Yonggan Sun

1.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 807 citations indexed

About

Yonggan Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yonggan Sun has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 807 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Food Science and 8 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Yonggan Sun's work include Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (6 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (5 papers). Yonggan Sun is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (6 papers) and Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology (5 papers). Yonggan Sun collaborates with scholars based in China and Romania. Yonggan Sun's co-authors include Shaoping Nie, Qixing Nie, Jielun Hu, Shanshan Zhang, Fang Geng, Huijun He, Haihua Ji, Chunhua Chen, Huizi Tan and Sheng Zuo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Yonggan Sun

17 papers receiving 804 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.

  1. Gut firmicutes: Relationship with dietary fiber and role in host homeostasis
    2022 217 citations Yonggan Sun, Shanshan Zhang et al. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition profile →
  2. Parabacteroides distasonis ameliorates insulin resistance via activation of intestinal GPR109a
    2023 97 citations Yonggan Sun, Qixing Nie et al. Nature Communications profile →
  3. Bacteroides uniformis degrades β-glucan to promote Lactobacillus johnsonii improving indole-3-lactic acid levels in alleviating colitis
    2024 60 citations Shanshan Zhang, Qixing Nie et al. Microbiome profile →

Peers

Yonggan Sun
Xiangfei Li China
Yadong Zhong China
Peixia Song China
Ka‐Lung Lam Hong Kong
Zhenxing Shi China
Noriyuki Ishihara Japan
Xionge Pi China
Jingpeng Yang China
Xiangfei Li China
Yonggan Sun
Citations per year, relative to Yonggan Sun Yonggan Sun (= 1×) peers Xiangfei Li

Countries citing papers authored by Yonggan Sun

Since Specialization
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Fields of papers citing papers by Yonggan Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yonggan 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 Yonggan Sun. The network helps show where Yonggan Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yonggan Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yonggan Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yonggan 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 Yonggan Sun. Yonggan 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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Zhang, Shanshan, et al.. (2025). Larch Arabinogalactan Alleviates Colitis by Modulating Gut Microbiota and Promoting Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(47). 30304–30315.
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Sun, Yonggan, Shanshan Zhang, & Shaoping Nie. (2025). Gut microbiota modulation by polysaccharide from Aloe gel: Potential prebiotic and targeted regulatory effects. Food Chemistry. 497. 147049–147049.
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Sun, Yonggan, Shanshan Zhang, Tianxiang Ouyang, & Shaoping Nie. (2025). The prebiotic and targeted regulatory effects of konjac glucomannan on gut microbiota via multi-omics analysis. Food Hydrocolloids. 171. 111817–111817.
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Zhang, Shanshan, Yonggan Sun, Linlin Gao, et al.. (2025). Synergistic protective effects of β-glucan and Lactobacillus johnsonii NSP009 in ulcerative colitis. Food & Function. 16(21). 8345–8358.
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Zhang, Shanshan, Qixing Nie, Yonggan Sun, et al.. (2024). Bacteroides uniformis degrades β-glucan to promote Lactobacillus johnsonii improving indole-3-lactic acid levels in alleviating colitis. Microbiome. 12(1). 177–177. 60 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nie, Qixing, et al.. (2024). Glucomannan promotes Bacteroides ovatus to improve intestinal barrier function and ameliorate insulin resistance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e163–e163. 38 indexed citations
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Liu, Hui‐Ying, et al.. (2024). Arabinoxylan Alleviates Obesity by Regulating Gut Microbiota and Bile Acid Metabolism. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(42). 23295–23305. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shanshan, Yonggan Sun, Qixing Nie, et al.. (2023). In vitro assessment of the effect of four polysaccharides on intestinal bacteria of mice with colitis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). 1462–1471. 31 indexed citations
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Sun, Yonggan, Shanshan Zhang, Huijun He, et al.. (2023). Comprehensive evaluation of the prebiotic properties of Dendrobium officinale polysaccharides, β-glucan, and inulin during in vitro fermentation via multi-omics analysis. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 253(Pt 7). 127326–127326. 26 indexed citations
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Sun, Yonggan, Qixing Nie, Shanshan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Parabacteroides distasonis ameliorates insulin resistance via activation of intestinal GPR109a. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7740–7740. 97 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Shanshan, Yonggan Sun, Qixing Nie, et al.. (2023). Effects of four food hydrocolloids on colitis and their regulatory effect on gut microbiota. Carbohydrate Polymers. 323. 121368–121368. 52 indexed citations
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Nie, Qixing, Yonggan Sun, Mingzhi Li, et al.. (2023). Targeted modification of gut microbiota and related metabolites via dietary fiber. Carbohydrate Polymers. 316. 120986–120986. 61 indexed citations
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Sun, Yonggan, Shanshan Zhang, Qixing Nie, et al.. (2022). Gut firmicutes: Relationship with dietary fiber and role in host homeostasis. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 63(33). 12073–12088. 217 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Huijun, Yonggan Sun, Shanshan Zhang, et al.. (2022). Arabinogalactan, Bifidobacterium longum, and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii improve insulin resistance in high‐fat diet‐induced C57BL/6J mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1-2). 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shanshan, Jielun Hu, Yonggan Sun, et al.. (2021). In vitro digestion of eight types of wholegrains and their dietary recommendations for different populations. Food Chemistry. 370. 131069–131069. 28 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shanshan, Jielun Hu, Yonggan Sun, et al.. (2021). Review of structure and bioactivity of the Plantago (Plantaginaceae) polysaccharides. Food Chemistry X. 12. 100158–100158. 25 indexed citations
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Sun, Yonggan, Jielun Hu, Shanshan Zhang, et al.. (2021). Prebiotic characteristics of arabinogalactans during in vitro fermentation through multi-omics analysis. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 156. 112522–112522. 43 indexed citations
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Li, Song, Baojie Zhang, Jielun Hu, et al.. (2021). Utilization of four galactans by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron A4 based on transcriptome. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 218–231. 9 indexed citations
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Nie, Qixing, Jielun Hu, He Gao, et al.. (2021). Bioactive Dietary Fibers Selectively Promote Gut Microbiota to Exert Antidiabetic Effects. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 69(25). 7000–7015. 82 indexed citations
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Sun, Yonggan. (2014). Analysis of Hetao Cyclone Shifting Eastward and Producing Rainstorm Process in Beijing. Gaoyuan qixiang. 1 indexed citations

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