Zhiwei Sun

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Zhiwei Sun is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiwei Sun has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cancer Research and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zhiwei Sun's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (16 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers). Zhiwei Sun is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (16 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (13 papers). Zhiwei Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, United Kingdom and Australia. Zhiwei Sun's co-authors include Chongwen Wang, Rui Xiao, Yuanfeng Pang, Chaoguang Wang, Yanyan Jiang, Chuanxin Wang, Lutao Du, Jing Wang, Shengqi Wang and Yang Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Zhiwei Sun

54 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Targeting the PDGF/PDGFR signaling pathway for cancer the... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 40 80 120
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. Targeting the PDGF/PDGFR signaling pathway for cancer therapy: A review
    2022 146 citations Zou Xiang, Zhongyuan Qu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhiwei Sun China 24 1.2k 450 416 305 194 54 1.8k
Prakash Kshirsagar United States 13 649 0.5× 342 0.8× 224 0.5× 317 1.0× 129 0.7× 28 1.2k
Abbas Salihi Iraq 21 874 0.7× 319 0.7× 367 0.9× 422 1.4× 76 0.4× 46 1.5k
Ronggui Hu China 22 1.1k 0.9× 370 0.8× 222 0.5× 314 1.0× 85 0.4× 56 2.0k
Wenjuan Ma China 26 1.0k 0.8× 454 1.0× 200 0.5× 381 1.2× 59 0.3× 53 1.9k
Christopher B. McLeland United States 9 808 0.6× 594 1.3× 156 0.4× 537 1.8× 139 0.7× 9 2.1k
Hong Zong China 26 915 0.7× 290 0.6× 247 0.6× 293 1.0× 74 0.4× 98 1.8k
Han Ding China 19 804 0.6× 174 0.4× 503 1.2× 388 1.3× 109 0.6× 38 1.4k
Kuo‐Yen Huang Taiwan 21 520 0.4× 208 0.5× 180 0.4× 320 1.0× 106 0.5× 43 1.3k
Qiusha Tang China 20 925 0.7× 661 1.5× 400 1.0× 292 1.0× 58 0.3× 44 1.7k
Tao Feng China 21 780 0.6× 828 1.8× 301 0.7× 895 2.9× 60 0.3× 56 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Zhiwei Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhiwei Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiwei Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhiwei Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhiwei 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 Zhiwei Sun. Zhiwei Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Tian, Tiantian, Huan Pang, Xinyue Li, et al.. (2024). The role of DRP1 mediated mitophagy in HT22 cells apoptosis induced by silica nanoparticles. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 272. 116050–116050. 7 indexed citations
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Sun, Zhiwei, Juan Li, Yao Tong, et al.. (2023). A ratiometric fluorescent biosensing strategy based on a composite nanoplatform and dual signal amplification for exosomal miRNA detection. Chemical Engineering Journal. 458. 141501–141501. 9 indexed citations
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Zeng, Bin, Yuting Chen, Hao Chen, et al.. (2023). Synergistic inhibition of NUDT21 by secretory S100A11 and exosomal miR‐487a‐5p promotes melanoma oligo‐ to poly‐metastatic progression. Molecular Oncology. 17(12). 2743–2766. 5 indexed citations
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Zeng, Bin, Zhiwei Sun, Doudou Liu, et al.. (2021). SEC23A Is an Independent Prognostic Biomarker in Bladder Cancer Correlated With MAPK Signaling. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 672832–672832. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Zhenhuan, et al.. (2020). Long non-coding RNA Linc00261 as a novel potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for gallbladder cancer. Translational Cancer Research. 9(10). 6078–6085. 5 indexed citations
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Pang, Yuanfeng, Chaoguang Wang, Chaoguang Wang, et al.. (2019). Dual-SERS biosensor for one-step detection of microRNAs in exosome and residual plasma of blood samples for diagnosing pancreatic cancer. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 130. 204–213. 222 indexed citations
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Liu, Chao, Zhaoyan Yu, Shengyun Huang, et al.. (2019). Combined identification of three miRNAs in serum as effective diagnostic biomarkers for HNSCC. EBioMedicine. 50. 135–143. 50 indexed citations
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Xing, Qianwei, et al.. (2019). MiR-455-5p Suppresses the Progression of Prostate Cancer by Targeting CCR5. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–8. 28 indexed citations
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Li, Jingyuan, Ting Ye, Yongli Liu, et al.. (2019). Transcriptional Activation of Gstp1 by MEK/ERK Signaling Confers Chemo-Resistance to Cisplatin in Lung Cancer Stem Cells. Frontiers in Oncology. 9. 476–476. 22 indexed citations
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Yang, Man, Jing Li, Ji Wang, et al.. (2016). Macrophages participate in local and systemic inflammation induced by amorphous silica nanoparticles through intratracheal instillation. International Journal of Nanomedicine. Volume 11. 6217–6228. 43 indexed citations
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Wang, Mengmeng, Jilong Wang, Mi Tian, et al.. (2015). Development of magnetic separation and quantum dots labeled immunoassay for the detection of mercury in biological samples. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 30. 37–42. 8 indexed citations
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Pang, Yuanfeng, Chongwen Wang, Jing Wang, et al.. (2015). Fe3O4@Ag magnetic nanoparticles for microRNA capture and duplex-specific nuclease signal amplification based SERS detection in cancer cells. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 79. 574–580. 176 indexed citations
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Sun, Lingyun, Xingyu Li, & Zhiwei Sun. (2015). [Progress of epigenetics and its therapeutic application in hepatocellular carcinoma].. PubMed. 37(6). 517–27. 3 indexed citations
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Wei, Na, Changcheng Zhang, Haibo He, et al.. (2014). Protective effect of saponins extract from Panax japonicus on myocardial infarction: involvement of NF-κB, Sirt1 and mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling pathways and inhibition of inflammation. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 66(11). 1641–1651. 31 indexed citations
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Liu, Ming, Shuang Wang, Jiguo Su, et al.. (2012). Insight into the Structure, Dynamics and the Unfolding Property of Amylosucrases: Implications of Rational Engineering on Thermostability. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e40441–e40441. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hong, Zhigang Liu, Zhiwei Sun, & Weiyuan Yu. (2007). [Development of site-specific integration system to high-level expression recombinant proteins in CHO cells].. PubMed. 23(4). 756–62. 5 indexed citations

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