Yanping Sun

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Yanping Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Yanping Sun has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Plant Science and 19 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Yanping Sun's work include Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (17 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (16 papers) and Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants (10 papers). Yanping Sun is often cited by papers focused on Natural product bioactivities and synthesis (17 papers), Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (16 papers) and Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants (10 papers). Yanping Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Australia. Yanping Sun's co-authors include Bing‐You Yang, Qiuhong Wang, Haixue Kuang, Karl Schmidt, Joshua B. Rubin, Mark W. Kieran, Andrew L. Kung, Robyn S. Klein, Rosalind A. Segal and Jennifer A. Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Yanping Sun

105 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

A small-molecule antagonist of CXCR4 inhibits intracranial growth of primary brain tumors

2003 511 citations Joshua B. Rubin, Andrew L. Kung et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Luteolin: A promising multifunctional natural flavonoid for human diseases

2024 68 citations Yanping Sun, Wei Guan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yanping Sun China	23	932	529	516	379	264	114	2.6k
Tao Su China	35	1.7k 1.9×	359 0.7×	418 0.8×	232 0.6×	201 0.8×	125	3.6k
Miguel Cerdá‐Nicolás Spain	29	967 1.0×	249 0.5×	195 0.4×	363 1.0×	168 0.6×	88	2.4k
Marta Menegazzi Italy	37	1.4k 1.5×	536 1.0×	654 1.3×	366 1.0×	171 0.6×	104	3.6k
Adam J. de Smith United States	28	1.5k 1.6×	314 0.6×	260 0.5×	215 0.6×	105 0.4×	108	3.3k
Byong Chul Yoo South Korea	37	2.7k 2.9×	523 1.0×	755 1.5×	287 0.8×	104 0.4×	137	4.5k
Shabana Usman Sımjee Pakistan	22	808 0.9×	141 0.3×	217 0.4×	175 0.5×	139 0.5×	94	2.2k
Francesco Facchiano Italy	38	2.0k 2.1×	543 1.0×	374 0.7×	258 0.7×	92 0.3×	96	4.0k
Yunfeng Zhou China	31	1.5k 1.6×	281 0.5×	545 1.1×	111 0.3×	92 0.3×	165	3.6k
Mariarosaria Bucci Italy	43	2.3k 2.5×	668 1.3×	231 0.4×	214 0.6×	102 0.4×	113	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Yanping Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yanping Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yanping Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yanping Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yanping 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 Yanping Sun. Yanping 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Yanping, et al.. (2025). A systematical review on traditional Chinese medicine treating chronic diseases via regulating ferroptosis from the perspective of experimental evidence and clinical application. Chinese Herbal Medicines. 17(2). 246–260. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Yanyan, et al.. (2025). Xanthones explore the mechanism of p53/p21 signaling pathway to prevent cardiac aging and epigenetic regulation of Nrf2 gene. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 131. 105759–105759.

Li, Cheng, Pan‐Lin Shao, Jiahui Lv, et al.. (2025). Chemistry-informed deep learning model for predicting stereoselectivity and absolute configuration in asymmetric hydrogenation. Nature Computational Science. 6(2). 145–155.

Miao, Ying, Huan Zhao, Yufei Li, et al.. (2025). Light at night negatively affects mood in diurnal primate-like tree shrews via a visual pathway related to the perihabenular nucleus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(23). e2411280122–e2411280122. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Yanping, et al.. (2024). Impact of background music on reading comprehension: influence of lyrics language and study habits. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 1363562–1363562. 4 indexed citations

Guo, Lijia, et al.. (2024). Phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Cannabis sativa fruit (Cannabis Fructus). Fitoterapia. 179. 106214–106214. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Wei, et al.. (2024). Acvr1b Loss Increases Formation of Pancreatic Precancerous Lesions From Acinar and Ductal Cells of Origin. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 18(5). 101387–101387. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhihong, Yanping Sun, Yuanning Zeng, et al.. (2024). Elucidating the hepatoprotective mechanisms of cholic acid against CCl4-Induced acute liver injury: A transcriptomic and metabolomic study. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 328. 118052–118052. 4 indexed citations

Sun, Yanping, et al.. (2024). Moslae Herba: Botany, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology. Molecules. 29(8). 1716–1716. 5 indexed citations

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Zhou, Yuanyuan, Xiao‐Juan Zhang, Yanping Sun, et al.. (2023). Two new diarylheptanoids from the green walnut husks of Juglans mandshurica Maxim.. Natural Product Research. 38(13). 2237–2244. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Yuchan, Yanping Sun, Zhihong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Saikosaponin A and Its Epimers Alleviate LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice. Molecules. 28(3). 967–967. 14 indexed citations

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Sun, Yanping, et al.. (2023). Effects of saponins from Chinese herbal medicines on signal transduction pathways in cancer: A review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1159985–1159985. 14 indexed citations

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Cui, Na, Zhihong Zhang, Yanping Sun, et al.. (2023). Metabolomics and Lipidomics Study Unveils the Impact of Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid on Hyperlipidemic Mice. Molecules. 28(17). 6352–6352. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Yangyang, Yanping Sun, Bing‐You Yang, Qiuhong Wang, & Haixue Kuang. (2022). The management and metabolic characterization: hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Neuropeptides. 97. 102308–102308. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Yanping, Xiaomao Li, Juan Pan, et al.. (2021). Two new terpenes from the aerial parts of Clematis chinensis Osbeck. Natural Product Research. 36(15). 3825–3832. 5 indexed citations

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Lu, Fei, Yanan Zhao, Min Ji, et al.. (2020). NLRP3 inflammasome upregulates PD-L1 expression and contributes to immune suppression in lymphoma. Cancer Letters. 497. 178–189. 79 indexed citations

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Yang, Liu, et al.. (2020). Screening and quantifying the quality markers of DuHuo by fingerprint modeling. Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies. 43(15-16). 604–614. 6 indexed citations

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Gutberlet, Marcel, Christian Hundt, Till F. Kaireit, et al.. (2019). Deep semantic lung segmentation for tracking potential pulmonary perfusion biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): The multi‐ethnic study of atherosclerosis COPD study. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 51(2). 571–579. 19 indexed citations

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Zhou, Haiyang, Kaizhou Jin, Jian Zhang, et al.. (2014). Single Incision versus Conventional Multiport Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Digestive Surgery. 31(4-5). 384–391. 15 indexed citations

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Rubin, Joshua B., Andrew L. Kung, Robyn S. Klein, et al.. (2003). A small-molecule antagonist of CXCR4 inhibits intracranial growth of primary brain tumors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(23). 13513–13518. 511 indexed citations breakdown →

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