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D-Index
132
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63468
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21
National Ranking
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Min Sun publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Min Sun sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 542 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Min Sun D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 132 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in China Leader Award

Overview

Min Sun is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has an extensive publication record primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Plant Science.

The main topics covered in Min Sun's work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Advanced Vision and Imaging

Min Sun has contributed research articles to a variety of publication venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Food and Nutrition Research
  • Lithos
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Tectonics

The scientist has collaborated with numerous peers, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Chao Yuan
  • Guochun Zhao
  • Yunying Zhang
  • Keda Cai
  • Pengfei Li

Their recent papers cover diverse topics reflecting interdisciplinary approaches. Selected examples include:

  • Chemical vapor deposition of transparent superhydrophobic anti-Icing coatings with tailored polymer nanoarray architecture (2022, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • In Situ Enzyme-Induced Self-Assembly of Antimicrobial-Antioxidative Peptides to Promote Wound Healing (2023, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • Nitrogen supply enhances the physiological resistance of Chinese fir plantlets under polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced drought stress (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Effects of pore characteristics on water-oil two-phase displacement in non-homogeneous pore structures: A pore-scale lattice Boltzmann model considering various fluid density ratios (2020, International Journal of Engineering Science)
  • Ultrasensitive Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Based on Boric Acid-Functionalized Fluorescent MOF@COF (2023, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces)

In addition to journal articles, Min Sun has contributed to book publications, including a title published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research:

  • SONATIC ČIURLIONIS' SOUNDSCAPES (2023)

Best Publications

  • Late Archean to Paleoproterozoic evolution of the North China Craton: key issues revisited

    Guochun Zhao;Min Sun;Simon A. Wilde;Li Sanzhong

  • Archean blocks and their boundaries in the North China Craton: lithological, geochemical, structural and P–T path constraints and tectonic evolution

    Guochun Zhao;Simon A. Wilde;Peter A. Cawood;Min Sun

  • Review of global 2.1-1.8 Ga orogens: implications for a pre-Rodinia supercontinent

    Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao;Peter A Cawood;Simon A Wilde;Min Sun

  • A Paleo-Mesoproterozoic supercontinent: assembly, growth and breakup

    Guochun Zhao;Min Sun;Simon A. Wilde;Sanzhong Li

  • Middle Cambrian to Permian subduction-related accretionary orogenesis of Northern Xinjiang, NW China: Implications for the tectonic evolution of central Asia

    Wenjiao Xiao;Chunming Han;Chao Yuan;Min Sun

  • A Tale of Amalgamation of Three Permo-Triassic Collage Systems in Central Asia: Oroclines, Sutures, and Terminal Accretion

    Wenjiao Xiao;Brian F. Windley;Shu Sun;Jiliang Li

  • Amalgamation of the North China Craton: Key issues and discussion

    Guochun Zhao;Peter A. Cawood;Sanzhong Li;Simon A. Wilde

  • Reassessment of continental growth during the accretionary history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    A. Kröner;V. Kovach;E. Belousova;E. Hegner

  • End-Permian to mid-Triassic termination of the accretionary processes of the southern Altaids: implications for the geodynamic evolution, Phanerozoic continental growth, and metallogeny of Central Asia

    Wenjiao Xiao;Brian Windley;B. C. Huang;C. M. Han

  • Metamorphism of basement rocks in the Central Zone of the North China Craton: implications for Paleoproterozoic tectonic evolution

    Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao;Peter A. Cawood;Simon A. Wilde;Min Sun

  • Mesozoic lithosphere destruction beneath the North China Craton: evidence from major-, trace-element and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope studies of Fangcheng basalts

    Hong-Fu Zhang;Min Sun;Xin-Hua Zhou;Wei-Ming Fan

  • A temporal link between the Emeishan large Igneous Province (SW China) and the end-Guadalupian mass extinction

    Mei-Fu Zhou;John Malpas;Xie-Yan Song;Paul T. Robinson

  • The Yanbian Terrane (Southern Sichuan Province, SW China): A Neoproterozoic arc assemblage in the western margin of the Yangtze Block

    Mei-Fu Zhou;Yuxiao Ma;Dan-Ping Yan;Xiaoping Xia

  • SHRIMP U-Pb zircon ages of the Fuping Complex: implications for Late Archean to Paleoproterozoic accretion and assembly of the North China Craton

    Guochun Zhao;Simon A. Wilde;Peter A. Cawood;Min Sun

  • Sm-Nd and SHRIMP U-Pb zircon geochronology of high-pressure granulites in the Sanggan area, North China Craton: Timing of Paleoproterozoic continental collision

    J.H. Guo;M. Sun;F.K. Chen;M.G. Zhai

  • Development of the North China Craton During the Late Archaean and its Final Amalgamation at 1.8 Ga: Some Speculations on its Position Within a Global Palaeoproterozoic Supercontinent

    Simon A. Wilde;Simon A. Wilde;Guochun Zhao;Guochun Zhao;Min Sun

  • Single zircon grains record two Paleoproterozoic collisional events in the North China Craton

    Guochun Zhao;Simon A. Wilde;Jinghui Guo;Peter A. Cawood

  • Detrital and xenocrystic zircon ages from Neoproterozoic to Palaeozoic arc terranes of Mongolia: Significance for the origin of crustal fragments in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    Y. Rojas-Agramonte;A. Kröner;A. Demoux;X. Xia

  • Geochemical, Sr-Nd and zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopic studies of Late Carboniferous magmatism in the West Junggar, Xinjiang: Implications for ridge subduction

    Hongyan Geng;Min Sun;Chao Yuan;Wenjiao Xiao

  • Geochronological, geochemical and geothermal constraints on petrogenesis of the Indosinian peraluminous granites in the South China Block: A case study in the Hunan Province

    Yuejun Wang;Yuejun Wang;Weiming Fan;Min Sun;Xinquan Liang

  • The Xiong'er volcanic belt at the southern margin of the North China Craton: Petrographic and geochemical evidence for its outboard position in the Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Columbia Supercontinent

    Guochun Zhao;Yanhong He;Min Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Guochun Zhao
Guochun Zhao University of Hong Kong
Chao Yuan
Chao Yuan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenjiao Xiao
Wenjiao Xiao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoping Long
Xiaoping Long Northwest University
Xiaoping Xia
Xiaoping Xia Chinese Academy of Sciences
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
Keda Cai
Keda Cai Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sanzhong Li
Sanzhong Li Ocean University of China
Fu-Yuan Wu
Fu-Yuan Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Alfred Kröner
Alfred Kröner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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