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Zhifu Sun

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12394
World Ranking
11423
National Ranking
4935

Zhifu 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 Zhifu Sun sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 216 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zhifu 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 Zhifu 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: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Zhifu Sun is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans numerous subfields, notably Molecular Biology, Immunology, Surgery, Oncology, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics focus on areas such as Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA modifications and cancer, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments, Liver Diseases and Immunity, and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment.

Zhifu Sun has contributed to multiple publications across various prominent venues, including:

  • Gastroenterology (14 publications)
  • Cancer Research (4 publications)
  • Epigenomics (3 publications)
  • Cell (2 publications)
  • Cancer Communications (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Zhifu Sun include:

  • Longitudinal Multi-omics Reveals Subset-Specific Mechanisms Underlying Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 2020, Cell
  • Spectrum of EGFR aberrations and potential clinical implications: insights from integrative pan-cancer analysis, 2020, Cancer Communications
  • Marked Up-Regulation of ACE2 in Hearts of Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Implications for SARS-CoV-2-Mediated COVID-19, 2020, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • A novel ferroptosis phenotype-related clinical-molecular prognostic signature for hepatocellular carcinoma, 2021, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Zhifu Sun frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Mary R. Sagstetter, Feda H. Hamdan, William A. Faubion, John B. Kisiel, and Aditya Bhagwate, with collaboration counts ranging from eight to twelve joint works.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of human plasma-derived exosomal RNAs by deep sequencing

    Xiaoyi Huang;Tiezheng Yuan;Michael Tschannen;Zhifu Sun

  • CrossMap: a versatile tool for coordinate conversion between genome assemblies

    Hao Zhao;Zhifu Sun;Jing Wang;Haojie Huang

  • Exosomal miR-1290 and miR-375 as Prognostic Markers in Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

    Xiaoyi Huang;Tiezheng Yuan;Meihua Liang;Meijun Du

  • A gene expression signature predicts survival of patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer

    Yan Lu;William Lemon;Peng Yuan Liu;Yijun Yi

  • Role of imbalance between neutrophil elastase and α1-antitrypsin in cancer development and progression

    Zhifu Sun;Ping Yang

  • Longitudinal Multi-omics Reveals Subset-Specific Mechanisms Underlying Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

    Ruben A.T. Mars;Yi Yang;Tonya Ward;Mo Houtti

  • Genetic variants and risk of lung cancer in never smokers: a genome-wide association study

    Yafei Li;Chau Chyun Sheu;Yuanqing Ye;Mariza de Andrade

  • Chronic caloric restriction preserves mitochondrial function in senescence without increasing mitochondrial biogenesis.

    Ian R. Lanza;Piotrek Zabielski;Katherine A. Klaus;Dawn M. Morse

  • Distinct epigenetic landscapes underlie the pathobiology of pancreatic cancer subtypes

    Gwen Lomberk;Yuna Blum;Rémy Nicolle;Asha Nair

  • Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Carriers, Tobacco Smoke, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Lung Cancer Risk

    Ping Yang;Zhifu Sun;Michael J. Krowka;Marie Christine Aubry

  • LncRNA MALAT1 enhances oncogenic activities of EZH2 in castration-resistant prostate cancer.

    Dejie Wang;Liya Ding;Liguo Wang;Yu Zhao

  • Role of the Glutathione Metabolic Pathway in Lung Cancer Treatment and Prognosis: A Review

    Ping Yang;Jon O. Ebbert;Zhifu Sun;Richard M. Weinshilboum

  • Histologic grade is an independent prognostic factor for survival in non-small cell lung cancer: an analysis of 5018 hospital- and 712 population-based cases.

    Zhifu Sun;Marie Christine Aubry;Claude Deschamps;Randolph S. Marks

  • Integrated analysis of gene expression, CpG island methylation, and gene copy number in breast cancer cells by deep sequencing.

    Zhifu Sun;Yan W. Asmann;Krishna R. Kalari;Brian Bot

  • CAP-miRSeq: a comprehensive analysis pipeline for microRNA sequencing data

    Zhifu Sun;Jared Evans;Aditya Bhagwate;Sumit Middha

  • Global methylation profiling for risk prediction of prostate cancer

    Saswati Mahapatra;Eric W. Klee;Charles Y.F. Young;Zhifu Sun

  • Folate Receptor-α (FOLR1) Expression and Function in Triple Negative Tumors

    Brian M. Necela;Jennifer A. Crozier;Cathy A. Andorfer;Laura Lewis-Tuffin

  • Non-Overlapping and Non–Cell-Type–Specific Gene Expression Signatures Predict Lung Cancer Survival

    Zhifu Sun;Dennis A. Wigle;Ping Yang

  • A novel bioinformatics pipeline for identification and characterization of fusion transcripts in breast cancer and normal cell lines

    Yan W. Asmann;Asif Hossain;Brian M. Necela;Sumit Middha

  • Base resolution methylome profiling: considerations in platform selection, data preprocessing and analysis

    Zhifu Sun;Julie Cunningham;Susan Slager;Jean Pierre Kocher

Frequent Co-Authors

Ping Yang
Ping Yang Mayo Clinic
Yan W. Asmann
Yan W. Asmann Mayo Clinic
Julie M. Cunningham
Julie M. Cunningham Mayo Clinic
Edith A. Perez
Edith A. Perez Mayo Clinic
Jin Jen
Jin Jen Bristol Myers Squibb
E. Aubrey Thompson
E. Aubrey Thompson Mayo Clinic
George Vasmatzis
George Vasmatzis Mayo Clinic
Mariza de Andrade
Mariza de Andrade Mayo Clinic
Tamas Ordog
Tamas Ordog Mayo Clinic
Brooke L. Fridley
Brooke L. Fridley University of Kansas

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David A. Ahlquist

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Surendra Dasari

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Publications: 21

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Christopher I. Amos

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Publications: 20

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Xifeng Wu

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Publications: 19

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Edward S. Buckler

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Publications: 19

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David C. Christiani

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Ming-Sound Tsao

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John D. Minna

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Publications: 17

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