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Duxin Sun

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
21344
World Ranking
4779
National Ranking
2310

Duxin Sun publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Duxin Sun sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 353 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Duxin Sun D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Duxin Sun sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Duxin Sun is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Sun's research output spans significant areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work is particularly prominent in molecular biology, oncology, and immunology, with focused contributions also found in cancer research and hematology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to protein degradation and inhibitors, peptidase inhibition and analysis, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, interferon and immune responses, multiple myeloma research and treatments, RNA modifications in cancer, and computational drug discovery methods.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Duxin Sun include Bo Wen, Shaomeng Wang, Donna McEachern, Longchuan Bai, and Meilin Wang.

Sun has published in a range of scientific journals, with notable frequent venues being the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Cancer Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PubMed, and The AAPS Journal.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Why 90% of clinical drug development fails and how to improve it?, 2022, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
  • Glycine-based treatment ameliorates NAFLD by modulating fatty acid oxidation, glutathione synthesis, and the gut microbiome, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • What Went Wrong with Anticancer Nanomedicine Design and How to Make It Right, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Menin inhibitor MI-3454 induces remission in MLL1-rearranged and NPM1-mutated models of leukemia, 2020, PubMed
  • Discovery of ARD-2585 as an Exceptionally Potent and Orally Active PROTAC Degrader of Androgen Receptor for the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer, 2021, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Engineering exosomes as refined biological nanoplatforms for drug delivery.

    Xin Luan;Kanokwan Sansanaphongpricha;Ila Myers;Hongwei Chen

  • Sulforaphane, a Dietary Component of Broccoli/Broccoli Sprouts, Inhibits Breast Cancer Stem Cells

    Yanyan Li;Tao Zhang;Hasan Korkaya;Suling Liu

  • A Potent and Selective Small-Molecule Degrader of STAT3 Achieves Complete Tumor Regression In Vivo

    Longchuan Bai;Haibin Zhou;Renqi Xu;Yujun Zhao

  • Comparison of human duodenum and Caco-2 gene expression profiles for 12,000 gene sequences tags and correlation with permeability of 26 drugs.

    Duxin Sun;Hans Lennernas;Lynda S. Welage;Jeffery L. Barnett

  • Why is it challenging to predict intestinal drug absorption and oral bioavailability in human using rat model.

    Xianhua Cao;Seth T. Gibbs;Lanyan Fang;Heather A. Miller

  • A novel Hsp90 inhibitor to disrupt Hsp90/Cdc37 complex against pancreatic cancer cells

    Tao Zhang;Adel Hamza;Xianhua Cao;Bing Wang

  • Discovery of a Small-Molecule Degrader of Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal (BET) Proteins with Picomolar Cellular Potencies and Capable of Achieving Tumor Regression

    Bing Zhou;Jiantao Hu;Fuming Xu;Zhuo Chen

  • Pharmacologic Inhibition of the Menin-MLL Interaction Blocks Progression of MLL Leukemia In Vivo.

    Dmitry Borkin;Shihan He;Hongzhi Miao;Katarzyna Kempinska

  • Withaferin A targets heat shock protein 90 in pancreatic cancer cells.

    Yanke Yu;Adel Hamza;Tao Zhang;Mancang Gu

  • Aerobic Glycolysis Controls Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Tumor Immunity via a Specific CEBPB Isoform in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

    Wei Li;Takashi Tanikawa;Ilona Kryczek;Houjun Xia

  • Discovery of QCA570 as an Exceptionally Potent and Efficacious Proteolysis Targeting Chimera (PROTAC) Degrader of the Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal (BET) Proteins Capable of Inducing Complete and Durable Tumor Regression

    Chong Qin;Yang Hu;Bing Zhou;Ester Fernandez-Salas

  • A Potent and Orally Active Antagonist (SM-406/AT-406) of Multiple Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs) in Clinical Development for Cancer Treatment

    Qian Cai;Haiying Sun;Yuefeng Peng;Yuefeng Peng;Jianfeng Lu

  • Disruption of 12/15-Lipoxygenase Expression in Peritoneal Macrophages ENHANCED UTILIZATION OF THE 5-LIPOXYGENASE PATHWAY AND DIMINISHED OXIDATION OF LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN

    Duxin Sun;Colin D. Funk

  • A Potent Small-Molecule Inhibitor of the MDM2–p53 Interaction (MI-888) Achieved Complete and Durable Tumor Regression in Mice

    Yujun Zhao;Shanghai Yu;Wei Sun;Liu Liu

  • Glucose uptake inhibitor sensitizes cancer cells to daunorubicin and overcomes drug resistance in hypoxia

    Xianhua Cao;Lanyan Fang;Seth Gibbs;Ying Huang

  • Diastereomeric spirooxindoles as highly potent and efficacious MDM2 inhibitors.

    Yujun Zhao;Liu Liu;Wei Sun;Jianfeng Lu

  • New developments in Hsp90 inhibitors as anti-cancer therapeutics: mechanisms, clinical perspective and more potential.

    Yanyan Li;Tao Zhang;Steven J. Schwartz;Duxin Sun

  • Microbial Metabolite Signaling Is Required for Systemic Iron Homeostasis.

    Nupur K. Das;Andrew J. Schwartz;Gabrielle Barthel;Naohiro Inohara

  • Implications of cancer stem cell theory for cancer chemoprevention by natural dietary compounds.

    Yanyan Li;Max S. Wicha;Steven J. Schwartz;Duxin Sun

  • Characterization of Celastrol to Inhibit Hsp90 and Cdc37 Interaction

    Tao Zhang;Yanyan Li;Yanke Yu;Peng Zou

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon L. Amidon
Gordon L. Amidon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Max S. Wicha
Max S. Wicha University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jeanne A. Stuckey
Jeanne A. Stuckey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Peng George Wang
Peng George Wang Georgia State University
Chao Yie Yang
Chao Yie Yang University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Scott D. Larsen
Scott D. Larsen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven J. Schwartz
Steven J. Schwartz The Ohio State University
Colin D. Funk
Colin D. Funk Queen's University
Jason E. Gestwicki
Jason E. Gestwicki University of California, San Francisco
Vincent B. Young
Vincent B. Young University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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