Cuixia Sun

9.4k citations
109 papers · 8.2k · 4 hit papers · h-index 55

Impact in

  • Food Science top 0.02%
    • Proteins in Food Systems
    • Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
  • Biomaterials top 0.5%
    • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
    • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

Papers in

  • Food Science 86
    • Proteins in Food Systems 78
    • Polysaccharides Composition and Applications 8
    • Microencapsulation and Drying Processes 7
  • Nutrition and Dietetics 12
    • Food composition and properties 8
Co-authors
Yanxiang Gao (41 shared papers)Lei Dai (26 shared papers)Like Mao (16 shared papers)Fuguo Liu (15 shared papers)Yapeng Fang (45 shared papers)Yang Wei (12 shared papers)Di Wang (6 shared papers)Wei Jie Lu (24 shared papers)
Journals
Food Hydrocolloids (25 papers)Food Chemistry (17 papers)Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (12 papers)Food Research International (10 papers)Carbohydrate Polymers (8 papers)
Partner nations
ChinaUnited StatesPoland

In The Last Decade

Cuixia Sun

104 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Cuixia Sun's Hit Papers

The health benefits, functional properties, modifications, and applications of pea ( Pisum sativum L.) protein: Current status, challenges, and perspectives 2020 · 276 citations
2760+3+6Years since publication200400600
What are hit papers?

Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

  1. 2020 Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
  2. 2017 Food Hydrocolloids
  3. 2017 Food Hydrocolloids
  4. 2016 Trends in Food Science & Technology

Peers

Cuixia Sun
Comparison fields: 5 of 119
  • Food Science 5.8k
  • Biomaterials 1.1k
  • Pharmaceutical Science 533
  • Drug Discovery 17
  • Molecular Medicine 362
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Co-authors

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All Works

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1
The biological activities, chemical stability, metabolism and delivery systems of quercetin: A review
Trends in Food Science & Technology ·Weiyou Wang, Cuixia Sun, Like Mao, Peihua Ma, Fuguo Liu, Jie Yang, Yanxiang Gao
Hit paper breakdown →		2016691
2
Characterization of Pickering emulsion gels stabilized by zein/gum arabic complex colloidal nanoparticles
Food Hydrocolloids ·Lei Dai, Cuixia Sun, Like Mao, Yanxiang Gao +1 other
Hit paper breakdown →		2017428
3
Structural characterization and functional evaluation of lactoferrin–polyphenol conjugates formed by free-radical graft copolymerization
RSC Advances ·Fuguo Liu, Cuixia Sun, Yang Wei, Fang Yuan, Yanxiang Gao
2015303
4
Fabrication of zein and rhamnolipid complex nanoparticles to enhance the stability and in vitro release of curcumin
Food Hydrocolloids ·Lei Dai, Ruirui Li, Yang Wei, Cuixia Sun, Like Mao, Yanxiang Gao
Hit paper breakdown →		2017293
5
The health benefits, functional properties, modifications, and applications of pea ( Pisum sativum L.) protein: Current status, challenges, and perspectives
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety ·Jiao Ge, Cuixia Sun, Harold Corke, Khalid Gul, Ren‐You Gan, Yapeng Fang
Hit paper breakdown →		2020276
6
Structural characterization, formation mechanism and stability of curcumin in zein-lecithin composite nanoparticles fabricated by antisolvent co-precipitation
Food Chemistry ·Lei Dai, Cuixia Sun, Ruirui Li, Like Mao, Fuguo Liu, Yanxiang Gao
2017242
7
Fabrication and characterization of resveratrol loaded zein-propylene glycol alginate-rhamnolipid composite nanoparticles: Physicochemical stability, formation mechanism and in vitro digestion
Food Hydrocolloids ·Wei Min Yang, Zhongping Yu, Kangsen Lin, Cuixia Sun, Lei Dai, Shufang Yang, Like Mao, Fang Yuan
2019232
8
Structure, physicochemical stability and in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion properties of β-carotene loaded zein-propylene glycol alginate composite nanoparticles fabricated by emulsification-evaporation method
Food Hydrocolloids ·Yang Wei, Cuixia Sun, Lei Dai, Xinyu Zhan, Yanxiang Gao
2018197
9
Development of protein-polysaccharide-surfactant ternary complex particles as delivery vehicles for curcumin
Food Hydrocolloids ·Lei Dai, Yang Wei, Cuixia Sun, Like Mao, David Julian McClements, Yanxiang Gao
2018195
10
Development of stable high internal phase emulsions by pickering stabilization: Utilization of zein-propylene glycol alginate-rhamnolipid complex particles as colloidal emulsifiers
Food Chemistry ·Lei Dai, Shufang Yang, Wei Min Yang, Cuixia Sun, David Julian McClements, Like Mao, Yanxiang Gao
2018180
11
Preparation, characterization and stability of curcumin-loaded zein-shellac composite colloidal particles
Food Chemistry ·Cuixia Sun, Chenqi Xu, Like Mao, Di Wang, Jie Yang, Yanxiang Gao
2017171
12
Utilization of interfacial engineering to improve physicochemical stability of β-carotene emulsions: Multilayer coatings formed using protein and protein–polyphenol conjugates
Food Chemistry ·Fuguo Liu, Di Wang, Cuixia Sun, David Julian McClements, Yanxiang Gao
2016168
13
Cellulose and cellulose derivatives: Different colloidal states and food-related applications
Carbohydrate Polymers ·Xiangxiang He, Wei Jie Lu, Cuixia Sun, Hoda Khalesi, Analucia Mata, Rani Andaleeb, Yapeng Fang
2020168
14
Mechanical, barrier and morphological properties of starch nanocrystals-reinforced pea starch films
Carbohydrate Polymers ·Xiaojing Li, Chao Qiu, Na Ji, Cuixia Sun, Liu Xiong, Qingjie Sun +1 other
2015156
15
Zein-hyaluronic acid binary complex as a delivery vehicle of quercetagetin: Fabrication, structural characterization, physicochemical stability and in vitro release property
Food Chemistry ·Shuai Chen, Yahong Han, Yingqi Wang, Xi Yang, Cuixia Sun, Like Mao, Yanxiang Gao
2018156
16
Interaction and formation mechanism of binary complex between zein and propylene glycol alginate
Carbohydrate Polymers ·Cuixia Sun, Lei Dai, Yanxiang Gao
2016150
17
Composite zein - propylene glycol alginate particles prepared using solvent evaporation: Characterization and application as Pickering emulsion stabilizers
Food Hydrocolloids ·Lei Dai, Xinyu Zhan, Wei Min Yang, Cuixia Sun, Like Mao, David Julian McClements, Yanxiang Gao
2018144
18
Effect of heat treatment on physical, structural, thermal and morphological characteristics of zein in ethanol-water solution
Food Hydrocolloids ·Cuixia Sun, Lei Dai, Xiaoye He, Fuguo Liu, Fang Yuan, Yanxiang Gao
2016133
19
Quercetagetin-Loaded Composite Nanoparticles Based on Zein and Hyaluronic Acid: Formation, Characterization, and Physicochemical Stability
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ·Shuai Chen, Cuixia Sun, Yingqi Wang, Yahong Han, Lei Dai, Arzigül Abliz, Yanxiang Gao
2018131
20
Effect of molecular weight of hyaluronan on zein-based nanoparticles: Fabrication, structural characterization and delivery of curcumin
Carbohydrate Polymers ·Shuai Chen, Yahong Han, Cuixia Sun, Lei Dai, Shufang Yang, Yang Wei, Like Mao, Fang Yuan
2018131

About Cuixia Sun

Cuixia Sun is a scholar working on Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Biomaterials, Animal Science and Zoology and Materials Chemistry, having authored 109 papers that have together received 8.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Proteins in Food Systems (78 papers), Food composition and properties (8 papers), Polysaccharides Composition and Applications (8 papers), Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (7 papers), Meat and Animal Product Quality (5 papers), Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization (5 papers), Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (3 papers) and Advanced Cellulose Research Studies (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Food Science (5.8k citations), Biomaterials (1.1k citations), Pharmaceutical Science (533 citations), Drug Discovery (17 citations) and Molecular Medicine (362 citations). Cuixia Sun has collaborated with scholars based in China, United States and Poland. Frequent co-authors include Yanxiang Gao, Lei Dai, Like Mao, Fuguo Liu, Yapeng Fang, Yang Wei, Di Wang, Wei Jie Lu, Jiao Ge and David Julian McClements. Their work appears in journals such as Food Hydrocolloids, Food Chemistry, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Food Research International and Carbohydrate Polymers.

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