Yi Eve Sun

13.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
85 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Yi Eve Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Eve Sun has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yi Eve Sun's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (18 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (17 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers). Yi Eve Sun is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (18 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (17 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers). Yi Eve Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Singapore. Yi Eve Sun's co-authors include Hao Wu, Guoping Fan, Fei He, Keri Martinowich, Michael E. Greenberg, Mireya Nadal‐Vicens, Daisuke Hattori, Shaun D. Fouse, Yi Zhang and Weihong Ge and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Yi Eve Sun

81 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

DNA Methylation-Related Chromatin Remodeling in Activity-Dependent Bdnf Gene Regulation

2003 1.1k citations Hao Wu, Fei He et al. Science profile →
Regulation of Gliogenesis in the Central Nervous System by the JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway

1997 852 citations Yi Eve Sun et al. Science profile →
Genetic programs in human and mouse early embryos revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing

2013 723 citations Zhigang Xue, Kevin Huang et al. Nature profile →
Neurogenin Promotes Neurogenesis and Inhibits Glial Differentiation by Independent Mechanisms

2001 635 citations Yi Eve Sun, Guoping Fan et al. profile →
A selective TrkB agonist with potent neurotrophic activities by 7,8-dihydroxyflavone

2010 550 citations Bruno Blanchi, Yi Eve Sun et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Dual functions of Tet1 in transcriptional regulation in mouse embryonic stem cells

2011 501 citations Hao Wu, Ana C. D’Alessio et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Eve Sun United States	36	6.9k	2.2k	1.9k	1.7k	1.1k	85	9.6k
Jamel Chelly France	50	5.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	400 0.4×	128	9.7k
Seth Blackshaw United States	62	8.6k 1.3×	957 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	2.8k 1.7×	1.2k 1.1×	213	13.0k
Samuel J. Pleasure United States	52	4.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	3.6k 1.9×	3.7k 2.2×	617 0.6×	131	9.0k
Tarik F. Haydar United States	37	3.9k 0.6×	937 0.4×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	673 0.6×	57	6.9k
Kazuhiro Ikenaka Japan	55	5.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	3.2k 1.7×	3.2k 1.9×	937 0.9×	251	10.4k
Maria C. Marchetto United States	34	6.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	451 0.4×	75	10.0k
Flora M. Vaccarino United States	50	4.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 1.3×	2.7k 1.6×	640 0.6×	122	8.8k
Laurent Nguyen Belgium	53	4.4k 0.6×	773 0.4×	1.8k 0.9×	2.2k 1.3×	813 0.7×	168	8.8k
Linda Hu United States	25	10.0k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	835 0.4×	3.0k 1.8×	1.1k 1.0×	27	14.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Xue, Yanan, Junping Zhou, Huiling Zhang, et al.. (2025). Advancements in Wound Management: Microenvironment-Sensitive Bioactive Dressings with On-Demand Regulations for Diabetic Wounds. Engineering. 48. 234–261. 4 indexed citations

Gao, Wenxia, Xueyan Yang, Zirui Liu, et al.. (2025). Spatial Cell Atlas of Lateral Septum Reveals Changes Underlying Anxiety and Fear Learning Deficits in Mice with Abnormal Immunity. International Journal of Biological Sciences. 21(14). 6389–6410.

Li, Ruiyu, et al.. (2025). Application of PCA-GBRT/RF model for predicting heat flux on boiler water-cooled wall. Applied Thermal Engineering. 273. 126580–126580.

Sun, Yi Eve & Wei Pan. (2025). Brain organoids: a new paradigm for studying human neuropsychiatric disorders. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 19. 1699814–1699814.

Sun, Yi Eve, Xiaobing Huang, Jun Ren, & Zhongwen Wang. (2024). Highly efficient construction of angular polycycles. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9206–9206. 1 indexed citations

Gao, Wenxia, Chunxue Zhang, Xueyan Yang, et al.. (2024). Can miRNAs in MSCs-EVs Offer a Potential Treatment for Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy?. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 21(1). 236–253. 5 indexed citations

Chen, Ke, Jin Zeng, Yi Eve Sun, et al.. (2021). Junction plakoglobin regulates and destabilizes HIF2α to inhibit tumorigenesis of renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Communications. 41(4). 316–332. 11 indexed citations

Zhou, Liqiang, Jiping Liu, Min Liu, et al.. (2020). Single-cell RNA-seq analysis revealed long-lasting adverse effects of tamoxifen on neurogenesis in prenatal and adult brains. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(32). 19578–19589. 31 indexed citations

Wen, Jing, Yanwu Zeng, Zhuoqing Fang, et al.. (2017). Single-cell analysis reveals lineage segregation in early post-implantation mouse embryos. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(23). 9840–9854. 23 indexed citations

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Li, Quan, Dawn H. Loh, Takashi Kudo, et al.. (2015). Circadian rhythm disruption in a mouse model of Rett syndrome circadian disruption in RTT. Neurobiology of Disease. 77. 155–164. 34 indexed citations

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Zhao, Jing, Quan Lin, Kevin J. Kim, et al.. (2015). Ngn1 inhibits astrogliogenesis through induction of miR-9 during neuronal fate specification. eLife. 4. e06885–e06885. 33 indexed citations

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Xue, Zhigang, Kevin Huang, Chaochao Cai, et al.. (2013). Genetic programs in human and mouse early embryos revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing. Nature. 500(7464). 593–597. 723 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Hao, Ana C. D’Alessio, Shinsuke Ito, et al.. (2011). Genome-wide analysis of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine distribution reveals its dual function in transcriptional regulation in mouse embryonic stem cells. Genes & Development. 25(7). 679–684. 434 indexed citations

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Wilburn, B., Dobrila D. Rudnicki, Jing Zhao, et al.. (2011). An Antisense CAG Repeat Transcript at JPH3 Locus Mediates Expanded Polyglutamine Protein Toxicity in Huntington's Disease-like 2 Mice. Neuron. 70(3). 427–440. 107 indexed citations

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Wu, Hao, Ana C. D’Alessio, Shinsuke Ito, et al.. (2011). Dual functions of Tet1 in transcriptional regulation in mouse embryonic stem cells. Nature. 473(7347). 389–393. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wu, Hao, Volkan Coskun, Jifang Tao, et al.. (2010). Dnmt3a-Dependent Nonpromoter DNA Methylation Facilitates Transcription of Neurogenic Genes. Science. 329(5990). 444–448. 466 indexed citations

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Coskun, Volkan, Hao Wu, Bruno Blanchi, et al.. (2008). CD133 ⁺ neural stem cells in the ependyma of mammalian postnatal forebrain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(3). 1026–1031. 258 indexed citations

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Wu, Hao, Jun‐Wei Xu, Zhiping P. Pang, et al.. (2007). Integrative genomic and functional analyses reveal neuronal subtype differentiation bias in human embryonic stem cell lines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(34). 13821–13826. 116 indexed citations

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Sun, Yi Eve & Hao Wu. (2006). The Ups and Downs of BDNF in Rett Syndrome. Neuron. 49(3). 321–323. 30 indexed citations

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Damelin, Marc, et al.. (2005). Decatenation checkpoint deficiency in stem and progenitor cells. Cancer Cell. 8(6). 479–484. 61 indexed citations

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