Yao Sun

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Yao Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Rheumatology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yao Sun has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Rheumatology and 17 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yao Sun's work include Bone and Dental Protein Studies (25 papers), dental development and anomalies (15 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (9 papers). Yao Sun is often cited by papers focused on Bone and Dental Protein Studies (25 papers), dental development and anomalies (15 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (9 papers). Yao Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Thailand. Yao Sun's co-authors include Chunlin Qin, Jian Q. Feng, Xiaogang Wang, Karl T. Weber, Mingxiang Cai, Zuolin Wang, Xiaofang Wang, Yongbo Lu, William T. Butler and Yuntao Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yao Sun

74 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yao Sun China	27	1.2k	634	457	237	218	80	2.2k
Qisheng Tu United States	33	1.7k 1.4×	370 0.6×	500 1.1×	223 0.9×	116 0.5×	61	2.9k
Je‐Yong Choi South Korea	25	1.6k 1.3×	237 0.4×	371 0.8×	218 0.9×	179 0.8×	63	2.5k
Rajaram Gopalakrishnan United States	29	1.7k 1.4×	556 0.9×	263 0.6×	272 1.1×	230 1.1×	80	3.1k
Hiroko Sudo Japan	16	1.5k 1.3×	352 0.6×	424 0.9×	232 1.0×	138 0.6×	32	2.7k
Mari T. Kaartinen Canada	31	657 0.5×	657 1.0×	111 0.2×	279 1.2×	121 0.6×	64	2.7k
Je‐Yong Choi South Korea	28	1.9k 1.6×	397 0.6×	378 0.8×	263 1.1×	207 0.9×	61	3.1k
Eric Haÿ France	32	1.7k 1.4×	755 1.2×	305 0.7×	455 1.9×	76 0.3×	66	3.0k
Yehua Gan China	28	1.1k 0.9×	555 0.9×	520 1.1×	124 0.5×	128 0.6×	66	2.4k
Andrea Del Fattore Italy	30	2.2k 1.8×	362 0.6×	578 1.3×	278 1.2×	80 0.4×	74	3.7k
Matthew Prideaux United States	22	1.2k 1.0×	319 0.5×	171 0.4×	270 1.1×	72 0.3×	43	2.2k

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.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cui, Zhizhong, Hongyu Gong, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2025). Sleep deficiency exacerbates periodontal inflammation via trigeminal TRPV1 neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(24). e2424169122–e2424169122.

Chen, Min, et al.. (2025). Mechanism and research progress of MAPK signaling pathway in myocardial fibrosis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 12. 1667568–1667568.

Qiu, Liguo, Yu Peng, Qiang Li, et al.. (2025). Comparative the effect of bisphenol A and bisphenol S on the development and spectral sensitivity of cone photoreceptors in zebrafish larvae (Danio rerio). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 290. 117737–117737.

Guo, Mengqing, Ning Dong, Chunxue Liu, et al.. (2025). Detection of Caco-2 cell absorption rate of Bombyx mori peptide chelated zinc and validation of anti-inflammatory activity based on network pharmacology. BioMetals. 38(6). 1777–1793. 1 indexed citations

Li, Qian, et al.. (2024). Pectolinarigenin ameliorates osteoporosis via enhancing Wnt signaling cascade in PPARβ-dependent manner. Phytomedicine. 129. 155587–155587. 3 indexed citations

Niu, Pingping, et al.. (2024). Self‐Assembled Nanoparticles with Well‐Defined Oligosaccharide Promote Osteogenesis by Regulating Golgi Stress Response. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(3). e2402976–e2402976. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Ruimin, Shuang Zhou, Chengchen Zhao, et al.. (2023). Mechanical strain treatment improves nuclear transfer reprogramming efficiency by enhancing chromatin accessibility. Stem Cell Reports. 18(4). 807–816. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Lei, Yunpeng Ding, Na Tang, et al.. (2023). Primary cilia support cartilage regeneration after injury. International Journal of Oral Science. 15(1). 22–22. 9 indexed citations

Zhang, Han, et al.. (2023). Tooth number abnormality: from bench to bedside. International Journal of Oral Science. 15(1). 5–5. 31 indexed citations

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Cai, Mingxiang, Fujun Jin, Junhui Li, et al.. (2022). Generation of functional oligopeptides that promote osteogenesis based on unsupervised deep learning of protein IDRs. Bone Research. 10(1). 23–23. 13 indexed citations

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Zhou, Tingting, et al.. (2021). The role of IFT140 in early bone healing of tooth extraction sockets. Oral Diseases. 28(4). 1188–1197. 8 indexed citations

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Jin, Fujun, Junhui Li, Yong‐Biao Zhang, et al.. (2021). A functional motif of long noncoding RNA Nron against osteoporosis. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3319–3319. 55 indexed citations

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Zhang, Han, et al.. (2021). Primary cilia in hard tissue development and diseases. Frontiers of Medicine. 15(5). 657–678. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao, et al.. (2020). Long noncoding RNA SNHG12 promotes vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration via regulating miR‐199a‐5p/HIF‐1α. Cell Biology International. 44(8). 1714–1726. 22 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao, Mingxiang Cai, Jiayong Zhong, et al.. (2019). The long noncoding RNA lnc-ob1 facilitates bone formation by upregulating Osterix in osteoblasts. Nature Metabolism. 1(4). 485–496. 47 indexed citations

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Zhou, Xiaokang, et al.. (2015). Effect of HIF-1α on biological activation of human tongue squamous cell carcinoma SCC-15 cells in vitro. International Journal of Oncology. 46(6). 2346–2354. 7 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao, Yong Jiang, Qilin Liu, et al.. (2013). Biomimetic Engineering of Nanofibrous Gelatin Scaffolds with Noncollagenous Proteins for Enhanced Bone Regeneration. Tissue Engineering Part A. 19(15-16). 1754–1763. 46 indexed citations

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Cao, Zhengguo, Yao Sun, Yongbo Lu, et al.. (2012). Protective Roles of DMP1 in High Phosphate Homeostasis. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e42329–e42329. 26 indexed citations

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Sun, Yao, V.C. Gandhi, Monica Prasad, et al.. (2010). Distribution of Small Integrin-Binding LIgand, N-linked Glycoproteins (SIBLING) in the condylar cartilage of rat mandible. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 39(3). 272–281. 29 indexed citations

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Maciejewska, Izabela, Yao Sun, Kathy K.H. Svoboda, et al.. (2008). Distinct Compartmentalization of Dentin Matrix Protein 1 Fragments in Mineralized Tissues and Cells. Cells Tissues Organs. 189(1-4). 186–191. 26 indexed citations

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