Zilong Sun

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Zilong Sun is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zilong Sun has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Water Science and Technology, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Zilong Sun's work include Fluoride Effects and Removal (47 papers), Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (16 papers) and Bone and Dental Protein Studies (14 papers). Zilong Sun is often cited by papers focused on Fluoride Effects and Removal (47 papers), Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (16 papers) and Bone and Dental Protein Studies (14 papers). Zilong Sun collaborates with scholars based in China, Iran and United States. Zilong Sun's co-authors include Ruiyan Niu, Jundong Wang, Ram Kumar Manthari, Jianhai Zhang, Jinming Wang, Nancy J. Carpenter, Carolin Däumer, Julie R. Korenberg, Rivkah Gonsky and Christine M. Distèche 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

Zilong Sun

87 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Down syndrome phenotypes: the consequences of chromosomal imbalance.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zilong Sun China	28	911	730	407	388	384	92	2.6k
Ruiyan Niu China	27	909 1.0×	421 0.6×	421 1.0×	327 0.8×	460 1.2×	83	1.8k
Hongwei Wang China	32	474 0.5×	1.0k 1.4×	270 0.7×	231 0.6×	170 0.4×	131	2.9k
Barbara Wiszniewska Poland	28	80 0.1×	632 0.9×	63 0.2×	398 1.0×	382 1.0×	134	2.3k
Yuge Wang China	27	205 0.2×	667 0.9×	192 0.5×	42 0.1×	121 0.3×	141	2.4k
Kumar M. R. Bhat India	26	145 0.2×	972 1.3×	94 0.2×	162 0.4×	71 0.2×	171	2.8k
Myung‐Geol Pang South Korea	41	57 0.1×	991 1.4×	143 0.4×	229 0.6×	1.0k 2.6×	146	4.6k
Md Saidur Rahman South Korea	33	58 0.1×	626 0.9×	49 0.1×	178 0.5×	890 2.3×	107	3.1k
Mihai D. Niculescu United States	22	34 0.0×	811 1.1×	675 1.7×	345 0.9×	79 0.2×	50	2.3k
Ramaswamy Sharma United States	27	119 0.1×	543 0.7×	142 0.3×	67 0.2×	74 0.2×	67	2.1k
Debabrata Ghosh India	27	169 0.2×	399 0.5×	21 0.1×	180 0.5×	500 1.3×	74	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Zilong Sun

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zilong Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zilong Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zilong 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 Zilong Sun. Zilong 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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20 of 20 papers shown

Huang, Xiaoyong, et al.. (2025). Copper(II) enhances the antibacterial activity of nitroxoline against MRSA by promoting aerobic glycolysis. Biophysical Chemistry. 320-321. 107419–107419. 2 indexed citations

Fan, Bo, et al.. (2025). Hexavalent chromium induces ferroptosis in small intestinal tissue of broilers through GPX4/HMGB1/p38-MAPK pathway. Poultry Science. 104(4). 104978–104978. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Xiaoyong, et al.. (2025). The antibacterial efficacy of nitroxoline against multidrug resistant Escherichia coli associated with copper binding. European Journal of Pharmacology. 996. 177576–177576. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Yanfang, et al.. (2025). Mechanistic Insights into T-2 Toxin-Induced Thymic Epithelial Cell Injury and Immunotoxicity via the ROS-NF-κB-NLRP3 Signaling Axis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(21). 12961–12977. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Ding, et al.. (2025). A suboptimal PAM-driven one-tube CRISPR/Cas12a assay for extraction-free and ultra-rapid detection of African swine fever virus. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 451. 139394–139394.

Chen, Mingyan, et al.. (2024). Complex immunotoxic effects of T-2 Toxin on the murine spleen and thymus: Oxidative damage, inflammasomes, apoptosis, and immunosuppression. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 289. 117476–117476. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Qiuyu, Yue Feng, Zhike Liu, et al.. (2024). Peptide-directed interference of PD-1/PD-L1 binding increases B lymphocyte function after infectious bursal disease viral infection. Poultry Science. 103(12). 104389–104389. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Xiaoyong, et al.. (2024). Zn(II) enhances the antimicrobial effect of chloroxine and structural analogues against drug-resistant ESKAPE pathogens in vitro. Biochemical Pharmacology. 229. 116482–116482. 4 indexed citations

Zhao, Taotao, Yu Wang, Jie Liu, et al.. (2023). Intestinal microbiota regulates colonic inflammation in fluorosis mice by TLR/NF-κB pathway through short-chain fatty acids. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 178. 113866–113866. 13 indexed citations

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Sun, Zilong, et al.. (2022). Selenium Alleviates Chromium(VI)-Induced Ileum Damage and Cecal Microbial Disturbances in Mice. Biological Trace Element Research. 200(11). 4750–4761. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Jixiang, et al.. (2021). Exercise Ameliorates Fluoride-induced Anxiety- and Depression-like Behavior in Mice: Role of GABA. Biological Trace Element Research. 200(2). 678–688. 20 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yangfei, Jinming Wang, Jianhai Zhang, et al.. (2021). Fluoride exposure induces mitochondrial damage and mitophagy via activation of the IL-17A pathway in hepatocytes. The Science of The Total Environment. 804. 150184–150184. 37 indexed citations

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Niu, Ruiyan, et al.. (2019). Fluoride-Induced Alteration in the Diversity and Composition of Bacterial Microbiota in Mice Colon. Biological Trace Element Research. 196(2). 537–544. 27 indexed citations

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Ommati, Mohammad Mehdi, Reza Heidari, Ram Kumar Manthari, et al.. (2019). Paternal exposure to arsenic resulted in oxidative stress, autophagy, and mitochondrial impairments in the HPG axis of pubertal male offspring. Chemosphere. 236. 124325–124325. 52 indexed citations

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Guo, Qiang, Zilong Sun, Ruiyan Niu, et al.. (2019). Effect of arsenic and/or fluoride gestational exposure on renal autophagy in offspring mice. Chemosphere. 241. 124861–124861. 20 indexed citations

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Niu, Ruiyan, Huijuan Chen, Ram Kumar Manthari, et al.. (2017). Effects of fluoride on synapse morphology and myelin damage in mouse hippocampus. Chemosphere. 194. 628–633. 52 indexed citations

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Sun, Zilong, Ruiyan Niu, Kai Su, et al.. (2010). Effects of sodium fluoride on hyperactivation and Ca2+ signaling pathway in sperm from mice: an in vivo study. Archives of Toxicology. 84(5). 353–361. 61 indexed citations

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Niu, Ruiyan, et al.. (2009). Influence of fluoride on caspase-3 expression in kidney of rats fed a normal or a low calcium and protein diet and its reversal by protein and calcium supplementation.. 42(2). 121–126. 6 indexed citations

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Sun, Zilong, Bin Wang, Ruiyan Niu, Jianhai Zhang, & Jundong Wang. (2009). Decreased sperm hyperactivation and low Catsper1 expression in mice exposed to fluoride.. 42(3). 167–173. 8 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinming, Ruiyan Niu, Zilong Sun, et al.. (2008). Effects of protein and calcium supplementation on bone metabolism and thyroid function in protein and calcium deficient rabbits exposed to fluoride. 41(4). 283–291. 9 indexed citations

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