The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Defeng Sun sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 155 publications — 41st percentile
41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Defeng Sun sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 57 D-Index — 82nd percentile
82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.
Defeng Sun is affiliated with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering, with a strong focus on numerical and computational methods.
Their main fields of study are:
Their work extends to several specialized subfields, such as:
Defeng Sun's research topics include:
The scientist has published extensively in various venues, with frequent contributions to:
Several coauthors have collaborated with Defeng Sun repeatedly, including:
Recent papers by Defeng Sun include:
Defeng Sun's work has been recognized with the award of SIAM Fellow in 2020 for contributions to algorithms and software for conic optimization, particularly matrix optimization.
Maryam Fazel;Ting Kei Pong;Defeng Sun;Paul Tseng
Liqun Qi;Defeng Sun;Guanglu Zhou
Xin-Yuan Zhao;Defeng Sun;Kim-Chuan Toh
Houduo Qi;Defeng Sun
X. Chen;L. Qi;D. Sun
Yuhong Dai;Jiye Han;Guanghui Liu;Defeng Sun
Defeng Sun;Jie Sun
Liuqin Yang;Defeng Sun;Kim-Chuan Toh
X. D. Chen;D. Sun;J. Sun
Defeng Sun;Liqun Qi
Defeng Sun
D. Sun
Jong-Shi Pang;Defeng Sun;Jie Sun
Defeng Sun;Kim-Chuan Toh;Liuqin Yang
Defeng Sun;Jie Sun;Liwei Zhang
Xudong Li;Defeng Sun;Defeng Sun;Kim Chuan Toh
Defeng Sun;Jie Sun
Xudong Li;Defeng Sun;Kim-Chuan Toh
Liang Chen;Defeng Sun;Kim-Chuan Toh
Defeng Sun;Jiye Han
Yong-Jin Liu;Defeng Sun;Kim-Chuan Toh
Defeng Sun;Kim-Chuan Toh;Liuqin Yang
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