Yimeng Sun

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Yimeng Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yimeng Sun has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Materials Chemistry, 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Yimeng Sun's work include Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (16 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (14 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (7 papers). Yimeng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (16 papers), Conducting polymers and applications (14 papers) and Perovskite Materials and Applications (7 papers). Yimeng Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Singapore. Yimeng Sun's co-authors include Wei Xu, Daoben Zhu, Qian Zhang, Chong‐an Di, Fei Jiao, Ping Sheng, Dong Qiu, Qichun Zhang, Jiansheng Wu and Ling Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yimeng Sun

35 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Organic Thermoelectric Materials: Emerging Green Energy Materials Converting Heat to Electricity Directly and Efficiently

2014 841 citations Yimeng Sun, Wei Xu et al. Advanced Materials profile →
Organic Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Based on p‐ and n‐Type Poly(metal 1,1,2,2‐ethenetetrathiolate)s

2012 455 citations Yimeng Sun, Ping Sheng et al. Advanced Materials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yimeng Sun China	16	1.8k	1.1k	1.1k	419	384	41	2.3k
Anna Hofmann Sweden	18	847 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	885 0.8×	453 1.1×	160 0.4×	26	1.7k
Shiqi Yang China	26	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	165 0.2×	457 1.1×	287 0.7×	50	2.1k
Bernhard Dörling Spain	14	778 0.4×	699 0.6×	520 0.5×	216 0.5×	183 0.5×	26	1.3k
Simon Desbief Belgium	16	703 0.4×	865 0.8×	883 0.8×	354 0.8×	83 0.2×	25	1.5k
Sung Ho Song South Korea	17	811 0.5×	750 0.7×	251 0.2×	256 0.6×	64 0.2×	70	1.5k
Devesh K. Pathak India	25	593 0.3×	972 0.9×	954 0.9×	362 0.9×	50 0.1×	71	1.8k
Victor Ho United States	15	696 0.4×	875 0.8×	957 0.9×	259 0.6×	68 0.2×	26	1.6k
Fiona H. Scholes Australia	18	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	729 0.7×	172 0.4×	149 0.4×	28	2.1k
Gopinathan Anoop South Korea	19	817 0.5×	572 0.5×	361 0.3×	378 0.9×	73 0.2×	74	1.2k
David D. Yao Australia	11	995 0.6×	806 0.7×	540 0.5×	318 0.8×	20 0.1×	14	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Yimeng Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yimeng Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yimeng Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yimeng Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yimeng 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 Yimeng Sun. Yimeng 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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Ren, Xiaojie, Yizheng Jin, Di Xie, et al.. (2025). Gradient vertical morphology engineering enabling 18.51 % efficient all-polymer solar cells through sequential deposition strategy. Materials Today Energy. 52. 101954–101954.

Liu, Wansheng, Yue Li, Liyao Liu, et al.. (2025). Substituent Modulation of Contorted Hexa‐ peri ‐benzocoronene‐Based Conjugated Metal–Organic Frameworks for High‐Performance Capacitor. Angewandte Chemie. 137(22).

Huang, Xing, Shuai Fu, Ze Li, et al.. (2025). Selenium‐Substitution Strategy for Enhanced Mobility, Tunable Bandgap, and Improved Electrochemical Energy Storage in Semiconducting Conjugated Coordination Polymers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(9). e202419865–e202419865.

Li, Ailong, Yimeng Sun, Lin Liu, et al.. (2025). Tailor Control of Neodymium Doping Sites in γ‐MnO ₂ for Stable Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Electrolyte. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(21). 1 indexed citations

Jiang, Jia‐Xing, Yimeng Sun, Wen‐Hu Liu, et al.. (2025). Novel paeonol derivatives: Design, synthesis, and their activity in relieving idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis via the PIM1/p65 pathway. Bioorganic Chemistry. 163. 108731–108731.

Sun, Yimeng, et al.. (2024). Enhanced visible-light-driven CO2 photoreduction into methanol using PtO/GdFeO3 nanocomposites. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering. 78. 131–139. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Yunfei, Yimeng Sun, Fan Li, et al.. (2024). A novel function and mechanism of ischemia-induced retinal astrocyte-derived exosomes for RGC apoptosis of ischemic retinopathy. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 35(2). 102209–102209. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Yimeng, Fan Li, Yunfei Liu, et al.. (2024). Targeting inflammasomes and pyroptosis in retinal diseases—molecular mechanisms and future perspectives. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research. 101. 101263–101263. 19 indexed citations

Wei, Yantao, et al.. (2023). MIR34A modulates lens epithelial cell apoptosis and cataract development via the HK1/caspase 3 signaling pathway. Aging. 15(13). 6331–6345. 2 indexed citations

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Ma, Cong, Yimeng Sun, Yuhang Huang, et al.. (2023). On-Chip Nucleic Acid Purification Followed by ddPCR for SARS-CoV-2 Detection. Biosensors. 13(5). 517–517. 4 indexed citations

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Sun, Yimeng, et al.. (2023). Predictive factors of epiretinal membrane in complicated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment tamponaded with silicone oil. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 16(7). 1110–1116. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Junjian, et al.. (2023). Pathophysiological consequences and treatment strategy of obstructive jaundice. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 15(7). 1262–1276. 9 indexed citations

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Sun, Yimeng, Zhaotian Zhang, Yantao Wei, Wei Chi, & Shaochong Zhang. (2022). Intraocular Lens Fixation Technique Without Corneal Incision in Minimally Invasive Vitrectomized Eyes. Ophthalmology and Therapy. 11(2). 729–737. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ting, et al.. (2022). Multimode imaging characteristics and treatment of uveal schwannoma. International Journal of Ophthalmology. 15(3). 446–452.

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Sun, Yimeng, Feng Wen, Lishi Su, et al.. (2021). Mitophagy Protects the Retina Against Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy-Driven Hypoxia via Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Signaling. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 9. 727822–727822. 14 indexed citations

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Wu, Sicheng, Yimeng Sun, Ye Zou, et al.. (2020). Engineering the Doping Efficiency in Pentacene Thin Films for High Thermoelectric Performance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(26). 29540–29548. 10 indexed citations

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Sun, Yimeng, Chong‐an Di, Wei Xu, & Daoben Zhu. (2019). Advances in n‐Type Organic Thermoelectric Materials and Devices. Advanced Electronic Materials. 5(11). 159 indexed citations

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Liu, Liyao, Yuanhui Sun, Wenbo Li, et al.. (2017). Flexible unipolar thermoelectric devices based on patterned poly[K_x(Ni-ethylenetetrathiolate)] thin films. Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 1(10). 2111–2116. 31 indexed citations

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Taniguchi, Hiroaki, Tsuyoshi Waku, Atsushi Hatanaka, et al.. (2017). Possible roles of the transcription factor Nrf1 (NFE2L1) in neural homeostasis by regulating the gene expression of deubiquitinating enzymes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 484(1). 176–183. 14 indexed citations

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Sun, Yimeng, Ping Sheng, Chong‐an Di, et al.. (2012). Organic Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Based on p‐ and n‐Type Poly(metal 1,1,2,2‐ethenetetrathiolate)s. Advanced Materials. 24(7). 932–937. 455 indexed citations breakdown →

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