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cell death mechanisms and regulation

Last updated June 11, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Richard N. Kitsis
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
90
2
Mehregan Babamohamadi
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
80
3
Julia Majewska
Weizmann Institute of Science
80
4
Valery Krizhanovsky
Weizmann Institute of Science
70
5
Manolis Pasparakis
TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences
50
6
Edward T. Chouchani
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
30
7
Katherine Stewart
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
20

Rising Stars Papers

1
p16-dependent increase of PD-L1 stability regulates immunosurveillance of senescent cells
Nature Cell Biology|2024
90 cit.
2
ZBP1 causes inflammation by inducing RIPK3-mediated necroptosis and RIPK1 kinase activity-independent apoptosis
Cell Death and Differentiation|2024
54 cit.
3
A shorter splicing isoform antagonizes ZBP1 to modulate cell death and inflammatory responses
The EMBO Journal|2024
19 cit.
4
p21 regulates expression of ECM components and promotes pulmonary fibrosis via CDK4 and Rb
The EMBO Journal|2024
17 cit.
5
Caspase-8 homo-oligomerization induces apoptosis and suppresses necroptosis to regulate tissue homeostasis
Research Square|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Felix G. Liang
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
99
2
Marine Fidelle
Inserm
99
3
Na Zhang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
90
4
Zhuoran Yang
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
70
5
Yusuke Sekine
University of Pittsburgh
60
6
Lioba Koerner
University of Cologne
60
7
Jiewen Wang
Central South University
50
8
MH van Oers
Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam
50
9
Takashi Imai
University of Cologne
40
10
Olli Dufva
University of Helsinki
30

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
ZBP1 causes inflammation by inducing RIPK3-mediated necroptosis and RIPK1 kinase activity-independent apoptosis
Cell Death and Differentiation|2024
54 cit.
2
NEMO- and RelA-dependent NF-κB signaling promotes small cell lung cancer
Cell Death and Differentiation|2023
16 cit.

All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Howard Y. Chang
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
99
2
Brent R. Stockwell
Columbia University
90
3
Fredrik Pontén
Uppsala University
80
4
Duojia Pan
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
70
5
Richard A. Miller
University of Michigan
60
6
David Baltimore
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
40
7
Nils Burger
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
40
8
Robert I. Lechler
Imperial College London
30
9
Avi Ashkenazi
Johnson & Johnson (United States)
20
10
Michael J. Lenardo
National Institutes of Health
10

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
A guide to cancer immunotherapy: from T cell basic science to clinical practice
Nature reviews. Immunology|2020
4.1k cit.
2
Peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids by lipoxygenases drives ferroptosis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2016
2.2k cit.
3
<i>ATR</i> disruption leads to chromosomal fragmentation and early embryonic lethality
Genes & Development|2000
944 cit.
4
Circuitry of nuclear factor κB signaling
Immunological Reviews|2006
895 cit.
5
<i>miR-146a</i> is a significant brake on autoimmunity, myeloproliferation, and cancer in mice
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|2011
865 cit.
6
Rapamycin‐mediated lifespan increase in mice is dose and sex dependent and metabolically distinct from dietary restriction
Aging Cell|2013
629 cit.
7
Regulation of lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis in diverse species
Genes & Development|2018
526 cit.
8
Essential and dispensable roles of ATR in cell cycle arrest and genome maintenance
Genes & Development|2003
513 cit.
9
Anatomic Demarcation by Positional Variation in Fibroblast Gene Expression Programs
PLoS Genetics|2006
494 cit.
10
Constitutive NF-kappa B activation, enhanced granulopoiesis, and neonatal lethality in I kappa B alpha-deficient mice.
Genes & Development|1995
475 cit.

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