Yu Sun

7.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
83 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Yu Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Yu Sun has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Physiology and 18 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Yu Sun's work include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (21 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (6 papers). Yu Sun is often cited by papers focused on Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (21 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (9 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (6 papers). Yu Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Yu Sun's co-authors include Eric W.‐F. Lam, Judith Campisi, Peter S. Nelson, Han Liu, Ying Wang, James L. Kirkland, Ilsa M. Coleman, Tomasz M. Beer, Celestia S. Higano and Peggy L. Porter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Yu Sun

80 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Treatment-induced damage to the tumor microenvironment promotes prostate cancer therapy resistance through WNT16B

2012 621 citations Yu Sun, Judith Campisi et al. profile →
New horizons in tumor microenvironment biology: challenges and opportunities

2015 545 citations Fei Chen, Ying Wang et al. profile →
The flavonoid procyanidin C1 has senotherapeutic activity and increases lifespan in mice

2021 217 citations Qixia Xu, Qiang Fu et al. Nature Metabolism profile →

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yu Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yu Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yu Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yu 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 Yu Sun. Yu 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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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) electrospun nanofibrous membrane for removing indoor gaseous phthalates: A health-driven framework for macro-channel adsorption module design and its implications 2025 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Yu Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Hongyi Wang, Jianping Cao, Zhongming Bu	0
2	Effects of Different Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Rates on Soil Microbial Structure in Paddy Soil When Combined with Rice Straw Return 2025 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), Qi Wang, (unknown), Quanxi Liang, Yu Sun, Fuqiang Song	2
3	Targeting Senescence with Apigenin Improves Chemotherapeutic Efficacy and Ameliorates Age‐Related Conditions in Mice 2025 ·Advanced Science ·Hongwei Zhang, Qixia Xu, Zhirui Jiang, Rong Sun, Qun Wang, Sanhong Liu, Xin Luan, (unknown), James L. Kirkland, Weidong Zhang, Yu Sun	8
4	Phthalates on indoor surfaces and associated exposure via surface touch behavior: Observation in university dormitories and its implications 2024 ·Building and Environment ·(unknown), Yu Sun, (unknown), Jianping Cao, Nan Zhang, Daniel Mmereki, Zhonghua Wei, Rui Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Zhongming Bu	3
5	Rutin is a potent senomorphic agent to target senescent cells and can improve chemotherapeutic efficacy 2023 ·Aging Cell ·Hanxin Liu, Qixia Xu, (unknown), Zi Li, Rong Sun, Zhirui Jiang, Xuefeng Dou, Qiang Fu, Judith Campisi, Yu Sun	55
6	PDK4-dependent hypercatabolism and lactate production of senescent cells promotes cancer malignancy 2023 ·Nature Metabolism ·Xuefeng Dou, Qiang Fu, Qilai Long, Shuning Liu, Yejun Zou, Da Fu, Qixia Xu, Zhirui Jiang, Xiaohui Ren, Guilong Zhang, Xiaoling Wei, Qingfeng Li, Judith Campisi, Yuzheng Zhao, Yu Sun	88
7	A New Landscape of Human Dental Aging: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Avenues 2022 ·Aging and Disease ·Ya‐Jia Xie, Shuang Chen, (unknown), Yu Sun, Shangfeng Liu	10
8	The flavonoid procyanidin C1 has senotherapeutic activity and increases lifespan in mice breakdown → 2021 ·Nature Metabolism ·Qixia Xu, Qiang Fu, Zi Li, Hanxin Liu, Ying Wang, Xu Lin, Ruikun He, Xuguang Zhang, Zhenyu Ju, Judith Campisi, James L. Kirkland, Yu Sun	217
9	Composted biochar affects structural dynamics, function and co-occurrence network patterns of fungi community 2021 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Ayodeji Bello, Bo Wang, Zhao Yan, Wei Yang, (unknown), Liting Deng, Ugochi Uzoamaka Egbeagu, Yu Sun, Liyan Zhao, Detian Li, Xiuhong Xu	87
10	Tumor microenvironment and cellular senescence: Understanding therapeutic resistance and harnessing strategies 2021 ·Seminars in Cancer Biology ·Hanxin Liu, Huifang Zhao, Yu Sun	71
11	Targetable mechanisms driving immunoevasion of persistent senescent cells link chemotherapy-resistant cancer to aging 2019 ·JCI Insight ·Denise P. Muñoz, Steven M. Yannone, Anneleen Daemen, Yu Sun, Funda Vakar‐Lopez, Misako Kawahara, Adam Freund, Françis Rodier, Jennifer D. Wu, Pierre-Yves Desprez, David H. Raulet, Peter S. Nelson, Laura van ‘t Veer, Judith Campisi, Jean-Philippe Coppé	118
12	The genome of Ensifer alkalisoli YIC4027 provides insights for host specificity and environmental adaptations 2019 ·BMC Genomics ·(unknown), Zhihong Xie, Wei Liu, Yu Sun, Xiaolin Liu, Yongqiang Zhu, Christian Staehelin	12
13	c-Jun N-terminal kinases differentially regulate TNF- and TLRs-mediated necroptosis through their kinase-dependent and -independent activities 2018 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Mengtao Cao, Fei Chen, Ni Xie, Mengyao Cao, Pengfei Chen, (unknown), Yanli Zhao, (unknown), Shuyuan Zhang, Xinyang Song, Yu Sun, Weimin Zhu, Lisha Mou, Shaodong Luan, Hanchao Gao	51
14	DNA Damage Induces a Secretory Program in the Quiescent TME that Fosters Adverse Cancer Phenotypes 2017 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·(unknown), Yu Sun, Ilsa M. Coleman, Daniella Bianchi‐Frias, Peter S. Nelson	14
15	Revisiting ovarian cancer microenvironment: a friend or a foe? 2017 ·Protein & Cell ·Boyi Zhang, Fei Chen, Qixia Xu, Han Liu, (unknown), Libin Gao, Xiaochen Sun, Yiwen Li, Yan Li, Min Qian, Yu Sun	40
16	Lateralization of gene expression in the honeybee brain during olfactory learning 2016 ·Scientific Reports ·Yu Amanda Guo, Zilong Wang, You Li, Guifeng Wei, Jiao Yuan, Yu Sun, Huan Wang, (unknown), Zhijiang Zeng, Shaowu Zhang, Runsheng Chen	16
17	Palmitoylation of δ-catenin by DHHC5 mediates activity-induced synapse plasticity 2014 ·Nature Neuroscience ·G. Stefano Brigidi, Yu Sun, Dayne Beccano-Kelly, Kimberley A. Pitman, (unknown), Stephanie L. Borgland, Austen J. Milnerwood, Shernaz X. Bamji	99
18	Myeloma cells inhibit osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and kill osteoblasts via TRAIL-induced apoptosis 2010 ·Archives of Medical Science ·Jinxiang Fu, (unknown), Xiaohui Zhang, (unknown), Jie Li, (unknown), Yu Sun, Jianhua Zhang, Xueguang Zhang	16
19	Merkel cell polyomavirus is not detected in prostate cancers, surrounding stroma, or benign prostate controls 2009 ·Journal of Clinical Virology ·Eric G. Bluemn, Kelly G. Paulson, Erin E. Higgins, Yu Sun, Paul Nghiem, Peter S. Nelson	18
20	Basic research Upregulated expression of RANKL on bone marrow stromal cells can stimulate osteoclast precursors to mature into functional osteoclasts and promote survival of myeloma cells 2008 ·Archives of Medical Science ·Jinxiang Fu, Jianhua Zhang, Xiaohui Zhang, Yu Sun	3

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