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Animal testing and alternatives

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Yax Thakkar
Research Institute for Fragrance Materials
2
Peter-James H. Zushin
Stanford University
3
ASAB Ethical Committee ABS Animal Care Committee
Unknown
4
Joyce Villa Verde Bastos Borba
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5
Jente Hoyberghs
University of Antwerp
6
Eleonora Longhin
Health Effects Institute
7
A M Api
Research Institute for Fragrance Materials
8
Chuanzi Gao
Southern University of Science and Technology
9
Sarah Gruber
Johner Institut (Germany)
10
Heather L. Ciallella
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court

Rising Stars Papers

1
Factors Influencing Concentrations of PFAS in Drinking Water: Implications for Human Exposure
ACS ES&T Water|2024
45 cit.
2
Hazard assessment of nanomaterials: how to meet the requirements for (next generation) risk assessment
Particle and Fibre Toxicology|2024
12 cit.
3
Assessing the Impact of Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Concentrations on Immune Function in an Industrialized Region of China
Environment & Health|2025
11 cit.
4
Biological variability hampers the use of skeletal staining methods in zebrafish embryo developmental toxicity assays
Reproductive Toxicology|2024
7 cit.
5
Innovative Multistage ML-QSAR Models for Malaria: From Data to Discovery
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters|2024
5 cit.
6
Assessment of genotoxic potential of fragrance materials in the chicken egg assays
Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis|2024
4 cit.
7
A computationally supported designer benzodiazepine strategy for public toxicology laboratories
Journal of Analytical Toxicology|2024
2 cit.
8
Assessing developmental toxicity and non-CYP mediated biotransformation of two anti-epileptics and their human metabolites in zebrafish embryos and larvae
Current Research in Toxicology|2024
2 cit.
9
STopTox: An in Silico Alternative to Animal Testing for Acute Systemic and Topical Toxicity
UNC Libraries|2024
1 cit.
10
RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, nonanal, CAS registry number 124-19-6
Food and Chemical Toxicology|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Marc T. Avey
ICF International (United States)
2
Viki Hurst
National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
3
Frances Rawle
Medical Research Council
4
Sabina Alam
Taylor and Francis (United Kingdom)
5
Kesavan Ramasamy
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
6
J. Wahler
Research Institute for Fragrance Materials
7
Elizabeth Carter
University of New Hampshire
8
Katie Paul Friedman
Environmental Protection Agency
9
Emmanuel Emeka Ilodigwe
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
10
S. Helene Richter
Bielefeld University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
The ToxCast pipeline: updates to curve-fitting approaches and database structure
Frontiers in Toxicology|2023
67 cit.
2
Integrating Data From<i>In Vitro</i>New Approach Methodologies for Developmental Neurotoxicity
Toxicological Sciences|2022
61 cit.
3
Do multiple experimenters improve the reproducibility of animal studies?
PLoS Biology|2022
48 cit.
4
Challenging current scientific practice: how a shift in research methodology could reduce animal use
Lab Animal|2024
34 cit.
5
Individualized social niches in animals: Theoretical clarifications and processes of niche change
BioScience|2024
31 cit.
6
Integration of new approach methods for the assessment of data-poor chemicals
Toxicological Sciences|2025
23 cit.
7
Once an optimist, always an optimist? Studying cognitive judgment bias in mice
Behavioral Ecology|2022
22 cit.
8
Reproducibility of organ-level effects in repeat dose animal studies
Computational Toxicology|2023
20 cit.
9
Structural enrichment for laboratory mice: exploring the effects of novelty and complexity
Frontiers in Veterinary Science|2023
10 cit.
10
Systematic heterogenization revisited: Increasing variation in animal experiments to improve reproducibility?
Journal of Neuroscience Methods|2023
10 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Douglas G. Altman
Unknown
2
Irwin Fridovich
Duke Medical Center
3
Hanno Würbel
University of Bern
4
A.M. Api
Research Institute for Fragrance Materials
5
Malcolm Macleod
University of Edinburgh
6
S. Tozer
Procter & Gamble (United Kingdom)
7
Merel Ritskes‐Hoitinga
Utrecht University
8
Shai D. Silberberg
National Institutes of Health
9
Maroeska M. Rovers
Radboud University Nijmegen
10
Miranda Langendam
Amsterdam University Medical Centers

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology|2009
19.9k cit.
2
Superoxide Dismutase
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1969
12.8k cit.
3
Superoxide dismutase: Improved assays and an assay applicable to acrylamide gels
Analytical Biochemistry|1971
12.8k cit.
4
Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement
International Journal of Surgery|2010
12k cit.
5
The Role of Superoxide Anion in the Autoxidation of Epinephrine and a Simple Assay for Superoxide Dismutase
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1972
9k cit.
6
Improving Bioscience Research Reporting: The ARRIVE Guidelines for Reporting Animal Research
PLoS Biology|2010
7.3k cit.
7
Improving bioscience research reporting: The ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal research
Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics|2010
6.3k cit.
8
The ARRIVE guidelines 2.0: Updated guidelines for reporting animal research
PLoS Biology|2020
5.6k cit.
9
The CONSORT statement: revised recommendations for improving the quality of reports of parallel-group randomised trials
The Lancet|2001
5.4k cit.
10
Practical Statistics for Medical Research.
Journal of the American Statistical Association|1992
4.9k cit.

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