Dr Sun’s research covers multiple disciplines: materials science and engineering, electrochemistry, materials chemistry, nanotechnology, solid-state physics, physical chemistry, and nano-fabrications. So far, he has published 2 book chapters and 98 peer-reviewed articles in international high-rank journals, including Nature Communications, Science Advances, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Energy & Environmental Science, Nano Letters, ACS Nano, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Small, etc. His publications have attracted over 7,200 citations with an h-index of 50 (ISI Web of Science).