Yang Sun

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yang Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Sun has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Plant Science and 30 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Yang Sun's work include Insect Resistance and Genetics (27 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (17 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (15 papers). Yang Sun is often cited by papers focused on Insect Resistance and Genetics (27 papers), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (17 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (15 papers). Yang Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Sweden. Yang Sun's co-authors include Xin Jin, Yuesi Wang, Lili Wang, Yao Li, Bo Hu, Zirui Liu, Dongsheng Ji, Guiqian Tang, Liubin Xiao and Yongan Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Yang Sun

84 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

  1. Mechanism for the formation of the January 2013 heavy haze pollution episode over central and eastern China
    2013 649 citations Yang 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
Yang Sun China 23 852 625 548 536 527 89 2.3k
Jun Lü China 25 884 1.0× 353 0.6× 230 0.4× 337 0.6× 83 0.2× 126 2.0k
Na Yu China 30 1.6k 1.9× 81 0.1× 399 0.7× 287 0.5× 615 1.2× 120 3.2k
Xuan Li China 20 297 0.3× 46 0.1× 272 0.5× 157 0.3× 69 0.1× 75 1.1k
Yanmin Li China 27 703 0.8× 46 0.1× 192 0.4× 75 0.1× 61 0.1× 102 2.0k
Yuming Fu China 23 516 0.6× 69 0.1× 972 1.8× 58 0.1× 103 0.2× 100 2.0k
Fei Yao China 20 1.3k 1.5× 50 0.1× 336 0.6× 127 0.2× 55 0.1× 62 2.6k
Ihn–Sil Kwak South Korea 22 319 0.4× 33 0.1× 57 0.1× 457 0.9× 97 0.2× 147 1.6k
Xiaolin Chen China 20 236 0.3× 69 0.1× 58 0.1× 132 0.2× 71 0.1× 143 1.3k
Chongbo He China 23 449 0.5× 91 0.1× 96 0.2× 480 0.9× 26 0.0× 66 2.3k
Yilei Wang China 28 718 0.8× 24 0.0× 276 0.5× 120 0.2× 63 0.1× 190 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yang Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yang Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yang Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yang Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yang 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 Yang Sun. Yang 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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Bao, Luhan, Manying Wang, Yang Sun, et al.. (2025). Injectable short-fiber hydrogel with fatigue resistance and antibacterial properties for synergistic periodontitis therapy. Chemical Engineering Journal. 520. 166298–166298. 2 indexed citations
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Yan, Ming, Shanshan Cui, Fang Li, et al.. (2025). Common bean pan-genome reveals abundant variation patterns and relationships of stress response genes and pathways. BMC Genomics. 26(1). 495–495.
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Song, Liang, Ziying Feng, Xingwen Wu, et al.. (2024). Metagenomic analysis of healthy and diseased peri-implant microbiome under different periodontal conditions: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health. 24(1). 105–105. 12 indexed citations
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Sun, Yang, Yan Li, Jing Wang, et al.. (2023). Pan-genome of Citrullus genus highlights the extent of presence/absence variation during domestication and selection. BMC Genomics. 24(1). 332–332. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Jingtao, Adel Khashaveh, Xiaoxu Liu, et al.. (2023). Odorant-Binding Protein HvarOBP5 in Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Regulates the Perception of Semiochemicals from Preys and Habitat Plants. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71(2). 1067–1076. 11 indexed citations
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Fang, Wensheng, Bin Huang, Yang Sun, et al.. (2023). Soil amendments promoting nitrifying bacteria recovery faster than the denitrifying bacteria at post soil fumigation. The Science of The Total Environment. 908. 168041–168041. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Yang, Rong Zeng, Wensheng Fang, et al.. (2023). Mechanisms by which chloropicrin fumigation promotes soil potassium conversion and absorption. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1208973–1208973. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Tinghui, Xiaoxu Liu, Yang Sun, et al.. (2022). Antenna-Biased Odorant Receptor HvarOR25 in Hippodamia variegata Tuned to Allelochemicals from Hosts and Habitat Involved in Perceiving Preys. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(4). 1090–1100. 25 indexed citations
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Sun, Yang, et al.. (2022). MiR-25 overexpression inhibits titanium particle-induced osteoclast differentiation via down-regulation of mitochondrial calcium uniporter in vitro. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 17(1). 133–133. 3 indexed citations
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Tan, Shuai, Shuijie Li, Yanan Min, et al.. (2020). Platelet factor 4 enhances CD4+ T effector memory cell responses via Akt‐PGC1α‐TFAM signaling‐mediated mitochondrial biogenesis. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 18(10). 2685–2700. 25 indexed citations
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Sun, Yang, Xinzheng Huang, Yuese Ning, et al.. (2017). TPS46, a Rice Terpene Synthase Conferring Natural Resistance to Bird Cherry-Oat Aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus). Frontiers in Plant Science. 8. 110–110. 32 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, et al.. (2016). Molecular characterization and expression of vitellogenin gene from Spodoptera exigua exposed to cadmium stress. Gene. 593(1). 179–184. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Lihua, Dan Shan, Yueliang Zhang, et al.. (2016). Effects of high temperature on life history traits and heat shock protein expression in chlorpyrifos-resistant Laodelphax striatella. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 136. 64–69. 15 indexed citations
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Huang, Yingying, et al.. (2015). The Physiological Mechanism of Improved Formaldehyde Resistance in Petunia hybrida Harboring a Mammalian cyp2e1 Gene. Horticultural Plant Journal. 1(1). 48–54. 4 indexed citations
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