2026 Changquan Calvin Sun: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	65	5639	5455	1462	1368	237	15091

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Overview

Changquan Calvin Sun is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science, Chemistry, and Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics. Within these areas, their work extensively covers subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work addresses several main research topics, notably:

Crystallization and Solubility Studies
Drug Solubility and Delivery Systems
Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Powder Metallurgy Techniques and Materials
Protein Purification and Stability
Advanced Drug Delivery Systems

Changquan Calvin Sun has contributed multiple papers of note, including:

"Mechanical properties and peculiarities of molecular crystals" (2023) published in Chemical Society Reviews
"The landscape of mechanical properties of molecular crystals" (2020) published in CrystEngComm
"Cocrystal engineering of pharmaceutical solids: therapeutic potential and challenges" (2021) published in CrystEngComm
"Structural Origins of Elastic and 2D Plastic Flexibility of Molecular Crystals Investigated with Two Polymorphs of Conformationally Rigid Coumarin" (2021) published in Chemistry of Materials
"Recent Advances in Co-processed APIs and Proposals for Enabling Commercialization of These Transformative Technologies" (2020) published in Molecular Pharmaceutics

The scientist frequently publishes in several journals, including:

International Journal of Pharmaceutics
The Cambridge Structural Database
Crystal Growth & Design
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Molecular Pharmaceutics

Collaborative efforts are evident in their frequent co-authors, who include:

Chenguang Wang
Yiwang Guo
Sayantan Chattoraj
Gerrit Vreeman
Shubhajit Paul

Best Publications

Polymorphs, Salts, and Cocrystals: What’s in a Name?

Srinivasulu Aitipamula;Rahul Banerjee;Arvind K. Bansal;Kumar Biradha

1183
Citations
Characterization of thermal behavior of deep eutectic solvents and their potential as drug solubilization vehicles.

Henry G. Morrison;Changquan C. Sun;Sesha Neervannan

582
Citations
Evaluation of the effects of tableting speed on the relationships between compaction pressure, tablet tensile strength, and tablet solid fraction.

Ching Kim Tye;Changquan Calvin Sun;Gregory E Amidon

447
Citations
Improving Mechanical Properties of Caffeine and Methyl Gallate Crystals by Cocrystallization

Changquan Calvin Sun;Hao Hou

395
Citations
Influence of crystal structure on the tableting properties of sulfamerazine polymorphs.

Changquan Sun;Changquan Sun;David J. W. Grant

352
Citations
Decoding Powder Tabletability: Roles of Particle Adhesion and Plasticity

Changquan Calvin Sun

341
Citations
Mechanical properties and peculiarities of molecular crystals.

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323
Citations
Materials science tetrahedron - A useful tool for pharmaceutical research and development

Changquan Calvin Sun

285
Citations
True density of microcrystalline cellulose

Changquan Calvin Sun

276
Citations
Mechanism of moisture induced variations in true density and compaction properties of microcrystalline cellulose

Changquan Calvin Sun

272
Citations
Cocrystallization for successful drug delivery.

Changquan Calvin Sun

244
Citations
Simultaneously Improving the Mechanical Properties, Dissolution Performance, and Hygroscopicity of Ibuprofen and Flurbiprofen by Cocrystallization with Nicotinamide

Shing Fung Chow;Miles Chen;Limin Shi;Albert H. L. Chow

233
Citations
Reduced tabletability of roller compacted granules as a result of granule size enlargement.

Changquan Calvin Sun;Micah W Himmelspach

228
Citations
Understanding the relationship between crystal structure, plasticity and compaction behaviour of theophylline, methyl gallate, and their 1:1 co-crystal

Sayantan Chattoraj;Limin Shi;Changquan Calvin Sun

190
Citations
Quantifying effects of particulate properties on powder flow properties using a ring shear tester.

Hao Hou;Changquan Calvin Sun

184
Citations
Effects of initial particle size on the tableting properties of L-lysine monohydrochloride dihydrate powder.

Changquan Sun;David J.W Grant

175
Citations
Setting the bar for powder flow properties in successful high speed tableting

Changquan Calvin Sun

170
Citations
Influence of elastic deformation of particles on Heckel analysis.

Changquan Sun;David J. W. Grant

167
Citations
Development of a high drug load tablet formulation based on assessment of powder manufacturability: Moving towards quality by design

Changquan Calvin Sun;Hao Hou;Ping Gao;Chandra Ma

150
Citations
Improved tableting properties of p-hydroxybenzoic acid by water of crystallization: a molecular insight

Changquan (Calvin) Sun;David J. W. Grant

139
Citations
Profoundly improving flow properties of a cohesive cellulose powder by surface coating with nano-silica through comilling.

Sayantan Chattoraj;Limin Shi;Changquan Calvin Sun

128
Citations