Zhenkai Sun

752 total citations
35 papers, 472 citations indexed

About

Zhenkai Sun is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenkai Sun has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 472 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 13 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Zhenkai Sun's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (5 papers). Zhenkai Sun is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (11 papers), Plant and animal studies (10 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (5 papers). Zhenkai Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Switzerland. Zhenkai Sun's co-authors include Wei‐Ming He, Xiaojuan Liu, Keping Ma, Bernhard Schmid, Wensheng Bu, Helge Bruelheide, Zezhou Hao, Cheng Wang, Ying Li and Cecil Konijnendijk van den Bosch and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Zhenkai Sun

31 papers receiving 456 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhenkai Sun China 13 177 160 95 95 90 35 472
Erika A. Sudderth United States 11 45 0.3× 160 1.0× 106 1.1× 67 0.7× 101 1.1× 18 395
João Carlos Pena Brazil 12 202 1.1× 58 0.4× 229 2.4× 129 1.4× 277 3.1× 30 563
Huixuan Liao China 14 211 1.2× 236 1.5× 84 0.9× 172 1.8× 100 1.1× 35 501
Claudio Carrasco Chile 6 176 1.0× 35 0.2× 95 1.0× 140 1.5× 149 1.7× 14 510
Tomoyo F. Koyanagi Japan 13 196 1.1× 112 0.7× 226 2.4× 102 1.1× 105 1.2× 31 613
Kimberley J. Simpson United Kingdom 12 206 1.2× 168 1.1× 269 2.8× 82 0.9× 124 1.4× 18 505
Adam G. Dale United States 14 200 1.1× 266 1.7× 190 2.0× 333 3.5× 187 2.1× 71 820
Jānis Donis Latvia 13 224 1.3× 121 0.8× 213 2.2× 49 0.5× 95 1.1× 51 518
Elâine M. S. Ribeiro Brazil 8 295 1.7× 62 0.4× 167 1.8× 218 2.3× 102 1.1× 14 479
Kiyoshi Umeki Japan 17 551 3.1× 223 1.4× 351 3.7× 103 1.1× 166 1.8× 51 847

Countries citing papers authored by Zhenkai Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhenkai Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhenkai Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhenkai Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhenkai 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 Zhenkai Sun. Zhenkai 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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Dong, Lei, et al.. (2025). Urban vegetation types and bryophyte diversity: why woodlands matter. Journal of Forestry Research. 36(1). 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Jianhua, Ying Zhu, Zhenkai Sun, et al.. (2025). Polystyrene nanoplastics chronic exposure cause zebrafish visual neurobehavior toxicity through TGFβ-crystallin axis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 492. 138255–138255. 6 indexed citations
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Huang, Qingqing, C. T. Yan, Ting Liu, et al.. (2025). Firefly Species and Nocturnal Activity Patterns of Adults in Peri-Urban Forests of Dongguan. Forests. 16(10). 1545–1545.
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Liu, Hui, et al.. (2025). Characteristics and influencing factors of taxonomic and functional diversity of butterflies in urban green spaces. Urban forestry & urban greening. 104. 128662–128662. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhenkai, et al.. (2024). Low temperature conditioning and nitric oxide treatment reduced chilling injury and altered fatty acid metabolism of flat peaches. Postharvest Biology and Technology. 218. 113191–113191. 6 indexed citations
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Mao, Hui, et al.. (2024). Extreme Weather, agricultural insurance and farmer's climate adaptation technologies adoption in China. Ecological Economics. 228. 108456–108456. 9 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhenkai, et al.. (2024). DDT exposure induces tremor-like behavior and neurotoxicity in developmental stages of embryonic zebrafish. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 271. 116001–116001. 7 indexed citations
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Dong, Lei, et al.. (2024). The value of residential green spaces for birds: A comparative study with urban parks of different scales. Urban forestry & urban greening. 102. 128562–128562. 1 indexed citations
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Lin, Jian, Zhenkai Sun, Lei Lei, et al.. (2024). DDT and titanium dioxide nanoparticle coexposure induced neurobehavioral deficits in zebrafish. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 102. 107323–107323. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Cheng, et al.. (2023). How do urban forests with different land use histories influence soil organic carbon?. Urban forestry & urban greening. 83. 127918–127918. 8 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yusong, et al.. (2023). Primary microcephaly gene CENPE is a novel biomarker and potential therapeutic target for non-WNT/non-SHH medulloblastoma. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1227143–1227143. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lan, Xiaojuan Liu, Zhenhua Sun, et al.. (2022). Functional trait space and redundancy of plant communities decrease toward cold temperature at high altitudes in Southwest China. Science China Life Sciences. 66(2). 376–384. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Chang, Cheng Wang, Zhenkai Sun, et al.. (2021). Differences in Response of Butterfly Diversity and Species Composition in Urban Parks to Land Cover and Local Habitat Variables. Forests. 12(2). 140–140. 25 indexed citations
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Li, Yin, Helge Bruelheide, Thomas Scholten, et al.. (2019). Early positive effects of tree species richness on soil organic carbon accumulation in a large-scale forest biodiversity experiment. Journal of Plant Ecology. 12(5). 882–893. 29 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhenkai & Wei‐Ming He. (2019). Autotoxicity of root exudates varies with species identity and soil phosphorus. Ecotoxicology. 28(4). 429–434. 17 indexed citations
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Bu, Wensheng, Bernhard Schmid, Xiaojuan Liu, et al.. (2017). Interspecific and intraspecific variation in specific root length drives aboveground biodiversity effects in young experimental forest stands. Journal of Plant Ecology. 10(1). 158–169. 40 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhenkai, Xiaojuan Liu, Bernhard Schmid, et al.. (2017). Positive effects of tree species richness on fine-root production in a subtropical forest in SE-China. Journal of Plant Ecology. 10(1). 146–157. 54 indexed citations
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He, Wei‐Ming & Zhenkai Sun. (2016). Convergent production and tolerance among 107 woody species and divergent production between shrubs and trees. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 20485–20485. 6 indexed citations
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Dong, Lijia, Zhenkai Sun, Yan Gao, & Wei‐Ming He. (2015). Two-year interactions between invasiveSolidago canadensisand soil decrease its subsequent growth and competitive ability. Journal of Plant Ecology. rtv003–rtv003. 11 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhenkai & Wei‐Ming He. (2010). Evidence for Enhanced Mutualism Hypothesis: Solidago canadensis Plants from Regular Soils Perform Better. PLoS ONE. 5(11). e15418–e15418. 59 indexed citations

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