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cannabis and cannabinoid research

Last updated June 2, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Ivan Urits
Georgetown University
99
2
Omar Viswanath
Georgetown University
90
3
Abigail M. Schwarz
University of Arizona
80
4
John M. Streicher
University of Arizona
70
5
Matthew Nali
San Diego Supercomputer Center
60
6
Tim K. Mackey
San Diego Supercomputer Center
50
7
Nabil El Brahmi
Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes
40
8
Isabel Desgagné‐Penix
Cegep de Trois-Rivieres
30
9
David J. Heal
University of Bath
20
10
Sharon L. Smith
Unknown
10

Rising Stars Papers

1
Extrachromosomal expression of functional Cannabis sativa cannabidiolic acid synthase in Phaedodactylum tricornutum
Algal Research|2024
4 cit.
2
Elucidating the enzyme network driving Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids Biosynthesis
Research Square|2024
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Krisstina Gowin
University of Arizona
99
2
María Eugenia Vozza Berardo
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
90
3
Éliana Lapierre
Université Laval
80
4
Wayne Morgan
Auburn University
70
5
Ladan Ajdanian
Université Laval
60
6
AW Altman
University of Kentucky
50
7
Clémence Lacroix
Aix-Marseille Université
40
8
Pavana Pragna Bathula
Stanford University
30
9
Tory R. Spindle
Johns Hopkins University
20
10
Nicolas Dimopoulos
Southern Cross University
10

Emerging Leaders Papers

Insufficient data

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Thomas Cerny
University Hospital Bonn
99
2
Marilyn A. Huestis
National Institute on Drug Abuse
90
3
Robert B. Innis
National Institute of Mental Health
80
4
Karin L. Petersen
San Francisco General Hospital
70
5
H. Valerie Curran
University College London
50
6
M. M. Srinivas Bharath
Unknown
40
7
Douglas C. Throckmorton
United States Food and Drug Administration
30
8
Jie Chen
University of Alberta
20
9
Stephen G. Ward
University of Bath
10

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
Differential Expression of Cannabinoid Receptors in the Human Colon: Cannabinoids Promote Epithelial Wound Healing
Gastroenterology|2005
268 cit.
2
Chemokines: understanding their role in T-lymphocyte biology
Biochemical Journal|1998
196 cit.
3
Evidence That the Lipid Phosphatase SHIP-1 Regulates T Lymphocyte Morphology and Motility
The Journal of Immunology|2011
37 cit.

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