Yidi Sun

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

About

Yidi Sun is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yidi Sun has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cell Biology, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Yidi Sun's work include Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (8 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (5 papers). Yidi Sun is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (8 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (5 papers). Yidi Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Austria. Yidi Sun's co-authors include David G. Drubin, Marko Kaksonen, Adam C. Martin, Jian Liu, George Oster, Yasunori Kozutsumi, Hiromu Takematsu, Tetsuro Fujita, Junko Y. Toshima and Toshisuke Kawasaki 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

Yidi Sun

27 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

A Pathway for Association of Receptors, Adaptors, and Act... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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. A Pathway for Association of Receptors, Adaptors, and Actin during Endocytic Internalization
    2003 554 citations Marko Kaksonen, Yidi Sun et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yidi Sun United States 22 1.7k 1.6k 172 155 150 28 2.2k
Maribel Geli Spain 22 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 205 1.2× 139 0.9× 84 0.6× 40 1.9k
Isabelle Sagot France 23 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 260 1.5× 91 0.6× 150 1.0× 38 2.7k
Martine Coué United States 17 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 198 1.2× 70 0.5× 146 1.0× 27 2.1k
Shae B. Padrick United States 19 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 63 0.4× 380 2.5× 214 1.4× 32 2.7k
Markus Maniak Germany 22 895 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 66 0.4× 356 2.3× 222 1.5× 45 2.0k
Adam T. Hammond United States 16 1.9k 1.2× 824 0.5× 115 0.7× 243 1.6× 124 0.8× 18 2.3k
Barbara Winsor France 21 2.3k 1.4× 1.0k 0.7× 282 1.6× 87 0.6× 119 0.8× 35 2.7k
Leslie D. Burtnick Canada 24 961 0.6× 992 0.6× 114 0.7× 125 0.8× 196 1.3× 60 2.0k
Åsa E.Y. Engqvist-Goldstein United States 15 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 46 0.3× 160 1.0× 89 0.6× 17 2.0k
Bruno Mesmin France 20 1.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 83 0.5× 226 1.5× 32 0.2× 28 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yidi Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yidi Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yidi Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yidi 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 Yidi Sun. Yidi Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Riggi, Margot, et al.. (2025). Clathrin-mediated endocytosis in budding yeast at a glance: animated. Journal of Cell Science. 138(22).
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Sun, Yidi. (2023). A systematic pan-cancer analysis reveals the clinical prognosis and immunotherapy value of C-X3-C motif ligand 1 (CX3CL1). Frontiers in Genetics. 14. 1183795–1183795. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Yidi, et al.. (2020). A Novel lncRNA ENST00000512916 Facilitates Cell Proliferation, Migration and Cell Cycle Progression in Ameloblastoma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Yidi, Johannes Schöneberg, Charlotte Kaplan, et al.. (2019). Direct comparison of clathrin-mediated endocytosis in budding and fission yeast reveals conserved and evolvable features. eLife. 8. 29 indexed citations
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Sun, Yidi, et al.. (2015). A Pan1/End3/Sla1 complex links Arp2/3-mediated actin assembly to sites of clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26(21). 3841–3856. 47 indexed citations
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Sun, Yidi, Yansong Miao, Yukari Yamane, et al.. (2012). Orm protein phosphoregulation mediates transient sphingolipid biosynthesis response to heat stress via the Pkh-Ypk and Cdc55-PP2A pathways. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(12). 2388–2398. 115 indexed citations
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Ušaj, Mojca Mattiazzi, Yidi Sun, Heimo Wolinski, et al.. (2012). A Neurotoxic Phospholipase A2 Impairs Yeast Amphiphysin Activity and Reduces Endocytosis. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40931–e40931. 6 indexed citations
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Toret, Christopher P., et al.. (2011). Analysis of yeast endocytic site formation and maturation through a regulatory transition point. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23(4). 657–668. 75 indexed citations
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Uchida, Maho, Yidi Sun, Gerry McDermott, et al.. (2010). Quantitative analysis of yeast internal architecture using soft X‐ray tomography. Yeast. 28(3). 227–236. 130 indexed citations
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Mathur, Vidhu, Vibha Taneja, Yidi Sun, & Susan W. Liebman. (2010). Analyzing the Birth and Propagation of Two Distinct Prions, [PSI+] and [Het-s]y, in Yeast. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(9). 1449–1461. 40 indexed citations
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Liu, Jian, Yidi Sun, George Oster, & David G. Drubin. (2009). Mechanochemical crosstalk during endocytic vesicle formation. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 22(1). 36–43. 55 indexed citations
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Liu, Jian, Yidi Sun, David G. Drubin, & George Oster. (2009). The Mechanochemistry of Endocytosis. PLoS Biology. 7(9). e1000204–e1000204. 179 indexed citations
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Sun, Yidi, Adam C. Martin, & David G. Drubin. (2006). Endocytic Internalization in Budding Yeast Requires Coordinated Actin Nucleation and Myosin Motor Activity. Developmental Cell. 11(1). 33–46. 208 indexed citations
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Sun, Yidi, Marko Kaksonen, David T. Madden, Randy Schekman, & David G. Drubin. (2004). Interaction of Sla2p's ANTH Domain with PtdIns(4,5)P2Is Important for Actin-dependent Endocytic Internalization. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(2). 717–730. 65 indexed citations
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Kaksonen, Marko, Yidi Sun, & David G. Drubin. (2003). A Pathway for Association of Receptors, Adaptors, and Actin during Endocytic Internalization. Cell. 115(4). 475–487. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Yidi, Toshiyuki Yamaji, Hiromu Takematsu, et al.. (2000). Sli2 (Ypk1), a Homologue of Mammalian Protein Kinase SGK, Is a Downstream Kinase in the Sphingolipid-Mediated Signaling Pathway of Yeast. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(12). 4411–4419. 104 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Sachiko, Yasunori Kozutsumi, Yidi Sun, et al.. (1996). Dual Roles of Sphingolipids in Signaling of the Escape from and Onset of Apoptosis in a Mouse Cytotoxic T-cell Line, CTLL-2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(3). 1255–1257. 62 indexed citations

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