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cancer cells and metastasis

Last updated June 11, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jinglin Liu
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
99
2
Jianming Li
Sun Yat-sen University
90
3
Fuyan Wang
Central South University
70
4
Qingguo Li
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
40
5
Tianfu Zhang
Guangzhou Medical University
20
6
Ben Zhong Tang
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
10

Rising Stars Papers

1
Blood-brain barrier-penetrative fluorescent anticancer agents triggering paraptosis and ferroptosis for glioblastoma therapy
ChemRxiv|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Shu Zhang
Jiangsu University
99
2
Zilu Wang
The University of Melbourne
80
3
Xiangchan Hou
Central South University
80
4
Fangfei Qu
Stanford University
70
5
Guohao Zhang
Shandong University
60
6
Leonard Frisbie
University of Pittsburgh
60
7
Mayuki Omatsu
Kyoto University
50
8
Yu Wang
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
40
9
Abir Mukherjee
University of Chicago
30
10
Wei Chen
Tongji Hospital
10

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Renal cell carcinoma-derived exosomes deliver lncARSR to induce macrophage polarization and promote tumor progression via STAT3 pathway
International Journal of Biological Sciences|2022
102 cit.
2
THBS1-producing tumor-infiltrating monocyte-like cells contribute to immunosuppression and metastasis in colorectal cancer
Nature Communications|2023
93 cit.
3
Crosstalk between small-cell lung cancer cells and astrocytes mimics brain development to promote brain metastasis
Nature Cell Biology|2023
83 cit.
4
Adipocytes reprogram cancer cell metabolism by diverting glucose towards glycerol-3-phosphate thereby promoting metastasis
Nature Metabolism|2023
57 cit.
5
Rab31 promotes metastasis and cisplatin resistance in stomach adenocarcinoma through Twist1-mediated EMT
Cell Death and Disease|2023
40 cit.
6
Carcinoma-associated mesenchymal stem cells promote ovarian cancer heterogeneity and metastasis through mitochondrial transfer
Cell Reports|2024
35 cit.
7
[Retracted] LINC00092 Modulates Oxidative Stress and Glycolysis of Breast Cancer Cells via Pyruvate Carboxylase‐Mediated AKT/mTOR Pathway
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity|2022
5 cit.
8
Adipocytes reprogram glucose metabolism in cancer cells promoting metastasis
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2022
1 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Robert A. Weinberg
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
99
2
Shyamala Maheswaran
Harvard University
90
3
Karin E. de Visser
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
80
4
Dean G. Tang
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
70
5
Raghu Kalluri
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
60
6
Lan Coffman
Magee-Womens Research Institute
50
7
Josef Penninger
Austrian Academy of Sciences
50
8
Thomas Brabletz
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
40
9
Eduard Batlle
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
30
10
Guoxiang Cai
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
30

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
The basics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2009
10.1k cit.
2
EMT, CSCs, and drug resistance: the mechanistic link and clinical implications
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology|2017
2.6k cit.
3
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and its implications for fibrosis
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2003
2.2k cit.
4
The biology and function of exosomes in cancer
Journal of Clinical Investigation|2016
1.9k cit.
5
IL-17-producing γδ T cells and neutrophils conspire to promote breast cancer metastasis
Nature|2015
1.7k cit.
6
miR-9, a MYC/MYCN-activated microRNA, regulates E-cadherin and cancer metastasis
Nature Cell Biology|2010
1.3k cit.
7
ACE2 links amino acid malnutrition to microbial ecology and intestinal inflammation
Nature|2012
1.3k cit.
8
The EMT-activator Zeb1 is a key factor for cell plasticity and promotes metastasis in pancreatic cancer
Nature Cell Biology|2017
976 cit.
9
β-Catenin Regulates the Expression of the Matrix Metalloproteinase-7 in Human Colorectal Cancer
American Journal Of Pathology|1999
663 cit.
10
The role of extracellular vesicles in cancer
Cell|2023
594 cit.

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