Zhenli Sun

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Zhenli Sun is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhenli Sun has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 15 papers in Materials Chemistry and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhenli Sun's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (17 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (8 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers). Zhenli Sun is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (17 papers), Biosensors and Analytical Detection (8 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (8 papers). Zhenli Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Saudi Arabia and India. Zhenli Sun's co-authors include Jingjing Du, Chuanyong Jing, Kebin He, Fengkui Duan, Suhua Wang, Lidan Zhu, Guangli Cao, Chengliang Gong, Dhiraj Kumar and Renyu Xue and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Zhenli Sun

53 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Uranium extraction from seawater: methods and challenges

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhenli Sun China	23	296	279	270	261	261	57	1.3k
Yaoqi Li China	23	552 1.9×	138 0.5×	154 0.6×	202 0.8×	77 0.3×	65	1.7k
Xiang Peng China	25	653 2.2×	45 0.2×	263 1.0×	66 0.3×	524 2.0×	45	2.1k
Emma M. Johansson Sweden	28	526 1.8×	47 0.2×	294 1.1×	867 3.3×	131 0.5×	45	2.3k
Qianqian Li China	16	153 0.5×	72 0.3×	129 0.5×	215 0.8×	154 0.6×	40	975
Yanying Li China	17	153 0.5×	100 0.4×	246 0.9×	192 0.7×	182 0.7×	99	1.1k
W. Matthew Henderson United States	20	354 1.2×	22 0.1×	278 1.0×	117 0.4×	1.1k 4.3×	50	2.3k
Abdulaziz Anas India	22	873 2.9×	168 0.6×	478 1.8×	558 2.1×	101 0.4×	77	2.0k
Zhang Xia China	17	180 0.6×	158 0.6×	107 0.4×	115 0.4×	11 0.0×	64	986
Zehui Liu China	19	107 0.4×	49 0.2×	63 0.2×	242 0.9×	131 0.5×	86	1.1k
Jeffrey W. Turner United States	21	120 0.4×	115 0.4×	87 0.3×	177 0.7×	84 0.3×	46	1.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sun, Zhenli, et al.. (2026). From bench to buoy: challenges in seawater uranium extraction. Science China Materials. 69(3). 1416–1419.

Shen, Zhonghua, Linguo Xie, Y. Hou, et al.. (2025). An Interpretable SERS–AI Platform for Rapid and Quantitative Diagnosis of Polymicrobial UTIs: Powered by Positively Charged Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Attention‐Based Deep Learning. Advanced Science. 12(46). e13502–e13502.

Sun, Zhenli, et al.. (2025). Dual-channel surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy integrated with machine learning for accurate classification of mixed dyes. Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 346. 126859–126859. 2 indexed citations

Xie, Dan, Yiyan Zhang, Wentao Zhang, et al.. (2024). Crystal violet-modified Fe₃O₄@Au SERS probes: a novel highly sensitive method for H₂ detection. Nanoscale. 16(29). 13938–13944. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Qiang, Xin Li, Long Yu, et al.. (2024). Machine learning-assisted fluorescence visualization for sequential quantitative detection of aluminum and fluoride ions. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 149. 68–78. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Zhenli, et al.. (2024). Shining a light on environmental science: Recent advances in SERS technology for rapid detection of persistent toxic substances. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 153. 251–263. 13 indexed citations

Sun, Zhenli, et al.. (2024). Rapid SERS detection of antimony using a superparamagnetic FA@MIL-101(Fe) composite substrate. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 221–228. 1 indexed citations

Gan, Zhiqiang, Fengkui Duan, Hui Chen, et al.. (2022). Adhesive surface-enhanced Raman scattering Cu–Au nanoassembly for the sensitive analysis of particulate matter. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 128. 35–44. 4 indexed citations

Ge, Hongwei, Pengchen Su, Long Yu, et al.. (2022). On-site detection of As(III) based on silver nanoparticles aggregation mediated by phosphates using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Microchimica Acta. 189(1). 44–44. 8 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhenli, et al.. (2022). Raman spectroscopy for profiling physical and chemical properties of atmospheric aerosol particles: A review. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 249. 114405–114405. 25 indexed citations

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Chen, Hongxia, Long Yu, Hui Chen, et al.. (2020). Calcium Ions Turn on the Fluorescence of Oxytetracycline for Sensitive and Selective Detection. Journal of Fluorescence. 30(3). 463–470. 22 indexed citations

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Li, Kun, Zhenli Sun, Bo Liu, et al.. (2019). Host Range and Vertical Transmission of Cyprinid herpesvirus 2. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 19(8). 645–652. 6 indexed citations

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Kumar, Dhiraj, Zhenli Sun, Guangli Cao, et al.. (2019). Bombyx mori bidensovirus infection alters the intestinal microflora of fifth instar silkworm (Bombyx mori) larvae. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 163. 48–63. 26 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhenli, Fengkui Duan, Kebin He, Jingjing Du, & Lidan Zhu. (2018). Sulfate–nitrate–ammonium as double salts in PM2.5: Direct observations and implications for haze events. The Science of The Total Environment. 647. 204–209. 45 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhenli, Fengkui Duan, Kebin He, et al.. (2018). Physicochemical analysis of individual atmospheric fine particles based on effective surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 75. 388–395. 19 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhenli, Tao Ma, Lidan Zhu, Fengkui Duan, & Kebin He. (2017). Characteristics and formation of heavy winter haze pollution during 2014-2015 in Tianjin, China. EGUGA. 13039. 1 indexed citations

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Lĭ, Hui, Yongliang Ma, Fengkui Duan, et al.. (2017). Typical winter haze pollution in Zibo, an industrial city in China: Characteristics, secondary formation, and regional contribution. Environmental Pollution. 229. 339–349. 70 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhenli, Fengkui Duan, Kebin He, et al.. (2017). Physicochemical analysis of individual atmospheric fine particlesbased on effective surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. 1 indexed citations

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Du, Jingjing, Jianwei Xu, Zhenli Sun, & Chuanyong Jing. (2016). Au nanoparticles grafted on Fe3O4 as effective SERS substrates for label-free detection of the 16 EPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Analytica Chimica Acta. 915. 81–89. 56 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhenli, Hao Zhang, Dhiraj Kumar, et al.. (2016). Effects of BmCPV Infection on Silkworm Bombyx mori Intestinal Bacteria. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0146313–e0146313. 71 indexed citations

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