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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research

Last updated June 11, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Farhad Imam
BioVentures (United States)
99
2
Hang Sun
Southwest University
80
3
Guibin Jiang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
70
4
Charlotte J. Sumner
Johns Hopkins University
60
5
Delfina Larrea
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
40
6
Estela Área-Gómez
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
30
7
Neil A. Shneider
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
20
8
C. Frank Bennett
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)
10

Rising Stars Papers

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Éric Baudin
Institut Gustave Roussy
99
2
Simon Lovestone
Johnson & Johnson (United Kingdom)
90
3
Lixin Du
Longgang Central Hospital
80
4
Rebecca L. Gould
The London College
70
5
Hongguang Pan
Xi'an University of Science and Technology
60
6
Salome Funes
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
50
7
Adithya Anilkumar
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
40
8
Silvia Cantara
University of Siena
20
9
Chao Tang
Guiyang Medical University
10

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Expression of ALS-PFN1 impairs vesicular degradation in iPSC-derived microglia
Nature Communications|2024
20 cit.
2
Expression of ALS-PFN1 impairs vesicular degradation in iPSC-derived microglia
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2023
4 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Vincent Meininger
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
99
2
Philip Van Damme
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research
90
3
Hideyuki Okano
Keio University
90
4
John Q. Trojanowski
Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
80
5
Michael A. Eberle
Illumina (United States)
70
6
Rizwan Hasan Khan
Aligarh Muslim University
60
7
Niels Birbaumer
University of Tübingen
50
8
Timothy M. Miller
Washington University in St. Louis
50
9
Merit Cudkowicz
Massachusetts General Hospital
40
10
Ammar Al‐Chalabi
King's College London
30

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Mitochondrial dysfunction associated with increased oxidative stress and α-synuclein accumulation in PARK2 iPSC-derived neurons and postmortem brain tissue
Molecular Brain|2012
389 cit.
2
Antisense Reduction of Tau in Adult Mice Protects against Seizures
Journal of Neuroscience|2013
312 cit.
3
Chronic Stress Exacerbates Tau Pathology, Neurodegeneration, and Cognitive Performance through a Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor-Dependent Mechanism in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Tauopathy
Journal of Neuroscience|2011
262 cit.
4
iPS cell technologies: significance and applications to CNS regeneration and disease
Molecular Brain|2014
241 cit.
5
Method for widespread microRNA-155 inhibition prolongs survival in ALS-model mice
Human Molecular Genetics|2013
234 cit.
6
Diagnostic and Prognostic Performance of Neurofilaments in ALS
Frontiers in Neurology|2019
138 cit.
7
A randomized <scp>placebo‐controlled</scp> phase 3 study of mesenchymal stem cells induced to secrete high levels of neurotrophic factors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Muscle & Nerve|2021
113 cit.
8
<i>C9orf72</i> -derived arginine-containing dipeptide repeats associate with axonal transport machinery and impede microtubule-based motility
Science Advances|2021
90 cit.
9
RNA-Binding Protein Musashi1 Modulates Glioma Cell Growth through the Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Notch and PI3 Kinase/Akt Signaling Pathways
PLoS ONE|2012
88 cit.
10
Sox10- Venus mice: a new tool for real-time labeling of neural crest lineage cells and oligodendrocytes
Molecular Brain|2010
88 cit.

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