Zhifa Sun

1.2k total citations
29 papers, 911 citations indexed

About

Zhifa Sun is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhifa Sun has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 911 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 8 papers in Biomaterials and 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhifa Sun's work include Biodiesel Production and Applications (6 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (6 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers). Zhifa Sun is often cited by papers focused on Biodiesel Production and Applications (6 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (6 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (5 papers). Zhifa Sun collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Denmark. Zhifa Sun's co-authors include Oseweuba Valentine Okoro, Amin Shavandi, Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, John Birch, Azam Ali, Gerry Carrington, Ehiaze Augustine Ehimen, M. Azam Ali, Patricia J. Langhorne and Maree Gould and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

Zhifa Sun

29 papers receiving 887 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhifa Sun New Zealand 19 517 221 156 120 96 29 911
Meng Liu China 18 346 0.7× 163 0.7× 21 0.1× 197 1.6× 92 1.0× 45 895
J. Stokes Ireland 21 438 0.8× 161 0.7× 215 1.4× 461 3.8× 66 0.7× 55 1.4k
Mohd Faiz Muaz Ahmad Zamri Malaysia 16 408 0.8× 61 0.3× 93 0.6× 183 1.5× 54 0.6× 36 1.1k
Lili Dong China 21 426 0.8× 220 1.0× 138 0.9× 195 1.6× 182 1.9× 53 1.3k
Joseph Buhagiar Malta 22 245 0.5× 196 0.9× 55 0.4× 671 5.6× 47 0.5× 67 1.3k
Hamid Rezaei Canada 20 589 1.1× 91 0.4× 25 0.2× 335 2.8× 46 0.5× 40 1.1k
Xinfeng Xie United States 19 534 1.0× 288 1.3× 26 0.2× 183 1.5× 32 0.3× 43 1.2k
Fang He China 29 1.9k 3.6× 57 0.3× 80 0.5× 527 4.4× 25 0.3× 88 2.5k
Tapash R. Rautray India 21 740 1.4× 186 0.8× 30 0.2× 137 1.1× 75 0.8× 85 1.4k
Anjali Singhal India 16 368 0.7× 132 0.6× 19 0.1× 52 0.4× 101 1.1× 36 840

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhifa Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhifa Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhifa Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhifa 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 Zhifa Sun. Zhifa 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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Lowrey, Sam, et al.. (2022). Micro-fabricated aluminium surfaces for reduced ice adhesion. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 136. 110646–110646. 4 indexed citations
2.
Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine & Zhifa Sun. (2020). The characterisation of biochar and biocrude products of the hydrothermal liquefaction of raw digestate biomass. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 11(6). 2947–2961. 36 indexed citations
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Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine & Zhifa Sun. (2019). Desulphurisation of Biogas: A Systematic Qualitative and Economic-Based Quantitative Review of Alternative Strategies. ChemEngineering. 3(3). 76–76. 71 indexed citations
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Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine, Zhifa Sun, & John Birch. (2018). Experimental evaluation of a polystyrene sulphonic acid resin catalyst in the hydrolysis of low-grade lipids from the meat processing industry. Biomass and Bioenergy. 116. 49–59. 6 indexed citations
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Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine, Zhifa Sun, & John Birch. (2018). Prognostic Assessment of the Viability of Hydrothermal Liquefaction as a Post-Resource Recovery Step after Enhanced Biomethane Generation Using Co-Digestion Technologies. Applied Sciences. 8(11). 2290–2290. 26 indexed citations
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Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine, Zhifa Sun, & John Birch. (2018). Thermal Depolymerisation of Digestate for Biofuel and Biomaterial Production. 2 indexed citations
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Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine, Zhifa Sun, & John Birch. (2018). Catalyst-Free Biodiesel Production Methods: A Comparative Technical and Environmental Evaluation. Sustainability. 10(1). 127–127. 31 indexed citations
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Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine, Zhifa Sun, & John Birch. (2017). Meat processing dissolved air flotation sludge as a potential biodiesel feedstock in New Zealand: A predictive analysis of the biodiesel product properties. Journal of Cleaner Production. 168. 1436–1447. 28 indexed citations
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Shavandi, Amin, Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, Zhifa Sun, & M. Azam Ali. (2016). Bio-scaffolds produced from irradiated squid pen and crab chitosan with hydroxyapatite/β-tricalcium phosphate for bone-tissue engineering. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 93(Pt B). 1446–1456. 28 indexed citations
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Okoro, Oseweuba Valentine, Zhifa Sun, & John Birch. (2016). Meat processing waste as a potential feedstock for biochemicals and biofuels – A review of possible conversion technologies. Journal of Cleaner Production. 142. 1583–1608. 55 indexed citations
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Shavandi, Amin, Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, Zhifa Sun, Azam Ali, & Maree Gould. (2015). A novel squid pen chitosan/hydroxyapatite/β-tricalcium phosphate composite for bone tissue engineering. Materials Science and Engineering C. 55. 373–383. 44 indexed citations
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Shavandi, Amin, et al.. (2015). Development and characterization of hydroxyapatite/β-TCP/chitosan composites for tissue engineering applications. Materials Science and Engineering C. 56. 481–493. 46 indexed citations
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Shavandi, Amin, Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, Zhifa Sun, & M. Azam Ali. (2015). Injectable gel from squid pen chitosan for bone tissue engineering applications. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 77(3). 675–687. 31 indexed citations
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Shavandi, Amin, Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, M. Azam Ali, & Zhifa Sun. (2015). Bio-mimetic composite scaffold from mussel shells, squid pen and crab chitosan for bone tissue engineering. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 80. 445–454. 39 indexed citations
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Shavandi, Amin, Adnan A. Bekhit, Alaa El‐Din A. Bekhit, Zhifa Sun, & M. Azam Ali. (2015). Preparation and characterisation of irradiated crab chitosan and New Zealand Arrow squid pen chitosan. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 167. 295–302. 28 indexed citations
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Ehimen, Ehiaze Augustine, Zhifa Sun, & Gerry Carrington. (2012). Use of Ultrasound and Co-Solvents to Improve the In-Situ Transesterification of Microalgae Biomass. Procedia Environmental Sciences. 15. 47–55. 42 indexed citations
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Carrington, Gerry, et al.. (2011). Exergy analysis of an isothermal heat pump dryer. Energy. 36(8). 4616–4624. 24 indexed citations
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Ehimen, Ehiaze Augustine, et al.. (2009). Energy recovery from lipid extracted, transesterified and glycerol codigested microalgae biomass. GCB Bioenergy. 1(6). 371–381. 96 indexed citations
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Petrich, Chris, Patricia J. Langhorne, & Zhifa Sun. (2005). Modelling the interrelationships between permeability, effective porosity and total porosity in sea ice. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 44(2). 131–144. 53 indexed citations
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Bannister, P., et al.. (1996). Heat Pump Dehumidification of Timber: Process Improvements. 73. 2 indexed citations

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