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autophagy in disease and therapy

Last updated June 11, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Xiaojing Yin
Second Military Medical University
99
2
Jie Gao
Second Military Medical University
90
3
Sayan Ghosh
University of Pittsburgh
80
4
Debasish Sinha
Johns Hopkins University
70
5
Abimbola Mary Oluwajembola
Covenant University
60
6
Kezhen Ge
Xuzhou Medical College
40
7
Chunming Xie
Zhongda Hospital Southeast University
30
8
Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Wake Forest University
20
9
Steven R. Cummings
University of California, San Francisco
10

Rising Stars Papers

1
An antibiotic-free platform for eliminating persistent Helicobacter pylori infection without disrupting gut microbiota
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B|2024
92 cit.
2
The AKT2/SIRT5/TFEB pathway as a potential therapeutic target in non-neovascular AMD
Nature Communications|2024
28 cit.
3
Activated <scp>mTOR</scp> Signaling in the <scp>RPE</scp> Drives <scp>EMT</scp>, Autophagy, and Metabolic Disruption, Resulting in <scp>AMD</scp>‐Like Pathology in Mice
Aging Cell|2025
12 cit.
4
AKT1-phosphorylated TERT assembles a FOXO3-MYC transcriptional complex that drives ERphagy and proteostasis in post-mitotic RPE
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Md Entaz Bahar
Gyeongsang National University
99
2
Xiang‐Long Chen
Union Hospital
90
3
Man Chen
Shandong Provincial Hospital
80
4
Xiaowan Huang
South China University of Technology
70
5
Giulia D. S. Ferretti
Medical University of South Carolina
60
6
Yeawon Kim
Washington University in St. Louis
50
7
Opeyemi C. De Campos
Covenant University
50
8
Yanan Wang
Ocean University of China
40
9
Shu Zhao
Tongji University
30
10
Milad Ashrafizadeh
Sun Yat-sen University
20

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Targeting the RAS/RAF/MAPK pathway for cancer therapy: from mechanism to clinical studies
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy|2023
744 cit.
2
HCK induces macrophage activation to promote renal inflammation and fibrosis via suppression of autophagy
Nature Communications|2023
99 cit.
3
Engineering exosomes derived from subcutaneous fat MSCs specially promote cartilage repair as miR-199a-3p delivery vehicles in Osteoarthritis
Journal of Nanobiotechnology|2023
95 cit.
4
Histone acetyltransferase Gcn5-mediated histone H3 acetylation facilitates cryptococcal morphogenesis and sexual reproduction
mSphere|2023
11 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Rohit Loomba
University of California San Diego
99
2
Carolyn R. Bertozzi
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
90
3
Anders Björklund
Lund University
80
4
Kevin M. Ryan
Cancer Research UK
70
5
Martin McMahon
University of Utah
60
6
Bruno Calabretta
Thomas Jefferson University
50
7
Ángela M. Valverde
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
40
8
Nicola Gagliani
Universität Hamburg
30
9
Brunhilde Felding‐Habermann
Scripps Research Institute
20
10
Che-Kun James Shen
Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica
10

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Increased risk of mortality by fibrosis stage in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
Hepatology|2017
1.9k cit.
2
Impaired autophagic flux is associated with increased endoplasmic reticulum stress during the development of NAFLD
Cell Death and Disease|2014
622 cit.
3
Microbiota-derived 3-IAA influences chemotherapy efficacy in pancreatic cancer
Nature|2023
444 cit.
4
Optimal threshold of controlled attenuation parameter with MRI‐PDFF as the gold standard for the detection of hepatic steatosis
Hepatology|2017
369 cit.
5
Bromodomain Protein BRD4 Is a Transcriptional Repressor of Autophagy and Lysosomal Function
Molecular Cell|2017
240 cit.
6
SIRT1 Controls Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity by Modulating Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
Antioxidants and Redox Signaling|2017
151 cit.
7
Elucidating the cellular determinants of targeted membrane protein degradation by lysosome-targeting chimeras
Science|2023
150 cit.
8
Molecular Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance in IRS-2-Deficient Hepatocytes
Diabetes|2003
144 cit.
9
Oncogenic BRAF<sup>V600E</sup> inhibits BIM expression to promote melanoma cell survival
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research|2008
116 cit.
10
Essential role of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B in obesity‐induced inflammation and peripheral insulin resistance during aging
Aging Cell|2011
88 cit.

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