Zhen Sun

1.2k total citations
38 papers, 899 citations indexed

About

Zhen Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhen Sun has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 899 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zhen Sun's work include Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (5 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (5 papers). Zhen Sun is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth (5 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Physiological and biochemical adaptations (5 papers). Zhen Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Denmark. Zhen Sun's co-authors include Xiujie Wang, Lihua Dong, Li Wang, Qiao‐Ping Wang, Ling Gao, Haiyan Li, Li Tu, Nian Liu, Lasse Hyldgaard Klausen and Shifei Kang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Zhen Sun

38 papers receiving 890 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhen Sun China 17 495 281 143 111 88 38 899
Chenxi Li China 19 607 1.2× 219 0.8× 146 1.0× 82 0.7× 77 0.9× 62 1.1k
Rajeev Mishra India 18 683 1.4× 266 0.9× 256 1.8× 128 1.2× 74 0.8× 52 1.3k
Zeyu Zhang China 19 802 1.6× 448 1.6× 146 1.0× 111 1.0× 53 0.6× 67 1.2k
Yue Yang China 28 821 1.7× 400 1.4× 193 1.3× 170 1.5× 143 1.6× 93 1.8k
Huiling Wang China 20 719 1.5× 238 0.8× 137 1.0× 62 0.6× 57 0.6× 59 1.1k
Xiaoling Zhang China 19 565 1.1× 293 1.0× 186 1.3× 132 1.2× 33 0.4× 54 1.2k
Hua Guan China 19 549 1.1× 224 0.8× 117 0.8× 105 0.9× 55 0.6× 71 1.1k
Kaori Endo Japan 17 548 1.1× 144 0.5× 227 1.6× 90 0.8× 69 0.8× 47 1.2k
Yongkang Liu China 20 395 0.8× 200 0.7× 148 1.0× 39 0.4× 61 0.7× 79 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhen Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhen Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhen Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhen Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhen 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 Zhen Sun. Zhen 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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Li, Yiming, Yucong Ye, Xiaoyi Zhu, et al.. (2025). Transcriptional analysis reveals antioxidant, ion transport, and glycolysis mechanisms in Litopenaeus vannamei gills involved in the response to high alkali stress. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 306. 111868–111868. 1 indexed citations
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Kang, Shifei, Mingliang Du, Nian Liu, et al.. (2025). Chain assembly of Rhodococcus bacteria with O-doped g-C3N4 for photocatalysis mediated high-performance partial nitrification: From nitrite resource evolution to device application. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 488. 137421–137421. 3 indexed citations
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Zheng, Xiaodong, et al.. (2024). Bladder cancer: non-coding RNAs and exosomal non-coding RNAs. Functional & Integrative Genomics. 24(5). 147–147. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, Pengcheng Gao, Kai Zhou, et al.. (2024). Effects of saline and alkaline stresses on the survival, growth, and physiological responses in juvenile mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi). Aquaculture. 591. 741143–741143. 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Nian, Zhen Sun, Huan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Emerging high-ammonia‑nitrogen wastewater remediation by biological treatment and photocatalysis techniques. The Science of The Total Environment. 875. 162603–162603. 77 indexed citations
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Zheng, Lulu, Bo Wang, Yun‐Fan Sun, et al.. (2021). An Oxygen-Concentration-Controllable Multiorgan Microfluidic Platform for Studying Hypoxia-Induced Lung Cancer-Liver Metastasis and Screening Drugs. ACS Sensors. 6(3). 823–832. 49 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhen, Rui Liu, Xin Liu, et al.. (2021). Transferrin-Conjugated Erianin-Loaded Liposomes Suppress the Growth of Liver Cancer by Modulating Oxidative Stress. Frontiers in Oncology. 11. 727605–727605. 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ping, Zhen Sun, Xin Liu, et al.. (2021). Lysionotin induces apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via caspase-3 mediated mitochondrial pathway. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 344. 109500–109500. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, Jun He, Haoyue Hu, et al.. (2020). Lung CSC‐derived exosomal miR‐210‐3p contributes to a pro‐metastatic phenotype in lung cancer by targeting FGFRL1. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 24(11). 6324–6339. 76 indexed citations
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Zheng, Lulu, Yuwen Wang, Yule Zhang, et al.. (2020). EGFR inhibitors regulate Ca2+ concentration and apoptosis after PM2.5 exposure based on a lung-mimic microfluidic system. The Science of The Total Environment. 761. 143200–143200. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Hang, Qifang Lai, Zongli Yao, et al.. (2020). Ammonia excretion and blood gas variation in naked carp (Gymnocypris przewalskii) exposed to acute hypoxia and high alkalinity. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 46(6). 1981–1990. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhen, Li Wang, Lihua Dong, et al.. (2019). Glioblastoma Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Enhance Stemness and Tumorigenicity of Glioma Cells by Transferring Notch1 Protein. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 40(5). 767–784. 74 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhen, Li Wang, Lihua Dong, & Xiujie Wang. (2018). Emerging role of exosome signalling in maintaining cancer stem cell dynamic equilibrium. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 22(8). 3719–3728. 62 indexed citations
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Liu, Chuanlan, Lihua Dong, Zhen Sun, et al.. (2018). Esculentoside A suppresses breast cancer stem cell growth through stemness attenuation and apoptosis induction by blocking IL‐6/STAT3 signaling pathway. Phytotherapy Research. 32(11). 2299–2311. 34 indexed citations
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Yan, Yan, Dong Qian, Meng Jin, et al.. (2018). Shikonin sensitizes A549 cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis through the JNK, STAT3 and AKT pathways. BMC Cell Biology. 19(1). 29–29. 32 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhen, Wei Gao, & Jiangtao Cui. (2018). Effect of TP53 rs1042522 on the susceptibility of patients to oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral leukoplakia: a meta-analysis. BMC Oral Health. 18(1). 143–143. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Qiao‐Ping, Haiyan Li, Zhen Sun, et al.. (2016). Kukoamine A inhibits human glioblastoma cell growth and migration through apoptosis induction and epithelial-mesenchymal transition attenuation. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 36543–36543. 48 indexed citations
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Li, Haiyan, Qiao‐Ping Wang, Lihua Dong, et al.. (2015). Morusin suppresses breast cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo through C/EBPβ and PPARγ mediated lipoapoptosis. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 34(1). 137–137. 57 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhen, et al.. (2013). Characterization and Expression Analysis of Common Carp Cyprinus carpio TLR5M. DNA and Cell Biology. 32(10). 611–620. 24 indexed citations

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