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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Immunology 78 1756 1603 14 14 252 21104

Rui Sun publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rui Sun between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rui Sun published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2025. 29 of the 303 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2025. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 28 publications 2026: 1 publication
1998 2026

303 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rui Sun: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 2
2000 0
2001 0
2002 4
2003 7
2004 12
2005 10
2006 9
2007 12
2008 5
2009 6
2010 4
2011 7
2012 10
2013 18
2014 16
2015 19
2016 13
2017 19
2018 13
2019 17
2020 17
2021 11
2022 12
2023 7
2024 23
2025 28
2026 1
Total 303
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Rui Sun publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 76 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 62–71 to 807+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 152–161 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 252–261 publications, is where this scientist sits. 62–71 publications: 9 scientists 72–81 publications: 23 scientists 82–91 publications: 40 scientists 92–101 publications: 72 scientists 102–111 publications: 86 scientists 112–121 publications: 108 scientists 122–131 publications: 150 scientists 132–141 publications: 160 scientists 142–151 publications: 159 scientists 152–161 publications: 189 scientists 162–171 publications: 166 scientists 172–181 publications: 181 scientists 182–191 publications: 188 scientists 192–201 publications: 187 scientists 202–211 publications: 178 scientists 212–221 publications: 158 scientists 222–231 publications: 168 scientists 232–241 publications: 159 scientists 242–251 publications: 160 scientists 252–261 publications: 148 scientists 262–271 publications: 116 scientists 272–281 publications: 125 scientists 282–291 publications: 115 scientists 292–301 publications: 111 scientists 302–311 publications: 95 scientists 312–321 publications: 97 scientists 322–331 publications: 97 scientists 332–341 publications: 99 scientists 342–351 publications: 96 scientists 352–361 publications: 69 scientists 362–371 publications: 76 scientists 372–381 publications: 71 scientists 382–391 publications: 71 scientists 392–401 publications: 62 scientists 402–411 publications: 54 scientists 412–421 publications: 41 scientists 422–431 publications: 63 scientists 432–441 publications: 53 scientists 442–451 publications: 31 scientists 452–461 publications: 42 scientists 462–471 publications: 40 scientists 472–481 publications: 29 scientists 482–491 publications: 34 scientists 492–501 publications: 30 scientists 502–511 publications: 23 scientists 512–521 publications: 41 scientists 522–531 publications: 29 scientists 532–541 publications: 28 scientists 542–551 publications: 16 scientists 552–561 publications: 18 scientists 562–571 publications: 18 scientists 572–581 publications: 17 scientists 582–591 publications: 17 scientists 592–601 publications: 17 scientists 602–611 publications: 19 scientists 612–621 publications: 13 scientists 622–631 publications: 12 scientists 632–641 publications: 11 scientists 642–651 publications: 16 scientists 652–661 publications: 9 scientists 662–671 publications: 5 scientists 672–681 publications: 13 scientists 682–691 publications: 12 scientists 692–701 publications: 6 scientists 702–711 publications: 6 scientists 712–721 publications: 9 scientists 722–731 publications: 9 scientists 732–741 publications: 6 scientists 742–751 publications: 11 scientists 752–761 publications: 10 scientists 762–771 publications: 7 scientists 772–781 publications: 12 scientists 782–791 publications: 7 scientists 792–801 publications: 5 scientists 802–806 publications: 1 scientist 807+ publications: 100 scientists
62–71 publications 807+

This scientist: 252 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
62–71 9
72–81 23
82–91 40
92–101 72
102–111 86
112–121 108
122–131 150
132–141 160
142–151 159
152–161 189
162–171 166
172–181 181
182–191 188
192–201 187
202–211 178
212–221 158
222–231 168
232–241 159
242–251 160
252–261 148 252
262–271 116
272–281 125
282–291 115
292–301 111
302–311 95
312–321 97
322–331 97
332–341 99
342–351 96
352–361 69
362–371 76
372–381 71
382–391 71
392–401 62
402–411 54
412–421 41
422–431 63
432–441 53
442–451 31
452–461 42
462–471 40
472–481 29
482–491 34
492–501 30
502–511 23
512–521 41
522–531 29
532–541 28
542–551 16
552–561 18
562–571 18
572–581 17
582–591 17
592–601 17
602–611 19
612–621 13
622–631 12
632–641 11
642–651 16
652–661 9
662–671 5
672–681 13
682–691 12
692–701 6
702–711 6
712–721 9
722–731 9
732–741 6
742–751 11
752–761 10
762–771 7
772–781 12
782–791 7
792–801 5
802–806 1
807+ 100
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Rui Sun D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 157+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 201. Most scientists, 201, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 78–79 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 28 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 91 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 157 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 192 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 175 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 188 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 177 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 155 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 194 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 201 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 197 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 201 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 173 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 167 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 172 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 199 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 184 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 133 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 163 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 125 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 121 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 102 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 96 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 75 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 74 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 66 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 68 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 60 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 54 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 36 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 23 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 52 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 41 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 34 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 25 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 28 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 11 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 19 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 20 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 17 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 14 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 15 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 9 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 11 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 9 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 7 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 7 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 5 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156 D-Index: 6 scientists 157+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

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Number of Immunology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,929 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 28
42–43 91
44–45 157
46–47 192
48–49 175
50–51 188
52–53 177
54–55 155
56–57 194
58–59 201
60–61 197
62–63 201
64–65 173
66–67 167
68–69 172
70–71 199
72–73 184
74–75 133
76–77 163
78–79 127 78
80–81 121
82–83 125
84–85 121
86–87 102
88–89 96
90–91 75
92–93 72
94–95 74
96–97 66
98–99 68
100–101 49
102–103 60
104–105 54
106–107 36
108–109 23
110–111 52
112–113 41
114–115 34
116–117 25
118–119 28
120–121 11
122–123 20
124–125 27
126–127 19
128–129 20
130–131 16
132–133 17
134–135 14
136–137 15
138–139 9
140–141 11
142–143 9
144–145 9
146–147 7
148–149 7
150–151 7
152–153 5
154–155 8
156 6
157+ 96
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Overview

Rui Sun is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China. Their research primarily covers areas within medicine, immunology and microbiology, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main subfields of their scientific work include immunology, molecular biology, oncology, epidemiology, and infectious diseases.

Their work spans key topics such as immune cell function and interaction, immunotherapy and immune responses, CAR-T cell therapy research, T-cell and B-cell immunology, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, immune cells in cancer, and cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers.

Prominent recent papers by Rui Sun include:

  • Pathogenic T-cells and inflammatory monocytes incite inflammatory storms in severe COVID-19 patients (2020, National Science Review)
  • Aberrant pathogenic GM-CSF+T cells and inflammatory CD14+CD16+monocytes in severe pulmonary syndrome patients of a new coronavirus (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • METTL3-mediated m6A RNA methylation promotes the anti-tumour immunity of natural killer cells (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Pyroptotic macrophages stimulate the SARS-CoV-2-associated cytokine storm (2021, Cellular and Molecular Immunology)
  • Liver type 1 innate lymphoid cells develop locally via an interferon-γ-dependent loop (2021, Science)

Rui Sun has frequently published in venues such as Nature Communications, Frontiers in Immunology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cancer Biology and Medicine, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Collaborations have been significant in Rui Sun's career, with frequent co-authors including Zhigang Tian, Haiming Wei, Binqing Fu, Haoyu Sun, and Xiaohu Zheng.

Best Publications

  • Pathogenic T-cells and inflammatory monocytes incite inflammatory storms in severe COVID-19 patients

    Yonggang Zhou;Binqing Fu;Xiaohu Zheng;Dongsheng Wang

  • Blockade of the checkpoint receptor TIGIT prevents NK cell exhaustion and elicits potent anti-tumor immunity.

    Qing Zhang;Jiacheng Bi;Xiaodong Zheng;Yongyan Chen

  • NK cell-based immunotherapy for malignant diseases

    Min Cheng;Yongyan Chen;Weihua Xiao;Rui Sun

  • Natural killer cells ameliorate liver fibrosis by killing activated stellate cells in NKG2D-dependent and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand-dependent manners

    Svetlana Radaeva;Rui Sun;Barbara Jaruga;Van T. Nguyen

  • Interleukin 22 (IL-22) plays a protective role in T cell-mediated murine hepatitis: IL-22 is a survival factor for hepatocytes via STAT3 activation.

    Svetlana Radaeva;Rui Sun;Hong-na Pan;Feng Hong

  • Respiratory influenza virus infection induces intestinal immune injury via microbiota-mediated Th17 cell–dependent inflammation

    Jian Wang;Fengqi Li;Haiming Wei;Zhe-Xiong Lian

  • Liver-resident NK cells confer adaptive immunity in skin-contact inflammation.

    Hui Peng;Xiaojun Jiang;Yonglin Chen;Dorothy K. Sojka

  • Dysfunction of Natural Killer Cells by FBP1-Induced Inhibition of Glycolysis during Lung Cancer Progression

    Jingjing Cong;Xianwei Wang;Xiaohu Zheng;Dong Wang

  • Impaired natural killer (NK) cell activity in leptin receptor deficient mice: leptin as a critical regulator in NK cell development and activation.

    Zhigang Tian;Rui Sun;Rui Sun;Rui Sun;Haiming Wei;Haiming Wei;Bin Gao

  • Natural Killer Cells Promote Fetal Development through the Secretion of Growth-Promoting Factors

    Binqing Fu;Yonggang Zhou;Xiang Ni;Xianhong Tong

  • Natural Killer Cells Promote Immune Tolerance by Regulating Inflammatory TH17 Cells at the Human Maternal-Fetal Interface

    Binqing Fu;Xian Chang Li;Xian Chang Li;Rui Sun;Xianhong Tong

  • Mitochondrial fragmentation limits NK cell-based tumor immunosurveillance.

    Xiaohu Zheng;Yeben Qian;Binqing Fu;Defeng Jiao

  • High NKG2A expression contributes to NK cell exhaustion and predicts a poor prognosis of patients with liver cancer.

    Cheng Sun;Jing Xu;Qiang Huang;Mei Huang

  • Expression of leptin receptors and response to leptin stimulation of human natural killer cell lines

    Yueran Zhao;Rui Sun;Rui Sun;Li You;Chunyi Gao

  • Human CD96 Correlates to Natural Killer Cell Exhaustion and Predicts the Prognosis of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

    Haoyu Sun;Qiang Huang;Mei Huang;Hao Wen

  • Aberrant pathogenic GM-CSF+ T cells and inflammatory CD14+CD16+ monocytes in severe pulmonary syndrome patients of a new coronavirus

    Yonggang Zhou;Binqing Fu;Xiaohu Zheng;Dongsheng Wang

  • Bacterial colonization dampens influenza-mediated acute lung injury via induction of M2 alveolar macrophages

    Jian Wang;Fengqi Li;Rui Sun;Xiang Gao

  • Negative regulation of liver regeneration by innate immunity (natural killer cells/interferon-γ)

    Rui Sun;Bin Gao

  • CD11b and CD27 reflect distinct population and functional specialization in human natural killer cells.

    Binqing Fu;Fuyan Wang;Rui Sun;Bin Ling

  • High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1)-Toll-like receptor (TLR)4-interleukin (IL)-23-IL-17A axis in drug-induced damage-associated lethal hepatitis: Interaction of γδ T cells with macrophages.

    Xuefu Wang;Rui Sun;Haiming Wei;Zhigang Tian

  • TGF-β1 Down-Regulation of NKG2D/DAP10 and 2B4/SAP Expression on Human NK Cells Contributes to HBV Persistence

    Cheng Sun;Binqing Fu;Yufeng Gao;Xiaofeng Liao

  • The roles of innate immune cells in liver injury and regeneration.

    Zhongjun Dong;Haiming Wei;Rui Sun;Zhigang Tian

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhigang Tian
Zhigang Tian University of Science and Technology of China
Haiming Wei
Haiming Wei University of Science and Technology of China
Xiang Gao
Xiang Gao Nanjing University
Xian Chang Li
Xian Chang Li Cornell University
Zhe-Xiong Lian
Zhe-Xiong Lian University of Science and Technology of China
Wayne M. Yokoyama
Wayne M. Yokoyama Washington University in St. Louis
Yuzhang Wu
Yuzhang Wu Third Military Medical University
Nan Shen
Nan Shen Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Xiu-Wu Bian
Xiu-Wu Bian Third Military Medical University
Lanjuan Li
Lanjuan Li Zhejiang University

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