Yanlai Sun

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 770 citations indexed

About

Yanlai Sun is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanlai Sun has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 770 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Oncology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yanlai Sun's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (11 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (5 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (5 papers). Yanlai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (11 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (5 papers) and Cancer-related gene regulation (5 papers). Yanlai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and South Korea. Yanlai Sun's co-authors include Zengjun Li, Jianjun Han, Zhongfa Xu, Dongwei Gao, Huirong Xu, Jianning Li, Sha Li, Baoxiang Peng, Kexin Li and Xudong Dai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Yanlai Sun

34 papers receiving 752 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.

Integrated analysis of the faecal metagenome and serum metabolome reveals the role of gut microbiome-associated metabolites in the detection of colorectal cancer and adenoma

2021 189 citations Changchun Zhou, Yanlai Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanlai Sun China	15	344	342	202	154	105	40	770
Hongjie Guo China	13	200 0.6×	311 0.9×	109 0.5×	113 0.7×	105 1.0×	46	731
Zhan Zhang China	12	370 1.1×	331 1.0×	57 0.3×	149 1.0×	77 0.7×	21	863
Min Feng China	18	240 0.7×	251 0.7×	84 0.4×	140 0.9×	126 1.2×	31	803
Wei‐Yu Lin Taiwan	15	200 0.6×	186 0.5×	159 0.8×	77 0.5×	99 0.9×	55	724
Qiang Sun China	15	239 0.7×	319 0.9×	75 0.4×	238 1.5×	74 0.7×	41	663
Hai Zhou China	15	104 0.3×	335 1.0×	164 0.8×	245 1.6×	148 1.4×	48	710
Linhai Zhu China	14	183 0.5×	272 0.8×	95 0.5×	98 0.6×	138 1.3×	55	605
Quanbao Zhang China	16	164 0.5×	252 0.7×	106 0.5×	135 0.9×	81 0.8×	40	603
Su Jin Kim South Korea	15	146 0.4×	295 0.9×	77 0.4×	74 0.5×	68 0.6×	38	635
Wa Zhong China	14	205 0.6×	281 0.8×	162 0.8×	180 1.2×	72 0.7×	29	566

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanlai Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanlai Sun

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dou, Xia, Lina Zhao, Xin Jiang, et al.. (2025). Total neoadjuvant therapy integrating long-course radiotherapy with trifluridine/tipiracil for locally advanced rectal cancer: a single-arm, multicenter phase 2 trial. EClinicalMedicine. 85. 103312–103312.

Li, Xinyu, Li Tao, Yan Zhao, et al.. (2025). Hsa_circ_0020095 modulates chemoresistance of CRC in a PDO model. Frontiers in Medicine. 12. 1556611–1556611. 1 indexed citations

Ding, Kefeng, Gong Chen, Ye Yao, et al.. (2024). Preoperative (neoadjuvant) therapy with tislelizumab for locally advanced colorectal cancer with high microsatellite instability or deficient mismatch repair: An open-label, single-arm, multicenter phase II study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). 3599–3599. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Yanlai, Zhen Cao, Yang Gao, et al.. (2021). Hsa_circ_0020095 Promotes Oncogenesis and Cisplatin Resistance in Colon Cancer by Sponging miR-487a-3p and Modulating SOX9. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 604869–604869. 22 indexed citations

Ma, Dejian, Zengjun Li, Xiyan Wang, Xianjun Zhu, & Yanlai Sun. (2019). Octreotide treatment of cancer chemoradiotherapy-induced diarrhoea: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Translational Cancer Research. 8(6). 2284–2294.

Ma, Dejian, et al.. (2019). Octreotide treatment of cancer chemoradiotherapy-induced diarrhoea: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Translational Cancer Research. 8(6). 2284–2294.

Ma, Dejian, et al.. (2018). c.1439delA frameshift deletion mutation in familial adenomatous polyposis. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 11. 8987–8993.

Yin, Lei, Chunhong Zhao, Zengjun Li, et al.. (2017). Antitumor effects of oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 2 against colorectal cancer in vitro and in vivo. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. Volume 13. 117–130. 14 indexed citations

Li, Cheng, Zhongfa Xu, Yingming Wang, et al.. (2017). Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic operation in anus-preserving rectal cancer: a meta-analysis. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. Volume 13. 1247–1257. 25 indexed citations

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Sun, Yanlai, et al.. (2017). Unusual delayed presentation of diaphragmatic hernia complicated by transverse colon and total small-bowel obstruction after postoperative chemotherapy of esophageal cancer. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management. Volume 13. 691–695. 1 indexed citations

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Li, Zengjun, et al.. (2016). Expression and mechanism of microRNA-181A on incidence and survival in late liver metastases of colorectal cancer. Oncology Reports. 35(3). 1403–1408. 23 indexed citations

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Sun, Yanlai, Huirong Xu, Zengjun Li, et al.. (2016). Robotic versus laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 14(1). 61–61. 99 indexed citations

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Xu, Zhongfa, Zengjun Li, Yanlai Sun, et al.. (2015). A Novel Spherical Magnetic Compression Device for Colorectal Anastomosis in a Swine Model. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 25(4). 323–329. 3 indexed citations

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Li, Zengjun, Haipeng Wang, Yanlai Sun, et al.. (2015). Relationship between high-mobility group box 1 overexpression in ovarian cancer tissue and serum: a meta-analysis. OncoTargets and Therapy. 8. 3523–3523. 14 indexed citations

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Sun, Yanlai, et al.. (2015). Multiple cutaneous and intestinal metastases in lung cancer: A case report. Oncology Letters. 9(4). 1541–1544. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Yanlai, et al.. (2015). Gallbladder perforation: a rare complication of postoperative chemotherapy of gastric cancer. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 13(1). 245–245. 5 indexed citations

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Xu, Huirong, Jianning Li, Yanlai Sun, et al.. (2014). Robotic versus laparoscopic right colectomy: a meta-analysis. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 12(1). 274–274. 54 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, Zhenyu Zhu, Xin Liu, et al.. (2014). RLIP76 Blockade by siRNA Inhibits Proliferation, Enhances Apoptosis, and Suppresses Invasion in HT29 Colon Cancer Cells. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 71(2). 579–585. 11 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, Zhenyu Zhu, Xin Liu, et al.. (2014). Icariin Enhances Radiosensitivity of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Suppressing NF-κB Activity. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 69(2). 303–310. 36 indexed citations

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Li, Sha, Yanlai Sun, & Dongwei Gao. (2013). Role of the nervous system in cancer metastasis. Oncology Letters. 5(4). 1101–1111. 73 indexed citations

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