| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 70 | 1051 | 989 | 355 | 315 | 293 | 17701 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Wei Sun between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wei Sun published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2025. 21 of the 321 publications appeared in the last two years.
321 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 0 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 0 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Total | 321 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wei Sun sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 293 publications — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 38–47 | 20 | |
| 48–57 | 35 | |
| 58–67 | 96 | |
| 68–77 | 135 | |
| 78–87 | 190 | |
| 88–97 | 259 | |
| 98–107 | 283 | |
| 108–117 | 369 | |
| 118–127 | 341 | |
| 128–137 | 386 | |
| 138–147 | 372 | |
| 148–157 | 457 | |
| 158–167 | 415 | |
| 168–177 | 407 | |
| 178–187 | 421 | |
| 188–197 | 378 | |
| 198–207 | 403 | |
| 208–217 | 317 | |
| 218–227 | 346 | |
| 228–237 | 321 | |
| 238–247 | 260 | |
| 248–257 | 280 | |
| 258–267 | 240 | |
| 268–277 | 214 | |
| 278–287 | 242 | |
| 288–297 | 203 | 293 |
| 298–307 | 166 | |
| 308–317 | 154 | |
| 318–327 | 175 | |
| 328–337 | 159 | |
| 338–347 | 99 | |
| 348–357 | 131 | |
| 358–367 | 106 | |
| 368–377 | 118 | |
| 378–387 | 97 | |
| 388–397 | 108 | |
| 398–407 | 82 | |
| 408–417 | 71 | |
| 418–427 | 64 | |
| 428–437 | 55 | |
| 438–447 | 54 | |
| 448–457 | 60 | |
| 458–467 | 47 | |
| 468–477 | 40 | |
| 478–487 | 30 | |
| 488–497 | 29 | |
| 498–507 | 38 | |
| 508–517 | 40 | |
| 518–527 | 32 | |
| 528–537 | 23 | |
| 538–547 | 28 | |
| 548–557 | 23 | |
| 558–567 | 19 | |
| 568–577 | 16 | |
| 578–587 | 17 | |
| 588–597 | 18 | |
| 598–607 | 22 | |
| 608–617 | 15 | |
| 618–627 | 9 | |
| 628–637 | 11 | |
| 638–647 | 21 | |
| 648–657 | 12 | |
| 658–667 | 9 | |
| 668–677 | 11 | |
| 678–687 | 9 | |
| 688–697 | 6 | |
| 698–707 | 14 | |
| 708–717 | 7 | |
| 718–727 | 8 | |
| 728–737 | 10 | |
| 738–747 | 9 | |
| 748–757 | 5 | |
| 758–767 | 5 | |
| 768–777 | 11 | |
| 778–787 | 7 | |
| 788–797 | 2 | |
| 798–803 | 4 | |
| 804+ | 100 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wei Sun sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 59 | |
| 31 | 114 | |
| 32 | 129 | |
| 33 | 189 | |
| 34 | 200 | |
| 35 | 262 | |
| 36 | 311 | |
| 37 | 312 | |
| 38 | 350 | |
| 39 | 385 | |
| 40 | 348 | |
| 41 | 362 | |
| 42 | 426 | |
| 43 | 380 | |
| 44 | 310 | |
| 45 | 341 | |
| 46 | 301 | |
| 47 | 306 | |
| 48 | 271 | |
| 49 | 246 | |
| 50 | 210 | |
| 51 | 253 | |
| 52 | 213 | |
| 53 | 221 | |
| 54 | 195 | |
| 55 | 186 | |
| 56 | 170 | |
| 57 | 167 | |
| 58 | 166 | |
| 59 | 144 | |
| 60 | 152 | |
| 61 | 141 | |
| 62 | 138 | |
| 63 | 131 | |
| 64 | 118 | |
| 65 | 114 | |
| 66 | 119 | |
| 67 | 95 | |
| 68 | 87 | |
| 69 | 77 | |
| 70 | 89 | 70 |
| 71 | 69 | |
| 72 | 54 | |
| 73 | 46 | |
| 74 | 55 | |
| 75 | 54 | |
| 76 | 49 | |
| 77 | 53 | |
| 78 | 46 | |
| 79 | 28 | |
| 80 | 39 | |
| 81 | 36 | |
| 82 | 24 | |
| 83 | 26 | |
| 84 | 36 | |
| 85 | 18 | |
| 86 | 25 | |
| 87 | 19 | |
| 88 | 26 | |
| 89 | 27 | |
| 90 | 23 | |
| 91 | 15 | |
| 92 | 12 | |
| 93 | 9 | |
| 94 | 15 | |
| 95 | 10 | |
| 96 | 13 | |
| 97 | 13 | |
| 98 | 9 | |
| 99 | 7 | |
| 100 | 7 | |
| 101 | 8 | |
| 102 | 7 | |
| 103 | 7 | |
| 104 | 9 | |
| 105 | 6 | |
| 106 | 9 | |
| 107+ | 99 |
Wei Sun is a researcher affiliated with Drexel University in the United States, specializing primarily in Medicine and Engineering. Their work spans several interdisciplinary fields, most notably Biomedical Engineering and Surgery, with additional contributions in Automotive Engineering, Biomaterials, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
The scientist's research focus includes a range of advanced biomedical and engineering topics. Key areas of study are 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials.
Wei Sun has contributed extensively to the literature, with a number of recent papers reflecting their focus and collaborations. Notable publications include:
Frequent collaborators include Aylin Simsir, Tamar Brandler, Yuan Pang, Yongcong Fang, and Rong Xia, with sustained partnerships over multiple publications.
The scientist's work is featured mostly in journals such as the Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology, Biofabrication, Diagnostic Cytopathology, Biomedical Materials, and Advanced Healthcare Materials.
Over the course of their career, Wei Sun has received recognitions including being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2020 and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2017.
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Yu Zhao;Yang Li;Shuangshuang Mao;Wei Sun
F. Wang;L. Shor;A. Darling;S. Khalil
Yuanyuan Xu;Xiaoyue Wu;Xiao Guo;Bin Kong
Wei Sun;Binil Starly;Andrew Darling;Connie Gomez
Robert Chang;Kamal Emami;Honglu Wu;Wei Sun
Guo You Huang;Li Hong Zhou;Qian Cheng Zhang;Yong Mei Chen
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