Ying Sun

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
166 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Ying Sun is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ying Sun has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Clinical Psychology, 31 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Ying Sun's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (20 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (17 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (16 papers). Ying Sun is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (20 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (17 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (16 papers). Ying Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Ying Sun's co-authors include Fangbiao Tao, Yuhui Wan, Jiahu Hao, Hui Cao, Puyu Su, Jiao Fang, Brooke Levis, Andrea Benedetti, Brett D. Thombs and Yin Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ying Sun

159 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Problematic Internet use in Chinese adolescents and its r... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2020 2021 100 200 300
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. Problematic Internet use in Chinese adolescents and its relation to psychosomatic symptoms and life satisfaction
    2011 347 citations Ying Sun, Yuhui Wan et al. profile →
  2. Accuracy of the PHQ-2 Alone and in Combination With the PHQ-9 for Screening to Detect Major Depression
    2020 330 citations Ying Sun et al. profile →
  3. Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for screening to detect major depression: updated systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
    2021 177 citations Ying Sun et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ying Sun China 31 1.5k 771 718 508 434 166 4.0k
Ciyong Lu China 35 1.4k 1.0× 693 0.9× 497 0.7× 522 1.0× 613 1.4× 195 4.1k
Jens Christoffer Skogen Norway 33 1.2k 0.8× 582 0.8× 425 0.6× 444 0.9× 528 1.2× 155 3.3k
Tilmann von Soest Norway 39 2.4k 1.7× 640 0.8× 1.5k 2.1× 375 0.7× 799 1.8× 149 4.7k
Subin Park South Korea 33 1.7k 1.2× 535 0.7× 466 0.6× 301 0.6× 444 1.0× 196 3.7k
Erin C. Dunn United States 42 2.4k 1.6× 560 0.7× 461 0.6× 381 0.8× 717 1.7× 152 4.9k
Fenglin Cao China 32 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 453 0.6× 558 1.1× 362 0.8× 176 3.4k
Sherry Everett Jones United States 28 1.2k 0.8× 379 0.5× 752 1.0× 353 0.7× 474 1.1× 93 4.0k
Lars Lien Norway 37 2.0k 1.4× 501 0.6× 655 0.9× 275 0.5× 633 1.5× 211 4.8k
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara India 28 1.1k 0.7× 532 0.7× 367 0.5× 571 1.1× 484 1.1× 252 3.4k
Sung‐Wan Kim South Korea 45 2.1k 1.5× 524 0.7× 526 0.7× 276 0.5× 958 2.2× 412 8.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ying Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ying Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ying Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ying 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 Ying Sun. Ying 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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Zhou, Yi, Ying Li, Deyun Liu, et al.. (2025). Brighter Bedroom Light at Night Predicts Risk for Earlier Pubertal Onset: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 111(4). e1174–e1182. 2 indexed citations
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Wan, Yuhui, et al.. (2025). Association between behavioral jet lag with subjective and objective circadian rhythm among Chinese young adults. Social Science & Medicine. 366. 117689–117689. 2 indexed citations
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Guo, Lin, et al.. (2024). Study on the cutting performance of AlTiN/AlTiSiN composite coating tool in deep-hole pull boring tool of GH4169. Tribology International. 202. 110236–110236. 2 indexed citations
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Huang, Yan, Yi Zhou, Yuhui Wan, et al.. (2024). Exposure to real-ambient bedroom light at night delayed circadian rhythm in healthy Chinese young adults: A cross-sectional study. Environmental Research. 251(Pt 2). 118657–118657. 6 indexed citations
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Wen, Jingjing, et al.. (2024). Self-assembled herbal hydrogel for rectal administration therapy in ulcerative colitis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 503. 158477–158477. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Shanshan, Jiao Fang, Jing Li, et al.. (2023). Identification of urine biomarkers associated with early puberty in children: An untargeted metabolomics analysis. Physiology & Behavior. 270. 114305–114305. 4 indexed citations
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Yu, Yue, Deyun Liu, Jiao Fang, et al.. (2023). Association between early life adversity and allostatic load in girls with precocious puberty. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 152. 106101–106101. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Huayu, Kexin Zhang, Jianghui Zhang, et al.. (2023). Effects of exercise or tai chi on Internet addiction in college students and the potential role of gut microbiota: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders. 327. 404–415. 18 indexed citations
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Wan, Yuhui, Ruoling Chen, Shanshan Wang, et al.. (2019). Effects of Self-Esteem on the Association between Negative Life Events and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(16). 2846–2846. 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Ying, Na Zhang, Qing Lin Guan, et al.. (2019). Sensing of Fe3+ and Cr2O72– in Water and White Light: Synthesis, Characterization, and Fluorescence Properties of a Crystalline Bismuth-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic Acid Framework. Crystal Growth & Design. 19(12). 7217–7229. 56 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lei, Dandan Zhang, & Ying Sun. (2019). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Pubertal Timing Among Girls: A Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(16). 2887–2887. 61 indexed citations
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Wan, Yuhui, Wan Liu, Ying Sun, Jiahu Hao, & Fangbiao Tao. (2016). [Relationships between various forms of childhood abuse and suicidal behaviors among middle school students].. PubMed. 37(4). 506–11. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Ying, et al.. (2015). [Associations between adverse childhood experiences with early puberty timing and possible gender difference].. PubMed. 36(4). 314–7. 4 indexed citations
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Zhao, Zhenlei, et al.. (2014). Extraction and Advanced Adsorbents for the Separation of Perillaldehyde from Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. crispa f. viridis Leaves. Food Science and Technology Research. 20(2). 189–199. 6 indexed citations
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Sun, Ying & Weiwei Sun. (2011). Study on extraction technology for Yishen Jiangu Granules by orthogonal design. Traditional Chinese Medicine. 33(1). 33–34. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Ying, et al.. (2009). Effect of contact angle and humidity on evaporation of inkjet-printed colloidal drops. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 62. 1 indexed citations
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