Zewei Sun

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Zewei Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zewei Sun has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Zewei Sun's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (5 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (4 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (4 papers). Zewei Sun is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (5 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (4 papers) and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (4 papers). Zewei Sun collaborates with scholars based in China and Saudi Arabia. Zewei Sun's co-authors include Liangrong Zheng, Wenting Zhao, Shuai Wang, Jie Han, Zhen Wang, Dongchen Zhou, Yingnan Hou, Qiang Zhou, Youhua Xie and Weixiang Bian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nano Letters, Chemical Engineering Journal and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Zewei Sun

32 papers receiving 995 citations

Hit Papers

AXL is a candidate receptor for SARS-CoV-2 that promotes ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 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. AXL is a candidate receptor for SARS-CoV-2 that promotes infection of pulmonary and bronchial epithelial cells
    2021 334 citations Shuai Wang, Zongyang Qiu et al. Cell Research profile →

Peers

Zewei Sun
Jiro Abe Japan
Shuang Wu China
Hongbing Wu China
Xuesong Li China
Laura Graciotti Italy
Dengbing Yao China
Yiqing Liu China
Quangang Chen China
Jiro Abe Japan
Zewei Sun
Citations per year, relative to Zewei Sun Zewei Sun (= 1×) peers Jiro Abe

Countries citing papers authored by Zewei Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zewei Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zewei Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zewei Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zewei 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 Zewei Sun. Zewei 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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Yin, Yanqi, et al.. (2025). Hetero-structured hydrogel with transition layer: Achieving synergistic sensing-actuating integration for intelligent ship. Chemical Engineering Journal. 522. 168137–168137.
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Sun, Zewei, Wenjing Chen, Zhen Wang, et al.. (2022). Matr3 reshapes m6A modification complex to alleviate macrophage inflammation during atherosclerosis. Clinical Immunology. 245. 109176–109176. 24 indexed citations
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Han, Jie, Jian Yang, Qiqi Wang, et al.. (2022). Ibandronate promotes autophagy by inhibiting Rac1–mTOR signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo. Cell Death Discovery. 8(1). 186–186. 6 indexed citations
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He, Yuxian, et al.. (2022). Spinal Cord Stimulation Attenuates Neural Remodeling, Inflammation, and Fibrosis After Myocardial Infarction. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 26(1). 57–67. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuai, Zongyang Qiu, Yingnan Hou, et al.. (2021). AXL is a candidate receptor for SARS-CoV-2 that promotes infection of pulmonary and bronchial epithelial cells. Cell Research. 31(2). 126–140. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Zewei, et al.. (2021). Delayed papillary muscle rupture after radiofrequency catheter ablation: A case report. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 9(20). 5556–5561. 1 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenting, Zhen Wang, Zewei Sun, et al.. (2018). RNA helicase DDX5 participates in oxLDL-induced macrophage scavenger receptor 1 expression by suppressing mRNA degradation. Experimental Cell Research. 366(2). 114–120. 20 indexed citations
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Yan, Hui, et al.. (2016). Upregulation of miRNA-155 expression by OxLDL in dendritic cells involves JAK1/2 kinase and transcription factors YY1 and MYB. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 37(5). 1371–1378. 19 indexed citations
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Sun, Zewei, Dongchen Zhou, Xudong Xie, et al.. (2016). Cross-talk between macrophages and atrial myocytes in atrial fibrillation. Basic Research in Cardiology. 111(6). 63–63. 118 indexed citations
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Han, Fei, Dongchen Zhou, Xiang Yin, et al.. (2016). Paeoniflorin protects diabetic mice against myocardial ischemic injury via the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1/calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway. Cell & Bioscience. 6(1). 37–37. 28 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuai, Jinxiu Yang, Bin Chen, et al.. (2015). Interruption of CD40 Pathway Improves Efficacy of Transplanted Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Monocrotaline Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 36(2). 683–696. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuai, et al.. (2015). Oxidized low-density lipoprotein upregulates microRNA-146a via JNK and NF-κB signaling. Molecular Medicine Reports. 13(2). 1709–1716. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuai, et al.. (2015). miR-29a promotes scavenger receptor A expression by targeting QKI (quaking) during monocyte-macrophage differentiation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 464(1). 1–6. 14 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenting, Zewei Sun, Shuai Wang, Zhenwei Li, & Liangrong Zheng. (2015). Wnt1 Participates in Inflammation Induced by Lipopolysaccharide Through Upregulating Scavenger Receptor A and NF-kB. Inflammation. 38(4). 1700–1706. 34 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuai, Zewei Sun, Xi Zhang, et al.. (2015). Wnt1 Positively Regulates CD36 Expression via TCF4 and PPAR-γ in Macrophages. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 35(4). 1289–1302. 26 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yuanyuan, Qiang Chen, Zewei Sun, et al.. (2015). Impaired capsaicin-induced relaxation in diabetic mesenteric arteries. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 29(6). 747–754. 13 indexed citations
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Chen, Fei, Bin Chen, Yutao Wu, et al.. (2014). Autophagy Protects Against Senescence and Apoptosis via the RAS-Mitochondria in High-Glucose-Induced Endothelial Cells. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 33(4). 1058–1074. 76 indexed citations
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Chen, Fei, et al.. (2014). Lycopene protects against apoptosis in hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced H9C2 myocardioblast cells through increased autophagy. Molecular Medicine Reports. 11(2). 1358–1365. 20 indexed citations

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