Yuning Sun

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Yuning Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yuning Sun has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yuning Sun's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (6 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers) and Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (6 papers). Yuning Sun is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (6 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers) and Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies (6 papers). Yuning Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and New Zealand. Yuning Sun's co-authors include Jianming Qiu, Aaron Yun Chen, Zhibo Xie, Yuqian Ye, Yilei Mao, Dandan Hu, Huayu Yang, Wuxiang Guan, F. Brent Johnson and Fang Cheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Yuning Sun

42 papers receiving 1.2k 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. Randomized controlled trial for time-restricted eating in healthy volunteers without obesity
    2022 176 citations Zhibo Xie, Yuning Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yuning Sun China 17 421 318 260 158 149 46 1.2k
Olga Ilnytska United States 18 607 1.4× 758 2.4× 233 0.9× 173 1.1× 106 0.7× 25 2.0k
Laelie A. Snook Canada 22 838 2.0× 943 3.0× 295 1.1× 76 0.5× 66 0.4× 41 1.7k
Jiao Zhou China 17 519 1.2× 238 0.7× 415 1.6× 113 0.7× 25 0.2× 52 1.3k
Jinyan Xie China 19 461 1.1× 255 0.8× 81 0.3× 104 0.7× 35 0.2× 54 1.1k
Keith M. Dawson United Kingdom 15 509 1.2× 192 0.6× 182 0.7× 265 1.7× 43 0.3× 47 1.4k
Yossi Dagon United States 14 1.0k 2.4× 405 1.3× 232 0.9× 51 0.3× 164 1.1× 23 1.7k
Hang Pham United States 10 456 1.1× 244 0.8× 113 0.4× 58 0.4× 40 0.3× 13 1.3k
Juan R. Peinado Spain 24 954 2.3× 544 1.7× 284 1.1× 40 0.3× 151 1.0× 57 1.8k
Clara Paolucci Italy 13 609 1.4× 707 2.2× 243 0.9× 52 0.3× 54 0.4× 21 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Yuning Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yuning Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yuning Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yuning Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yuning 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 Yuning Sun. Yuning 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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Sun, Yuning, Zhilong Liu, Zongbo Zhang, et al.. (2025). Human induced pluripotent stem cell models for Alzheimer’s disease research: a bibliometric analysis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 19. 1548701–1548701. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yan, Yuning Sun, Pei Zhao, et al.. (2025). Near‐Infrared Fluorescent Probe for the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. Medicinal Research Reviews. 46(1). 5–39.
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Chen, Fan, Tingting Hao, Qiang Chen, et al.. (2024). FABP1 induces lipogenesis by regulating the processing of SREBP1 in hepatocytes of large yellow croaker ( Larimichthys crocea ). The FASEB Journal. 38(18). e70036–e70036. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xueyan, Jianhui Guo, Huanzhou Xu, et al.. (2024). NS1-mediated enhancement of MVC transcription and replication promoted by KAT5/H4K12ac. Journal of Virology. 98(3). e0169523–e0169523. 4 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuning, et al.. (2024). Micromotors based on mesoporous silica tubes for thrombus therapy. Bioinspired Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials. 13(1). 25–33. 1 indexed citations
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Ji, Kai, et al.. (2022). High incidence of the virus among respiratory pathogens in children with lower respiratory tract infection in northwestern China. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e28367–e28367. 10 indexed citations
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Xie, Zhibo, Yuning Sun, Yuqian Ye, et al.. (2022). Randomized controlled trial for time-restricted eating in healthy volunteers without obesity. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1003–1003. 176 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fu, Cong, et al.. (2019). Bradykinin protects cardiac c‐kit positive cells from high‐glucose‐induced senescence through B2 receptor signaling pathway. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 120(10). 17731–17743. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Jia, Yuning Sun, Lijuan Chen, & Genshan Ma. (2019). The lymphocyte adapter protein: A negative regulator of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 134. 107–118. 3 indexed citations
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Ding, Yanqin, et al.. (2019). Oxymatrine Inhibits Bocavirus MVC Replication, Reduces Viral Gene Expression and Decreases Apoptosis Induced by Viral Infection. Virologica Sinica. 34(1). 78–87. 15 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuning, Jia Huang, Yuyu Yao, et al.. (2018). Insulin-like growth factor-1-mediated regulation of miR-193a expression promotes the migration and proliferation of c-kit-positive mouse cardiac stem cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 9(1). 41–41. 13 indexed citations
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Han, Xiqiong, Yuning Sun, Jia Huang, et al.. (2018). Metformin Modulates High Glucose-Incubated Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Proliferation and Apoptosis Through AMPK/CREB/BDNF Pathway. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9. 1266–1266. 22 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuning, Xiqiong Han, Xin Wang, et al.. (2018). Sustained Release of IGF-1 by 3D Mesoporous Scaffolds Promoting Cardiac Stem Cell Migration and Proliferation. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 49(6). 2358–2370. 13 indexed citations
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Yang, Yi, Wang Li, Yang Liu, et al.. (2014). Alpha-lipoic acid improves high-fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis by modulating the transcription factors SREBP-1, FoxO1 and Nrf2 via the SIRT1/LKB1/AMPK pathway. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 25(11). 1207–1217. 112 indexed citations
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Liu, Jun, Yuning Sun, Guisheng Wu, et al.. (2009). GRK5 Deficiency Leads to Reduced Hippocampal Acetylcholine Level via Impaired Presynaptic M2/M4 Autoreceptor Desensitization. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(29). 19564–19571. 36 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuejun, Yuning Sun, Chunrong Li, et al.. (2007). Salvianolic acid B, an antioxidant from Salvia miltiorrhiza, prevents 6-hydroxydopamine induced apoptosis in SH-SY5Y cells. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 40(3). 409–422. 79 indexed citations
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