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D-Index
84
Citations
23485
World Ranking
422
National Ranking
19

Yu Sun publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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 Yu Sun sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 533 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Yu Sun D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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 Yu Sun sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to automated manipulation of biological cells

Overview

Yu Sun is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has an extensive research presence spanning the fields of Engineering and Medicine. Their work particularly concentrates on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's scholarly output covers several key research topics including:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Yu Sun's recent publications include:

  • Fatigue of graphene, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Recapitulating Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment through Synergistic Use of Patient Organoids and Organ-on-a-Chip Vasculature, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Conductive and elastic bottlebrush elastomers for ultrasoft electronics, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Microrobotic swarms for selective embolization, 2022, Science Advances
  • Legless soft robots capable of rapid, continuous, and steered jumping, 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yu Sun include:

  • Guanqiao Shan
  • Changsheng Dai
  • Zhuoran Zhang
  • Wenkun Dou
  • Changhai Ru

The scientist has contributed numerous articles to prominent publication venues such as:

  • IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • Science Advances
  • ACS Nano

Yu Sun has received recognition through several professional fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2019, Academy of Science
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2018
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016
  • IEEE Fellow, 2015, for contributions to automated manipulation of biological cells

Best Publications

  • Autofocusing in computer microscopy: selecting the optimal focus algorithm.

    Yu Sun;Stefan Duthaler;Bradley J. Nelson

  • Microengineered Platforms for Cell Mechanobiology

    Deok-Ho Kim;Pak Kin Wong;Jungyul Park;Andre Levchenko

  • Bio-microarray fabrication techniques--a review.

    Irena Barbulovic-Nad;Michael Lucente;Yu Sun;Mingjun Zhang

  • Monolithically Fabricated Microgripper With Integrated Force Sensor for Manipulating Microobjects and Biological Cells Aligned in an Ultrasonic Field

    F. Beyeler;A. Neild;S. Oberti;D.J. Bell

  • Biological Cell Injection Using an Autonomous MicroRobotic System

    Yu Sun;Bradley J. Nelson

  • On the tensile and shear strength of nano-reinforced composite interfaces

    S.A Meguid;Y Sun

  • Mechanical property characterization of mouse zona pellucida

    Yu Sun;K.-T. Wan;K.P. Roberts;J.C. Bischof

  • A Feedforward Mechanism Mediated by Mechanosensitive Ion Channel PIEZO1 and Tissue Mechanics Promotes Glioma Aggression.

    Xin Chen;Siyi Wanggou;Ankur Bodalia;Min Zhu

  • Nanonewton force-controlled manipulation of biological cells using a monolithic MEMS microgripper with two-axis force feedback

    Keekyoung Kim;Xinyu Liu;Yong Zhang;Yu Sun

  • Development of Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensors—A Review

    B. Mahar;C. Laslau;R. Yip;Yu Sun

  • A Fully Automated Robotic System for Microinjection of Zebrafish Embryos

    Wenhui Wang;Xinyu Liu;Danielle Gelinas;Brian Ciruna

  • Recent advances in microfluidic techniques for single-cell biophysical characterization

    Yi Zheng;John Nguyen;Yuan Wei;Yu Sun

  • Microfluidic approaches for cancer cell detection, characterization, and separation

    Jian Chen;Jason Li;Yu Sun

  • A review of non-contact micro- and nano-printing technologies

    Changhai Ru;Changhai Ru;Jun Luo;Shaorong Xie;Yu Sun;Yu Sun;Yu Sun

  • Autonomous Robotic Pick-and-Place of Microobjects

    Yong Zhang;B.K. Chen;Xinyu Liu;Yu Sun

  • A bulk microfabricated multi-axis capacitive cellular force sensor using transverse comb drives

    Yu Sun;Bradley J Nelson;David P Potasek;Eniko Enikov

  • In situ mechanical characterization of the cell nucleus by atomic force microscopy.

    Haijiao Liu;Jun Wen;Yun Xiao;Jun Liu

  • Classification of cell types using a microfluidic device for mechanical and electrical measurement on single cells

    Jian Chen;Yi Zheng;Qingyuan Tan;Ehsan Shojaei-Baghini

  • A superelastic alloy microgripper with embedded electromagnetic actuators and piezoelectric force sensors: a numerical and experimental study

    Deok Ho Kim;Moon Gu Lee;Byungkyu Kim;Yu Sun

  • Characterizing fruit fly flight behavior using a microforce sensor with a new comb-drive configuration

    Yu Sun;S.N. Fry;D.P. Potasek;D.J. Bell

  • IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

    Bruno Siciliano;John Hollerbach;Ian D. Walker;Alex Zelinsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinyu Liu
Xinyu Liu University of Toronto
Jun Luo
Jun Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tobin Filleter
Tobin Filleter University of Toronto
Rangachar Kasturi
Rangachar Kasturi University of South Florida
Huayan Pu
Huayan Pu Shanghai University
Robert F. Casper
Robert F. Casper Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
John M. Hollerbach
John M. Hollerbach University of Utah
Lixin Dong
Lixin Dong City University of Hong Kong
Deok-Ho Kim
Deok-Ho Kim Johns Hopkins University

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