Zhe Sun

11.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
240 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Zhe Sun is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhe Sun has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Materials Chemistry, 87 papers in Organic Chemistry and 54 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhe Sun's work include Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (73 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (37 papers) and Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (27 papers). Zhe Sun is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds (73 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (37 papers) and Fullerene Chemistry and Applications (27 papers). Zhe Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and United States. Zhe Sun's co-authors include Jishan Wu, Zebing Zeng, Chunyan Chi, Zhanhua Huang, Qun Ye, Kuo‐Wei Huang, Zhanhu Guo, Keqi Qu, Nian Bing Li and Hiroyuki Isobe and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Zhe Sun

231 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Low band gap polycyclic h... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2012 2014 1994 2024 200 400 600
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. Low band gap polycyclic hydrocarbons: from closed-shell near infrared dyes and semiconductors to open-shell radicals
    2012 621 citations Zhe Sun, Chunyan Chi et al. profile →
  2. Zethrenes, Extended p-Quinodimethanes, and Periacenes with a Singlet Biradical Ground State
    2014 400 citations Zhe Sun, Jishan Wu et al. profile →
  3. Directed Transformation of Molecules to Solids: Synthesis of a Microporous Sulfide from Molecular Germanium Sulfide Cages
    1994 264 citations Zhe Sun et al. profile →
  4. Modification of recycled aggregate and conservation and application of recycled aggregate concrete: A review
    2024 79 citations Zhe Sun et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Zhe Sun 3.7k 3.4k 2.4k 1.5k 1.1k 240 8.9k
Mao Chen 1.8k 0.5× 3.6k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 569 0.4× 1.1k 1.0× 184 7.6k
Irshad Hussaın 4.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 2.0k 1.8× 216 9.6k
Jintao Zhu 5.9k 1.6× 4.0k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 3.9k 3.5× 398 12.7k
Bin Yuan 3.7k 1.0× 722 0.2× 3.8k 1.6× 1.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.5× 218 8.4k
Yao Lin 3.1k 0.8× 2.5k 0.7× 806 0.3× 928 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 91 6.4k
Robert Pelton 2.9k 0.8× 4.1k 1.2× 1.5k 0.6× 757 0.5× 4.9k 4.4× 287 14.2k
Stephanie Hoeppener 1.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 528 0.3× 1.8k 1.7× 222 6.5k
Hagai Cohen 4.0k 1.1× 748 0.2× 4.4k 1.9× 825 0.5× 1.3k 1.2× 269 9.9k
Michael J. Monteiro 3.7k 1.0× 9.5k 2.8× 1.6k 0.7× 803 0.5× 2.2k 2.0× 258 15.1k
Chuanbing Tang 3.4k 0.9× 5.1k 1.5× 1.6k 0.7× 668 0.4× 3.2k 2.9× 186 12.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhe Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhe Sun

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All Works

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Wang, Mingzhe, Yixuan Gao, Miaoqiang Lv, et al.. (2025). Dibenzononazethrene Isomers: Stable Singlet Diradicaloids with Efficient Photothermal Conversion. Precision Chemistry. 3(7). 389–398. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Mingjie, et al.. (2024). In vivo validation of osteoinductivity and biocompatibility of BMP-2 enriched calcium phosphate cement alongside retrospective description of its clinical adverse events. International Journal of Implant Dentistry. 10(1). 47–47. 4 indexed citations
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Huo, Gui‐Fei, Weitao Xu, Jinlian Hu, et al.. (2024). Perylene‐Embedded Helical Nanographenes with Emission up to 1010 nm: Synthesis, Structures, and Chiroptical Properties. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(4). e202416707–e202416707. 22 indexed citations
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Zhu, Zhenbang, Zhengqin Ye, Wenqiang Wang, et al.. (2024). A rescued virus from the infectious clone of a PRRSV NADC34-like strain exhibits high pathogenicity for nursery pigs1. Journal of Integrative Agriculture. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Tong, et al.. (2024). Engineered phages in anti-infection and anti-tumor fields: A review. Microbial Pathogenesis. 198. 107052–107052. 4 indexed citations
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Shen, Tong, Pedro G. Boj, José M. Villalvilla, et al.. (2023). Fused Triangulene Dimers: Facile Synthesis by Intramolecular Radical‐Radical Coupling and Application for Near‐Infrared Lasers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(27). e202304197–e202304197. 15 indexed citations
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Li, Ke, Jinlian Hu, Qin Xiang, et al.. (2023). Stable Crystalline Nanohoop Radical and Its Self‐Association Promoted by van der Waals Interactions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(14). e202301046–e202301046. 26 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng, et al.. (2023). Spin‐Distribution‐Directed Regioselective Substitution Strategy for Highly Stable Olympicenyl Radicals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(46). e202313257–e202313257. 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhe, et al.. (2023). A nanozipper structured efficient FRET probe for ratiometric detection of ATP based on target-induced cycling amplification. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 401. 134890–134890. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhe, et al.. (2023). A photoelectrochemical biosensor based on ZnIn2S4@AuNPs coupled with circular bipedal DNA walker for signal-on detection of circulating tumor DNA. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 231. 115295–115295. 31 indexed citations
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Dong, Xue, et al.. (2023). A label-free and ratiometric fluorescent immunosensor by integrating CRISPR/Cas 12a and 3D DNA nanomachine. Talanta Open. 7. 100210–100210. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Panrao, Zhenbang Zhu, Zhe Sun, et al.. (2023). Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Recombinant Classical Pseudorabies Virus in the Context of the Variant Strains Pandemic in China. Viruses. 15(9). 1966–1966. 11 indexed citations
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Liang, Dehai, Zhe Sun, Shirong Lu, et al.. (2023). Solvent-Free Grinding Synthesis of Hybrid Copper Halides for White Light Emission. Inorganic Chemistry. 62(19). 7296–7303. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng, Jinlian Hu, Sota Sato, et al.. (2023). Synthesis and structure elucidation of triarylmethyl radicals with anthryl substitution. Chemical Communications. 59(14). 2015–2018. 6 indexed citations
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Han, Yi, Jianye Gong, Jinlian Hu, et al.. (2023). Symmetry‐Broken Intermolecular Charge Separation of Cationic Radicals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(15). e202301348–e202301348. 17 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhe, Jinhai Huang, Jing Li, et al.. (2021). Arf6-mediated macropinocytosis-enhanced suicide gene therapy of C16TAB-condensed Tat/pDNA nanoparticles in ovarian cancer. Nanoscale. 13(34). 14538–14551. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhe, Shanshan Chen, Meng Li, et al.. (2019). Strategien zur Steigerung der Leistung von PEDOT:PSS/Si‐Hybrid‐Solarzellen. Angewandte Chemie. 133(10). 5092–5112. 6 indexed citations

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