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Huang, Kai, Jinbing Wang, Ai Zhuang, et al.. (2023). Metallacage-based enhanced PDT strategy for bacterial elimination via inhibiting endogenous NO production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(29). e2218973120–e2218973120. 16 indexed citations
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Fan, Lingling, Yuan Yang, Yan Sun, et al.. (2023). Bacterial cellulose composites (MXene@TOBC@PPy) for flexible supercapacitors with improved electrochemical performance. Cellulose. 30(10). 6507–6521. 19 indexed citations
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Gupta, Gajendra, Yan Sun, Abhishek Das, Peter J. Stang, & Chang Yeon Lee. (2021). BODIPY based metal-organic macrocycles and frameworks: Recent therapeutic developments. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 452. 214308–214308. 86 indexed citations
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Sun, Yan, Jirong Lan, Yaguang Du, et al.. (2019). Chromium(VI) bioreduction and removal by Enterobacter sp. SL grown with waste molasses as carbon source: Impact of operational conditions. Bioresource Technology. 302. 121974–121974. 55 indexed citations
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Sun, Yan, Jing Sun, & Chao‐Guo Yan. (2011). Synthesis of polyfunctionalized acrylates via one-pot reactions of arylamines, methyl propiolate, aromatic aldehydes, and active methylene compounds. Molecular Diversity. 16(1). 163–171. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Yan, et al.. (2009). Isocyanate diinsertion into the N–H bond of the 2-pyridylamino ligand of organolanthanides. Dalton Transactions. 39(1). 221–226. 16 indexed citations
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Bayindir, Z., Yan Sun, Christopher N. LaFratta, et al.. (2004). Physical characterization of multi-photon-fabricated polymer cantilevers. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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