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Cleft Lip and Palate Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Tianjiao Zhou
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2
Sonali Bagal
Tata Memorial Hospital
3
D’Juan T. Farmer
University of California, Los Angeles
4
Xige Zhao
Cells Therapy (Poland)
5
Brittney L. Dickey
University of Nebraska Medical Center
6
Alicja Zawiślak
Pomeranian Medical University
7
Waheed Awotoye
University of Iowa
8
Karen Rosero
Carnegie Mellon University
9
Ruben P. Houkes
Emma Kinderziekenhuis
10
Hongru Zhou
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Papers

1
Global burden of head and neck cancers from 1990 to 2019
iScience|2024
78 cit.
2
Global trends and risk factors of laryngeal cancer: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study (1990–2021)
BMC Cancer|2025
23 cit.
3
Cellular transitions during cranial suture establishment in zebrafish
Nature Communications|2024
8 cit.
4
Publication in Cancer Gene Therapy (2024) [7 citations, W4391539796]
Cancer Gene Therapy|2024
7 cit.
5
Publication in Diagnostics (2024) [4 citations, W4400734393]
Diagnostics|2024
4 cit.
6
Publication in Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (2025) [4 citations, W4409347710]
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery|2025
4 cit.
7
Publication in npj Precision Oncology (2025) [3 citations, W4411221771]
npj Precision Oncology|2025
3 cit.
8
Publication in Biomedicines (2024) [2 citations, W4401161079]
Biomedicines|2024
2 cit.
9
Publication in International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024) [2 citations, W4401962654]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
2 cit.
10
Publication in Journal of Climate (2025) [2 citations, W4411235202]
Journal of Climate|2025
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Georgi Hudjashov
University of Tartu
2
Ryo Kunimatsu
Hiroshima University
3
Péter Pálházi
Semmelweis University
4
Mehran Moazen
The London College
5
Justin Cotney
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
6
Karen Wong
University of Alberta
7
Nauman Ahmad Gill
Services Institute of Medical Sciences
8
Kelly Verrill
Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center
9
Karlijne Indencleef
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven
10
Stephen R.F. Twigg
MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine

Papers

1
Genetic Risk Factors Associated With Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
JAMA Cardiology|2023
131 cit.
2
Normal human craniofacial growth and development from 0 to 4 years
Scientific Reports|2023
52 cit.
3
Integrative analysis of transcriptome dynamics during human craniofacial development identifies candidate disease genes
Nature Communications|2023
47 cit.
4
Bone Differentiation Ability of CD146-Positive Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2023
20 cit.
5
<scp>BounTI</scp> (boundary‐preserving threshold iteration): A user‐friendly tool for automatic hard tissue segmentation
Journal of Anatomy|2024
17 cit.
6
A Computational Framework to Predict Calvarial Growth: Optimising Management of Sagittal Craniosynostosis
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology|2022
15 cit.
7
A distant global control region is essential for normal expression of anterior HOXA genes during mouse and human craniofacial development
Nature Communications|2024
15 cit.
8
Comparative analysis of osteoderms across the lizard body
The Anatomical Record|2024
15 cit.
9
Unravelling the structural variation of lizard osteoderms
Acta Biomaterialia|2022
14 cit.
10
The Influence of 2-Methacryloyloxyethyl Phosphorylcholine Polymer Materials on Orthodontic Friction and Attachment of Oral Bacteria
Materials|2022
12 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Jeffrey C. Murray
University of Iowa
2
John B. Mulliken
Boston University
3
Andrew O.M. Wilkie
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
4
Ethylin Wang Jabs
WinnMed
5
Maximilian Muenke
National Institutes of Health
6
Michael T. Longaker
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
7
Anne Marie Kuijpers‐Jagtman
University of Bern
8
Silvia Franceschi
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
9
Mary L. Marazita
University of Pittsburgh
10
Yang Chai
University of Southern California

Papers

1
Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations in Infants and Children
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery|1982
3.3k cit.
2
Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to HPV by site, country and HPV type
International Journal of Cancer|2017
2.3k cit.
3
Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2012: a synthetic analysis
The Lancet Global Health|2016
1.6k cit.
4
Fate of the mammalian cranial neural crest during tooth and mandibular morphogenesis
Development|2000
1.5k cit.
5
Mutations in the human Sonic Hedgehog gene cause holoprosencephaly
Nature Genetics|1996
1.2k cit.
6
Worldwide distribution of human papillomavirus types in cytologically normal women in the International Agency for Research on Cancer HPV prevalence surveys: a pooled analysis
The Lancet|2005
1.1k cit.
7
Apert syndrome results from localized mutations of FGFR2 and is allelic with Crouzon syndrome
Nature Genetics|1995
937 cit.
8
Adipose-derived adult stromal cells heal critical-size mouse calvarial defects
Nature Biotechnology|2004
918 cit.
9
Mutations in IRF6 cause Van der Woude and popliteal pterygium syndromes
Nature Genetics|2002
901 cit.
10
Cancer Risk in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study: Associations With Immunodeficiency, Smoking, and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute|2005
856 cit.

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