Yujun Sun

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 908 citations indexed

About

Yujun Sun is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Yujun Sun has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 908 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 26 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Yujun Sun's work include Forest ecology and management (23 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (14 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers). Yujun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Forest ecology and management (23 papers), Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications (14 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (12 papers). Yujun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Pakistan. Yujun Sun's co-authors include Sajjad Saeed, Chen Li-ping, Xinjie Wang, Yao Fu, Mukete Beckline, Lai Zhou, Mi Luo, Abdul Mannan, Tao He and Daniel Etongo and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Yujun Sun

55 papers receiving 887 citations

Hit Papers

Monitoring and predicting land use and land cover changes... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 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. Monitoring and predicting land use and land cover changes using remote sensing and GIS techniques—A case study of a hilly area, Jiangle, China
    2018 375 citations Chen Li-ping, Yujun Sun et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yujun Sun China 16 546 239 232 192 119 59 908
Sajjad Saeed China 16 544 1.0× 237 1.0× 288 1.2× 239 1.2× 101 0.8× 38 953
Alan Di Vittorio United States 16 544 1.0× 174 0.7× 214 0.9× 166 0.9× 175 1.5× 40 917
Xiao Zheng China 20 495 0.9× 238 1.0× 261 1.1× 149 0.8× 215 1.8× 58 956
Rémi d’Annunzio Italy 15 640 1.2× 264 1.1× 318 1.4× 178 0.9× 60 0.5× 22 1.1k
Marcelo Rezende Italy 5 1.0k 1.8× 394 1.6× 408 1.8× 205 1.1× 126 1.1× 6 1.6k
Jan Knorn United States 10 845 1.5× 283 1.2× 542 2.3× 192 1.0× 215 1.8× 13 1.3k
Fatih Sivrikaya Türkiye 15 659 1.2× 194 0.8× 303 1.3× 205 1.1× 133 1.1× 51 937
Guido Ceccherini Italy 16 772 1.4× 193 0.8× 421 1.8× 293 1.5× 220 1.8× 33 1.2k
Henrique Cassol Brazil 11 697 1.3× 210 0.9× 253 1.1× 172 0.9× 115 1.0× 31 1.0k
Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi Iran 23 768 1.4× 242 1.0× 401 1.7× 240 1.3× 230 1.9× 86 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Yujun Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yujun Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yujun Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yujun Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yujun 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 Yujun Sun. Yujun 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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Li, Zhitao, et al.. (2025). Microstructure and mechanical property evolution of Haynes282 cast nickel-based superalloy during ultra-long-term aging. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1047. 184959–184959.
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Yang, Haidong, Jing Zhang, Man Yang, et al.. (2022). Catalase and interleukin-6 serum elevation in a prediction of treatment-resistance in male schizophrenia patients. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 79. 103400–103400. 11 indexed citations
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Yuan, Hai, Zhao Gao, Guang Chen, et al.. (2021). An integrative proteomics metabolomics based strategy reveals the mechanisms involved in wasp sting induced acute kidney injury. Toxicon. 205. 1–10. 13 indexed citations
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Xu, Xuelei, Xinjie Wang, Yang Hu, et al.. (2020). Short-term effects of thinning on the development and communities of understory vegetation of Chinese fir plantations in Southeastern China. PeerJ. 8. e8536–e8536. 17 indexed citations
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Saeed, Sajjad, et al.. (2019). Image classification based on the linear unmixing and GEOBIA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 191(11). 649–649. 3 indexed citations
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Li-ping, Chen, Yujun Sun, & Sajjad Saeed. (2018). Monitoring and predicting land use and land cover changes using remote sensing and GIS techniques—A case study of a hilly area, Jiangle, China. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0200493–e0200493. 375 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fu, Yao, Yujun Sun, Xinjie Wang, & Hao Xu. (2016). Carbon and Nitrogen Pools in an Age-sequence of Olga Bay Larch (<em>Larix olgensis</em> Henry) Stands in North-Eastern China. Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology. 11(1). 7–16. 1 indexed citations
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He, Tao & Yujun Sun. (2016). Dynamic monitoring of forest carbon stocks based on the InVEST model.. Journal of Zhejiang A & F University. 33(3). 377–383. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Yujun, et al.. (2015). A Mixed-Effects Model with Different Strategies for Modeling Volume in Cunninghamia lanceolata Plantations. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0140095–e0140095. 13 indexed citations
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Sun, Yujun, et al.. (2015). Linear Mixed-Effects Models to Describe Individual Tree Crown Width for China-Fir in Fujian Province, Southeast China. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0122257–e0122257. 38 indexed citations
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Sun, Yujun, et al.. (2014). Height-diameter Models of Chinese Fir (<em>Cunninghamia lanceolata</em>) Based on Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models in Southeast China. Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology. 6(4). 445–452. 3 indexed citations
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Fu, Yao, Xinjie Wang, & Yujun Sun. (2013). Carbon Concentration Variability of <em>Larix olgensis</em> in North-Eastern China. Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology. 5(5). 627–632. 5 indexed citations
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Sun, Yujun. (2011). Study on Forest Biomass and Carbon Sequestration Survey in Liaoning Province Based on RS and Genomic Models. Forest Resources Management. 2 indexed citations
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Sun, Yujun. (2009). Research on Influence of Eco-Tourism over Residents in Wuyishan Nature Reserve. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Yujun. (2007). Discussion on Application of SWOT Analysis Model to Forest Tourism Planning. Forest Inventory and Planning.
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Zhang, Zhi & Yujun Sun. (2006). Distribution of Landscape Elements Along Environmental Gradients in Over-Cut Forests. Frontiers of Forestry in China. 1(1). 28–32. 1 indexed citations

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