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Qing-Yuan Sun
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Biology and Biochemistry
China
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
20991
World Ranking
3944
National Ranking
111

Qing-Yuan 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 Qing-Yuan Sun sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 447 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Qing-Yuan 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 Qing-Yuan Sun sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Qing-Yuan Sun is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China and has made significant contributions in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology and reproductive medicine, with an emphasis on reproductive biology and fertility, epigenetics and DNA methylation, microtubule and mitosis dynamics, and RNA research and splicing.

Sun's work has been published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Cellular Physiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • Advanced Science

Their recent papers cover topics in reproduction and molecular biology, including:

  • Improvement in sperm quality and spermatogenesis following faecal microbiota transplantation from alginate oligosaccharide dosed mice (2020, Gut)
  • Global profiling of RNA-binding protein target sites by LACE-seq (2021, Nature Cell Biology)
  • Why is oocyte aneuploidy increased with maternal aging? (2020, Journal of Genetics and Genomics)
  • METTL3-mediated mRNA N6-methyladenosine is required for oocyte and follicle development in mice (2021, Cell Death and Disease)
  • Rescue of male fertility following faecal microbiota transplantation from alginate oligosaccharide-dosed mice (2020, Gut)

Sun collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Heide Schatten
  • Zhen-Bo Wang
  • Tie-Gang Meng
  • Ying-Chun Ouyang
  • Yi Hou

The main fields of study in Sun's research are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study highlighted in their work include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Cell Biology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Reproductive Medicine

The core topics addressed in Sun's scientific contributions encompass:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Best Publications

  • Oocyte aging: cellular and molecular changes, developmental potential and reversal possibility

    Yi-Liang Miao;Kazuhiro Kikuchi;Qing-Yuan Sun;Heide Schatten

  • Paternally induced transgenerational inheritance of susceptibility to diabetes in mammals

    Yanchang Wei;Cai-Rong Yang;Yan-Ping Wei;Zhen-Ao Zhao

  • Involvement of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Cascade During Oocyte Maturation and Fertilization in Mammals

    Heng-Yu Fan;Heng-Yu Fan;Qing-Yuan Sun

  • Evaluation of oocyte quality: morphological, cellular and molecular predictors.

    Qiang Wang;Qing-Yuan Sun

  • Regulation of dynamic events by microfilaments during oocyte maturation and fertilization

    Qing-Yuan Sun;Heide Schatten

  • BTG4 is a meiotic cell cycle-coupled maternal-zygotic-transition licensing factor in oocytes

    Chao Yu;Shu-Yan Ji;Qian-Qian Sha;Yujiao Dang

  • Mechanisms regulating oocyte meiotic resumption: roles of mitogen-activated protein kinase.

    Cheng-Guang Liang;You-Qiang Su;Heng-Yu Fan;Heide Schatten

  • Towards a new understanding on the regulation of mammalian oocyte meiosis resumption.

    Qing-Yuan Sun;Yi-Liang Miao;Heide Schatten

  • Interspecies implantation and mitochondria fate of panda-rabbit cloned embryos.

    Da-Yuan Chen;Duan-Cheng Wen;Ya-Ping Zhang;Qing-Yuan Sun

  • WASH inhibits autophagy through suppression of Beclin 1 ubiquitination.

    Pengyan Xia;Shuo Wang;Ying Du;Zhenao Zhao

  • DNA methylation in oocytes and liver of female mice and their offspring: effects of high-fat-diet-induced obesity.

    Zhao-Jia Ge;Shi-Ming Luo;Fei Lin;Qiu-Xia Liang

  • Unique insights into maternal mitochondrial inheritance in mice

    Shi-Ming Luo;Zhao-Jia Ge;Zhong-Wei Wang;Zong-Zhe Jiang

  • Environmental epigenetic inheritance through gametes and implications for human reproduction

    Yanchang Wei;Heide Schatten;Qing-Yuan Sun

  • Icaritin Causes Sustained ERK1/2 Activation and Induces Apoptosis in Human Endometrial Cancer Cells

    Jing-Shan Tong;Jing-Shan Tong;Qing-Hua Zhang;Xin Huang;Xue-Qi Fu

  • Oocyte ageing and epigenetics

    Zhao Jia Ge;Heide Schatten;Cui Lian Zhang;Qing Yuan Sun

  • The impact of mitochondrial function/dysfunction on IVF and new treatment possibilities for infertility

    Heide Schatten;Qing-Yuan Sun;Randall S. Prather

  • ER-α36, a Variant of ER-α, Promotes Tamoxifen Agonist Action in Endometrial Cancer Cells via the MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt Pathways

    Sheng-Li Lin;Li-Ying Yan;Xin-Tian Zhang;Ju Yuan

  • Histone modifications during mammalian oocyte maturation: Dynamics, regulation and functions

    Ling Gu;Qiang Wang;Qing-Yuan Sun

  • Maternal insulin resistance causes oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in mouse oocytes

    Xiang-Hong Ou;Sen Li;Zhen-Bo Wang;M o Li

  • The root of reduced fertility in aged women and possible therapentic options: current status and future perspects.

    Jie Qiao;Zhen-Bo Wang;Huai-Liang Feng;Yi-Liang Miao

Frequent Co-Authors

Heide Schatten
Heide Schatten University of Missouri
Heng-Yu Fan
Heng-Yu Fan Zhejiang University
Jian Li
Jian Li ShanghaiTech University
Randall S. Prather
Randall S. Prather University of Missouri
Feng Wang
Feng Wang University of California, Berkeley
Liying Yan
Liying Yan Peking University
Shaorong Gao
Shaorong Gao Tongji University
Yu Zhang
Yu Zhang Peking University
Xiao Yang
Xiao Yang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ya-Ping Zhang
Ya-Ping Zhang Kunming Institute of Zoology

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