Zuoming Sun

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Zuoming Sun is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zuoming Sun has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Immunology, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Zuoming Sun's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (36 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (33 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers). Zuoming Sun is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (36 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (33 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers). Zuoming Sun collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Israel. Zuoming Sun's co-authors include Dan R. Littman, Mary Jean Sunshine, Santhakumar Manicassamy, Derya Unutmaz, Ruiqing Wang, Zhaofeng Huang, Alessandra Pierani, Reina E. Mebius, Susan Brenner‐Morton and Chris Arendt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Zuoming Sun

66 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

PKC-θ is required for TCR-induced NF-κB activation in mature but not immature T lymphocytes

2000 783 citations Zuoming Sun, Mary Jean Sunshine et al. profile →
Requirement for RORγ in Thymocyte Survival and Lymphoid Organ Development

2000 578 citations Zuoming Sun, Derya Unutmaz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zuoming Sun United States	31	2.5k	1.3k	749	521	276	68	3.7k
Virginia Smith Shapiro United States	26	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	586 0.8×	505 1.0×	173 0.6×	63	3.2k
Masahide Tone United Kingdom	31	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	569 0.8×	444 0.9×	433 1.6×	48	4.4k
Linh T. Nguyen Canada	32	2.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.9×	605 1.2×	219 0.8×	75	4.3k
Lars Vereecke Belgium	25	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	416 0.6×	821 1.6×	272 1.0×	46	3.7k
Friederike Berberich‐Siebelt Germany	32	1.8k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	621 0.8×	390 0.7×	145 0.5×	59	3.1k
Qingguo Ruan United States	28	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	406 0.5×	1.2k 2.3×	213 0.8×	58	3.3k
Kenneth Schooley United States	10	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	913 1.2×	803 1.5×	224 0.8×	12	3.6k
Kristine Kikly United States	22	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	643 0.9×	210 0.4×	201 0.7×	32	3.4k
Mitsugu Fujita Japan	29	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1000 1.3×	445 0.9×	143 0.5×	114	3.2k
Stewart Leung United States	24	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.5k 2.0×	654 1.3×	261 0.9×	29	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zuoming Sun

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Wu, Beibei, Jin Seok Woo, Calvin Pan, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species regulate acetyl-CoA flux between cytokine production and fatty acid synthesis in effector T cells. Cell Reports. 44(3). 115430–115430.

Zhong, Xiancai, Hongmin Wu, Yunying Shi, et al.. (2024). Distinct RORγt-dependent Th17 immune responses are required for autoimmune pathogenesis and protection against bacterial infection. Cell Reports. 43(11). 114951–114951. 3 indexed citations

Jia, Qiong, Xiancai Zhong, Prajish Iyer, et al.. (2024). Cancer-associated SF3B1-K700E mutation controls immune responses by regulating T _reg function via aberrant Anapc13 splicing. Science Advances. 10(38). eado4274–eado4274. 3 indexed citations

Zhong, Xiancai, Hongmin Wu, Ching Ouyang, et al.. (2023). Ncoa2 Promotes CD8+ T cell–Mediated Antitumor Immunity by Stimulating T-cell Activation via Upregulation of PGC-1α Critical for Mitochondrial Function. Cancer Immunology Research. 11(10). 1414–1431. 15 indexed citations

Cao, Xu, Xiancai Zhong, Hongmin Wu, et al.. (2023). SRC2 controls CD4 ⁺ T cell activation via stimulating c-Myc-mediated upregulation of amino acid transporter Slc7a5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(18). e2221352120–e2221352120. 10 indexed citations

Wu, Beibei, Jin Seok Woo, Zuoming Sun, Sonal Srikanth, & Yousang Gwack. (2022). Ca2+ Signaling Augmented by ORAI1 Trafficking Regulates the Pathogenic State of Effector T Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 208(6). 1329–1340. 4 indexed citations

Zhong, Xiancai, Hongmin Wu, Yousang Gwack, et al.. (2022). Decoupling the role of RORγt in the differentiation and effector function of T _H 17 cells. Science Advances. 8(42). eadc9221–eadc9221. 11 indexed citations

Woo, Jin Seok, Sonal Srikanth, Kyun‐Do Kim, et al.. (2018). CRACR2A-Mediated TCR Signaling Promotes Local Effector Th1 and Th17 Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 201(4). 1174–1185. 17 indexed citations

He, Zhiheng, Jing Zhang, Zhaofeng Huang, et al.. (2018). Sumoylation of RORγt regulates TH17 differentiation and thymocyte development. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4870–4870. 28 indexed citations

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He, Zhiheng, Jian Ma, Ruiqing Wang, et al.. (2017). A two-amino-acid substitution in the transcription factor RORγt disrupts its function in TH17 differentiation but not in thymocyte development. Nature Immunology. 18(10). 1128–1138. 41 indexed citations

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Fang, Xianfeng, Ruiqing Wang, Jian Ma, et al.. (2012). Ameliorated ConA-Induced Hepatitis in the Absence of PKC-theta. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31174–e31174. 21 indexed citations

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Huang, Zhaofeng, Ruiqing Wang, Huimin Xie, et al.. (2008). Stabilized β-Catenin Potentiates Fas-Mediated T Cell Apoptosis. The Journal of Immunology. 180(10). 6586–6592. 10 indexed citations

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Manicassamy, Santhakumar, et al.. (2008). A Critical Role for Protein Kinase C-θ-Mediated T Cell Survival in Cardiac Allograft Rejection. The Journal of Immunology. 181(1). 513–520. 31 indexed citations

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Manicassamy, Santhakumar & Zuoming Sun. (2007). The Critical Role of Protein Kinase C-θ in Fas/Fas Ligand-Mediated Apoptosis. The Journal of Immunology. 178(1). 312–319. 33 indexed citations

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Manicassamy, Santhakumar, Sonal Gupta, Zhaofeng Huang, & Zuoming Sun. (2006). Protein Kinase C-θ-Mediated Signals Enhance CD4+ T Cell Survival by Up-Regulating Bcl-xL. The Journal of Immunology. 176(11). 6709–6716. 59 indexed citations

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Huang, Zhaofeng, Huimin Xie, Vassilios Ioannidis, et al.. (2006). Transcriptional Regulation of CD4 Gene Expression by T Cell Factor-1/β-Catenin Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 176(8). 4880–4887. 36 indexed citations

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Xie, Huimin, Maureen Sadim, & Zuoming Sun. (2005). RORγt Recruits Steroid Receptor Coactivators to Ensure Thymocyte Survival. The Journal of Immunology. 175(6). 3800–3809. 52 indexed citations

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Xie, Huimin, Zhaofeng Huang, Maureen Sadim, & Zuoming Sun. (2005). Stabilized β-Catenin Extends Thymocyte Survival by Up-Regulating Bcl-xL. The Journal of Immunology. 175(12). 7981–7988. 69 indexed citations

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Littman, Dan R., et al.. (1999). Role of the Nuclear Hormone Receptor ROR in Transcriptional Regulation, Thymocyte Survival, and Lymphoid Organogenesis. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 64(0). 373–382. 34 indexed citations

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Sun, Zuoming, Paolo Sassone‐Corsi, & Anthony R. Means. (1995). Calspermin Gene Transcription Is Regulated by Two Cyclic AMP Response Elements Contained in an Alternative Promoter in the Calmodulin Kinase IV Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(1). 561–571. 91 indexed citations

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