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Lianjun Sun

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2005

Publications

35

Citations

1,470

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

20

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Lianjun Sun's research focuses on the genetics and molecular biology of soybean, examining traits such as seed oil content, seed morphology, disease resistance, flood tolerance, and male fertility. The work combines gene mapping (QTL studies), genome sequencing, and analysis of gene regulation (including DNA methylation and transcriptomics) to understand how specific genes control agriculturally important soybean traits.

Soybean genetics and trait mappingPlant disease resistance (e.g., Phytophthora, soybean mosaic virus)Gene regulation and epigenetics in plantsSeed quality and oil contentPlant genome sequencing and molecular breeding

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from just a few papers per year in 2017-2020 to a more active pace of 4-7 publications annually between 2021 and 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 1 publication19202021: 5 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 7 publications7242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Molecular Breeding×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • Theoretical and Applied Genetics×2
  • Research Square×2
  • Nature Plants×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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