Yi Sun

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 921 citations indexed

About

Yi Sun is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yi Sun has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 921 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 25 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Yi Sun's work include Advanced materials and composites (18 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (17 papers) and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (12 papers). Yi Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced materials and composites (18 papers), Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (17 papers) and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (12 papers). Yi Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Türkiye. Yi Sun's co-authors include Guoqiang Luo, Jian Zhang, Qiang Shen, Lianmeng Zhang, D. K. Sadana, E. Kiewra, J. J. Bucchignano, J. P. de Souza, Keith Fogel and G. Shahidi and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yi Sun

67 papers receiving 898 citations

Hit Papers

Skin-Interfaced Superhydrophobic Insensible Sweat Sensors... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 25 50 75 100
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.

  1. Skin-Interfaced Superhydrophobic Insensible Sweat Sensors for Evaluating Body Thermoregulation and Skin Barrier Functions
    2023 103 citations Yangchengyi Liu, Xiaofeng Li et al. ACS Nano profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yi Sun China 16 411 332 200 194 170 73 921
Chao Fu China 18 436 1.1× 360 1.1× 180 0.9× 174 0.9× 176 1.0× 44 924
Yangfei Zhang China 15 285 0.7× 474 1.4× 155 0.8× 218 1.1× 166 1.0× 46 929
N. Eswara Prasad India 16 468 1.1× 334 1.0× 106 0.5× 109 0.6× 228 1.3× 61 795
Benedict Thomas India 12 252 0.6× 292 0.9× 80 0.4× 134 0.7× 276 1.6× 31 684
Xinjiang Zhang China 21 599 1.5× 581 1.8× 341 1.7× 293 1.5× 113 0.7× 71 1.4k
R. Elansezhian India 16 356 0.9× 356 1.1× 373 1.9× 98 0.5× 113 0.7× 54 807
Clifton H. Bumgardner United States 13 282 0.7× 332 1.0× 276 1.4× 179 0.9× 106 0.6× 22 848

Countries citing papers authored by Yi Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yi Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yi Sun. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yi Sun. The network helps show where Yi Sun may publish in the future.

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.

All Works

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Zhang, Jian-Jun, Qingzhou Wang, Fuxing Yin, et al.. (2025). Damping and dynamic compression behaviors of novel Zn–Al eutectoid alloy and polymer interpenetrating phase composites. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 38. 5221–5234.
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Sun, Yi, Changcheng An, Pingfan Zhou, et al.. (2025). Root-soil-microbe interactions mediate phosphorus and iron uptake from lithium iron phosphate nanomaterials. Applied Soil Ecology. 213. 106295–106295. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Yi, et al.. (2025). Light-driven nitrogen fixation catalyzed by nanomaterials: link between PNF and BNF. Environmental Research. 279(Pt 1). 121822–121822.
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Li, Shuai, Yi Sun, Zhongying Liu, et al.. (2025). Evolution of tribological properties of laser cladding 3D transition metal high entropy alloy coatings. Journal of Materials Science. 60(9). 4118–4147. 3 indexed citations
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Guo, Liang, et al.. (2024). Study on vibration mechanism and dynamic characteristics for TBM main bearing defects. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 222. 111807–111807. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Peibo, et al.. (2024). The synergistic effects of heterogeneous structures enhance the strength-ductility of Al-Cu composites. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 33. 7284–7292. 9 indexed citations
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Sun, Yi, et al.. (2024). Wet adhesion on rough surfaces: A JKR model with thermodynamic considerations. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 292. 112714–112714. 2 indexed citations
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Wei, Qinqin, et al.. (2023). Enhanced spall strength of single crystal aluminum by temperature rise mitigation and structural phase transition under shock pulse. Mechanics of Materials. 186. 104809–104809. 10 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiao, Guoqiang Luo, Yi Sun, et al.. (2023). Effect of strain rate and high temperature on quasi-static and dynamic compressive behavior of forged GH5188 superalloy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 886. 145391–145391. 14 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhengyuan, et al.. (2023). Root characterization of Fe-based catalyzed carbon nanotube forests. Colloids and Interface Science Communications. 53. 100703–100703. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Yi, et al.. (2023). An anti-impact principle for skin-interfaced devices with a layered structure. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 63. 102046–102046. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Peihe, Xiaofeng Li, Yangchengyi Liu, et al.. (2023). Stretchable and Self-Adhesive Humidity-Sensing Patch for Multiplexed Non-Contact Sensing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(32). 38562–38571. 15 indexed citations
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Liu, Yangchengyi, Xiaofeng Li, Hanlin Yang, et al.. (2023). Skin-Interfaced Superhydrophobic Insensible Sweat Sensors for Evaluating Body Thermoregulation and Skin Barrier Functions. ACS Nano. 17(6). 5588–5599. 103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Jiajin, Jijun Ding, Guoqiang Luo, et al.. (2023). Simulative and experimental study of metal/polymer interfacial dynamic shear response. Journal of Materials Science. 58(32). 13080–13099. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Jiajin, Jijun Ding, Jing Wei, et al.. (2023). Dynamic response of metal/polymer bilayer composite with optimized surface porosity by experiment and simulation. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 24. 1626–1637. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Peibo, Tao Fang, Yi Sun, et al.. (2022). Microstructure regulation and strengthening mechanism of Al/Ag composites prepared by Plasma Activated Sintered. Materials Science and Engineering A. 852. 143631–143631. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Yangchengyi, Yi Sun, Yao Chen, et al.. (2022). Collapse of arbitrary-shaped soft microfluidics. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 252. 111821–111821. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Jiajin, Ruizhi Zhang, Zhiqiang Liu, et al.. (2022). Easy characterization of the etched Al5052 surfaces and its distinctive data correlation with the Al5052/PMMA bonding performance. Materials Today Communications. 32. 103983–103983. 4 indexed citations

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