Zhaojun Sun

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Zhaojun Sun is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhaojun Sun has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Immunology, 20 papers in Oncology and 12 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Zhaojun Sun's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (14 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (11 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (10 papers). Zhaojun Sun is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (14 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (11 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (10 papers). Zhaojun Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Belgium. Zhaojun Sun's co-authors include Julien Fourcade, John M. Kirkwood, Hassane M. Zarour, Cindy Sander, Philippe Guillaume, Immanuel F. Luescher, Vijay K. Kuchroo, Ornella Pagliano, Mourad Benallaoua and Joë-Marc Chauvin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Zhaojun Sun

69 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Upregulation of Tim-3 and PD-1 expression is associated with tumor antigen–specific CD8+ T cell dysfunction in melanoma patients

2010 1.0k citations Julien Fourcade, Zhaojun Sun et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →
TIGIT and PD-1 impair tumor antigen–specific CD8+ T cells in melanoma patients

2015 608 citations Joë-Marc Chauvin, Ornella Pagliano et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhaojun Sun China	20	2.2k	2.1k	406	171	134	74	3.2k
Gang Zeng China	32	1.5k 0.7×	934 0.4×	993 2.4×	266 1.6×	58 0.4×	136	3.6k
M. S. Srinivasan New Zealand	26	999 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	523 1.3×	174 1.0×	42 0.3×	58	3.3k
Carlo Bifulco United States	29	1.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	785 1.9×	448 2.6×	296 2.2×	106	3.7k
Junko Morimoto Japan	30	885 0.4×	384 0.2×	782 1.9×	118 0.7×	122 0.9×	129	3.0k
Li Lu United States	30	1.4k 0.7×	806 0.4×	1.1k 2.6×	259 1.5×	128 1.0×	101	4.1k
Xinyi Tang China	32	1.1k 0.5×	444 0.2×	930 2.3×	76 0.4×	132 1.0×	108	2.8k
Xiaoming Zhang China	30	1.3k 0.6×	569 0.3×	628 1.5×	426 2.5×	86 0.6×	86	3.0k
Younghun Jung South Korea	25	568 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	840 2.1×	422 2.5×	45 0.3×	71	3.0k
Antonio García-Gómez Spain	24	463 0.2×	405 0.2×	741 1.8×	65 0.4×	98 0.7×	44	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhaojun Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhaojun Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhaojun Sun

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

Bourne, Donald, Zhaojun Sun, Bruce L. Jacobs, et al.. (2025). Association of a State‐Wide Alternative Payment Model for Rural Hospitals With Bypass for Elective Surgeries. Health Services Research. 60(3). e14442–e14442. 1 indexed citations

Li, Siqi, Zhaojun Sun, Jun He, et al.. (2024). Effects of different water stresses under subsurface infiltration irrigation on eggplant growth and water productivity. Scientia Horticulturae. 337. 113548–113548. 6 indexed citations

Sun, Zhaojun, et al.. (2024). Effects of water-fertiliser coupling on the photosynthesis and quality of Lycium barbarum based on predicted crop evapotranspiration (ETc). Scientific Reports. 14(1). 31405–31405. 1 indexed citations

Li, Siqi, et al.. (2024). Effects of Water and Nitrogen Regulation on Apple Tree Growth, Yield, Quality, and Their Water and Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency. Plants. 13(17). 2404–2404. 4 indexed citations

Lin, Jonathan Y., David T. Miller, Zhaojun Sun, et al.. (2024). Factors influencing readmission patterns following radical cystectomy: An analysis of social determinants and discharge outcomes. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 42(12). 449.e13–449.e19.

Sun, Zhaojun, et al.. (2023). Groundwater level dynamic simulation and soil salinization prediction of the closed hydrogeological unit in the arid irrigation area. Journal of Hydroinformatics. 25(3). 815–834. 3 indexed citations

Sun, Zhaojun, et al.. (2023). Effects of CAR-T Cell Therapy on Immune Cells and Related Toxic Side Effect Analysis in Patients with Refractory Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Mediators of Inflammation. 2023. 1–7.

Sun, Zhaojun, et al.. (2022). Effect of irrigation scheduling on yield, quality and water use efficiency ofpotato plants grown under deficit irrigation conditions. Middle East Journal of Agriculture Research. 3 indexed citations

Zamanian, Maryam, et al.. (2020). Changes in Disparities in Stage of Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Pennsylvania After the Affordable Care Act. Journal of Women s Health. 30(3). 324–331. 7 indexed citations

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Wang, Zheng, et al.. (2020). [DA-6 and GLDA Enhanced Pancium virgatum L. to Phytoextract Cd from Contaminated Soils].. Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue. 41(12). 5589–5599. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Xu, et al.. (2018). Effect of Ridges and Furrows Plant of Wolfberry on Alkalized Solonchak. Ekoloji. 27(106). 975–983. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhaojun, Julien Fourcade, Ornella Pagliano, et al.. (2015). IL10 and PD-1 Cooperate to Limit the Activity of Tumor-Specific CD8+ T Cells. Cancer Research. 75(8). 1635–1644. 141 indexed citations

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Fourcade, Julien, Zhaojun Sun, Ornella Pagliano, et al.. (2013). PD-1 and Tim-3 Regulate the Expansion of Tumor Antigen–Specific CD8+ T Cells Induced by Melanoma Vaccines. Cancer Research. 74(4). 1045–1055. 175 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhaojun. (2012). Salinity characteristics and correlation analysis of saline soil in irrigation area of Ningxia. Turang feiliao. 1 indexed citations

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Fourcade, Julien, Zhaojun Sun, Ornella Pagliano, et al.. (2011). CD8+ T Cells Specific for Tumor Antigens Can Be Rendered Dysfunctional by the Tumor Microenvironment through Upregulation of the Inhibitory Receptors BTLA and PD-1. Cancer Research. 72(4). 887–896. 291 indexed citations

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Fourcade, Julien, Zhaojun Sun, Mourad Benallaoua, et al.. (2010). Upregulation of Tim-3 and PD-1 expression is associated with tumor antigen–specific CD8+ T cell dysfunction in melanoma patients. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 207(10). 2175–2186. 1032 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fourcade, Julien, Zhaojun Sun, Pavol Kudela, et al.. (2010). Human Tumor Antigen-Specific Helper and Regulatory T Cells Share Common Epitope Specificity but Exhibit Distinct T Cell Repertoire. The Journal of Immunology. 184(12). 6709–6718. 36 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhaojun. (2009). Research on the amount of desulfurized gypsum from the coal-burning power plant applied to improve the alkalized soil for paddy rice. Soil and Environmental Sciences. 1 indexed citations

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Fourcade, Julien, Pavol Kudela, Zhaojun Sun, et al.. (2009). PD-1 Is a Regulator of NY-ESO-1-Specific CD8+ T Cell Expansion in Melanoma Patients. The Journal of Immunology. 182(9). 5240–5249. 131 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yi, Zhaojun Sun, Hugues J. M. Nicolay, et al.. (2005). Monitoring of Anti-Vaccine CD4 T Cell Frequencies in Melanoma Patients Vaccinated with a MAGE-3 Protein. The Journal of Immunology. 174(4). 2404–2411. 26 indexed citations

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