Yi Sun

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Yi Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Sun has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Immunology and 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Yi Sun's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (11 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (9 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers). Yi Sun is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (11 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (9 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers). Yi Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yi Sun's co-authors include Richard E. Zigmond, Keqiang Ye, Seong Su Kang, Xia Liu, Zhentao Zhang, Duc M. Duong, Annette M. Shadiack, Nicholas T. Seyfried, Renhua Fan and Allan I. Levey and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yi Sun

88 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Temporal and spatial cellular and molecular pathological alterations with single-cell resolution in the adult spinal cord after injury

2022 148 citations Kunshan Zhang, Changhong Zheng et al. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yi Sun China	32	1.5k	1.4k	850	529	514	92	4.2k
W. Marie Campana United States	42	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.8×	409 0.8×	381 0.7×	80	4.4k
Fabián Docagne France	41	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	564 0.7×	1.2k 2.3×	540 1.1×	74	4.7k
Masakiyo Sasahara Japan	43	2.1k 1.4×	647 0.5×	594 0.7×	489 0.9×	743 1.4×	146	5.3k
Thomas Brännström Sweden	41	2.1k 1.4×	1.1k 0.8×	810 1.0×	863 1.6×	255 0.5×	107	5.6k
Stefan Wiese Germany	33	2.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	329 0.4×	575 1.1×	549 1.1×	62	4.4k
Simone Di Giovanni Germany	34	2.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	416 0.5×	478 0.9×	241 0.5×	79	4.1k
Kui Xu United States	43	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	783 0.9×	475 0.9×	164 0.3×	141	5.4k
Akifumi Togari Japan	39	2.5k 1.7×	1.8k 1.3×	870 1.0×	581 1.1×	406 0.8×	148	5.7k
Dagmar Galter Sweden	39	2.8k 1.9×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	556 1.1×	496 1.0×	76	5.6k
Laura Conforti United States	40	2.7k 1.8×	1.6k 1.1×	583 0.7×	448 0.8×	476 0.9×	119	5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yi Sun

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

Liu, Gen, Yijun Cheng, Yan Wu, et al.. (2025). Host genetic variation governs PCV2 susceptibility through CXCL13 and ELK1-mediated immune regulation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 310(Pt 3). 143170–143170.

Wang, Shaowei, Boyang Li, Jie Li, et al.. (2025). Cellular senescence induced by cholesterol accumulation is mediated by lysosomal ABCA1 in APOE4 and AD. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 20(1). 15–15. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Juanjuan, et al.. (2025). Resilience: A mediator between teachers’ personal resources, contextual resources and positive outcomes of well-being and commitment. International Journal of Educational Research. 131. 102604–102604.

Zhao, Jinyun, Guoyu Dai, Yi Sun, et al.. (2024). Senolytics cocktail dasatinib and quercetin alleviate chondrocyte senescence and facet joint osteoarthritis in mice. The Spine Journal. 25(1). 184–198. 7 indexed citations

Li, Yangxin, Brian Liu, Xi‐Yong Yu, et al.. (2024). Membraneless organelles in health and disease: exploring the molecular basis, physiological roles and pathological implications. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. 9(1). 305–305. 11 indexed citations

Sun, Yi, et al.. (2023). Clinical value of anterior segment optical coherence tomography‑assisted Wuerzburg bleb classification system for bleb assessment following trabeculectomy. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine. 25(6). 280–280. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Yi, Yaling Xu, Guangduo Zhu, et al.. (2023). [Acetylcorynoline inhibits microglia activation by regulating EGFR/MAPK signaling to promote functional recovery of injured mouse spinal cord].. PubMed. 43(6). 915–923. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Yi, et al.. (2023). Wheat Bran Protein Improves Lipid Metabolism by Downregulating the Amount of HMG-CoA Reductase in the Liver of High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 2023. 1–10. 2 indexed citations

Zhao, Jinyun, Chengjun Li, Tian Qin, et al.. (2023). Mechanical overloading-induced miR-325-3p reduction promoted chondrocyte senescence and exacerbated facet joint degeneration. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 25(1). 54–54. 15 indexed citations

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Yan, Jingjing, et al.. (2023). The neural mechanisms of resilience. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version). 68(35). 4807–4820.

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Evans, Alice C., Joana Campos, Christopher W. Smith, et al.. (2023). Heparin and heparin proteoglycan-mimetics activate platelets via PEAR1 and PI3Kβ. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 21(1). 101–116. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chunxue, Liqiang Zhou, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2021). Eradication of specific donor-dependent variations of mesenchymal stem cells in immunomodulation to enhance therapeutic values. Cell Death and Disease. 12(4). 357–357. 39 indexed citations

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Fälker, Knut, Elizabeth J. Haining, Maarten Criel, et al.. (2019). Synthetic glycopolymers and natural fucoidans cause human platelet aggregation via PEAR1 and GPIbα. Blood Advances. 3(3). 275–287. 21 indexed citations

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Shu, Zhaoma, Xiaodong Shu, Yi Sun, et al.. (2016). Ginkgolide B Protects Against Ischemic Stroke Via Modulating Microglia Polarization in Mice. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 22(9). 729–739. 83 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhentao, Mingke Song, Xia Liu, et al.. (2014). Cleavage of tau by asparagine endopeptidase mediates the neurofibrillary pathology in Alzheimer's disease. Nature Medicine. 20(11). 1254–1262. 386 indexed citations

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Shi, Ying, Rong Sheng, Tingting Zhong, et al.. (2012). Identification and Characterization of ZEL-H16 as a Novel Agonist of the Histamine H3 Receptor. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e42185–e42185. 19 indexed citations

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Krueger, Richard C., Hao Wu, Mandana Zandian, et al.. (2006). Neural progenitors populate the cerebrospinal fluid of preterm patients with hydrocephalus. The Journal of Pediatrics. 148(3). 337–340.e3. 18 indexed citations

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Chen, Guan, Shaomin Zhang, Yi Sun, & Xiaoxiang Zheng. (2005). Assess the effect of ciliary neurotrophic factor on extracellular level of neuropeptide Y in paraventricular nucleus using microdialysis. PubMed. 28. 3608–3611. 1 indexed citations

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Sun, Yi, et al.. (2002). The effect of gp130 stimulation on glutamate-induced excitotoxicity in primary hippocampal neurons. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 295(2). 532–539. 23 indexed citations

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Ms, Rao, Yi Sun, Jacqueline Perreau, et al.. (1993). Leukemia inhibitory factor mediates an injury response but not a target-directed developmental transmitter switch in sympathetic neurons. Neuron. 11(6). 1175–1185. 217 indexed citations

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