Leaderboards/bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research

bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Christopher D. Go
The University of Sydney
2
Penghui Cheng
Nanyang Technological University
3
Benito F. Buksh
Princeton University
4
Magnus-Carsten Huppertz
Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
5
Lars Hellweg
Heidelberg University
6
Johanna Nyffeler
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
7
Eleni Chatzilakou
Broad Institute
8
Е. И. Шрамова
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry
9
Lin Yu
Shanghai University
10
Felix C. Raps
Princeton University

Papers

1
AspSnFR: A genetically encoded biosensor for real-time monitoring of aspartate in live cells
Cell chemical biology|2024
22 cit.
2
A combination of high-throughput in vitro and in silico new approach methods for ecotoxicology hazard assessment for fish
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry|2025
9 cit.
3
Publication in Acta Naturae (2024) [7 citations, W4390988793]
Acta Naturae|2024
7 cit.
4
Publication in Acta Naturae (2024) [2 citations, W4401727289]
Acta Naturae|2024
2 cit.
5
Publication in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (2024) [2 citations, W4402829302]
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications|2024
2 cit.
6
Publication in Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics (2025) [1 citation, W4410286403]
Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics|2025
1 cit.
7
Publication in Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics (2025) [1 citation, W4415145391]
Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics|2025
1 cit.
8
Publication in Doklady Biological Sciences (2025) [W4409354020]
Doklady Biological Sciences|2025
0 cit.
9
P30-57 Towards a Defined Approach to Assess Pesticides for their Potential to Cause Parkinsonian Neurodegeneration
Toxicology Letters|2025
0 cit.
10
S17-03 Application of Cell Painting in Environmental Toxicology
Toxicology Letters|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Holger Hübner
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
2
Cédric Merlot
Genkyotex (Switzerland)
3
Benjamin J. Place
National Institute of Standards and Technology
4
Mikhail G. Shapiro
California Institute of Technology
5
Luís Pinto da Silva
Universidade do Porto
6
Youhui Lin
Xiamen University
7
Kanyi Pu
Nanyang Technological University
8
Miguel Carneiro
Universidade do Porto
9
Karen S. Sarkisyan
NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre
10
Riikka Arppe
University of Copenhagen

Papers

1
Focused ultrasound excites cortical neurons via mechanosensitive calcium accumulation and ion channel amplification
Nature Communications|2022
477 cit.
2
Nanoparticles with ultrasound-induced afterglow luminescence for tumour-specific theranostics
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2022
252 cit.
3
Ultrasound-controllable engineered bacteria for cancer immunotherapy
Nature Communications|2022
241 cit.
4
Molecular radio afterglow probes for cancer radiodynamic theranostics
Nature Materials|2023
190 cit.
5
Renal clearable polyfluorophore nanosensors for early diagnosis of cancer and allograft rejection
Nature Materials|2022
189 cit.
6
Bioinspired structural hydrogels with highly ordered hierarchical orientations by flow-induced alignment of nanofibrils
Nature Communications|2024
178 cit.
7
A Dual‐Locked Activatable Phototheranostic Probe for Biomarker‐Regulated Photodynamic and Photothermal Cancer Therapy
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022
169 cit.
8
Activatable near-infrared probes for the detection of specific populations of tumour-infiltrating leukocytes in vivo and in urine
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2023
157 cit.
9
Catalytical nano-immunocomplexes for remote-controlled sono-metabolic checkpoint trimodal cancer therapy
Nature Communications|2022
139 cit.
10
Genomically mined acoustic reporter genes for real-time in vivo monitoring of tumors and tumor-homing bacteria
Nature Biotechnology|2023
134 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Roger Y. Tsien
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2
Sanjiv S. Gambhir
Stanford University
3
Suresh Subramani
University of California San Diego
4
E. Peter Greenberg
University of Washington
5
M. Silverman
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6
Gary S. Sayler
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
7
Lance P. Encell
Promega (United States)
8
Irwin Fridovich
Duke Medical Center
9
Joshua R. Sanes
Harvard University
10
Michael R. Boyd
Chatham University

Papers

1
A new generation of Ca2+ indicators with greatly improved fluorescence properties.
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1985
21.7k 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
The Role of Superoxide Anion in the Autoxidation of Epinephrine and a Simple Assay for Superoxide Dismutase
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1972
9k cit.
5
The Involvement of Cell-to-Cell Signals in the Development of a Bacterial Biofilm
Science|1998
3.4k cit.
6
The Biology of Oxygen Radicals
Science|1978
3.3k cit.
7
Fluorescent indicators for Ca2+based on green fluorescent proteins and calmodulin
Nature|1997
3.2k cit.
8
Imaging Neuronal Subsets in Transgenic Mice Expressing Multiple Spectral Variants of GFP
Neuron|2000
3.1k cit.
9
Feasibility of drug screening with panels of human tumor cell lines using a microculture tetrazolium assay.
PubMed|1988
3.1k cit.
10
Firefly luciferase gene: structure and expression in mammalian cells.
Molecular and Cellular Biology|1987
3.1k cit.

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