Yao Sun: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Yao Sun's h-index is 8 (8 i10-index, 339+ total citations across 4+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Yao Sun is affiliated with Assistant Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Yao Sun is a researcher affiliated with Assistant Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 339 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Yao Sun's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 4 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 8
- i10-Index
- 8
- Total Citations
- 339
- Citing Countries
- 20
As of June 2026.
Yao Sun has an h-index of 8 and 339 total citations across 4 publications, with research cited by institutions in 20 countries.
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Influencers As Endorsers and Followers As Consumers: Exploring the Role of Parasocial Relationship, Congruence, and Followers’ Identifications on Consumer–Brand Engagement
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The researcher advanced gerontechnology by empirically linking smartphone acceptance among older adults to the Selective Optimization with Compensation framework, establishing a theoretical basis for successful aging through technology.
The researcher established a theoretical framework linking parasocial relationships and congruence to consumer-brand engagement in influencer marketing, a contribution validated by independent scholarly uptake.
The researcher advanced crowd-based open innovation by integrating pro-social motivations into knowledge integration processes, establishing a framework for collaborative innovation dynamics.
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About Yao Sun's research
Yao Sun is a researcher at Assistant Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology. Their work has been cited 339 times across 4 publications (h-index 8), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Influencers As Endorsers and Followers As Consumers: Exploring the Role of Parasocial Relationship, Congruence, and Followers’ Identifications on Consumer–Brand Engagement” (2022), has accumulated 93 citations. Other influential works include “Pro-socially motivated interaction for knowledge integration in crowd-based open innovation” (2020) with 61 citations and “Using the smartphone to support successful aging: Technology acceptance with selective optimization and compensation among older adults” (2016) with 26 citations.
Citations of Yao Sun's research come primarily from United States, Spain and Italy, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
