Yifan Sun

1.0k total citations
32 papers, 843 citations indexed

About

Yifan Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yifan Sun has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 843 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 4 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 4 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Yifan Sun's work include Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (22 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (14 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (5 papers). Yifan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (22 papers), Lignin and Wood Chemistry (14 papers) and Biodiesel Production and Applications (5 papers). Yifan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Iran and Australia. Yifan Sun's co-authors include Shu Zhang, Xun Hu, Chao Li, Lijun Zhang, Mengjiao Fan, Mortaza Gholizadeh, Yi Wang, Jun Xiang, Jun‐ichiro Hayashi and Shuang Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Chemical Engineering Journal and Construction and Building Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yifan Sun

30 papers receiving 833 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yifan Sun China 17 592 188 113 109 104 32 843
Deliang Xu China 15 558 0.9× 191 1.0× 80 0.7× 142 1.3× 78 0.8× 39 826
Xiaozhuang Zhuang China 10 635 1.1× 180 1.0× 65 0.6× 103 0.9× 81 0.8× 10 831
Hongyu Si China 17 502 0.8× 228 1.2× 95 0.8× 152 1.4× 59 0.6× 66 835
Xiaoluan Lu China 16 545 0.9× 234 1.2× 77 0.7× 81 0.7× 91 0.9× 24 710
Zejun Luo China 15 473 0.8× 184 1.0× 68 0.6× 96 0.9× 120 1.2× 35 796
Dongmei Bi China 17 523 0.9× 214 1.1× 54 0.5× 144 1.3× 54 0.5× 47 754
Umi Fazara Md Ali Malaysia 15 355 0.6× 216 1.1× 106 0.9× 125 1.1× 163 1.6× 65 788
Robert Koehler Germany 11 543 0.9× 184 1.0× 82 0.7× 88 0.8× 80 0.8× 15 789
Shuguang Zhu China 16 496 0.8× 157 0.8× 145 1.3× 96 0.9× 147 1.4× 45 920
Kuan Ding China 16 658 1.1× 272 1.4× 75 0.7× 210 1.9× 225 2.2× 36 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Yifan Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yifan Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yifan Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yifan Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yifan 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 Yifan Sun. Yifan 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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Xu, Mengdi, Biruk Fentahun Adamu, Yifan Sun, et al.. (2025). Biocompatible Discopodium Ppenninervium loaded chitosan-PVA electrospun fibrous scaffold wound dressing. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 309(Pt 2). 142875–142875. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Chao, Yifan Sun, Yuchen Jiang, et al.. (2024). Activation of poplar sawdust and anthracite coal: Distinct involvement of aliphatic and aromatic structures in pore development. Biomass and Bioenergy. 190. 107392–107392. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Yifan, et al.. (2024). Research Progress of Biomass-Based Porous Oil-Absorbing Materials. JOURNAL OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS. 12(11). 1837–1856.
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Chen, Yajie, Shuang Zhang, Yifan Sun, et al.. (2024). Bisphenol A impairs oocyte maturation by dysfunction of cumulus cells. Theriogenology. 233. 139–146. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiqiang, Yifan Sun, Shubo Zhang, et al.. (2024). Microstructure and ablation resistance of C/C-HfC-SiC composites prepared by RMI with different powder particle sizes. Materials Characterization. 218. 114577–114577. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Chao, Mengjiao Fan, Yuewen Shao, et al.. (2023). Investigation of property of biochar in staged pyrolysis of cellulose. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 172. 105999–105999. 23 indexed citations
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Li, Chao, Kai Sun, Yifan Sun, et al.. (2023). Sustainable production of porous carbon from biomass: Influence of pre-carbonization on pore evolution and environment impact. Chemical Engineering Journal. 480. 148176–148176. 45 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lijun, Yifan Sun, Chao Li, et al.. (2023). Hydrothermal carbonization pretreatment makes a remarkable difference in activation of rice and lettuce in food waste. Green Chemical Engineering. 5(3). 348–363. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Chao, Huailin Fan, Félix Mérimé Bkangmo Kontchouo, et al.. (2022). Pyrolysis of furfural residues: Property and applications of the biochar. Journal of Environmental Management. 316. 115324–115324. 38 indexed citations
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Sun, Yifan, Chao Li, Mengjiao Fan, et al.. (2022). Distinct nature of biochar and activated carbon from pyrolysis-activation of vegetable (lettuce) and staple food (noodles) in food waste. Resources Conservation & Recycling Advances. 15. 200118–200118. 7 indexed citations
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Fan, Mengjiao, Chao Li, Yifan Sun, et al.. (2021). In situ characterization of functional groups of biochar in pyrolysis of cellulose. The Science of The Total Environment. 799. 149354–149354. 117 indexed citations
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Kontchouo, Félix Mérimé Bkangmo, et al.. (2021). Steam reforming of n-hexane and toluene: Understanding impacts of structural difference of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons on their coking behaviours. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 9(6). 106383–106383. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Chao, Yifan Sun, Lijun Zhang, et al.. (2021). Cross-interaction of volatiles from co-pyrolysis of lignin with pig manure and their effects on properties of the resulting biochar. Biochar. 3(3). 391–405. 24 indexed citations
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Li, Chao, Yifan Sun, Dehua Dong, et al.. (2021). Co-pyrolysis of cellulose/lignin and sawdust: Influence of secondary condensation of the volatiles on characteristics of biochar. Energy. 226. 120442–120442. 99 indexed citations
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Sun, Yifan, Chao Li, Qingyin Li, et al.. (2021). Pyrolysis of flaxseed residue: Exploration of characteristics of the biochar and bio-oil products. Journal of the Energy Institute. 97. 1–12. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Chao, Jun‐ichiro Hayashi, Yifan Sun, et al.. (2021). Impact of heating rates on the evolution of function groups of the biochar from lignin pyrolysis. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 155. 105031–105031. 107 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhanming, Lijun Zhang, Fang Liu, et al.. (2020). Tailoring the surface properties of Ni/SiO2 catalyst with sulfuric acid for enhancing the catalytic efficiency for steam reforming of guaiacol. Renewable Energy. 156. 423–439. 19 indexed citations
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Sun, Kai, Lijun Zhang, Zhanming Zhang, et al.. (2020). Investigation into Properties of Carbohydrate Polymers Formed from Acid‐Catalyzed Conversion of Sugar Monomers/Oligomers over Brønsted Acid Catalysts. Energy Technology. 8(6). 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhanming, Yifan Sun, Yiran Wang, et al.. (2020). Steam reforming of acetic acid and guaiacol over Ni/Attapulgite catalyst: Tailoring pore structure of the catalyst with KOH activation for enhancing the resistivity towards coking. Molecular Catalysis. 493. 111051–111051. 19 indexed citations

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