Yucheng Sun

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Yucheng Sun is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Yucheng Sun has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Plant Science, 41 papers in Insect Science and 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Yucheng Sun's work include Plant Parasitism and Resistance (44 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (34 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (32 papers). Yucheng Sun is often cited by papers focused on Plant Parasitism and Resistance (44 papers), Plant responses to elevated CO2 (34 papers) and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control (32 papers). Yucheng Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Kazakhstan. Yucheng Sun's co-authors include Feng Ge, Feng Ge, Huijuan Guo, Xiaoxia Le, Tao Chen, Keyan Zhu‐Salzman, Shiyu Zhou, Peijian Shi, Le Kang and Gang Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Yucheng Sun

89 papers receiving 2.3k 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. Recent Progress in Smart Polymeric Gel‐Based Information Storage for Anti‐Counterfeiting
    2022 268 citations Yucheng Sun et al. profile →

Peers

Yucheng Sun
Da Xiao China
Michael Knoblauch United States
Hongjie Li China
Chikara Hirayama Japan
Aart J. E. van Bel Germany
Xiaoyun Pan China
Gavin Ash Australia
Jörg Kahnt Germany
Ross E. Beever New Zealand
Attila Molnár United Kingdom
Da Xiao China
Yucheng Sun
Citations per year, relative to Yucheng Sun Yucheng Sun (= 1×) peers Da Xiao

Countries citing papers authored by Yucheng Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yucheng Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yucheng Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yucheng Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yucheng 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 Yucheng Sun. Yucheng 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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Chen, Xinling, Xuechang Zhou, Lin Yao, et al.. (2025). MiR-4298 and lncKRTAP5-6-3 regulated Cathepsin D expression through ERK-MAPK signaling pathway in chronic UVB-damaged HaCaT cells. Frontiers in Medicine. 11. 1485224–1485224.
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Liu, Chen, Young‐Jun Park, Chengbao Ma, et al.. (2025). HKU25 clade MERS-related coronaviruses use ACE2 as a functional receptor. Nature Microbiology. 10(11). 2860–2874.
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Liao, Lin, Junlin Chen, Teng Jiang, et al.. (2025). Antibacterial effects of cinnamaldehyde and hesperitin on resistant Glaesserella parasuis by suppressing QseBC two-component system. BMC Veterinary Research. 21(1). 264–264. 1 indexed citations
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Ye, Zheng, Yucheng Sun, Zhihong Zhang, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of the distribution and mobility of labile phosphorus in sediment profiles of Lake Nansi, the largest eutrophic freshwater lake in northern China. Chemosphere. 315. 137756–137756. 14 indexed citations
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Guo, Huijuan, et al.. (2023). A novel gene REPTOR2 activates the autophagic degradation of wing disc in pea aphid. eLife. 12. 11 indexed citations
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Guo, Huijuan, et al.. (2022). PEBP balances apoptosis and autophagy in whitefly upon arbovirus infection. Nature Communications. 13(1). 846–846. 39 indexed citations
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Gu, Shimin, Huijuan Guo, Thomas Degen, et al.. (2021). Differential Levels of Fatty Acid‐Amino Acid Conjugates in the Oral Secretions of Lepidopteran Larvae Account for the Different Profiles of Volatiles. Pest Management Science. 77(9). 3970–3979. 9 indexed citations
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Guo, Honggang, et al.. (2020). O3-Induced Priming Defense Associated With the Abscisic Acid Signaling Pathway Enhances Plant Resistance to Bemisia tabaci. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 93–93. 21 indexed citations
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Xu, Na, Kaikai Yu, Haotian Yu, et al.. (2020). Recombinant Ricin Toxin Binding Subunit B (RTB) Stimulates Production of TNF-α by Mouse Macrophages Through Activation of TLR4 Signaling Pathway. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 11. 526129–526129. 5 indexed citations
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Guo, Huijuan, et al.. (2020). Apoptotic neurodegeneration in whitefly promotes the spread of TYLCV. eLife. 9. 43 indexed citations
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Sun, Yucheng, et al.. (2014). Reduced plant nutrition under elevated CO2 depresses the immunocompetence of cotton bollworm against its endoparasite. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 4538–4538. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinxin, Ning Xu, & Yucheng Sun. (2013). Chondroblastoma of calcaneus. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 96(4). 238–238. 1 indexed citations
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Krogh, Paul Henning, Xue Bai, Dick Roelofs, et al.. (2013). Microarray detection and qPCR screening of potential biomarkers of Folsomia candida (Collembola: Isotomidae) exposed to Bt proteins (Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac). Environmental Pollution. 184. 170–178. 14 indexed citations
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Guo, Huijuan, Yucheng Sun, Qin Ren, et al.. (2012). Elevated CO2 Reduces the Resistance and Tolerance of Tomato Plants to Helicoverpa armigera by Suppressing the JA Signaling Pathway. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41426–e41426. 49 indexed citations
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Huang, Lichao, et al.. (2012). Lower incidence and severity of tomato virus in elevated CO2 is accompanied by modulated plant induced defence in tomato. Plant Biology. 14(6). 905–913. 50 indexed citations
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Sun, Yucheng, et al.. (2009). Elevated CO2 changes the interactions between nematode and tomato genotypes differing in the JA pathway. Plant Cell & Environment. 33(5). 729–739. 39 indexed citations
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Wu, Gang, Fajun Chen, Yucheng Sun, & Feng Ge. (2007). Response of successive three generations of cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (H¨ubner), fed on cotton bolls under elevated CO2. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 19(11). 1318–1325. 15 indexed citations
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