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W. Sun

Physics and Astronomy · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1984Rising activity
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsAstro and Planetary ScienceGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesPlanetary Science and Exploration

Publications

307

Citations

4,607

Est. group size

~9

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

43

Publishing since 1984

In context
Among 1,217 established Physics and Astronomy PIs within our index
Citations: 4,607cohort median 4,808
Publications / year (recent): 14.6cohort median 5.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~9 · 6% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 52 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 14.6/year recently
2017: 17 publications172018: 13 publications182019: 28 publications28192020: 16 publications202021: 15 publications212022: 12 publications222023: 17 publications232024: 23 publications242025: 17 publications252026: 4 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 4 collaborators2018: 5 collaborators2019: 11 collaborators2020: 9 collaborators2021: 7 collaborators2022: 8 collaborators2023: 4 collaborators2024: 11 collaborators2025: 8 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics×38
  • Geophysical Research Letters×24
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×12
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×9
  • The Astrophysical Journal×6
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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 25, 2026.

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