Yao Sun

9.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
188 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Yao Sun is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Sun has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 60 papers in Molecular Biology and 46 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Yao Sun's work include Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (44 papers), Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (43 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (25 papers). Yao Sun is often cited by papers focused on Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (44 papers), Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (43 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (25 papers). Yao Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Bangladesh. Yao Sun's co-authors include Karl T. Weber, Robert A. Ahokas, Syamal K. Bhattacharya, Ivan Gerling, Jiakun Zhang, Yuanjian Chen, Tieqiang Zhao, Wenyuan Zhao, Li Lu and Jack P.M. Cleutjens and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Yao Sun

184 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Myofibroblast-mediated mechanisms of pathological remodelling of the heart

2012 503 citations Karl T. Weber, Yao Sun et al. Nature Reviews Cardiology profile →

Peers

Yao Sun

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Joon-Keun Park Germany

Motoaki Sano Japan

Arantxa González Spain

Begoña López Spain

Bernhard Schieffer Germany

Stuart Bunting United States

Jean‐Sébastien Silvestre France

Heinz‐Peter Schultheiss Germany

Jane‐Lise Samuel France

Mansoor Husain Canada

Joon-Keun Park Germany

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1.3k ×0.8

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436 ×0.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Yao Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yao Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yao Sun

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

Hu, Haoyuan, Songyun Wang, Quan Li, et al.. (2025). Autophagy-enhanced nanosonosensitizer mediated sonodynamic therapy for post-myocardial infarction neuromodulation and arrhythmia prevention. Theranostics. 15(6). 2201–2214. 6 indexed citations

Lin, Xiaotong, Xin Dong, Kunyuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Radiotherapy enhances the anti-tumor effect of CAR-NK cells for hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 929–929. 16 indexed citations

Wu, Jia‐Min, Yao Sun, Fanglin Niu, et al.. (2020). Influence of CMTM8 polymorphisms on lung cancer susceptibility in the Chinese Han population. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 31(4). 89–95. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Yao, Xiang Wang, Jia‐Min Wu, et al.. (2020). <b><i>CYP24A1</i></b> rs1570669 Variant Has a Protective Effect against Tumors of the Urinary System. Public Health Genomics. 23(5-6). 200–209.

Liu, Gaowen, et al.. (2020). Collagen type VI α5 gene variations may predict the risk of lung cancer development in Chinese Han population. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 5010–5010. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Yuanjian, Wenyuan Zhao, Chang Liu, et al.. (2019). Molecular and Cellular Effect of Angiotensin 1–7 on Hypertensive Kidney Disease. American Journal of Hypertension. 32(5). 460–467. 10 indexed citations

Chen, Qu, et al.. (2019). LPP and RYR2 Gene Polymorphisms Correlate with the Risk and the Prognosis of Astrocytoma. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 69(4). 628–635. 7 indexed citations

Gu, Lijuan, et al.. (2018). Initiation of the inflammatory response after renal ischemia/reperfusion injury during renal transplantation. International Urology and Nephrology. 50(11). 2027–2035. 30 indexed citations

Sullivan, Ryan D., Tai‐Hwang M. Fan, Dong Wang, et al.. (2017). Enhanced heart failure, mortality and renin activation in female mice with experimental dilated cardiomyopathy. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0189315–e0189315. 22 indexed citations

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Zhao, Tieqiang, Wenyuan Zhao, Weixin Meng, et al.. (2016). Vascular endothelial growth factor-D mediates fibrogenic response in myofibroblasts. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 413(1-2). 127–135. 18 indexed citations

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Gerling, Ivan, Robert A. Ahokas, Wenyuan Zhao, et al.. (2013). Gene Expression Profiles of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Reveal Transcriptional Signatures as Novel Biomarkers of Cardiac Remodeling in Rats With Aldosteronism and Hypertensive Heart Disease. JACC Heart Failure. 1(6). 469–476. 20 indexed citations

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Weber, Karl T., Yao Sun, Syamal K. Bhattacharya, Robert A. Ahokas, & Ivan Gerling. (2012). Myofibroblast-mediated mechanisms of pathological remodelling of the heart. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 10(1). 15–26. 503 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shahbaz, Atta U., Robert A. Ahokas, Yao Sun, et al.. (2012). Mitochondria play a central role in nonischemic cardiomyocyte necrosis: common to acute and chronic stressor states. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 464(1). 123–131. 27 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao. (2009). Intracardiac renin–angiotensin system and myocardial repair/remodeling following infarction. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 48(3). 483–489. 64 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao. (2008). Myocardial repair/remodelling following infarction: roles of local factors. Cardiovascular Research. 81(3). 482–490. 223 indexed citations

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Zhao, Wenyuan, Tieqiang Zhao, Yuanjian Chen, Robert A. Ahokas, & Yao Sun. (2008). Oxidative stress mediates cardiac fibrosis by enhancing transforming growth factor-beta1 in hypertensive rats. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 317(1-2). 43–50. 166 indexed citations

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Wang, Bin, Ramin Ansari, Yao Sun, et al.. (2005). The scar neovasculature after myocardial infarction in rats. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 289(1). H108–H113. 35 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao, et al.. (2005). Diuretics and Bone Loss in Rats With Aldosteronism. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 46(1). 142–146. 58 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao & K T Weber. (1998). Cardiac remodelling by fibrous tissue: role of local factors and circulating hormones. Annals of Medicine. 30(sup1). 3–8. 45 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao. (1996). Angiotensin Converting Enzyme and Myofibroblasts during Tissue Repair in the Rat Heart. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 28(5). 851–858. 150 indexed citations

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