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CRISPR

Last updated May 19, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Eric Nguyen
Palo Alto Institute
1.2k cit.
2
Xiaobing Wang
Unknown
765 cit.
3
Jianwei Chen
BGI Group (China)
456 cit.
4
Yuqi Wang
Westlake University
441 cit.
5
Martin Pačesa
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
375 cit.
6
Matthew G. Durrant
Palo Alto Institute
369 cit.
7
Kai Chen
Innovative Genomics Institute
339 cit.
8
Yi-Chuan Chen
Wuhan Polytechnic University
304 cit.
9
Andreas K. Brödel
Eligo Bioscience (France)
294 cit.
10
Michael Alexanian
Gladstone Institutes
294 cit.

Rising Stars Papers

1
Sequence modeling and design from molecular to genome scale with Evo
Science|2024
388 cit.
2
Allogeneic CD19-targeted CAR-T therapy in patients with severe myositis and systemic sclerosis
Cell|2024
254 cit.
3
Global marine microbial diversity and its potential in bioprospecting
Nature|2024
151 cit.
4
ACSL4 and polyunsaturated lipids support metastatic extravasation and colonization
Cell|2024
146 cit.
5
One-shot design of functional protein binders with BindCraft
Nature|2025
124 cit.
6
Bridge RNAs direct programmable recombination of target and donor DNA
Nature|2024
122 cit.
7
Lung and liver editing by lipid nanoparticle delivery of a stable CRISPR–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein
Nature Biotechnology|2024
112 cit.
8
Split crRNA with CRISPR-Cas12a enabling highly sensitive and multiplexed detection of RNA and DNA
Nature Communications|2024
151 cit.
9
In situ targeted base editing of bacteria in the mouse gut
Nature|2024
97 cit.
10
Chromatin remodelling drives immune cell–fibroblast communication in heart failure
Nature|2024
97 cit.

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Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Martin Jínek
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
711 cit.
2
Jennifer A. Doudna
QB3
504 cit.
3
Ping Wang
Tongji University
476 cit.
4
Feng Zhang
Broad Institute
335 cit.
5
Britt Adamson
Princeton University
309 cit.
6
Deng Pan
Center for Life Sciences
254 cit.
7
Juergen A. Knoblich
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
246 cit.
8
Zhiqiang Wu
Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen
219 cit.
9
Shankar Balasubramanian
University of Cambridge
195 cit.
10
Jun Wang
New York University
181 cit.

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Past, present, and future of CRISPR genome editing technologies
Cell|2024
474 cit.
2
7-Dehydrocholesterol dictates ferroptosis sensitivity
Nature|2024
317 cit.
3
In vivo human T cell engineering with enveloped delivery vehicles
Nature Biotechnology|2024
214 cit.
4
Improving prime editing with an endogenous small RNA-binding protein
Nature|2024
206 cit.
5
Tumor aerobic glycolysis confers immune evasion through modulating sensitivity to T cell-mediated bystander killing via TNF-α
Cell Metabolism|2023
254 cit.
6
Single-cell brain organoid screening identifies developmental defects in autism
Nature|2023
246 cit.
7
Plant organellar genomes: much done, much more to do
Trends in Plant Science|2024
243 cit.
8
G-quadruplex DNA structure is a positive regulator of <i>MYC</i> transcription
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2024
130 cit.
9
Fanzor is a eukaryotic programmable RNA-guided endonuclease
Nature|2023
194 cit.
10
Mitigation of chromosome loss in clinical CRISPR-Cas9-engineered T cells
Cell|2023
183 cit.

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All-Time Leaders

The canon

All-Time Leaders Researchers

1
Feng Zhang
Unknown
166.3k cit.
2
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Unknown
58.9k cit.
3
David R. Liu
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
28.6k cit.
4
George M. Church
Harvard University
28k cit.
5
J. Keith Joung
Harvard University
23.9k cit.
6
Feng Shao
National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing
19.3k cit.
7
Philippe Horvath
Université Laval
18.8k cit.
8
Jennifer A. Doudna
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
17.1k cit.
9
Wendell A. Lim
University of California, San Francisco
15.4k cit.
10
David E. Root
Broad Institute
14.8k cit.

All-Time Leaders Papers

1
A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity
Science|2012
17.1k cit.
2
Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems
Science|2013
15.6k cit.
3
Genome engineering using the CRISPR-Cas9 system
Nature Protocols|2013
11.6k cit.
4
RNA-Guided Human Genome Engineering via Cas9
Science|2013
9.3k cit.
5
Cleavage of GSDMD by inflammatory caspases determines pyroptotic cell death
Nature|2015
6.4k cit.
6
CRISPR Provides Acquired Resistance Against Viruses in Prokaryotes
Science|2007
6.3k cit.
7
Genome-Scale CRISPR-Cas9 Knockout Screening in Human Cells
Science|2013
5.5k cit.
8
Programmable editing of a target base in genomic DNA without double-stranded DNA cleavage
Nature|2016
5.4k cit.
9
Repurposing CRISPR as an RNA-Guided Platform for Sequence-Specific Control of Gene Expression
Cell|2013
5.1k cit.
10
Optimized sgRNA design to maximize activity and minimize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9
Nature Biotechnology|2016
4.9k cit.

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